Forgot to add stuff here, again. Still haven't finished reading "The Omnivore's Dilemma." Still. And now I'm stuck in the midst of another book. It's a book Martha Stewart put out shortly after her release from the pokey. I've left it at home and so can't remember the name of the thing. It's kinda about how to maybe start up your own business.
Been resisting Facebook but K at work wants me to get one and keeps bugging me to do it. Ugh. Dun wanna! Just might though.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Ha!
I couldn't renew "The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals" by Michael Pollan at the library because someone had put a hold on it. Only got to almost 1/2 the way through. Ended up going to Barnes & Noble and buying the paperback. Haven't picked it up yet again either. I am so pathetic.
The car is still dead, in that it won't start. The deadbolt is still broken. I've got to get another check to the landlord today before I get to bed. Just a matter of writing it and dropping it in the bin.
Was supposed to rain today but I see clear blue just now. Shouldn't have slept so much but other than allergies going apeshit, and me without meds, I'm feeling pretty a-ok.
The car is still dead, in that it won't start. The deadbolt is still broken. I've got to get another check to the landlord today before I get to bed. Just a matter of writing it and dropping it in the bin.
Was supposed to rain today but I see clear blue just now. Shouldn't have slept so much but other than allergies going apeshit, and me without meds, I'm feeling pretty a-ok.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Oh yeah...the book
Still reading "The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals" by Michael Pollan and it's making me want to move to Europe to become a vegan on a self sufficent farm. Ugh.
Europe because they're pretty frown-ey on genetically altered foods.
Vegan because what goes on and into the animals at stockyards & slaughterhouses is just sick and disgusting!
Self sufficent farm because there's no trusting what other nasty crap people will do to food.
It's so gross and disgusting all that goes into our food. The more processed the worse it is not just for people eating it but the world we live in and all involved in the making etc of processed foods.
Of course I'm too lazy to do the good thing because I'm too lazy to do the farming myself, like/love to eat meat far too much, and I don't think anywhere in Europe would take me especially cuz I'm too lazy to even use proper English much less any of the other languages in Europe.
Only halfway through the book. I'm lucky to get through a chapter before I get sick and want to chuck it all away.
Europe because they're pretty frown-ey on genetically altered foods.
Vegan because what goes on and into the animals at stockyards & slaughterhouses is just sick and disgusting!
Self sufficent farm because there's no trusting what other nasty crap people will do to food.
It's so gross and disgusting all that goes into our food. The more processed the worse it is not just for people eating it but the world we live in and all involved in the making etc of processed foods.
Of course I'm too lazy to do the good thing because I'm too lazy to do the farming myself, like/love to eat meat far too much, and I don't think anywhere in Europe would take me especially cuz I'm too lazy to even use proper English much less any of the other languages in Europe.
Only halfway through the book. I'm lucky to get through a chapter before I get sick and want to chuck it all away.
uh...yeah
haven't posted, again, for a while.
starter out on car. no money to fix it. at least i gots a buspass.
starter out on car. no money to fix it. at least i gots a buspass.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Just picked up a new book.
I'm just starting to read "The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals" by Michael Pollan. From the library, had to put it on hold so must finish it as peeps are waiting for it.
Anyway, I'm still in the midst of the Introduction. Will post more about it when I read more. So far it's mostly talking about how the simple question: "What's for dinner?" is a big problem because as omnivores we can eat anything. It's also talked about how America really doesn't have a food culture as it's such a new country and all the bits that come from everywhere else is part of what has brought on America's National Eating Disorder along with the political/governmental interference. How things wouldn't be quite so bad if the gov't had just stayed out of it.
I'm babbling and this is just what I've gotten from the flyleaves & first 5+ pages of the Introduction.
Anyway, I'm still in the midst of the Introduction. Will post more about it when I read more. So far it's mostly talking about how the simple question: "What's for dinner?" is a big problem because as omnivores we can eat anything. It's also talked about how America really doesn't have a food culture as it's such a new country and all the bits that come from everywhere else is part of what has brought on America's National Eating Disorder along with the political/governmental interference. How things wouldn't be quite so bad if the gov't had just stayed out of it.
I'm babbling and this is just what I've gotten from the flyleaves & first 5+ pages of the Introduction.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Another few months later....
