Look at me using a knife and fork and shit. All fancy-like.

Baby carrots for dinner, babie.
Look at me using a knife and fork and shit. All fancy-like.
Baby carrots for dinner, babie.
I’m not sure about this, but I think Jen and I just saw a Christmas themed commercial.
It’s still May.
May.
The fuck?
Vroom.
Just brought the Kia to a shop to get an inspection sticker. I got here 20 minutes after they opened and I’m forth in line.
Guess how many people (besides me) are wearing masks. Go on, guess…
Zero. Wonderful.
Obi-Wan Kenobi comes to Disney+ in three days. To prepare, we watched Episode III and the companion piece that is the last four episodes of The Clone Wars series.
This afternoon I decided to continue the prep by binging the holy hell out of Rebels. I won’t even come remotely close to finishing. Hell, I might not even get as far as season 2. It’s the thought that counts. If I’m here in convalescent mode then I might as well dig in, right?
Star Wars, babie. Gimme them Star Wars.
Scenes from Methuen…
Obligatory:
The vitamins are back in play. I also added the prescription antacid. Now my something something pill caddie dark side is complete.
My favorite parking spot was blocked off. Bad omen? (No)
My first stage III meal! (Which was really just a bigger stage II meal)
I am officially on the Stage III Diet. What does that mean?
To start with, things aren’t that much different. Now instead of x ounces of puréed food we can start having x+y ounces of soft foods. Think seriously boiled veggies or meatballs or canned chicken or tuna without the extra step in the blender. The values of x and y are dependent on the patient. For me, x was about two ounces. Y will eventually be about a cup.
For my first meal I stayed purée but I increased the amount. I scrambled two eggs. That came out to about four ounces or half a cup. It was by far the biggest meal I’ve had since two days before the surgery.
Going forward I will have to take very small bites, about the size of a pencil eraser, and chew each bite at least 25 times. I will also need to take short breaks between bites. A one cup sized meal needs to take about 40 minutes. Yikes.
I’m also back to the 60 minutes between eating and having a drink. That is going to suck for me getting my fluids in, but they did up the hourly fluid goal by two ounces. That should help.
Okay, my 60 minute post-scrambled eggs timer just went off. I need to go get myself a protein shake. Talk to you later.