Since we're going out to dinner for Thanksgiving,I don't have to worry about cooking..but now it's got me thinking about what I want to make for Christmas dinner. I usually contribute something(or a couple of somethings) to Christmas dinner.
Our holiday dinners usually go this way: a HUGE Christmas Eve dinner(with at least one dessert) and then Christmas dinner is a roast(one year my uncle sent smoked pork chops that were REALLY good), sides, and several pies, including Chocolate Peppermint Pie which is a sort of chocolate mousse pie which has been a staple of our Christmas dinners for a LONG time.
This year, I'd like to try something different,maybe make a side that I've never made before-or revisit one that I haven't made for a while. It kinda depends what we're having for Christmas dinner-when I know that, maybe I can kinda think about what I should make.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
[creative writing]
Today's prompt is: Write about a habit you find hard to break.
Not sure if this counts, but..I tend to be a creature of habit when I go to my favourite restaraunts. If I find something that I really like,that's what I'll order. I have been going to Anthony's, a seafood restaraunt here in San Diego since I was small and I always order the same thing:Fish and Chips.
There are a few places in town(the place that is within walking distance of my house starts making my lunch as soon as they see me-no word of a lie-I have a standard order-tuna melt-there, too!)that know me very well.
Not sure if this counts, but..I tend to be a creature of habit when I go to my favourite restaraunts. If I find something that I really like,that's what I'll order. I have been going to Anthony's, a seafood restaraunt here in San Diego since I was small and I always order the same thing:Fish and Chips.
There are a few places in town(the place that is within walking distance of my house starts making my lunch as soon as they see me-no word of a lie-I have a standard order-tuna melt-there, too!)that know me very well.
Monday, November 17, 2014
[weekend report nov. 14-16]
Friday: Headed down to my parents' house. Had navy bean soup for dinner(it was cooler and cloudy that night so it hit the spot) and garlic bread.) My mom was setting up for her holiday boutique which was Saturday, so I just got everything ready so it was no stress for her.
Saturday:My mom's Holiday Boutique was today. My parents belong to the Civic and Historical Society for the town they live in. The boutique is their annual fundraiser.They always have a lot of great stuff there(and make a ton of money which they definitely did this year!) My aunt and one of my cousins were there for the day-They hung out at the bazaar for a while and then the 3 of us went to lunch at one of my favourite Mexican food restaraunts. They wanted to do some shopping so we did that.
Then, my brother and his wife and kids came over to my parents' house and my dad went and got pizza. I went back home that night.
Sunday: Went to Barnes and Noble and had my coffee then walked over to my gym(which is within walking distance) and worked out for the first time in quite a while(my muscles were letting me know they were not happy with me later but as my dad says "it's a good kind of sore".
No Hannibal Rewatch yesterday-I spent a long time at the bookstore,then I wanted to spend plenty of time working out,but not so much I was really feeling it, then I went to Trader Joe's and did a little grocery shopping.
Saturday:My mom's Holiday Boutique was today. My parents belong to the Civic and Historical Society for the town they live in. The boutique is their annual fundraiser.They always have a lot of great stuff there(and make a ton of money which they definitely did this year!) My aunt and one of my cousins were there for the day-They hung out at the bazaar for a while and then the 3 of us went to lunch at one of my favourite Mexican food restaraunts. They wanted to do some shopping so we did that.
Then, my brother and his wife and kids came over to my parents' house and my dad went and got pizza. I went back home that night.
Sunday: Went to Barnes and Noble and had my coffee then walked over to my gym(which is within walking distance) and worked out for the first time in quite a while(my muscles were letting me know they were not happy with me later but as my dad says "it's a good kind of sore".
No Hannibal Rewatch yesterday-I spent a long time at the bookstore,then I wanted to spend plenty of time working out,but not so much I was really feeling it, then I went to Trader Joe's and did a little grocery shopping.
