IN: I find life hard enough . But here I am , doing a spring " cleanse . " I am cranky because I am exhausted . I am exhausted - or feeling my exhaustion - because all I ' ve been drinking is green tea , and not my usual 2 large cups of coffee in the morning plus limitless cups of black tea throughout the afternoon , and then decaf black tea in the evening .
What is a " Cleanse " ?

OUT: It is a crash diet of sorts with some liquids allowed

IN: I explained ( read : TRIED to explain ) that I just needed some garbage bags , and he told me they had garbage bags , but that what I was looking for did n't exist in all of Japan . Not that he 'd just " never seen those , " or that they , " did n't carry them , " but that they DID NOT EXIST . ANYWHERE IN JAPAN . His exact words . The hell , old man .
Why would n't garbage bags be in Japan ?

OUT: They ban the material .

IN: As in , very , very , very sunburnt . And not exactly thrilled about it . I went hiking today with my friend Preston . It was gorgeous out at Mission Trails and we walked about 2 1/2 miles out to this canyon where we sat and talked about lots of things .
What may happen if I had n't gone hiking ?

OUT:
I would be content with the state of my skin