A few months ago I somehow survived on very little sleep. Survived is such a relative word and in that case really only meant that somehow I'm still physically alive. It appears as if the hell of truly heinous insomnia is back. The last couple of weeks I've gotten very little sleep and last night was the worst its been in ages.
Last night:
*11:30 fell asleep on the sofa watching the Unusuals.
*Went to bed.
*Couldn't sleep.
*12:00 got up to get my iPod. That often works.
*12:30 got up to get book. That ALWAYS works--started reading but literally couldn't care less about the book.
*1:00 got up, grabbed laptop, earphones and a movie.
*Watched all of the movie.
*3:00 still awake.
*Sometime around 3:30ish drifted off to a very light sleep. Mostly worrying about getting up in a couple of hours to get my work done in time for my important meeting. Pretty sure that this needs to stop because I can't take another night of it.
**Oh, P.S. the best part was that today I went to work with my face looking like a punching bag, in clothes & shoes that I normally wouldn't wear to work (ie: looking like a slob) and of course on my lunch break I ran into someone I really didn't want to see. Awesome!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
10:32 MST = 12:32 EST
Right now I should be in Brooklyn sitting in a chapel, listening to organ music, watching two people I love get married. Instead, I'm in rainy Utah, listening to Concrete Blonde, trying to get motivated enough to get ready for the day. Bummer.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Bread 101
Last night my good friend Kacee taught me how to make bread using the Bosch. I will happily admit that I was stressed about it especially since the "fruits of my labor"= dinner for all of us but also because making bread sounds really hard. I went over to her house and in one hour we completed the following things:
1) Made a batch of dough -- super easy especially with Kacee standing there telling me what to do.
2) Divided the dough into four sections.
3) Flattened one section into pizza dough and put together a peperoni and mushroom pizza.
4) Put pizza in oven to bake.
5) Took the second section of dough and formed it into a loaf and set aside.
6) Rolled out Garlic Cheesy bread and put in oven to bake.
7) Rolled out the fourth section of dough and made *yummy* cinnamon / brown sugar twists.
8) Took pizza and cheese bread out of oven.
9) Ate dinner while the bread and dessert twists baked.
If I had to rate it I would say making bread was super easy. The pizza dough wasn't thin enough so it didn't bake as good as it should of--totally my fault and now I know better. I do feel bad about dinner but the littlest people didn't seem to mind and the other two are too freaking nice to say anything. The cheesy bread and cinnamon twists were AMAZING! This morning I had a slice of MY homemade bread with peanut butter--the perfect breakfast. (Yes, Tina, go ahead and roll your eyes...I still can't believe the peanut butter thing either)
Today at lunch I went to the Bosch store and finally picked up my special cookie paddles and some yeast, bread pans, bread bags and a few other random odds and ends. I kinda want everything in that store--even the things that I have zero idea what they are. Now I just need bread flour and I'm set! I'm going to attempt to make homemade rolls for Linds' shower on Tuesday. Wish me luck!
1) Made a batch of dough -- super easy especially with Kacee standing there telling me what to do.
2) Divided the dough into four sections.
3) Flattened one section into pizza dough and put together a peperoni and mushroom pizza.
4) Put pizza in oven to bake.
5) Took the second section of dough and formed it into a loaf and set aside.
6) Rolled out Garlic Cheesy bread and put in oven to bake.
7) Rolled out the fourth section of dough and made *yummy* cinnamon / brown sugar twists.
8) Took pizza and cheese bread out of oven.
9) Ate dinner while the bread and dessert twists baked.
If I had to rate it I would say making bread was super easy. The pizza dough wasn't thin enough so it didn't bake as good as it should of--totally my fault and now I know better. I do feel bad about dinner but the littlest people didn't seem to mind and the other two are too freaking nice to say anything. The cheesy bread and cinnamon twists were AMAZING! This morning I had a slice of MY homemade bread with peanut butter--the perfect breakfast. (Yes, Tina, go ahead and roll your eyes...I still can't believe the peanut butter thing either)
Today at lunch I went to the Bosch store and finally picked up my special cookie paddles and some yeast, bread pans, bread bags and a few other random odds and ends. I kinda want everything in that store--even the things that I have zero idea what they are. Now I just need bread flour and I'm set! I'm going to attempt to make homemade rolls for Linds' shower on Tuesday. Wish me luck!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Spelling Bee Champs
UPDATE: My Spelling Bee Champion favorite deli has changed the marquee to read, "Pastary Happy Hour". What? Maybe on "Sats" they have a Pasta Bar for Happy Hour. Although...pretty sure they don't sell pasta there. Hmmm.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Resurrection of Coldplay
Coldplay has been dead to me. Yes, I used to love them and some of their songs still make me smile in a way that very few things can make me smile (God Put a Smile On Your Face still does that to me...Ahhhhhhhhhhhh) but for the most part they have been dead to me for a couple of years. This past Easter weekend not only was Lent over (yay!) but also Coldplay was resurrected for me. I love Viva La Vida and quite frankly cannot stop listening. The album as a whole is brilliant and each song completes the other. I fell asleep listening Saturday night. Sunday while I was baking ALL day I listened and listened and listened. I listened all day on Monday and Tuesday at work but now that I'm back in the cube temporarily (long stoooopid story) I can't listen so I'm actually starting to go through withdrawls. Maybe tonight will be another all night sleeping, listening, enjoying. Love you Chris Martin. Love.
Pastery Night
I'm beginning to think that the people at Kneader's know how to spell and I don't. Nope--that's not it. I don't want to be a witch but honestly, don't you think if you are responsible for the marquee for a restaurant that you would find out how to spell the things you are advertising? A few weeks ago I wrote about their "Yougart Parfait" and now they are hosting "Pastery Night" on "Sats" which by the way...what the hell is "Sats"? I know what "Sat" is...but "Sats"? Hmmm.
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