Apparently I've sunk to a new low on account of my financial situation.

I was at Mike & Christina's place, and we were talking about "food challenges." First they bet me I couldn't eat three brats (w/ buns) in 90 seconds. I didn't take them up on it, though I did do a test-run of a single brat and it took me 35 seconds, so I wouldn't have made it anyway. I brought up the 5-saltines-in-a-minute challenge and Mike and Christina both said that would be trivial. So out came the saltines, and Mike fell as so many have in the face of a mouthfull of what amounts to glue. It was good for a laugh, anyway. Then Christina dared me to drink an entire jar of pickle juice. I told her no way, but then she offered me $20. And Mike said he'd match that.

So I drank about 12 fluid ounces of pickle-flavored vinegar with hot pepper oil in it (they were "hot and sweet" pickles). Much to my surprise, it didn't make me sick (yet?). My stomach hurt for about an hour, and then I felt OK. This brings back memories of highschool, when I used to do stupid crap like this at lunch for money and infamy. Obviously, I'm no more wise or mature than I was in 1992. But I've got $40, which is gas money for a couple weeks. Sweet.