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Matt has poison ivy! Bad, all over his arms, an itchy, weepy mess. Poor dear.
Today I have been lazy, and have been loving it. I slept in, took a long bath, am reading "the kitchen god's wife" by amy tan (VG), and made some little meat pasties to take out in the field/eat for lunch. The meal for tonight is spinach pie, fried green tomatoes, and homemade bread, followed with vanilla ice cream with homemade praline sauce! Mmm... Sometimes I wonder why I am not going to chef school, too, nothing gives me more pleasure than good cooking for people who enjoy it. And it is simple, too- it makes me happy, and does not get me all stirred up about ignorance and sexism and racism and bad science and other things that thinking about teaching and doing research does. I'm passionate about what I want to do, but it is cooking (and great hugs!) that gets me unwound and keeps me sane.
I'm thinking of doing a little drawing, too. And sorting through bird fecal samples. Oh, there's nothing like the feel of flour and ground meat, graphite and fresh paper, and powdered insect bits beneath your fingers to make your day seem jolly! (though not at the same time)
Today I have been lazy, and have been loving it. I slept in, took a long bath, am reading "the kitchen god's wife" by amy tan (VG), and made some little meat pasties to take out in the field/eat for lunch. The meal for tonight is spinach pie, fried green tomatoes, and homemade bread, followed with vanilla ice cream with homemade praline sauce! Mmm... Sometimes I wonder why I am not going to chef school, too, nothing gives me more pleasure than good cooking for people who enjoy it. And it is simple, too- it makes me happy, and does not get me all stirred up about ignorance and sexism and racism and bad science and other things that thinking about teaching and doing research does. I'm passionate about what I want to do, but it is cooking (and great hugs!) that gets me unwound and keeps me sane.
I'm thinking of doing a little drawing, too. And sorting through bird fecal samples. Oh, there's nothing like the feel of flour and ground meat, graphite and fresh paper, and powdered insect bits beneath your fingers to make your day seem jolly! (though not at the same time)