Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Bleh
Is it, like, some kind of law that no matter how many times you buy groceries in a given week, even if you buy a carfull every single day, you will always -- ALWAYS -- be out of something? Shit.Today, after three straight days of Cletus the Former Fetus waking up caked from head-to-toe in her own filth (and after several pairs of baby PJs sacrificed to the "I Could Either Deal With This Or Immediately Throw This In The Trash" gods), we seemed to have been given some kind of brief reprieve. But then the dog decided that it wasn't truly a day until I cleaned up someone's poop, so she dumped a couple of nice loads in the hallway and then smeared them around for good measure.
Then I had to make some phone calls to follow up on the ongoing nightmare that is the aftermath of getting hit by the world's most unethical semi driver. Our car is finally in the shop; we should have it back in a couple of weeks. Until then, I'm rocking some kind of white Ford rental that I completely lost in the parking lot at work yesterday. I had the keys in my hand, and I was wandering around all "I know I have a car here somewhere, but I have no idea what it looks like or what the license plate says or why I'm even here to begin with. Didn't I quit this job? No, that was just something I made up in my head to get me through the last hour of copy-cataloguing Westerns." I know it's only been a few weeks since my accident, but I feel like this mess is dragging on forever.
I hate when I get in these moods where even inanimate objects start pissing me off. Like, my Diet Coke can wouldn't open just now, and I actually took three seconds out of my life to yell directly at the Diet Coke. Because nothing says "that Lexapro sure is working!" like going apeshit on a frosty beverage.
On a brighter note, I have been cooking like some kind of fiend for the past week or so. Last night I made Baked BBQ Tofu from Veganomicon and what we call Asparagus with Crack Sauce from Cooking Light. Over the weekend I made these muffins, also from Cooking Light, and the husband improved a rainy Saturday by baking a big batch of peanut butter blossoms, those little cookies that have chocolate kisses pressed into each one. There were like 3 dozen, and we've eaten them all already. Really, Veganomicon is rocking my world a little bit. Last week I made three of their soup recipes, and they were all easy and delicious: Spicy Peanut and Eggplant Stew, French Lentil Soup with Tarragon and Thyme, and Tomato Rice Soup with Roasted Garlic and Navy Beans. I'm trying out my inner vegan. She's happy as long as no one reminds her of the existence of cheese.
by Melinda at 12:15 PM |
8 Comments:
Sigh. I haven't had baked goods in about 2 years.
Hey thanks for the link to the recipe site. As a vegetarian I have become stuck in a rut of salads and lentil concoctions.
My child is also suffering from poop issues and the other day I slammed my laptop closed because I couldn't access the internet fast enough. This resulted in even more computer issues which were a direct result of my temper tantrum. Happily, I do not have to deal with dog shit anymore because we got rid of our dog because he was a fucking nut job.
On those shitty days I find myself saying out loud "Ah, isn't life romantic?" This phrase is particularly effective if you say it while scrubbing cat puke out of the carpet at 3pm while still being dressed in your pajamas.
yeah, I get in those moods too. big time. *hugs* I still think you should have moved to VT or NH :)
I'm having the same kind of week. Instead of yelling at a can of pop, though, I had a complete melt down this morning after I dropped a cup of dried cat food. Seriously, you would have thought the house was on fire with how I reacted! I enjoy blaming everything on the weather so I am positive that my bad day is thanks to our weather going from 60 to 30 then to 70 degrees in a matter of days!
I've made that tomato soup out of Veganomicon, too. It was fantastic!!
-Dana
Man, fuck that diet coke can.
And I toast the inner vegan.
P.S. Your stupid bet winnings are posted up over at my place. Come by and gloat.
(hey, i found your blog on grinnellbloggers)
i have the same problem with never buying the right amount of stuff at the grocery store. more specifically, i have that problem with bananas.
i buy 5 bananas and it's too many and they all rot. i buy three bananas and my sister visits demanding banana pudding. i buy 8 bananas and they all rot. i buy zero bananas and a hungry monkey shows up at my house. i will never get it right.
First time commenter: The grocery thing is truly a connundrum that no one has the answer to and that most people get wrong. At least we, the grocery shopping impared (GSI), are not alone.
Man, I'm gonna have to try some of that crack sauce.
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