had to post again today, because after sleeping on and off, making some delicious edamame, and finally ending the night with a bath, i turned the television back on after a 1/2 day long hiatus. guess what's on tbs?
you've got mail.
this life is funny. thanks universe :)
Saturday, January 22, 2011
.sniffles.
i've been sick for the past week, though at this point it's really more of an annoyance than anything. i keep trying to go and do stuff because i think me being irritated that i'm sick will suddenly cure me. so far, no dice.
i am writing from my warm and cozy bed trying to decide if a sprite zero, grapes, and something yummy to snack on is worth braving the frigid 10 degree weather. what's more likely, is that i will continue to sit here and whine. i'm hating the winter right now. i am really hoping this doesn't last much longer than today because this whole isolation thing on the weekends is really boring.
alright..mask of zorro, 6 days 7 nights, and kill bill vol 2 down. come on tbs, maybe throw a you've got mail my way?
ughhhhhh.
i am writing from my warm and cozy bed trying to decide if a sprite zero, grapes, and something yummy to snack on is worth braving the frigid 10 degree weather. what's more likely, is that i will continue to sit here and whine. i'm hating the winter right now. i am really hoping this doesn't last much longer than today because this whole isolation thing on the weekends is really boring.
alright..mask of zorro, 6 days 7 nights, and kill bill vol 2 down. come on tbs, maybe throw a you've got mail my way?
ughhhhhh.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
.white winter hymnal.
yesterday in new york city, all anyone could talk about was the storm. i kept hearing words like NOR'EASTER. STORMWATCH 2K11. BLIZZARD. and the numbers kept fluctuating. 6-8 inches. 6-10 inches. 8-14 inches. 2 feet! bloomberg kept talking about his 15 point plan of action to attack the storm head on. the media was hyping the storm like it was the second coming of lebron james to nyc (credits to eddie berrang on that reference).
as i walked home from work to change for my nightly workout, the air was dry and cold, and the sky was ominous. i thought "should i stop for bread and milk on the way home? am i going to get snowed in?" i've never been through a said "nor'easter." should i be scared?
it started snowing while i was looking out over delancey street, on the treadmill at the gym. 9:06 mins on the treadmill, small flakes at first. 15:12 mins, big fluffy flakes began to drop from the sky. and as i increased my speed to 6.5, the wind came. i could see it blowing through the trees, and blowing the snow into scrunched, judging, new york faces.
i holed up in my apartment after that, happily eating my falafel wrap from three monkeys (omgredsauceinmymouth), and wearing my really ugly but really comfortable sweatpants while the heat comforted my chilly exterior. and later, as i snuggled under the covers, i looked out onto essex street and watched the snow accumulate...and then plowed away by bloombergs overreaction. at 1am. i say let it snow, but i guess i'm overruled.
unfortunately, this "nor'easter" was a total disappointment. this morning, instead of greeted by pristine white blankets of snow, by 9am the mound outside my apartment was black and slushy and it was business as usual. but i guess that's new york for you.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
.School. (4 pages)
3/25/91
I went to school.
And we learnd Haiku.
Then we learnd Clerihu.
I have a Hamster.
I am maybe going to do a report on her and bring her to school.
We have to do dinosaur reports.
We have to do presidents reports.
We do math.
We do poetry.
We do (turn page -->)
dinosaur reports. We do presidents reports.
We do phonics.
We do Handwriteing.
We go to school at 8:10. We get out of school at 2:00.
I go in a carpool. Some people go home with their mom or dud.
We go to Music at 1:00 on Monday.
We go to the library at 1:00 on Wensday.
There are 29 people in the class.
There is a boy named Michell that comes at 1:00 almost every day. He is in a different class the rest of the day.
I am in Mrs. Howards class.
I am 7.
I am in second grade
We do lots of things.
We do reading silently and out loud.
We do siace. **(science??)
We do history.
We have pictures on the wall. like the human body and the four food groups. and sharing.
We have to follow directions.
THE END.
**notes from the awkward author..
wow, where to begin.
-first of all, i left all the spelling errors. apparently science was a really tough one for me at 7 years old. siace? ok.
-the "turn page" element was key in my diary. just in case whoever was reading it (mainly me) would know what to do once you got to the end of the page.
-when i started writing after the "turn page", i wrote the exact same sentences i had just written. i guess i forgot. damn turn page...
-michell was a kid from the 'special' class that was in our class. i don't think at 7 i quite understood why he wasn't in our class the rest of the day...just that he apparently had a different deal than the rest of us.
-mom or dud? uhhh ok.
-the ending kills me. "we have to follow directions. THE END."
classic megs.
I went to school.
And we learnd Haiku.
Then we learnd Clerihu.
I have a Hamster.
