The Mad Comrade |
None of my group is free until the weekend, so I'll try to round them up then.
If not, pack your grillin' kit for the park. Get crockpot going, then head over and grill.
The nice thing about grilling for me is that you have a calm lead-up to when the grilling starts up. Only cobs of corn and weenies get high heat, everything else I grill on lower heat, adding coals as necessary to replenish and/or raise the heat back up.
The Mad Comrade |
Now .. you make ... da shoppingz!
Draw up a list of groceries. Mull it over, plan out some meals within a modest budget.
I usually ballpark $50 or less for most single-days o' grillin'. When the Missus has gone nuts and restuffed the freezers then it is a matter of thawing time in advance and how much I think we can eat over the next 2 weeks.
If the weather is nice crack open the windows and play some soft happy music whilst composing da lists of da shoppingz. :D
The Mad Comrade |
I'll work on a list this evening, maybe. Today the high is supposed to be about 66 (back to the 80s tomorrow) so this evening will have the perfect temp to crack a window open.
Nah. nawp. Nuh-uh. Make ... da list. DOO EETT!! Making plans lends strength to following through with said plans. e-mail your buddies right now re: this weekend. Get those invites out!
Celestial Healer |
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I'm a horrible cook. If it doesn't come from a box or can I'm basically screwed. I have some decent crockpot recipes that I use occasionally, and can bake chicken breasts and make those pretty tasty. But there are times I crave my late mom's salmon patties and the way she fried potatoes (I think she used either Crisco or even lard to do so), but she made the rocking-est fried chicken ever. I see folks posting recipes on here and I'm pretty envious of other peoples' culinary skills. One of the local colleges sometimes offers free adult education classes and cooking is often one of them. The next time they do that I may sign up.
I love potatoes roasted in duck fat. Whenever I make duck breasts I save the fat for potatoes.
Celestial Healer |
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Celestial Healer wrote:Nope. That's my spirit animal. In fact, if Paizo had a good Octopus icon I would retire the monkey.Freehold DM wrote:He doesn't eat takoyaki, remember?Patrick Curtin wrote:Oh and FHDM and CH (and Storyteller)
I'm just not going to be able to swing NY ComicCon. I just can't find the cash. This move has drained me, I'm against the wall financially
Give me a few months and I'll figure out a time.
it's cool.
Your next takoyaki and Green God are on me.
Suggest it? (NSFW)
Celestial Healer |
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The Mad Comrade wrote:And I get a travel subsidy! Yay !Patrick Curtin wrote:Ah the commute. Longer than bey, but I don't have to drive. I figure it's about even. Listening to the Dark Crystal soundtrack. It stands up wellTakes longer, less stressful, wsaaaaaay less likely to become road pizza. Yeah, it's a good trade-off.
I'd rather commute an hour by train than 30 minutes by car.
DungeonmasterCal |
DungeonmasterCal wrote:I'm a horrible cook. If it doesn't come from a box or can I'm basically screwed. I have some decent crockpot recipes that I use occasionally, and can bake chicken breasts and make those pretty tasty. But there are times I crave my late mom's salmon patties and the way she fried potatoes (I think she used either Crisco or even lard to do so), but she made the rocking-est fried chicken ever. I see folks posting recipes on here and I'm pretty envious of other peoples' culinary skills. One of the local colleges sometimes offers free adult education classes and cooking is often one of them. The next time they do that I may sign up.I love potatoes roasted in duck fat. Whenever I make duck breasts I save the fat for potatoes.
I never even eaten duck, much less cooked one.
Patrick Curtin |
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Patrick Curtin wrote:Suggest it? (NSFW)Celestial Healer wrote:Nope. That's my spirit animal. In fact, if Paizo had a good Octopus icon I would retire the monkey.Freehold DM wrote:He doesn't eat takoyaki, remember?Patrick Curtin wrote:Oh and FHDM and CH (and Storyteller)
I'm just not going to be able to swing NY ComicCon. I just can't find the cash. This move has drained me, I'm against the wall financially
Give me a few months and I'll figure out a time.
it's cool.
Your next takoyaki and Green God are on me.
Ah, gotta love the Japanese.
Patrick Curtin |
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It is amazing the spiritual difference working on a regular dinurial period makes. I honestly feel so refreshed. That and being able to sleep as long as I want. I keep waking up four hours after I lay down, and I can turn around and go right back to bed. The days of snatching 2-3 hours between jobs is OVER baby! That alone is worth all the effort.
