Day two

Second day and feeling good!

I had oatmeal with raisins for breakfast, and then a sliced apple and a big bunch of grapes mid-morning. Lunch was a huge spinach salad with cucumbers, pecans, and raisins with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and honey (and I'm trying to decide whether or not I should feel guilty about the honey; I've mostly decided against it); and garbanzo brown rice soup with half an avocado. For dinner, I had skillet fiesta tacos with brown rice and corn chips, followed by a quarter of a cantaloupe.

I also had an iced decaf Americano with soy milk at the coffee shop where I went to study this morning. When I asked if they had an herbal iced tea, the girl at the counter said no, but they had these tea bags (she indicated a display of eight boxes) that she could ice for me. Six--six!--were oolong, and the remaining two were Earl Gray. I was at a loss, and sheepishly asked what they did have that didn't have caffeine, dairy, or sugar. That's when she suggested the decaf coffee. I hadn't ordered decaf in the morning in, like, ever, and may not have ever had an Americano without any sweetener. When she asked how many shots I wanted it seemed pretty silly, since I wasn't getting any caffeine, no matter how many shots I ordered. Still, the drink was admittedly pretty tasty.

I drank it sitting on the covered patio, and was actually able to stay outside until 10:30, at which point I realized it was ridiculously hot. That's the difference with the high desert, though--it's generally quite a bit cooler than where my parents live. According to wunderground, it hit 117 here today; our neighbors said the digital thermometer in their car read 138 as they were leaving the theater this afternoon. It's toasty.

I can't eat toast.