Jenks's Journal

03/09/2009 19:59 #48000

yummmmm

So I FINALLY went to wegman's today (for the first time in months), and bought an obscene amount of food. I was actually embarrassed when my landlords pulled in right behind me and had to see it all.

But I saw (e:enknot) there, and he seemed skeptical that I would actually eat this food.

But so far so good. I bought a ton of just simple basic staples, and a bunch of fresh stuff. yes, some of the veggies will probably be bad before I get to them, but I'm trying. But hopefully I'm well enough stocked now, that if I want to make something, I'm not missing something easy and obvious.

But my point- Look tony, look! I cooked! I am eating the food!

I finally made this recipe that I found a while ago, and OMG I am SO happy with it. It's SO yum, and healthy. And filling. I can't wait to eat leftovers tomorrow. And if I can do it, it's easy. So in the food porn tradition of Paul and Tiny- here's my chicken-basil-stringbean in a lemongrass-coconut-green-curry sauce concoction. The picture really doesn't do it justice, but yum.

The only glitch is that I had to make rice, which I've never done before without a rice cooker. So, the recipe called for 2 cups of rice. I missed the word "cooked" in there. So, I cooked two cups of rice. Which turned into about 5. Oops. Lesson learned.

Maybe I'll actually try to stick with this "cooking my own food" nonsense for a while... It's kinda fun. And satisfying.

tinypliny - 03/15/09 18:53
Looks super yummy!!!! YAY cooky (e:jenks)!!!

metalpeter - 03/11/09 19:32
There is no such thing as to much rice. If you don't like it plan there are many ways to spice it up, that I'm not sure how to do but for people who cook there are all kinds of things you can do to it. The easy thing would be to cook more chicken and have another plate or just eat the rice plane or add a little butter or find some seasoning you like in the house and add it.

imk2 - 03/11/09 12:49
but you can totally use that rice for the next day. and even eat it for breakfast with some sugar and milk and warm it up. it's like rice pudding but not.

mrmike - 03/10/09 15:17
Looks good

jenks - 03/10/09 15:10
Thanks guys. I posted the recipe a while ago- here it is if you want it. :::link::: (and yes, I wrote that 1/16, and just went to the store yesterday. aye!)

I also made these spiced pear muffins with ginger glaze, and next up is black bean soup. yay.

theecarey - 03/10/09 13:28
That sounds like a perfect combination of fresh food. Anything with green curry is sure to be satisfying on the taste buds. I'm inspired to hit the grocery store now.

paul - 03/09/09 23:14
Wow, that sounds totally delicious. I love string beans and anything. I love coconut and anything. I might trade out the chicken for shrimp though, although, chicken can be good too.

03/08/2009 13:45 #47986

so tired...

Stupid daylight savings time made getting up for work this morning NOT fun. blah.

but I had a lovely weekend. Pearl St and Encore on friday...
then last night roller derby and a party downtown.

I love/hate how giddy it makes me for a cute guy to flirt with me. (especially when I have been warned that said cute boy will only break my heart and to avoid him.)

And I hate the fact that I am so reluctant to believe a compliment. Last night as we were leaving, some totally random dude looked at me and said "you're hot". And rather than thinking "damn straight!" and being flattered, I mumbled thanks, but assumed he was mocking me and being sarcastic.

7 hours down, 20 to go. I so do not want to be at work today, and am sad to be missing brunch and movie night. Pout.

tinypliny - 03/15/09 18:54
I KNOW! I feel cheated with all this time changing insanity!

theecarey - 03/08/09 19:11
yes, being flirted with is a nice ego stroke. I'm with ya on it being a love/hate thing to get those giddy feelings. Aren't there more important things to be occupied with? yet feeling 15 can be pretty nice, too. :)

metalpeter - 03/08/09 15:30
Glad you had a good Weekend. I don't know what the guy meant since I'm not him but the Random Guy was correct in your hotness.

mrmike - 03/08/09 13:55
Enjoy the random dude comment (for one, he is correct and for two, you don't want to cheat yourself). If you think too hard and too much times passes, you might not realize the genuine compliments when they come (Not that I have a lot of experience in being unsure of myself or anything).

03/03/2009 18:16 #47935

update

hey peeps... haven't been around in a while, not sure why... but now that I'm more or less caught up, I'll be all addicted again I'm sure.

Hmm, what's new.

let's see. Well I think dan and I might actually be "friends". Sadly this seems to involve not really talking, but... I think i'm finally over everything. And have plans to go out with him and the new GF in a few weeks, and I'm actually really looking forward to it. He made a comment that made all residual feelings magically disappear- which is good. Now can really be platonic friends with no hidden agenda to hopefully 'win him back' or whatever. Yay for healthy relationships.

