Non-grumpy complaining

I just woke up, so I haven't eaten breakfast yet (I have to wait at least half an hour after taking my Synthroid). So, I can't report on how my first solid breakfast was yet. But I can report on the transition dinner of chicken noodle soup.

It was... fine. It wasn't great. I know, I'm ungrateful and all the haters are going to come out now and talk about how I complain about everything even though my life is perfect and wonderful in every way. But... I don't know. The whole chewing nine million times thing? Well, it's a pain in the ass and also it starts to make the food taste kind of dry by the end... like you've chewed all the moisture out of it.

I'll be honest, it was a little disappointing. But it was definitely better than a protein shake. And I am still seriously looking forward to the menu of (soft) solid food scheduled for today.

Also, I wrote a post over at Not a Diet yesterday about the surgery, in which I discussed the mini-breakdown that I had over the weekend and the great way that Torsten handled it. Let's just say that hunger and too much cottage cheese can do a serious number on your coping skills.

OK, let's talk about something other than what I can and cannot eat, just for a moment. I have two other complaints to file today. (See, complaint-accusing haters? It's your lucky day!)

First is about those Progressive car insurance commercials. Have people seen them? The ones with the Progressive store and the customers who walk in and talk to the perky woman? And the perky woman goes on and on about how Progressive is the only company that allows customers to name their own price for car insurance?

Well, they piss me off, and not because the woman is so perky. It's because all Progressive has done is taken the insurance-purchasing process and flipped it around. Every car insurance company allows customers to customize their policies by increasing or decreasing coverage, thereby changing the price of the policy. Most people know that.

Therefore, the only people who would be impressed by Progressive's fancy "name your price" system are people who don't really understand how car insurance works. So basically, Progressive is advertising, "Hey! You can under-insure yourself for cheap! And we'll let you do it! Just tell us how much you want to pay and we'll offer you a crappy plan! But don't worry, you won't realize it's crappy until you get in an accident and you're liable and you come to us for help!"

My point is, it's a predatory commercial, and it pisses me off.

The second thing I want to complain about is a bit more personal, and it's that Torsten has to go on a business trip for all of next week. So it's just going to be me and the dog here in the house for a week. I liked living alone when I did it, but I like living with Torsten more. And I am not looking forward to a week by myself.

OK, that's all. Now I get to go cook some eggs!