plop plop, fizz fizz

so today i decided to do nothing at work. to fill the time, we ate a lot instead.

a large iced dunkies and a fruit and nut breakfast bar. several fig newtons to keep me awake during lab meeting.

all this now occurs within a 2-hour timeframe:

indian buffet with coworkers for lunch. 2 trips for curry and tikki masala. two trips for rice pudding. mind you, i normally eat a yogurt and rice cakes for lunch.

then someone bought me a red bull, so i had to drink it not to be rude.

then someone upstairs told me that while my attempt to silence my burps was much appreciated, they still reeked of ethnic food and would i please go take an antacid from the stash in the office.

then they made me go out for "just one beer" to celebrate someone's finished thesis. i did indeed have just one, because if i'd attempted more, driving home would have been the least of my problems; i think i would have had a belly burst incident all monty python-style.