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Feb. 16th, 2010 03:09 pmBen was gone all weekend, hence the uptick in posts. He was back on Monday, hence the total silence.
Monday was nice even if ben slept through half of it. (He got in really late.) I did get to spend some very good quality time with him once he decided to join the waking world. He made up for leaving me alone.
In the evening, we went shopping. I wanted a humidifier to try to reduce some of the static in our apartment and to make the apartment feel warmer. We had the hardest time finding one in the store. Finally we tried the baby aisle. Who would have thought to put them there!? What a stupid place for it...
Then we went to california tortilla because I had a birthday burrito waiting for me! :D Mmmmmm, free burrito! That place is fantastic.
I'm glad ben was home last night cause I had TWO nightmares. Both about my cruise. In the first one, I dreamed that I accidentally booked my plane tickets for the wrong day and would get there a day after the boat left. I tried to re-book on the correct date but all the flights were already sold out. So stressful. And then in the second dream, I missed my flight. For some reason I went to work that day and the metro broke down and I had to walk home, which took FOREVER and I missed my flight.
Today I double checked that we booked our tickets for the right day. I might triple check later. I am feeling paranoid.
Today is my first day back to work in over a week. It feels weird to be back. And stressful. Everything is rushed now. I was busy all morning so I am taking a break to calm down before I dig into my afternoon to-do list of doom.
I think my boss hates me. She gave be a bag of Amish Friendship Bread. It smells very bad. I can't tell if that's from the yeast farts or the old milk. It's stinking up my desk. I hate chain letters of all types, including the food variety.
Also, it doesn't seem very "Amish" to me. One of the ingredients is instant pudding. Ben says that can still be amish if they bring it home in a horse and buggy. Also also, the directions says I should never destroy the starter because "only the amish know how to make the starter." That's a total lie. Behold my VAST BREAD KNOWLEDGE!!!
To make a starter, mix 1 cup of water with 1 cup of flour in a sterilized bowl. Sit bowl, uncovered, in a warm clean spot. Every 24 hours, add 1/2 cup more water and 1/2 cup more flour. (You can throw away half of it if you have too much in your bowl. No one will be offended.) Keep this up for 3-4 days until the mixture is bubbly. It will smell tangy. That it ok. You now have your own starter dough and know the mighty secrets on how to create annoying chain letter products!
Seriously. Sour dough is not some amazing amish secret. (Like those "amish" space heaters that are powered by electricity?) I figure I'll use the starter, but I won't subject it on anyone else. I think I'll look up a different recipe though. Pudding seems unwholesome.
Monday was nice even if ben slept through half of it. (He got in really late.) I did get to spend some very good quality time with him once he decided to join the waking world. He made up for leaving me alone.
In the evening, we went shopping. I wanted a humidifier to try to reduce some of the static in our apartment and to make the apartment feel warmer. We had the hardest time finding one in the store. Finally we tried the baby aisle. Who would have thought to put them there!? What a stupid place for it...
Then we went to california tortilla because I had a birthday burrito waiting for me! :D Mmmmmm, free burrito! That place is fantastic.
I'm glad ben was home last night cause I had TWO nightmares. Both about my cruise. In the first one, I dreamed that I accidentally booked my plane tickets for the wrong day and would get there a day after the boat left. I tried to re-book on the correct date but all the flights were already sold out. So stressful. And then in the second dream, I missed my flight. For some reason I went to work that day and the metro broke down and I had to walk home, which took FOREVER and I missed my flight.
Today I double checked that we booked our tickets for the right day. I might triple check later. I am feeling paranoid.
Today is my first day back to work in over a week. It feels weird to be back. And stressful. Everything is rushed now. I was busy all morning so I am taking a break to calm down before I dig into my afternoon to-do list of doom.
I think my boss hates me. She gave be a bag of Amish Friendship Bread. It smells very bad. I can't tell if that's from the yeast farts or the old milk. It's stinking up my desk. I hate chain letters of all types, including the food variety.
Also, it doesn't seem very "Amish" to me. One of the ingredients is instant pudding. Ben says that can still be amish if they bring it home in a horse and buggy. Also also, the directions says I should never destroy the starter because "only the amish know how to make the starter." That's a total lie. Behold my VAST BREAD KNOWLEDGE!!!
To make a starter, mix 1 cup of water with 1 cup of flour in a sterilized bowl. Sit bowl, uncovered, in a warm clean spot. Every 24 hours, add 1/2 cup more water and 1/2 cup more flour. (You can throw away half of it if you have too much in your bowl. No one will be offended.) Keep this up for 3-4 days until the mixture is bubbly. It will smell tangy. That it ok. You now have your own starter dough and know the mighty secrets on how to create annoying chain letter products!
Seriously. Sour dough is not some amazing amish secret. (Like those "amish" space heaters that are powered by electricity?) I figure I'll use the starter, but I won't subject it on anyone else. I think I'll look up a different recipe though. Pudding seems unwholesome.
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