Archive for July 2011
I Ended Up in Scotland
Today, like right now, I am on my way to San Diego. I promise I won’t rub it in too ahrd for the next week. Kid-free for the first time in nine years. So. Crazy. Okay, moving on. I’m on a train, then a plane then promptly tucked into bed because who the hell can stay upright after over twenty hours of travelling? You know what worries the buh-jeesus out of me? On the way back, I have to travel the twenty hours in the other direction and try desperately not to fall asleep on the train and miss my… { read more }
So Freakin’ Yum.
Want to drool on your monitor a bit? This doesn’t really qualify for my Good & Tasty Tuesday series since the sauce was made with parmesan & egg yolks (kind of like carbonara-ish). But the zucchini was homegrown, the eggs in the sauce were from my hens. The pasta is wholewheat fussili. A pile of fresh herbs, the size of kid’s head, from my garden. Add some leftover marinated lemon-herb grilled chicken from our barbecue the other night, a whole head of garlic & presto-chango-deliciousness!
You’ll Bail Me Out of San Diego Jail, Right?
Day after tomorrow. I travel for twenty hours and land in San Diego and spend my first kid-free week in almost nine years. Holy crap. My plan, my goal, is to stay just this side of arrested. I don’t want to get actually hauled into jail, but a nice stern talking-to by a man in uniform never hurt anyone. Especially The Babe let loose in the Big City. Wait, that’s a movie about a pig, isn’t it? Let’s try again. Point is, I don’t actually want to get arrested, but a responsible adult plans ahead for contingencies, so if I… { read more }
10 Reasons I’d Make a Great Polygamist
There’s a group of us on Twitter who are getting more and more comfortable with the idea of polygamy. Call it the influence of Big Love, or maybe just our own desire to hang out all the time in a compound, but we’re starting to warm to the idea. And we’re taking applications for the man who could handle us all (it’s not for the faint of heart, I promise you that). Here’s why I think I could rock a plural marriage: 1. Housework split four ways? Need I say more? Also, if I get a neat-freak sister wife, she… { read more }
Tofu Doesn’t Have to Suck: Good & Tasty Tuesday
Tofu is disgusting. Seriously. In its plain and natural state and when thinking about what it actually is… GROSS! Fermented, coagulated soy bean curd pressed into a brick???? I just gagged a little. Except it’s not gross. It tastes of nothing. So it will taste of whatever you marinate it in. If you marinate it in chicken stock, it will taste like chicken. Or, if you’re like me and marinate it in soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic and ginger… it will taste of super duper yumminess. It’s so freaking good for you. Some research is ambiguous about textured vegetable protein… { read more }
Distracted: Why I’ll Never Be a Stepford Anything
On any given day, if the roof doesn’t fall in on my house and crush us all under the weight, I say it’s been a productive day in the Farrington household. If I manage to get all the housework, mothering, wifing stuff done on top of it then high five to me. For the most part, I just try to love them really hard and hope for the best. It requires the multi-tasking focus of a trauma surgeon on the front lines to be one of those perfect Stepford mothers whose houses are always in perfect order, the kids are… { read more }
Patient as an Old Lady Shitting Her Pants
Weren’t we all told when we were growing up that patience is a virtue? We were, right? Do you think of yourself as excessively patient? I have to be honest, I am not. I know I should be, it’s a virtue, right? I have worked to be more patient, because I don’t think it’s something your born with or you’re not. It’s just waiting, right? Wrong. I just looked it up. It’s being Able to wait without becoming annoyed or anxious. Uhoh. It’s the without becoming annoyed or anxious part that will screw me every time. Even if I’m hiding… { read more }
Top 10 Ways I Know I Need to Get Laid
Finding the perfect life/sex-life balance is an incredibly tricky thing to do. Especially after marriage, and ESPECIALLY after kids. Add to that I have a sex drive like a mountain lion and my poor husband doesn’t stand a chance really. I’ve been taking notes, there are definite signs when the wait has been too long. 1. I’ve tweeted about sex for three days straight. 2. I find myself eavesdropping on my gay male friend’s conversation, with jealousy. 3. Find myself thinking, Eric (from True Blood) is totally realistic and we would make such a great couple. 4. I watch commercials… { read more }
Wet & Wild Wednesday
I am a horrible, spoiled brat when it comes to wanting things to be exactly right. I want it to be 72 degrees, otherwise it’s too hot or cold. I want things the way I want things. I know that I don’t always get what I want, because I’m a fucking grownup, so I deal with it. But in particular, when it’s school time I want it to be summer break and when it’s summer break I want it to be school time. You should read why I think this is not a character flaw, but an inevitable part… { read more }
Perfect Fish: Good & Tasty Tuesday
Being able to make something good and tasty isn’t always about a recipe. More often, for me, it’s about knowing how to treat the ingredients. How do I whip something up quickly that’s going to be yummy so I don’t stuff my face with junk food? The answer is always a perfect piece of fish. Cooking fish is one of those things that can be done perfectly to amazing results, or just barely wrong and the poor piece of fish is overcooked, spongy, awful and died for no reason. It’s kind of intimidating. I’m going to demystify it for you…. { read more }
