How about just a little piece of cake? Specially if it’s chocolate.
Anaamika, fried zucchini’s good–I forgot about that. I’ve never had good luck with zucchini–I think I need to get smaller ones with not too many seeds. The seeds are unpleasant. But maybe I’m just not doing it right. taxi, how do you keep the zucchini from getting mushy when you saute it? I’ll trade ya some bread! I can make some fabulous banana bread, with coconut and macadamia topping. I’ll even share my secret–it tastes better if you don’t use over-ripe bananas. I use bananas that are just ripe enough to mash, but not brown yet (if they’re not quite ripe enough, it works just fine if you put them in a paper bag overnight, and then they’re ready to use the next day). I need to figure out how to do the chocolate-banana muffins that I used to get from Southern Season, but they don’t have them anymore.
Kythereia, your salad sounds yummy! I’ll have to try that soon.
I did not get up as early as I planned today. I even set the alarm! That’s the first time since my vacation started that I did that. Guess I was just too tired.
Today I need to finish the rest of my list of chores. First, I need to make some coffee so I can wake up.
I think that after I finish my chores today I’m going to lay myself down and take a nap. A real nap! Bet I won’t get to do that though. I’m sure something will come up that will prevent me from taking a nap. One of my goals during our camping trip last week was to take a good camping nap. Anyone who goes camping knows what a good camping nap is all about. They are the best! Anyway, I never did get to take my camping nap because we were always out on the boat playing all day and everytime we got back to shore everyone was ready to eat. :rolleyes: So, no camping nap for me. That’s two camping trips this summer and two camping naps I DIDN’T get to take. So, where I’m going with this rambling paragraph is the whole “best laid plans of mice and men”, etc. No nap for me today, even though I want to take a nap. Sometimes I miss being about three where your whole afternoon revolved around taking a nap and having a snack.
I like zucchini. Fried, sauteed, grilled, in bread, in cake, in a souffle. I’ve done them all. Zucchini latkes are the bomb too. With a roasted red bell pepper sour cream sauce. Yuuuuuummmmmmmmmeeeeeeee!
Well, I didn’t have the tooth pulled. The oral surgeon didn’t want to do it and suggests I get something else more serious taken care of first and that’s all I want to say about that now. I have a lot to mull over and I won’t see the other doctor until next week. So I think I will wait until I know more.
If i paint the hole in my bathroom, where will the toilet go? You’re just being silly.
And I’m not painting over the skylight. I thought about it, but then, no.
And the cabinet (vanity? Vanity thy name is cabinet!), while it needs to be replaced, I ain’t touching. Except to masking tape it off some so when I slop paint, it’ll be easier to clean up.
And the shower surround is all plasticy, so I won’t be painting that either.
But other than that? Yeah, I’m painting it all.
Except the door, which I won’t paint.
Or the floor, which is tile, so the paint wouldn’t stick anyway.
So it’s wall, wall, wall, wall, ceiling, the dropped part of the ceiling directly over the tub, and the skylight well.
I’m also replacing the light and the switchplates.
I replaced the switch in my bathroom several years ago. Nuttin’ was wrong with it, I just wanted a dimmer switch instead of the regular switch that was in the bathroom. See, I can dim the lights and take a big long soak in my jacuzzi tub that way. I like that. ACBG and I do not take romantic baths together. We’re too err… um… burly to get in there together. He, however, has taken several big long soaks with the lights dimmed himself. He doesn’t have a jacuzzi tub. Just a regular ol’ bathtub/shower combo. He was deprived of the joy of dimmed lights jacuzzi tub soaks before he met me. Poor thing.
Speaking of pizza (well, Puggy did earlier, SO THERE! ) we’re having pizza and salad for dinner. We’re ordering the pizza. The salad is in a bag in my refrigerator. The coupon for the pizza is stuck on the fridge with one of those little magnet thingys that I got from the Alagasco many years ago when I lived in Alabama and had Alagasco gas in my house. The magnet thingy is a little thermometer. It’s cute. So, dinner kinda sorta comes right from (or off of) my fridge tonight. I’m also gonna smoke a boston butt tonight. I like the way that sounds all dirty even though it aint. We’re having butt tomorrow and Saturday. I think that’s funny too. “What’s for dinner?” <snerk> “BUTT!” <snerk>
I replaced the switch in my bathroom several years ago. Nuttin’ was wrong with it, I just wanted a dimmer switch instead of the regular switch that was in the bathroom. See, I can dim the lights and take a big long soak in my jacuzzi tub that way. I like that. ACBG and I do not take romantic baths together. We’re too err… um… burly to get in there together. He, however, has taken several big long soaks with the lights dimmed himself. He doesn’t have a jacuzzi tub. Just a regular ol’ bathtub/shower combo. He was deprived of the joy of dimmed lights jacuzzi tub soaks before he met me. Poor thing.
