Random Saturday Morning Post

I was thinking this morning the start date of my COVID-19 isolation life. The weekend of March 14th was when the thought of staying home and self distancing was more palpable than before. I had picked up some food that Friday after work because the plan was to stay home and see what happens. But then the water heater broke and needed to be repaired immediately. So a trip to the home improvement store and a quick trip for groceries for the week.

I started working from home March 17th, and aside from the weekly grocery run I have been in the house ever since. I'm lucky I have the ability to work from home, not all nurses do. I suppose I am a not too essential, essential worker. M on the other hand, is still going into work. He plays a role with the testing, so it's easier to fix problems on site than virtually.

As for school, spring break was extended to two weeks as they waited for guidance and how to finish the semester. My classes went virtual, and my thoughts on this may differ from my classmates and perhaps my teachers - but I like it. It fits my life better, and my preferred choice of learning while maintaining a full time job. As for the hands on parts of my classes, the virtual is hard. Sure teachers can do video demos, but it's not the same as it was in the kitchen. I have been cooking at home, remaking the things I made in class, or videos I've watched. It's okay, but not. Summer classes start soon, and I am taking two. Once was already an online class, the other became an online version since the school has decided to continue virtual learning through the summer. And because of that, I can take the class because otherwise it would be during the day when I'm working. Who knows what will happen for the fall. I am signed up for Commercial Baking, Garde Manger and Classical Cuisine. 

Who knows.

I miss my family. I miss my friends. I miss the interactions of old. Trivia is now virtual, and while it is nice to catch up with people... not the same over the internets. Last week I baked up cookies and dropped them off with friends and neighbors. Most I left on mailboxes or porches. One stop, my friend just happened to be outside so we got to catch up. Had a drink or more. Enjoyed the warm sunny day. Enjoyed the company. Socially distanced. As nice as it was, when will that happen again? We are slowly starting to open to open up, but how will it be on the other side? Working in the OR I was used to wearing a mask all day. Now I wear a mask for longer than an hour and I feel like I'm suffocating. I will still wear them, but I am unsure of this new normal.

Maybe none of this makes sense. But I have been cooped up for two months and I may be feeling the strain. And this venting post was slightly therapeutic.

Time for some video games. Because I play them more now. Less Netflix, more Don't Starve Together. I don't play Animal Kingdom, I don't need an additional time suck.

Food Shopping

I had a plan when I walked into the store. Just needed the ingredients for pasta salad, chicken to strip for meals, water. 

Let me emphasize the "I had a plan" part.

If I had wrote it down, I may have just stuck to that list. But I was going by memory, and got distracted. Very, very easily. So I bought snacks. More stock even though I have enough at home. Pickles. Chips. Salsa. Bread.

I am currently working on the list for next week's meals. Writing it down, let's see if I stick to it.

Hello

I've noticed on Instagram there are people who put in their bios that they’re bloggers. No additional site where they write, just on there. Posting photos with a short blurb.

And it kind of annoyed me. Because back in the day I used to be a blogger. Hell, I still have one. I don’t use it often, but it’s here. And at one time way back when… I enjoyed it.

Then life got in the way, as it has a knack of doing. Work, school, family, technology – take your pick – each played its role in making this page go silent. Sure, I’d have fits and spurts of posting. I suppose this could be one of them. But in the end it would get pushed to the back and forgotten.

Do I have a point here? Not really.

Just thought I’d pop in, say hello Write a thing or two. People still visit this blog. Thank you Pinterest. Thank you Google search engine.

Until next time.

On Nutrition?

The Webster's Dictionary defines nutrition as...

Yeah... so about that.

The up side to having a blog which no one reads is that when you don't follow through on plans, no one really notices. Life, as it tends to do, got in the way and left me focusing on things other than writing. A handful of blog posts from this month are languishing in the drafts folder. I can go back to them and finish, but it's hard to recall the state of mind I was in as I was writing it.

Bleh.

Time to binge The Great British Baking Show

A Challenge

I've been talking the talk, but no results.

This was going to be the year.

The year I got back into writing,  blogging, having some sort of presence on the webs that wasn't Twitter or Instagram. I have all these ideas on posts, places I've been to, foods eaten that need to be told to the world.

Romantic, grandiose ideations.

And still nothing.

Well here's the thing now. I've been on this betterment of self... improving the flawed me and evolving into something less flawed. Someone with follow through. Resolve to do what I say... and say what I do.

yadda, yadda, yadda...

