This Christmas, Andreas’ generous father is flying the whole family (yours truly, defacto daughter-in-law included) to Maui to spend the holidays with Dre’s sister who goes to college there.
While Andreas and I were reserving our tickets online, we noticed some interesting meal options.

A: Bland? What the hell does bland mean.
A: That it’s not too flavorful.
A: This is airplane food we’re talking about.
A: I know, right? It’s normally so rich…
A: …so spicy!
A: I guess if all that is just too much for you?
A: …BLAND!
Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, was published last year.
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sean
September 9th, 2003 at 8:23 pm
Um … which A is you and which A is Dre? :/
Ariel
September 9th, 2003 at 9:43 pm
That’s a good question.
amanda
September 10th, 2003 at 8:14 am
Maui? how lucky are you? I love Maui.
I recently went to Las Vegas and had a special meal ordered, a raw fruits and veggie dish………..of course they didn’t have it for some reason so i had to choose between that jellied chicken or dry pasta with mystery sauce.
leblanc
September 10th, 2003 at 9:52 am
some people are deathly allergic to things like chilis (like a woman who went to nepal with us and had to have ALL her food special ordered on the trek b/c nepalis put chilis in EVERYTHING) and other spices, and that’s why they have “bland”.
Ariel
September 10th, 2003 at 11:46 am
Oh.
tlc
September 10th, 2003 at 12:49 pm
Why is Dre going by Fetz now?
Ariel
September 10th, 2003 at 12:51 pm
Now? He’s been Andreas Tillman Fetz since birth.