My two fellas weren’t home this afternoon, and since there was a little bit of a chill in the air what with the non-stop rain that shows no sign of letting up in this lifetime, I decided to grab the laptop and stick my legs under the covers so that I could stay warm while I checked the email and the Twitter and the internet whathaveyous.
And y’all. OH my word. I woke up TWO HOURS LATER with no idea who I was or where I was or what I had done to deserve THE BLISSFUL, UNINTERRUPTED SLEEP OF ANGELS. Now granted, I’m sure I’ll now be awake until 4 in the morning and therefore have to spend the rest of the week straightening out my sleeping schedule, but it was totally worth it because did I mention the BLISSFUL, UNINTERRUPTED SLEEP OF ANGELS?
Divine.
(That reminds me. Every once in awhile when I’m tucking in Alex for the night, he’ll look up at me and say, “Mama, I LOOOOOVE to sleep!”)
(And it makes me so happy.)
Anyway, there were two things today (other than All The Sleep) that just delighted me to no end, and I will now share them in order of occurence because all that rest has my brain feeling very logical and structured.
Well.
Before my nap I was clicking around on the Entertainment Weekly site, and I saw a link to the video for Kris Allen’s new single.
Remember Kris Allen? The one I sort of adored during this past season of “American Idol”? HE’S DARLIN’.
Well, listen to this goodness:
Isn’t that the most fun? Except for the annoying ad at the end?
Then.
Later this afternoon my husband and I were talking about a whole bunch of nothing (IMAGINE THAT), and he said, “Hey. Tell Daphne that I saw a billboard today that says, THE McRIB IS BACK.”
It cracked me up that he remembered that my friend Daphne has a fierce and undying devotion to the McRib sandwich, but it didn’t really surprise me since Daph’s fondness for McRibs is just one of the many things that we love about her. She has been a fan of McRibs since college, and I even tried a McRib with her one time in the spirit of sharing in her joy. Unfortunately, the McRib did not win me over. Even still, I wholeheartedly support Daph in her pursuit of her favorite McDonald’s specialty item (IS THAT AN OXYMORON?), and at least once a year I will call her and say, “HAVE YOU SEEN THE SIGNS?”
Anyway, all of our McRib-related focus today has made me think about foods I enjoy that other people might not find to be quite as delicious. I’m not talking about, you know, STEAK, because just about any meat-eating person would tell you that steak = GOOOOD. I was thinking more along the lines of stuff you might find at a fast food restaurant.
For the longest time I couldn’t think of a thing, but then I remembered that every once in awhile – maybe once every two years – I HAVE TO HAVE some fried fish from Captain D’s. Or as we like to call it: The Cap’n.
And I guess that’s not really a strange preference, but it just feels sort of unusual to me because it’s not something I want all the time. I mean, I’m up for Popeye’s or Sonic pretty much whenever, but a two-piece meal from The Cap’n – well, that is a spesh-ul occasion.
I’m also a sucker for a Zensation Zalad (yes. I totally used the Zs.) from Zaxby’s. They’re uzually available in the zummertime.
Any unique fast food preferences with y’all? Feel free to share. After all, I’ll probably be awake and probably doing laundry until 3:30 or 4, so I’ll have all the time in the world to read about how you too love the McRib. Or how you like to stack an iced chocolate Krispy Kreme donut between two original glazed donuts so that you can make a little donut sandwich in the privacy of your home.
There’s no condemnation here, my friends. After all, I believe I just admitted to a fondness for The Cap’n.
Hope y’all have had a great Tuesday!
November 10th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
BURGER KING’S ITALIAN CHICKEN ohhh and my word for the price anymore I could go to a buffet but I don’t I order it (for a limited time only) and I always get a medium value meal, with the sandwich cut in half and a Dr. Pepper. If I really wanted to go back to high school days I would eat my fries with ranch because that was the IN THING back then but bluh give me ketchup these days LOL. xoxo melzie
November 10th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
ok this isnt a food but oh my gosh peppermint shake from steak n shake…im telling u its christmas in a cup!!!
