Pub lunch

Stopped at a Pub on the way back from doing laundry today. Ok... so maybe it was not quite on the way but close. The food was actually quite good and I will be going back, should have been eating at this place for weeks/months now as it's within walking distance from my apartment. Problem is that it's always very busy and patience isn't one of my strong points.

Had nachos with teh works and a scallop and clams platter. Everythign was very good.

plumbing, motorcycles and broken computers

Over this weekend I helped my Dad (well mostly I did it) finish switching our house from having copper water pipes go under the house to having Pex piping inside the house. They are switching from a furnace that kept the under of the house slightly above freezing to a wood pellet stove that does not push hot air through the same duct work. I am NOT a plumber and nor do I ever want to be, there was some soldering that needed to be done and I hate it. I understand how to do it but soldering existing pipes is an absolute pain in the ass. There were some leaks which needed to be repaired but all in all it went sorta smoothly. Yay completed chore! Now I just hope it holds because after I leave in October to go back to Austin I am not making any house calls to fix it.

On the positive side of things, Michelle got an unexpected second shot (had some clutch and throttle issues the first time like most new riders)at the motorcycle riding class (the riding portion) this weekend and passed! so now all she needs to do is get her license. Let's hope this is the last time she managed to get one of these from a bike though .. ouch!


Michelle unfortunately managed to gather enough negative karma (you would think that bruise would have been enough bad karma used up, what have you been doing Michelle?) to kill her laptop somehow though. Monday morning when she booted it up she got the dreaded "invalid partition table" message. You have to love Microsoft's inability to do things safely, they would never admit it was an update that did this but Sunday night the last thing she did was process some "critical" updated before shutting down. Ugh, wish I had been there to help fix it ...

Hmm, oh and i went to The 99 Restaurant for dinner last night and got the Captain's Platter. Better than the Captain's Feast at Red Lobster but I missed the cheesy rolls, though the chowder was a good addition.

lasagna!

Went to caffe il cipresso for dinner tonight. Great lasagna. Unfortunately the picture of the cream of broccoli soup did not come out so you just get to see the lasagna.

made dinner again, must be feeling better

I must be feeling much better, I have been feeling like cooking all day.

above was improvised from what was in my fridge...

spaghetti, oyster mushrooms, onions, diced tomatoes, crushed pepper
salt, pepper, Italian spices, touch of soy. all sauted in a pan together
and serves with a little parm.... nice and spicy the crushed
peppers are the ones in a jar not the dried crushed ones. used a couple
teaspoons full for 2 servings

tasty :)

Dinner NE style!

Hannaford Supermarkets will steam the lobster for you and at 9.99 a lb (for 1.25 to 1.5 lb lobsters) it's not cheap but how often am in this area. Hopefully I will make a trip over to the coast to get some even fresher. mmmmmmmm

wolf .. dog.. .. umm wolfdogs!

I went to my parents again this weekend and on SUnday (today) my sister took me to a wolfdog rescue/sanctuary. Anyone who knows me knows that I adore wolves and dogs of all kinds and as heartbreaking as it is to see these magnificent animals in enclosures rather than running free they are large enclosures (I think maybe an acre in size). The alternative is death so it is also heartwarming that someone takes time and energy to help them lead lives that are maybe not the best but far far far better than what they have been previously offered. This sanctuary currently has about 76 animals all wolf hybrids of varying degrees. Here are some images below.





This dog/wolf was so friendly he wanted to say hello to anyone who was ever gonna see the picture. I got licked right after this.

slowly starting to feel better

So I am slowly starting to get better, I don't know if it is the additional allergy medicine that is helping, or the prilosec (acid reducer) or perhaps I am just getting used to the feeling in my throat... but I ate an asian salad with steak on it for lunch today which has lots of greens and sprouts which had in teh past given me a bit of trouble in teh throat and am msotly ok and I had a bagel this morning (untoasted). I have to be careful how i eat (slowly and not to big bites) but that is good anyhow. I am hoping this is recovery and I cna get back to normal and perhaps back to diet or at least good food when i want to, because hatch season is starting!!!!!! And I am stuck up ehre far far far away from any tasty fresh hatch peppers .... so sad!

gah! long time no post...

So I have been a little sick recently and it's frustrating because I am not sure what is going on. I went and saw a Dr at a walk-in clinic and got put on Flonase. That takes days to kick in and it's a frustrating problem. Constantly feeling like something is stuck just below my wind pipe. The more i think about it the worse it gets and the more i try and "fix" it by swallowing or coughing and essentially just making it worse. Consequently I haven't been eating anything interesting or really been following my diet very well. Sucks. But as of today I am trying REALLY REALLY hard to ignore it since it doesn't really cause me any dire problems. Other than triggering panic attacks about not being able to breath (illogical since the obstruction feels like its below that area).

Good news is that this assignment is MA is almost over .. and Michelle is coming to visit in less than a month. And once she leaves I will have less than a Month to go before I do too. I will miss being able to see my family but being back in Austin will be so nice... I can't wait.