Speaking of pizza (well, Puggy did earlier, SO THERE! ) we’re having pizza and salad for dinner. We’re ordering the pizza. The salad is in a bag in my refrigerator. The coupon for the pizza is stuck on the fridge with one of those little magnet thingys that I got from the Alagasco many years ago when I lived in Alabama and had Alagasco gas in my house. The magnet thingy is a little thermometer. It’s cute. So, dinner kinda sorta comes right from (or off of) my fridge tonight. I’m also gonna smoke a boston butt tonight. I like the way that sounds all dirty even though it aint. We’re having butt tomorrow and Saturday. I think that’s funny too. “What’s for dinner?” <snerk> “BUTT!” <snerk>
You need to get a nice small zucchini to start with and then you need to cut it into about 1/2" diameter circles (or half circles for the big end of the zucchini). Chop some onion and mince some garlic, put it all in a nice med-hot saute pan with olive (or canola) oil and cook until *just *fork tender and slightly brown on the outside. That’s it. The key is not to slice them too thin. Mom always does that and they come out awful - limp and mushy. A small-ish zucchini does help too because the seeds are smaller and better tasting. I do like to add a little soy sauce at the end for flavor because the zucchini is pretty bland.
Boy, you’re really making me salivate with the description of your banana bread!
Between **swampy **and **puggy **talking about pizza, I’m starting to think that’s a really good idea for dinner.
That sounds yummy! Maybe I’ll learn to love zucchini. I’ll be glad to share my banana bread recipe–I just have to find it first. It really is the best I’ve ever had. I have some huge chocolate chips that I need to use. Banana bread would be really good with chocolate chips, wouldn’t it?
Got my eyes checked today - according to the doc, my near vision hasn’t changed, and my far vision has, slightly. I’m not concerned about my distance vision, and since new specs would have the same near correction, I opted out of spending the money. So it’ll be the same crappy glasses for another year.
My presentation went really well, thanks for asking. I talked too fast, because I usually do when I speak before a group (even tho I was in the *back * of the room running the computer which then projected my slides on the screen) - anyway, I know they all heard because even tho I’m fast, I’m loud. And the mucky-muckys who came seemed satisfied. I even tried the suggestion I got via email from a dear friend - he said to do the presentation in my underwear. So I did.
Of course, it was under my outerwear…
My soon-to-be-ex-office-mate brought me a present today. It’s a pair of magnets shaped like elongated footballs. They are so much fun to play with. He and I were doing all kinds of scientific stuff with them - like spinning them and watching them react with each other and stuff like that. I’m going to miss him when they make me go to my real non-training job at the end of the month. <sniff sniff>
In other news, my sweetie is in San Jose, waiting for the arrival of his satellite. His boss asked him to come up with a name and logo for their group, and he was thinking Satellite Hardware Integration Team. He’s a funny one, that husband of mine.
Hee! I like sweety’s name for his team FCM! Just another reason why I just know we’d like each other.
The pizza and bag salad were good. So was the beer. ACBG is taking a dimmed lights jacuzzi tub soak right now. He looks so cute in the tub with all the water swirling around him. I put some bath oil beads with aloe in the water. He likes the way it smells. I just took him a cold beer to sip on while he jacuzzi’s. Wouldn’t want him to get all dehydrated.
I’ve also been putting stuff in my suitcase (suit case?) for next week. This is apparently cause for great entertainment. Somebody thinks it’s funny that I take two extra pair of underwear (under wear?), an extra pair of socks and an extra shirt and a pair of jeans just in case I get stranded over night (overnight?) and need a change of clothes. It is apparently extra funny to know that I will pack the shirt, jeans, a pair of undewear (under wear?) and the socks along with a little tube of toothpaste( tooth paste?), a toothbrush (tooth brush?), a razor and a little tube (yes, it’s in a tube) of shaving cream in a small carryon (carry on?) bag, which I pack in my suitcase (suit case?) but will have with me when I get on the plane to come home. Well, once I did get stranded over night (overnight?) and I had my extra stuff to get all fresh and lovely with the next morning. So, who’s the smart one, huh? Besides, one can never have too much underwear (under wear?).
-swampbear (with a beer buzz)
OMG! I just had 2 women spend FORTY. FIVE. FREAKIN. MINUTES. in my soap shop. There’s just so much entertainment value one can derive from watching 2 women look at and sniff stuff. I woulda gotten tired of watching them if they’d been naked! I gotta start bringing a book to work.