November 10th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Nothing beats a good Whataburger!!! But, I have learned, if you aren’t in Texas, you can’t get one of those…
November 10th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Looove me some zaxby’s. And … about once every three months, during a certain time of the month, I go for curly fries and a milkshake from Arby’s. Yes…yes I do :)
November 10th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Ummm. OK: I’ll admit it. Those crispy things at Long John SIlvers. They fall off the fried fish, chicken and what have you, and they are crispy goodness. You can even ask for some as a side order and it is free. Free=doesn’t count=no calories. I only do this about once a year: Drive through for a fizzy coke and (free) side order of crispies. Let the celebration begin!
November 10th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
It’s pretty well documented that we don’t do much fast food at my house. What with all the hippie, Birkenstock-wearing granola we’ve got going on. But…
My sister-in-law loves to tell a story on me. She walked up to me at Bible study one night and I was eating chicken planks from Long John Silver’s. She did a double-take and said, “Wait. Are you eating… FAST FOOD? IS THAT LONG JOHN SILVER’S???? YOU DON’T EVEN LIKE FISH!!!”
I swear, she yelled in all caps, just like that.
Anyway, she likes to tell it that I cut my eyes to the left and to the right and then I said, “Yes. Now shut up. And please don’t tell Andrew.”
In my defense, I was pregnant. (That’s not really shocking, I know.) But I don’t think I got over the shame and I haven’t eaten any chicken planks since. However, I do still crave those crunchy little fried… pellets of batter that were always in the bottom of the chicken box. Mmmmmm.
November 10th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Holy cow. The comment just above me said the exact.same.thing.
Freaky.
November 10th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
KFC.
Every once in a while I just gotta have one of those darn Chicken/Corn/Gravy/Mashed Potato Bowls from KFC.
I regret it everytime.
Ugh.
November 10th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
A BIG OLE Whataburger! We ate them ALL the time in high school when they would let us loose for lunch (Imagine that) .. @ Christmas, I guess I will just have to GIVE IN!! WHohoo!
November 10th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Sometimes I wake up at night thinking about junior bacon cheeseburgers from Wendy’s … and then I wake up every ohhhhhh 30 seconds until 10:30am the next day when Wendy’s opens so that I can fulfill my junior bacon cheeseburger square patty craving.
November 10th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
@k&c’s mom OH MY WORD! Those crispies at the bottom of the Long John Silver’s box have a NAME?!!! I think I may have just died and gone to fast food calorie free heaven!!!!
November 10th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
I look forward to McD’s shamrock shake all year. Yum!
November 10th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
First of all I love naps. And I love me some Zaxby’s and since I just moved to small town that lacks such a place, your mentioning it made me feel a little sad.
But tonight over dinner, I was telling my sister about how when my hubby and I were dating, we used to go to Whataburger (ewwww) really late at night when we’d get off work (we both waited tables in college and would get off work sometimes around 12 or 1am). I would always order buttered biscuits with grape jelly and he would order a sausage biscuit sandwich….with grape jelly. She thought that was weird. I thought it was adorable.
November 10th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Yesterday, after my “yearly-visit-to-the-doctor-of-my-vagina” I went to Chick-Fil-A and got a small dream cup with no topping and a large order of waffle fries… after adding 2 packs of salt I was happy! I love to dip extra salty waffle fries in that glorios vanialla ice cream… YUMMY! Of course I also ordered a COKE.. straight up… nothing diet for me.. hahaha
November 10th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
French fries and a chocolate milkshake to dip them in. My husband thought I was joking about this (why?!?) for the entire first year of our marriage. He even saw me eating it and thought I was just taking my joke “too far” LOL. Mmmmm…but I love it!
November 10th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
OK, so Amanda is my soul-mate!:)
Call me!
