Damn My Lack of Foresight!

In my rush to pack on a few pounds (to pad my initial weigh-in, of course) before our insane-o office weight loss contest, I neglected to visit the freshly opened NYU-branch of beard papa, that Japanese (??) cream-puff mecca I've read so much about...

Curses! This pledge to three months of low-calorie, high-fiber eating absolutely precludes something so fatty and sweet and lacking in redeeming nutritive value.

Damn the lack of whipped cream custard (encased in a crispy choux pastry shell) nestled in my greedy fingers! The wait until January 11 will be long, indeed...