i have a cat on my lap

yesterday i drove out to Berkeley to drop off the monitor and use up one of my pre-paid massages with canetoad (which i'd totally forgotten about until now). it's been much too long since i was over there. my charming hosts bought me groceries (lovely red and yellow bell peppers and garnet yams and freshly made mediterranean sausage) and fed me a fabulous steak dinner as an early birthday present. it put me in mind of the year dglenn bought me four pairs of wool socks -- there's no better gift than some little luxury you can't quite afford, i think. tonight i will get creative with sausages and peppers, i think.

i'm quite peeved that WB has put Angel up against The West Wing. how am i supposed to decide which to tape if i won't be home?

also, you may be interested in the latest in crackpot science on the web. among the things Ashok T. Jaisinghani says cause AIDS:

- vitamin D
- the sun
- paraffin
- celibacy
- toothpaste
- cola drinks
- healthy living
- antimony
- drinking gasoline

a fine example of schizophrenic writing.

dinner report

so i took one of those lovely sausages from canetoad and browned it; then i sauteed some onion, red and yellow bell pepper, and garlic in olive oil. added some minced fresh parsley and rosemary, a touch of red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper. stirred in a cup of rice and two cups of chicken broth, plus the sausage drippings. put the sliced, cooked sausage on top, covered, brought to a simmer, and turned heat down low for 20 minutes.

et voila! one sausage and a buck's worth of veggies = two or three meals worth of really delicious stuff.

but annie, you'll be glad you gave me those sausages. they's spicy.

stolen from cyan_blue

( some pretty random Q&A )