November 10th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Every now and then I get a hankering for a Burger King original chicken sandwich.
OR
Arby’s curly fries with horsey sauce.
November 11th, 2009 at 12:11 am
Jack in the Box Taco…what can seem totally disgusting 364 days in a row, somehow drags me to it drooling one day. Taco Bell Nachos Bell Grande…and boy do I pay the next day.
November 11th, 2009 at 12:53 am
I eat the Cap’n once a year, and for some reason once we went INTO the restaurant instead of cruising the drive-thru (I think my niece had a dance competition across the street and we had a break) – and know what? THERE IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE MENU INSIDE. Stick that in your deep fryer until it’s golden brown!
November 11th, 2009 at 12:56 am
I have a few…
I absolutely LOVE captain d’s fried okra. omg it’s delicious. and a vegetable, so totally healthy, right?
Jack in the Box eggrolls. Like I’ll order a cheeseburger and 3 eggrolls instead of fries.
also, a wendy’s frostee is not complete unless you have fries to dip in it.
November 11th, 2009 at 1:48 am
Firstly. I loooooooooooooooove yooooooooouuuuuuu!
Secondly. Was it necessary for y’all to mention THE FRIED FISH? I live in granola land myself so I haven’t seen a Captain D’s or a Long John Silvers in about two years. I do think I have a preference for Long John Silvers though — I think it’s the dirt on the floors that wins me over every time. Oh, and the grease and salt.
Yeah, I crave Taco Bell. Which makes me immediately crave an Immodium.
November 11th, 2009 at 5:51 am
My obsession with Wendy’s fries dipped in a chocolate frosty began when I was a just a little girl…love it!
November 11th, 2009 at 6:19 am
Funny enough, my husband HATES fastfood but my kids and I are fastfood addicts! I guess that’s really not funny but whatever.
Mozz sticks at Sonic dipped in Ranch. Tostadas at Taco Bell with a side of nacho cheese drizzled on top. The Big Mac. Popeye’s chicken and dirty rice. KFC chicken tenders on a biscuit slathered with coleslaw. We even love McDonald’s original chicken nuggets which everyone knows are just skin, beaks and “parts”. LOL Dipped in that viscous honey mustard…delish!
When I was a little girl I got stuck on Jack in the Box Taco’s for YEARS.
Don’t even get me started on the seasonal delicacies that you have to partake of because they will soon be gone…the Shamrock Shake, The Chocolate covered cherry shake, the peppermint blizzard.
While we are on the subject of drinks…does anyone continue to go to restaurants they think are just “okay” because they have the best fizzy Diet Dr. Pepper ever? Me and my bestie do that all the time. A good soda will cover a multitude of food related sins.
November 11th, 2009 at 6:22 am
Oh and I find the McRib fascinating. That someone took the time and realized the importance of forming the little rib part into looking like actual ribs! It’s really creative food genius. Because as we well know, fake formed bones fool EVERYONE into thinking the thing is real ribs! LOL
November 11th, 2009 at 6:38 am
Girl. Nothing completes me like fake pulled pork from an ice cream joint. Once every 2 years or so, and only on road trips, will nothing else do but a BBQ sandwich from the Dairy Queen. Couple it with an Oreo/M&M Blizzard, and in about 31 minutes, you will see all 3,500 calories of delicious saucy goodness passed out in the passenger’s seat. It’s better than Thanksgiving.
November 11th, 2009 at 6:46 am
Yes, once a year, almost on the nose…around November/December…I get a craving for Long John Silver’s fish. But my main reason for going is so that I can eat the “krispies”. That is my official name for the delicacy that is also known as fried batter. I sometimes can be known to ask if they will give me extra. And then I steal from my husband and child as well. I had an old uncle who ate there once a week. He lived until his 90s so I figure, why not me?