A new month will be upon us in a week. And   the plan is to start writing again. How much, I cannot say, but it'll be something.

Hopefully you'll be around to read it.

2019

 

Following traditions. Dark leafy greens, black eyed peas, round fruits for luck and prosperity.

Life feels very turbulent, yet not moving. If that makes sense.

Sorry, just feeling mopey.

Here's to a new year.

Thursday Thoughts

I have not logged on here in a while. A long while.

Blogs don't seem all that cool now that you can quickly tweet your thoughts and posts your life in photos/videos on Instagram. I do it - it's quick and easy... which is good when you're lazy busy.

There are a dozen unpublished posts in various stages of completion. Looks like it was from my trip to Burlington. I may get back to them.

I had this crazy thought to start up this blog on the 1st. And keep on writing. But life does it's crazy thing and said "How about we push that back a week?"

So sure. Let's start this up again on Monday. In the meantime, I can work on things.

Happy Thursday.

This Blog Lives! (Sorta)

We celebrated my grandmother's birthday this past weekend, and as she requested, I baked her a birthday cake. Nothing too fancy, a white almond and dark chocolate layered cake with vanilla buttercream. The green sugar is the only acknowledgement of the St. Patrick's Day weekend.

Turns out I didn't bake a large enough cake - there twice as many people there than I had expected, so the slices ended up being thin and halved. There was also a fruit tart, but that went unnoticed.

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I ran into Mr. Fussy at Nine Pin a few weekends ago and he had mentioned I had survived the blog roll purge. Not bad. I wish I had the motivation to write as much as he does, but writing is hard for me. And as I explained to him at the time, it is much easier to post on Instagram than write blog posts. If you look at my IG feed, you will see that I post almost daily. Photo with a few words... send.

If writing could be that simple.

Random Tuesday Thoughts

I think I'm still recovering from Thanksgiving. I've been trying to counteract the heavy meals with plenty of salads. It may have worked for a day or two, but I think I need to accept the fact that it will be hearty eating and overindulgence to close out 2017. I bought several cured meats for my lunches this week. My sodium levels are going to be through the rood, but tastily.

Oof. Just thinking about it is making my stomach hurt.

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The cold weather months are when my hot coffee consumption really picks up. Every morning I brew a big pot of coffee and have at least two cups before I head out to work. I've started to bring in a thermos of coffee with me, to save some money as well. So far it's done the trick - I don't break into the thermos until the afternoon and it tides me over until I'm done.

And, because this thermos is awesome, the coffee is still quite hot. Thanks Ikea!

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On this day in 1933, the 21st Amendment was ratified, and it repealed the 18th Amendment. That evil 18th amendment that banned alcohol. Hurrah for the 21st. I will celebrate with a drink later.

It's Monday

Not that you needed reminding. It's been Monday all day, and a Monday after a holiday to boot. So needless to say I've been out of it. And not just me... it seems like many people were dragging today.

But it's something I say at work when I'm off my game. Sure, I've used other days too, but I use Monday a lot.

I've been scanning the Cyber Monday deals, and the only thing I bought was a cookie cutter that was already on sale. I was on the fence about buying a subscription to Butcher Box, but I decided against it and the free six steaks and bacon that came with the offer. Why? Because I'm the sole meat eater of the house, and there's a good chance I won't be finished with it before the next delivery. And did you know it's 129 bucks a pop (for the smaller subscription)? Yikes.

If they had the option to just order one box, I would be more likely to place an order. Something to think about, Butcher Box.

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Yesterday at the restaurant, one of our younger customers stopped me while I was stuffing my face full of sandwich.

"Are you the chef that cooks the food?"

I slowly shook my head. "Sorry. I just help the guys that cook."

"Oh."

Yeah kid... I'm disappointed too.

As much I'd like to go back to my culinary classes, both my work and financial situation makes it hard to do so. The ads for the Escoffier online program keep popping up when I'm browsing sites and various social media platforms. Which of course gets me thinking... why not? Works with my schedule... I can study wherever and whenever... no having to drive to school.

But just how legit can this program be? I really have not seen too much about it online other than what the school posts. How do they set up the externship? Do they have guaranteed job placement? And what aboutthe price tag - $14,000 for a certificate? Yeesh.

