The Adventures of Curious Nabs

Those of you who’ve been to my place in Emeryville know that I had a decent amount of kitchenware (pots, pans, dishes, glasses, etc).

When I was packing all this stuff up for my move to New York, I tried my best to get rid of things that I “wouldn’t” need. Now while in reality this is pretty much everything other than a few scotch/wine glasses; there’s a bit of guilt and remorse involved in getting rid of all your stuff. [And of course I need stuff for my parents to cook with when they come visit].

So when I finally started unpacking the kitchenware in my new apartment I did so with a bit of anxiety that things wouldn’t fit. Surprisingly and much to my delight, everything fit AND there was even a bit of extra space. I remember saying to myself… “Wow… this kitchen has a lot of storage space considering how small it is”. So for the last month and a half or so I’ve lived in bliss thinking that I have a very compact but usable kitchen.

Now, despite having all this “cookware” – I don’t cook. The reasons are a plenty. 1. I don’t know how. 2. I’m afraid of cockroaches 3. I’m too lazy, 4,5,6. I’m afraid of cockroaches, and 7. I’m too lazy.

So as a result, my kitchen currently contains:

• 1 unopened Kit Kat bar
• 2 cans of Arizona Green Tea
• 5 bottles of Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice
• 5-6 empty bottles of the previous beverages (I store the empty bottles in the fridge so that the cockroaches won’t smell them)
• 1 bottle of Scotch
• 5 bottles of wine
• 1 box of cookies that Michelle brought over cuz she knows that I don’t have food
• 1 can of walnuts that Angela brought over cuz she knows that I don’t have food.

And of course all of this (except for the wine and the scotch) are stored in my fridge because of the whole cockroach thing.

So today, while IMing w/a friend about the fact that I really should get some food; I decided that I was going to go grocery shopping the next chance I get… And then it hit me… I HAVE NO SPACE LEFT FOR FOOD.