Heel
The following two reconstructed conversations are about bread...specifically the heel:
plasticann: [looking in the fridge] What can I take for lunch today?
Adam: There's a turkey sandwich.
plasticann: I don't want it, it has the heel.
Adam: I thought you liked the chalupka.
plasticann: The what?
Adam: Chalupka is the heel. It's Polish.
plasticann: I like the heel if it's crusty bread, but not if it's soft sandwich bread.
Later that evening?
plasticann: I'm still kinda hungry.
Adam: You could eat that sandwich.
plasticann: I don't want the sandwich, it has the...chalupa.
Adam: [long pause] ha ha ha! The Taco Bell is gone, there's no chalupa. It's chalupka!
plasticann: You knew what I mean, chalupa chalupka.
Adam: Hey, this is my [Polish] heritage you're talking about.
plasticann: Admit it, it was kinda funny...you laughed.
Adam: Yeah, it was a little bit funny.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Like Netflix, but for books and slower
One of the many fantastic benefits of being married to Adam is that he's a very active "patron" of our library system. The public library is pretty fantastic. You can put books on hold online and get them transferred from other libraries in the system. Once a week or so, Adam picks up all the books that have come in for him at the library. I described it to MGDub as, "It's like Netflix, but for books and free, but slower." What's fabulous for me is the soup to nuts service Adam provides: he picks the books, gets the books and returns the books. Recently, he got me A.J. Jacobs' "The year of living biblically," a man's quest to follow the bible very literally for an entire year. It's utterly hilarious and I highly recommend it. He grows a giant beard, wears white, tries to kindly "stone" Sabbeth breakers, etc. He approaches his project with such sincerity that while the book is slightly irreverent, he doesn't mock the Bible. I was also pleasantly surprised to discover that the author is a fellow Zrown alum. Go Zrown!
One of the many fantastic benefits of being married to Adam is that he's a very active "patron" of our library system. The public library is pretty fantastic. You can put books on hold online and get them transferred from other libraries in the system. Once a week or so, Adam picks up all the books that have come in for him at the library. I described it to MGDub as, "It's like Netflix, but for books and free, but slower." What's fabulous for me is the soup to nuts service Adam provides: he picks the books, gets the books and returns the books. Recently, he got me A.J. Jacobs' "The year of living biblically," a man's quest to follow the bible very literally for an entire year. It's utterly hilarious and I highly recommend it. He grows a giant beard, wears white, tries to kindly "stone" Sabbeth breakers, etc. He approaches his project with such sincerity that while the book is slightly irreverent, he doesn't mock the Bible. I was also pleasantly surprised to discover that the author is a fellow Zrown alum. Go Zrown!
Saturday, January 12, 2008
No Pants
It was a fairly mild and sunny day today and I was out shopping when I encountered hoards of people wearing no pants. I was riding the green line when a group of people wearing boxers got on. At first, I figured they were young kids out for a jog and exercising on a nice day since they were wearing sneakers and fleece jackets. When I got to Park Street, even more people were wearing no pants. These folks were definitely not cooling off from a jog, they were wearing blazers, button down shirts, peacoats, heels, etc, but no pants. They weren't obscene or anything, but I was too freaked out to ask one of the no pants people what was going on so I asked some other pant wearing people. Turns out it's some annual no pants day organized by some improv people in NYC. From what I can tell, there's no real social or charity purpose for wearing no pants other than some lofty goal of people not taking themselves too seriously and promoting humor. There you go, no pants day on the T today.
It was a fairly mild and sunny day today and I was out shopping when I encountered hoards of people wearing no pants. I was riding the green line when a group of people wearing boxers got on. At first, I figured they were young kids out for a jog and exercising on a nice day since they were wearing sneakers and fleece jackets. When I got to Park Street, even more people were wearing no pants. These folks were definitely not cooling off from a jog, they were wearing blazers, button down shirts, peacoats, heels, etc, but no pants. They weren't obscene or anything, but I was too freaked out to ask one of the no pants people what was going on so I asked some other pant wearing people. Turns out it's some annual no pants day organized by some improv people in NYC. From what I can tell, there's no real social or charity purpose for wearing no pants other than some lofty goal of people not taking themselves too seriously and promoting humor. There you go, no pants day on the T today.
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Convenient Oatmeal
I’ve been really into eating oatmeal for breakfast these days which surprises me since I usually get tired of eating something especially if it’s somewhat healthy. Instead of buying the flavored instant oatmeal packets, I’ve started making my own convenient single serve packets. I measure out quick oats, brown sugar, raisins and cinnamon into Ziploc sandwich bags assembly line style so I’ll make 10 at a time. On my way out in the morning, I grab a packet to take to work. Sometimes, I cut up a piece of fruit like a lovely persimmon and put it in the Ziploc. When I’m ready to eat, I add hot water to the oatmeal in a bowl and microwave for 90 seconds. It’s convenient, just the right level of sweetness and a delicious treat to boot.
Ingredients:
1/3 cup quick oats
1 Tbs brown sugar
1 Tbs raisins
Dash of cinnamon
Prepare:
Add about 1/3 cup hot water, microwave 90 seconds.