I am maybe going to do a report on her and bring her to school.
We have to do dinosaur reports.
We have to do presidents reports.
We do math.
We do poetry.
We do (turn page -->)
dinosaur reports. We do presidents reports.
We do phonics.
We do Handwriteing.
We go to school at 8:10. We get out of school at 2:00.
I go in a carpool. Some people go home with their mom or dud.
We go to Music at 1:00 on Monday.
We go to the library at 1:00 on Wensday.
There are 29 people in the class.
There is a boy named Michell that comes at 1:00 almost every day. He is in a different class the rest of the day.
I am in Mrs. Howards class.
I am 7.
I am in second grade
We do lots of things.
We do reading silently and out loud.
We do siace. **(science??)
We do history.
We have pictures on the wall. like the human body and the four food groups. and sharing.
We have to follow directions.
THE END.
**notes from the awkward author..
wow, where to begin.
-first of all, i left all the spelling errors. apparently science was a really tough one for me at 7 years old. siace? ok.
-the "turn page" element was key in my diary. just in case whoever was reading it (mainly me) would know what to do once you got to the end of the page.
-when i started writing after the "turn page", i wrote the exact same sentences i had just written. i guess i forgot. damn turn page...
-michell was a kid from the 'special' class that was in our class. i don't think at 7 i quite understood why he wasn't in our class the rest of the day...just that he apparently had a different deal than the rest of us.
-mom or dud? uhhh ok.
-the ending kills me. "we have to follow directions. THE END."
classic megs.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
.lean lasagna.
in an effort to save money and stop going out as much (and also to expend some of the ever growing energy i've miraculously acquired in the new year), i've decided to start cooking meals that i can enjoy multiple nights. i looked at one of my favorite cooking blog websites epicurious for inspiration, and found a recipe for lean lasagna with ground turkey, mushrooms, and spinach. delightful right?
Lean Lasagna
(originally from Self Magazine)
* Vegetable-oil cooking spray
* 1/2 cup chopped onion
* 1 lb ground turkey breast
* 3 cups tomato sauce
* 3 tsp Italian seasoning (or 1 tsp each dried basil, parsley, and oregano)
* 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
* 1/4 tsp garlic powder
* 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
* 6 cups chopped fresh spinach (or chard)
* 2 cups fat-free ricotta
* 1/4 tsp nutmeg
* 1 package whole-wheat lasagna noodles(about 8 oz, or 9 noodles)
* 2 cups (8 oz) shredded part-skim mozzarella
Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray a medium-sized nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Sauté onion for 2 minutes, then add turkey and cook an additional 5 to 7 minutes. Add tomato sauce, all seasonings and mushrooms and simmer 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat. In a bowl, combine spinach, ricotta, and nutmeg. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Cook pasta according to package directions until al dente. Drain and rinse with cool water. Coat a 9" x 13" baking pan with cooking spray. Arrange 1/3 lasagna noodles (3 noodles) on the bottom of the pan. Spread a layer of ricotta mixture, then turkey mixture, then 1/3 mozzarella. Repeat layers, ending with mozzarella. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until cheese bubbles. Cool at least 5 minutes before cutting.
yeah. it is delightful. until you start making it. you know what's time consuming? making a lasagna from scratch. i wish the recipe was outlined a little clearer like at the beginning saying "IF YOU LIVE IN A NY APARTMENT, START BOILING WATER WHEN YOU PREHEAT THE OVEN." something like that. because that tiny stove i have i believe took 20-30 mins to heat up the 6 quarts of water i needed to boil for the noodles. insanity. so the process took a bit longer than i thought....like 1.5 hours longer than i thought. so i ended up eating something else for dinner because i was going to pass out from starvation. but i did taste it after and it was really, quite delicious.
so when i was optimistic about cooking dinner, i sauteed the onions and ground turkey and tomato sauce and simmered it and all that jazz.
while i was waiting for the water to boil (FML), i took the mixture off the heat and began chopping the spinach for the ricotta layer
then i layered the noodles (3) on each layer, followed by the ricotta/spinach mix, turkey/tomato mix, and part skim mozzarella.
i then caught up on some of what was happening on true life: i have a fetish.(WHAT IS THIS SHOW?), and found out that foot fetishes like everything about feet. like the way they sweat. and the way the smell when they sweat. and want them in their mouth. ok barf (no judgement). i guess i can cross foot fetish off the list of fetishes i don't have.
and after that lovely intermission, i then managed to peel myself off the couch when the buzzer rang to take this little beauty out of the oven.
whew. all in all, it was a great experience. i do feel like i'm learning and 'honing' if you will, my cooking skills. learning things about my kitchen. like about the stove not boiling water fast. and the oven light blows out almost everytime i cook and i'm terrified to re-light it (but i do it). and how i have almost no counter space to cook anything. but i made a lasagna. from scratch. that's pretty effing awesome.
way to go first monday of 2011. so far, so good.
