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i have a new reason for getting up in the morning. i call it:

20 days, 20 ways

and it involves me preparing 20 ramen packets in 20 different ways. and i probably need to buy other ingredients, such as eggs, and tobasco, and all sorts of vegetables, and chicken and rice. and maybe the beef ramen variety, and beer.

tonight was the premier episode, and i kept it really light because i had no choice. i made my ramen, and threw in a dash or two of sesame oil (which is not cheap, $7 for a mid-size bottle), and it really made a difference. and it opened my eyes to what a strange and wonderful world this crazy place is.

tomorrow (or wednesday, whenever i get around to my next ramen day) i may go salsa ramen surprise, or perhaps Igor's Magickal Mystery Combat Ramen which involves garlic, eggs, tabasco, pepper, ginger and whiskey. as you may be predicting, this will eventually turn into a hit or miss gross out fest, where i will throw in random ingredients and see what comes out. ooh, italian ramen sounds fun.

oh balls, one of the primary reasons i went to start market yesterday, bacon bits, i forgot all about. i'm so dumb.

i think i need to start convincing katie tht we should eat real food so that i have leftovers and other ingredients to play with. uhoh. ramen flambe. ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner. chocalate bar ramen dessert? am i so daring? this will be an incredible test of my inner strangth i think.

i think i had other things to say, but quite frankly, the prospect of brian's disastorous forays in creative cooking just thrills me too much.