Whoo!! I just ate a bowl of Thai instant noodles/soup that was super-spicy. My sinuses haven't been this clear in weeks ( Read more... )

Last night I made #16 which I shall call Improv Curry Tortellini, sort of based on a recipe in my cookbook which is called "1001 vegetarian recipes" or something like that. The cookbook recipe included a bunch of veggies that I didn't have (thought I had some of them but it turned out not) so I went more minimal ( Read more... )

Exciting day at the office so far. First we had a fire alarm, now there's water dripping out of the ceiling. We're on the third floor of a four-story building, so it's unclear what that's about. The maintenance guy just came in, glanced at it, and went out again. Hopefully he's planning to return shortly. ;)

Last night Isaac and I made #15 Luscious Lemon Polenta Cake which is basically a lemon pound cake with cornmeal. It was not really so much "luscious" as "lousy." Really, it was like every comedian's routine about a kitchen disaster ever, rolled into one. LOL! Fortunately I hadn't hung my hopes on it too much, so I was able to laugh it off ( Read more... )

I gotta get to bed but cannot let today pass without noting that it is my one-year anniversary at this job. amazing but true ( Read more... )

Snowstorm predicted for tomorrow; just got the email that my town declared a snow emergency beginning at 7am ( Read more... )

Lately every time I ride the subway with Isaac and we hear the loudspeaker say "No smoking please," Isaac asks me what smoking means. This is surprisingly difficult to explain without visual aids. I am sure he has seen people smoking in public, but it just doesn't register with him since it's such a nonevent in his life. I feel like I should be ( Read more... )

Sigh, it is discouraging to me that I have so much I want to post about, but never get a chance until after the kids are in bed, and by then I'm too worn out to do it. I am thinking of starting a new thing where I write posts in Notepad during the day and then post them at night. You won't hate me if I'm quiet all day and then spam your flist come ( Read more... )

The other day I received a very gentle and non-hostile request to ( Read more... )

Belatedly, welcome to 2008 everyone. I must say that, unlike many of y'all on my flist, I was sorry to see 2007 go. It was good to me. A year ago today I was starting to quietly panic after more than four months on unemployment, with the money about to run out and no job prospects on the horizon. And now? I'm making more money than I would have ( Read more... )