$40 a day will buy you a whole heck of a lot of fruit.

[same_sky]

I'm feeling somewhat edgy and tired. I now have a nice clean house, but I don't really feel like going back to work tomorrow. I wasn't feeling so horrible about produce yesterday, so it looks as if my day off ruined my motivation. Maybe, anyway.

There's a relatively new show on FoodTV starring Rachel Ray called $40 a Day. The premise is that she's travelling all over the country (sometimes out of it) eating for one day with the paltry sum of $40. This is where you have proof that television folks have lost touch with reality. It's like watching The View's special segments on appropriate holiday gift ideas--for example, inexpensive gifts to have on hand just in case someone drops by with a present will range in the $50-$100 range. Wedding presents always $250+. I don't know about you, but I spend $5 or less on certain family members. I'm not going to pay $100 for a gift to give to the neighbor if they drop by with a fruitcake, and neither am I going to spend $40 eating in a day. Magnus and I somewhat avoid eating at places where our bill is $20.. for both of us. I wouldn't dream of budgeting $40 per DAY each into my vacation plans. I could live with it if they didn't keep advertising it as how to eat gourmet meals "on any budget" and similar. If you eat for $40 every day, it'll cost you $14,600 per year. That's right around the income poverty level. Granted, they're not recommending that you eat out every day, but it clearly illustrates the idiocy of their "any budget" claims. It actually ruins the show, because they obviously have no clue where the majority of the population is at in regards to money. totte nearly has a fit every time he hears mention of the show. It's extremely funny.

Oh! Speaking of funny hubby! He called my banana a "vegetarian hot dog" the other day, which sent me into gales of laughter. He's so silly.

You know what? I don't actually have to wait until after eleven to go to bed if I don't want to. I can sleep any damned time I feel like it, cause I'm a grownup. Muahaha. So, without further commentary.. good night. :)

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[denyeverything.livejournal.com]

I love Rachel Ray... she's prettiful. =)

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

She is prettiful. :) My cousin's little girl, who's six, adores Rachel Ray. She watches her show, completely still and mesmerized. There's just something about her.. she's not really a beautiful woman, simply very very pretty, which is, in my opinion, a better compliment anyway. But she has a spark about her, I think. And I've made a couple of her recipes, and they've both turned out extremely well. :)
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