I might have gotten the day wrong (it is wrong in my reference) but today I celebrated National Ice Cream Day with vanilla ice cream and berries:

Blueberries and ice cream hold a place in my heart, along with pistachios because one of my dad’s last wishes was for us to have a party and eat blueberries, ice cream, and pistachios for him. I guess that would have been his “last meal” if he knew and/or didn’t have stomach cancer. Sorry to be all sentimental – but when I eat any of those three foods, I feel like I’m eating it for him and it makes me happy.

Speaking of stomach cancer, it was also junk food day today. I didn’t really feel up to eating something I consider junk food (but I’m happy to eat things other people consider junk food) so, another drawing:

It’s interesting how what is considered junk food varies among individuals and cultures. I was surprised that a google image search for “junk food” turned up so many pictures of fast food hamburgers and hotdogs. Sure, they’re not necessarily good for you but they are real food (mostly sort of). To me junk food is food with ingredients you can’t normally buy individually in a grocery store and that is packaged to be preserved. Today I asked people at work what they thought junk food was and there was a consensus on chips. I agree to that – and the ultimate form of junk savory snack being the cheeto or cheezie or cheese puff.