Egoismus Siljaismus

What an odd thing to eat – Scotch Egg!

shiltsa — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:45:52 +0000

While lingering in Corsham, waiting for my bus to Bath, hungry, I came across with this peculiar snack from the local Co-Op. When I buy food on the go, I try to avoid all the pastries. Although I like them, they are just bunch of carbs I’d rather not have on my hips and belly forever. Maybe when I get back into running more often, I can eat some more carbs. So, basically I look for protein-packed snacks. They keep me full longer anyway. This time I bought this funny little thing: Scotch Egg. It is a boiled egg in sausage meat, covered with bread crumbs and then deep fried. Ok, the “deep fried” part doesn’t sound very healthy but at least it had some protein! It was OK, but the egg was slightly dry. Anyhow, I’d like to try and make it myself. One beautiful day. Indeed. Have to figure out how to make the egg less dry and tastier.

Somehow I felt sick after eating that egg. Don’t think it was the egg, I was already feeling slightly sick in the morning. Out of blue. No, I’m not pregnant, although some people would love it if I was!

Dragon, I am

shiltsa — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:15:42 +0000

The year of dragon has begun. I can sense it. Now. Now that the frustration is gradually vanishing. I was so frustrated about not having found a new place to live and about people’s slowness that I was already eating frozen meals. If I don’t cook, then something is obviously wrong.

Now. Better. Will go and view a room tomorrow. Cheap, good location. Bristol. Couples accepted. Finally. And I might start working for Google. How cool is that? First, must pass the test of course but they offered me the position.

2012. Dragon year. My year. Proud to be a dragon.

My contribution to science

shiltsa — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:24:29 +0000

Yesterday, January 20, I did something for the name of science. And also learned something about myself on the way as well. Simply said, I drank coffee. For a study. Sometimes there are invitations to studies rotating in the student mailing list. I’ve done that before when I got a free meal participating in study that measured the impact of environment on appetite.

This time, it was caffeine and its influence on reaction time, heart rate, blood pressure, and mood. We measured our heart rate and blood pressure before and after caffeine intake and then every 20 minutes until 1 hour had passed from the drink consumption. There was this reaction time test when you have to wear headphones and quickly press a button each time you hear a click as well.

So, the coffee was awful. Just black, no milk, no sugar. But it was still interesting to see what happened to me. Right after the cup of coffee, my heart rate and blood pressure had gone up but already 20 minutes later they were climbing down steadily. My reaction time did improve after caffeine intake and was rather good for 1 hour at least. I hadn’t eaten anything, so maybe that’s why the caffeine was absorbed quickly. Anyhow, I did felt an alertness boost too. Or maybe my body was just slowly waking up. It was the morning after all.

I do like to find out about my body, especially if it involves food!