I am surprised at the food shortage and portion sizes you are reporting. I wouldn't have expected that!
I mean, I do eat like a starving teenage boy at the best of times, and I was under constant intellectual stimulus, so: ravenous.

we just had a conversation about "Jo, you've seen Jurassic Park, right? You know wanting a pet dinosaur is a BAD IDEA?" last night at dinner. *g*
Give your OTP a pet dinosaur instead! But really, who wouldn't want a pet dinosaur?