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[beatniknight]

I called up my favorite sushi place for a delivery last night, placed my order for the same thing I get every time I call them, and, as I was giving my address the girl on the other end said, "Oh it's been a long time

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[redesigner]

Why are you hesitant to do leftovers? I find that there are certain things, especially Chinese food, that are better the next day. I choose to believe that the food can sit there in the refrigerator, marinate in itself, and think about what it's done.

[beatniknight]

See, the thing with leftovers, I'm always afraid that they'll go bad. Like, somehow Chinese food or what-have-you doesn't last as long as normal food (it's crazy, maybe, but this is what goes through my head) and so I know that, if I put it in the fridge, I'll look at it tomorrow and go, "you know, I'm sort of nervous about this, I'll just have a sandwich." But I won't throw it away, that's the thing, because I know, consciously, that it's not bad yet, and I'd feel guilty if I threw it away. So instead I keep it in the fridge for days and days until it really does go bad and I can throw it away sort of guilt free. Sort of, because I know that I still wasted it.

[redesigner]

That's why you just nuke it in the microwave the next day until it's scalding hot, and rest easy that you've annihilated any trace of badness that might possibly be in it.

[phoenixredux]

I had a woman like that on my pizza route. She would order two 16" pizzas and a two liter of coke, and an order of chicken strips with extra Ranch sauce. Except she never answered the door. I don't think she could even get THROUGH the door anymore. She was bigger than 400 lbs, and had a daily nurse who would answer the door. I was always amazed that the nurse would let her order all of that. She was always on a special bed out in the livingroom. Really a sad case. Going there always depressed me. I felt like I was somehow enabling her to get fatter and fatter, until someday her heart will just collapse under the burden, and the nurse won't even be able to do CPR through all the fat. And then the mortician would have to come with a forklift, take the sliding door off, and take her out through the patio

[beatniknight]

Well, I mean, I know they don't remember me because I'm morbidly obese (I'm at a perfectly healthy weight for my height). But I'm worried that they think of me as a shut in, like that woman.

[thegayboyfriend]

our Indian place has a computer that keeps track of you by your phone number and address. they know what you usually order, and also whether they owe you a credit because they forgot to bring you something you ordered last time. I would imagine your sushi place has a similar system...

[beatniknight]

I doubt it. They always have to ask for my address and phone number.

[thegayboyfriend]

ah, but they'd have to ask you where you live every time, wouldn't they? what if you had moved?

as memorable as you are, I doubt that one girl at the Japanese place would have remembered the last time you called for takeout unless a computer had told her when it was.

[mooncancer]

LOL, reminded me of that Sex & the City episode where the Chinese take-out lady seemingly mocked Miranda with the same order...

but I totally get where you're coming from, and so glad I'm done with school (at least for the time being) and all the associated take out, fast food, and assorted junk to get me through the work/studying (and have the time to actually exercise regularly).

[beatniknight]

You know, I've never seen Sex and the City. Is Miranda the blonde?

[_br0kenwing_]

Ironically enough, I was watching an episode of Sex & The City in which the Chinese take out girl kept making fun of one of the main characters for ordering the same thing every single night.

...Strangely enough, I can actually envision myself becoming one of those people. I have actually gained weight in the last three months and its pretty sad.

There isn't any one particular place I eat. I haven't actually had a pizza or anything overly fantastic in almost a year, and I've gained weight? WTF. If I'm going to get fat, the least I could do is actually eat food I like...

[beatniknight]

Well, you know what Diane DiPrima said, right?