I'm sitting here quite ravenous waiting for supper. 15 minutes never seemed quite so long, and I should have started prep about a half hour ago so I wouldn't be contemplating chewing off my arm or polishing off the rest of the ice cream.
I'm waiting for my portabella mushrooms to rehydrate so I can finish my stir fry. I love mushrooms, especially the bellas, but they are so pricey. I hope this cheaper alternative is a good alternative.
Today is day two (or four if you count the weekend) of my long awaited vacation. I've been blessed with such beautiful weather. I've slept in, watched favorite television shows I don't usually get to see, had lunch out and been canceled on three times. Three times! Everyone is canceling on me. Oh well.
Today my godmother, grandmother, aunt and cousin came for a visit with my mom. My mom made a point to inquire about the depth of my cleaning last night. I don't think she approves of my standards of housekeeping. Now, I'll admit I'm not the best. But it's never more than an hour or two of spot cleaning to get it back to presentable.
I made sure to ask her what she thought of the state of the house on the phone tonight. She approved. If she wouldn't have, it wouldn't have taken too much of a toll, but it's still nice to get the compliment.
This week I've been serenaded by the hum of air conditioners all around me. By necessity I think I've trained myself to deal with the heat (not that it's been that hot this summer). Because two years ago I would have been begging to turn the air on or UP. I don't have air in my house and have only ran my fans around three times.
As I write this, I sit under a quilt (and it's around 74 degrees). I still have two quilts, a blanket, sheet, plus a throw on my bed.
Dude, an Ice Cream truck! I didn't think they still existed. What fun. If I had some cash I would help the Ice Cream Truck Economy.
I've become quite a doodler lately, and I don't usually do so. These doodles aren't anything interesting. In fact, they're just swirls and scrolls. While I was recreating the same looping swirl over again during video editing, I got the thought to incorporate my subject of doodleage in a new masthead. But how?
Over and over again, my pen looped around, and I realized my swirls reminded me of Starry Night and I did a quick sketch of this masthead. I'm not totally satisfied with it, but overall, I like the effect.
I'm frustrated with the overall look and organization of my template, but haven't found anything I like better. So, I guess this will do.
Another frustration is my innate nature to avoid writing the book I'm working on. I'm an aspiring writer, which I've always hated admitting, because, isn't everyone?
I have three solid ideas which I sketch out and write passages here and there. I don't know if its the struggle of prose that keeps me stagnant, the double duty of typing my written long hand (because the open and vast blankness of the word processor sucks the creativity out of me) or the vanity of writing for an immediate audience.
My good intentions always fall flat. With my remaining time this week, I'll try to remedy that. Ooof.