Sunday, November 16, 2014
[making obligatory "I'm thankful I'm not cooking Thanksgiving dinner" joke]
Not only that, my parents and I are delivering Meals On Wheels on Thanksgiving. Supposedly we shouldn't have a lot of people on our route because of that, and even if we did, it wouldn't be a big deal(we pick up out meals at a certain spot around 11 a.m. and it takes about an hour or so depending on how busy we are)
Also, I am going to go to the gym before that. Usually, I have to take two buses to get there, but the bus that doesn't go over there except on Sundays and holidays. Thanksgiving is one of those holidays so I figure I might as well take advantage of it before we have our Thanksgiving dinner!
My mom made reservations at a local hotel.. I was able to find their menu online and I liked what I saw :) There are no shortage of places to go out for dinner-even Buca Di Beppo does a Thanksgiving dinner. I wouldn't mind having a holiday dinner there-I have to wonder, is it Thanksgiving with a Italian twist?
There are the more pricey places like the Hotel Del Coronado(*super* pricey, but it's popular-they also have a buffet on the weekend that is $80 a pop but there's always a wait to get in-go figure!)
About this time of year there are ads in the Reader(our local free paper) and in the Night &Day section of the newspaper for all of the hotels and restaraunts that offer Thanksgiving dinner, and a lot of them will tell you what they're serving. I like the ones who have the real typical Thanksgiving dinner(turkey, stuffing,mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie)
Also, I am going to go to the gym before that. Usually, I have to take two buses to get there, but the bus that doesn't go over there except on Sundays and holidays. Thanksgiving is one of those holidays so I figure I might as well take advantage of it before we have our Thanksgiving dinner!
My mom made reservations at a local hotel.. I was able to find their menu online and I liked what I saw :) There are no shortage of places to go out for dinner-even Buca Di Beppo does a Thanksgiving dinner. I wouldn't mind having a holiday dinner there-I have to wonder, is it Thanksgiving with a Italian twist?
There are the more pricey places like the Hotel Del Coronado(*super* pricey, but it's popular-they also have a buffet on the weekend that is $80 a pop but there's always a wait to get in-go figure!)
About this time of year there are ads in the Reader(our local free paper) and in the Night &Day section of the newspaper for all of the hotels and restaraunts that offer Thanksgiving dinner, and a lot of them will tell you what they're serving. I like the ones who have the real typical Thanksgiving dinner(turkey, stuffing,mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie)
Saturday, November 15, 2014
[it'd be an excuse to go to europe!]
So Holland America has a mini-site for their new ship, the Konigsdam. There isn't a whole lot on there yet but I really like what I see.
First of all,they have renderings of the new cabins(all of them-and supposedly there are going to be less suites-one or two on this ship compared to the other ships in the fleet which have a lot.) I think they have realised that the suites are not as big of a sell as they think..true, reading Cruise Critic, you would think that is the only way to go but it's not the truth. I much prefer inside cabins..and I love what they've done with the inside cabins on the Konigsdam-they're sparse-very plain and white, but I think the floor plane is a lot more thought out-mind you, you don't spend all that much time in the cabins, but you want someplace that is going to be conducive to a good night's sleep.
The MDR(Main Dining Room) is AMAZEBALLS. It's open and light,Holland America are moving away from their "Old World Charm" tact and going with something that's much more 21st Century. Again, Holland America have been doing their due dilligence and Holland America passengers want something that was much more modern...Cruise Critic is such a small percentage of the cruising public yet you would think that they represent this HUGE majority of the cruising public but it simply isn't the case.
The Konigsdam is going to be based(primarily) in Europe *points to subject line* I haven't gotten to travel nearly as much as I would like and a cruise would be a great way to see Europe!
