in order to fortify myself for my late night drive from ann arbor to chicago, i purchased a "super size double cheeseburger extra value meal"...with a diet coke, to, you know, prevent excessive caloric intake. it was like a bottomless bucket of french fries and i actually managed to last the entire car ride on just one supersize cup of diet coke. now that's what i call American Consumerism at its finest! i feel disgusting. but it did keep me alert for an entire speedy drive.

and now i'm home and found sushi waiting for me. the perfect way to end the day.