In other TMI news, I may have averted one of my Blow-your-head-off lasts-three-weeks sinus infections. I started getting the headache and the sandpapery sinuses Tues. evening and knew I was in for it, but yesterday I remembered something my Brother had said about snorting salt water for a sinus infection, so I started squirting some of my saline, for contact lenses, in my nose with my head back 3 or 4 times a day and it seems to be working! I am so excited. It’s kinda uncomfortable, but any swimmer can deal with it.
So Swampy, you’re taking your laptop? Any chance we’ll be treated to an episode or two of Swampy On The Road? Don’t worry. we’ll be good while you’re gone.
my company have decided to SERIOUSLY monitor internet usgae, (and block ‘unnescessary sites’). Which means my already sparse posting to the MMP might get a whole lot more sparse… dammit!
My exotic runny nose turned out to be just a normal flu. And while Ghost month continues apace, they’re not burning again until the 15th, so there’s some reprieve.
Pipes? We had an entire water heater rust out from the inside. The guy who replaced it kept telling us how dangerous is was and how we should get it changed (while he was changing it). The new heater is really wierd, there’s no gradual temperature change between cold and WAAAAAAY too hot! So I spend my entire shower adjusting, adjusting, adjusting and then give up in showered disgust…
I’ll be back later, I hope… but I can’t let 'em block the Dope! How could I do my work without you guys???
But Puggy, I don’t think I have a brush small enough to paint detour lines for ants. I spritzed earlier today after moving all forty bazillion of my shoes. Did you know that shelves in a closet can get dusty even if the closet is closed most of the time? Where does the dust come from? I suspect the ants had a hand in it.
I want pizza for dinner! Instead I think I’ll make alfredo sauce with artichokes and prociutto to put over some of this pasta I’ve got hanging around. It’s not pizza, but the only alternative is edamame and I not in an edamame-ish mood.
Swampy, you pack like I do when I fly somewhere. Never check anything you really need is a good rule. Also, underwear is small, extras can’t hurt. Especially pantyhose, 'cept I don’t think you’d need extras very often.
Bumba, did the forty-five minute women at least buy a bunch of stuff? That can make tolerating them much easier. Or at least worthwhile.
IIRC, they spent $22.00, which is okay by me, I was just amazed at how long it took them, I mean, we don’t have that wide a range of products. I can just imagine them in Costco. They’d hafta bring a tent.
Quasi-Daughter came over yesterday and she cleaned and reorganized my fridge.
She cackled with joy while she was doing it.
I ought to rent her out. Any takers? She also did my pantry and some of my dishes. How did I get this lucky?
And three of my dance teachers performed for the Rolling Stones this past weekend. It was Mick Jagger’s birthday. They got there knowing they’d been booked to dance, but not who the party was for. I think that’s pretty cool. Their names are Voula, Mary, and Saba, and all of them are fantastic dancers. I hope Mick properly appreciated them. But not too close, ecause that would be yucky. So if you need bellydancers with fun credentials, you know who to look for.
I am tired. Dishes and tidying and then bed.
Well, after many phone calls to many different dentists today, I finally got an appointment for the hubby for tomorrow. Not many dentist offices are open on Fridays. This little visit is going to cost us a fortune. My dental insurance sucks, big time.
I didn’t get as many chores done as I would have liked today. First, my neighbor called and asked if I would drive him down to his old pick-up truck and jump start it. It was sitting in a vacant store lot and needed to be moved. So, I jumped his truck and followed him home in case he broke down. Then some friends of my daughter’s came over and I was vaccuuming and dusting when the hubby came home with MIL.
Since the hubby came home with my MIL and we took her out on the boat. She had a great time, it was her first time on it. The hubby skiied and I drove the boat while he skiied. I would have skiied too, but I have an unwanted relative visiting this week.
Lissla, you can send Quasi-Daughter my way. My fridge and pantry need cleaning out.
I have a headache. I did not drink any coffee this morning and I’m paying the price big time. I’ve been drinking lots of water, but it isn’t helping. I think I’m gonna break down and take some Motrin.
) we’re having pizza and salad for dinner. We’re ordering the pizza. The salad is in a bag in my refrigerator. The coupon for the pizza is stuck on the fridge with one of those little magnet thingys that I got from the Alagasco many years ago when I lived in Alabama and had Alagasco gas in my house. The magnet thingy is a little thermometer. It’s cute. So, dinner kinda sorta comes right from (or off of) my fridge tonight. I’m also gonna smoke a boston butt tonight. I like the way that sounds all dirty even though it aint. We’re having butt tomorrow and Saturday. I think that’s funny too. “What’s for dinner?” <snerk> “BUTT!” <snerk>