Lunch Choices

As I stepped out the door at lunch yesterday, I was torn as to where I should go.  There are a number of fine choices for food within a couple of blocks of where I work.  I was alone so I quickly ruled out any restaurant involving wait-staff and menus, etc..  In my mind, sitting at a table, waiting for someone to take your order, is fine if you've got someone to talk to.  Before the food arrives is actually the best time to have a discussion - before everyone is talking with food in their mouths and inadvertently spitting little chunks here and there (did I mention I usually eat lunch alone?).  When you are alone, this time before the food is just a lot of quiet waiting.  I feel sorry when I see one of these loners when I'm out with others.

Having narrowed my search to only eating establishments that could give me food relatively quickly still left me with quite a few choices.  I don't like to eat a huge lunch and I'm trying to avoid eating to much saturated fat.  This helped check a few more off the list of candidates.  I didn't have a ton of time so I decided a couple of the more distant options were not suitable this time.  I threw out a few more because I'd never eaten at them before and I just didn't feel like a new experience.  New experiences are fine sometimes but I have to be in the mood for them.

All this culling left me with the same three places I usually choose from.  Two of the places were basic sandwich shops and the other offered Mexican fare.  The Mexican joint was the only one of the three with free Wi-Fi.  If I'd had more time, this might have been a deciding factor.  To be honest, I think Mexican food is my favorite.  I love the taste but I also appreciate the packaging.  A burrito is such an efficient way to deliver a meal.  And it seems so very well suited to a fast food environment.  I think I could eat Mexican food every day and be happy.

I could simplify my life and just get a burrito for lunch every day.  I would be content, I know.  The only thing stopping me is a fear that this would be looked upon as weird.  I already go there often enough that one of the staff knows I prefer black beans over pinto.  I don't mind being recognized as a regular but I don't want it to get to the point where they worry about my well-being if I don't show up for a few days.  I don't know why, but I care about what the staff thinks about me.  I want them to understand that I am so much more than just a "burrito for lunch" kind of guy.  Because I am.  Just ask the folks at Subway.