Someone want to get me a Christmas/Birthday present that covers the next ten years? It's the gift that keeps on giving... I'll make you dinner!

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Broccoli fried rice was my jam today. Broccoli rice, diced ham, egg. Simple. Easy. My goal for the rest of the year is to use up the rest of the foodstuffs in the pantry and fridge/freezer. Cut back on my spending (you don't even want to know how much I spent on Thanksgiving), save save save.

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Baking some grain & gluten free cookies tomorrow morning. With my mustache cutter. Cream cheese frosting. My only contribution to Movember.

Amazon Locker has Arrived!

 I spotted this at Whole Foods tonight. Amazon Locker, if you didn't know, is a self-serve delivery spot that you can use instead of your house. Great if you don't like the idea of your items sitting outside your front door... ripe for the picking. Like the last thing I ordered off of Amazon.

I laugh at the fools who took that package. I bet they were pretty disappointed that it was icing and treat bags.

Moving on.

Aside from deliveries, you can also place your returns in these lockers. I am use it will be used heavily during the holidays. And post holidays. And maybe in general. Heck... I might even give it a go. It'll give me an excuse to hit up Whole Foods more than I do now.

Never Enough Sauce

So I ended up having to stay late at work tonight. I was planning on cooking dinner, but by the time I walked out of the hospital I lost all motivation.

Chinese takeout to the rescue!

Had my usual - chicken wings with pork fried rice, hot & sour soup, egg roll. Also got an order of pork because I wasn't piggish enough. And no to worry, I ordered M's usual as well - vegetable lo mein and vegetable egg roll. 

As with any Chinese takeout, you get the sauce packets. I really don't need them and I usually tell them not to give me any. We used up all of these, but they skimped out on the duck sauce. Four is not enough for the two of us.

Early Morning Rambles and Cooking

Hello. Still there? Well I'm still here.

Been busy. Big things... mostly trying to buy a place and a car. Place I kinda have, car I need to work on. 

Still doing the keto thing, which has been alright. Stayed on this a lot longer than the Paleo dealie. Which is weird, because they are somewhat similar. You read about people going on keto and they talk about all this weight they lose right away. I'm a month in and I have lost an astounding... five pounds. 

Meh. 

Maybe I'm more keto-ish than keto. Or maybe I don't have water weight that needs to be lost. I must say, I drink a crapton more water now than I used to. I bring my 34 oz water bottle with me to work every day and half of it is gone before lunch. I fill it back up with ice and keep plugging along. 

I kind of miss things. Like ice cream. Why did I start this nonsense in the summer, the peak of all ice cream-ness? Instagram taunts me with pictues of ice cream sammies, black ice cream, this week's flavors at Snowman. And yes, I know I can go and get some, eff the sugar... but I end up talking myself out of it and eating blueberries and calling it a day. 

Since I passed out at 7 last night, I am up bright and early. May even go to the gym first thing this morning. In the meantime, I am reading yesterday's WSJ and cooking lunch. This week's lunches/dinners are Mexican shredded chicken either in a salad or over cauli rice. And don't get me wrong, it is tasty, but I need something else. Which explains why I got some fish and calamari after work yesterday. Totally hit the spot.

Now I'm cooking up some Filipino food. Laing, to be exact. And as paleo as many filipino dishes are, they are also keto friendly. Some adjustments here and there, but doable. Kelp and shiritaki noodles are decent replacements, and hello! no more bloat.

I've posted a recipe for laing in the past years. But it is simple - sauteed onion, garlic, and ginger. Diced pork belly and tuna. Collard greens, coconut milk, and fermented shrimp paste. Not sure how this will be over cauli rice, but it's pretty good on its own.

Keto Day 14 - So Much for a Daily Log (aka Read My Rambles)

Just when I think I'm over this bug, it likes to remind me I am way wrong. Yesterday was the non-stop throat clearing stage, to the point where I swear the back of my throat was bleeding. Today is the oh-so-pretty coughing up phlegm stage. Amazingly enough, not one cough while I worked out this morning, but the minute I stepped out the doors, coughcoughcoughcoughewwimgonnapuke.

Days 10 - 13 aren't posted because a) I was feeling too sick to; and b) I forgot. Even when the thought popped into my head I should write it up, I wasn't in the mood. Blogging is boring. Right now I have some time to kill. Writing up a shopping list for the week. This may bore the handful of people that still read this blog, but eh... life. I full expect those hits to drop.

