Either I'm building up my spice tolerance even faster than I expected, or they're just making me think that so they can destroy me with the real spice. I did four stars at PK again today, and it was barely noticable. Now, this was noodles instead of curry, so that might make a difference. But I got the extra hot wings on Monday, and it was also a bit underwhelming. Maybe I'll go for the five stars sooner than planned.

I am a bit worried, though, about frying my taste buds. If I'm really building up a sensitivity to spice-heat, am I also becoming desensitized to taste in general? I don't notice anything so far, but how will I know until it's <screeching violins> TOO LATE? I don't think there's any chance for permanent damage, though: Coke is unbearably sweet to me now, but I think I drank about a gallon a day when I was a kid.