Update

[wheelieterp]

Must have been food poisoning.. I have not prayed to the Goddess thru the porcelain telephone for a few hours and I am slowly feeling better. Just as I had decided to find a bright side and call this a diet plan. The Mary-Kay Olsen Diet Plan. I am so hip.

Anyway, I felt better enough to walk the 3 blocks to the store, cuz I wanted saltines... And ginger ale. Problem was, I had not had a soda in over a year (or pop, as we Oregonians call it). High fructose corn syrup is the devil's syrup. It leads straight to herion and sex with animals. Don't even get me started on diet soda (which, ironically enough, is called diet soda by us Oregonians, not diet pop, as one might expect). But this being Oregon and all, I was able to find some organic ginger ale. It is good. And the bubbles tickle.. Tee hee.

Now, I am just waiting for the boy to get off of work so he can come take care of me. I figure since I am going with the Dom role these days, that makes me entitled to be pathetic and whiny when I am sick. For as all of us submissives (and former submissices/switches/whatever) know, there is nothing more whiny and pathetic than a sick Dom.


But call me on it and I'll whip you.

Comments

[patrock.livejournal.com]

oh no!

not the "sick Dom test"

[dodgingwndshlds.livejournal.com]

I think of it more as a challenge than a test...


Oh who am I kidding, any way you slice it, it's an opportunity for me to be difficult.

[hossinseattle.livejournal.com]

Sorry you're sick, baby.

I am the worst patient ever. No, seriously, ever.

I have jellow water for my tumbly and stuff. For me, just enough sugar to bump the blood sugar, tastes like - well, jello. And it kinds of coats my rumbly tumbly.

If I was there I'd make it for you.

I have just the right remedy for you

[babybearboy.livejournal.com]

You know babe I can always come and check your temperature and a raise of legs will help

[chef2b.livejournal.com]

I was on that diet plan. For me, however, it was the flu. Totally messed up my vacation.

As for ginger ale -- with a little prep you can make your own whenever you want!

Since you aren't eating sugar, use equal parts of splenda (they sell the bakeable stuff in bulk in the cake/baking section of your grocery store) and water. 1/2 cup of splenda to 4 oz of water (1/2 cup) in a sauce pan. Bring it to a boil. Turn it off. Add sliced fresh ginger and let it sit until cool. Strain it. this will give you a ginger simple syrup that's will be the base for the ginger ale.

When you are ready just add a squeeze of lime and some soda water (club soda) and voila - home made ginger ale. Of course the ginger simple syrup can make quite the delightful cocktail when mixed with say -- Vodka.

The simple syrup will store for several months in the fridge, but keep an eye to make sure that you don't have mold forming on whatever you are storing it in.

Hope you are feeling better.

[dodgingwndshlds.livejournal.com]

Mmmmmmm... SOunds good... I will totally try it!!

One thing.. I *do* eat sugar, it's the high fructose corn syrup that I avoid... As well as artificial sweeteners (They are HORRIBLE for your liver, although Splenda might not be as bad.. I am not sure)... Anyway, do I use the same ammount of real sugar???

[chef2b.livejournal.com]

Sorry bout that. I had understood (who knows how) that you were off the sugar. Yes, equal amounts of granulated sugar and water = simple syrup. Same process.

The best thing about this stuff is that you can flavour it by adding an ounce of liquor. I've used kirsch, triple sec, chambourd, amaretto and lemoncello (separately of course) flavoured simple syrup to moisten cakes. Really strong espresso that has been reduced helps flavour the lady figures for my tiramisu.

Bon appetit.

[(Anonymous)]

oops - that should have been "ladyfingers"

[dodgingwndshlds.livejournal.com]

You're gonna love this: I'm in recovery too... No booze for me.

[chef2b.livejournal.com]

Arghhh! I apologize - didn't mean to be insensitive. Anyhooo . . . let me know how the gingerale turns out.

[dodgingwndshlds.livejournal.com]

LMAO!!! You are not being insensitive at all!! Normally, I would have passed over the booze reference with a bemused, and private, chuckle... But, in this context it gave me a giggle in an "I get to be difficult!!! Yay!!" Kind of joking way.

I am also a vegetarian and an environmentalist/anti-consumer culture-ist(???)... So really, I am no fun what so ever. And that in itself is fun for me... I am such an iconoclast. Weeeee!

Anyway, I will be trying the ginger ale and will let you know. Thank you! Hugs!