My latest review is for The Orange Box, one disc that has five games on it, one of which is Portal and is almost worth the cost by itself (if only it weren’t so short).
I don’t want to ruin the suspense for you or anything, but this game got the highest rating I’ve ever given.
I’ve done something weird to my tongue. All day the tip of it has felt numb – kind of like after you “test” a 9-volt battery with your tongue, sort of metallic and strange. At the same time, it feels a little like I’ve just used mouthwash… which I think is the culprit here.
I’ve been using Crest Pro-Health Rinse for a few days now, the blue flavor. This is actually my second bottle of it, but I used the green one when I tried it before. It doesn’t have alcohol in it, so it’s better for your gums. I have always equated the “mouth burn” after using Listerine with “clean,” but I have it on good authority that it’s not the best thing for me.
This stuff takes a little getting used to, but I had gotten through a whole bottle of it previously, so I’ve had some experience. But today, for some reason, that right-after-you-use-it feeling never left the tip of my tongue, and it’s affected my sense of taste. Nothing tasted like it should today, and I haven’t enjoyed eating anything. Now, granted, we went to Ryan’s for lunch today, so that’s not a good judge of taste (seriously, it had been close to seven years since I’d been there, and I’m hoping it’s at least seven more before I go back!), but I had dinner at Melissa’s and the only thing I could tell about it was that it was spicy.
I’m no gourmet by any stretch, but I do enjoy the taste of food I like. I’m hoping a night’s sleep will cure me. If it doesn’t, I guess I might as well start eating foods that are good for me, since I won’t be able to tell how much I dislike them.
It might not seem like much to you, but polls like my last one are quite intriguing to me. As of this writing, the results sit at 43% set radio favorites the way I do, 46% set stations in numerical order of preference, 4% don’t set favorites, and 7% don’t listen to the radio.
While I realize the poll has a margin of error and also cannot be used to determine the preferences of the nation or world at large, it’s still a good reminder to me.
See, while it’s logical to think “Not everyone thinks the same way I do,” I don’t tend to act on that assumption. I tend to think my way is the only way (or the right way) and when I’m faced with a different outlook, it boggles my mind. Even a silly little poll about how people set their radio favorites can help me remember that kind of thing. If I’m reminded enough, I might eventually take it to heart and start operating under that ruleset.
The sooner the better, right?