All of my heroes did dope.

[raybear]

When I stepped on the train today, every passenger was sleeping except this one guy, who was kinda staring at me. For a moment, I thought there was a gas leak. Or that the one guy awake has somehow gone around and poisoned all the other passengers between stops. Then I decided to stare out the window instead of constructing gruesome fantasies, and the guy got up at the next stop and I realized that he was probably gay and was trying to figure out if I was probably gay too. Probably, I am.

I have two follow-up reports.

Number one: bacon salt. This morning I had a poached egg on toast, with bacon salt sprinkled on top. It was ok. Maybe my expectations were too high. It didn't really taste like bacon, though definitely more than maybe bacos taste like bacon. However, I did enjoy it as a spice concoction. I think it will be most amazing in things like collard greens and black-eyed peas, and maybe even added to cornbread mix or macaroni and cheese, too. I still have "peppered" bacon salt and "hickory smoke" bacon salt to try, and maybe I will love them more. I also bought some french fries at the store today -- I want to try bacon-salted popcorn too. On the whole, I would say this is a welcome addition to the spice cabinet, but not so amazing that I would insist everyone I know go buy it. If you are curious about it, I will gladly give you some to try and you can see for yourself, just bring over a little baggie when you come to my house.

Number two: the Y. I officially joined today, at the Lakeview location. I felt a bit overwhelmed by this Y, partly because its really difficult to find the exercise room with all the machines. Once I found it, I was fine. It was also a bit overstimulating, because they had large screen tvs, playing different shows with captions (or you could tune your headphones to an FM channel to hear it) but there was also music piped in, as well as just the general mechanical sounds of all those treadmills and whatnot. I had my ipod on and had to turn it up kinda loud to drown things out. I also saw a lot of naked men today. Mostly they were walking by me, or I was walking by them, it was quick, but at the end of my workout, I went to my locker and of course, right across from me was a naked man with his leg up on the bench, rubbing himself down with lotion. I get really awkward around strange naked men, because of course I want to look at their bodies (and their penises). Except I don't want to look. But I can't help it. Except I make myself not look. Except then I sneak a peek.

This is where its more noticeable in my reactions to things that I didn't grow up a guy. I would have had more experience with this by now. You could put me in a room of women in various states of undress and I would feel, for the most part, perfectly fine and comfortable with my ability to not-look or at least look very briefly and surreptitiously. And most importantly, to not blush while doing it.

Comments

[riverafire.livejournal.com]

for some reason I am very amused at the thought of you sending people home with little baggies of bacon salt samples. Baggies of powdered substance always invoke the illicit in my mind. First you give them a taste and then they are hooked! You are a bacon salt dealer. Just reading this entry kinda has me jonesin to go out and try some bacon salt.

[raybear.livejournal.com]

don't make me mail you some, because i will. if you e-mail me your mailing address.

a prime ingredient is paprika, so it doesn't look very salt-like and therefore also doesn't look terribly illicit.

[riverafire.livejournal.com]

but see, now you've got me wondering. I actually looked for some at the store and they didn't have any. How do you think it would taste on oven fried potatoes?

[raybear.livejournal.com]

e-mail me at raybear@livejournal.com and you can find out!!

[riverafire.livejournal.com]

then you will have my address so you can come see me when you are in town! (& you better, too. I promise to cook you something with bacon salt!)

[raybear.livejournal.com]

yes please.

[vfc.livejournal.com]

See, that's the Y I've thought about joining. I've never been inside though. Maybe whenever you get a guest pass or two I can go with you and check it out.

[raybear.livejournal.com]

Yes, I have guest passes! And I would gladly meet you there and we can work out separately-together, then go eat at a diner afterwards. Ha.

I'm aiming to go on MWFs, so if you want to go this Friday? But I'm flexible. I went in the mid-morning, around 10 and it wasn't crowded at all.

[vfc.livejournal.com]

This Friday is A) too soon for me to ensure that I'd have clean sportswear and B) a day on which I have tentative plans. Maybe Wed. or Fri. of next week instead?

[raybear.livejournal.com]

Let's say next Friday for sure. And if your plans change this Friday and you feel particularly inspired, give me a call.

Also, I'm assuming you're not interested in Star Wars Holiday Special viewing on Sunday night?!?

[vfc.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I meant to respond to that! Hmmm. The Star Wars special is pretty awful. Almost so awful it's difficult to even mock. And Delilah's is so smoky and crowded, I can't say I'm ever excited to go there. And I'm broke. So, I guess I'm leaning toward a no.

[hipboneweasel.livejournal.com]

this may have been my most favorite post ever... bacon salt and to look or not look at strange naked men. what a combo! (and as i read it i visualized the whole situation! splendid!)

[raybear.livejournal.com]

ok, ok, fine, that guy putting on lotion was uncircumcised. i said it. you got me.