12/31/18
I am very pleased to say that the Qdoba in the Grand Avenue Mall has survived 2018. Doubters and haters said that it wouldn't happen. Suck it, haters! The mall was actually rather busy today. I guess people have off work and kids are off school, and the weather is shitty, so the mall might sound like a fun place to hang out? There are like 8 whole stores you can visit! The weather change between today and this time last year is pretty drastic. Last New Year's Eve I remember riding my bike home in sub-zero weather and snapping a shift cable in the bitter cold. This year we have rain. The ironic part is, while last year I couldn't shower or do laundry because of freezing pipes, this year my dryer is just broken. I might ring in the new year tonight by hangin up my socks and undies to dry on my new bike repair stand. I bet it would make a great clothesline. I was relieved to see The Matriarch today. I knew a vet like her wouldn't let me down, despite her tendency to punish me sometimes with the habanero salsa. She scooped me two big helpings of rice. That's a great start. She was generous with the beans as well. The veggies looked so much better than last time. They looked fresh. They still had all the texture that God meant for them to have before Man decided to leave them in a hot pan for hours where they turn to mush. She didn't smite me with the hot salsa this time. Everything was really in perfect proportion. The lettuce didn't look great, but whatever, at least they had it this time. The wrap was the only part that I think could have been better. One end of my burrito was really not sealed well at all. I wish I had started at the open end, because things got messy late in the game. I dropped some rice on the floor as I held my hand, palm up, with the foil containing all the spilled contents of the burrito, eating out of it like a petting zoo llama, except in this case I am both the llama and the child feeding the llama. Because of all the renovations, I can't get through the mall anymore without having to take escalator up and down several times to get through the various wings of the mall. One of them shocked me pretty good today, so, you know, be on the lookout for that. Even with that little shock, this was still a very pleasant experience to close out 2018. Everyone have a happy new year. Don't drink and drive. Just stay home! It's way cooler than going out. Weight: 729 grams (25.70 oz)