comfort food | pen, paper, and crazy

(Note: the answers to the Halloween trivia from yesterday are on that post now at the bottom of the page)
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I absolutely hate the crampy, achy, pre-period feeling I get. Hate hate hate. Almost as much as I hate periods.

(male readers: isn’t this topic super interesting???)

I just have to thank the Powers that Be for Holiday Mint McFlu- I mean…minty ice cream treats that can be purchased at a popular fast food drive-thru.

Normally the speed at which December holiday-related items assault our various senses after Halloween annoys me.

But not when it’s a delicious, sweet, cold, melt in my mouth, minty awesome soft-serve cup of AMAZING.

Better than Midol, Pamprin, ibuprofen. Hell, better than Vicodin.

It’s fantastic when the best solution is something so tame 🙂

To cheer myself up today, I did a lot of Googling and WordPress searches on Red Dwarf, which is my favorite television show ever.

I know that seem strange for a number of reasons.

1. I’m a girl. It’s a goofy sci-fi show centering around 4 men. And not like, sensitively metrosexual men. Just gross, disgusting, dorky men.

2. I’m under the age of 30. This show technically came out in the late eighties. Technically that’s the decade of my birth. I also like Doctor Who (the OLD stuff). I’m an old soul at heart.

3. I’m American. I currently live in the Midwest. Most of us aren’t aware the British do anything besides Harry Potter and Doctor Who.

4. I’m not really nerdy at all. I don’t like video games (with the exception of Left for Dead, but only played at friend’s houses, as I do not own any game consuls). I hate Lord of the Rings (don’t hurt me!). It’s surprising that I’m technological savvy enough to manage this blog. My area of expertise is law and pickles. I love shopping and shoes (and don’t even get me started on shopping FOR shoes).

5. I hate Star Trek (please don’t hurt me!)

6. Despite dealing with DID/MPD, every single one of us likes at least one episode of Red Dwarf, although Armes has a hard time getting the jokes sometimes. Rather strange. There isn’t much else we all like.

7. One of us had the biggest crush on Rimmer. Still does. I won’t tell you who, as it’s embarrassing to her.
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Anyway, I’m loving how reading about other bloggers excitement for the new Series X (which you lucky Brits get in October!!) has given me such a smile on my face. In particular this post and this hilarious one featuring SUPER interesting telephone poll photographs.

Now I just need to get the courage up to swing by Army’s apartment and pick up my DVDs. I really need the comfort-food-like quality of a Red Dwarf marathon.

Boys from the Dwarf!