Day 29

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The transformation continues. I feel the pulse of pasta power coursing through my veins, my very blood congealing from the thin cream it once was into a robust bechamel. I can taste seasonings more bold and brilliant than anyone can possibly imagine. My touch carmelizes that which is raw, turns it into something golden-brown and delicious.

Lunch was skipped.

Dinner was composed of four plates of pasta:

Crusade
Wrath
Cataclysm
Anime Panda

And still I hunger for more.

A special thanks to my dining companion, Ca'va'tapp, one of the eldritch pastalords who has chosen me for his vessel!

Crusade

Crusade
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Holy wars have been fought over marriages more simple than that of spicy three-meat sauce and shrimp, yet the debate rages on. The old saying, that one must prepare for war to ensure peace, holds just as true in the realm of pasta as it does in politics.

Pictured here is Crusade, which is so good even Children would fight for it!

Cataclysm

Cataclysm
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Defined as a "world-shattering event" or "unforgivable pandering to casuals", depending on which Wiki you're reading. Frankly, this pasta could go either way.

Anime Panda

Anime Panda
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Never has a pasta been so unbelievably kawaii, while maintaining a distinctly tsundere tinge to its moe roots. Sugoi... ^_^

Pictured here is Anime Panda - just as keikaku*.

*Note: keikaku means pasta

Day 28

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When I started this challenge, I was young. Inexperienced. Hungry, yes, but with newly-cut teeth. In my youthful hubris, I boasted that I would eat all the pasta, without really understanding what that meant. How much pasta is all the pasta? I would argue that no one really knows, and only I can even fathom a guess. Hint: it's a lot.

Now I can feel my body changing, adapting to its new life. Yes, for the past week I've been sick, but that was just the beginning. That was the pasta breaking me down, so that it could build me back up. Reform me into something stronger, something greater than I was. I don't yet know where this power will take me, but I know that I'm ready for it.

Lunch was skipped.

Dinner was composed of three plates of pasta:

July 28, 1914
September 1, 1939
August 23, 2018

Week five starts tomorrow.

A special thanks to my dining companion, Nick!

July 28, 1914

July 28, 1914
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Bullets scream overhead as you cower in your trench, the sound of the Gatling guns deafening the shouts of your commanding officer. Inches away, you watch as a man you shared a cigarette with that morning bleeds out in front of you, his glassy eyes staring at an unfixed point in the distance. Wordlessly, he mouths something, but your focus is torn away when you notice the gas cloud rolling into the trench. You scramble for your gas mask, far too late to make a difference. The scent of marinara sauce fills your lungs, chokes your throat, burns your eyes.

Pictured here is July 28, 1914 - Pasta is hell.

September 1, 1939

September 1, 1939
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It wasn't safe to come out of the shelter until noon the next day. When the Americans and their guards did come out, the sky was black with smoke, The sun was an angry little pinhead. Dresden was like the moon now, nothing but roasted mushrooms. The sauce was hot. Everybody else in the neighborhood was dead.
So it goes...

Pictured here is September 1, 1939 - Pasta is sweet to those who know it not.

August 23, 2018

August 23, 2018
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The President hesitates somewhat before answering the question. He thinks about the paper that was just signed, what it means to him, to his country, and to the world. And he wonders, deep down, whether the future will remember what he's done here today. He hopes so. Anyone can start a Kosovo, a Panama, or a Bosnia. A true leader, however, can alter the course of history forever. Looking up from his plate of spicy three meat pasta, he clears his throat.
"Because this time, it will be different."

Pictured here is August 23, 2018 - Pasta is terrorism, magnified a hundred times.

Day 27

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I don't think I've ever been sick for so long. On the plus side, I was pretty hungry. What's that they say? Starve a fever, feed a cold? Or something? Can you feed it pasta? Hope so. I'm going to engorge this jerk.

Lunch was skipped.

Dinner was composed of five plates of pasta:

Earth
Fire
Wind
Water
Heart

Gonna try to get some extra sleep in tonight.

A special thanks to my dining companion, Vinegar!

Earth

Earth
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In small quantities, alfredo sauce is simply decadent, assuming you like cream and butter and cheese (and if you don't, get off my blog right now). This dish is so named because of the rustic wholesomeness of its presentation, which reminds me of my home planet.

Pictured here is Earth, which as planets go, is definitely in my top five.

Fire

Fire
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I know I've ranted about "Spicy" three meat sauce before, but there's really no spice to it at all. I've discussed this with a manager, who confirmed my suspicion that it is nearly identical in composition to the plain meat sauce. When I'm hired as a highly-paid and respected Olive Garden consultant, my ideas for this sauce will be on the top of the list.

Pictured here is Fire, and yes, the name is a 'joke'.