Josh and I have been feeling under the weather this week and have very low stores of food in our house.
Yesterday I looked in the freezer to see what we had. We had a bag of frozen cut up veggies that I had cut up earlier this year and froze for just this situation. It was turnips, carrots, and peppers. What kind of peppers? I have no idea, but one was VERY spicy and one was not. There was also a frozen bag of yellow that for weeks and weeks now I've been telling myself it's corn. And then the other part of me goes, No, that can't be corn I remember eating all of the frozen corn. I also found 4 frozen chicken legs in the freezer and a container of low sodium veggie broth in the pantry.
I poured the broth in a big pot and added 1.5 Cups of water. I put in the legs frozen and waiting for the water to boil. Then I cut up an entire onion and put it in with the chicken. Once the chicken legs were cooked through, we removed them from the soup and added the rest of the frozen veggies. The bag of "corn" turned out to be grated yellow squash and added a nice thickness to the soup without gross squashiness. We pulled the meat from the chicken bone and skin and put it back into the soup.
Spices included: Salt, pepper, Terregon, ground savory, basil, celery seeds, and powdered slippery elm for health.
I think you could use any spice you wanted. These were just what was out and celery seeds are my favorite so I put them in everything really.
BAM! Delicious chicken soup! No need to thaw anything. I think it still took 1.5 hrs to cook b/c it all started frozen, but we were also just taking our time to cook it...I bet you could cut it down if you were smart enough.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
In Which Technology Fights Back
What a busy time of year it is, isn't it?
I just returned from a work trip to Vegas. To answer my most commonly asked questions:
1. I stayed in the Flamingo
2. It was an updated room not an old one
3. I did not leave the hotel for fear of getting lost and then sold as a sex slave
4. I disapprove of Vegas's existance
Okay. I got there. Barely. A marathon was going through the city and many of the major roads were closed and blocked off. My shuttle driver had to do some yelling in Russian to get us through and around.
My room had this amazing machine that played DVD's, CD's, ipods, and stuff with a special plug. I had none of these things with me. It had many large speakers hooked up to it, but I could not get the TV sound to play out of the speakers. So that fancy gadget was worthless.
The zipper on my luggage has reached its' last lap. I almost thought I was going to have to cut my luggage open, but on my last try, the zipper finally worked right.
The light switch for the heat lamps in the bathroom are not located in the bathroom, they were located next to the entrance door. That switch turned on the heat lamps and the closet light. Not sure why. Before I figured this out, I was taking a shower. There was something in the shower that looked like broken plastic nobs. They weren't pretty and fancy like the rest of the place, so I thought maybe that turns on the heat lamps, while you're already in the shower. I was standing there, with the shower door open, waiting for the water to heat up, and I turned this lever from OFF to ON and those "broken" knobs shot water straight out at me and into the rest of the bathroom! It was horrible and the heat lamps did NOT turn on.
There was also a tv in the mirror of my bathroom, but not a tub, so I could not lay in a bath and watch tv. It also blocked my view of myself in the mirror, making it difficult to get ready in the morning.
Finally, the best part, once I figured it out, was the curtains opened and closed electronically by flipping a switch.
And that was just my room. I got lost every time I stepped out of my room. Some elevators worked, some did not, and some would let the doors shut slooooowly and then nothing would happen. There were flamingo's and ducks outside in a fake habitat. I like watching them in the morning before I had to go to my meeting. They would clean themselves by rubbing their heads on their feathers, spreading their natural oils around to help them float better. Then they all tried to jump/fly down a little water fall. Some ducks where less afraid than other ducks. There was also a 30 lb albino catfish in there too. Reinforced my determination to never eat catfish.
That was last week.
Saturday was my birthday and I turned 28, which is a really good number to be. I never imagined myself this old before. It seems though, that the older I get, the younger people think I am. I was calling for room service in the hotel for food, and the lady asked me if she could speak to the adult in the room. "Um, I am the adult." Then we had to chat all about it, blah blah blah.
