From Town to Town

Today was the last day of Fall Break, which means I didn't have class today. That means I could eat whatever I want. See how that works?? 

That being said, I started off the day with a nice serving of cake.

And we couldn't forget the ice cream, now could we? Of course not!

That is truly a breakfast of champions right there. No, scratch that. This is truly a breakfast of me, the TRU champion!

Straight WINNING right there!

And with the addition of a mug of milk, I cement my place in history as the true Breakfast Hero.

I may have dunked some cake in the milk.

After this sugar worship, Sidney and I headed off the Renaissance Festival.

I got something that resembled a gyro while I was there.

We sat down for a while to watch some good ol' fashioned jousting! These bros really know how to have some fun.

We found it quite interesting, although the final joust wouldn't be happening until much later in the night.

In the meantime, we headed a Ye Olde Foodstand and partook in the enjoyment of a classic Renaissance delicacy, Ye Olde Cheesecake on a Stick!

It's not bad, and it's frozen for ease of purveyance.

Someone was a little aggressive in the consumption of said delicacy.

Sidney and I then decided that we would like to visit the Glore Psychiatric Museum in St. Joe. So we left the Renaissance Festival and headed north. On the way, we happened to run into Godzilla. Luckily, he was in a docile mood, and we escaped unscathed.

A little further up the interstate we ran into some interesting clouds. Photocredit: Sidney

We eventually made it to the museum. Here are some particularly interesting highlights.

After the museum, we headed back south. While on the way, we decided that we should go to Lowe's to use a gift card Sidney had. While en route to Lowe's, we came across a rare BMW Alpina B6.

We messed around in Lowe's for a bit, then headed home for the day. Once there, I once again had some hot wings and ranch for dinner.

I had extra ranch at the ready, in case I needed more. I did.

I could probably eat these things every day if I had to.

But this was a fun day, a day in which we visited 4 distinct geographical areas and experienced a wide variety of fun and interesting things.

Chicken Smuggler

This morning, I went straight to work without eating. I did have some fun playing in the soap while washing pots and pans. 

After my shift, I grabbed some chicken tenders. Sadly, they were not Buffalo style. This marks the first day in like forever that I didn't eat Buffalo chicken of some sort. I was close, though.

Sidney came and picked me up, so I had to smuggle the chicken tenders out of the cafeteria.

I smashed them once I got in her car.

We then went and got ice cream at Sylas and Maddy's because why not? I got Strawberry and Chocolate Fudge Brownie.

When we finally got home, we found that our house had been festively decorated for the fall season.

The decorations went all out.

For dinner, Sidney and I decided to make spaghetti. First, we made the meat sauce.

Then we boiled the heck out of some pasta.

Put it all together and what do you get?

Of course I added some bread, because bread.

I also added some Parmigiano-Reggiano because Italian.

I also added some mozzarella because Italian.

I also had a salad with some more Parmigiano-Reggiano.

Pretty much the only Italian thing missing from this meal was Ferrari 458 Italia!

It's Slim Pickens at Slim Chickens

It was now a Market morning. Assume the position.

My mom and I then went and looked at some houses on the Parade of Homes. This was one of our favorites from a style and design standpoint.

It's a story and a half built by SAB Homes (who is coincidentally also the builder of Sidney and I's dream house).

The inside was decorated nicely as well.

Another house we visited had a bucket of candy in the office, so I helped myself!

With all the new fast food chicken places popping up in the area, my mom and I took the opportunity to try one of them out. This one was Slim Chickens. I got a combo with chicken strips and Buffalo wings (seriously, I have a problem) with fries and Texas toast.

I'll say that I wasn't impressed. To be honest, I really couldn't even taste the chicken strips. The winds were alright, but I think that was solely because of the sauce. The best part of this meal was quite literally the bread. This is unfortunate, but like I said, there are chicken places popping up all over. Off the top of my head, there's

• Slim Chickens
• Zaxby's
• Raising Cane's

Plus all the other established places, like Church's, Chick-fil-a, Popeye's, KFC, etc.

Best Way to Start the Day

A double chocolate banana muffin smashed in the car moments before a chemistry lab is just about as good as it gets. 

Later, in said chemistry lab, I had the pleasure of running some very colorful samples via TLC.

See how pretty? I'll bet that you'll never guess what these different colored compounds are.

After my long day in the lab, I had a brotein shake to lift my spirits.

When I got home, I found a giant loaf of bread, and that really lifted my spirits. Seriously, if you're ever feeling down for any reason, try eating some bread. It works like a charm.

I paired this bread with some leftover hot wings from a few days back. What a great dinner! At this point, I think I may be turning into a piece of Buffalo chicken.

I had my ranch with me, and I was ready to go. Full gains ahead!

I supplemented my salty dinner with some sweet peaches.

And some more orange soda from that day at Mass Street Soda. I had the orange one.