November 11th, 2009 at 6:59 am
It used to be the bean burrito from taco bell. Yum. Now, when I to eat one, I always regret it … which seems to be a common theme in other comments? Possibly our tummys aren’t as forgiving as they once were? :)
November 11th, 2009 at 7:15 am
Go Kris!!! Love the video, have not seen that…thanks for sharing.
BTW, I saw your name listed on PW’s links she has joined….congrats girl…….awesome!
November 11th, 2009 at 7:33 am
Hmm the Zensation salad from Zaxby’s is one of my all time favorite salads from a fast food place. Other than that I do love the drinks from Sonic; those little pieces of ice bring me joy. Other than that I’m not picky – french fries from McDonald’s, burgers from Wendy’s – tacos from Taco Bell. I’ll like to keep my options open. But if I had to pick one I think Chick-Fil-A might win hands down.
November 11th, 2009 at 7:46 am
I love how everyone is saying, “once a year” or “once every two years” I go to blah blah fast food.
Let’s not kid ourselves, k? Ya’ll know you go once a month.
November 11th, 2009 at 8:16 am
I too love (big heart love) the ‘krispies’ at LJS – and am tickled to know that other people call them ‘krispies’. Also, the poster that admitted that one of their cravings made them crave immodium made me snort with laughter – it doesn’t get more ‘real’ than that!
November 11th, 2009 at 8:20 am
I have a serious weakness for the #6 Meal(Spicy Chicken Sandwich) from Wendy’s. With a Frosty, of course. And I do enjoy the onion rings at Burger King, since I don’t so much love onion as much as I love onion-flavored fried breading.
November 11th, 2009 at 8:21 am
Gotta go with a chicken biscuit and/or sandwich from Chick Fil A here. If you get there at the right time of day, you can get you a biscuit and then eat it while you stand in line a second time waitin’ to get you a sandwich. No, I have never ever done that. Ever. At all. Especially not while pregnant!
I also love the Chicken Planks (and those accompanying “crunchies”) from Long John Silvers. And my whole family is addicted to Culver’s Butter Burgers and OH MY GRANNY their fried cheese curds, too.
November 11th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Everybody talks about WENDY’S chili, but the world is missing out- Burger King chili is far and away the best $1.19 you can spend at a fast food establishment. Sadly, BK chili has spent its life standing in the Whopper shadow and most people don’t even know it exists.
November 11th, 2009 at 8:28 am
I was totally thrilled when my small town opened a TACO BELL.
I love everything there. I love their tacos and bean burritos!
November 11th, 2009 at 8:33 am
I am a sucker for one of those big soft pretzels from Wetzel’s Pretzels, and a big Wendy’s chocolate frosty to go with it. I like to tear the pretzel apart and dip it in the frosty. If I can’t get my hands on a pretzels – and large, hot, salty order of fries will do! :)
November 11th, 2009 at 8:38 am
The Cap’n is awesome! And nowhere near my abode in AZ! Oh, the tragedy!
November 11th, 2009 at 8:39 am
What I wouldn’t give for an Arch Burger from McDonald’s. They haven’t had them for about 10 years, but they were delicious!
November 11th, 2009 at 8:40 am
Okay, you brought a small tear to my eye just now when I read about your love for Captain D’s. There used to be one in my town back when it was, ya know, small. But apparently, all the newbies prefer to get their fish from those big fancy seafood restaurants now like Long John Silvers. Anyway, my point is, I would give a finger or even a toe right now to have some of Captain D’s cheesecake. Please tell me you’ve experienced this goodness. And please, grab a slice for me next time you visit The Cap’n.
November 11th, 2009 at 8:43 am
On a very, very rare occasion (perhaps two or three times a year) I will allow myself to hit Sonic for a chilli-cheese foot-long coney accompanied with chilli-cheese tots (all with onions, of course).
Let me explain (for those of you who don’t get it) why this is only done two or three times a year: the actual calorie count for this meal is what a healthy horse probably eats in a week and coupled with all that acid-y goodness, you can imagine the case of indigestion one would get in return for her consumption of such a naughty meal. (Unless of course that said person is a seventeen-year-old male, who I have determined can eat anything, anytime, anywhere and never have any repercussions.)