I'm a little shocked that a place like Honest Weight does not sell treats that are both gluten free and sugar free. They have gluten free items, but they had sugar. There were sugar free items, but had grains of some sort. I may be wrong, and there is indeed something that fits that need, but no luck. I ended up eating some almonds and seaweed snax things. Savory is fine and all, but sweets damnit. I want a sweet. Got a fat bomb book that looks promising, I'll be posting some of my makes on here. When I remember, of course.

For those looking to forego bread, Red Robin offers a burger called the "Wedgie." It's on the menu next to the "Noogie," and the "Swirlie."

I joke. Mostly. Pretty badly.

Anyways, a burger with bacon and guacamole, wrapped in iceberg lettuce. It wasn't bad, except for the fact they cooked my burger wrong. I asked for medium rare, I got well. Maybe I should ask for blue next time, and if I'm lucky I'll get barely medium. Comes with a salad, under 500 calories, if that is something you care about.

Oh, I suppose my eating so far today

Breakfast - Coffee w/ half & half and mct oil. Two baked chicken thighs seasoned with cajun seasoning.

Snack - More chicken. If you can't tell, I'm trying to finish what I have on hand. Protein good. Blahblahblah bad. Lots of water. More coffee. Ho hum.

Lunch - Ended up eating on the late side, hit up the gym and I wasn't feeling hungry until the late afternoon. More chicken, surprise surprise.

Dinner - Blueberries. I was meal prepping (pork & chicken adobo, chicken stock, ground beef), and honestly nothing else sounded good. Although popcorn would have been nice while watching Twin Peaks.

2016, It's Been Real...

2016 will be coming to a close in less than 2.5 hours. With the time remaining, I figured I talk about my goals for the new year. Not resolutions, but goals. Things that I'm pretty sure I will not scrap two weeks in to 2017. 

1. Save at least $10,000

Yes, my first goal is financial. I'm pretty good when it comes to money, and I already have quite a bit saved. But this year I really want to focus on saving on a more consistent basis. Right now I just put money aside every few weeks. For 2017 I'm going to try to put money away every week. Check on Pinterest and you'll find several "Save ____ in ____ weeks!" 

2. Improve diet

This isn't to say I'm going to do some fad dieting. I'm just going to eat smarter. More fruits and vegetables, less meat. Definitely cut back on sugar. Switch to whole grains (thank goodness for white whole wheat flour!) Drink more water. You get the idea. 

3. Exercise

Gym wise, it's more of the same - three times a week. Probably throw in more strength training. Sign up and complete a half marathon. Bike a century. Play a sport.

4. Travel

Out of the country. Away from home. Explore what the world has to offer. Will need to find pet sitters, again.

5. Read daily

Small sub-goal to this - ready a copy of the New York Times from cover to cover.

6. Help others

M and I have been itching to volunteer somewhere. I feel a bit of a disconnect from the community I live in. Should probably do something to improve it.

7. De-clutter

I read that book on the magical art of tidying up. A few days later I had filled three bags full of clothes that I didn't need. 2017 I'm going to tackle the entire house. Maybe even my mom's house too.

8. CNOR/Grad School

I've already taken the first step towards CNOR with a membersship with AORN. The certification is next. And after that, the exam for brewing. As for grad school, my application has been in limbo the last few years because I couldn't write my personal statement. About time I finally submit it.

9. Meditate

More for relazation purposes. Help quell the angry outburst I can be prone to.

That took me longer to write. Hour away from 2017. Which means one thing.

Good night. And happy new year.

Get Up Early, Get Things Done

It's a snowy Monday morning here in the Capital Region. In anticipation of that, I woke up pretty early to get things done before I head out to work. So far I have done the following:

- kettlebell workout (my right shoulder finally feels good enough to do some weight work)

- eat and make breakfast (finished up the rest of the tinola I made on Saturday and whipped up some oatmeal for morning break)

- pack lunch (left over pasta, kimchi, and seaweed salad)

- read a couple of articles in the NYT

Along with my usual morning routine (listen to NPR, pinterest gawk, drink lots of coffee)

While I got these things done, I still don't feel that I've accomplished much with my time. Days like these are an anomoly - most mornings I hit the snooze button way more than I should, which has me rushing like mad to get things ready before I'm out the door.

Perhaps I should add this to the growing list of goals for 2017. Do more, but in a thoughful way. If that makes any sense.

