Here we are again. Tomorrow is my “compressed day”, meaning I have the day off and a four day weekend. The day was almost a good one – I let a very junior and useless employee get to me today. I’m a short timer in this department – I’ve been transferred to [...]
Entries from May 2008
May 20, 2008
business hours are over
I realize that the Conchords are not new, but this video makes me happy:
Mr. Odney reminded me about their brilliance on his Facebook page, which brings me to another – more complicated – subject: the Politics of Facebook.
I joined Facebook to see what the fuss was about and quickly got sucked [...]
May 11, 2008
haunted iPod
Good lord. iPod shuffle comes up with the oddest selections. Cure, Police, Mr. Odney selections (he makes some great mixes), some stuff I’ve never heard before, Shakira and then George Thorogood. Sometimes I have a hard time believing this is my iPod. Where and when did I get half this stuff? Teh Smitten looks at [...]
May 5, 2008
hell: now even fresher!
Every few years my lower back likes to give out. Teh Smitten brought home some of those sticky Ben-Gay (go ahead and make your jokes, you infants) patches and stuck a couple on me. Sexy! I had to cancel seeing Carmencita tonight its so bad. Ah, the indignities of age.
Adding to my overall feeling of [...]
May 3, 2008
what to do with $20 worth of morels
I stuffed some girlscout cookies into Teh Smitten this morning and made him run to Eastern Market with me to pick up some necessary ingredients for a very nice brunch this afternoon.
I settled on a recipe incorporating asparagus, morels and eggs – an Easter brunch recipe that required fresh chives, thyme, creme fraiche, and shallots.
We [...]
May 1, 2008
gigantic morels
You see the size of these morels? I spent $20 for these five giant morels at the local (to work) Penn Quarter Farmers Market. I also picked up some locally grown parsley, local honey, gazpacho, a small loaf of raisin bread (which makes some very solid yet delicious french toast) and a [...]
