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Arliss the Disapproving turns 12

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
Welcome to 2012! First, Arliss let us live to see another year. And now it's her 12th birthday!
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Holiday spirit as experienced by the frugal introvert

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
The pups are lined up head-to-butt on the couch twitching in their sleep. I heard a report at work this week from David that speedy Emmy finally caught that squirrel in the back yard... with bad results for the squirrel. Her face is a little scratched up too. Walter and David were rather disturbed by the scene! Thanksgiving has come and gone (and it was tasty). Now we're solidly in the holiday season. I feel like purchasing zero gifts and I don't want anything, which is generally a good thing when it comes to saving money and not indulging in consumerism. I suppose there's some element of economic crash if we all stopped shopping, but I think it would be a good move in this country at least. I didn't share in the outrage many people online expressed about Black Friday shopping starting early or even about holiday decor going up too early in stores. I really don't care if there are decorations before Thanksgiving. If you feel retail is pushing you, don't open your wallet. Big deal. I think I'd like to put up a tree this year, especially since I collected so many ornaments while I was abroad last year, but I'm not sure we have room. There's a foster rabbit in the usual tree spot and clutter tries to take over any leftover real estate around here. Just heard the unemployment rate is down to 8.6%, the lowest in 2.5 years. Seems somewhat positive. Bit of a PSA: here's where you can opt out of receiving telephone books. My bunnies eat them but they can't keep up with the supply. Cute link of "grammar" gifts like air quote mittens and punctuation mark lamps. (But don't buy me anything. :) I made a tortilla soup last week that was yummy, based on two other recipes. My version: Tortilla Soup vegetable oil 1 large onion, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1-2 teaspoons chili powder 1-2 tablespoons ground cumin 2 tablespoons canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, minced 14 oz can diced fire-roasted tomatoes 1 can black beans, undrained 2 quarts vegetable broth salt and pepper to taste 1 can whole kernel corn 2 avocados, peeled/pitted/cut into chunks or slices Tortilla chips Shredded cheddar or mozzarella cheese Saute the onion in oil in a large soup pot. Stir in garlic, chili powder and cumin, and chili peppers, cooking until onions are tender and spices are fragrant. Mix in the tomatoes, pour in broth and black beans, and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 30 minutes. Mix corn and avocado chunks into the soup, and continue cooking 5-10 minutes. Serve in bowls over tortilla chips, topping with cheese.

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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
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Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
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Saturday, November 8th, 2008
Day Off #2, and I had plans to paint the porch trim, but a few errands cropped up first. After the pup and I took a ride to pick up my bike at the shop, I got a call from a bunny friend who was fostering a sick rabbit for a southern Indiana shelter. The rabbit has some lameness in one leg, drains in the other leg, sore hocks, and who knows what all, requiring an easy-entry special kind of litterbox I happened to have and not need. So, I took the litterbox to my friend, and picked up some hay and a dog crate while I was there. My friend lives near a health food store that carries a few weird items I can't find elsewhere, so to make the trip to the NW side even more efficient, I decided to go there. I've been to Georgetown Market at least ten times but for some reason I couldn't find it today. My travels spiraled downward from there so I drew you a helpful map. Red line: I traveled west/north to my friend's house, where you see the red bunny. 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I tell myself I'll just price check here since cell stores tend to be a ripoff, and I chat with David on the dying phone about my plan. He says, "I hate cellular stores." After signing a list in the store and after all the people ahead of me on the list have been helped, a salesperson gets to me. Me: I need a battery for an LG CU500. Her: We don't carry those phones. Me: I bought it from you. Her: We haven't had those in at least two years. Note I haven't had my phone nearly that long, but I do get a nice tip about a Batteries Plus store. I desperately ask for directions given my earlier problem finding the market, and find out it's on Lafayette near WalMart, which I know is nearby, but she couldn't tell me where to turn out of the store, so I will have to wing it. Then I call David and say, "Now I hate them too." (Regarding Rick James: That came up when I Googled for "AT&T b*tch") I walk next door to Georgetown Market where I buy things like organic carrots with the tops (the bunnies and piggies love those), no-beef-beef-bouillon, the aforementioned Turk'y Roast, rice noodles, etc. They don't have harissa, which is in a recipe my magazine swears is easy to find at places like this. I'm still not quite sure what harissa is but it will probably involve a trip to the International Market, shown by the pretty bird. I put that in my head for another day because finding anything at the International Market requires a tour guide who speaks seven languages. I at least need to know what part of the world harissa comes from, and while I thought it might be Egyptian, this was not the day to get lost over there. Besides, I know there's an Egyptian market nearby too! (See the camel.) While at Georgetown Market I also have curried roasted vegetables from their hot bar, and it's so good I'm going to find a recipe for it. It would be great with the turk'y! Green line: Now I'm on a mission to find Batteries Plus. Watch the green line where I turn completely the wrong way, north, and end up on 56th Street, then come back down Lafayette. I see WalMart and figure the battery place might be in the outlot shops, but after driving around (see the circle around the second Hillary's head), I discover it's not here. Now heading back down Lafayette, there it is! Except it's not accessible due to a median. So I turn at the next possible spot, which is, oh, right in front of Georgetown Market at a furniture rental/clearance place. See the office chair made from a B-52 ejector seat. I decide to stop in and look for a used office chair, and the only ones that meet my ergonomic needs are used $600 Herman Miller chairs. Chairless, I get back in the car. Blue line (not the Danica one): I finally get to Batteries Plus, where I pay $37 for an off-brand battery. Brown line: Thanks to the median again, I have to turn around somewhere weird where I see a Mike-n-Ike car. Note WalMart in the background. I guess Hillary's head is obscured by that utility pole. In the interest of map accuracy, WalMart Hillary and the giant battery are actually on the east side of that street, but I ran out of room on my map where the ejector seat is. You probably shouldn't get directions from me anyway. I follow the brown line home, where I find an off-brand cell battery at Amazon.com for less than $9 with shipping. Along the way I call my mom to complain about her generation's music because "Yummy yummy yummy I've got love in my tummy" comes on the radio, but she doesn't answer. Lessons learned: If I had an iPhone, I could have looked up Google Maps in the car and saved all that time and fuel. Better urban planning would have helped too. Heck, with an iPhone I wouldn't need to go to the cell store because I could look online for the prices, get the phone number for Batteries Plus, find out what harissa is, etc. Meanwhile this entry took so long my wireless mouse's batteries died in the middle. I did get an hour of painting in before dark!

