Minor revelations
Sep. 9th, 2009 05:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
daidoji_giseiToday's completely random note: Reading posts that trash Ree Soesbee's writing gives me a weird mixture of emotions, because I always automatically think, "That's what they will be saying about me three years after I leave the story team." Part of me is depressed by it, and a larger part revels in the knowledge that the future holds no surprises for me. And part of me thinks I'm vain for even thinking of it.
Monday was a day off for me, and so I celebrated Labor Day by clearing out the massive backlog of laundry caused by my writing marathon. I also did lots and lots of dishes. I had wanted to get some work done in my garden, but as things turned out I was too obsessed with trying to get my kitchen clean to do anything else. I now have all the kitchen boxes from my move unpacked, and am slowly getting stuff organized.
My pantry cupboards are still a disaster--I think my only solution is to eat everything and then start with a clean slate. I'm not sure how I'll cope with the pain of being forced to eat nori rolls, but somehow I'll find the strength. :-)
Last night I made bread. For the longest time I've had horrible results for my home-made bread, and I could not figure out why because my bread at work is fabulous. As I was mixing up yesterday's loaf I had a glorious idea: Why not ignore the recipe and pay attention to the dough? If it's acting like it is too dry, add water. The results were amazing. And tasty. Now I'm left with the mystery of why the majority of my bread books have recipes that are so out of whack. Is my flour really that much drier?
I'm considering getting a subscription for the Consumer Reports website, as I am planning on some small appliance purchases in the next year. (You know, toasters, sewing machines, etc.) With the website I could search when I needed the info and there would be no monthly magazine to clutter my apartment.
Also: having acquired some discretionary income, I'm thinking of getting myself a few dwarf citrus trees. I love houseplants, citrus trees smell divine when they are in bloom and you get fruit from them. What's not to love?
Monday was a day off for me, and so I celebrated Labor Day by clearing out the massive backlog of laundry caused by my writing marathon. I also did lots and lots of dishes. I had wanted to get some work done in my garden, but as things turned out I was too obsessed with trying to get my kitchen clean to do anything else. I now have all the kitchen boxes from my move unpacked, and am slowly getting stuff organized.
My pantry cupboards are still a disaster--I think my only solution is to eat everything and then start with a clean slate. I'm not sure how I'll cope with the pain of being forced to eat nori rolls, but somehow I'll find the strength. :-)
Last night I made bread. For the longest time I've had horrible results for my home-made bread, and I could not figure out why because my bread at work is fabulous. As I was mixing up yesterday's loaf I had a glorious idea: Why not ignore the recipe and pay attention to the dough? If it's acting like it is too dry, add water. The results were amazing. And tasty. Now I'm left with the mystery of why the majority of my bread books have recipes that are so out of whack. Is my flour really that much drier?
I'm considering getting a subscription for the Consumer Reports website, as I am planning on some small appliance purchases in the next year. (You know, toasters, sewing machines, etc.) With the website I could search when I needed the info and there would be no monthly magazine to clutter my apartment.
Also: having acquired some discretionary income, I'm thinking of getting myself a few dwarf citrus trees. I love houseplants, citrus trees smell divine when they are in bloom and you get fruit from them. What's not to love?
