I Hate Sauerkraut-Day 63-March 13th, 2018

Feeling inspired by my day off, I didn’t set an alarm last night. I woke up around 9:30, but lied in bed until 10. I got up, ate breakfast, than returned to my bed.

My laptop still wasn’t working this morning, but I’m fairly confident that I know what the issue is and can fix it. Building a computer a few years ago has given me decent knowledge of computer hardware.

The only problem is that I need a special screwdriver to open up the back of the laptop. Using Amazon Prime’s 1 day shipping, I ordered a special screw driver set for 7 euros. I am weirdly excited for it to arrive, but mainly because I really need my laptop to work.

The rest of my morning and afternoon was pretty lack luster. It was a mix of watching Netflix and studying. I took turns doing one for an hour, than switching. I was going to make Mac and cheese for lunch, but got lazy and made ramen instead. Before I make my next Mac and cheese attempt, I want to buy some more supplies.

Around 3 PM, I headed to the gym. I was still feeling incredibly sore from leg day, but was doing back and triceps today. I had a pretty solid workout that I ended with abs and pushups.

When I returned home, I hopped in the shower then went straight back to my desk to study until dinner. There were a few practice exams for circuits, so I did some of them for practice.

It was soon time for dinner and I headed downstairs. I’m not going to lie, dinner was pretty terrible today. It’s like Anne-Marie knew all my least favorite foods and tried incorporate all of them tonight.

The appetizer was just sliced tomatoes and some orange and white fish thing. Tomatoes are alright, but I don’t like eating them by themselves. The fish thing was gross and just plain weird. I spent ten minutes trying to figure out what it was on google with no luck.

It was shaped like a small cylinder, orange and white, and had the consistency of fish. I powered through and ate the appetizers, knowing the main course would be better.

I was wrong. There is one food I truly hate in this world and it is sauerkraut. I immediately recognized the smell. Anne-Marie gave me an ungodly amount of it with a bright red sausage and a piece of ham. The sauerkraut literally took up half my plate. On top of that, the sausage’s bright red color made it seem pretty unappetizing.This was going to be a rough one.I said a little prayer to food gods, found some courage deep inside me, and dove in. It was literally so terrible, but I knew what had to be done. My technique was to match each forkful of sauerkraut with a piece of sausage or ham. Eventually the meat ran out, and I had to face my fears. Considering I was inflicting this pain on myself out of politeness, I hope A-M didn’t see me physically cringe with every forkful. One eon later, it was done. All of it.Anne-Marie brought out the bread and cheese, but by that point it was too late. The terrible taste of sauerkraut would be in my mouth forever. There was a little light at the end of the tunnel though. For dessert, Anne-Marie gave me some really good cookies and chocolate with almonds. I usually would have stuck around after dinner to practice my French, but not tonight. I needed to lie down and die. I wanted to study more, but the thought of sitting up was too much. I just lied in bed and watched Netflix until it was time to sleep.I hate sauerkraut.The rest of my night