Had a few spectacularly drama- filled days/nights over the last couple weeks... suffice it to say, I really think all men will cheat if they think they won't get caught. Boo.

Have spent more time than I care to at the stupid Snooty Fox. But... when there are reps there expensing magnums of Veuve... it's hard to say no.

I bought plane tickets to go to Belgium for my vacation in April. Can't wait. Will visit my cousin living there, and may even get to go see my other cousin in Florence. If there's no time for that, will have to 'settle' for a day trip to Paris. Oh, shucks.

I don't know why I hate going to the grocery store so much. I have all these recipes for delicious stuff to make, but just can't bring myself to get in the car and go. I really don't think I've bought food once in 2009 aside from milk to put on cereal. Which means that when I do go, it will be a massive ordeal and I'm sure I'll spend >$200. I eat most of my food at work, and when home I seem to subsist on pickles and popcorn. I was going to go to wegman's today, planned it for days. But made an excuse that now i'll go on friday, and instead of going, answered all my email and caught up on estrip.

but on a somewhat related note, I've lost 14lb since new year's. woot woot.

What else. This is the time of year that I hate Buffalo. It warms up a little, I get all excited, friends around the country are talking about spring... stores have cute clothes out... then it fucking snows again and I want to poke my eyes out. March sucks.

What else. My niece is super adorable. here's a pic. or ten. That navy blue sweater was handknit for me by my mom when I was a baby. It has little silver buttons on the shoulder that are bears. :)

tinypliny - 03/15/09 18:56
She is a super star!! So pretty!!!

jason - 03/05/09 12:47
Not all men cheat, it's just the 80/20 rule in play.

ajay - 03/05/09 12:42
"I really think all men will cheat if they think they won't get caught. Boo."?
Now now... we aren't all pigs. Unfortunately, you don't hear about the millions (ok, dozens) who don't cheat.

As for the 'date' with Dan and his GF: do yourself and her a favor, and stay away. Far, far away. I am friends with quite a few of my exes here, and one lesson I've learnt painfully: keep the current and the exes away.

Good luck on the trip to Belgium. Remember: Brussels train station doesn't let you use the restrooms unless you pay 1â‚¬ . You're welcome.

I recommend the Thalis to Paris. 2 hours and you're enjoying le vin et le fromage, mon ami.

metalpeter - 03/04/09 18:01
In terms of the weather I know what you mean. It seems like no mater what it is like there is this magic that makes it get cold on the day of the St. Patrick's day parade. I remember I year it was warm the day before and the day after.

In terms of buying food this is what I would advise. This works for people who take the bus or walk from work also but not often as well. On your way home from work go to what ever place is between the two. I can tell you that when at work you think I'll go home and grab this or quick change and then go out. That doesn't happen once you are home you don't go back out. That is why the best thing to do is when ever you get off work go and get food. Hey if it is a weird hour then go to one of the 24 hour stores like wegmans.

In terms of the double date thing. It is good to see it was a healthy break up now, but that being said it sounds like a bad idea to me.

libertad - 03/04/09 13:59
Congrats on your weightloss. It seems that after losing 14lbs you are well aware of how to do it! Thanks for your input re my cysts. I was thinking of being dishonest and saying they were painful in order to get insurance to pay but that was just a thought. Not so sure I am into the scaring. Hard to say what would be worse.

lilho - 03/04/09 08:53
what a cute bebe!

mrdt - 03/03/09 23:14
Definately do not go on a date with your ex and his new thing. It will fuck you up emotionally and probably ruin what would have been a good week. In my opinion, picking the scab would be a tremendous step backwards in the healing process. Even talking still is re-opening wounds.

As far as shopping and feeding yourself go's:
Staple items/dry goods once to every two weeks.
Proteins and produce twice a week.
Start by building a few simple and easy items then build upon your repetoir from ideas found in those recipes. And season correctly.

Ex. Pan seared protein with herb roasted yukon potatoes and sauce component from recipe

We are 80% what we eat and what goes in must come out....Ha...

vincent - 03/03/09 23:07
I think Chris Rock said it best, "A man is only as faithful as his options!"

paul - 03/03/09 23:03
Those baby pics are so cute.

mrmike - 03/03/09 18:32
Not all guys, some of us are easily guilt ridden.

02/08/2009 23:49 #47687

barf.

Ok, THIS is what I hate about NYC. Dumb little shits like this. Or, maybe they're super cool, and my sense of fashion is just underdeveloped. I especially like the one in green sweats with silver uggs eating Fun Dip.

