Archive for March, 2008
- Thanks to some fantastic craigslist snooping, the Lovely Suse snagged us a new slipper chair for the Lovely Tess’s room (though a different fabric, thank god). That is one comfy chair. I’m a little worried that I’ll fall asleep while giving her her bedtime bottle.
- It took me an entire month and a half to figure out where random sounds on my MacBook were coming from. Turns out every time one of my Skype contacts becomes available, it makes a sound. Have I mentioned how much I love my Skype? Sign on and send me your info and you might get a call from the Lovely Tess.
- Is it a conspiracy that almost evey mattress manufacturer has a name that starts with “S”? Sealy, Simmons, Serta, Sterns and Foster, etc. As if mattress shopping wasn’t confusing enough, they try to make it even harder. Not that I plan on replacing my ten year old mattress any time soon. It’s still the most comfortable bed I’ve ever slept on. Ok, maybe a few hotels have had better beds, but I still love ours.
- The Lovely Suse has turned into a sewing machine. Not literally, but for a couple of weeks, she was finishing new projects every couple of days. A couple of bags, some pillows, an apron, She’s good. I think Tess will be getting lots of pretty dresses in the near future. Maybe I’ll get some too.
- I recently discovered that the public wireless network in my office doesn’t block the same sites and ports that the normal network blocks. Nice. It’s completely random what they choose to block, which is pretty annoying. Now, I don’t have to worry about it anymore.
- My new favorite grain: farro. Also labeled hulled wheat, it has this really cool chewey texture and nutty, slightly sweet flavor. I bought a bag of what I thought was the right thing at a nearby Greek grocery store, but the package didn’t have any English on it. I took a chance, and we boiled it and mixed in green olives, lemon zest, olive oil, parsley, and scallions. It was a winner.
- Our chives dn oregano are starting to pop through the ground. Ah, Spring weather is on the way. Finally.
- I’m pretty sure we made enough food for Tess yesterday to last her until her 4th birthday. I tell you what, that girl eats well. Turkey, pork, lamb, chicken, cheese, corn, zucchini, green beans, edamame, squash, carrots, apples, pears, mango, bananas, chickpeas, lentils, crackers, cheerios, dried cranberries, etc. At this point, we’ll let her try bites of whatever we’re eating, and so far, she likes it all. I know we’re lucky that she’ll eat anything, so let’s hope that it stays that way.
- Did you miss me last week? It’s ok. I’m still alive. It was my first week of school, so I was a bit preoccupied for pretty much every second of every day last week. I haven’t been that busy in a really long time. I don’t think I read a newspaper, magazine, or website, or watched a single tv show or listened to any music for the entire week. And I think I saw the Lovely Tess for all of 5 minutes. Not a whole lot of fun. The actual school part was really good and I’m really excited for it, but I missed having a life. It will pretty much be the equivalent of having a second job for the next two years. I’m planning on still updating this, but you’ll have to forgive me if I start slacking a little bit. If you want to know what’s going on with me, you might actually have to do something crazy like emailing me or calling me. I always have time to say hi.
- In the run up to last week, but home PC picked the perfect time to die. Seriously, that’s exactly what I wanted to be doing last weekend, right? The problem was that the computer would just shut down for no apparent reason and in no discernible pattern. It would be on for hours on end and then shut down, or it could be on for 5 minutes and shut down. I couldn’t figure out what the problem was, and we actually talked about getting rid of it all together. Did we really need a separate PC if we each had our own MacBook? Not wanting to waste the entire weekend, I made a deal with the Lovely Suse that if I couldn’t fix it in a day, I would take it apart and sell off the pieces. Luckily (I guess), I figured out that the video card was busted (and after three trips to Microcenter), it was fixed. I think. It’s still having a few issues, but for the time being, we’re back in business. I hate PC’s.
- The Lovely Tess has been given the green light to eat everything except nuts, honey, and shellfish. So obviously, it was time for her first slice of pizza. Luckily, we happened to be passing Frank Pepe’s on Saturday, so I was proud to have her first slice be one of the best in the land. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen her so happy to eat, just shoveling the pieces into her face as fast as she could. She had a big smile on her face for the rest of the day. Yes, she is officially my daughter.
- After many failed attempts at making fries at home, I finally found a recipe that works: Jamie Oliver’s “April’s Rosemary Straw Potatoes with Lemon Salt”. Holy crap these were good. All nice and crispy and salty and good, even after they had cooled down. Whereas in the past, I’ve cooked the fried twice, once at 350 and a second fry at 375 and then drained them on paper towels, this recipe has them fried just once at 350. After draining them, I dropped them into a metal bowl with the lemon salt and tossed them to coat them and cool them off (the steam is partly what was making them soggy). Once cooled slightly, I dropped them onto to paper towels to absorb any remaining oil and then transferred them to a bowl after cooling. Oh were they tasty. I was on the verge of completely giving up on making fries (much like I’ve given up on making Indian food and Chinese food), but this one is a winner.
- Wow, this looks familiar.
- It’s official: everyone we know is pregnant.
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