these pretzels are making me thirsty
Tuesday, Jun. 01, 2004 @ 12:05 p.m.
Unconscious Mutterings:Lover:: The Lover, by Marguerite Duras. One of my favorite writers. Was made into a pretty good movie with Jane March.
Ridiculous:: Ludicrous. That's a fun word.
Oscar:: The Academy Awards, which I have not voluntarily watched in about 15 years. I hate awards shows.
Tennis:: Bracelet. Why are they called that?
Account Balance:: Overdrawn! I'm poor.
Hickey:: Turtlenecks, worn to hide them. Hickeys are gross. I would smack any guy who attempted to give me one now. It's like they're trying to brand you or something.
License:: DMV. "Some days, we don't let the line move at all. We call them 'weekdays'."
Breathmints:: Altoids. I ate those things back in high school, before anyone had heard of them. They taste pretty weak to me now, I like Starbuck's after-coffee mints better.
TexMex:: Fajitas. Black beans. Yummy.
Stepmother:: Ick. Kathy, not-so-affectionately referred to as the "step-monster". She was a fat, mean, bigoted, alcoholic and a member of CREEP. The people who broke into the Watergate for Nixon.
Friday, May. 28, 2004 @ 3:30 p.m.
Dude.Sometimes the line between the delicious odor of Indian cuisine and the rank funk of an unwashed body is dangerously thin.
I'm just sayin'.
And with that scintillating comment, I bid you enjoy the long weekend, unless you're Canadian. Or British. Or have a crappy retail job where you have to work on holiday weekends.
Friday, May. 28, 2004 @ 2:14 p.m.
I was all moany and grouchy about not being able to spend the 3-day weekend at the ‘rents, but then I went to Rasputin’s and spent a bazillion dollars on CDs and DVDs and now I’m feeling more cheerful.(That reminds me: Why the hell does Rasputin’s keep Britney Spears in the “Alternative Rock” section? What’s she an alternative to? Singers with talent? Music that isn’t shlocky, trashy pop? Music that doesn’t turn on dirty old men??)
So this weekend will be spent watching Volume 1 of Invader Zim, Volume 3 of Futurama, and probably all 3 Lord of the Rings movies (the first 2 are extended editions, mind you) in a row, because I’m a nerd.
First I’m going to lay in a stock of beer and microwave popcorn.
Okay fine, maybe I’ll go to the beach on Sunday if the weather is nice (it’s been overcast and drizzly for most of the week).
I also have exciting plans to read, finish the Bible cross-stitch thingies for my cousin’s kids (I mailed the last bookmark yesterday), make lamb chops, bake black-and-white brownies, and clean and organize the pantry and probably part of the closet. I have to do the closet piecemeal, because it’s so big and such a mess that if I try to do it all at once I’ll get discouraged before I start and not do it. Believe me, I’ve been trying to do it since like, last Memorial Day weekend.
When I was a kid I never thought I’d be so content with such a boring life as an adult; but I also thought I would drive around in a van solving mysteries with a talking dog and a bunch of stoned teen-agers, so obviously I wasn’t that bright.
Friday, May. 28, 2004 @ 10:10 a.m.
Here’s the meatball recipe. It’s a little labor-intensive with all the ingredients, but not at all difficult.Mom’s Meatballs
Ingredients
2 lbs. ground beef
1 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs
¾ cup real Parmesan cheese, finely grated
½ cup whole milk
1 ½ cup low-salt beef broth
½ cup chopped fresh parsley
3 eggs, beaten
2 tbs. dried oregano
1 tbs. minced garlic
1 tbs. kosher salt
1 tbs. ground black pepper
2 tsp. dried basil
pinch of nutmeg
Directions
1. Combine the seasonings, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, milk, eggs, and ½ cup of the beef broth.
2. Add the ground beef and mix well.
3. Shape into 2” balls, put on a baking sheet with enough room between them so they aren’t touching.
4. Pour the rest of the beef broth onto the baking sheet and cook the meatballs at 450 degrees for 25 minutes.
Makes 32 meatballs, 4-8 servings depending on how hungry you are. It’s easy to half if you don’t want to make so many meatballs, I usually do. They make great meatball sandwiches, too.
You don’t have to be real exact about measuring the ingredients, I usually just eyeball it and it turns out fine.