Lean Lasagna
(originally from Self Magazine)
* Vegetable-oil cooking spray
* 1/2 cup chopped onion
* 1 lb ground turkey breast
* 3 cups tomato sauce
* 3 tsp Italian seasoning (or 1 tsp each dried basil, parsley, and oregano)
* 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
* 1/4 tsp garlic powder
* 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
* 6 cups chopped fresh spinach (or chard)
* 2 cups fat-free ricotta
* 1/4 tsp nutmeg
* 1 package whole-wheat lasagna noodles(about 8 oz, or 9 noodles)
* 2 cups (8 oz) shredded part-skim mozzarella
Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray a medium-sized nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Sauté onion for 2 minutes, then add turkey and cook an additional 5 to 7 minutes. Add tomato sauce, all seasonings and mushrooms and simmer 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat. In a bowl, combine spinach, ricotta, and nutmeg. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Cook pasta according to package directions until al dente. Drain and rinse with cool water. Coat a 9" x 13" baking pan with cooking spray. Arrange 1/3 lasagna noodles (3 noodles) on the bottom of the pan. Spread a layer of ricotta mixture, then turkey mixture, then 1/3 mozzarella. Repeat layers, ending with mozzarella. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until cheese bubbles. Cool at least 5 minutes before cutting.
yeah. it is delightful. until you start making it. you know what's time consuming? making a lasagna from scratch. i wish the recipe was outlined a little clearer like at the beginning saying "IF YOU LIVE IN A NY APARTMENT, START BOILING WATER WHEN YOU PREHEAT THE OVEN." something like that. because that tiny stove i have i believe took 20-30 mins to heat up the 6 quarts of water i needed to boil for the noodles. insanity. so the process took a bit longer than i thought....like 1.5 hours longer than i thought. so i ended up eating something else for dinner because i was going to pass out from starvation. but i did taste it after and it was really, quite delicious.
so when i was optimistic about cooking dinner, i sauteed the onions and ground turkey and tomato sauce and simmered it and all that jazz.
while i was waiting for the water to boil (FML), i took the mixture off the heat and began chopping the spinach for the ricotta layer
then i layered the noodles (3) on each layer, followed by the ricotta/spinach mix, turkey/tomato mix, and part skim mozzarella.
i then caught up on some of what was happening on true life: i have a fetish.(WHAT IS THIS SHOW?), and found out that foot fetishes like everything about feet. like the way they sweat. and the way the smell when they sweat. and want them in their mouth. ok barf (no judgement). i guess i can cross foot fetish off the list of fetishes i don't have.
and after that lovely intermission, i then managed to peel myself off the couch when the buzzer rang to take this little beauty out of the oven.
whew. all in all, it was a great experience. i do feel like i'm learning and 'honing' if you will, my cooking skills. learning things about my kitchen. like about the stove not boiling water fast. and the oven light blows out almost everytime i cook and i'm terrified to re-light it (but i do it). and how i have almost no counter space to cook anything. but i made a lasagna. from scratch. that's pretty effing awesome.
way to go first monday of 2011. so far, so good.
Monday, January 3, 2011
.little bean.
dear little berrang bean.
hi! welcome to 2011. i suppose you're being born this year, so that's cool. way to bring awesomeness into an otherwise hum-drum year. except for that i turn 28 this year, and i heard that's a pretty good age. you'll understand when you're older than..well, a fetus.
so this new years eve, i celebrated with your mom and dad. your mom actually made it all the way to midnight! i was really proud of her. your daddy went and picked up sandwiches from our favorite restuarant for us, the meatball shop. so i guess you ate that too. meatball smash+broccoli. mmmmmm. is it your favorite restaurant too? we watched dick clark's rockin' new years eve. you know, by the time you're old enough to read this you may be like...who?? but he has hosted new years eve in NY almost every year since 1972. what are the 1900s you ask? i'll tell you sometime...
at midnight, your daddy popped champagne for him and i, while your mommy sipped on apple cider. we all ate strawberries and wore glittery hats and it was all in all a good time. next year you'll wear a glittery hat of your own! so crazy to think about.
how are things in the womb? yeah? eddie talks to you a lot, can you hear him? i'm sure you're getting plenty of good food and awesome music from your parents. do you like built to spill yet? i guess we should ease into it...some raffi, maybe some babysongs. wheels on the bus? that was a favorite of mine.
well, i'm at work right now so i probably should go. i'm seeing you later this week for your mom's famous risotto. yes, eating again. you'll fit right in when you're born.
can't wait to meet you. i love you.
auntie mc.
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