This Tuesday Smells Like a Monday

[jessipsaloquitur]

Why can't days like today come with a pause button? Seriously, all I need is 15 minutes to catch my breath and come up with a plan for getting through the rest of this day. But instead this day just keeps coming right at me without even slowing down as it runs right over my sanity.

I just took a good look at my schedule, and even though I KNEW this, I hadn't really taken the time to actually process the fact that I will be starting a new trial EVERY MONDAY for the next 3, possibly 4, weeks!!! Egads!

So, yes, stress thy name is ME!!! Which is why it was a good thing to spend my lunch hour working out with the new trainer!boy. Putting on the boxing gloves and just whaling on the pads does wonders for my disposition! Perhaps I have some anger issues. Or maybe the thwap of the gloves making solid contact just appeals to some sadistic corner of my heart. I'm not sure what it is, I just know that I'm a happier person once I get to hit things! *evil grin*

Let's see, what else? Last night I made a delicious pot of gumbo for dinner, and this time I didn't screw up the roux, so it's all thick and yummy and even better as left overs! Mmmmm...can it be dinner time, now? Also, my house still smells like smoke from my mom's book burning adventures the other day. Every time we use the microwave, the smell just gets horrific all over again. Anyone know how to get burned book smell out of the microwave? (Because I'm sure this kind of thing happens to you ALL the time!)

In baseball news (because baseball news is important to my LIFE!) I watched most of Alex Rodriguez's press conference today. Now, we all know that I'm not really a Yankees fan, nor am I really an A-Rod fan, but I do have to say that he managed to earn some respect from me today with his candor. As my grandmother would say, te valiste, Señor Rodriguez, bien hecho. And, whatever goes down in the clubhouse, well done to his teammates for standing with him. Now, can we all report on something else this Spring Training, please? *hopes*

In VERY EXCITING news, President Obama will be less than 2 miles from my house tomorrow morning!!!!!!!! *flails* In much less exciting I news, I will be in court rather than basking in his awesomeness. *sadface* I kid you not, the school that he's speaking at tomorrow morning is less than 2 miles down the road. He will be so close!!! And I, sadly, will be so far away. Life is so unfair!!! *woe*

Well, I guess I took my 15 minutes anyway. Unfortunately, instead of coming up with a plan for the rest of the day, I instead screwed around on LJ. Go me!

Comments

[antheia.livejournal.com]

A couple of the Yankees blogs posted photos today that were labeled "Players that are not named 'Alex Rodriguez' actually practicing."

I laughed.

[azewewish.livejournal.com]

Dude, the Braves are apparently delaying the press conference that will announce Ken Griffey Jr's signing to TOMORROW because all of the press is busy in NY with A-Rod. *facepalm*

[moonmelody.livejournal.com]

Let's move on now please! There's a whole WORLD of baseball that isn't named A-Rod, how 'bout reporting on some of that! *hopes*

[azewewish.livejournal.com]

Speaking of these OTHER players, omg, Woobie!Face is looking SO good!!!!!

[moonmelody.livejournal.com]

Um. Pictures please!!!

[azewewish.livejournal.com]

Greey h0r!

http://azewewish.livejournal.com/779580.html

[antheia.livejournal.com]

That is RETARDED. From my POV, I'm WAY more interested in Griffey's signing that "oh yeah, I took steroids."

SIGH.

[azewewish.livejournal.com]

SO MUCH WORD!!!!

[antheia.livejournal.com]

And in Things I Never Thought I'd Say: yesterday I found myself agreeing with Big Papi.

[azewewish.livejournal.com]

Wow, the world must be ending. *g* What'd he say?

[antheia.livejournal.com]

That's what I said, right after I said, "That actually makes a lot of sense."

He thinks that players who are found guilty of using PEIs should get an automatic 1 year suspension.

[azewewish.livejournal.com]

I completely agree with that.

However, if they used it before it became illegal? That's tricksy. I mean, I hate that it happened & it's tainted the sport, but it wasn't illegal to do until 2005. :/

[antheia.livejournal.com]

Exactly.

Yeah. I mean, while I think that A-Rod is a world class douchebag, that his naive act is idiotic, and that this whole zoo is unbelievably unnecessary and stupid, I also think that the way this all went down is disgusting. *shakes head*

[moonmelody.livejournal.com]

It's funny because it's so true! There's a whole league of ball players that are not A-Rod. Can we hear about some of them now, please?

[antheia.livejournal.com]

No freaking lie, dude.

[editorzon.livejournal.com]

Any chance I could get a copy of the gumbo recipe? I have rediscovered my slow cooker and made a huge batch of turkey chili this weekend and am all fired up to make more stuff. Gumbo seems like it'd be perfect for the slow cooker!

I would suggest burning something more fragrant in the microwave, say a bunch of lemons but that might be tempting fate. *g*

[moonmelody.livejournal.com]

It was originally B's recipe and I've tweaked it some. But, OMG, the gumbo is SO delicious!!! My mom makes me make it just about every week!

I don't make it in the slow cooker, but you might be able to do that. I'll forward you the recipe -- let me know if the slow cooker works!

Dude, I think I better not tempt the Fire Gods any more.

[erianne1.livejournal.com]

Cut an onion in half, place both pieces in a glass bowl and nuke em for about 3 minutes. As they cook, they'll absorb the smell from inside the microwave. Cooking an onion will absorb the smell from just about anything. That's one of the reasons they fry onions along with fish in the south. No nasty fishy smell in the house. :)

[moonmelody.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm going to try this because 2 days later the smell is still SO overwhelming whenever we use the microwave. Onions to the rescue!!!