I just returned from a work trip to Vegas. To answer my most commonly asked questions:
1. I stayed in the Flamingo
2. It was an updated room not an old one
3. I did not leave the hotel for fear of getting lost and then sold as a sex slave
4. I disapprove of Vegas's existance
Okay. I got there. Barely. A marathon was going through the city and many of the major roads were closed and blocked off. My shuttle driver had to do some yelling in Russian to get us through and around.
My room had this amazing machine that played DVD's, CD's, ipods, and stuff with a special plug. I had none of these things with me. It had many large speakers hooked up to it, but I could not get the TV sound to play out of the speakers. So that fancy gadget was worthless.
The zipper on my luggage has reached its' last lap. I almost thought I was going to have to cut my luggage open, but on my last try, the zipper finally worked right.
The light switch for the heat lamps in the bathroom are not located in the bathroom, they were located next to the entrance door. That switch turned on the heat lamps and the closet light. Not sure why. Before I figured this out, I was taking a shower. There was something in the shower that looked like broken plastic nobs. They weren't pretty and fancy like the rest of the place, so I thought maybe that turns on the heat lamps, while you're already in the shower. I was standing there, with the shower door open, waiting for the water to heat up, and I turned this lever from OFF to ON and those "broken" knobs shot water straight out at me and into the rest of the bathroom! It was horrible and the heat lamps did NOT turn on.
There was also a tv in the mirror of my bathroom, but not a tub, so I could not lay in a bath and watch tv. It also blocked my view of myself in the mirror, making it difficult to get ready in the morning.
Finally, the best part, once I figured it out, was the curtains opened and closed electronically by flipping a switch.
And that was just my room. I got lost every time I stepped out of my room. Some elevators worked, some did not, and some would let the doors shut slooooowly and then nothing would happen. There were flamingo's and ducks outside in a fake habitat. I like watching them in the morning before I had to go to my meeting. They would clean themselves by rubbing their heads on their feathers, spreading their natural oils around to help them float better. Then they all tried to jump/fly down a little water fall. Some ducks where less afraid than other ducks. There was also a 30 lb albino catfish in there too. Reinforced my determination to never eat catfish.
That was last week.
Saturday was my birthday and I turned 28, which is a really good number to be. I never imagined myself this old before. It seems though, that the older I get, the younger people think I am. I was calling for room service in the hotel for food, and the lady asked me if she could speak to the adult in the room. "Um, I am the adult." Then we had to chat all about it, blah blah blah.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
In Which I Embrace and Question Technology
Awesome.
I figured out a quick way to upload my phone pictures to one spot online so that I can get them on my blog. Welcome to the 21st Century! I even did it right. I wanted to use Instagram but that's an iPhone only app, so I googled Droid Instagram Apps and read reviews to pick out the best app for my needs that did the same thing as Instagram. I am using Picplz. My user name is Dirtball.
This picture is of the inside of our apartment from the porch. The app gives you 18 filters to apply. I picked number 14.
Tonight I make 3 pies at least. Pumpkin, blueberry, and peach. I might buy the "good" pie crust and make a pudding pie too. We'll see how I'm feeling in the grocery store. Goodness I love pie!
I can't decide if I want an Amazon Kindle Fire or not. It will be good for traveling, I don't need to worry about not having enough books. I can upload my free ezines I would like to read up to it. I can play majhong tile on it. It's wireless so I can do some computer stuffs. I can get a super cute case to put it in.
That's the good side. The downside is that it weights almost a pound. It's solid. I don't think it will be easy to hold it in a comfortable position for long, which is necessary for reading. The screen is a little bright, it's not like the older kindle screens, so that might make reading hard. And finally, I do love the feel and smell of a good book. But books are a little hard when traveling. I'll be able to borrow books from friends on it and I'll be able to download free books and borrow books from the library on it. I know! Blows your mind really. I'm borrowing an electronic file that I can't even hold! Crazy. This will save me money b/c right now I usually buy a book in the airport and I'm terrible at returning physical library books and the closest library is rather small and not full of options.
