11.26.2008

yams

i was assigned yams for thanksgiving.
i hate yams.
therefore, i have never made yams.

a few people i consulted with about said yams advised to get the canned version, dump them in a baking dish, cover with marshmallows and bake.

i couldn't do it.

i made them entirely from scratch; sans the marshmallows.

i cooked the yams in orange and pineapple juice. mashed them. mixed in all of the goodies and then made the topping. i'll have to bake them tomorrow at my dad's or i'm afraid they'll taste like ass.

on a side note, it would take an american to make a root vegetable as unhealthy as the yams in my 'frig are right now. same goes for green bean casserole with mushroom soup.

be green and save money!

before i discovered www.yousendit.com, i would overnight a disk or flash drive every time i had to send a file to someone over 10 mb.

those days are over! www.yousendit.com allows me to send files up to 100 mb ... almost instantly!! no fuss, no waste and no $25 overnight fees!

turkey day

tomorrow marks the 12th year of me driving to the inland empire for thanksgiving. this is getting oh so very old. 2009 will mark the first annual ventura thanksgiving. kristine and i will host for anyone who will "brave" the drive. it's over.

my beautiful niece


11.17.2008

conference call etiquette

if you've dialed into a conference call ... and you're at the airport ... please utilize the "mute" button unless you're speaking. no one wants to compete with gary the gate agent for the floor.

11.13.2008

FIRE

holy crap. montecito is on fire. how is it possible that 60 mansions can burn down in 4 hours?? we are so buying a giant safe for our pictures. this is too scary and way too close to home.

11.10.2008

DANGER

i'd never questioned eating homemade food at a potluck. ever.

until friday when my cousin indicated that he won't eat homemade food (from strangers) because you have no idea how clean their kitchen is or if they have rodents, etc.

very good point. i'm off of potlucks. although i can't remember the last time i was involved with one ... but it's a good rule just in case.

11.08.2008

while i was in arizona this weekend ...

i got the following two texts from my lovely husband and dog. they came in at 2 am this morning. omg.

the following are actual copies of the original texts.

Minor chaos here...the black and white cat apparently snuck in the doggie door and surprised Lola, a minor chase ensued... Across the top of the bar! Lola has a little scratch on her nose, and is VERY full of herself for defending the family turf! Lost a bottle of apple scnapps and the last of the Jim Beam... - cleaned up the glass but it smells like a bar on the porch.

Cornered the cat with the broom, picked it up with lola's "grandma blanket" and put it outside, it was up and over the wall in a flash!! Love ya talk to you in the morning

11.05.2008

making do

if the residence inn in grapevine texas is not going to provide a luggage rack for my convenience ... i will have to make do.

in this case, i have reappropriated the coffee table as a luggage rack. i'm happy. everybody's happy.

11.04.2008

don't let the door smack you in the ass on the way out!

the reign of tyranny is over!!!!

but, now i'm afraid to go to sleep. in 2000, i fell asleep, in cleveland, happy that gore was elected ... and then woke up to bush ... and we all know how awesome that turned out ...

11.01.2008

halloween

cool pumpkins, right? as seen in pine mountain last night ...