Commuting sans petroleum

Thursday, September 25th, 2008
I guess I know I'm even busier than my usual busy when I can't come up with the time to post here. The last few days I've been getting home late and falling asleep on the couch. I'm only checking email or using my home computer a couple of minutes in the morning... Once again, I either get enough sleep or I get everything done. Sleep wins this week! I've ridden my new bike to work twice this week. It's very light, agile, and fast (weighs at least 10 lbs less than my old bike) and I'm enjoying my time on it. Well, the way home still isn't that much fun after a long day, but coming to work is zippy so far. It's been fast enough that I am having to learn to pay more attention to obstacles, pedestrians, and traffic (like the school bus that nearly ran me down today) because I'm coming upon them more quickly and have less time to react. My first ride on the new Bianchi was with people from work when we did a 20+ mile route around town, and while it wasn't as fast as many road cyclists like to go, I felt able to keep up on my new contraption even while I was learning a totally new system of brakes, shifting, and steering. Even coming down the left lane of Meridian Street! One big benefit (and one of the reasons I chose this bike instead of another flat handlebar bike, which I thought I wanted) is that the rotated hand position above the forward-most set of front brakes makes my ergonomic injury (basically tennis elbow) feel MUCH better, instead of aggravating it like the traditional positions of using a mouse, rowing, and riding a flat bar bike do. I think I'm actually stretching the muscles in a way that combats my computer use! I have a few brightly-colored wicking shirts and tanks which I wear to hopefully avoid getting smushed by inattentive drivers. A 10-year-old girl yelled from her porch the other day, "I like your shirt!" This is great because David HATES that pink shirt (like most pink things) and I trust a little girl's fashion sense more. I yelled my thanks. In other news, I recently had the chance to attend a benefit dinner for Lambda Legal through a ticket I won at work. I don't discuss this topic much here, but GLBT rights are something I feel strongly about. I decided to go despite my discomfort with more formal, social occasions, primarily because I knew it was a good development opportunity. Even introverts should be able to interact and network with executives from their company. Finding a suit that still fit was a humorous affair, but fortunately I had one in my closet that worked. It was a lovely dinner--my eating preferences were even accommodated without too much hassle--and I met several vice presidents from my company. Bart Peterson, Indy's former mayor, received an award for his work to make our city a more just place to live. Would you believe it's only been in the last couple of years that it's no longer legal to fire or evict someone in Indianapolis because he's gay? Lambda Legal represents cases like these, or when HIV-positive people are denied government employment based on their health status, or lesbians who are denied fertility treatments because their doctors decide it's morally wrong to let them raise children. What century is this?? The next night I met friends for Meatout, which was held at City Market this year instead of a church basement. The venue was much more pleasant but the event seemed rather sparsely attended. I don't think it's advertised all that well. Some of the food was kind of blah, but I really enjoy going because I can eat ANYTHING there and it's great to hang out with like-minded folks. Amanda and I staffed a table for IHRS and I carpooled with Nicole and Ainsley, who didn't fall through the upstairs railing! I even won a Whole Foods Market raffle prize, which included a book I'd been wanting to read by a cattle rancher who went vegan, plus a cookbook, spatula, and a couple of snacks in a reusable shopping bag. The rest of life has been bunny stuff lately, and a bit of experimental cooking. I tried a new recipe this week with spaghetti squash, spinach, chickpeas, sun-dried tomatoes, basil, and of course garlic and onion. A little salt and some cheese and that's it! It was weird but pretty good.

