Prepoceros

I’ve just made what might be the world’s worst cup of hot chocolate. The top is covered by a lovely grainy skin, and about a third of the way down it becomes too sludgy and chunky to drink. Even the part I’ve managed to swallow was far too sweet, with an aftertaste of burntness. You should see the pot I made it in—the residue is slimy, yet powdery. Intriguing, and wholly unappetizing.

I wasn’t expecting much. The milk was sketchy to begin with, having a “sell by” date of November 9, and the hot chocolate mix was SUPERsketchy—it’s been sitting open in the pantry for at least six months, and I’m pretty sure I opened it for the first time in 2003.

Why did I even bother? Well, there was no other chocolate in my apartment, as usual—no cake, no cookies, no ice cream, no candy—and I didn’t want to bother running out to Starbucks, for two reasons: (1) it’s cold out, thanks to a curiously strong wind that’s only just now dying down, and (2) I’ve been in a relatively good mood and gotten some things done these last couple days, and when I’m in that sort of mental place, the mere thought of junk food makes my stomach turn.

Okay, xkcd posted a new comic today, so we’ll make that our link of the day. As the tagline explains, this is “a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language,” and I love it because many of the comics are REALLY REALLY DORKY. But then again, some of them aren’t—it’s a grab bag.

I have to admit that I’m partial to the dorky ones. Like today’s comic:

If you’re not a math person, you’ll have to trust me that this is cute and clever. Chuckle. Does enjoying “inside jokes” make me a bad person? It feels sinful.

Tags: NaBloPoMo

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