Wednesdays - Sigh, the longest day of my life. It begins at 7 a.m. when I hear the alarm and I am forced to start the day. I then walk through the hours with phone calls, interuptions, and work requests. Afterwhich, I make my way to class at 3:30 p.m. It is important to stop here and tell you that there is no time for food - the day starts at 7 a.m. and I am home at 9 p.m. You may ask "When do you eat?" or "Wow, where did you get those curtains?". But the truth is I bring lunch and dinner to work, eating lunch at work and dinner on the walk to class.
Well, today I failed to bring dinner and on the way to class and a smell from a distant memory crepted into my mind "MCDONALDS". Honestly it has been years - I mean years since I gave into the sinful urge to eat from the depts of the McVat of oil. Yet, I remember, that it was their fries and their fries alone that are my favorite to eat.
I made my way to the counter "Yes, may I have a spicy chicken sandwhich meal with fries and a chocolate shake?"
"Will that be all?" the cashier replied.
I felt guilty thinking of the poor chicken who gave his life for this moment. I reached into my wallet and pulled out my debit card. I almost ran out screaming with shame, yet I pressed on! I handed her my card and WHAM! "I am sorry we only take cash or meal points" What! I didn't have either of those. It was a sign -turn back now- you don't need the 1500 calories, but I didn't relent. I gave a coy 'poor me' smile and the manager said "don't worry you can have it on us".
Hurray, I was saved from the guilt, I didn't have to pay for the poorly treated animals, or the underpaid workers, I was only the victim of a cash-only institution.
So I took my grease soaked bag and munched on the fries all the way to class. I drifted back to the days of high school, the moments with my mom on the way home from Mutual. I was there with my friends laughing as we dipped our McFat soaked potato's in tarter sauce. These fries were those fries. It was incredible.
When I finished my meal, I was happy to know that Mcdonalds fries are still the best. But as I sat in class thinking of the milkshake and chicken burger, my heart sank and guilt flooded in, I am what I ate a McFatty!
4 comments:
Juliana tends to confuse the words "unhealthy" with "fat", and we can say that being fat is unhealthy, but not all things unhealthy are fat.
Anyway, in my defense about the boogers, please look to my comment on the Boogerblog for the REAL Story.
I think it is hilarious that all you ladies niavely assumed that it was me blowing boogers in the shower...LOL you don't know Juliana too well then.
I still love her madly though, despite the boogers and farts.
My McCutie!
ahhhh, the good old days of Mc-whatevers. Here is an interesting tid-bit. Rexburg Idaho. . . my home-town has a mcdonalds (one of the ONLY fast food joints while I was growing up) and up until I left for college they ONLY took cash!!! I feel your pain!! DOWN WITH CASH-ONLY!!
Ooh, you horrible wretched person! J/K - though you could try keeping healthy high protein (non of those sugar-loaded bars now, let's be honest) snacks in your desk at work and in your bag so you're never without - works great for me - snacks such as raw almonds, or sesame-honey snaps are great in a pinch!
I agree jess, we needed groceries. So now I have pears, cashews,and celery to munch on.
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