I also did not like the twelve, yes TWELVE, pairs of god-awful Uggs that I counted at just one baggage claim carousel in BUF in a span of about 30 seconds. On girls/women ranging from about 14 to, oh, 60? Hawt.

I did, however, like the 73 degree weather in Charlotte this morning, and having lunch with my cousin. And the text I got back from the cute boy after I sent 'on my way to the airport'- "shitty! I really wanted to hang out more. I hope I see you again." Aww...

And I love the big "fuck you, environment" of the shower in my hotel room. (I'm sure the little "hang up your towels and save water!" signs make up for it.)

tinypliny - 03/15/09 18:58
Aren't those showerhead alternate hot/cold ones? I always thought that's what they were. Do they spout water simultaneously? That's some poor engineering then!

businesscheese - 03/03/09 17:39
Oh dear. As if Uggs weren't heinous enough on their own, they had to go dip them in silver paint.
THE HORROR.

The guy in the top picture looks like Joey Fatone.

ajay - 02/10/09 13:16
The only thing better than girls in pajamas is girls without pajamas......

metalpeter - 02/09/09 19:39
I my self like the girls in Pajamas if they are really them but not with boots that looks silly. I like that I just woke up and don't care if people think it is funny that I'm in PJ's and they still look hot, but it doesn't fit everyone. (e:mrmike) I didn't notice that he looked like Fatone or as some else said it The Fat One . But other then how he looks what is wrong with Jeans and a T Shirt. In terms of the double shower head, what is that about? Is one to get you clean and one for pleasure? Or is it supposed to save water some how? Maybe one of them is filtered does anyone Know?

mrmike - 02/09/09 16:26
The guy in the first picture looks like he wants to be Joey Fatone in the N'sync movie

jason - 02/09/09 12:54
Hmm. I don't know anything about fashion, only about curvature. The silver boots and PJs, I don't know, she could be a robotic hooker?

ladycroft - 02/09/09 12:32
omg i hate, hate, hate, hate the 'wear your pajamas and a pair of the ugliest boots ever made' outfit that sooo many girls wear. did you happen to notice that they were also likely to be very fake tanned and have the same highlight straightened hair? seriously...fashion is what makes you look good, not what someone says you should wear while they laugh at you for looking like a dork.

02/08/2009 00:30 #47677

coupla two tree things

So...
Dan is "in love".
I felt like I'd been punched in the gut.
I think (hope) maybe I'm finally done crying about him.
Guess it's finally time to put out that little flame I was burning for him, and move on with my life.
We actually talked for a good hour and a half the other day (first contact we've had in at least a month), and it was... hard... but, good. I think i said most of what I wanted to got off my chest, and maybe now we (I) can move forward.

So i'm in Charlotte for a conference.... when I got here it was about 20, and I thought "WTF, I thought it was warmer here than in Buffalo!" Little did I know it was 1 in Buffalo. So, I guess it's still warmer. Hit 58 today though, it was lovely.

Saw my cousin and her mom (my aunt), and her kids, who I've never met. We realized it's been >5 years since we saw each other.

Had dinner tonight with a friend from med school, who I also haven't seen in >5y, which was nice.

Ate fried pickles. (the diet is in the toilet this week. I've given up. There's too much free food everywhere, and few/no healthy options. So, I'll just enjoy myself (within SOME reason) and get back on track when I get home.)

Met some people here the first morning, and have hung out with them... also met a cute guy... we all went out for dinner and beers the first night. Talked to the cute boy all night, it was flirty and fun. Thought I would see him at the conference, but he hasn't been there since. Today finally asked one of the girls I'd met for his number, to invite him out (with all of us) for drinks tonight.
Sent the text "hey- thinking of going out for drinks tonight, if you're interested."
Got the reply "totally interested... but on call again tomorrow. this is my fri-sun weekend. :( Hoping to escape for a bit- hopefully see you tomorrow."

And I have to say.... that made my day. hell, made my month.
I mean, i'm leaving tomorrow, I'm not sure what I think could possibly happen, and I'm sure I'll never see him again. Nonetheless, it made me smile.

And, speaking of smiling...
Check this out.

you can put it on any website.

jenks - 02/08/09 13:36
they are dill pickles, and they ARE as good as they sound.

metalpeter - 02/08/09 10:03
I do have a silly question I like Dill Pickles and not sweet pickles so what kind did they use to fry them, I doubt that it could taste as good as it sounds, how where they, the fried pickles that is?

mrmike - 02/08/09 00:32
hmmmm.....bacon