Vegetarian

I think I might try to be a vegetarian. Or perhaps cut back on the amount of meat I eat per week to only 2 days of meat eating. Why? Well one, cooking meat is annoying. I'm too impatient most of the time to wait for chicken or red meat to cook through. Two, think of all the time I will be gaining from not having to wait for meat to cook. Three, I cut down my risk of heart disease, obesity and high blood pressure by a tremendous amount. Four, I will be forced to be more adventurous with the meals I prepare. Five, I will eat even more fruit! And finally, the sixth reason, my friend Sarah told me that being a vegetarian gave her more energy. And I am in a stage of my life where my energy levels are diminishing.

So for now, I am only eating meat twice a week. I will still eat fish and eggs. It's just the poultry and red meat I'm cutting back on.

*I am also eating this noodle dish at the moment that has chicken and shrimp in it and it just tastes weird. Further example of why I'm doing this.

The Detectives Frozen Banana

I've been watching a show called Sherlock lately and ok, I lied, I finished watching both seasons of Sherlock in about 4 days and I am absolutely intrigued and adore this show. Sherlock is a British television crime drama that presents a contemporary update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Doctor John Watson (Wikipedia). Each season has three episodes that are an hour and a half long so you are basically watching a movie. There were delays with Season 3 because both actors who play Sherlock and Watson were filming movies such as Star Trek and the Hobbit but the show will be back this October. I can't wait! Detective shows are the best! If you want a great show that makes you think, entertains you thoroughly, and makes you want to be as smart as one of it's characters,  Sherlock is for you. Both seasons are on Netflix. 

After watching this show, I've been trying to be more observant and I think it's going well so far. For example, I've noticed that the bananas I put in the fridge have been turning brown on the outside. hmmm...this is a mystery to be solved!! And so what does a young adult do to find answers? Use google of course. And here is the answer to the browning banana.

"Bananas: Wash skin, peel and eat. Avoid grayish-yellow fruit that indicates a chilling injury; a banana with this coloring may never ripen correctly. Ripen at room temperature and refrigerate when the banana reaches the stage of ripeness that you prefer. The skin will darken in the refrigerator, but the fruit will not."

And there you go, Mystery Monday has been brought to a close. Let your banana ripen to where you want it and THEN put it in the fridge so it stays that way longer.

I know I haven't written in a month and I'm sorry, I've been busy with work and school and working out. My goal is to write any day I can even if it's just a sentence. This should be very interesting. 

Timeless

My mind doesn't seem to be friends with Time, it's timeless.
The moment I try and shut it down,
it springs up like a jack in the box.
Frightening me with its every thought of the things I wish to forget.
I stand up and the thoughts rush through me. I sit down, quietly, but the buzz only gets louder.
When I shut my eyes, this queen bee commands her soldiers to find the flower, oh yes.
This timeless mind seems to know no bounds but that of the people, places, faces and moments I try so hard to forget.

*time comes and goes and sometimes it stops for a moment. These moments can reveal to us the answers to the greatest questions of life. Let your mind wonder because the adventure it takes you on can allow you to know the true you.