More of the Stuff I Learned in 2011 (Part 2 of x)

3/11 : Food discoveries.

1. If you crack an egg on a pizza before baking it, you'll be making one of the most delicious pizzas you'll have. (Until the next egg-topped pizza, anyway.) Thank you for this discovery, Pizza Delfina. My life hasn't been the same since.
2. Quinoa. Wow -- you're so delicious and versatile and easy to make and you're not as bad for me as rice. How? I'm astounded!
3. I don't miss eating meat for its taste as much as I miss it for its convenience (due to popularity and wide availability around here). Same goes for seafood, which is great because I don't need to consult the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Guide Android app before every sushi meal.
4. At the end of the day, my only real food cravings: pizza, deep-fried foods (particularly french fries!), and good chocolate.

4/11 : People will come, and people will go.

Despite my carefree attitude, I occasionally hang on to things much longer than its natural livelihood. It's always hard to admit that your relationships with people -- especially ones that you considered deep and heartfelt -- have changed or deteriorated. And it's no one's fault and it's not necessarily a bad thing. We all need to grow, change, and it's OK for people to leave your life (and you theirs). 

You'll all be OK.

5/11 : I probably won't survive the zombie apocalypse. 

I'm totally caught up on The Walking Dead TV series and love it so much, I'm considering reading the comic books. (Of course, being as cheap and adverse to book-owning as I am, I'd have to see if my library even carries them.) But after watching the series so far, I'm pretty sure that if a similar situation were to exist in the world today, there's a high likelihood I would not survive it, and here's why:

• I don't have a natural killer instinct. I could see it now -- a friend is infected and I have no idea what's going on. In a matter of seconds, I have to decide to shoot them in the head or risk them infecting me. Bam! I'm dead.
• I don't have strong survival instincts. Fight my life to live in a world without any order, running water, and a bunch of zombies trying to kill and eat me? Ugh, no thanks!
• I don't run fast for long.

6/11 : Never make a decision hungry or short on sleep.

Yes, only in 2011 did I realize that most of my bad decisions stem from either lack of sleep or hunger. This is probably why they suggest that you don't shop for groceries when you're hungry. When you're hungry, a bag of Oreos (eww) sounds like a great breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Again, eww. (See aforementioned food additions; Oreos and cookies in general are not on the list.)

7/11 : Sites like Groupon are my money pit.

Inevitably, the crisp photos and quick witted copy draw me into buying a coupon for something totally random that I otherwise would not consider doing / eating / buying. And, inevitably, because I otherwise would not consider it, I forget about my purchase and it expires. 

Hence, money pit.

...to be continued...