i wanted to do the best of 2006 meme that seems to be floating around the blogosphere, but the truth is i didn’t really read a whole lot this year. I read books like the 15th edition harbrace and the design basics index. i also did a lot of magazine reading. i read the da vinci code which was interesting, but it wouldn’t really belong on a best of list. running with scissors was total crap…i did read that and hated every second of it.

tom waits came out with a new collection and loreena mckennitt released her first album in 9 years. the new tool album, 10,000 days, rocked me to sleep on more than one occasion. of course i couldn’t have this paragraph here without mentioning DECEMBERUNDERGROUND. i don’t know what else to say about it other than i love those boys. ani recorded and released an album that was very much about katrina and her time living in and leaving new orleans. it was typically political, dripping with feminism, and i loved every second of it. red letter year breaks my heart every time i hear it.

i read a new earth by eckhart tolle, which is hard to recommend to people. books on the evolution of consciousness and spirituality are hit or miss, but this one was quite good.

i didn’t waste much time on fiction this year. reality was a little too engaging.

i’ve got something to write but i can’t yet. this year hurt and the best thing about it is it’s almost over.

i’m going to make a list of things i want to do in 2007. like read lolita, hannibal rising, and anansi boys. reread some things like the circle within and charlottes web. take my frustration out on the treadmill instead of my fists. play in the dirt more often.

but not today. i’m just too sad.

happy holiday everyone.

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2 small zucchini chopped up, shit load of baby bello mushrooms (sliced), 1 can of black beans, 1 can of tomatoes, chipotle seasoning, vegetable broth

cook zucchini and shrooms till they’re softish in olive oil and chipotle seasoning. add beans, tomatoes, and cover with vegetable broth. add salt and more seasonings till it tastes like something good. bring to a boil. simmer for 10 minutes. scald your tongue. smile anyway cause the soup you just made is so super awesome.

like most foods you must eat in a bowl or have a puddle in your lap, this was even better after it sat in the fridge overnight and mingled.

next time, perhaps, fresh beans. pressure cooker, here i come.

yum.

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plus i have this whole new family
and i’m in love with each of them
and i’m on this list called lucky
whenever i’m in reach of them
and i’m learning how to say
that i’d be happy either way
with your love

i’ve been feeling uncharacteristly comfortable in my skin lately. i’m not sure what it is, but maybe all this reading, positive thinking, and guided meditation is doing something.

maybe i’m slowly putting on a brand new “couldn’t give a damn either way” sweater for the season. i’ll be optimistic and i’m going to say i’m happy.

how could i not be, really? dub just skidded into the room with frank and launched him at the wall. i washed my comforter and shams then put fresh sheets on the bed. to me, clean sheets is about as close to heaven as it gets. Read the rest of this entry »

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Thirteen Things All About Fondue
by bekabug
Edition #001

1. Tomato Fondue: Sounds very pizza-ish and i’m seeing myself dipping onion bagels into this.
2. Dilled Garbonzo Fondue: I love garbonzo beans and dill. i can’t see how this could go wrong…except i may be able to live without the nutmeg.
3. Laåu haûi saûn: vietnamese seafood hot pot dish. our diet has been decidedly pesco-vegetarian as of late and so far from vegan it is really quite sad. it would be nice if i could find a somewhere to eat lunch that didn’t smother things in cheese and salt or make a totally insane mess out of spare sandwich parts and call it a veggie. enough excuses, i just suck.
4. Mushroom Fondue: it’s vegan! +5 points.
5. Lunchbox Fondue: oh the possibilities of noncheese cheese.
6. Reese’s Fondue: because a fondue list isn’t complete without chocolate.
7. Mongolian Hotpot: i think doing vegetables in this and a few substitions here and there would make this rad.
8. Mexican Fondue: anything that gives me an excuse to eat avacados is just fine with me.
9. Hot Raspberry Dip: i am conflicted as most of these dippables are in season during the summer, but who wants to eat hot goo when it’s 95 outside?
10. My Fondue Pot: cause burning the house down with sterno is bad.
11. Beer Cheese Fondue: !!! i just realized this would be awesome to dip the morning star farms breakfast sausages in. as an aside, what in the hell is nonalcoholic beer and more importantly, what would be the point of that?
12. Thai Coconut-Lime Fondue: another one that would be completely hit or miss. i would probably sub the pork with some ginger marinated tofu cubes that had been pan seared.
13. Camembert and Pesto Fondue: not sure how to feel about that one.

What is this? I admittedly ripped this idea off from the thursday thirteen. why? cause i think friday thirteen sounds a whole lot cooler than thursday.

Like my Friday 13? Wanna do your own Friday Thirteen? Go for it.

The Friday Thirteen by Beka Bug is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License.

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Wes and I had our holiday gift exchange and it was a toss and swap and run out the door. I measured a small soup spoon that was half full of hummus the other day and….it was 8 grams…minus the weight of the spoon. This particular flavor had EIGHTY calories per gram. I nearly fainted because I really had no idea i was eating biodegradable concrete. That does, however, explain my booty.

Grim got me the best best best books.

• Grub
• The Designer’s Complete Index and…
• Ash Wednesday

I am looking forward to reading them all. Whee!

At about 2am the other morning I was totally unable to get my mind and body to calm down so I could get some sleep. I had the bright idea to go downstairs and work out, except tonight I grabbed a full length mirror that was in storage and put it in front of the gym. I could see the way my body bended and folded. The way my pudgy places poked out was made even more unattractive by fluorescent lighting. I could feel my muscles moving and working, but I couldn’t see them. It was inspiring.

A metaphor for my life, perhaps. No one can see what I’m really made of because there is all this “stuff” i’m carrying around that is covering me up. Hmm.

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