tobermory's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resolute I�m back after my week-long sabbatical � as promised. Christmas was most excellent � Steve gave me a new red Harvey�s seatbelt purse with a black seat-belt wallet, the complete New Yorker on DVD for the computer, some kitchen gadgets, flannel pjs, new headphones for my iPod*, and a bunch of other little things. My parents gave me a light grey cashmere cableknit tutleneck, a huge gourmet foodbasket, and an embarrassingly large check that went towards the car (OK � they gave me the check when I bought the car back in October but it came with the explanation that it was an early Christmas gift). From my in-laws I received a pair of nice suede gloves (which I promptly dropped into a puddle a few days later � luckily they came out unscathed) and a gift certificate for some beauty products. Although we weren�t supposed to exchange gifts, one of my brothers gave Steve and I a gift card for Home Depot � it was really more of a congratulatory gift for finally closing on the house. All in all a very nice Christmas indeed. The earphones kind of give me the ickies. I asked for a new set of earphones (or ear buds or whatever they�re called these days) because the ones that come with the iPods from Apple are sucky and must have been styled to fit Andre the Giant � either that or I have very petite ears. I can jam them in my ears, but they tend to pop out if I move. It gets worse in the winter when the cold air makes the cords lose their flexiness � then they barely stay in at all - forget trying to work out or jog with them in. I asked for ones made by Koss because I had read somewhere that they made a set for around $20 (I tend to lose and/or break earphones at an alarming rate so I have a $25 limit) that had a decent sound and were styled to better fit into ears. And, they do both of these things, but (there�s always a but) the part that goes into your ear is made of the foam earplug stuff that you have to squish tightly and then shove into your ear canal and let it expand. While this does provide great fit and ambient sound blocking, the fact that they are going into my ear canal is a little gross. I�ll be the first to say that I am a frequent Q-Tipper in pursuit of greater aural hygene but still � ewwww. They should really come with some sort of protective baggie or cover for when you�re not using them because I can just see the purse lint accumulating on them. Gah. Plus now � sharing? Completely out of the question. My ear wax residue might be gross, but at least it�s MY ear wax residue. Anyone else�s ear wax residue can stay in their own ears thank you very much. I managed to make excellent use of the new oven over my vacation. I made three batches of Christmas cookies, one pan of blondies, I finally got over my problem with chicken and made some fabulous saut�ed chicken breasts with a wild rice pilaf side dish, and yes, I did make the turkey with the White Castle stuffing, and yes, it was ghettofabulous � by the time its done cooking it�s lost most of the White Castle-ness and become extremely flavorful moist stuffing with just the right amount of everything. I did make Steve rinse off the turkey and stuff the stuffing into it because it was almost exactly the same size as Wendy, one of my cats, and that creeped me out a bit. Not enough to not eat the turkey � just enough to not want to have much contact with it in the raw state. I made Martha Stewart�s mac �n� cheese as a side and we may be eating it until the end of the month. When Martha says it feeds 12 she isn�t kidding. Then last night I made a pork roast for Steve to use as lunchmeat this week. Later this week when we�re done picking the turkey carcass clean I�ll make a big cauldron of turkey-barley soup. I am just Susie Fucking Homemaker. On to that awful beginning of the year tradition � Resolutions. Yes � I made some. 1. Get back on the gym schedule � see resolution #6. Now, since I vowed to list what I eat (and I should list my exercise as well) here goes: 1:58 p.m. - 2006-01-02 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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