I got tired of that other journal up here.

I have this luffah I bought at Target a while ago - it's nice and scrubby. I like it. Lately, I've been super itchy. I bought anti-itchy lotion, scrubbed a lot with the luffah, but it was no good. I was even itchier.

Someone told me luffahs are made of sea sponges, so I looked it up. Maybe I was allergic.

Nope, no way. You know what they're made out of? God damned melons. They're made of melons. I'm allergic to melons, so needless to say, that thing is getting thrown out tonight.

Then I was curious about melons and why someone would be allergic to them. Turns out melons have a similar molecular-what-have-you as ragweed. I guess I'm allergic to those, too, but I don't know anyone that can safely say they're not allergic to ragweed.

Bananas aren't part of the same family, but I'm allergic to these, too. It's called Oral Allergy Syndrome.

Weird, huh? And it all started with a luffah.