I survived!

Living in Boston for the past 3 years was kind of nice because of the public transportation. Boston isn't really a city that Jeff and I were the least bit interested in driving in. We had access to a few Zipcars (my beloved red with leather interior and sunroof Volvo S40 Shoshnik lived in our apartment's parking lot) that we could rent by the hour when we needed to drive. But Jeff was the only person who was allowed to drive. That's limited my driving for the past 3 years to visits with family when I would steal a car to drive into Ames or around Nevada. Nothing hardcore.

Today was my first real drive in 3 years. Jeff had to head back to Boston this morning. He had contemplated taking the MAX to the airport, but realized since it was a holiday he would have had to leave at 5:30am. So we drove, and I drove myself back and am still currently in one piece. I even managed to send Jeff a text while stopped at some red lights. Yay me! And a huge thanks to Elaine/Colleen/Eileen/Navi for helping me not get lost (the Garmin's name hasn't been officially decided yet).

Since I can't come up with anything else to write about, I got this from one of my Amazing Ladies blogs.

Any items that are in BOLD I've eaten.
Any items with an asterisk * means I will not ever eat them.
Also, I'm putting any random comments I come up with in italics. Please note that wikipedia is your friend!

The Omnivore’s Hundred:

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos Rancheros
4. steak tartare *
5. Crocodile (though I have eaten alligator!)
6. Black pudding (also known as blood pudding) *
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho (this would need to be eliminated if it had tripe in it)
13. PB & J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart (Oh my God! These are my favorite things to eat in NYC!)
16. epoisses
17. Black truffle (once I find out if I'm allergic to mushrooms I'm in for trying them!)
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns (I just found out I can get these at my Farmer's Market!)
20. Pistachio ice cream (before my nut allergy days it was one of my favorites)
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras (uh, no, it's animal cruelty in my mind and I won't be a part of that)
24. rice and beans
25. Brawn , or head cheese *
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de Leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna Cauda
31. Wasabi peas (ask Jeff about these :))
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. salted lassi
34. sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar (cognac yes, cigar no)
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. gumbo
40. Oxtail *
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects *******
43. phall
44. Goat’s milk (does goat's milk cheese count?)
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more (YUM!)
46 fugu (Pufferfish)
47. chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. prickly pear
52. umeboshi* (I'm allergic to plums; these are related enough that I don't think I'll go there)
53. abalone * (more allergy issues)
54. paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. poutine
60. carob chips
61. s'mores
62. sweetbreads (only if the chef is amazing, and I'd probably order a 2nd meal for backup)
63. kaolin
64. currywurst
65. durian
66. Frogs’ legs *
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. haggis *
69. Fried plantain
70. chitterlings , or andouillette *
71. gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74 .gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill ******************** (heck no! WHY would anyone eat roadkill?!?!)
76. baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail *******
79. lapsang souchong
80. bellini
81. tom yum
82. eggs benedict
83. pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-michelin-star restaurant.
85. kobe beef
86. Hare *
87. goulash
88. flowers
89. Horse *************************** (is it clear enough I won't touch that?)
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. soft shelled crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. lobster thermidor (no more shellfish for me)
98. polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
100. Snake *