and knew that somehow I could find my way back
I planned to spend yesterday writing, but then we ended up having a family meeting (my brother stopped by to visit and when my sister heard we were both with my dad, she came over as well), which resulted in my dad actually agreeing to move into my sister's house, rather than us just telling him that's what he should do. So that'll be happening in the next few months, as soon as my sister has some modifications made (adding an egress, putting in a chairlift for the stairs, etc.), and then we'll worry about selling the house.
I attempted these lemon sticky buns - I made them on Saturday night and refrigerated them overnight, but there were a couple of issues: 1. the dough was way stickier than I expected and even adding more flour didn't really help; 2. I don't know if it's because the house was chilly or what, but one hour out of the fridge was not enough to get them even room temperature to the touch, let alone warm enough to rise. I tried another hour in a warmed oven, but they barely rose. So in the end they were very dense, and I could barely taste any of the filling at all. The glaze was kind of nice, though. *hands* I guess I could give it another shot, maybe with more time built in for rising? I don't know.
I also made lasagna for dinner last night, which turned out well, but it's hard to screw up lasagna. I mean, I almost managed to - I thought I was being smart and I only bought the 15 oz container of ricotta, because there is always so much cheese left over whenever I make something like this, but then it turned out to be barely enough for two layers of lasagna. So lesson learned. Better to have too much than not enough. I do have a whole 'nother set of cooked noodles all laid out flat in foil in the freezer now, so maybe I will try again next weekend.
Part of me is glad the Olympics are over so my shows can all come back, but part of me was glad to have the time to watch/read/do other things. I have to say on this rewatch of s1 of VMars, I was surprised at how much more I felt for Duncan. He's still a charisma vortex, but this time, I just felt bad for him instead of being annoyed.
Some other minor, not new thoughts.
1. Troy's turnaround still feels weirdly rushed - I'm guessing his plan was pretty opportunistic/thought up on the fly once he realized there would be drugs available to steal, but he really did put in an effort to woo Veronica, more than you'd expect from someone who was planning on ditching to hook up with his ex at the first available moment. of course, he underestimated her detectiving prowess, too bad, so sad for you, Troy.
2. I still hate the s2 retcon of Cassidy as the rapist.
3. I still wish they'd done more with Lianne and the missing money.
And 4. while I don't mind that Aaron Echolls is Lilly's killer, I still feel like Celeste was the most viable suspect throughout the season, and had she been the killer, I would not have complained at all. I kind of never really suspected Jake Kane, probably because 1. Kyle Secor (which is hilarious if you think about it), and 2. how he seemed like a marginally better parent than Celeste, and actually loved Lilly and was sad about her death. Not that that precludes someone from being a murderer, but I never felt like he'd done it.
Anyway, I am excited about the movie! Please let it be great!
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I attempted these lemon sticky buns - I made them on Saturday night and refrigerated them overnight, but there were a couple of issues: 1. the dough was way stickier than I expected and even adding more flour didn't really help; 2. I don't know if it's because the house was chilly or what, but one hour out of the fridge was not enough to get them even room temperature to the touch, let alone warm enough to rise. I tried another hour in a warmed oven, but they barely rose. So in the end they were very dense, and I could barely taste any of the filling at all. The glaze was kind of nice, though. *hands* I guess I could give it another shot, maybe with more time built in for rising? I don't know.
I also made lasagna for dinner last night, which turned out well, but it's hard to screw up lasagna. I mean, I almost managed to - I thought I was being smart and I only bought the 15 oz container of ricotta, because there is always so much cheese left over whenever I make something like this, but then it turned out to be barely enough for two layers of lasagna. So lesson learned. Better to have too much than not enough. I do have a whole 'nother set of cooked noodles all laid out flat in foil in the freezer now, so maybe I will try again next weekend.
Part of me is glad the Olympics are over so my shows can all come back, but part of me was glad to have the time to watch/read/do other things. I have to say on this rewatch of s1 of VMars, I was surprised at how much more I felt for Duncan. He's still a charisma vortex, but this time, I just felt bad for him instead of being annoyed.
Some other minor, not new thoughts.
1. Troy's turnaround still feels weirdly rushed - I'm guessing his plan was pretty opportunistic/thought up on the fly once he realized there would be drugs available to steal, but he really did put in an effort to woo Veronica, more than you'd expect from someone who was planning on ditching to hook up with his ex at the first available moment. of course, he underestimated her detectiving prowess, too bad, so sad for you, Troy.
2. I still hate the s2 retcon of Cassidy as the rapist.
3. I still wish they'd done more with Lianne and the missing money.
And 4. while I don't mind that Aaron Echolls is Lilly's killer, I still feel like Celeste was the most viable suspect throughout the season, and had she been the killer, I would not have complained at all. I kind of never really suspected Jake Kane, probably because 1. Kyle Secor (which is hilarious if you think about it), and 2. how he seemed like a marginally better parent than Celeste, and actually loved Lilly and was sad about her death. Not that that precludes someone from being a murderer, but I never felt like he'd done it.
Anyway, I am excited about the movie! Please let it be great!
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