February 2009
DREAM:
Riding around in a plywood elevator. Trying to avoid the 7th floor but a dad prevents this. Gangsters get on and off, potentially bad ones come on at the 7th floor. One especially giddy gangster is impressed with my mock-punching abilities. “Do a left-right!” he shrieks.
COOKBOOK:
Apple Pan Pie
2 cups berries
1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
2 eggs
3/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup flour
Cover the bottom of a 9” or 10” skillet or pan with the apples and 1/2 cup sugar. Mix the rest of the ingredients in a separate bowl to form a batter. Pour the batter over the pan mixture and bake in an oven preheated to 350 degrees for around 40 minutes. Cool a bit in the...
WATCHING:
The most embarrassing show that I watch.
(What I watch that isn’t embarrassing: reGenesis, Ironside, Monk, Rockford Files, Bones, Simon & Simon, etc)
DREAM:
A computer?
“I felt pretty good, like an amputated leg.”
– Philip Marlowe
COOKBOOK:
The cure:
hot water, mint, lime, salt, sugar
Wrecked
Me: Hey Julie. You awake?
You: Yeah!
Me: What are you doing?
You: Murr Murr. Murr Brag.
Me: Are you sure you're awake?
You: Yeah!
Me: (I open the door a bit. Light is on full blast. You aren't anywhere. Confusing. Hiding behind the door? The whole room is empty. Then, I see you're curled up in the smallest ball possible, in a dress.)
Ok, sorry. I'm gonna shut the light off.
You: Brack.
DREAM:
In Boston, on Joy St. My mother is picking up items for a ‘house sale’. This family needs to sell their belongings for money. We drive to our house and unload old threads, empty boxes. Walk through some of the apartments. The interiors are different, a pool, dark wood, 80’s angles.
The family’s secretary calls up, “Mrs. So-so is very worried, where is her silver...
Dear Mr. Know-It-All...
Q: I have gone into several coffee shops and bookstores and noticed a sign saying the business was “WiFi equipped.” I don’t have a computer, and I don’t expect I’ll ever get one, but I am curious as to what this means.
-M.H.G., Attalla, Ala.
COOKBOOK:
Tag: Your lunch looks awesome.
me: Thanks!
Tag: Looks like you barely cooked the greens. True?
me: Didn't cook 'em. Let the noodles do the work.
Tag: Nice!
DREAM:
Walking up an icy mountain. Rocks of ice. Reach the crest at Sacramento and Mason. It’s so foggy. Try to take a photo, but can barely see. Wonder if the photo will come out. My apartment is crumbly and I live with Ali. She shows me our door. Lots of iron work, painted and painted over.
Dear Mr. Know-It-All...
Q: Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean. Who was the first female pilot to accomplish the same feat?
-F.E., Oak Lawn, Ill.
Free Pancakes
Not free OJ and two eggs - $6.19 including tax and tip!
Saw same (?) day-care kids as were at the Denny’s free pancake day.
LISTEN:
Spy Killer, L Ron Hubbard
DREAM:
Trying to find the ‘castle’ building. Looking for the right train stop. Eventually use a cherry-picker to look around the city. The ‘castle’ turns out to be a domed building, half roofed with grass.
COOKBOOK: Eating out
98 Cafe: $.99 ‘burger bite’ with cheese + $.99 ‘salad bite’ of baby greens + tax = $2.15
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COOKBOOK: sources
R J Ruppenthal, Fresh Food From Small Spaces (wishlist!):
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