Energy slump. Hopefully it comes back so that I don’t waste my going-on-6-days egg whites.
Also, I made some lemon curd, but didn’t like it. It was unbearably sweet. Maybe it’s supposed to be? I don’t know- I’ve never tasted it. Also also, something about the consistency made me queasy. I think it’s all the lemon zest- I wonder if it is lemon zest or little bits of cooked egg. And for some reason that makes me squick.
I am reading “MWF seeks BFF.” It’s cute. A little boring and a little annoying, yet it raises a lot of questions for me.
Mainly, I have a hard time remembering EVER having a “BFF” like she describes. Someone to call to meet for lunch, talk on the phone, go get pedicures, see a last-minute movie, analyze relationships and people ad nauseum. And even if I ever had, it probably wasn’t a female.
My television was video games, and my movies are horror movies. I hate talking on the phone. I love pedicures, though.
Did you ever think you would read “amazing” and “pasta” and “casserole” in the same sentence? Well. Welcome to my playground.
I can’t take credit for the original recipe, but as I modified the crap out of it, I will anyway. Here are the ingredients:
So now that I know we will be eating soup for weeks, I figured I’d throw my husband a bone and make some bread to dip or eat along with all of this soup. Because we’re eating it. No mercy.
I have a little experience making my own bread. I have been using a recipe for honey-wheat bread, but this “light wheat” recipe is much awesomer in my opinion. I had to halve it, though, because that lady was crazycakes.
I took A LOT of pictures, and plan to explain each step. Forgive my wordiness, but it’s for people confounded by homemade bread. It’s really not so bad. There is very little hands-on time…. mostly just waiting. PERFECT for those of us with short attention spans or those of us with little kids that need to be redirected every 15 minutes.
I made this up, and it was pretty tasty, so let me write it down before I forget it. =) This was super easy, and super customizable. Just chop it up and toss it in. The amounts don’t even matter. My kind of recipe, since directions harrow my soul.
So if you’re on the east coast, you know that you have to essentially beg, borrow, and steal to get a place to play roller derby. Even temporarily. It’s actually borderline ridiculous.
I got to see a Los Angeles Derby Dolls game this weekend. This building and production is jaw-dropping. I am dedicating a whole post just to it, as east coast people might be interested. Especially if you’ve ever been involved with trying to pull games together over here.
First of all, there’s parking. AND it’s not in a shithole neighborhood. Just imagine! And tons of security people. We got there about and hour and a half early so we could get good places to stand. More on that later.
The entrance is a huge ramp. You make your way up, and there is a large table on the right that takes tickets and checks your name against the “will call” list. I suppose they also sell tickets there. Directly ahead of you is a merch booth.
My brain is a jumble. Let me clear it.
While I don’t feel bad that I hate my cat, I feel bad admitting that I hate my cat.
I haven’t got this kiln to work yet. And until I get it to work, I don’t want to start any new pieces for fear of them sitting around for an undetermined amount of time in a fragile greenware state.
I want to play roller derby. I want more tattoos. I want to have a tea party. I want a rose garden. I want to move. I want to travel. I want to know if my hair is turning gray yet. I want to enjoy cooking & eating healthfully. I want to not gag on cold salads. I want some friends again.
I need to remind myself that I should have plenty of time to make most of these things happen, but I just do not work that way. All these things circle me and scream at me.
Last, but not least, I wholly endorse the Springpad app/website. It is very helpful when you have an insane amount of important things you want to remember to do. Like make alien terrariums.
I am keeping 2 blogs because I can’t decide which I like better. I really like WordPress and especially the ability to make posts private. ALSO: This used to be cthylla.wordpress.com. Now it is https://tentacledmonotony.wordpress.com.
I also really like the way my Blogger looks and I am shallow like that. That URL is http://tentacledmonotony.blogspot.com/
Also, someone warned me that Blogger likes to randomly delete blogs. So in any event, it can’t hurt to have posts going on both pages. Follow whichever one you like better. =)
Okay, I have known about this site since 1997 or so. And have desperately wanted one ever since. I am pretty sure these used to retail for like $1200 or so, because it was soooooo far out of my price range.
Or maybe they ALWAYS cost $500, but back then $500 seemed more like $1200. Know what I mean?
Anyway, one day some random wonderful person will make this happen for me. I love you in advance.
I have a big heart. I can love two of them.
Tentacled Monotony 