I can’t today. There is too much going wrong in the world right now.
Treyvon Martin.
Anti-choice legislation passing in Texas, followed by some republican asshole tweeting for liberals to go and stock up on coat hangers.
Orson Scott Card calling for LGBTQI people and allies to have “tolerance” for his homophobic bullshit and go see Ender’s Game.
Cory Monteith.
There is too much bullshit for me to deal with today.
Fuck everything.
Something Clever posted a new “about me” featuring questions answered by her kid. And then Crappy Pictures did it, too. This seemed amusing, so I tried it.
Answers by Voldemort, er, I mean, Tidalwave, age 6.
What kinds of things do I like to do?
Read. Talk on the phone with your friends.*
What kinds of things does Daddy like to do?**
Play with me. Give me kisses.
Daddy on what Voldemort likes to do:
Run around like a madman. (V says: YES!) Watch My Little Pony.***
What do I do for work?
You teach preschoolers
What does Daddy do for work?
Teach science and reading
Me on what V does for work:
Quote from V: “Clean the kitchen! I sometimes do chores.”
What music do I listen to?
You’re Born This Way. That Girl’s on Fire.****
What music does Daddy listen to?
I don’t know. Rock and roll. I don’t remember any rock and roll songs. Oh! Two Ten Train!
Daddy on V’s musical taste:
Lady Gaga, AC/DC, Taj Mahal.
What do I like to read?
Everything.*****
What does Daddy like to read?
Mostly everything, too.******
Me on V:
You like to read science books and I-Spy.
What do I like to eat?
Peanut butter and nutella in the morning. You like to drink Dr Pepper. Sandwiches?
What does Daddy like to eat?
Popsicles. My brains – but not for reals!
Daddy on what V likes to eat:
Pizza, lunchables, strawberries.
What’s my favorite thing to say to you?
I love you.
What’s Daddy’s favorite thing to say to you?
I love you.
V’s favorite thing to say, according to me:
“I’m not tired!”
*Vicious lie. I hate the phone. If you want to tell me something, text me.
**I see. Daddy spends time with the kid while I’m talking on the phone and reading. HA.
***He watched the same two episodes over and over and OVER again this past weekend. I woke up singing the songs without realizing it.
****Yes, that is the Glee version, as that is what he hears in my car.
*****True.
******False
1. I just need a list of everyone who dies in Game of Thrones/Song of Fire and Ice*, is that so hard?**
*No, I’m not reading OR watching them, but that has never stopped me from reading fanfiction or crying over fanvids.
**Yes, yes it is. Because the answer, I know, is everyone.
The entire extended fam went to Disney for almost a week, and I didn’t take my laptop. It took me over an hour to weed out emails today, and I’m too terrified to try looking at my tumblr yet.
The trip was awesome – Voldemort got to hang out with his cousin, the Critter, we all got to meet the new baby nephew, Muppet – and a good time was had by all. Brandus and I spent our honeymoon at Disney, and so it was awesome to celebrate our anniversary there nine years and a day or three later. He sprung for us to go to one of the Princess Breakfasts at the top of Cinderella’s castle, which I had no idea would be as much fun as it was. Voldemort is in love with Princess Ariel, and just stood there, holding her hands and staring up at her. And every time a new princess made her way over, he’d grab his napkin and franticly wipe his face to make sure it was clean. It was ADORABLE.
The best, though, was when he met Tinkerbelle, who he LOVES. He was vibrating with excitement while we were waiting in line, and he practically tackled her – he hugged her so hard he almost knocked her over.
It was awesome.
On Friday, my husband drove himself to the ER and was admitted to the hospital for acute pancreatitis. That night, he was moved to Critical Care due to tachycardia. His gallbladder was removed Monday morning, and he finally came home yesterday, where he is firmly parked on the couch. The last few days have been very stressful, needless to say, and I’ve been coping by cooking.
So far, I’ve made:
-homemade chicken nuggets
-spaghetti
-meatballs
-hamburger patties for the freezer
-browned ground beef for the freezer
-muffins
-potato soup
-avocado bread
And because I don’t feel like talking about the pancreatitis/gallbladder/stress level thing anymore, I am here to share with you how to make avocado bread.
Now, this is one of those recipes that’s so ridiculously simple I feel almost embarrassed sharing it, but the truth is, it’s food that never occurred to me until someone shared it with me and it’s SO GOOD and SO SIMPLE that you need to know how to do it. Also, I made this after I had already gotten the potato soup started but didn’t want leftover spaghetti for lunch.
Ingredients:
Yummy crusty bread
Avocado
Lemon juice
Sea salt
Parmesan cheese
Olive oil (not pictured because I forgot)
Directions:
Slice bread into inch thick slices and drizzle with olive oil.
Curse your avocado slicing skills.
Place slightly mangled avocado slices on top on bread.
Sprinkle parmesan cheese, lemon juice, and sea salt on top of avocado.
Now, you have a choice. Either a) stick bread into toaster oven and toast on “light,” or b) stick bread into oven on 350 degrees for about 6 minutes. Regardless, put bread into some sort of toasting appliance and do not remove it until bread is crunchy to your taste on the edges.
Place tasty toasted bread on plate and OM NOM NOM.
Now, let’s see, I might go make some peanut rice krispy treats. Or maybe homemade pizza…