Roast Chicken and Other Things
Today I finally, four months after moving into this apartment, cleaned off my kitchen/dining room table. It took me about half an hour because I did my best to put things up as opposed to just moving the mess elsewhere. Then I roasted chicken. It had been air-drying in my fridge for the last two days. Why two days? Because Wednesday was the only day I had to brine it, and it needs to air-dry at least overnight after brining or the skin is soggy. This one came out just fine. I did screw up the gravy. I forgot the importance of tasting, to ensure the flavor is good. If I’d done that I might have realized the gravy needed salt badly. Of well, I’ll remember next time I make giblet gravy. After eating, much to my surprise, I actually cleaned up. I wiped down the table and stove, and washed the dishes and threw the carcass outside in the dumpster. Admittedly I washed dishes by using the dishwasher, but at least they’re clean instead of sitting in my sink all dirty.
I managed to get up an go to school this morning, but I was almost late. I just didn’t want to get up. Too sleepy, though I was fine once I was up and moving. Class went well. Intermediate Macroeconomics is really easy so far. Visual Storytelling . . . well, it’s going okay. I wish I didn’t have to take it, but it fills one of the less sensible requirements for my degree. The worst part is there’s a group project worth about 43% of the final grade. That’s almost half! I hate group projects. But it must be done, if the group will ever get together. It seems that I might have to take charge to get anything done, which would be a very bad thing.
After class I went to see my friend. Her name is Huiying, and she taught Introduction to Macroeconomics last semester (and this semester too). After the class ended, we kind of kept in touch. I didn’t see her over winter break, but the first day of the spring semester I found an excuse to stop by her office and say hi. I’ve been stopping by regularly. We sit and chat for a bit. Turns out we have quite a bit in common (in addition to our interest in economics). So far that’s all we do is sit and chat, though today we did go for a short walk so she could feed the birds. Pigeons mostly. Perhaps someday we’ll do something outside of school. I’m almost afraid to ask, but I’m saved from having to ask by dint of having no free time. My one actual day off (no work or school) is spent at Cha’s doing laundry.
Speaking of Cha, last night she said she wanted me to move back in with her. She seemed very upset when I didn’t agree right away, and said if I didn’t say yes now that must mean I don’t want our marriage to work out. It’s not so much that, there’s actually a number of reasons I’m reluctant to do this. For one thing, it would mean ending my friendship with Huiying. Also, I think her sudden desire for me to move in has less to do with working our marriage out than her needing my paycheck to help pay the bills. Also, I think she wants me there at night because she’s scared to be by herself. This is kind of how the summer debacle went. First, I would come over during the day. Then I started spending a night or two each week. Then I moved in. Then a month later she kicked me out. She promised me she wouldn’t kick me out this time, but I’m still leery. If she did kick me out again, I’d have nowhere to go this time. Not to mention I’ve gotten comfortable in my apartment, and I’m not sure I want to up and move again. I’m really just starting to get this apartment in order. Plus, I’m not really sure I want to work things out anymore. I think I do, yet I’m reluctant to take this step. I told her I didn’t want to make a decision until I’d been to a few counseling sessions, after all they start next week. She said that meant no, which any intelligent person would see it most certainly did not. This is a big decision for me, and I don’t like the way she is pressuring me to make it. Which of course makes me even more reluctant to say yes. Then tonight she accused me of giving her mixed signals. I don’t see how as my answer has been a consistent, “Let me think about it.” Since she broached the idea. I just don’t know what to do.
On the Pathfinder front, I’m still working on the second adventure, though mostly in my head. I did start a character creation guideline document to let players know the character creation rules (there are multiple options). I also made an example character to demonstrate how character creation works for the benefit of any novices who join the game. It’s about half done at the moment. I really just need to detail the last step, and work out a couple of appendices.
I managed to get up an go to school this morning, but I was almost late. I just didn’t want to get up. Too sleepy, though I was fine once I was up and moving. Class went well. Intermediate Macroeconomics is really easy so far. Visual Storytelling . . . well, it’s going okay. I wish I didn’t have to take it, but it fills one of the less sensible requirements for my degree. The worst part is there’s a group project worth about 43% of the final grade. That’s almost half! I hate group projects. But it must be done, if the group will ever get together. It seems that I might have to take charge to get anything done, which would be a very bad thing.
After class I went to see my friend. Her name is Huiying, and she taught Introduction to Macroeconomics last semester (and this semester too). After the class ended, we kind of kept in touch. I didn’t see her over winter break, but the first day of the spring semester I found an excuse to stop by her office and say hi. I’ve been stopping by regularly. We sit and chat for a bit. Turns out we have quite a bit in common (in addition to our interest in economics). So far that’s all we do is sit and chat, though today we did go for a short walk so she could feed the birds. Pigeons mostly. Perhaps someday we’ll do something outside of school. I’m almost afraid to ask, but I’m saved from having to ask by dint of having no free time. My one actual day off (no work or school) is spent at Cha’s doing laundry.
Speaking of Cha, last night she said she wanted me to move back in with her. She seemed very upset when I didn’t agree right away, and said if I didn’t say yes now that must mean I don’t want our marriage to work out. It’s not so much that, there’s actually a number of reasons I’m reluctant to do this. For one thing, it would mean ending my friendship with Huiying. Also, I think her sudden desire for me to move in has less to do with working our marriage out than her needing my paycheck to help pay the bills. Also, I think she wants me there at night because she’s scared to be by herself. This is kind of how the summer debacle went. First, I would come over during the day. Then I started spending a night or two each week. Then I moved in. Then a month later she kicked me out. She promised me she wouldn’t kick me out this time, but I’m still leery. If she did kick me out again, I’d have nowhere to go this time. Not to mention I’ve gotten comfortable in my apartment, and I’m not sure I want to up and move again. I’m really just starting to get this apartment in order. Plus, I’m not really sure I want to work things out anymore. I think I do, yet I’m reluctant to take this step. I told her I didn’t want to make a decision until I’d been to a few counseling sessions, after all they start next week. She said that meant no, which any intelligent person would see it most certainly did not. This is a big decision for me, and I don’t like the way she is pressuring me to make it. Which of course makes me even more reluctant to say yes. Then tonight she accused me of giving her mixed signals. I don’t see how as my answer has been a consistent, “Let me think about it.” Since she broached the idea. I just don’t know what to do.
On the Pathfinder front, I’m still working on the second adventure, though mostly in my head. I did start a character creation guideline document to let players know the character creation rules (there are multiple options). I also made an example character to demonstrate how character creation works for the benefit of any novices who join the game. It’s about half done at the moment. I really just need to detail the last step, and work out a couple of appendices.