First of all,they have renderings of the new cabins(all of them-and supposedly there are going to be less suites-one or two on this ship compared to the other ships in the fleet which have a lot.) I think they have realised that the suites are not as big of a sell as they think..true, reading Cruise Critic, you would think that is the only way to go but it's not the truth. I much prefer inside cabins..and I love what they've done with the inside cabins on the Konigsdam-they're sparse-very plain and white, but I think the floor plane is a lot more thought out-mind you, you don't spend all that much time in the cabins, but you want someplace that is going to be conducive to a good night's sleep.
The MDR(Main Dining Room) is AMAZEBALLS. It's open and light,Holland America are moving away from their "Old World Charm" tact and going with something that's much more 21st Century. Again, Holland America have been doing their due dilligence and Holland America passengers want something that was much more modern...Cruise Critic is such a small percentage of the cruising public yet you would think that they represent this HUGE majority of the cruising public but it simply isn't the case.
The Konigsdam is going to be based(primarily) in Europe *points to subject line* I haven't gotten to travel nearly as much as I would like and a cruise would be a great way to see Europe!
Friday, November 14, 2014
[S2 Ep3: Hassun]
*Will(in a suit) dreaming about being executed.
*Will(and Hannibal) getting ready for court at the same time.
*Will looks so uncomfortable in his suit :(
*The prosecutor is obnoxious(I wonder if we could see her again at some point..)
*Going on and on about how Will killed people(except he didn't..)
*Kade Purnell is hurting things, NOT helping(I'm rather vocal about my dislike of her :P)
*We get a callback to the Evil Minds Museum mentioned in the pilot.
*Jack is-in one sense-trying to help-but in other ways, not so much.
*It was a big deal when the character of Will's lawyer, Leonard Braver was announced, but we only saw him in this episode.
*Brauer gets an ear (Brauer(to Will) "I think I opened your mail".
*Bella doesn't want to turn the Crawfords' bedroom into a sickroom, but I'm wondering if that might be some foreshadowing-it's not Bella who is sick, it's Jack-he's at home recovering(or in a coma?) instead of being in the hospital-where it's more comfortable. Just a guess.
*Team Sassy Science break down what's going on for Jack-and still they doubt.
*Hannibal all but admits to being the killer, and yet nobody goes "wait, backthefrickup?" Seriously.
*Freddie Lounds will never be viewed as a credible witness(in court, anyways) after this episode. Hoping she is part of the hunt for Hannibal in S3.
*Braver is majorly jerky when he's going over what is going to happen in court with Alana and Will.
*The FBI has the worst guarded evidence room-someone was able to go in there and sneak evidence out and try to frame someone with it? WTF, man!
*Chilton is obnoxious in court.
* "See?" and "What Do You See?" are recurring themes, both in Season 1 and Season 2.
*Will imagines the crime scene-he body slams the guard onto the antlers.
*Hannibal takes the stand;really,the bible he put his hand on should have burst into flames as soon as he touched it, LOL
*The judge gets put on display("It's a elegant if not unorthodox solution""-you don't say!)
*Kade is SO convinced of Will's guilt-I would even call her feelings about him a vendetta.
*The stool sample line "we should have taken a stool sample" "Yes we should have" is the textbook definition of TMI.
*Kade Purnell is just at her..searches for a word and settles on "worst" in this episode.
*Will goes to his happy place-fishing-whilst he is in court. Can't really blame him, though.
*Will dreams he is walking out of his cell-he follows the ravenstag and there's..Hannibal.Unsubtle and unsettling.
Quotable:
There is not yet a name for whatever Will Graham is-Chilton
He is merely the ink from which flows my poem-Will
*Will(and Hannibal) getting ready for court at the same time.
*Will looks so uncomfortable in his suit :(
*The prosecutor is obnoxious(I wonder if we could see her again at some point..)
*Going on and on about how Will killed people(except he didn't..)
*Kade Purnell is hurting things, NOT helping(I'm rather vocal about my dislike of her :P)
*We get a callback to the Evil Minds Museum mentioned in the pilot.
