This is semi-food related, really.

Everyone I know loves goldfish crackers. And really, how could one not?
Anyway, I was both bemused and mildly amused when they gave all the different kinds (species) names and personalities. There's the "nerd," and the "jock" and the "girl," the latter of which i'm not so sure is a personality as it is...an entire gender. Additionally, I really don't like it when my food is anthropomorphized.


I have long been delighted by the existence of the movie "Optimistic Pizza." (Favorite movie of Finn, who seems to be the ringleader of his little gang. The cheddar one of course, which is the only kind of goldfish I eat.) Because I have no idea what this movie could possibly be about. Are we optimistic about the pizza? Is the pizza itself (argh, more anthropomophization) optimistic? Optimistic about being eaten? Optimistic about owning its own chain of pizzerias? In effect, selling off its brethren to be eaten? This is sick.

However, the real reason for this post is on the back of the bag, instead of a maze or something, are picture puzzle thingies. Now, obviously, the picture below is the face of a dog...AND two goldfish crackers. Amazing. This'll really help the kids on their SATs. But. The bottom of the package has the official mandated answers. So yes, a dog, yes, two goldfish crackers. And...two turtles kissing. Turtles kissing? This is NOT WHAT I WANT TO SEE WHEN I AM EATING CRACKERS. Secondly, this is not two turtles kissing. This is two turtles trying to devour each other. Seriously, they are trying to eat each other's faces off. Terrifying. So I don't know what the moral of this post was. I still enjoy eating goldfish, but maybe I will have to transfer them into a separate bag first so I don't have to look at the packaging and have it haunt my dreams.

Update: For more information, please see others who are also either horrified or baffled. Or, actually, just baffled.

i am taking a hiatus. this took a lot longer to get tiresome for me than for you, i'm sure.

in the meantime, content yourself with the following equation.

mochi

+

waffle

=

moffle!*

*i do not condone the word as a valid portmanteau, but as a series of sounds, it's undeniably fun to say. moffle moffle moffle. much "thanks" to the parents for sending the mochi.

and, for reference, how i normally eat mochi, cooked in a toaster oven, as intended.

tea
leftover mac and cheese
more tea and a ginger molasses cookie at housing works
hom bao
mandarin orange
white bean hummus
burger and fries from 95 South, finally. (tried some macaroni and cheese and candied yams, which i would get if we go again...)

tea
leftover pasta
leftover chicken, broccoli and rice. i mostly just picked out the broccoli and ate that
jalapeno chips, tiramisu
macaroni and cheese

tea
yogurt with berries and granola
jalapeno chips
turkey pot pie, sort of not good
peach jamba juice
cheese-its (cheez-itz?)
pasta with bacon and tomato sauce

tea
hummus and crackers
americano, blueberry muffin
scallion pancake, hot and sour soup and chicken and broccoli with rice from ollie's. not terribly impressed.
chicken burrito

tea
fried rice with bacon and corn and peas
tiramisu
coffee frozen yogurt
hummus and crackers
girl scout cookies
chicken taquito
jalapeno chips