Little Life Things

[kaebe]

When I woke up around 9:30, my blood sugar was 188. It is now 3:20 in the afternoon, and all I've eaten today is one rice cake...and it's still 179. I am so beyond frustrated with all of this diabetic nonsense. I started the new med yesterday and it made me have to pee all the time, which stopped me from getting a good night's sleep. We'll see how long I can ride that one out, and if it even does anything.

In less depressing news, Z and I just got back from doing the shopping for Thanksgiving. We were going to pick up a pie for desert, but I've decided to just make baked apples instead. That way it's less sugar for me, and less complaining from Y. 

Super nice guy working in the meat department stopped to give us instructions for the turkey, since it's too late to thaw it in the fridge. And Y says people here are unfriendly. Psh.

Apparently I can't sell stickers at Arisia, so that's one less thing for me to stress out about making.

Comments

[minoanmiss]

What's thee guy's turkey instructions?

IME I think Bostonians are quite often friendly, but I'm from NYC.

[kaebe]

I'm from TX and I still think Bostonians are really friendly. Everyone's been so kind to me up here!

The guy said to not even put the turkey in the fridge, but leave it in out in the sink with some warm water overnight until Thursday (in the bag it came in). This was good news, because I'm not sure we have room in our fridge for it yet...and our apartment is pretty cold, so it should be safe.

Since he actually worked in the meat department, hopefully he knows what he's talking about, lol!

[minoanmiss]

I would suggest cold water instead of warm (water's thermal capacity is so large that as long as it's not frozen it won't make that much difference to the speed of thawing, but cold water is a bit safer from the food safety perspective) but I mostly agree with him. If you have a bucket or a cooler you can put it there too. Just make sure it stays cold (under 40F, ideally).

-- your friendly neighborhood troublesome Bio major

[kaebe]

Oooh, interesting! Yeah I was wondering about the warm. He said it'd get cold from the turkey super fast and to just leave it in the cold water, so...why start with the warm, I guess?

[minoanmiss]

He was probably thinking about speed; warm would be a little faster but I think the food safety tradeoff isn't worth it.

Remember to rinse the turkey well inside when you do pull it out of its bath, to help ensure there's no lingering ice or frozen pockets. (This can be awkward. I'm glad there's two of you.)

I could talk about food forever, as you probably guessed. :D

[kaebe]

I feel like someone needs to record the two of us handling a 22 pound turkey one of these days. It's both pretty impressive, and hilarious.

I'll be sure to rinse it well! I tend to be kinda paranoid about food safety stuff, so err on the side of overly cautious in general.

My brain is all foggy right now, but I'm sure I have questions for you about food prep and safety. XD Is it okay if I reach out if I remember one some day?

[minoanmiss]

Oh my goodness, I am at your disposal for all food related questions. If I don't know I'll consult an expert.

[gingicat]

[Mom hat on]

Type II diabetes responds a lot better to eating protein and low-glycemic vegetables than to eating nothing at all. Please eat.

[kaebe]

I did wind up eating, and that wasn't a routine thing for me. More like I was busy/distracted and I've been having a lot of GI issues flaring up. Just didn't want you to think I routinely not eat for no good reason. Thank you for checking in on me! <3

[lb_lee]

Apparently I can't sell stickers at Arisia

Wait, what? I have DEFINITELY bought stickers there before... but I guess that was in the art alley instead of at tables? But that's still weird!

[kaebe]

There was a note on the dealer's room FAQ that said no stickers, so I e-mailed their liaison, and yup - there's not supposed to be any stickers, anywhere. It's in the contract with the hotel, because idiots like to stick them all over hotel property and ruin them. So I kinda expected it, which is why I looked into it at all.

Not sure what year that started, and I'm sure some people do it anyway, but I'm too much of a goody-two-shoes to tempt it.

[lb_lee]

Ohhhh that makes sense.

Glad I got my sticker then! :B