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BioKinetic weekend, long Tuesday
May. 29th, 2007 10:19 pmWell, at about 5:00 Sunday night I showered, packed, got ready to go to BioKinetic, hopped on my bike at ten 'til six…and discovered it had a flat. Oops. Plan B: call a cab.
Got to BioKinetic at about 6:30, claimed my favored bed in the bunkroom (which was air conditioned to a a chilly 67 degrees…brr! Good thing I brought my blanket), and then went through a series of lab work and tests. Finally at 8:00, they fed us. I say finally, because I had fasted since breakfast per the study procedures.
Supper was a taco salad with ground beef and spanish rice served in a taco-shell bowl, with green salad, green onions, and black olives on the side. It was pretty fascinating to watch how everyone prepared their salad; many people turned it upside down and broke the bowl into pieces; some just ate it out of the bowl. One person sitting near me slowly and methodically shredded the pieces of his taco bowl into little tiny pieces before eating it. (It didn't help that said person looked like the very stereotype of the "geek" right down to wearing thick-rimmed glasses with one cracked lens. I really appreciated having that guy there; he made me feel "normal.") And I reflected anew how glad I am that my parents raised me not to be finicky. One of the conditions of the medical study is that you have to eat all the food that is set before you, and for some people who really dislike particular vegetables or food items that can be really hard. And you can pretty much forget it if you're vegetarian, Jewish, Muslim, or Hindu.
Still, I've found that for the most part, the food is remarkably edible. Their hamburger is kind of eh, the lasagna is so-so, but most of the meals have not been that hard for me to eat at all. The taco salad was probably among the best dinners I'd had from them yet, in fact.
( The rest of the stay, and my day. )
Got to BioKinetic at about 6:30, claimed my favored bed in the bunkroom (which was air conditioned to a a chilly 67 degrees…brr! Good thing I brought my blanket), and then went through a series of lab work and tests. Finally at 8:00, they fed us. I say finally, because I had fasted since breakfast per the study procedures.
Supper was a taco salad with ground beef and spanish rice served in a taco-shell bowl, with green salad, green onions, and black olives on the side. It was pretty fascinating to watch how everyone prepared their salad; many people turned it upside down and broke the bowl into pieces; some just ate it out of the bowl. One person sitting near me slowly and methodically shredded the pieces of his taco bowl into little tiny pieces before eating it. (It didn't help that said person looked like the very stereotype of the "geek" right down to wearing thick-rimmed glasses with one cracked lens. I really appreciated having that guy there; he made me feel "normal.") And I reflected anew how glad I am that my parents raised me not to be finicky. One of the conditions of the medical study is that you have to eat all the food that is set before you, and for some people who really dislike particular vegetables or food items that can be really hard. And you can pretty much forget it if you're vegetarian, Jewish, Muslim, or Hindu.
Still, I've found that for the most part, the food is remarkably edible. Their hamburger is kind of eh, the lasagna is so-so, but most of the meals have not been that hard for me to eat at all. The taco salad was probably among the best dinners I'd had from them yet, in fact.
( The rest of the stay, and my day. )