BELOW IS A MOSAIC OF ALL OF THE RESTAURANTS I'VE ORDERED FROM USING UBER EATS. (DON'T WORRY, IT'S NOT LIKE I ORDERED AS MANY TIMES AS THERE ARE LITTLE SQUARES. IT'S LESS THAN THAT, BUT NOT LIKE BY A LOT.)
I FEEL LIKE I'M SUPPOSED TO FEEL GUILT ABOUT THIS BUT IT ALSO FEELS LIKE GUILT IS ALL I HAVE AS A REALLY BLUNT WAY TO "MOTIVATE" MYSELF. LET ME TELL YOU, THAT ALMOST DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. I CAN SHOUT AT MYSELF IN ALL CAPS ALL DAY - IT WILL NEVER MAKE ME WANT TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE OR TO SAUTÉ A CARROT.
I CAN EMPTILY PROMISE YOU THAT 2024 WILL BE DIFFERENT. I COULD PICK UP A COOKING CLASS OR START EATING HUMMUS WAY BEFORE I FEEL PANGS OF HUNGER THAT I AM ACCUSTOMED TO DENYING. AND MAYBE THIS COMING YEAR WILL BE DIFFERENT. I'LL BE HAPPY TO LET YOU KNOW THEN. FOR NOW, I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH MY DUMB ILLUMINATED FACE AT 5AM IN MOSAIC FORM MADE FROM FOODS I ORDERED ON AN APP I LOVE TO HATE. ALTHOUGH THAT'S ALSO NOT THE WHOLE STORY.
ONE OF THE ORDERS BELOW WAS A HOT AND SOUR SOUP I ORDERED WHILE BEING IN THE RARE STRETCH OF THE L TRAIN WHERE YOU HAVE CELL SIGNAL UNDER THE EAST RIVER. I SENT THIS SOUP TO A FRIEND IN MONTREAL WHO WAS RECOVERING FROM COVID. SHE RECEIVED THE FOOD AND WAS GRATEFUL FOR THIS FORM OF DISTANT CARE. I WOULD PROBABLY FEEL A LOT LESS GUILTY IF ALL I USED UBER EATS FOR WAS TO SEND SOUP TO FRIENDS. MAYBE THAT CAN BE MY (AND YOUR?) RESOLUTION FOR 2024 THEN. LESS (DELICIOUS) DUMPLINGS. MORE SOUP FOR (AND WITH) FRIENDS. BYE XXX. - Greg (THANKS TO E.S.S. AND A.U. FOR SUPPORT & INSPIRATION)
