hunting & gathering

pros
+ there's a peet's in boulder (be still my over-caffeinated heart)!
+ i'm told there's a good asian market in town, but i've managed to get fish sauce, tamarind paste and organic, locally-made tofu without yet having to go there.
+ they do actually sell fresh fish in this inland state; i was mistaken in thinking coloradans only consume wild game they have tackled and strangled themselves with their bare hands.
+ the scones down the street: yes please.

cons
- trader joe's does not exist anywhere in the ENTIRE STATE.
- this is probably why not: it's against colorado law for grocery stores and convenience stores (or any stores that sell food) to sell alcohol. which is why, upon quizzically prowling the aisles of my local market, and then whole foods, and then wild oats over the span of a few days, i could not find the beer anywhere. only liquor stores can sell wine and beer, but then they aren't allowed to sell any foodstuffs. as if that weren't weirdly inconvenient enough, colorado liquor laws prohibit the sale of booze on sundays! GAH. you can, however, go to a restaurant on sunday and order a bottle of wine and then take the undrunk portion home under your arm like the wino you are.

and in other news: if i get the mountain studio i'm gunning for, i'll be doing all my cooking for the next year on a two-burner electric stove, sans oven. the place does have a woodstove, though, so at least i could rotisserie my own hand-killed buffalo haunches. it's all about tradeoffs, right?