WDSU of New Orleans is doing live local news streaming on the web. We’re watching this constantly and the images from this storm are breaking my heart. The devastation is almost too much to believe.
The storm is over and it is still getting worse.
I don’t even know what to say. The mind boggles waching this.
David’s parents are safe in Arkansas and for that I am grateful.
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FMOYF
I very much want this strike at Northwest Airlines to be resolved soon. I have tickets to fly to Austin TX next month and I am not keen about the idea of crossing a picket line so to speak. I want this resolved so I can fly without guilt because I don’t think other airlines are going to honor my tickets. I know, most people don’t support unions anymore, and that’s fine, there are probably a number of reasons why that seems like a good idea. I’ll never argue about it. I support them, I have my reasons.
and to shift gears completely…
An insalata caprese should NEVER be dressed with balsamic vinegar. Ever. If you see one with balsamic vinegar you can be sure that they are doing that to hide the lifeless quality of cheap ingredients. Also, if you go buy balsamic vinegar and it’s a lot like, say…vinegar, and it was cheap, then it was not balsamic vinegar it was just regular stuff with caramel color added. Real stuff is slightly sweet, syrupy and nothing at all like the $3 bottle you picked up under the flickering fluorescent lights of your local Food Barn.
My god, what’s up with me? I am really in a mood today.
Okay, I saw a recipe for an insalata caprese and it pissed me off. The point of the salad is to showcase the amazing flavors of very fresh tomatos, basil and mozzarella. In years past I have gone to the store and purchased the mozzarella (the real stuff, not the blocks) and then as i was coming in from the car I would pick my tomatos and basil from the garden. I’d assemble the salad and eat it and the tomatoes would still be warm from the sun. It was heavenly. You put vinegar on that and you lose the subtle flavors and the distinctiveness of each ingredient. Sigh.
short, pointless post today. I need to finish this up and get to shampooing my carpets for the party! go me!
What I did on my summer vacation
A pictorial by heather
Look at me, I’m actually posting pictures of something! You can thank Flickr! I’ve been futzing on Flickr for a bit and came to the conclusion that either I’m really missing something or it’s not offering me anything easier than the set up I’ve got here. So, I had these photos in a folder waiting for some sort of Flickr magic and I just couldn’t find it (this doesn’t mean it’s not there, just that i am a-tarded). So I figured I had them there, may as well edit them and write something snarky.
look where I went! I went to the BWCA! and I lived to tell the tale.
David executing his mad paddling skills. I also have the mad paddling skills, but there is no flattering photographic evidence of such.
This is David’s dad, Don. He has mad kayaking skills and mad dinner making skills.
This is David’s lovely sister, Mary Alice, she has the indespensible mad doctor skills and can keep us from dying.
And this is me. I have mad sausage grilling skills!
Blueberries! Wild blueberries and they’re everywhere. This is a quart and we picked this in no time. Next time we go camping I’m bringing pancake mix.
He’s kind of cute, don’t you think?
These are my feet in a canoe. Why? Why not! My feet are cute.
My feet are cute even in giant clunky hiking boots standing by bear turd.
This is the spider that lived on the toilet that I had to use. I should have put something there for scale like a VW Bug or a dimetrodon. Seriously, that spider was HUGE and stubborn.
Oh shit! The ferns ate him!!!
This is me on a beaver dam. That’s right, i’m just walking on a beaver dam. What are they going to do about it? Nothing! You know why? Because beavers are major pussies. or something like that.
Hot cocoa with toasted marshmallow. Anything better? Probably not.
I totally miss it and I want to go back.
So there, I actually posted the pictures I said I would post AND I posted far fewer than I actually have. I think I might have sent my mom into some sort of catatonic state of picture boredom this weekend and she didn’t even get to see them all!
Edit…
David: Where’s the picture of you with your hat on sideways?
Me: not in here.
D: Why not?
M: I look retarded
D: Who are you trying to impress? These people know you got problems!
Edit…
David: Where’s the picture of you with your hat on sideways?
Me: not in here.
D: Why not?
M: I look retarded
D: Who are you trying to impress? These people know you got problems!
I am Shiny
I am shiny! He said so! Shiny!
um…yeah…if you go through all the trouble to have custom designed and printed invites to your big housewarming party, perhaps you should put your name on them. Hmm. oh well, most people know it’s me and there’s a url on there and if you go to the site you’ll see a picture of me and my name is repeated many many many times. Lesson learned, or something. I never was all that bright. So…yeah…the pink invitation in your mail is from me. Go to the website for the rest of the info.
I took 200 pictures this weekend, I’m still shuffling through and will post some of them soon. I think. I always say that and I never do.
Highlights:
* I got to walk on a beaver dam
* I got stuck on a rooty stump and almost killed david being rescued
* David took me out on the lake after the sun set and the stars came out and we watched the stars in the perfect black and listened to the loons call to each other
* Eating massive amounts of wild blueberries, next time I’m totally bringing Jiffy pancake mix for wild blueberry pancakes!
* Floating along in the canoe withut a care in the world.
* Discovering I have mad paddling skills
* Campfires! Toasted marshmallows and fried summer sausage and being so civilized we had tea every afternoon at 4.
* Being able to identify upwards of 4 different kinds of wild turds based only on the size and contents (bears make big hairy turds, go figure).
* Reeking of bug spray and sun screen all the time.
* Not getting eaten by a bear.
* No cell phone.
* Sitting quietly on my special rock and watching the sun set every night.
* Learning that I’m not so soft
Lowlights:
* Cold rain
* The giant spider that lived on the toilet
* You get kind of stiff and sore sleeping on the ground.
Anyway, it was a goodly good trip and we’ll get pictures posted and all that.
I came to work today for no good reason. I have a ton of vacation time, i could have easily taken the day off but I didn’t. It’s good just to get out of the house. I didn’t really do anything important today anyway. I’ll go home and see my dogs! That seems like fun.
And maybe help david pack. That seems like less fun but not so bad.
So long shobos
oyo chobo
when I grow up I want to drive a Chocho Road Brick.
So what do you do after 4 nights in the woods? You stay in bed too long, you wander over to get coffee and waffles, you try to catch up on your emails, you try to describe what it’s like to be on a completely calm lake after sundown watching the stars and listening to the loons calling to one another on the next lake over.
Work in the morning? I suppose. Sigh.
Okay, house warming party time. Must get my plan in gear. Must get menus and schedules and things together. If you’re coming in from out of town, consider bringing a sleeping bag! Pre-party brunch at Cupcake! Be there!
One time I stood in line for over an hour to get Milli Vanilli to sign a photo. This was after their downfall. There was not a single person in this very long line that was there for any reason other than to snicker.
Oooh also, aquarium time.
bed time, i’m all disconnected and not making sense.
later, chochachos.