1 week!

Holy guacamole-- we haven't eaten in a week! I have a very hard time wrapping my mind around that, paired with the fact that not only am I still standing, but I am living and functioning not far below my normal aptitude! I've had, er, moments of defeat that Bartley has had to endure, but right now I am feeling good and ready to take it on.

It's going to be a long day. We will continue our theme of ice and snow tonight with Sigur Ros at MoMA, as a part of an exhibit of Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. There's an open bar of Icelandic vodka, not that we'd notice *sigh*. My roommate says the tickets sold out in about 10 minutes, so we were very lucky to get them while in Portland. Last time I saw them I paid a good deal more, and I've never been to MoMA. Hopefully if I faint during the performance it will be from the sheer bliss of musical ecstasy.

But, you're reading this to hear about us not eating, so more on that: we can't stop talking about what we should eat when we do eat again. Although orange juice is the most widely recommended for ingestion to come off the fast, I think we're both pretty sick of fruit juice, so I'm going to go for veggie juice. mmm, beets, greens, carrots, ginger... ugh i can't think about this! 3 days til!!!

Saturday: Farmer's market, where we will buy whatever vegetables look good and then decide if we want to make broth or just prepare them any delicious way we want, though they say to start raw. Gazpacho and guacamole? Then-- should we take the money we saved this week and get an amazing, delicious, healthy meal at a semi-swank b'klyn joint? perhaps. Diner, I've got my eye on you... (lots of organic and local!)

My body still seems reluctant to do anything weird and convince me I am doing this for a reason, but I'll let you know if it does, sparing the intimate details of digestion. Other sites I've read claim everything from acne to energy to soreness in old injuries. I've had a bit of back pain, but nothing notable. The important part to remember is that maybe I do have willpower after all and I really don't have to eat tortilla chips because they are in my face-- I can wait until I find a healthy snack or until I am legitimately hungry! We'll see if I have actually learned anything.