Friday, February 3, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Lost in book land...
So I have a blog... Just like I have a job, an apartment, and 2 cats... They're things that exist in the real world, however this week I chose to ignore them all. Now don't worry, I fed the cats, they're fine. But as for the rest of my usual life: the gym, the dishes etc... They just didn't break through. I got lost. I'm a reader, I love to read. However, I have to be careful when I read. Think of a method actor, when they get apart they immerse themselves, become the character. I have a feeling that if I had ever had any talent in acting I would have been a method actor... I'm sort of like a method reader. I get wrapped up I the lives of the characters. I wonder what they're doing and thinking when I'm not reading, I can relate them to things in my daily life (if I actually make it to daily life). This is why I have to be careful with fiction. I unwittingly threw caution out the window last sunday when I rented The Hunger Games on my Kindle.
I'm not sure I can even explain how amazing I found this book... I immediately bought the rest of the series. Dived in head first and am still reeling nearly 24hrs after finishing. I'm actually considering reading the whole series again this weekend.
Believe me I could sit here and analyze every bit of all of the books for you, however they may charge me for plagiarism. So all I can say is that they are an emotional roller coaster that I was not prepared for. The writing and story were both very good, which is rare. The only issue I had was a research/editing one... At one point the comment was made that the main character could live without her spleen.... Sorry, not true! It's called a vital organ for a reason... But I digress! Read the books! Or I will read them for you.
Tomorrow I will bake, and maybe try to do the dishes... If I'm not reading.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Three Day Weekend
You heard how it started... The rest of the weekend was slightly less frustrating, partly thanks to beer! Yay beer!
I've been trying very hard to cook at home and take lunch to work every day... In hopes of shrinking my waistline instead of my wallet! So for this week I made an awesome tortallini soup with lots o'veggies!
And to go with it... Along the same YAY beer train of thought... I made a Raspberry Shocktop Bread, a product of some adjustments to a recipe I found through my friend Pinterest. You can find it here: http://pinterest.com/pin/128000814378809712/
I also made breakfast for the whole week while I was at it. It's a delicious baked oatmeal dish! Another awesome Pinterest find: http://pinterest.com/pin/128000814378854397/
It starts like this -
Then you have some fun -
Then it looks like this -
Magic Bananas!
and after a nice warm nap -
It's super delicious with a glass of milk! It also keeps me filled up for 4hrs, which is a huge feat bc I'm usually hungry every 2hrs...
Anyway... Following the last post I decided to take out some of my irritation on the wood planks I brought home. They are nice and smooth now, and I got to use my cool new hand sander! It was fun, I even sanded some paint off of a chair because it was peeling and annoying. I am well on my way to having a lovely herb garden. Even more so today after my awesome sister read my other post and bought me seeds... In a store... In January... I knew they were year around!!
I finally got my boxes from my mom and with them my knitting supplies! So I decided to try this really pretty new stitch I found... On Pinterest... However, after 2 whole Harry Potter movies all I had was knots, guess I'm not quite ready for that one! I went back to the basics:
The kitties agreed it was a good decision? The Kitten was even willing to help!
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Thwarted
Today I tried to start a new project. It began well with a trip to my friend Kevin's for some boards, they would soon become the backboard for my lovely new wall-hanging herb garden. Yes, this project is inspired by my budding relationship (minor obsession) with my friend Pinterest, thank you for asking.
Once I had the boards it was time to hit the local hardware warehouse, however, while I was driving I realized that: 1. I had no list 2. I was one cup of coffee in and 3. I was slightly hungry after rushing out of the house to start this ever so productive day. And by rushing I mean waiting on coffee, emptying the dishwasher, starting some laundry, filling the dishwasher, eating a banana, chasing The Kitten and squishing Pig... and eventually changing my clothes, filling my travel coffee cup (and waterbottle) and wandering out to the car. Once I made it to the car, I went back inside... It was damn cold out there! So I waited on the butt warmers to catch up to my plans.
Ok... back to the project. I pulled into the first parking lot that I came to (of course it was my work parking lot... Dang it!) to remedy situation 1 & 3... 2 would just have to wait. I created a list it looked like this:
Seemed complete to me... so after a quick snack, I started back on my adventure. One thought I had was that the dollar store might have some pretty cool glass containers that would be cheaper than the suggested mason jars, so I started there. It was a success! They had some awesome glass containers, assumabley for candles... possibly flowers... that will work very well for my purposes. So from the dollar store I wandered into the big W, the store that must-not-be-named, and lost all track of myself for awhile...
Once I escaped the clutches of the big W, luckily with my bank acct still intact, I finally made it to my original big box destination. I got most of what was on my list, including a hand held sander for less than it was at the big W! YAY no more hand sanding! Later I would realize that I forgot to buy some sort of hanging aparatus for the wall... but that is less of a tragedy than it really seems. When I found my way to the gardening section to buy my organic planting soil and herb seeds I realized just how much of a not-farm-girl I am... I would love to blame the beautiful weather outside for making me think that seeds are ready to pop out some sprouts and turn into plants in January, but that would be a lie. The truth is that growing up in a bussling little city made me think that things like packets of seeds were available at all times. This is apparenty not the case. They come into season just before the plants that they produce do. This was, very nicely, explained to me in less than a sentence by a seasoned farmer-turned-store owner in a feed store I decided to check out on a whim.
At this point I realized that I wasn't going to finish this project today. I was hungry and slightly embarrassed so I headed home. I unloaded the car and got called to work, so now all of my materials are hanging out at my house... Hopefully by the time the seeds are ready in March, so will the wall hanger.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Newbie
This is my attempt at a blog. I'm putting the things in my head that make me giggle out there to see if they have the same affect on anyone else.
I usually have other things to take up my time... like knitting... however, my yarn and needles are currently making their way across the midwest. This is a road trip I'm glad UPS is making for me, because really, who wants to drive across the country in an ice storm?
