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rebeccmeister) wrote2008-08-11 09:07 am
rebeccmeister) wrote2008-08-11 09:07 am
Well, then.
The conclusion of our behavioral observations and a weekend cooking bender have more or less restored my humours to their usual levels, which is quite fortunate. I haven't yet returned to my usual level of athletic activity, but I'm hoping to be able to channel my energy back into proposal-writing this week. We shall see. There are only two more weeks before the fall semester descends, and I'm already giving up on any illusions about getting substantive things done during the fall.
Anyway, all of that is fairly dry and boring, so here's a recounting of things I did over the weekend instead:
Saturday: Rode to the Farmer's Market in the morning. It seemed quieter, but that's most likely because the Iron Chef celebrity tour bus wasn't there. Actually, some of the usual market vendors weren't there, either. I don't know if it was the crazy week, dehydration, or both, but I felt fairly miserable when I arrived, so I hung out for a bit and then took it easy on the ride home. After I got home, I sat around for a brief while and then set out again for a second round of errand-running and grocery-shopping.
Ever since Gentle Strength closed (it was the longstanding new-age co-op), I've been doing most of my grocery shopping at Whole Foods, but aspects of the shopping experience leave a lot to be desired, so I've started going to Sunflower Market instead. A convenient feature of shopping at Sunflower is that it's located close to a more conventional grocery store (Bashas'), which made it pretty easy to pick up a few items that aren't usually found in natural-esque grocers, like cake flour. The second convenient feature of shopping at Sunflower is that there's a Goodwill right around the corner, which means that I can bargain-hunt right before I get groceries. On Saturdays, housewares are half-off, so I was able to pick up two quart-size canning jars for 98 cents. They are going to make nice sprouting jars, thus completing my life as a hippie.
The biggest downside of shopping at Sunflower is their cheese selection (or, rather, lack thereof and expensive prices on what they do carry). So upon my return from the second leg of my adventure, I set out yet again to pick up these few crucial items from Whole Paycheck, er, Whole Foods.
When I returned home, we acquired a Wee Beastie who will be in our care for a week while![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
trifold_flame is off Slackpacking in southern California. Wee Beastie is a Scottish Terrier puppy who goes by the name of Tootsie, and you must agree that it will be cute when she learns to roll over simply for the sake of the pun. In the meantime, she has provided an excellent excuse for us to behave like young children frolicking about and she has been entertaining the cat considerably. By entertaining the cat, I mean that they have been enjoying lots of stare-downs and growling and barking bouts. It's fun to have such a cuddly little animal around, but I must admit that puppy-care is a daunting undertaking for yours truly.
Subsequently, I cook'd up some beans and then engaged in a wee bit of home-canning. In researching my Refreshing Beverages options, I came across a recipe for a lime syrup that can be diluted out into drinks, and so I made up a big batch of that (with some added prickly pear juice just because it was there). I also rummaged through the freezer and converted some tired old containers of strawberries and raspberries into jam. After that, I came down with a ferocious headache and thus I slept.
On Sunday morning, the cooking bender continued with a batch of homemade pancakes, a chocolate-raspberry torte, roasted chiles and pinto bean puree, and a spot of pesto (the basil looked as though it could use some herbivory). Then in the afternoon I did some housekeepery and went over to the bike co-op with L to do a minor fix-up for the Jolly Roger and to work on a bike overhaul for a spare bike for L and A. It was a good chance to find out how much I've learned so far and will be a great opportunity to learn more in the upcoming weeks. My plan is to overhaul that bike plus one more and then I think I'll know enough to help out at the co-op periodically.
And now, to work. But before I forget, a very happy belated birthday to my dear little sistersytharin, who is all growed up now at 23.
Anyway, all of that is fairly dry and boring, so here's a recounting of things I did over the weekend instead:
Saturday: Rode to the Farmer's Market in the morning. It seemed quieter, but that's most likely because the Iron Chef celebrity tour bus wasn't there. Actually, some of the usual market vendors weren't there, either. I don't know if it was the crazy week, dehydration, or both, but I felt fairly miserable when I arrived, so I hung out for a bit and then took it easy on the ride home. After I got home, I sat around for a brief while and then set out again for a second round of errand-running and grocery-shopping.
Ever since Gentle Strength closed (it was the longstanding new-age co-op), I've been doing most of my grocery shopping at Whole Foods, but aspects of the shopping experience leave a lot to be desired, so I've started going to Sunflower Market instead. A convenient feature of shopping at Sunflower is that it's located close to a more conventional grocery store (Bashas'), which made it pretty easy to pick up a few items that aren't usually found in natural-esque grocers, like cake flour. The second convenient feature of shopping at Sunflower is that there's a Goodwill right around the corner, which means that I can bargain-hunt right before I get groceries. On Saturdays, housewares are half-off, so I was able to pick up two quart-size canning jars for 98 cents. They are going to make nice sprouting jars, thus completing my life as a hippie.
The biggest downside of shopping at Sunflower is their cheese selection (or, rather, lack thereof and expensive prices on what they do carry). So upon my return from the second leg of my adventure, I set out yet again to pick up these few crucial items from Whole Paycheck, er, Whole Foods.
When I returned home, we acquired a Wee Beastie who will be in our care for a week while
trifold_flame is off Slackpacking in southern California. Wee Beastie is a Scottish Terrier puppy who goes by the name of Tootsie, and you must agree that it will be cute when she learns to roll over simply for the sake of the pun. In the meantime, she has provided an excellent excuse for us to behave like young children frolicking about and she has been entertaining the cat considerably. By entertaining the cat, I mean that they have been enjoying lots of stare-downs and growling and barking bouts. It's fun to have such a cuddly little animal around, but I must admit that puppy-care is a daunting undertaking for yours truly.Subsequently, I cook'd up some beans and then engaged in a wee bit of home-canning. In researching my Refreshing Beverages options, I came across a recipe for a lime syrup that can be diluted out into drinks, and so I made up a big batch of that (with some added prickly pear juice just because it was there). I also rummaged through the freezer and converted some tired old containers of strawberries and raspberries into jam. After that, I came down with a ferocious headache and thus I slept.
On Sunday morning, the cooking bender continued with a batch of homemade pancakes, a chocolate-raspberry torte, roasted chiles and pinto bean puree, and a spot of pesto (the basil looked as though it could use some herbivory). Then in the afternoon I did some housekeepery and went over to the bike co-op with L to do a minor fix-up for the Jolly Roger and to work on a bike overhaul for a spare bike for L and A. It was a good chance to find out how much I've learned so far and will be a great opportunity to learn more in the upcoming weeks. My plan is to overhaul that bike plus one more and then I think I'll know enough to help out at the co-op periodically.
And now, to work. But before I forget, a very happy belated birthday to my dear little sister
sytharin, who is all growed up now at 23.