Well, she is here. And by she I mean my very prominent period. I am so grateful the timing worked out so that it came after thesis finished up. I may not have been able to finish or complete it the way I wanted to otherwise. I fell back asleep for about four more hours after getting up this morning, and that’s almost always a consequence of my cycle. I kind of needed it though.
I still need to finish the paper. Going to work on that for the rest of the day while I’m incapacitated in bed. The thought of doing yoga and some pilates sounds nice but I’m not sure how well I’d handle it right now. It’s always at its worse the first couple of days.
I also made the mistake(?) of doing some further reading on mate and discovering, like your usual coffees and teas, that there are a bunch of different varieties and techniques in which people prepare it. I figured as much but I tend to do deep dives on these things and get strongly invested…. And of course I want to try them all. The one I bought is apparently a good starter mate, but I found out there’s something called erva mate, which appears to be more powder like, similar to matcha. Some are really green and herbal while others are rich and malty. I wanna know what they’re all like! I may purchase one more bag before I return to New Jersey.
Oh, and about two days ago I bought five different pints of artisan gourmet ice cream. My teeth are quite sensitive to the cold so it’s hard for me to eat ice cream but it was so worth it. I have enough ice cream to last me the entire month. And I’d be lying if I said I haven’t had it for a couple of meals, which I’ve never done before! I seem to have developed a sweet tooth in the last month. I almost always lean savory but I’ve been enjoying japanese soda candy, sweet instant oatmeal, lots of sugar in the coffee I used to drink, strawberry milk, and now a bunch of ice cream. I’m suddenly craving donuts too, but that might be my cycle talking.
Oh, and last night I ate some fancy Fiscalini cheddar and “Midnight Moon” goat cheese in honor of the lovely, voluptuous moon that came out last night. I only had a small bit of wine while I nibbled. They both had those wonderfully crunchy crystals of salt embedded in them. I could probably eat several slabs and have a wicked stomach ache afterwards but it’d be worth it. Thankfully, or unfortunately, they come in limited amounts and aren’t cheap. I get it. LIkely for the best and it is delicious.