full of bull
Aug. 27th, 2005 10:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
snoweebad karma
I don't get it... really?
Wednesday night we got rear-ended. Car is fine. we're all fine. Checking out damage (and I took a moment to check on toria) the girl who hit us suddenly says "Do you want a doughnut?" {blink} hubby said no and it was then I realized she had a fresh dozen from the krispy kreme just down the street. I thought that was a little amusing. "I am sorry I hit you, do you want a doughnut?" it's so random...
Most annoying thing to me, really, is that our cars haven't had MAJOR repairs (meaning any repair that costs more than we can afford at the time) but crap happens... it was just over a year ago that our contour was totalled, only a few months ago out stereo was stolen, now rear ended. Bah. I will let this go now that I've vented the frustration.
Also, Wednesday, S from Virginia came to town. She was sister K's friend in college, but she and I have also hit it off so really we're all friends. She is the one who introduced me to Cowboy Mouth (for the record, those who have not heard them, they are not country. Not even a little.)
ah, memories
Thursday night we went to the Mayan. They have a dive show during dinner, etc. Well, they sat us at Larry Miller's table. (Not Larry Miller the actor guy. Our local millionaire who owns the basketball team, etc is also named LM) Well, they started taking us to the table before they said it and then I sighed... because a little over 4 years ago, hubby and I went there with M & G after he found out about Lloyd (the first cancer). That one healed, but then they found another small one in the same area. Got that one taken care of, but he died from the results of the chemo and stuff... not the chemo specifically... Bah, the point is, I spent a little time thinking about the fun we had that night. Still miss him.
you're glad I'm what?
My niece called earlier in the week and asked if i could do her engagement pics. I said sure and we set up for Friday. I mean, sister and S were going to shop in Park City on Friday and I had already told K I didn't think I would go, so, no problem right?
Thursday night, K runs in the house while S & I are alone in the car and she says "I'm so glad you're going to park city with us tomorrow because I want your advice on things and I'll feel more comfortable." {blink} What do I say? fuck yuo and your comfort? So I said "Oh, what time were you planning to go?" She says about 9. I set up the appt for pics at 10. They're planning to be home late.
Well, I convince them to go at noon and call A again to move it up to 9. She agrees. She was so compliant with my bull shit. I have to say I appreciated that - because typically I like to set up a time and place and be done. This time we changed place and time a couple times each...
Needless to say, I was exhausted by bed last night. I mean, pics take a lot out of my head (and the light was not friendly. {frown}) and historic park city took a lot out of my body.
salads
We had salads at Mom's after the day. That was nice - or would have been. Look, this is the thing with Mom. No, this is the thing with me. I don't like nuts. I don't like radishes. I don't like onions or peppers and I don't like celery in salads. I won't eat broccoli or cauliflower cold, but I love them cooked/steamed/boiled, doesn't matter.
Here's my problem:
Salad #1: spinach salad
1 part spinach
1 part chicken
3 parts leeks. Leeks are as bad as onions, imo. why so much? I mean, it would have been okay if it was an equal part, but the bulk of a serving was leaks!
2 parts sliced red potatoes (weird, but okay)
Salad #2: Chinese salad.
cooked ramen noodles (who cooks them? I like them crumbled in, but whatever)
So, you eat the rest of the ingredients separately. On an average spoonful, you'd have
one pea (I love peas!)
2-3 bamboo shoots (or however that's spelled)
4 slices of water chestnut (I like both bamboo & water chestnut, but as an accent, not as the main part of the salad)
and then there were bean sprouts. yummy! I could have a salad of bean sprouts, but there were so few that you got one sprout every 2-3 bites!
She didn't make a waldorf salad, but this is the waldorf story (not like the one on fawlty towers AT ALL)
She used to make them and I never liked them. As I got older, I realized why. She made it with mayo and too many walnuts. So, I made one with a light yogurt and only a few walnuts for a family dinner. It was devoured. Mom said something about it being popular and suggested she start making it again. I told her I used yogurt. Well, the next part, she made it with yogurt, but few ate it so she has stopped making it agtain. Why? Because mine was 1 part walnuts to every 2 parts of the fruit ingredients. Her's was more like 2 parts walnut to every one part of the other. She loves nuts. That's cool, but it can be overpowering.