I’ve been really into eating oatmeal for breakfast these days which surprises me since I usually get tired of eating something especially if it’s somewhat healthy. Instead of buying the flavored instant oatmeal packets, I’ve started making my own convenient single serve packets. I measure out quick oats, brown sugar, raisins and cinnamon into Ziploc sandwich bags assembly line style so I’ll make 10 at a time. On my way out in the morning, I grab a packet to take to work. Sometimes, I cut up a piece of fruit like a lovely persimmon and put it in the Ziploc. When I’m ready to eat, I add hot water to the oatmeal in a bowl and microwave for 90 seconds. It’s convenient, just the right level of sweetness and a delicious treat to boot.
Ingredients:
1/3 cup quick oats
1 Tbs brown sugar
1 Tbs raisins
Dash of cinnamon
Prepare:
Add about 1/3 cup hot water, microwave 90 seconds.
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Home Sweet Home
We've had a busy few weeks traveling home to California for the holidays and hanging out with Adam's family. We spent Christmas in the Bay Area with Adam's parents, Zryce, Zara, Zess, Zames and Baby Zhor. Baby Zhor, who we met for the first time and will be our godson, is a pretty chill baby. Adam and I went out to dinner with Zryce and Zara one night and we brought Zhor along with us in his carrier. He slept then entire time, I almost forgot we had a baby with us. Day after Christmas, the whole family packed up and drove to Lake Tahoe for a week where Zara and Zryce had rented an awesome house.
The kids were learning how to ski and were generally fascinated about snow. Zess got pretty good at skiing, it was her second year. It was Zames' first time and he got really into going "fast." Zames is two and is really into trucks and things. He got all excited when his parents told him they were going to teach him how to "snowplow." Unfortunately his enthusiasm waned once he discovered that they weren't talking about an actual giant snowplow truck and that "snowplowing" would make him go slower which he wasn't into since he likes to go "fast" and likes to say "fast, fast fast."
We also got to watch the Patriots game that resulted in their undefeated season while we were in Lake Tahoe. Last year, Zryce had Zess calling the Patriots the "Patsies" while Adam was watching a playoff game. This year, Zess needed no such prompting to cause minor mayhem. The Patriots were wearing their white shirts so I told Zess that Uncle Adam and Aunt Ann wanted the white shirts to win. At first Zess said that she wanted the white shirts to win which pleased Uncle Adam and Aunt Ann. Then she decided that she wanted the opposing blue shirts to win. Then she asked wouldn't it be great if both the white shirts and the blue shirts won. No it would not be great, but we told her it would be very nice indeed if they both got to win. Next she asked who was winning, the blue shirts were winning unfortunately. Zess declared that she definitely thought the blue shirts were going to win in the end. Fortunately the Patriots in the white shirts prevailed in the end so I made it point to report to Zess the next morning that the white shirts won, but I think she'd forgotten all about the white and blue shirts by the next day.
I do miss hearing Zames say "Uncle Adam and Aunt Ann" to Adam and I individually. He knows which one is Uncle Adam and Aunt Ann, but he seems to enjoy saying both at the same time to what seems like only one of us. I also miss all of Zess' cheerful pink themed outfits and patterned tights, but it's nice to be home sleeping in our own bed enjoying the peace and quiet.
We've had a busy few weeks traveling home to California for the holidays and hanging out with Adam's family. We spent Christmas in the Bay Area with Adam's parents, Zryce, Zara, Zess, Zames and Baby Zhor. Baby Zhor, who we met for the first time and will be our godson, is a pretty chill baby. Adam and I went out to dinner with Zryce and Zara one night and we brought Zhor along with us in his carrier. He slept then entire time, I almost forgot we had a baby with us. Day after Christmas, the whole family packed up and drove to Lake Tahoe for a week where Zara and Zryce had rented an awesome house.
The kids were learning how to ski and were generally fascinated about snow. Zess got pretty good at skiing, it was her second year. It was Zames' first time and he got really into going "fast." Zames is two and is really into trucks and things. He got all excited when his parents told him they were going to teach him how to "snowplow." Unfortunately his enthusiasm waned once he discovered that they weren't talking about an actual giant snowplow truck and that "snowplowing" would make him go slower which he wasn't into since he likes to go "fast" and likes to say "fast, fast fast."
We also got to watch the Patriots game that resulted in their undefeated season while we were in Lake Tahoe. Last year, Zryce had Zess calling the Patriots the "Patsies" while Adam was watching a playoff game. This year, Zess needed no such prompting to cause minor mayhem. The Patriots were wearing their white shirts so I told Zess that Uncle Adam and Aunt Ann wanted the white shirts to win. At first Zess said that she wanted the white shirts to win which pleased Uncle Adam and Aunt Ann. Then she decided that she wanted the opposing blue shirts to win. Then she asked wouldn't it be great if both the white shirts and the blue shirts won. No it would not be great, but we told her it would be very nice indeed if they both got to win. Next she asked who was winning, the blue shirts were winning unfortunately. Zess declared that she definitely thought the blue shirts were going to win in the end. Fortunately the Patriots in the white shirts prevailed in the end so I made it point to report to Zess the next morning that the white shirts won, but I think she'd forgotten all about the white and blue shirts by the next day.
I do miss hearing Zames say "Uncle Adam and Aunt Ann" to Adam and I individually. He knows which one is Uncle Adam and Aunt Ann, but he seems to enjoy saying both at the same time to what seems like only one of us. I also miss all of Zess' cheerful pink themed outfits and patterned tights, but it's nice to be home sleeping in our own bed enjoying the peace and quiet.
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