I had a therapy session for the first time in twenty or more years this afternoon.
I cried a lot more than I expected.
And got homework out of it.
Some of which I’ve already started on.
Just finished “Ancillary Justice” and ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️‘d.
It took me a while to tie the bits together, but once I did, it flew by and stuck the landing rather well.
Fun and interesting concepts at play - just a little work to follow it early on. 📚
If, like me, you have trouble following or sticking with “Ancillary Justice” … it picks up a little over halfway through.
Now I need power through the rest of this before the library takes it back.
In the later stages of this pandemic, I’ve started using a produce delivery service or two.
This week, on a whim, I threw a pound of red lentils into the basket.
Any suggestions of how to cook/consume them? 🍳
I’ve googled enough to get the idea.
As a further aside:
Why, yes, I am in a good mood this morning.
Why do you ask?
A quick story from this morning that reveals entirely too much of my personality:
For a year or more now, @alfredapp (which I love) hasn’t been finding stock apps like “Music” when I use it.
It’s annoyed me for that long. A little frown every time I exit out of the search box and Shift-Command-A to open up the Applications folder to select the app I want like an animal.
Today, I finally google it, check the top result, read their excellent docs, realize my Alfred’s out of date, upgrade it.
Now it works fine.
Inertia is a hell of a thing.
So. I can make tiramisu. And it’s delicious. And it was easy to make.
This is a dangerous moment.
Today’s kitchen output:
- Proteins packaged and frozen for next week
- Potato salad for tomorrow
- Casserole for dinner
- Homemade tiramisu! (Also for tomorrow)
- Four lonely egg whites.
Talk me out of four whiskey sours, people.
I really am hoping this feeling I have right now is “I’m an old, out of shape man that ‘slept’ in a tent without a rain fly in a thunderstorm” and not “I forgot to wash my hands that one time”
Camping in with the Boy Scouts.
And introducing my kids to the Hillbilly Firepit.
I know they look the same as yesterday’s pepperoni rolls, but today’s versions are filled with scrambled eggs, cheese and seasoned potatoes.
And almost as delicious.
Today’s production:
- 13 cups of chicken stock
- Eight pepperoni rolls
- Untold dirty dishes
Cinnamon rolls in for the night.
Pop them into the oven and make the icing tomorrow morning.
Pierogi time!
(verdict: tedious to make, but pretty quick and easy and delicious out of the freezer)
Y’all can keep your bread.
I made muffins.
(And probably making bread in a few days anyway … oh, and cinnamon rolls for Easter morning)
So far this fine morning, I’ve made:
- Two cups of coffee
- 24 beef pierogi (in the freezer now)
- One roasted vegetable frittata
- My family happy (said frittata was good)
Made a quick trip to a deserted downtown Indianapolis to pick up my office stuff to hunker down for WFH starting next week and the foreseeable future.
Still tweaking things, but feels pretty comfy.
So far, a lot of this quarantine time has felt like living in a secret Chopped kitchen.
“What can I make with a microwave, taco seasoning, iqf chicken breast, and frozen stir fry vegetables?”
“Ok. How can I make something chicken parm like with chicken tenderloins and no spaghetti noodles?”
My kids’ taekwondo place (http://geistmartialarts.com/) is doing private lessons over zoom while we’re all in stay-at-home mode.
Just did one and it was awesome!
I’m home a couple of days early!
Because my wife’s surgeon tested positive for Covid-19 and there’s no sense in my staying away!
Whole range of emotions going on right now, I tell ya.