Friday Randomness
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dancerjodiI really love the idea of oranges but the act of eating them can be quite a pain. I got one of these
for free at my first Pampered Chef party and its a huge help . I still spend a lot of time picking off the icky white bits from the fruit left over from inside of the peel. Pulp is icky (though Brian would disagree)!
Something is going down in my office; there has been a lot of whispering. Also, a co-worker that's usually pretty business casual (emphasis on the casual side) was wearing a suit the other day, came in to work late in the morning and then changed in the bathroom into normal style work clothes. Hmm.
We caught the last 1/2 hour of the movie Parenthood last night with Steve Martin. God I love that movie! I first saw it in high school in my "Child Care" class (one where they prepare someone to work as a daycare provider - at one time I thought I may do that or go into teaching). I'm not sure what the point was for showing the movie to our class other than to demonstrate that kids can be a big pain and run you ragged, and yet be amazing all at the same time. I can't tell you how funny it was watching a movie that involved Steve Martin finding his sister's vibrator in front of their whole family in a high school classroom. I've been saying for years that I wanted to show Brian that movie - he seemed to like the last 1/2 hour of it. I may just buy it at some point, I think its really neat (and Keanu is hot in it, too).
I think that movie was appropriate given our situation this week. B is in one of his rare and elusive schmoopy moods and has been all week. I like the analogy in Parenthood about life being a carnival ride. Either you go on the roller-coaster and have amazing ups with amazing downs or you go on the merry-go-round and just go in circles. I'd prefer the roller-coaster myself (despite the fact that IRL I tend to stay away from them).
We're planning on going to Man Ray tonight, whoot! I've been wanting to really dress up so I think the PVC Catherine Coatney will make an appearance tonight.
for free at my first Pampered Chef party and its a huge help . I still spend a lot of time picking off the icky white bits from the fruit left over from inside of the peel. Pulp is icky (though Brian would disagree)!
Something is going down in my office; there has been a lot of whispering. Also, a co-worker that's usually pretty business casual (emphasis on the casual side) was wearing a suit the other day, came in to work late in the morning and then changed in the bathroom into normal style work clothes. Hmm.
We caught the last 1/2 hour of the movie Parenthood last night with Steve Martin. God I love that movie! I first saw it in high school in my "Child Care" class (one where they prepare someone to work as a daycare provider - at one time I thought I may do that or go into teaching). I'm not sure what the point was for showing the movie to our class other than to demonstrate that kids can be a big pain and run you ragged, and yet be amazing all at the same time. I can't tell you how funny it was watching a movie that involved Steve Martin finding his sister's vibrator in front of their whole family in a high school classroom. I've been saying for years that I wanted to show Brian that movie - he seemed to like the last 1/2 hour of it. I may just buy it at some point, I think its really neat (and Keanu is hot in it, too).
I think that movie was appropriate given our situation this week. B is in one of his rare and elusive schmoopy moods and has been all week. I like the analogy in Parenthood about life being a carnival ride. Either you go on the roller-coaster and have amazing ups with amazing downs or you go on the merry-go-round and just go in circles. I'd prefer the roller-coaster myself (despite the fact that IRL I tend to stay away from them).
We're planning on going to Man Ray tonight, whoot! I've been wanting to really dress up so I think the PVC Catherine Coatney will make an appearance tonight.
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Date: 2004-02-13 08:48 am (UTC)last night, barely awake, i watched without a trace. amazingly excellent portrayal of what the "experts" are calling queen bee behaviour among jr. high kids/girls. toss in a huge amount of ostracization, and you have a recipe for suicidal action. so sad, but well done.
oranges
Date: 2004-02-13 12:59 pm (UTC)cut off the top and bottom; through the skin so you can see the orange and have enough space to neatly pull the skin off. But befoe pulling the skin, slice it along the sides 4 times.
voila!
*clouds of smoke and i dissapear*
btw, gram is on her way home. her pipes are good to go.
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Date: 2004-02-13 02:52 pm (UTC)yours looks intriguing though, i'll have to check one out sometime.
changing suittee to casual
Date: 2004-02-14 01:57 pm (UTC)Oranges, just rip the peel off with your teeth, then cut the peel into thin slices, roll in sugar and roast in the oven for fifteen minutes. sugary peel candy
In Cuba they cut the peel off with a knife, because the white "pith" is bitter. Then they throw them in a juicer kind of thing, makes for really sweet juice. i use a super sharpe knife to cut off the peel, then slice it, in stead of the hard way......they give those plastic peely thingees away at Daytona at the Indian River orange place during race weeks.
Orange problem solved!
Date: 2004-02-17 06:00 am (UTC):-)
--T