What do you think?
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Happiness Owls
The other day I changed my Firefox persona or decorative background behind all of my internet buttons. I didn't have a lot of time to choose and I ended up with owls and flowers.
It's a little busier than I usually pick, but it makes me sooo happy every time I look at it. I'm so surprised by that, but it makes my office seem a little bit homey.
It's a little busier than I usually pick, but it makes me sooo happy every time I look at it. I'm so surprised by that, but it makes my office seem a little bit homey.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Discussions of What Makes Me Happy This Week
I want to talk about things that make me happy. This week I didn't get enough sleep one night and it was a pretty anxious week for me. I'm forever yelling at myself for not being perfect...and then yelling at my yelling self to give myself a break. And of course I refuse to listen to anyone, even myself, telling me what to do, so I do the opposite and sit in sad misery feeling bad for myself or I watch Starcraft videos with Josh. But there are happy things:
1. My work computer desktop uses Microsoft 7 and I have a desk widget on it that tells me the time in different time zones. With my new position I was able to add Mountain Time to it. I now work with people in each of the US time zones (except Alaska and Hawaii)...which means I know people across the country. I have to take each of them into account when I set up meetings, make phone calls, expect response emails. This makes me happy.
2. I grew a fruit fly, caught it, killed it, fed it to my venus fly trap. NOTHING HAPPENED. It didn't even close. I'm not sure what that's about...but I'm happy I got to try. I will try again.
3. I paid my bills. I was only late on my Comcast one...not the important ones like the credit card. That makes me very happy. I thought it was be hard and hurt me to pay the bills, so I had put it off. It wasn't hard at all and it didn't hurt.
4. Learning new things makes me happy. My mom sent me a book she read once. It's about healing and cells and stuff. My childhood, life, view, some beliefs, everything I learned from my mom all makes sense now! I now understand the thought process and reasoning in a whole new way behind telling your cells in your body you are not sick, and then you won't be. (We didn't go to the doctor because we didn't believe in sickness....and to tell the truth, I never got sick.) Reading that book makes me happy. It's like a hug from my mom when ever I open it up. It also forces me to open my mind REAL wide because it doesn't follow the path of logic and science I've been studying for the past 10 yrs.
Disclaimer: We believed in sickness. We weren't some crazy back woods family or anything like that.
5. I'm happy Josh's mom and brother are visiting. Having people in our house disrupting my fragile balance and routine is causing me to stress in anticipation...but I want to try and experiment. I want to not be stressed about it...so I'm going to think about all the strange, fun, and different things that could happen that will be exciting. Plus they are family, not strangers, so it's easier to let them in for long times. I'm not sure where they're going to sleep though.... I'm letting Josh worry about that one.
6. I'm happy I have a kitty like Ackbar. This morning I tried to pick him up but he was in the kitchen, so I had to get past Josh who was looking in the pantry, and I jostled him. Then Ackbar ran away from me and went through Josh's legs, in his way. I chased Ackbar out and bumped into Josh really good. Then the tapioca fell and spilled a lot. I picked up Ackbar and gave him a big hug. Josh blamed both of us for the tapioca, and I held Ackbar and we watched Josh clean it up. Ackbar likes to be held so long as he can still watch what's going on. I think he's a scaredy cat and is braver when he's held.
1. My work computer desktop uses Microsoft 7 and I have a desk widget on it that tells me the time in different time zones. With my new position I was able to add Mountain Time to it. I now work with people in each of the US time zones (except Alaska and Hawaii)...which means I know people across the country. I have to take each of them into account when I set up meetings, make phone calls, expect response emails. This makes me happy.
2. I grew a fruit fly, caught it, killed it, fed it to my venus fly trap. NOTHING HAPPENED. It didn't even close. I'm not sure what that's about...but I'm happy I got to try. I will try again.
