Singles Nite
For many years before I got married, I lived alone. I was a little bit concerned about how I’d do with a roommate again; I get set in my ways and require lots of quiet time. It was an adjustment, but I can’t think of any problems we’ve had. My office provides the quiet time I need and refuge from the tv. When GC is out of town, which isn’t that often, I feel like I’m at loose ends. The structure of my day is gone; I get caught up in work or projects, lose track of time and upset my eating and sleeping schedule. Was I like this when I lived alone? I can’t even remember. I think I might have been, but it seemed like a normal way to live back then. Now it seems odd, but strange and fun and a bit naughty.
Things I don’t do when GC is out of town: successfully zip my pants zipper every single time, cook, put away my tv dinner tray, watch just anything that happens to be on tv, or wash my dishes after each meal. I don’t even eat real meals. I graze and snack all day - an apple now, some cashews later, a reheated foil-wrapped frozen leftover if I get really hungry, maybe a piece of chocolate for a little something sweet… If I use dishes, I leave them in the sink until I’m done eating for the day, then I wash them all at once.
Things I do when GC is away: listen to supremely bad music as loud and as proud as I want, organize his t-shirts and sock drawers, write nonsense with a pen until it runs out of ink, take out the trash (even though Fat Larry is technically the man of the house for now. He’s not allowed outside unsupervised.), wander around the house aimlessly, sleep diagonally in the bed, spend hours surfing the Internet, drink a bottle of wine and leave comments on blogs. Something I just read on one of those blogs blows my mind: do you know what some genius has invented? Caffeinated food! Donuts with the caffeine equivalent of two cups of coffee! Oh, the possibilities! Krispy Kreme, I hope you're paying attention. The only drawback I see is what the heck are you supposed to dunk your caffeinated donut in?
Getting to Know All About You: What's your favorite type of nut?
Comments
almonds, baby.
Posted by: Blue Grilled Cheese | January 31, 2007 08:55 PM
pecans
Posted by: black cake | January 31, 2007 11:47 PM
You, evidently.
Other than that, it's cashews and pecans. Cashews for just eating; pecans for using in recipes.
Posted by: Purple Fried Okra | February 1, 2007 09:29 AM
I am a sad girl, living in the midst of macadamia plantations. But hating macadamia nuts. Oh the irony.
For me, it's all about the pistachio, silly green nut that it is. Where do they grow those?
Posted by: purple poke | February 1, 2007 02:37 PM
Um, to live in a pistachio plantation, you have several options: Iran, Turkey, Syria, China, Greece, Australia or California.
Do you know why some pistachios are red? Because importers used to dye them to cover spots and stains on the shells. Now people just like red pistachios. They're cheery.
Another neat pistachio fact: Pistachio nuts are highly flammable when stored in large quantities, and are prone to self heating and spontaneous combustion. That adds an element of danger to a seemingly harmless nut. No wonder they're expensive.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Posted by: blue artichoke | February 1, 2007 04:10 PM
ooh, thanks for the safety tip! I might have to rethink my current pistachio storage configuration. Sadly, though, I really wouldn't rather live in any of those places, except maybe Iran.
Posted by: purple poke | February 2, 2007 02:33 PM
Cashews are my favorite nuts for snacking, almonds for cooking. I like peanuts, but, I think those are technically not nuts but legumes.
Posted by: Chartreuse BLT | February 2, 2007 04:45 PM