Monday

[same_sky]

I have won the laundry marathon today. Yay me! Well. I guess. It needed done, anyway, and I got a very much lot of it done so that must be good. Now I'm just sitting around trying not to remember that I have four days of getting up early left to go. I hate getting up early. It's completely ridiculous that I have become that person who goes in early so she doesn't have to stay late. Apparently I hate that more--who knew? The only bad thing about having Mondays off instead of Fridays is that I have already taken the reward for which I am making up time for. It's harder to motivate.

My niece's tenth birthday is this week. Where has the time gone? No, seriously. Where does it go? Essay: please explain how time works. Give examples; relate to pesto for bonus points. You know, I have never had pesto, and I haven't the faintest idea why pesto was the first thing that popped into my head. I don't think I would like it, honestly, but I get a little green with envy (HA!) when I see them make it on FoodTV because I'd kinda like to know what it tastes like. Actually, I don't get at all jealous because I am aware that I could try it at any time I took a notion to, but I just wanted to say "green with envy" in this paragraph because it is a horrible, horrible pun and it is that kind of day.

Amazon is waiting patiently for us to spend 25 free dollars at its fine establishment. The excitement and anticipation is nearly overwhelming, although M and I are arguing over whose turn it is to spend the bonus money. I suspect we'll compromise and split it. I think it was Christmas that threw us--we spent the last one on presents instead of our own greedy selves.

My lip is broken. It hurts. I don't know what happened to it.

Boy is watching a TV show in Norwegian. We do not live on the same continent as Norway, and Boy is not Norwegian, and in fact, Boy is known for making snide remarks, mostly in jest, about Norwegians on a regular basis. I live in a painfully weird household. Painfully weird.

Comments

[stephbairey.livejournal.com]

Denne Norsk sier å gutten ' :P '

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

There's a friendly(ish) Swedish-Norwegian rivalry.. for instance, sports. If there's one country that Swedes will want to beat, it's Norway. But if they don't beat them, Norway by golly better beat everyone else.. ;) Hence M's snide remarks.. hehe. :)

[carrieb.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm. . pesto is good. I tried making it myself once, but it is really not worth the effort when the jarred stuff is just as good. I love to put it in with a warm pasta salad--pasta, cherry tomatoes, olives, a dab of cream cheese, green onions. . . yum!

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

I would say that sounds good, but I hate olives, am less than lukewarm on the cream cheese and not a big tomato fan. *laugh* You did make it sound appetizing, though. And I do like pasta! I guess I'll have to give it a try since everyone seems to think it's such an excellent food product! ;)

[courtesy.livejournal.com]

Hope your lip gets better soon. You definitely deserve a treat from Amazon with a sick lip :)

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

You are most definitely right. I do. My poor lip was even BLEEDING this morning. *sob*

[lizardek.livejournal.com]

Mmmm...pesto! I can't believe you've never had it! Go out and get some right now! Eat with pasta. or chicken. or nearly anything. yum!

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

Hey, I live in the south. We don't cotton to fancy schmancy green mush around here (unless it's our collard greens!) (I've also never eaten collard greens.) That's actually kind of true, but it's not like I've never seen it in a restaraunt or anything.. my family might be more Southern-style cooks, but I could definitely procure myself some pesto if I wanted. ;) I might get around to trying it sometime..

[lizardek.livejournal.com]

LOL! Well, I've had collard greens, too, and mister, there just ain't no comparison. :)

[e11en.livejournal.com]

I can't eat pesto. It does terrible things to my insides. This is too bad because I like the way it tastes and, when I go out, there are usually some fine options on the menu that I have to pass on because of the pesto. I think it's the pine nuts but I'm so not willing to try it again to find out.

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

Awww, that's too bad. Although I guess I've proven that you can live without pesto.. hehe. I watched Alton Brown (of Good Eats) make pesto on FoodTV recently.. yesterday, I think, actually, and he made it with pistachios. Just in case you ever have a sudden pesto urge.. the pine nuts do seem like a likely source since nothing else is all that unusual.