3. I paid my bills. I was only late on my Comcast one...not the important ones like the credit card. That makes me very happy. I thought it was be hard and hurt me to pay the bills, so I had put it off. It wasn't hard at all and it didn't hurt.
4. Learning new things makes me happy. My mom sent me a book she read once. It's about healing and cells and stuff. My childhood, life, view, some beliefs, everything I learned from my mom all makes sense now! I now understand the thought process and reasoning in a whole new way behind telling your cells in your body you are not sick, and then you won't be. (We didn't go to the doctor because we didn't believe in sickness....and to tell the truth, I never got sick.) Reading that book makes me happy. It's like a hug from my mom when ever I open it up. It also forces me to open my mind REAL wide because it doesn't follow the path of logic and science I've been studying for the past 10 yrs.
Disclaimer: We believed in sickness. We weren't some crazy back woods family or anything like that.
5. I'm happy Josh's mom and brother are visiting. Having people in our house disrupting my fragile balance and routine is causing me to stress in anticipation...but I want to try and experiment. I want to not be stressed about it...so I'm going to think about all the strange, fun, and different things that could happen that will be exciting. Plus they are family, not strangers, so it's easier to let them in for long times. I'm not sure where they're going to sleep though.... I'm letting Josh worry about that one.
6. I'm happy I have a kitty like Ackbar. This morning I tried to pick him up but he was in the kitchen, so I had to get past Josh who was looking in the pantry, and I jostled him. Then Ackbar ran away from me and went through Josh's legs, in his way. I chased Ackbar out and bumped into Josh really good. Then the tapioca fell and spilled a lot. I picked up Ackbar and gave him a big hug. Josh blamed both of us for the tapioca, and I held Ackbar and we watched Josh clean it up. Ackbar likes to be held so long as he can still watch what's going on. I think he's a scaredy cat and is braver when he's held.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
In Which Coffee Makes Me Manic
It's Holiday Season!!! I've made my favorite side dish fluff. Gluten free apply mini muffins are just as delicious as gluten ones! I have 2 thanksgiving parties this week. (One is work related). I'm helping an older couple I know with low mobility to get their newly moved into house ready for the holidays this weekend. Josh's mom and brother are visiting. Craft day is Sunday!
Next week I shall bake at minimum 3 pies and eat at minimum one piece of each. I'll wake up early and drive to memphis on Friday. Spend the weekend with the Colombini family.
Friendsgiving is coming!
The Lions might win!
I want nothing for Christmas unless it was crafted by someone or from a local store. No target, no kohls, no walmart gifts. Save you money and give me a hug! I love hugs...unless you are creepy. Okay, so I'm more particular than most on who I let hug me, but I'm trying!
Ackbar grew special armpit tufts of hair that stick straight out for this season.
And I get to see Demitri Martin on Friday!
Damn, it feels good to be a gangster.
Next week I shall bake at minimum 3 pies and eat at minimum one piece of each. I'll wake up early and drive to memphis on Friday. Spend the weekend with the Colombini family.
Friendsgiving is coming!
The Lions might win!
I want nothing for Christmas unless it was crafted by someone or from a local store. No target, no kohls, no walmart gifts. Save you money and give me a hug! I love hugs...unless you are creepy. Okay, so I'm more particular than most on who I let hug me, but I'm trying!
Ackbar grew special armpit tufts of hair that stick straight out for this season.
And I get to see Demitri Martin on Friday!
Damn, it feels good to be a gangster.
Monday, November 14, 2011
In Which I Eat an Apple and Type at the Same Time
It sure has been a while hasn't it? Well, it's been quite a busy past few weeks here in Nashvegas. During the days it was all GET-READY- FOR-THE-MEETING at work, then at home it was all P.A.R.T.A.Y!!!
