Dear Internets,
First, I would like to thank everyone who voted on which birds Achilles and I should use as a cupcake topper for our wedding. Most people seem to like the first couple, which is probably Achilles' and my favorite as well. I really appreciate the honesty of the two people who voted “None of the above!” (Way to not pull any punches, Internets!) I would like to know what you didn't like – do you just want to see more options, or do you hate the idea entirely?
In other news, I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day and a happy first day of the Year of the Tiger. Achilles and I aren't normally a particularly shmoopy couple, but we had a pretty sickeningly romantic Valentine's weekend. On Friday, Achilles surprised me with tickets to a comedy show. We stayed the night at a hotel downtown, where Achilles had flowers and champagne waiting. (Please quit barfing, Internets)
I tried to match Achilles romantical-ish-ness on Sunday by making fondue. We watched An American Tail while we dipped sausage, meatballs, potatoes, apples, pears, and avocado into Gruyere fondue (which turned out yummy), and angel food cake, strawberries, and oranges into chocolate peanut butter fondue (which was also pretty darn good). Unfortunately, we both ended up eating so much that we spent the rest of the evening clutching our stomachs and complaining that we were too full. Thus, Achilles won the romantic Valentine's planning award this year.
In other other news, I realized this weekend that I'm officially old and boring when I got incredibly excited about having the ability to stack our washer and dryer. (It is going to create so much more storage space!)
How was your weekend, Internets? Did you do anything exciting?
Love,
Jane
P.S. Achilles' favorite type of cake when he was 10 years old was angel food cake. Plus five agility points to the first person who correctly guesses what my favorite kind of cake was when I was 10.
Showing posts with label foods. Show all posts
Showing posts with label foods. Show all posts
Monday, February 15, 2010
Monday, October 26, 2009
Vicious
Dear Internets,
Do you say vicious cycle or vicious circle? I've always said vicious cycle (which is apparently wrong), because that's the way I've always heard it in Texas. It makes me think of something like this:
A cycle seems like it would describe a situation that is frustrating, but not hopeless. After all, the cycle has something that kicked it off, so it could (at least in theory) have something that stops it from endlessly repeating itself.
Vicious circle always makes me think of something much more hopeless:
At any rate, I feel like I've been stuck in some type of vicious mathematical pattern lately. I've been eating terribly and not getting enough sleep, which has led me to skip going to the gym. Not going to the gym has led to further feelings of ickiness, which have caused me to be too tired to cook. When I'm too tired to cook, I end up eating too much fast food/restaurant food and drinking too much caffeine, which makes me feel terrible and not get enough sleep.
Lately, some of my favorite Internets talked about the importance (and relative ease) of being healthy, so I decided to break the vicious cycle/circle and do something about my bad patterns. I took Bailey for a jog yesterday, and made my breakfast this morning. (Achilles made my lunch because he's a sweetheart). We'll head to CrossFit tonight.
The only problem I'm having is that I want to feel better *instantly* and suddenly become Superwoman in every area of my life. Hopefully, I can learn to be patient so I don't fall right back into old habits.
Any vicious cycles/circles you're trying to avoid?
Love always,
Jane
Do you say vicious cycle or vicious circle? I've always said vicious cycle (which is apparently wrong), because that's the way I've always heard it in Texas. It makes me think of something like this:
A cycle seems like it would describe a situation that is frustrating, but not hopeless. After all, the cycle has something that kicked it off, so it could (at least in theory) have something that stops it from endlessly repeating itself.
Vicious circle always makes me think of something much more hopeless:
At any rate, I feel like I've been stuck in some type of vicious mathematical pattern lately. I've been eating terribly and not getting enough sleep, which has led me to skip going to the gym. Not going to the gym has led to further feelings of ickiness, which have caused me to be too tired to cook. When I'm too tired to cook, I end up eating too much fast food/restaurant food and drinking too much caffeine, which makes me feel terrible and not get enough sleep.
Lately, some of my favorite Internets talked about the importance (and relative ease) of being healthy, so I decided to break the vicious cycle/circle and do something about my bad patterns. I took Bailey for a jog yesterday, and made my breakfast this morning. (Achilles made my lunch because he's a sweetheart). We'll head to CrossFit tonight.
The only problem I'm having is that I want to feel better *instantly* and suddenly become Superwoman in every area of my life. Hopefully, I can learn to be patient so I don't fall right back into old habits.
Any vicious cycles/circles you're trying to avoid?
Love always,
Jane
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Delicious, but not nutritious
Dear Internets,
A debate has beenraging percolating lazily coming up from time to time in the Distractible household: are 1950's housewife food and stereotypical white trash food essentially the same thing?
Person A thinks that things like banana pudding (with Cool Whip, of course) and food made in Crock Pots are kind of white trash.
Person B thinks that these are just delicious 1950's housewife foods. Person B might even refer to these foods as "retro."
Person A postulates that 1950's housewife foods and white trash foods are really the same thing. Person A brings up Spam.
