https://crystal.castle.cc/tag/boredom/ Recent content in Boredom on adventures of an omnomnomnivore in NYC Hugo en-US Thu, 19 Jun 2014 23:42:37 -0400 https://crystal.castle.cc/2014/06/19/soylent-experiment-what-do-i-have-in-common-with-astronauts-soldiers-and-prisoners/ Thu, 19 Jun 2014 23:42:37 -0400 https://crystal.castle.cc/2014/06/19/soylent-experiment-what-do-i-have-in-common-with-astronauts-soldiers-and-prisoners/ <p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://crystal.castle.cc/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140617_183009.jpg" alt="Free food!" width="640" height="360" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-2635" /><br /> <em>Photo: <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/1/+TraciCappiello/photos" target="_blank">Traci Cappiello</a></em></p> <p>It&#8217;s day 4 of Soylent week, so I&#8217;m over halfway through the experiment. <a href="https://crystal.castle.cc/2014/06/16/soylent-experiment-day-1/" title="Soylent Experiment: Day 1">Last time</a>, I posted in a state of relative euphoria over my newfound productivity gains. Let me tell you, the closer you fly to the sun, the harder you crash into the ground.</p> <p>On day 2, social obligations kicked in again. I went to an event with free food and drinks, and turned everything down. I met with old friends and tried not to stare at their sandwiches. I met with new friends who kept offering beer, and explained that yes, I do drink, just not today, and no, I don&#8217;t have a problem with alcoholism, I swear. I met someone for the first time and casually asked if they were familiar with Soylent, and they said that it sounded like a terrible, ridiculous idea. </p>