November 11th, 2009 at 8:46 am
I just read your Captain D’s craving to my sister and she died laughing! We are exactly the same way. I also have to have tons of tartar sauce, so by the time I’ve inhaled the entire box, I feel like I need an angioplasty. I also get a hankering for the square fish filet at Mickey D’s once every 6 months or so. This is really a crying shame because we live a little over an hour from the Gulf and endless fresh seafood!
November 11th, 2009 at 8:50 am
I’m with Mathew. Who are you saints who only eat fast food once a year??
I, for one, love Taco Bell. Shhh. Don’t tell my coworkers. Is there a fast-food joint with a more “guilty pleasure that I only eat in secret” reputation? For years, I loved their bowls (Border Bowls, maybe??) – either the beef or the chicken. Now, I prefer a marginally-more-acceptable beef chalupa supreme. Annnd, a burrito. Because I like to eat! But I eat secretly, when it’s Taco Bell I’m savoring.
November 11th, 2009 at 8:52 am
Hey thanks for posting the video. I had seen a couple of weeks ago that that other guy has a single out and I started wondering, Where’s Chris’ album? I mean, he did WIN the competition…anyway, I like it, too. Good sound, good message.
November 11th, 2009 at 8:55 am
I would have to say that one of the things I’m addicted to right now is the Pecan Chicken Salad Sandwich from Arbys. Soooooo good!!! :)
November 11th, 2009 at 8:58 am
These comments have made me laugh and clap my hands. And thanks to Karen Miller, I’m now iordinately curious about BK’s chili.
Even typing that feels wrong.
Also, it occurs to me that the lure of the sweet and salty is powerful – and it causes us to do things we probably never dreamed we’d do. Like dipping our pretzels in ice cream. Or our fries in Frosties. Or putting slaw on top of our chicken tenders on top of a biscuit. :-)
November 11th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Right now I’m totally groovin’ on “chicken pad thai, medium spice, please” from Thai Express.
They give a HUGE portion. Much bigger than anything I have the right to polish off. But I always do. Because you just can’t stop eating this stuff!
mmmm, how long till lunch time . . .
November 11th, 2009 at 9:17 am
3 things:
1. I LOVE SLEEP!!!!
2. You’re a much better woman than I am because the only time I got a Zalad, I was disappointed and hungry when I finished. I thought it was good, but something about watching my husband eat chicken tenders and french fries while I ate a salad just kinda made me jealous!
Incidentally I don’t really love salad (Yes, I am a girl!), but my husband does, & I used to get mad at him for ordering a caesar salad at McAlister’s because I wanted a Bacon Spud and the server would alway look at me funny when they brought our food and assumed incorrectly… So embarassing!
3. I forgot to tell you that i got the fabulous job (the interview for which I was uber-prepared because of your fabulous Sheer Blonde Volumizing Spray advice!)- Thanks again!
November 11th, 2009 at 9:17 am
The crunchies from Long John Silver’s (and I swear, your tongue is stuck to the roof of your mouth the next morning from ALL THE SALT), and one of God’s finest creations, McDonald’s fries. They really are just so very, very good.
November 11th, 2009 at 9:24 am
McDonald’s Caramel Sundae. It can cure a bad day – it’s that good.
I actually mortified my husband two weeks ago by sending my sundae back through the drivethru window to ask them to put more caramel on it. (In my defense, that puddle of sauce was pitiful)
November 11th, 2009 at 9:25 am
OMIGOSH OMIGOSH!!! Do you think the McRib will make its way to WI??? I haven’t had one in years – it’s just been absent for years up here. Might need to run out at lunch and see if I can see it. MCRIB. LOVE me a mcrib.
Husband used to work at McD’s in high school, and he said the McRib requires different equipment so it’s kind of a pain. Maybe that’s why it tastes so good.