I hated salads growing up because they were mainly onion, radish, celery, green onion, and lettuce. I've now learned I like salads, but that's because I make it with carrots, peas, a little cheese, cukes... and they are toppings, not the main part. I don't know. I'm glad she likes those things, but it's a bit frustrating to go to her house and have SO MUCH onion and nut in things that I CANNOT ignore it. If she just put in a little onion, then I could just deal with it, but everything tastes like onions or walnuts. I can actually handle the flavour of almonds and peanuts - i know, not a nut - a little, but walnuts are nasty. I only put them in the waldorf I made because it's not a waldorf without - and I left them in big chunks for people to pick out.
Okay, so anyway that was last night. Today I have a baby shower to attend and this evening I've been invited to dinner which... I will try to go, I guess, but I don't know if I'll feel up to it. Tomorrow morning I may have to retake pics. Partly because I suck. partly because of the sun. partly because we didn't have time to take too many the other day. yesterday. wow, it seems a few days ago already.
Oh, and I havea fic to finish. Was supposed to be two, but in the end they sucked. I found that I can have one good one or two mediocre ones and I don't want mediocre to be the decription so... I did combine into one and... well... now I ought to figure out something for two, but I only have a few more days and I'm starting to feel the pressure. I hope it's true what I claim - that I work better under pressure. LOL... Oh... joy. No, really, it's okay. I should have time to catch up with myself tomorrow and monday and I think I think that will be sufficient.
See? nothing very interesting, but that's what's up. So there.
Mood icons are bugging me. I don't use some because the face doesn't come close to matching the mood, imo. Makes me feel like the person who set up "gothicsally" didn't know what some moods meant and couldn't be bothered to look them up in a dictionary!
I don't get it... really?
Wednesday night we got rear-ended. Car is fine. we're all fine. Checking out damage (and I took a moment to check on toria) the girl who hit us suddenly says "Do you want a doughnut?" {blink} hubby said no and it was then I realized she had a fresh dozen from the krispy kreme just down the street. I thought that was a little amusing. "I am sorry I hit you, do you want a doughnut?" it's so random...
Most annoying thing to me, really, is that our cars haven't had MAJOR repairs (meaning any repair that costs more than we can afford at the time) but crap happens... it was just over a year ago that our contour was totalled, only a few months ago out stereo was stolen, now rear ended. Bah. I will let this go now that I've vented the frustration.
Also, Wednesday, S from Virginia came to town. She was sister K's friend in college, but she and I have also hit it off so really we're all friends. She is the one who introduced me to Cowboy Mouth (for the record, those who have not heard them, they are not country. Not even a little.)
ah, memories
Thursday night we went to the Mayan. They have a dive show during dinner, etc. Well, they sat us at Larry Miller's table. (Not Larry Miller the actor guy. Our local millionaire who owns the basketball team, etc is also named LM) Well, they started taking us to the table before they said it and then I sighed... because a little over 4 years ago, hubby and I went there with M & G after he found out about Lloyd (the first cancer). That one healed, but then they found another small one in the same area. Got that one taken care of, but he died from the results of the chemo and stuff... not the chemo specifically... Bah, the point is, I spent a little time thinking about the fun we had that night. Still miss him.
you're glad I'm what?
My niece called earlier in the week and asked if i could do her engagement pics. I said sure and we set up for Friday. I mean, sister and S were going to shop in Park City on Friday and I had already told K I didn't think I would go, so, no problem right?
Thursday night, K runs in the house while S & I are alone in the car and she says "I'm so glad you're going to park city with us tomorrow because I want your advice on things and I'll feel more comfortable." {blink} What do I say? fuck yuo and your comfort? So I said "Oh, what time were you planning to go?" She says about 9. I set up the appt for pics at 10. They're planning to be home late.