Also, my writing skills are rusty. Feels more like word plop, drop and run.

  

Really Jumping the Gun

I was out running errands Sunday afternoon when I got a call from M.

"I saw a listing for a restaurant for sale. You should check it out."

He then proceeded to tell me more about this property - where it's located; how big it is; the bar; the kitchen; and the price. The asking price alone had me thinking too good to be true. "Well, why don't we drive by there tomorrow after work," I suggested. He agreed, and I went back to my errands.

Monday flew by and next thing you know I was at the house to pick up M. The drive out to the property is nice. Very scenic. And obviously not in a urban area. It seems far, but surprisingly the commute to work would be about the same as my current commute. Winter driving... hmm.

We didn't do formal walk through - just looked around. I have to admit, it has potential. Some work has been done to the place, but it still needs work. Not sure if it's mostly cosmetic, but if that price is true, it would be feasable. Just a little at a time, the most important stuff first.

I don't know if I'm completely sold on it, but after I get back from my vacation I will be calling the realtor for a showing. If it's still available then. Knowing my luck it's already been snatched up.

So... you may be thinking:

"You're going to buy a restaurant? You're going to open a restaurant?"

Hard to answer. Yes... no... I don't know. Yes, I am looking at places. And yes, this place in question was once a restaurant/was going to be a restaurant. But open a restaurant? Million dollar question there.

I've had the dream or two of opening a place. Day dreams, but nothing more. I like my job, and I like the fact that it is a very secure job. So to give that up for a what if is freightening. Not to mention I have so many doubts about my ability to create a product that people want. Repeatedly. It's part of the reason why I'm taking culinary classes - to learn the proper techniques... learn how to cook and bake on a higher level than what I was doing at home. And they are helpling! Baking bread used to make me cry... not anymore. In fact, since the start of fall I have been baking like crazy. I brought a loaf of bread in daily last week. Hell... I've got two doughs going right now. And where in the past it would stress me out, now it's a piece of cake. I appreciate the comfortability (or the slight resemblance of it) I now have.

I'm not ready for that leap. Not even a jump. Maybe a hop. Possibly a bounce. If I were to do this it would have to make sense and everything fall into place. This place we looked at is large, but in the country. Country means well water and septic tanks. It means being far away and less likely for people to travel out there unless they lived that way. And who knows what's wrong with the place... the asking immediately sent up the warning flags in my head. Lien, foundation issues... something that have the current owners walk away from it.

But it has a six range gas stove. And a deck oven. And a walk in cooler! I think the commercial kitchen is the only thing that made it in the pro column in my pro/con list.

Honestly, if I were to buy a placein the Captial Region, I was thinking more along the lines of downton Troy. It's the hip new place to be, after all. And there is one less bakery in town. Unfortunately, because of the growing popularity, available places are dwindling and those that are (or will be) will be going for prices outside of my investment comfort zone. Because of that, next bet would be in Cohoes. But who goes there?

Bah. I had a rather stressful day and I'm making it even more so thinking about a remote possibility.

Help.

Bring cookies.

And commercial listings.


I don't think I'm really serious about this. Probably. Most likely.

Notes From the Desktop

There has been some cleaning going on here in our two-of-a-kind stone house. The grass has been trimmed, garden beds weeded, and slowly but surely the things we no longer need are being boxed up for a future yard sale or donation. Our computers, also need some cleaning. They are slow as heck and filled to the brim of my daily picture taking.

I have three external hard drives full of photos. And I bet many are duplicates. Triplicates. Videos I meant to edit or delete but never go around to. If we lived in a country that actually cared about their workforce, I would have the time necessary to go through all of those things and you know… streamline.

Tangent. I do that.

Anyways, I’m cleaning up the computer and here’s something I wrote up that has been open for… who knows. Back when I thought it would be clever to write about everything I ate. Everything. Even take out. There will be no editing, no spellcheck. Screw grammar. It’s going up as I wrote it. Greasy fingered, fatty eating stream of consciousness.

