Bye Bye Pork Pie

[ltmurnau]

I am now eating, and possibly may finish, a large piece of BBQ pork pie. No, it's not a large BBQ pork bun such as is available in Chinatown and groceries north - no! it is a large amount of leftover BBQ pork chunks gathered and baked in a large pastry pie shell, just as if the pork had been apples or lemon meringue.

It is one of the more disgusting things I've eaten (cf. http://ltmurnau.livejournal.com/23646.html). Not least is the fact that it's been laced with Five-Spice Powder, so there is a distinct tang of licorice in my pie.

Augh. Finished it, including the unaccountably thick and chewy upper crust.

Hunger and poor planning drove me to this. Thirst prompted me to get a blueberry juice to wash it down with. Vomiting at this point would invite dire consequences. Next time I will get a chunk of proper fruit pie.

Lianne is back today, she went back to Ontario about two weeks ago to be with her mom who fell and broke her hip (or maybe broke her hip and then fell, you can't always tell with old folks). The house is not messy, but it did get into a bit of relative disarray - that is, I know where to find things now, and that situation is about to change.

In other news, my back and left leg have been dominating my attention. The main problem is that I can no longer sit for more than an hour at a time without getting sever sciatic pain. X-rays revealed nothing discy but there is a slight curve in my spine, mostly the problem was muscles - my "core" is seriously decrepit, and I can't continue walking and bending the way I have been. It's not sciatica proper either, since my leg still does work.

So now I'm doing daily exercises to get my gluteal muscles, quads, hamstrings, etc. moving and I am amazed at how weak and uncoordinated my body has become. I got a 30" exercise ball to sit on, it is not much of a change from the regular chair and kneeling chair I was using before but it does force me to move around a bit and sit properly while working.

And not only that, my left foot started to go numb about a week ago. The doc says it's nerves in my leg local to the injury (which, in five weeks, will be eight full years in the past) and ought to clear up. I sure hope so, otherwise eh, I dunno...

Comments

[ilna.livejournal.com]

Ewww. I was reading that and feeling all queasy already. I had what they call "pulled pork" (or was it chicken ?) in some place and that was going in that direction : soggy shreds of meat with that sweetish bbq flavour on them. Eewww.

Good luck for youe legs and back, hope it's nothing serious and you get better soon.

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

Pulled pork is the (southern) American version of barbecued pork. Yes, you have it: soggy shreds of substandard meat simmered in a sweet sauce until it's gloppy enough to put in a sandwich. And throw some beans on it.

Thanks re the legs and back - ideally I'd like to end up with arse muscles mighty enough to crack walnuts, but at my age I have to be realistic....

[scuttle.livejournal.com]

The post you link back to here reminded me of your MCGriddle origin theory. Hilarious.

[ltmurnau.livejournal.com]

I maintain that's how they actually came up with the idea! Of course, no one is ever going to admit to that....