Well, I convince them to go at noon and call A again to move it up to 9. She agrees. She was so compliant with my bull shit. I have to say I appreciated that - because typically I like to set up a time and place and be done. This time we changed place and time a couple times each...
Needless to say, I was exhausted by bed last night. I mean, pics take a lot out of my head (and the light was not friendly. {frown}) and historic park city took a lot out of my body.
salads
We had salads at Mom's after the day. That was nice - or would have been. Look, this is the thing with Mom. No, this is the thing with me. I don't like nuts. I don't like radishes. I don't like onions or peppers and I don't like celery in salads. I won't eat broccoli or cauliflower cold, but I love them cooked/steamed/boiled, doesn't matter.
Here's my problem:
Salad #1: spinach salad
1 part spinach
1 part chicken
3 parts leeks. Leeks are as bad as onions, imo. why so much? I mean, it would have been okay if it was an equal part, but the bulk of a serving was leaks!
2 parts sliced red potatoes (weird, but okay)
Salad #2: Chinese salad.
cooked ramen noodles (who cooks them? I like them crumbled in, but whatever)
So, you eat the rest of the ingredients separately. On an average spoonful, you'd have
one pea (I love peas!)
2-3 bamboo shoots (or however that's spelled)
4 slices of water chestnut (I like both bamboo & water chestnut, but as an accent, not as the main part of the salad)
and then there were bean sprouts. yummy! I could have a salad of bean sprouts, but there were so few that you got one sprout every 2-3 bites!
She didn't make a waldorf salad, but this is the waldorf story (not like the one on fawlty towers AT ALL)
She used to make them and I never liked them. As I got older, I realized why. She made it with mayo and too many walnuts. So, I made one with a light yogurt and only a few walnuts for a family dinner. It was devoured. Mom said something about it being popular and suggested she start making it again. I told her I used yogurt. Well, the next part, she made it with yogurt, but few ate it so she has stopped making it agtain. Why? Because mine was 1 part walnuts to every 2 parts of the fruit ingredients. Her's was more like 2 parts walnut to every one part of the other. She loves nuts. That's cool, but it can be overpowering.
I hated salads growing up because they were mainly onion, radish, celery, green onion, and lettuce. I've now learned I like salads, but that's because I make it with carrots, peas, a little cheese, cukes... and they are toppings, not the main part. I don't know. I'm glad she likes those things, but it's a bit frustrating to go to her house and have SO MUCH onion and nut in things that I CANNOT ignore it. If she just put in a little onion, then I could just deal with it, but everything tastes like onions or walnuts. I can actually handle the flavour of almonds and peanuts - i know, not a nut - a little, but walnuts are nasty. I only put them in the waldorf I made because it's not a waldorf without - and I left them in big chunks for people to pick out.
Okay, so anyway that was last night. Today I have a baby shower to attend and this evening I've been invited to dinner which... I will try to go, I guess, but I don't know if I'll feel up to it. Tomorrow morning I may have to retake pics. Partly because I suck. partly because of the sun. partly because we didn't have time to take too many the other day. yesterday. wow, it seems a few days ago already.
Oh, and I havea fic to finish. Was supposed to be two, but in the end they sucked. I found that I can have one good one or two mediocre ones and I don't want mediocre to be the decription so... I did combine into one and... well... now I ought to figure out something for two, but I only have a few more days and I'm starting to feel the pressure. I hope it's true what I claim - that I work better under pressure. LOL... Oh... joy. No, really, it's okay. I should have time to catch up with myself tomorrow and monday and I think I think that will be sufficient.
See? nothing very interesting, but that's what's up. So there.
Mood icons are bugging me. I don't use some because the face doesn't come close to matching the mood, imo. Makes me feel like the person who set up "gothicsally" didn't know what some moods meant and couldn't be bothered to look them up in a dictionary!