*Jack is-in one sense-trying to help-but in other ways, not so much.
*It was a big deal when the character of Will's lawyer, Leonard Braver was announced, but we only saw him in this episode.
*Brauer gets an ear (Brauer(to Will) "I think I opened your mail".
*Bella doesn't want to turn the Crawfords' bedroom into a sickroom, but I'm wondering if that might be some foreshadowing-it's not Bella who is sick, it's Jack-he's at home recovering(or in a coma?) instead of being in the hospital-where it's more comfortable. Just a guess.
*Team Sassy Science break down what's going on for Jack-and still they doubt.
*Hannibal all but admits to being the killer, and yet nobody goes "wait, backthefrickup?" Seriously.
*Freddie Lounds will never be viewed as a credible witness(in court, anyways) after this episode. Hoping she is part of the hunt for Hannibal in S3.
*Braver is majorly jerky when he's going over what is going to happen in court with Alana and Will.
*The FBI has the worst guarded evidence room-someone was able to go in there and sneak evidence out and try to frame someone with it? WTF, man!
*Chilton is obnoxious in court.
* "See?" and "What Do You See?" are recurring themes, both in Season 1 and Season 2.
*Will imagines the crime scene-he body slams the guard onto the antlers.
*Hannibal takes the stand;really,the bible he put his hand on should have burst into flames as soon as he touched it, LOL
*The judge gets put on display("It's a elegant if not unorthodox solution""-you don't say!)
*Kade is SO convinced of Will's guilt-I would even call her feelings about him a vendetta.
*The stool sample line "we should have taken a stool sample" "Yes we should have" is the textbook definition of TMI.
*Kade Purnell is just at her..searches for a word and settles on "worst" in this episode.
*Will goes to his happy place-fishing-whilst he is in court. Can't really blame him, though.
*Will dreams he is walking out of his cell-he follows the ravenstag and there's..Hannibal.Unsubtle and unsettling.
Quotable:
There is not yet a name for whatever Will Graham is-Chilton
He is merely the ink from which flows my poem-Will
Thursday, November 13, 2014
[blog housekeeping/what's coming up on the blog]
*There will be a wrap-up of the books I've read this year.
*In lieu of anything interesting at Cruise Critic I'll be talking about the Konigsdam, Holland America's new ship(they have a mini site with renderings of what the ship is going to look like but more about that Saturday!)
*Other things I want to write about..tech-related things..I am in the market for a cell phone so I'll be talking about that..
*Holiday/food posts(they go together!)
*Creativity(for a while I was regularly doing creative writing prompts from this really cool website that I have bookmarked!) and fanfic.
*I will(as is my custom) post my New Year's resolutions on January 1st.
*Hannibal posts will be weekly..after I finish reviewing/watching S2(and finish watching the few episodes of S1 I have left to watch.. that should take me through January and February...) then there will be some various Hannibal-related things..if there is any bighuge news I'll do a whole separate post for that. And, of course, I will be doing reviews when S3 starts(whenever that is..I have a feeling we may know something about *that* pretty soon!)
*In lieu of anything interesting at Cruise Critic I'll be talking about the Konigsdam, Holland America's new ship(they have a mini site with renderings of what the ship is going to look like but more about that Saturday!)
*Other things I want to write about..tech-related things..I am in the market for a cell phone so I'll be talking about that..
*Holiday/food posts(they go together!)
*Creativity(for a while I was regularly doing creative writing prompts from this really cool website that I have bookmarked!) and fanfic.
*I will(as is my custom) post my New Year's resolutions on January 1st.
*Hannibal posts will be weekly..after I finish reviewing/watching S2(and finish watching the few episodes of S1 I have left to watch.. that should take me through January and February...) then there will be some various Hannibal-related things..if there is any bighuge news I'll do a whole separate post for that. And, of course, I will be doing reviews when S3 starts(whenever that is..I have a feeling we may know something about *that* pretty soon!)
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