...and it's food related. How not surprising...
Anyway, one curry done and just 659 to go. I can't really claimed that I cooked it per se, since I only made it as far as chopping garlic before I sliced my finger open in two places. Apparently I'm not ready to start a knife-juggling act. Mom took over & we made a pretty easy salmon dish, that mostly just involves rubbing a bunch of garlic, some turmeric & salt on skinless salmon filets, letting that marinate for a while, then pan searing the fish, adding a bit of coconut milk, and simmering it for a few minutes. I like easy, especially when it tastes good.
Like I said, just 659 to go....
Last entry was May 1, 2009. Yikes. I knew it was a long time ago, but I'm not sure I realized it was that long ago.
So what is new since May 1, 2009? In many respects, not much. Same job, same wonderful boyfriend, same house...
But there were some good changes, too. As opposed to the more frequent pattern of adult children moving back in with their parents, mine have moved in with me. It's been two months already, and actually it still really works. It helps that they are both really funny. Also, having someone cook dinner every night & clean my house doesn't hurt either. (I worry that I'll suffer from learned helplessness when they leave.) Probably about one month to go--they're buying a house that is being built nearby, so I've been living vicariously through all of the interior decor decisions. Don't get me wrong--I like my house a lot at this point, but if this subdivision had been being built when I was in the market, I sooooooooo would have bought there. Picking out paint colors and flooring and appliance is much more interesting than considering the purchase of replacement windows for my current house. (BORING.)
And I guess that the other big change is that I'm finally a dog owner, which I've tweeted about probably a million times. I wouldn't trade Sammy the wonder-dog for anything. It doesn't matter if I'm gone all day or just run to the grocery for twenty minutes, he gets crazy excited when I get home.
What else is there to say about 2009? There was a ton of time spent on the road...more than 45,000 Delta Medallion Qualification Miles for the year. I now just laugh that I so naively thought that this job would involve less travel. Having my parents in Lexington should help though for 2010, although I've already got trips to UGA, Kansas City, NYC, and Seattle on my calendar. Part of me loves it, but all the eating out means that my ass is ever-expanding. (sigh.)
Speaking of food, I'm doing less cooking than usual and am starting to miss it a bit. I've made a couple of different chili recipes recently because it is so frakkin' cold here. Love the All American Chili and White Chicken Chili from Cooking Light. I'm trying to cook a bit on the weekends so that I stay out of the hospital cafeteria at lunchtime.
But my new purchase that I'm tres excited about is 660 Curries by Raghaven Iyer. I haven't cooked from it yet, but plan to tonight. I was reading a bit of it last night and so far, it seems like a reasonably healthy approach to Indian food. The reviews on Amazon were really positive, so I'm excited to see how it goes.
And now I suppose I should get back to the paper that is due today. I think I'm ready to upload it, and then it's on to revising another one that is this close to being accepted. See? Life is pretty much the same...
