Grapefruit (and awesome recipe)

Background: A couple months ago, back in late summer (probably in the last week of August) Marie and I went grocery shopping and decided to split a giant bag of grapefruits. These babies lasted me until about two weeks ago when I cut the last one in half. I then, however, decided that I didn't want to eat grapefruit that particular morning and stuck both halves in their own container and planned to eat them the next day.

That was two weeks ago, and today they were still in my fridge. I went to throw away the now-two-month-old grapefruit halves when I noticed that they looked and smelled perfectly fine. Could I still eat it?

I took the matter to my friend Marie, whom I often go to with food related questions ("How do you know if an avocado has gone bad?" or "Why can't I put nutmeg in the quiche?"*) She didn't pick up, so I left a message.

She called me back twenty minutes later.

Me: Word.
Her: DID YOU EAT THE GRAPEFRUIT? TELL ME YOU DIDN'T EAT THE GRAPEFRUIT!
Me: No, not yet. So--you think I shouldn't eat it?
Her: No!
Me: But it looks fine...if I put it next to a brand new grapefruit and you couldn't tell the difference, would you still refuse it?
Her: Yes.

We then took the matter to her roommates. One, Aliya, decided that she definitely would eat the grapefruit. Marie was still adamant that I should throw it out.

The other roommate, Catherine, asked, "Well why doesn't she just go out for dinner?"

Marie and I responded to this by bursting into violent, uncontrollable laughter. Marie, less afflicted than I, explained that I am incredibly cheap and that if I am considering eating a two-month-old grapefruit, I certainly won't be going out for dinner.

I kept laughing.

In the end, I threw it out, because I don't really like grapefruit anyway.

The moral of the story: I really should spend my money on fresh groceries, and not new records.

*Against Marie's wishes, I put nutmeg in the quiche and it was the hit of Thanksgiving. I did not let her, or anyone, forget this.

Delicious Thanksgiving Quiche

1 carrot
1 apple (medium sized)
1 pie crust
5 eggs
Milk
Dash of nutmeg
Dash of cinnamon

Peel the carrot and then cut it into slices. Toss in some boiling water for about 10 minutes or until tender. Meanwhile, whip the eggs and milk together, as if making scrambled eggs, and add in the nutmeg and cinnamon. Meanwhile, cut the apple into small pieces (you might want to peel it first; I didn't bother) and put the apple pieces and the cooked carrot slices, into the pie crust. Pour the egg mixture on top and toss it in the oven and cook until it's done. (I wasn't paying too much attention, so I'm not sure what temperature the oven was set at or how long it took--probably about 25 minutes, ish.)