I got a Livejournal at the request of one Heather Allen. I'm not doing anything with it, but it made me think about how everyone is putting themselves out there. I don't know about the entirety of a person, but the idea that someone you just met and "friend requested" a la Facebook, can see your past and the person you present yourself as. After a minutes consideration, I realized that I do NOT want my first impression of a person through their electronic representation. I want to know them from my face-to-face interactions.
I think we as a society are losing something. The more we have access to, the less we know/understand about ourselves. Book by its cover and all that jazz.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Now What?
"What happens to the pretty people? The pretty neurotic people? Those who are blunt because they don't see the point in beating around a figurative low lying shrub?"
The pretty ones find themselves in a situation where looks cannot save them. The pretty neurotic people wind up worrying and wishing their lives away. The blunt ones scare off the majority of the populace due to the irregularity of the act.
I need to be more subtle. Less upfront I suppose because I start sounding like I'm mentally imbalanced. Then again, maybe it's not just a matter of SOUNDING imbalanced O_o. I kid, I kid.
I want to find something to rail against. Someone to be upset at but that doesn't particularly work when delving into introspective thought. The only person to rail against is Self.
Oh boy. Tomorrow will be better :)
The pretty ones find themselves in a situation where looks cannot save them. The pretty neurotic people wind up worrying and wishing their lives away. The blunt ones scare off the majority of the populace due to the irregularity of the act.
I need to be more subtle. Less upfront I suppose because I start sounding like I'm mentally imbalanced. Then again, maybe it's not just a matter of SOUNDING imbalanced O_o. I kid, I kid.
I want to find something to rail against. Someone to be upset at but that doesn't particularly work when delving into introspective thought. The only person to rail against is Self.
Oh boy. Tomorrow will be better :)
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Jeeeeezus!
I will write in my blog more frequently. I will write in my blog more frequently. I will write in my blog more frequently.
So many things have happened since my last post that I don't really feel I need to describe it all in detail. So I shall summarize~
August: Got dumped
September: Took 20 credits and decided I was certifiably insane
October:Dropped one of my classes, got laid off from one of my jobs
November: Discovered our Landlady had us housing illegally in a zoning issue
December: Turned 21
January: Went to Ohayocon in Columbus Ohio and befriended a Viking
February: Spent Valentine's Day alone and was totally okay with that
March: Signed a year lease beginning June1st. Went out on a school night (St. Patrick's Day). Met a great guy. Went to a hockey game.
This passed academic year has been a tumultuous one and probably the most noteworthy in regards to blogging. C'est la vie. I may do some flashback posts if I feel so inclined BUT I haven't had a chance to cook a lot of delicious things or read any good books so I hope to start doing more of that. THAT will be newsworthy information indeed.
So many things have happened since my last post that I don't really feel I need to describe it all in detail. So I shall summarize~
August: Got dumped
September: Took 20 credits and decided I was certifiably insane
October:Dropped one of my classes, got laid off from one of my jobs
November: Discovered our Landlady had us housing illegally in a zoning issue
December: Turned 21
January: Went to Ohayocon in Columbus Ohio and befriended a Viking
February: Spent Valentine's Day alone and was totally okay with that
March: Signed a year lease beginning June1st. Went out on a school night (St. Patrick's Day). Met a great guy. Went to a hockey game.
This passed academic year has been a tumultuous one and probably the most noteworthy in regards to blogging. C'est la vie. I may do some flashback posts if I feel so inclined BUT I haven't had a chance to cook a lot of delicious things or read any good books so I hope to start doing more of that. THAT will be newsworthy information indeed.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Kitchen!
Okay, so I made the Greek Tilapia. The seasonings were great and perfect for dipping fresh crusty bread in. An incredibly simple recipe. I don't generally use measurements any more unless I'm baking because I have not yet baked enough to be THAT confident.
I used a glass 13 x 9 glass pan, coated the bottom with olive oil (just until the bottom was covered). Then I placed the Tilapia fillets in the pan so that they were not overlapping. I spooned some prepared pesto from the Wegman's olive bar onto the fillets and made sure they were covered with the green yumminess. Then surround the fillets with 1 inch cubed roma tomatoes. Covered all of that with Feta cheese and then poured olive oil over all of it until the fish was almost completely covered by oil. Baked uncovered at 350 for 30 minutes.
It took about 15 minutes to put together, and that was with me digging for the glass pan in my kitchen upheaval. It was quick and delicious.
My family is renovating our kitchen given that we have lived with a 1960's kitchen for a over a year now in our "new" house. Today begins the process which shall culminate with me having an electric convection wall oven and gas cooking range!
This week it's easy foods that don't make dishes or a big mess. I'm currently relegated to the half finished basement where we have a sink and our old gas stove. GAS STOVE oh how I have missed thee! No more waiting 45 minutes for water to boil and then to have my noodles, sauce, pudding, pork tenderloins, grilled tuna melts be scorched and blackened by the perverse heat of 40 year old electric coils!
*cue hallelujah chorus ( I feel it warranted)*
This joyful celebration is met with the severe annoyance of having to run upstairs every 2 seconds to dig through the numerous kitchen boxes that we have stashed in our dining room and livingroom until we get the kitchen done because "oh crud, I forgot a spoon/pan/strainer/salt/ tongs"
BUT IT WILL ALL BE WORTH IT! I'm going to hijack my mom's new camera and take pictures of the new kitchen to post as well as the christening meal! Now to figure out the first meal menu...