So here you go, my lazy foray back into the food blogging realm. Notes on Hao Wei (Troy, NY)

hao wei
hot & sour
dark, thick. fresh mushrooms, not canned. and not thinly sliced either. carrots, celery. tofu is silken i think. tastes a ltitle funny. hot temperature, but not hot taste. and not very sour. almost a slight sweetness. crackers help. they aren't stale. got two for a large soup. bamboo.

egg roll
typical greasiness. not too pronounced cabbage taste. decent amout of pork. wrapper not too thick. avg size.

pork fried rice and chicken wings
nice coating. curry in it? hot temp. ok size. rice good. not dry. not much filler. onion sprouts. pork. some chives.

not going to get chinese all the time,  but i will keep this in mind. 11 bucks for all this.

Wednesday Workout, Ramblings, and the Status of my Culinary Education

There were three points I wanted to make this morning. I am pretty sure these were the three that I was thinking of. Not in the order listed above, here we go.

Ramblings

I'm at work. I'm still sick. Don't necessarily think I'm infectious, but I am achy and exhausted. Congested. Where is my bone broth?!? Er... stock. Bone broth is stock. Let's not get into that nonsense.

I am five days in with NO ADDED SUGAR. It's killing me. Okay, not really... but I think a little bit of sugar would make me not feel like nodding off as I sit here writing this. And I am emphasizing the added sugar part. Fruits have sugar. And that is apparently okay in this challenge. Just in moderation. That's what they say about bacon - in moderation.

I think they're nuts.

The small baked goods for tomorrow's Oneg are done. If you go to Congregation Gates of Heaven in Schenectady, tomorrow's potluck will have the following:

• Chocolate chip cookies
• Lemon Genets
• Butterscotch Cream Cheese Bars
• Banana Bars (with plenty of chocolate!)
• plus the sheet cake and challah

I wish I had a bigger kitchen to work in. Don't get me wrong, my kitchen is lovely and has more storage and counter space than previously. But it's still not enough. Oh well... make with what you have, amirite?

Wednesday Workout

Even though I was sick, I still made myself go to the gym. I was thinking it would help force out what ills and make things better. Oh, to dream!

Warm Up:

5 minute AMRAP
10 regular jumping jacks
10 seal jumping jacks
1 Turkish stand up

WOD:

In 15 minutes complete

40 weighted ring dips
10 rope climbs

In 25 minutes complete

1000m run
80 pistols
60 burpee box jumps
40 kettlebell taters (sort of like a compact Russian swing with a goblet squat)

Results:

I ended up doing regular ring dips, which my left elbow is not happy with. My hands are not happy about the rope climbs and they're still hurting from it. I can't do the true rope climb yet, but I start from the ground and pull myself up to standing position.

As for the other workout, I completed it with a couple of minutes to spare. My run was more of a slow jog, which is fine since it was an Endurance WOD. Did a modificed pistol, and thanks to that left elbow I had to modify my burpees. Kettlebell taters are kind of fun... I may do those at home.

Status of My Culinary Education

I've completed my last two labs for Cake Decorating and Food Prep I. I should do a proper write up about it. I have my written final for Cake Decorating next week, and the following night we cover sanitation in Food Prep, along with cleaning some part of the kitchen.

Whew. I made it through those two classes. I think I'll be getting an A in both, but who knows. I liked them, I would like to take more classes. I'm signed up for a class this summer, but I can't sign up for any fall classes. Why?

Because they are full.

Really? Arrrrrgh!

I don't think they do a waitlist at SCCC, because there was no mention of it when I tried to register. I wanted to take Commercial Baking I and American Pastry. Both are earlier in the week, from 5:30 - 9:50. Sure, I guess I can wait... but I would really like to take these classes with people I've been taking classes with. I'm upset, if you can't tell.

Here's the thing... do I really need to take these classes? There are plenty of self taught bakers out there - I could do the same thing. I have the basics. And there's always Youtube. It's cheaper and frees up my time.

Anyways, it's not as if I'm going for a culinary degree. I'm taking these classes because I enjoy them. I'm not trying to make a career out of this. Unless provoked... And I always feel like I'm going to be provoked.

But hmm. One of the classes, my professor is the same as my summer class. So I'll ask if I can be let in to the class. And there are always people who drop out. So I may have a chance. And I would really like that chance.

Because hello... pastry? I am so there.

Happy Easter!

I'm downstate once again. But thought I would drop a line and hope you are all doing well and enjoying the day. It's a bit overcast here, but temperature wise it's been decent. Not that I've really enjoyed it - I've been catching up on my television watching. 

The Easter ham is done and ready for carving... once people show up.

I think they're running on Filipino time.

And... here they are.

False alarm. Just my sister.

Damn Filipino time.