Wednesday, January 19, 2005

Brain Dump:

Brain Dump:

L and I went to the Asian market last week. I went mostly out of boredom. I do most things out of boredom. She wanted to pick up some fun things to cook and eat. and Wasabi peas. While we were there we happened upon the tea isle. I remembered some mint green tea I had not to long ago at the local tea house in Ballard. It was so yummy and relaxing, I looked to see if they had any where we were. Did they ever! I think there were 4 different kinds to choose from. I picked up some loose leaf tea, brought my tea strainer to work, and have been enjoying it ever since. It's called Moroccan Mint.

The other night, probably 2 weeks ago, I was up at 2am. I found I couldn't sleep so I decided to watch TV. Somehow I turned to the Food Channel and got hooked. I ended up watching a hour show on how to make chili. Ever since then I have been craving chili.
Monday night I decided to try making some and see how it went. I bought all kinds of ingredients and filled my chili pot up. It was okay, but it needed more tomato sauce. Last night I added the sauce with some more spices and I have to proclaim the entire thing a resounding success! It is fabulous! I got just the right amount of spice so that the chili makes your mouth sing without being over-poweringly hot. It's a good thing I like it, I will be eating it for at least a week!

Sometime ago I decided to read the top 100 fiction novels of the 20th century. Yes I was an English major. I got through about 25 before I gave up. This last week I found the list again and decided to start reading again. I found a cheap used copy of a book and started reading last night. The book is called, "A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories" by Flannery O'Connor. These have to be some of the most morbid stories I have ever read. I was shocked after the first one, the second showed me a bit of the theme. It is every day people, doing ever day things, and dying. It's, well, it's wacky! I'm not sure what I really think at this point.

Whistler was cold. It was 8 degrees when we got there. It was fun though. So beautiful. I want to go back there. I want to take everyone I know there. The drive was gorgeous, once out of Vancouver. Words can't describe it. The weekend was perfect too.


Posted by Autumn Goddess on 01/19 at 12:12 PM
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