I just wet myself.

Be sure to take this post with a grain of salt. I know I will.

What can I say about the Abyss Island Survivor journey as of Day 12? Variety is the spice of life and I’m damn short on variety.

Nothing but plain white rice, red beans, and fruit. Let me emphasize the word “plain.” That means no spices. No soy sauce. No pepper. Not even a single grain of salt. You ever eaten totally plain beans and rice before? The word bland can’t do justice experience. 1. Put the nutrient matter in mouth. 2. Masticate. 3. Swallow. 4. Repeat.

For fun I punched my daily diet into the computer. It said I was reaching 5 mg of my recommended daily allowance of 1,500 mg of sodium. Hells, yeah, I’m now a real Survivor!

Then came another one of those damned clever pieces of tree mail from my Probst baby. Reward challenge #2 was eminent and it cryptically hinted at the tantalizing possibilities:

Now you see it
Now you don’t
Oh there it is
Oh no it’s not
Think real hard
Think real fast

It’s what you’ve been wanting
If you lose it’ll be most haunting

Unlike previous tree mails, this one I studied carefully for hints. I suspected some sort of memory challenge was afoot.

The phrase “what you’ve been wanting” was dizzying. What had I been bitching about the most? Spices. What that just a hint of sodium in the air?

I could sense the winds of change were heading my way.
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