Storyteller Shadow |
Oh and FHDM and CH (and Storyteller)
I'm just not going to be able to swing NY ComicCon. I just can't find the cash. This move has drained me, I'm against the wall financially
Give me a few months and I'll figure out a time.
Understood.
At least you have a great fresh start though so hopefully soon you'll settle in and find a smooth wavelength!
Freehold DM |
Patrick Curtin wrote:I'd rather commute an hour by train than 30 minutes by car.The Mad Comrade wrote:And I get a travel subsidy! Yay !Patrick Curtin wrote:Ah the commute. Longer than bey, but I don't have to drive. I figure it's about even. Listening to the Dark Crystal soundtrack. It stands up wellTakes longer, less stressful, wsaaaaaay less likely to become road pizza. Yeah, it's a good trade-off.
*shudder*
Freehold DM |
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Patrick Curtin wrote:Suggest it? (NSFW)Celestial Healer wrote:Nope. That's my spirit animal. In fact, if Paizo had a good Octopus icon I would retire the monkey.Freehold DM wrote:He doesn't eat takoyaki, remember?Patrick Curtin wrote:Oh and FHDM and CH (and Storyteller)
I'm just not going to be able to swing NY ComicCon. I just can't find the cash. This move has drained me, I'm against the wall financially
Give me a few months and I'll figure out a time.
it's cool.
Your next takoyaki and Green God are on me.
when I die, there is a chance I will become one with the giant tentacle upon death, so that I may continue my hentai worship beyond the grave.
Ragadolf |
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Dark Crystal?!? Yeah baby! I love me that soundtrack! :)
(Of course I love the campy 80's Flash Gordon soundtrack too, so take that into consideration too I suppose.) :)
Congrats on the new job Pat! Glad it's already paying off in sleep/sanity benefits! Hopefully the financial benefits are not far behind!
An OCTOPUS? Really?? O_o
Naw, It's been too long. I'm not sure I could cope with switching from calling you 'Monkey' to Octopus'. My Aged Wizard brain might implode, and I'd go medieval on those (well-deserving) folks around me with fantastical fireballs right and left! ;P
And dang it Turin, STOP TALKIN' ABOUT FOOD! Yer MAKIN' ME HUNGRY!
<Shakes fist>
And I'm doing good on my no-carb diet. I didn't even break it for my daughters birthday party. I even found a recipe to make my old favorite, (Sausage balls) with Almond flour instead of bisquick so I still had those to eat with the cheese dip! :D
Happy Middle-of-the-week-Hump-Day to all!
NOW I have to go back and pretend to work again,...
See ya!
Treppa |
The days of snatching 2-3 hours between jobs is OVER baby!
Still doing that, meself. I was having trouble falling asleep while driving and veering off the road, across the center line, etc. I started stopping for coffee as soon as I start nodding. Now I sleep while driving - I actually dream and stay on the road. Then, when I wake up, I don't know where I am, nor if I am really awake or still dreaming.
It's awful.
Ragadolf |
Patrick Curtin wrote:The days of snatching 2-3 hours between jobs is OVER baby!Still doing that, meself. I was having trouble falling asleep while driving and veering off the road, across the center line, etc. I started stopping for coffee as soon as I start nodding. Now I sleep while driving - I actually dream and stay on the road. Then, when I wake up, I don't know where I am, nor if I am really awake or still dreaming.
It's awful.
That happened to my father-in-law once.
Once, during the wife's annual Family Road Trip, (She was a pre-teen) her dad dozed off.When he awoke, they were at their destination, which had been 9 or so hours away. And they had made the trip in like, 4 hours supposedly.
SO, either he accidentally drove through a wormhole, or,...
To this day, my father-in-law still insists that they were picked up by aliens, and they talked with him for a while, and he gave them a beer, while the rest of the family slept through it all. And they dropped the family off at their destination when they were done.
:)
The Mad Comrade |
Patrick Curtin wrote:The days of snatching 2-3 hours between jobs is OVER baby!Still doing that, meself. I was having trouble falling asleep while driving and veering off the road, across the center line, etc. I started stopping for coffee as soon as I start nodding. Now I sleep while driving - I actually dream and stay on the road. Then, when I wake up, I don't know where I am, nor if I am really awake or still dreaming.
It's awful.
Please stop doing that, Treppa. 'tis a recipe for becoming road pizza.