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Feb. 15th, 2003 01:19 amHappy birthday, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bluecayuga. I hope you have/had a restful day. :)
bluecayuga. I hope you have/had a restful day. :)Feb. 15th, 2003
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Feb. 15th, 2003 04:39 pmSadly, the weather is going to keep boy and me home tonight.
Normally, I wouldn't allow this to stop me. The weather isn't much--a bit of a wintry mix. The worst of the storm actually seems to be bypassing us. However, the roads will still be sucky because we live south of the Mason-Dixon line. When one has to drive approximately 15 miles of scenic byway (read: curvy road) on the way home, a 20 minute trip turns into 40 minutes with precipitation, one hour with ice or snow.
So, I'm staying home tonight not because I'm a wimp, but because the local transportation authorities, while better than those of northern Virginia, still suck broken light bulbs.
I'm really bummed. I wanted to try to getnothingoth to play "Smell like cartoon planet" for the last song.
And I'm upset because the damn snow is BYPASSING me. I WANT SNOW. have I not sacrificed enough goats? Do I need to start slaughtering cow puppies? I WANT WINTER.
ahem.
Normally, I wouldn't allow this to stop me. The weather isn't much--a bit of a wintry mix. The worst of the storm actually seems to be bypassing us. However, the roads will still be sucky because we live south of the Mason-Dixon line. When one has to drive approximately 15 miles of scenic byway (read: curvy road) on the way home, a 20 minute trip turns into 40 minutes with precipitation, one hour with ice or snow.
So, I'm staying home tonight not because I'm a wimp, but because the local transportation authorities, while better than those of northern Virginia, still suck broken light bulbs.
I'm really bummed. I wanted to try to get
nothingoth to play "Smell like cartoon planet" for the last song.And I'm upset because the damn snow is BYPASSING me. I WANT SNOW. have I not sacrificed enough goats? Do I need to start slaughtering cow puppies? I WANT WINTER.
ahem.
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Feb. 15th, 2003 06:02 pmWell, the kitchen is fairly clean, thanks to explodingcat.
I made a big pot of chili and put the exploded potatoes I started last night back in the crockpot to cook some more. I also made lemonade.
boy and I are each sipping a cup of chai masala.
explodingcat.I made a big pot of chili and put the exploded potatoes I started last night back in the crockpot to cook some more. I also made lemonade.
boy and I are each sipping a cup of chai masala.
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Feb. 15th, 2003 06:34 pmI'm quite thankful for the Ashkenazic kashrut certifying organizations and their rabbis who decided that soy is not kosher for Passover. Because of this decree, I can stock up on soy-free chocolate once a year and not really worry about it. My freezer hides soy-free chocolate chips and bittersweet chocolate. I can buy organic chocolate bars for snacking and baker's chocolate for cooking, but I like to have bittersweet chocolate on hand for certain things, like cookies.
Well, that yearly stocking up saved my chili. I must put chocolate in my chili. Normally, I use baking chocolate, which is just chocolate--no soy, no sugar, no milk. Apparently, I neglected to add it to my list. Horrors! Then I found a big block of semisweet in the freezer and decided it would do. And it did.
The addition of kalonji to my chili also seems to be a good move. Yum.
I've got rosemary simmering in a pot of water. I'll go strain it in a bit and stick the tea in the fridge to cool. At some point, I'll use it to rinse any gunk out of my hair before I apply my stinky henna mud. YAY!
Remembering to add fennel seed to my infuser of mixed spices was a good move. My chai masala needed that fennel. And the cinnamon sticks I bought at the Amish market in Indiana are flavorful and rich. WOW! This is seriously some of the best cinnamon bark I've ever found. I wonder where they found it? I might need to ask Dad to mail me a larger supply. For now, though, I've plenty. (50 cents for about five 8" sticks and I only use an inch or so at a time, often less).
We're listening to the 80s show on WNRN. The chili is yummy, the tea is soothing. I might get boy to brush and comb all the knots out of my hair soon, that way the henna knottage won't be as woeful as usual.
There's a distinct coating of slippery slushy iciness outside. I think staying home is definitely a good idea. If we lived in town, we'd be at the Dawning as usual, but we don't live in town yet.
Well, that yearly stocking up saved my chili. I must put chocolate in my chili. Normally, I use baking chocolate, which is just chocolate--no soy, no sugar, no milk. Apparently, I neglected to add it to my list. Horrors! Then I found a big block of semisweet in the freezer and decided it would do. And it did.
The addition of kalonji to my chili also seems to be a good move. Yum.
I've got rosemary simmering in a pot of water. I'll go strain it in a bit and stick the tea in the fridge to cool. At some point, I'll use it to rinse any gunk out of my hair before I apply my stinky henna mud. YAY!
Remembering to add fennel seed to my infuser of mixed spices was a good move. My chai masala needed that fennel. And the cinnamon sticks I bought at the Amish market in Indiana are flavorful and rich. WOW! This is seriously some of the best cinnamon bark I've ever found. I wonder where they found it? I might need to ask Dad to mail me a larger supply. For now, though, I've plenty. (50 cents for about five 8" sticks and I only use an inch or so at a time, often less).
We're listening to the 80s show on WNRN. The chili is yummy, the tea is soothing. I might get boy to brush and comb all the knots out of my hair soon, that way the henna knottage won't be as woeful as usual.
There's a distinct coating of slippery slushy iciness outside. I think staying home is definitely a good idea. If we lived in town, we'd be at the Dawning as usual, but we don't live in town yet.