Person B gets annoyed, because Spam is not even really food. (Unless you are Hawaiian. Person B would hate to offend anyone because of cultural differences.) Besides isn't steak a quintessential 1950's housewife food? Steak is not white trash. (Person B does not mention season 1 of Veronica Mars, in which Keith and Veronica eat steak "like the lower-middle class to which [they] aspire.")
Person A and Person B are both firm in their belief that they are right.
Thus, Internets, we have reached a stalemate. What do you think? Are 1950's housewife foods just a little bit white trash? Are the trendy foods of today the low-class foods of tomorrow? Are tapas the cocktail wieners of tomorrow? Or are things like tuna casserole just deliciously retro foods that happen to feature shelf-stable ingredients distributed by Kraft Foods? If possible, please site examples to support your case.
Gratefully yours,
Jane
A debate has been
Person A thinks that things like banana pudding (with Cool Whip, of course) and food made in Crock Pots are kind of white trash.
Person B thinks that these are just delicious 1950's housewife foods. Person B might even refer to these foods as "retro."
Person A postulates that 1950's housewife foods and white trash foods are really the same thing. Person A brings up Spam.
Person B gets annoyed, because Spam is not even really food. (Unless you are Hawaiian. Person B would hate to offend anyone because of cultural differences.) Besides isn't steak a quintessential 1950's housewife food? Steak is not white trash. (Person B does not mention season 1 of Veronica Mars, in which Keith and Veronica eat steak "like the lower-middle class to which [they] aspire.")
Person A and Person B are both firm in their belief that they are right.
Thus, Internets, we have reached a stalemate. What do you think? Are 1950's housewife foods just a little bit white trash? Are the trendy foods of today the low-class foods of tomorrow? Are tapas the cocktail wieners of tomorrow? Or are things like tuna casserole just deliciously retro foods that happen to feature shelf-stable ingredients distributed by Kraft Foods? If possible, please site examples to support your case.
Gratefully yours,
Jane
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
25 Things About Me: Food Edition
Dear Internets,
I think the stereotypical getting-to-know-you question (after "where are you from?") is "what's your favorite food?"
I always feel weirdly anxious answering that question. I never know if I should go with something simple, like pizza, or something more unusual, like Indian food. With the former, I feel like I'm running the risk of seeming unadventurous; with the latter, I worry about sounding pretentious.
3. Truthfully, I'm not a very picky eater. I will at least try almost anything, with the exception of certain organ meats. I eat most vegetables and meats. I sometimes get a little squeamish about eating anything that looks too much like it did when it was alive (roast pig, fish that still have their eyes, certain shellfish, etc.) because I was a vegetarian for six years and it's hard to eat something that still has a face.
4. I read somewhere that researchers have located a gene that determines whether or not you like bitter foods. I think I must have the gene: I love dark chocolate, I like dark beer, and I could happily eat steamed broccoli every day for the rest of my life. I think brussels sprouts taste like feet, though, so maybe not.
5. Despite my love for broccoli, my favorite food in the world is probably lime juice, with lemon juice coming in a close second. I add them to everything: drinks, pasta, chili, cookies... Lemon and lime juice are Nature's perfect seasonings. Or something.
6. If I had to rank my taste preferences in order, I'd probably say sour, salty, savory, bitter and then sweet. I like sweets fine, but I don't particularly crave them. Despite this, I love to bake desserts, especially ones that I can decorate. I'm taking my first cake decorating class in March, and I'm super excited. Today cupcakes, tomorrow the world.
Hopefully you won't think my food preferences are too freaky Internets, and you'll still want to be my friend. If it helps, I'd be happy to make you cupcakes.
Love always,
Jane
I think the stereotypical getting-to-know-you question (after "where are you from?") is "what's your favorite food?"
I always feel weirdly anxious answering that question. I never know if I should go with something simple, like pizza, or something more unusual, like Indian food. With the former, I feel like I'm running the risk of seeming unadventurous; with the latter, I worry about sounding pretentious.
3. Truthfully, I'm not a very picky eater. I will at least try almost anything, with the exception of certain organ meats. I eat most vegetables and meats. I sometimes get a little squeamish about eating anything that looks too much like it did when it was alive (roast pig, fish that still have their eyes, certain shellfish, etc.) because I was a vegetarian for six years and it's hard to eat something that still has a face.
4. I read somewhere that researchers have located a gene that determines whether or not you like bitter foods. I think I must have the gene: I love dark chocolate, I like dark beer, and I could happily eat steamed broccoli every day for the rest of my life. I think brussels sprouts taste like feet, though, so maybe not.
5. Despite my love for broccoli, my favorite food in the world is probably lime juice, with lemon juice coming in a close second. I add them to everything: drinks, pasta, chili, cookies... Lemon and lime juice are Nature's perfect seasonings. Or something.
6. If I had to rank my taste preferences in order, I'd probably say sour, salty, savory, bitter and then sweet. I like sweets fine, but I don't particularly crave them. Despite this, I love to bake desserts, especially ones that I can decorate. I'm taking my first cake decorating class in March, and I'm super excited. Today cupcakes, tomorrow the world.
Hopefully you won't think my food preferences are too freaky Internets, and you'll still want to be my friend. If it helps, I'd be happy to make you cupcakes.
Love always,
Jane
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