I woke up freezing cold this morning - the A/C in my bedroom was running at low, out of habit, however I think I would have been perfectly comfortable all night with it turned off.
Fall is arriving.
It is about time.
Last night I found myself driving home from a shopping trip to Whole Foods, swerving like a madwoman around the freeway, creeping out of stoplights at a ridiculous pace, no doubt frustrating and terrifying other drivers on the road. Why? Grapes.
Keep in mind friends, these were no ordinary grapes. These were the sort of grapes that CAUSE such erratic driving. Having had a VERY long day at school with classes, meetings, appointments, and such, I was famished. After a blitz, and mildly regrettable shopping trip at Whole Foods for some well needed provisions, the only snacks I could find for the ride home (I was REALLY hungry guys), were some Concord grapes I had bought.
I don't like grapes. I don't like the modern day "grapes" you find in your average grocery store anyways - modified over years to withstand travelling long distances, they no longer taste like what we associate grape flavored things with. Purple popsicles? Where did that flavor come from? It sure doesn't taste like any of the seedless monstrosities in my grocery's produce department.
Well these Concord grapes are different. I bought them because they had all the characteristics of a proper grape - they were packaged in a plastic clamshell, which told me that they couldn't handle being jostled around and smashed. The grapes were deep, rich purple tightly clustered spheres. Beautiful. I couldn't wait to dig in.
I got in my car, and took the first bite. Heaven. The skin pops when you bite into the grape, then the skin slides gently off the silky interior (isn't this sexy?). The flavor - a slightly musky but intensly... PURPLE flavor explosion. Sweet and wonderful, the epitome of what a proper grape should taste like.
Because they were so perfectly ready for eating, and not engineered for travel and hardiness, they kept falling off the stems. Insert me, swerving all over the freeway, terrorizing the good people of this state. Let no grape fall under my carseats, these are too valuable to let get away!
Ridiculous. I can't handle driving and talking on the phone, now I can't handle driving and eating grapes.
About Me
- Ann Marie
- I would be remiss if I didn't extend my gratitude to the Fulbright program for this jaw-dropping opportunity, as well as to the Honors Department at the University of Louisville, for its hard work in ensuring my selection as an English Teaching Assistant to Oman for the 2012-2013 year. My brief bio - Born and raised in Amboy, WA, I attended Clark College in Vancouver, before going on to the University of Washington in Seattle where I earned a BFA in Fine Arts - Oil Painting in 2004. I then attended USMC Officer Candidate's School, and accepted a commission as a second lieutenant in the summer of 2005. I served for four years as a logistics officer, stationed in Camp Lejeune and deployed worldwide. After the conclusion of my commission, I moved to Louisville, KY where I attended the University of Louisville, achieving a BA in Art History and a minor in Middle East and Islamic Studies.
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