Fried chicken experiment

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
No fried chicken for vegetarians, right? Well, after craving some for awhile, I finally made the Al Gore challenge recipe, but I did it in an electric skillet like my parents always used. It seems slightly healthier than dunking the chik'n in a vat of oil (and easier to clean up too). Coating the chik'n (I added some paprika to the recipe and reduced the nutritional yeast) Vegetarian fried \"chicken\" Frying, mmm. For those who were confused, this is FAKE chicken! Vegetarian fried \"chicken\" Not sure if this qualifies as a healthy meal, but it could have been a lot worse! Vegetarian fried \"chicken\" David actually liked it, and he's a pretty harsh critic when anyone cooks. I think I'll brown the chik'n a bit crispier next time and maybe tone down the batter, since it was more seasoned than I used to eat. But it was still good! The basic concept should apply well to my family's chicken tenders recipe, too. And I'm going to try beef burgundy soon! If I haven't mentioned it, one of the best inventions ever is the rice cooker. I rank it pretty close to the top, which includes the internet, tampons, and pay at the pump. Speaking of the pump, Dawn asked in the bike commuting comments about the emissions and money saved by my recent biking. The calculators I've found online assume a gasoline-powered vehicle, and I don't know how much worse my diesel vehicle spews, but the basics for the 50ish miles I biked last week (instead of driving, not "extra" miles at the gym) led to about 2000 calories burned, 50 pounds of toxic emissions not spewed (25 lbs CO2), and about $5.50 saved in fuel. No, not drastic numbers (I do have a very fuel efficient vehicle and that savings is not what spawned this), but I feel healthier already. I hope the planet does too. I liked the bumper sticker I saw today: Live like you live here. Much more positive than this other one I saw (I think that's a gas pump handle): Gas noose magnet ETA: For the 50 miles vs. my SUV, which I really only drive to haul stuff but did bring to work today so David could use the Jetta for errands which required a lot more driving, I would save $11 in gasoline and 58 lbs of CO2 in the atmosphere. And David's truck would have used $18 in gas and spewed 94 lbs CO2. Amazing how much difference there is from one vehicle to another! A couple of biking calculators: Bike Geek, 511.org

This post is so boring, Casper is leaving the picture yawning

Monday, January 14th, 2008
Just a slow, errand-y weekend. It's about time to take down the tree (not one of the errands I got to yet but I thought I better get a picture before I forgot). The living room is rather cozy even without finishing the bookcases and fireplace area yet. My furniture fits better here than at my old house. tree0708.jpg Joey has it made: snoozing with his girl, hogging the bed with all four feet stretched out. joeyannbed.jpg Tonight I tried a new recipe. It was the first time I prepared leeks. So what is a single leek vs. multiple leeks? Aren't they neat looking vegetables? leeks.jpg sobaleek.jpg The dish was good (and quite sweet). We think it would be better with something spicy added next time, like a habañero pepper! It would also be good with mushrooms or maybe carrot shavings. The buckwheat noodles looked almost purple! Adapted from Sesame Leek Soba Noodles:
Prepare noodles and set aside (I found buckwheat soba noodles in the bulk section at Wild Oats, but linguine would work) Saute in olive oil: Two leeks, chopped (white and light green parts) one green bell pepper, chopped bunch scallions, chopped couple cloves minced garlic Add to pan and cook for a couple minutes, stirring: 1/2 cup tahini 2 TBSP soy sauce 1/3 cup molasses 3 TBSP honey salt & pepper
I did another circuit at work on Friday, this time with more women. I swear it was the silliest thing I've seen in awhile. Think a Nickelodeon Double Dare obstacle course (minus the slime and such) performed by a bunch of people in their forties. The last time what we did looked normal was when we were ten years old! But we were good and sweaty and sore after the balance balls, hand weights, hurdles, block runs, lunges, and medicine balls, and I guess that's the point.

Eggplant Parmesan

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
We made a really yummy eggplant parmesan this weekend. David gets most of the credit since he's the real cook, but I'm getting a little better and maybe someday I'll actually enjoy cooking... The eggplant slices were coated in bread crumbs, baked, and then layered with a homemade sauce and mozzarella, and the whole thing was topped with parmesan (the good stuff). Recipe from one of the Moosewood cookbooks! eggplant.jpg Since I was standing there with the camera, I'll show off my kitchen floor again. David installed it last winter and I think I finally got over the price tag! floor.jpg