RJK 5000

since i quit cooking on the stovetop and oven, i’ve been making everything in the microwave. today i attempted to poach an egg in the microwave, which i have done successfully many times before. it usually takes 25 seconds for a standard poach, and 40 seconds for a hard poach. but today the egg was weird and i found that i had to microwave it for longer than a minute because it looked like it just wasn’t cooking. i thought it was kind of fishy, but i figured it was because i put the egg in the gluhwein mug instead of the trusty fire king custard cup so i just kept on cooking it for about 1.25 minutes, which is clearly too long. anyway, the egg looked all poached and puffy and delicious, but when i dipped my spoon into the mug to scoop it out, it exploded in my face! with a loud boom and lots of clattering because the egg particles landed on pot lids and everything else in the kitchen. it was rad. i got yolk in my hair and in my eyeball and burned my brow. i want to do it again but with goggles on.

my buddy at the gym saw me lifting weights again but didn’t say anything about it this time.

i’m going to go drink peppermint tea and relax now. this week feels long.

I slept and ditched martial arts class and skipped the gym. i indulged on sugary (but high in fiber!) cereal, microwaved rjkake, and a whole bunch of other stuff that isn’t good for me. now i’m going to the number one place in town to play darts and to drink mixed beers. maybe wine.

I chose to stay home tonight because i didn’t feel like being around alcohol.  so i watched some television and then i felt super bored as though I was wasting a perfectly good monday night.  i was scared i was going to feel depressed or something so i did pilates for an hour and now i feel like a million pesos.

i’m going to have marco build me a fluidity bar, but he doesn’t know a thing about it yet.  what’s a fluidity bar.

i guess i should go be lazy some more now.  the hot chocolate made me gassy.

happy sunday. got out of bed at 2:30. what a winner.

yesterday i made key lime pie for the first time ever. it was all right. it was the first time i’ve ever had key lime pie so I don’t know if it was good or accurate or what. i like yoplait nonfat key lime pie yogurt better though.

i just made coconut rum cupcakes in the microwave. so easy with the fire king custard cups. cream cheese frosting. the cake texture is kind of chewy though.  but who cares, i’m hungry for real food.

it’s really pouring out there. i don’t mind so much. it’s cold inside my place, but i don’t sleep with the heater on anymore because charlotte gets too warm and won’t sleep under the covers with me. so i let us freeze so we can cuddle and pay each other some attention. the munchausen mom in me thinks it’s great.

tonight i did pilates and then had toast and salad at the local 24-hour spot. two bites of chocolate cake too. grrr om om.

chilled and enjoyed myself.

i’m looking forward to a friday full of joy.

well, i just woke up from a five-hour nap.  after work i had dinner and a small glass of sauvignon blanc and then i put on my funny striped pajamas and relaxed in bed.  didn’t get up until now.  had dreams i overslept in a hotel lobby in munich.  there was a bed in the lobby. the hotel’s name was “sewabo” which i never heard of but just googled.  i needed a key for room number 333.  dreams are so weird and boring.  but i enjoyed my free minivacation to Europe.  That’s what you get for googling foreign Doritos flavors at work.

anyway, i needed that long nap.  now all i need is a good night’s sleep and i will be reset.

Happy Saturday.  I am having a lovely weekend so far.

after my short day at work yesterday I:

-drank a Stella then had breakfast (brunch) with Marco.  It was total day people’s club.
-came home and made a carrot raisin salad tossed in orange yogurt.  ew, but it’s good.
-went to the nardbarn with my good old friend jonny for blue moon, hoegaarden, and nachos.  what’s better than having beer with a buddy (buddy in a good way).
-made my version of chicken cacciatore.  haven’t really tasted it, but i burnt my tongue while sampling the sauce.
-did the pilates circle workout for the first time ever.  tiring.
-went to a party at karim and dana’s lovely house.  they are the nicest most beautiful people.  ran into some other favorite faces there too.  a wonderful time.
-watched the genius marco sew a cobweb on his welding jacket.  it looks awesome.  you heard of it here first, folks.
-passed out because the pilates circle tranquilized all my muscles.

today i:

-drank coffee.
-am going to eat carrot salad and chill and see what happens.

my goodness, i do love a three-day weekend.

it seems as though guys don’t like it when you call them “buddy.”  it’s great.  when i was in chicago a stranger at the bar told me, “you know what you should do?  buy me dinner at miller’s pub.”  i told him, “i don’t think so, buddy” and then he left me alone.  tonight at the gym one of my acquaintances kept saying, “i can’t believe you’re lifting weights.  you never lift weights.”  it was annoying so i said, “just because you’ve never seen me doesn’t mean i don’t, buddy.”  his face changed and he totally left me alone after that.  i like buddy.

“my buddy” is a different story.

the building closes at noon tomorrow.  which reminds me, i need a tan.

i was lucky today.  i felt like eating sushi and then my mom called and invited me out for sushi.  it was great.  afterwards we went shopping and then ate roasted chestnuts and persimmons.  it was a lovely evening.  i am lucky.

my kitchen’s a mess.  it is too late.  and i ate vegemite on crackers.  all i need now is the sun shining on my face.

it is past my bedtime. i’m a pumpkin, as one always says.

i bought a miracle thaw today. mostly because i remember seeing the commercial for it when i was a kid and it truly did seem miraculous back then. but then it fizzled out so i knew it was a hoax. so i don’t really understand why i snatched it up when i saw it for sale today. i guess partly because i am so curious to “see for myself” and mostly because i am your average sucker. i’ll let you know how it works out for me the next time i am defrosting rock-hard frozen steaks. i told marco i bought one and he punched me. no aj to the rescue.

i’m hungry.