Le Goo
The goo actually smells very good, but it’s more or less inedible. I started off with some flavored rice, added shiitake mushrooms and chicken stock then cooked it down, threw it in a blender, and sampled it. Here’s a problem: blend something made with rice, and you’re going to wind up with sticky paste. The Japanese call it “mochi” – and it’s delicious stuff but not something you can suck up. Making it was a mess and a waste of time. But it made the kitchen smell great.
My fallback was to liquefy some of my old chili and add a bunch of chicken stock to it, to make it drinkable. It’s weird how being blended completely removes the flavor and the interest from a food. Whatever. it’s calories and I need them right now.
I’ve been eating protein/energy drinks and a lot of veggie/fruit blend juices (carrot mango is my favorite, so far!) This has been a serious problem, since I am a) still losing weight and b) went into some kind of calorie deficit coma yesterday where I got incredibly weak, passive, and stupid.
I’ve been reading Iain Banks’ “Hydrogen Sonata” which is surreal, interesting, and beautiful in that weird deadpan way of Banks’. It feels like he was just hitting his stride when he died.
My Mouth Wired Shut 
Frankly, I cannot imagine you weak, passive, or stupid, so I am somewhat curious about what that looks like–but then, I have only known you for 33 years, so who am I to say? I am trying to figure out which of those three I can most picture. However, while you are supposedly passive, I would kind of like to try to win you over to hip hop…..if you can’t have beets, you should try some beats!