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The Human Condition

October 29, 2007 By Marta Darby 4 Comments

Pa299616It’s tempting as a blogger to write about every single little detail of my life.  And believe me, I know I totally over-share enough as it is. 

So I won’t go into the gory details of my recent medical tests (which involved a microscopic camera used to look down my throat and I’ll be honest, I was tempted to document the procedure, but I thought the doctor performing the test might think me weird if I pulled out my phone and asked him to "hold it and smile", but that’s not important right now =D).

Anyway, all that to say this: 
I’m not allowed to eat chocolate anymore.

Mind you, I’m not a big chocolate eater.  I don’t really care for cake either.  I’m much more of a tropical dessert kind of gal.  The typical dulce de leche or guava and cream cheese type.  Or better yet, just skip the dessert and give me a loaf of fresh, hot bread and butter and I’m totally happy.  But chocolate?  Seriously, I can take chocolate or leave it. 

I know to some of you that’s like breaking an eleventh commandment, but read on.

I didn’t give chocolate a second thought until . . .

He made the No-More-Chocolate-For-You pronouncement.

Now, I find myself thinking of chocolate constantly and having mental arguments with my doctor (which of course I totally win because they’re all in my own mind =D) about which forms of chocolate should be okay for me.  I have chocolate on the brain and there’s no room for anything else. 

Kids: "Let’s watch a movie tonight."
Me: "Okay.  How about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?"

See what I mean??

If he had only said: No-More-Salads-With-Lo-Cal-Dressing-For-You.  (sigh)

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  1. kristen Benson says

    October 30, 2007 at 7:43 am

    I so get that!

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  2. norita says

    October 30, 2007 at 9:12 pm

    That does it, now I will have nightmares, for sure. I am so sorry for you. I am so sorry, in fact, that I feel like dressing all in black for a few days. I don’t think I will because it’s on thousand degrees here, but I am tempted.It could be worse, much worse; he could have said, no more coffee!
    N

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  3. Marta says

    October 30, 2007 at 10:29 pm

    N-Thank you for feeling my pain.
    The call of chocolate is so loud right now. The neighbors will surely start complaining soon.
    (sigh)

    Reply
  4. Balou says

    November 2, 2007 at 5:42 am

    Yeah, I’m pretty “take it or leave it” when it comes to chocolate also. And most people think it’s blasphemy when I say I don’t like ice cream.

    Reply

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