I used a glass 13 x 9 glass pan, coated the bottom with olive oil (just until the bottom was covered). Then I placed the Tilapia fillets in the pan so that they were not overlapping. I spooned some prepared pesto from the Wegman's olive bar onto the fillets and made sure they were covered with the green yumminess. Then surround the fillets with 1 inch cubed roma tomatoes. Covered all of that with Feta cheese and then poured olive oil over all of it until the fish was almost completely covered by oil. Baked uncovered at 350 for 30 minutes.
It took about 15 minutes to put together, and that was with me digging for the glass pan in my kitchen upheaval. It was quick and delicious.
My family is renovating our kitchen given that we have lived with a 1960's kitchen for a over a year now in our "new" house. Today begins the process which shall culminate with me having an electric convection wall oven and gas cooking range!
This week it's easy foods that don't make dishes or a big mess. I'm currently relegated to the half finished basement where we have a sink and our old gas stove. GAS STOVE oh how I have missed thee! No more waiting 45 minutes for water to boil and then to have my noodles, sauce, pudding, pork tenderloins, grilled tuna melts be scorched and blackened by the perverse heat of 40 year old electric coils!
*cue hallelujah chorus ( I feel it warranted)*
This joyful celebration is met with the severe annoyance of having to run upstairs every 2 seconds to dig through the numerous kitchen boxes that we have stashed in our dining room and livingroom until we get the kitchen done because "oh crud, I forgot a spoon/pan/strainer/salt/ tongs"
BUT IT WILL ALL BE WORTH IT! I'm going to hijack my mom's new camera and take pictures of the new kitchen to post as well as the christening meal! Now to figure out the first meal menu...
Friday, June 26, 2009
Nom Nom NO!
I cook dinner for my family whenever I happen to not be at work. I recently joined chow.com which is a great little site containing tons of recipes and member questions and food pairings. From this site and a few googled links I have been making Main dishes and desserts for about two weeks.
Last night was German potato dumpling night. Dumpling fail on my part. I had to adjust the recipe to begin with considering what I had in the house and substitutions I thought that could be made (using premade mashed potatoes instead of mashing my own). Don't get me wrong, its not that I was adverse to making my own mashies, we just had a container of store bought ones heading on its way out in the freshness department. Given that the mashies weren't just plain potatoes, they already had "seasoning" in them, it said so on the package, I wasn't able to form actual dumplings. So after I made the filling I was stuck with mashed potatoes with flour and eggs and meat and veggies looking at each other longingly with no attractive way to unite them.
THWOCK - in they all went into a casserole dish (Kass-ah-roll) which is French for "ew". I baked the potato concoction and poured homemade gravy on top when I served it. It wasn't bad. Honestly the flavors were all there, just ugly.
I have come to the conclusion that I do not particularly like those groups of seasonings. Like Rosemary. The herb smells pleasant enough, but its not something I'm going to go out of my way for.
I have decided that I like sharper flavors. I know I'm not explaining it correctly, but I like a flavor that hits the tongue and stands out. Perhaps there were just too many things going on in last nights dinner. Too many flavors that left the eaters underwhelmed. The meal before that was Apricot ginger chicken over rice. That was different and clean. There wasn't a ton of things going on to confuse the palate. The next meal I plan on making is Greek Tilapia which is baked in the oven with feta cheese, tomatoes, and other seasonings. I'm looking forward to this, I have yet to cook fish.
Maybe I'll start remarking upon my kitchen adventures...
Last night was German potato dumpling night. Dumpling fail on my part. I had to adjust the recipe to begin with considering what I had in the house and substitutions I thought that could be made (using premade mashed potatoes instead of mashing my own). Don't get me wrong, its not that I was adverse to making my own mashies, we just had a container of store bought ones heading on its way out in the freshness department. Given that the mashies weren't just plain potatoes, they already had "seasoning" in them, it said so on the package, I wasn't able to form actual dumplings. So after I made the filling I was stuck with mashed potatoes with flour and eggs and meat and veggies looking at each other longingly with no attractive way to unite them.
THWOCK - in they all went into a casserole dish (Kass-ah-roll) which is French for "ew". I baked the potato concoction and poured homemade gravy on top when I served it. It wasn't bad. Honestly the flavors were all there, just ugly.
I have come to the conclusion that I do not particularly like those groups of seasonings. Like Rosemary. The herb smells pleasant enough, but its not something I'm going to go out of my way for.
I have decided that I like sharper flavors. I know I'm not explaining it correctly, but I like a flavor that hits the tongue and stands out. Perhaps there were just too many things going on in last nights dinner. Too many flavors that left the eaters underwhelmed. The meal before that was Apricot ginger chicken over rice. That was different and clean. There wasn't a ton of things going on to confuse the palate. The next meal I plan on making is Greek Tilapia which is baked in the oven with feta cheese, tomatoes, and other seasonings. I'm looking forward to this, I have yet to cook fish.
Maybe I'll start remarking upon my kitchen adventures...
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