
Yesterday, Wednesday, I slept until nearly 1 PM, which is late even for me. My well-laid plans overslept, so to speak. Did nothing constructive whatsoever.
Today, slept til going on noon (Better!) and made excellent progress in my kitchen. Got the counter cleared off and the kink SINK emptied. (I don't have a plumbing fetish, honestly I don't!) Scratched the surface of inventorying my pantry---I have lots of rice, couscous, orzo and various pasta. That much I do know. Oh, and I submitted my application for unemployment benefits---on line! They'll let me know within seven days what my eligibility is. *crosses toes* (Easier to type that way.)
I got flamboyant with the turkey I had (1 pound ground turkey, $1.19 @ Aldi's) and made meatballs, which turned out nom nom nom yummy. Dumped the ground turkey in a pyrex bowl, mashed it down and seasoned liberally with ground sage. Estimate, about a tablespoon. I lightly beat an egg, poured that over the turkey and glopped it all together with a fork. I smushed up some bread cubes from a box of stuffing mix (Best by 2007) to get 1/2 cup of crumbs and blended those in. Once it reached a texture that wasn't too gross, I kneaded it by hand for a few minutes. Heated a cast-iron skillet, added enough vegetable oil to barely cover the bottom, and shaped the mixture into balls with the help of a soup spoon. Got about 2 dozen and stir-fried those puppies until they had a nice tan. And they were fabuloso! (I put half of them up for tomorrow---brunch is going to be savory.)
I was absolutely delighted to get two back-to-back eps of SPN, especially those two eps. Dean as a Suit makes me squee, as does Sam in that big yellow polo and khakis. Okay, so I'm easily amused. But the iconic moment (see above) may be my favorite of the whole series, and it's especially timely for me right now. As for the second ep, well, I used to LARP, so that whole scene had me in stitches. Plus the bit about fangirls. And the Look in Castiel's eyes when he explained to Dean about the Archangel. Love, love, love!
Then, of course, the penultimate ep of Royal Pains. They're saying season finale rather than series finale, though, so I *do* have hope it'll be back.
My direct deposit will be in tomorrow, so I plan to pick up more turkey this weekend---such a deal! and I am going to try to get back into the habit of cooking instead of living on sandwiches, canned soups and rotisserie chicken (which isn't bad, it just isn't in my budget).
I haven't tried walking yet, but that's because it's still too freaking hot. I had to take a cold shower, and it IS true summer, because after the first 10 seconds or so, it was, "Is this as cold as it gets?!"