i went to subway for lunch today. first time i've been there in, geez, five years or so. and guess what, they now have

• five types of bread
• varieties of cheese

what happened to the "wheat or white" and bland white cheese i knew and loved? since when do i have to make difficult decisions about parmesan oregano bread vs. italian cheddar and herb bread. sheesh! i dunno! and that enticing array of cheeses? eek! i just want that tasteless white stuff. is that so much to ask for? so i got cheddar cheese (in a moment of panic, presented with multiple and unknown options, i went with the one selection i was sure they had) veggie sub on wheat. phew. just like old times. sniff. i got a bag of Lays Baked Chips and a unreasonably massive diet coke. the coke lasted for an entire 2 hr drive.

at any rate, bacon wrapped summer is going well. i'm sort of burnt out on bacon, though. the bacon doughnuts, bacon-wrapped asparagus bundles and bacon&egg breakfast all within, uh, two day seems to have maxed me out on the tasty little savory morsels. hopefully after a short break, i'll be ready for round two. the bacon doughnuts, from VooDoo Doughnut in Portland, delivered to Eugene by my very special bacon-pushing friend, her sister and her brother-in-law, was much much better than i'd expected. with its maple frosting, it reminded me vaguely of the Pancake Sandwich, my all-time favorite breakfast ever and for always.

covet

i am slowly entering the market for a digital camera and i just found the Olympus Stylus 500, which has a special "Cuisine" setting. a camera setup specifically to take photos of food! ooh!! check it out: http://digitalcameras.engadget.com/entry/1234000340023752/.

lust. too bad it isn't very pretty. not like the Fuju Finepix Z1, which i would get in a heartbeat if i were going on looks alone.

bacon-wrapped influence

as i was leaving work today, i ran into the Documents Librarian at the bike rack. well, he was biking away. but he stopped. and waited for me. and when i got to him he said:

"I know what you're doing this evening!"

and i said: "What?"

and he said: "You're wrapping something in bacon!"

ah, how quickly good news travels in these parts. so, i wasn't planning on bacon-wrapping anything but once the seed was planted in my brain, i figured i'd let it sprout. tom recommended wrapping pears in bacon, which is a fantastic idea that i plan to implement but for some reason banana popped into my head. and so, baking in the oven at 400 degrees right now is bacon wrapped banana stuffed with ginger feta. report to follow.