Wednesday, 16 Dec 2009

You know the drill: Time for What's Hot and What's Not, thanks to Claire.

What's Hot

-- Applesauce. Yes, I'm still feeling pleased with myself for how it turned out. It's not like I haven't made it before, but it seems like some apples lend themselves to better-tasting sauce than others, and this was a good (and cheap) batch. I tried some with my breakfast, and then I had a bit more in the afternoon. (I didn't eat that baby banana, though, which was one of the biggest of the bunch, and the only one I didn't freeze.)

-- Frequent updating. Okay, it's not always every day, but I've been doing a good job, right? I'm proud of my dedication!

-- My birthday is next Tuesday. I'm feeling much more relaxed about this birthday than usual; I tend to get over-excited and then crash on the day. I guess I'm just feeling more laid back about life at the moment. If you want to send me something, I would like 1) a hacked iPhone I can use with my T-Mobile account; 2) a two-week vacation in Florida (or somewhere else warm and beachy); 3) a winning lotto ticket; 4) Beatles Rockband. Thanks!

-- Big bowls of soup. I had pretty much the same thing for dinner last night, except not as soup (ie, sauteed tofu and veg on top of noodles), but the noodles were too sticky, and I realized they'd be better in broth. So that's what I did.

-- Baggy sweatshirts. Technically, they're the opposite of 'hot', as in 'attractive', but I'm sort of loving it for around the house. I wanted something big and warm the other day, so I dug out the London hoodie I got in high school and wore all through college. It's been in a box since then (it would have been redundant while I actually living in London, after all), but no longer!

What's Not

-- Proofer's Hand. That might be my official made-up name for what happens when I try to edit several books in a row. My right hand gets all achy and crippled from staying poised over the track pad (and then inserting commas, etc) for so long.

-- I've noticed that, lately, the forecast has found it necessary to tell me it's going to be cold. 'Partly cloudy, chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Cold.' If you're predicting a high of 9F for the day, I can infer for myself that it's going to be cold, thanks.

-- Bad cop drivers. Seriously, what's up with them? Worst driver's ever. The other day, I was driving behind a slow-moving line of cars in the right lane. A police car was in the (mostly empty) left lane, yet he was driving as slowly as we were (well below the speed limit) and hanging just in front of my car. I approached the right turn lane, which I was queued up for, and at the LAST minute, the cop car turned his flashing lights on and pulled right in front of me, so he could turn. He wasn't pulling anybody over; he wasn't rushing off to the scene of a crime -- was his turn signal just too far away to bother with? I know it worked, because I saw him use it later. Bad cop driver.