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OMG, the second time went really well. This time they had crayfish in addition to everything else they had the first time I went.
Tally:
40 oysters
50 crayfish
40 clams
10 rolls of sushi
2 plates of miscellaneous stuff, including fish, shrimp, etc.
The oyster guy told me to stop eating oysters because I would get sick. So I had my cousin get oysters for me. I got extremely close to throwing up. It's been a while since I'd felt this way, but I'm certainly no stranger to it. After the last oyster I had to just sit still and concentrate on not throwing up. My breathing was shallow because there was no room for my lungs to expand. Every second I had to will myself not to vomit. At this point even burping is highly risky. I kept on wondering if I should just go to the bathroom and get it over with, but I couldn't bear the wasted food and the feeling that I had failed in my duty. I've only vomited one time after stuffing myself, and that was when my parents forced me to walk it off and took me to a park afterwards.
Walking becomes something of a game. Walk slowly and gingerly for about 10 steps, during which something like my health bar slowly depletes. After 10 steps, my bar is at critical and I will soon pass out / throw up. So I have to stop and rest to recharge. Having something to hold onto means recharging faster. Just standing there unaided means slower recharging + higher possibility of throwing up. After resting, do another 10 steps.
I had to go up two flights of stairs to get back home to the apartment. I just did this all in one shot - kind of bulldogged my way through it. Then I laid down on the floor on my side. After about an hour I didn't feel sick anymore and was good to go. All in all, an extreme test of mind over matter.
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Just went to a seafood buffet called Chen's Bistro in Charlotte, NC. It was $18 a person, and I was hellbent on getting my money's worth.
The tally:
65 fresh shucked oysters - the guy shucking was getting mad halfway through, so I yanked them while he wasn't looking. He would only shuck 10 at a time to set on the bar, so when he left to do something else I would quickly go in and yank all 10, or whatever was left.
20 little neck clams
20 escargot (snails)
5 jumbo shrimp
8 rolls of sushi
3 snow crab legs
1 lobster (limited to one lobster)
miscellaneous fish, probably totaling about 3 fillets
How'd I do? Do you think I made my money back?
OMG, the second time went really well. This time they had crayfish in addition to everything else they had the first time I went.
Tally:
40 oysters
50 crayfish
40 clams
10 rolls of sushi
2 plates of miscellaneous stuff, including fish, shrimp, etc.
The oyster guy told me to stop eating oysters because I would get sick. So I had my cousin get oysters for me. I got extremely close to throwing up. It's been a while since I'd felt this way, but I'm certainly no stranger to it. After the last oyster I had to just sit still and concentrate on not throwing up. My breathing was shallow because there was no room for my lungs to expand. Every second I had to will myself not to vomit. At this point even burping is highly risky. I kept on wondering if I should just go to the bathroom and get it over with, but I couldn't bear the wasted food and the feeling that I had failed in my duty. I've only vomited one time after stuffing myself, and that was when my parents forced me to walk it off and took me to a park afterwards.
Walking becomes something of a game. Walk slowly and gingerly for about 10 steps, during which something like my health bar slowly depletes. After 10 steps, my bar is at critical and I will soon pass out / throw up. So I have to stop and rest to recharge. Having something to hold onto means recharging faster. Just standing there unaided means slower recharging + higher possibility of throwing up. After resting, do another 10 steps.
I had to go up two flights of stairs to get back home to the apartment. I just did this all in one shot - kind of bulldogged my way through it. Then I laid down on the floor on my side. After about an hour I didn't feel sick anymore and was good to go. All in all, an extreme test of mind over matter.
********
Just went to a seafood buffet called Chen's Bistro in Charlotte, NC. It was $18 a person, and I was hellbent on getting my money's worth.
The tally:
65 fresh shucked oysters - the guy shucking was getting mad halfway through, so I yanked them while he wasn't looking. He would only shuck 10 at a time to set on the bar, so when he left to do something else I would quickly go in and yank all 10, or whatever was left.
20 little neck clams
20 escargot (snails)
5 jumbo shrimp
8 rolls of sushi
3 snow crab legs
1 lobster (limited to one lobster)
miscellaneous fish, probably totaling about 3 fillets
How'd I do? Do you think I made my money back?
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