2005-02-17, 08:47 AM — snotty
Ugh, so I've got my first cold of the season. Full-blown, nose running, coughing, aching, sweaty cold. It's got to be the same one that's been running around for weeks, I'm sure... so I guess I was destined to get it sooner or later.
The problem being, of course, that I have to go into work today for the first time in ages, and I'd promised lunch to my boss and I need to get some stuff cleaned out of the office in preparation for me not being there this summer. None of this is going to be fun with this cold.
And it turns out I am very grumpy, so I should probably stop writing before I get grumpier. Or sneeze on fishy's computer.
2005-02-07, 12:56 PM — chickpea curry
I've been doing a lot of cooking lately. A lot more, I think, than I really ever have before. It is hard, because I am lazy and really hate all the associated stuff that goes with the cooking... the cleaning up afterwards, particularly... well, and sometimes the actual cooking process takes forever. So what happens is that it's one of those things that though I know I will enjoy both the cooking and the eating, I don't really feel like making the effort... and that's when the frozen pizzas come out.
The other problem I have is a leftover prejudice. Even though I know it tastes just as good or possibly even better the next day, not to mention that it's easier than cooking and cheaper than frozen pizza, I just... tend to avoid leftovers until they start making faces at me from the back corners of the fridge.
All this aside. Yes, I have been cooking quite a lot lately. And I have really been enjoying it. Currently I'm eating [leftover!] chicken korma that fishy and I made on Saturday night... and actually, I'm quite proud of myself. Ignoring for a moment the fact that the korma came out of a jar (we got it from my grandmother for Christmas, so it seemed about time to use it) it tastes pretty good, and the chickpea curry I made to go with it tasted fantastic, too.
So, yes. Cooking. And I vaccuumed this morning. These are things I do when I'm trying really hard not to remember that all my lichen samples for my thesis are DEAD.
2005-02-01, 04:41 PM — mangaholic
Currently fascinated with xxxHOLiC, a CLAMP manga... have to say, the art is absolutely lovely and the storyline is engaging. Love the characters.
But I do wish DelRey (publishers of this particular manga in Canada) would stop trying to get me to purchase not just this series but also Tsubasa, which while I would like to read it is -not- the story I am interested in now. So much "this manga crosses storylines with Tsubasa! buy it so you don't miss anything!" etc. etc. I like the style of xxxHOLiC better, anyways... although that's not to say I wouldn't like the other...
Blah blah. You know the line... rampant consumerism and me having problems with not buying things that advertisers tell me I should... I wish they would just stop it already.