And yeah I've been back to Vivace. Just sucked it up and ordered the low foam. They didn't mind too much. I love their raw sugar shaker. Yum! But a big BOO HISS I-should-call-the-health-department as when I last went in I was going to get a pasty out of their case, they always look sooo good. Well...they had a nice Bavarian Creme donut with chocolate frosting on top. You know, the kind with a hole punched in the side where they piped in the filling, well as I was standing there looking at them a few fruitflies came out and started to do what looked like a mating dance across the top of the donut with a few more just lounging about in and out of the hole. Then I noticed more fruit & house type flies all over everything inside the case. I was about to puke & bolt right then. I even told the guy and he just leaned over, looked at them, and shrugged a tiny, "Ew?" Yuck! The worst thing is this was at lunch. The stuff'd been there since that morning, and when I walked by that night on the way to the bus it was all still there...for sale. GROSS! I've not been able to bring myself to go back in there at all. Part of the reason the flies were in there so prolifically is that the back of the case, that they staff accesses to get you your treats is all open. No protection at all. Wonder if I should pop my head in sometime the owner's there and mention it. Loudly so all customers can hear me. Don't get me wrong, I love their product, very good mochas etc, but the yuck factor is just too much for me.
Anyway, go over to my LiveJournal for the most recent stuff. Well...actually the more recent recent thoughts spewing outta my head is on Twitter.
Anyway, go over to my LiveJournal for the most recent stuff. Well...actually the more recent recent thoughts spewing outta my head is on Twitter.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Yes yes I know I know.
I really do need to remember this more.
Maybe if I had something warm to drink.
Funny thing about only being 56% is I've been thinking more and more about getting a "something" for at home. Not sure if just simple drip one cup at a time thing all the way up to an espresso machine with a frother. The Frother is manditory. ^_~ (found that from http://coffeeartandmore.blogspot.com)
Thing is the more I learn and experiment the more super picky I get. I loathe the next time I go into the Cafe Viviace by work and order my orange mocha. I don't want inches of foam. It's pretty to look at but I'd rather have beverage. And their shaker of raw sugar is always always jammed up. I need to find packets of the stuff to keep on hand. And I guess it makes me kind of like Nana as she prefers her Muscovado or Demerrara sugar in her Nescafe. Mom would get which ever she could find for when Nana visited. I'm too cheap to figure out which one I really do prefer so I'll just stick with what I can get easy and not too expensive, Sugar In The Raw. ^_^
It's so ccold and rainy I could go for a good cup of something warm but I've only got access to green tea and I'm not wanting it right now. And I'm too poor just now to get something good from Starbarf's or wherever. It's also just a little late to be drinking coffee or tea. And decaf is just wrong!
Reminds me I'm out of the Oregon Chai Vanilla Chai packets I keep at work. I had the last one this morning. Means I'll have to be extra careful about the lovely tea I've got there that I've been hoarding. Sucks I'll have to pay for decent milk/cream as they've change the creamer by the free coffee from those Mini-Moos to packets of death. Yes I hate hate hate powdered "creamer" or "lightener"! It's just so beyond wrong!
But I'll be good tonight and drink the last of my fourth bottle of water and that makes 2liters for the day. Blah.
Maybe if I had something warm to drink.
Funny thing about only being 56% is I've been thinking more and more about getting a "something" for at home. Not sure if just simple drip one cup at a time thing all the way up to an espresso machine with a frother. The Frother is manditory. ^_~ (found that from http://coffeeartandmore.blogspot.com)
Thing is the more I learn and experiment the more super picky I get. I loathe the next time I go into the Cafe Viviace by work and order my orange mocha. I don't want inches of foam. It's pretty to look at but I'd rather have beverage. And their shaker of raw sugar is always always jammed up. I need to find packets of the stuff to keep on hand. And I guess it makes me kind of like Nana as she prefers her Muscovado or Demerrara sugar in her Nescafe. Mom would get which ever she could find for when Nana visited. I'm too cheap to figure out which one I really do prefer so I'll just stick with what I can get easy and not too expensive, Sugar In The Raw. ^_^
It's so ccold and rainy I could go for a good cup of something warm but I've only got access to green tea and I'm not wanting it right now. And I'm too poor just now to get something good from Starbarf's or wherever. It's also just a little late to be drinking coffee or tea. And decaf is just wrong!
Reminds me I'm out of the Oregon Chai Vanilla Chai packets I keep at work. I had the last one this morning. Means I'll have to be extra careful about the lovely tea I've got there that I've been hoarding. Sucks I'll have to pay for decent milk/cream as they've change the creamer by the free coffee from those Mini-Moos to packets of death. Yes I hate hate hate powdered "creamer" or "lightener"! It's just so beyond wrong!
But I'll be good tonight and drink the last of my fourth bottle of water and that makes 2liters for the day. Blah.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
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