first post as a food blogger
i just finished my first post as a food blogger. i'm trying to be more "professional" on that blog, than i am over here. i mind my grammar more closely and i use proper capitalization, too. i know themarshal™ will certainly like that! :) the only thing i really wish i could do well for this food blog is have better photos. photographing food is really difficult and my kitchen doesn't get the best light. i'm still learning all the bips and bobs our camera has (a nikon p80). last night i took about a zillion photographs of my zucchini frittata before i finally found one i liked. i definitely need to make sure to clear the area before taking a picture. i didn't like how my water bottle was sitting in the background of the plating photo and there wasn't an easy way to crop it out. other than that, though, it feels quite natural talking about food and cooking.
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marshall and i managed to get the bookcase moved from the office to the bedroom last night. while i was home today, i was hoping to put the books back on the shelves, but work has been busy today, surprisingly so. tonight we're going out for nic's sister's b-day, so i won't get to it until tomorrow night. i am hoping to get our books organized and cataloged. damneddonkey recommended software called mediaman, which is what he uses for cataloging all his stuff. our DVD collection so far is merely a list on a word document, which hasn't been updated in ages. perhaps i'll get to some of it tonight, but i'm definitely not promising anything.
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this morning i needed to take care of a few things with my new health insurance. namely, getting a refill of my BCP without having to be poked and prodded again so soon after my last visit with my old doctor. it all worked out, but too much longer than i had expected. unfortunately, i missed my workout scheduled for this morning. marshall missed his, too, due to a doctor's appointment. i don't feel quite so bad, but i do feel rather sluggish without having had much exercise today. oh well, i'll make sure i don't eat much at dinner, although this brisket i'm making smells so incredibly delicious!
speaking of training: this weekend is our first open-water swim. marshall and i plan on renting wetsuits, so we can bear the icy cold pacific ocean and not suffer hypothermia. i've never been swimming in the ocean before. luckily, what is planned is merely an introduction to swimming in the open water. next week will be a "proper" swim. i know i'll jump every time something brushes up against my toes, even though it'll only be seaweed...
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marshall and i managed to get the bookcase moved from the office to the bedroom last night. while i was home today, i was hoping to put the books back on the shelves, but work has been busy today, surprisingly so. tonight we're going out for nic's sister's b-day, so i won't get to it until tomorrow night. i am hoping to get our books organized and cataloged. damneddonkey recommended software called mediaman, which is what he uses for cataloging all his stuff. our DVD collection so far is merely a list on a word document, which hasn't been updated in ages. perhaps i'll get to some of it tonight, but i'm definitely not promising anything.
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this morning i needed to take care of a few things with my new health insurance. namely, getting a refill of my BCP without having to be poked and prodded again so soon after my last visit with my old doctor. it all worked out, but too much longer than i had expected. unfortunately, i missed my workout scheduled for this morning. marshall missed his, too, due to a doctor's appointment. i don't feel quite so bad, but i do feel rather sluggish without having had much exercise today. oh well, i'll make sure i don't eat much at dinner, although this brisket i'm making smells so incredibly delicious!
speaking of training: this weekend is our first open-water swim. marshall and i plan on renting wetsuits, so we can bear the icy cold pacific ocean and not suffer hypothermia. i've never been swimming in the ocean before. luckily, what is planned is merely an introduction to swimming in the open water. next week will be a "proper" swim. i know i'll jump every time something brushes up against my toes, even though it'll only be seaweed...