Just kidding on that last part. It was more like SLEEPING. We did go out one Friday night for a friend's birthday. We went to Tribe, one of the local gay bars. The bartender called Josh "babe". I think he was shocked and maybe a little complimented. I always feel happy when bartenders say nice things to me like that....but I'm a woman and that's what men do, compliment us. (Not really sure what I'm talking about here...just typing really fast.) Then we went to Karaoke! Whooo hooo! I love karaoke so much. We went to a different place than my normal bar, and it was much less crowded. The best part? I got to sing Wonder Boy by Tenacious D! The other place has a strict no Tenacious D policy. It's my favorite song to sing.
Sunday I woke up early and drove with co-workers to Philadelphia, Mississippi. Mississippi mind you. Have you heard of this town? Probably not because there is nothing there. The casino was nice and I actually did like the incredibly and unbelievably long walk from the room to the main meeting area. The food was terrible though! And having to avoid wheat as I do, there was very little to choose from. Mostly just chicken wings. There were no veggies the entire week.
I tried to bring my own food, which mostly worked out well. I did have to eat one gluten free bagel with peanut butter. It was dry and horrible. I only like bagels when they have 1/4 inch of cream cheese on them. I had bought some rasberries and brought them with me. On the first day I ate a bunch and then felt terribly sick. The sickness pain hit me while I was walking through the loud and smoke-filled casino floor to our "food". I sat down, then had to get up and find the bathroom. I asked a woman at the nearby resteraunt, and she wouldn't let me in there and looked at me like I was a freak because I didn't know where the check in desk was. I found the woman's bathroom just in time to throw up in the garbage can in front of the woman cleaning the bathroom. That was fun.
My new position at work is sort of a big deal. I didn't know. I've already got Chiefs lined up and waiting to talk to me. I exaggerate only a little. The head boss here talked to me again. That's like a record or something.
How long does it take for fruit flies to hatch from an apple core? How long can I keep an apple core on my desk before my coworkers make me throw it away? Oh, I need the fruit flies to feed my venus fly trap. I might catch some ants tonight and bring them in tomorrow to feed it.
Just kidding on that last part. It was more like SLEEPING. We did go out one Friday night for a friend's birthday. We went to Tribe, one of the local gay bars. The bartender called Josh "babe". I think he was shocked and maybe a little complimented. I always feel happy when bartenders say nice things to me like that....but I'm a woman and that's what men do, compliment us. (Not really sure what I'm talking about here...just typing really fast.) Then we went to Karaoke! Whooo hooo! I love karaoke so much. We went to a different place than my normal bar, and it was much less crowded. The best part? I got to sing Wonder Boy by Tenacious D! The other place has a strict no Tenacious D policy. It's my favorite song to sing.
Sunday I woke up early and drove with co-workers to Philadelphia, Mississippi. Mississippi mind you. Have you heard of this town? Probably not because there is nothing there. The casino was nice and I actually did like the incredibly and unbelievably long walk from the room to the main meeting area. The food was terrible though! And having to avoid wheat as I do, there was very little to choose from. Mostly just chicken wings. There were no veggies the entire week.
I tried to bring my own food, which mostly worked out well. I did have to eat one gluten free bagel with peanut butter. It was dry and horrible. I only like bagels when they have 1/4 inch of cream cheese on them. I had bought some rasberries and brought them with me. On the first day I ate a bunch and then felt terribly sick. The sickness pain hit me while I was walking through the loud and smoke-filled casino floor to our "food". I sat down, then had to get up and find the bathroom. I asked a woman at the nearby resteraunt, and she wouldn't let me in there and looked at me like I was a freak because I didn't know where the check in desk was. I found the woman's bathroom just in time to throw up in the garbage can in front of the woman cleaning the bathroom. That was fun.
My new position at work is sort of a big deal. I didn't know. I've already got Chiefs lined up and waiting to talk to me. I exaggerate only a little. The head boss here talked to me again. That's like a record or something.
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