Monday, January 31, 2011

Microwave Cake

I am eating one of those "5 Minute Mug Chocolate Cakes", made from this recipe: http://i.imgur.com/6edYs.png. The texture is gummy and dense, very eggy, maybe because there's an entire egg in it. I cringed as I mixed the ingredients.



It tastes OK. Very mild. Nicely chocolatey where the chocolate chips are, only vaguely chocolatey elsewhere. I drank a lot of milk with it and I can't finish the last 1/4 or so of the cake, so the dog will probably get it.

I suppose it hit the spot.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Pests

I am pleased to report that spricket sightings have dropped dramatically since we added Emily the cat to our family. I don't know exactly what she did to make such a difference -- I wouldn't think that one little kitty could take down that population. But maybe she knocked out the breeders and then the older sprickets just died off? Whatever she did, she's worth her weight in Meow Mix. Augie and Spot, the elderly man cats, just didn't care about hunting.

Something very disconcerting, though, is that from time to time I discover little mouse droppings in the kitchen cabinets. I haven't actually SEEN a mouse in years, and Emily The Huntress is never interested in prowling the kitchen (except in search of people food), so if they're in there, she doesn't hear or smell them.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

A Whole New Year

Happy New Year a bit late! I intended to do some resolutions/goals in the first week, but apparently I can't even maintain weekly goals. Oh well! My goals for 2011 are pretty much the same as always -- watch my weight, maybe lose some; enjoy time with my family and loved ones; simplify my life. Oh and keep on top of my voicemail messages. My home voicemail was rejecting new messages for two months because I couldn't bring myself to listen to the 30-some odd messages that had filled the box up.

Since I have nothing more to say on that, here are some super flattering pictures that my ex-cellphone took. It was already well-used (read: beat up) when I got it, and I never really figured it out. Somehow the camera would turn on, and then while I was trying to figure out how to turn the camera off to do something useful like make a call, it would snap a picture of me. I think it may have been hacked into and programmed to do this. Maybe by the government.

So for your viewing pleasure: