I like baigan bharta a lot (Indian eggplant/tomato dish). I have made it deliciously from extraordinarily complicated recipes. I have made it poorly from more manageable recipes. I just realized I had an eggplant I needed to use, so I started screwing around, and the result was a fantastically easy (and pretty tasty) baigan bharta. I must repeat ( Read more... )

I'm reading 'Eat, Pray, Love', not because I particularly wanted to, but I was curious due to the media blitz around the movie, and then my mom came over and literally dropped the book in my living room. So I'm probably 85% through the book. With 108 chapters it is easy to estimate the percentage of the book I've read ( Read more... )

I've had an extremely busy and demanding couple of weeks. I've worked 80 hours each week. I spent one entire day off on my mom's surgery (at the clinic by 7am, busy with her until 8pm). I babysat overnight for a friend. I had long term house guests move out, which monopolized my time and my house for a couple of days. Basically I have had ( Read more... )

While at Bonnaroo I received a text message from my NCSSM roommate and good friend Bekah. "Feeling like house guests?" was all it said. I knew she was having some friends come into town for a housewarming party at their new house. I figured she wanted me to house someone. Turns out that her lease was up and closing was delayed, so last Tuesday ( Read more... )

I have way to much stuff. I'm trying to clear out my old apartment, two little rooms and a landing. Full of stuff that has been stagnant for at least a year. And I mean FULL. Furniture, boxes, and little pathways. And I have a 1400 sq ft townhouse that is adequately furnished and well supplied with stuff, junk, and miscellany. In the last two ( Read more... )

table salt = NaCl
sea salt = NaCl + ocean residue

Am I missing something?

Cheap swimsuits fall apart. chemicals, heat, salt water... they just never last that long ( Read more... )

I met a woman, and she had a little baby in a carrier with a blanket over it. We went inside, and she removed the blanket and picked up the baby ( Read more... )

The last time I put toenail polish on was July 2nd. I still have some on my big toes. I never realized how slow tonails grow.

I am working this weekend, and wanted to make sure everyone had a fun Halloween. So we got together with another group home for dinner and games ( Read more... )