Feb. 20th, 2005

rootofnewt: (car)
We drove and I realized I was out of washer fluid, so I stopped in Waynesboro to pick some up (ice crystals were attaching to the dust on the windshield. Pretty, but *not* good when one is driving WSW on a winter afternoon). Headed down the Blue Ridge Parkway and ended up at Yankee Knob. We climbed to the top of the waterfall. It was a mostly icefall, actually, and gorgeous. I'll try to edit some pics shortly. I'm still working on SF pics, of course.

Anyhow, we spent much more time than anticipated down there, so I hightailed it back to Nellsyford, where a very happy boy savored a pork bbq (with slaw) sandwich from the Blue Ridge Pig. The owner/proprietor/cook was there and looking mighty tired. Everything smelled so good that I was quite tempted to give him a list of my allergens and ask him if the pork was safe (secret recipe). My veggie days would have ended with a pound of pork bbq then and there. Realizing that the likelihood was nil (plus, he looked so weary), I didn't take advantage of the situation.

Took the long way home, went out and got some groceries, came back. I made myself a huge salad with greens, dried cranberries, feta cheese, kalamata olives, sunflower seeds, blueberry hazelnut vinaigrette, mandarin oranges, and caramelized onions. Amazing what I can do with stuff in the freezer/fridge. The feta and greens were fresh, of course.

Boy's out at the Dawning. I've done a lot of dishes. I want to go to the mountains tomorrow, but I think we'll stay home. Boy has a lot of homework to catch up on and I could try to make the kitchen a bit more user-friendly.
If any camera-friendly folks want to go to the mountains this week, let me know. Noon to sunset are the best times, depending on what you want pictures of. This time of year, time is very sensitive for icy waterfalls and the like, but I'm flexible.
rootofnewt: (car)
I have a camera which can take video. Needless to say, I'm not sure this is a good thing. For starters, now my dorky voice will be heard everywhere. I have shaky hands, too, so the video I take is best left for those who aren't prone to motion sickness. Today, I took tons of video of the waterfall seeping under the cover of ice.

But for now, I leave you penguins and a snail at a salad bar.
rootofnewt: (burple)
SNL is a repeat tonight.

1980.

The B-52s are singing "Rock Lobster".
Dammit, Joan Osbourne does NOT belong on Les Temps.

Grrrr, are they messing with the format? Songs from 1995?!?

First they change the timeslot/day, now they put on crappyass songs that came out when I was in college?

Sure, they can try to appease me with some Dead Milkmen. I'm going to go kick Mike's ass, anyway.
Boy has been wanting to pick up some Yogi Tea's Egyptian Licorice teabags. So I bought some (on sale!).

This is what I get to hear now:

mmmmm, tastes like mummies. real egyptian mummies. made from burnt up mummies. it is! what do you think they did with the ashes from all those mummies they burned for firewood? this is genuine aged mummy tea.
Why are people so compelled to smell "fragrant"? Synthetic scents aren't necessary. Folks are so afraid to be natural that they douse themselves and the environment in nasty chemicals. Plenty of folks with asthma, allergies, migraines, or MCS know that fragrant doesn't mean nice, after all poop is pretty fragrant, but I generally avoid smearing that all over my pulse points.
Great, I just love it when the oven bake element starts sparking and smoking.
rootofnewt: (cooking)
After ascertaining that it was safe to use the coils on my stove, I made some risotto. "Wild" mushroom risotto with arugula.

Oh, it's lovely.

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