Domestic Geek

Marcus and I just had dinner at Fatburger tonight. I heard it being talked about on the Sports Zoo while I was working. It just opened up on Alameda/I-225. It was pretty good. I still want to go to the Burgers 'N Sports place in Parker that is owned by Goose Gossage that Laura has talked about. One day.

One more thing:
Has anybody ever noticed that the Weatherpixie's moon phase is accurate? I never noticed that until I put the moon thing on my site below the Weatherpixie. How cool is that?

Current mood: giddy
Well, I'm making my first batch of vanilla ice cream with my new ice cream maker. I'm going to try coffee next if this batch works. Then I am going to scrub my shower with my new Scumbuster after the battery charges. I just pulled a wad of my hair out of the drain the size of a hamster. Ewwww. Totally disgusting! Well, I'm going back to watching the Bronco/Packers game now.

Current mood: disappointed
Marcus and I have had a very frustrating evening. This all started last Sunday when Marcus and I were going to stop in at the Atlanta Bread Company for some soup for dinner (we had to do errands at CompUsa and Target). It was about 6:10 pm and of course they closed at 6:00. We ended up going to Chili's instead. They had some good broccoli cheddar soup. Well, he got home earlier than I expected this evening, so I asked him if he wanted to go try to have soup again. We got over there, decided what we wanted (cream of broccoli soup in a bread loaf), he went to get in the coffee line and I got in the cafe line. Nobody came to help me for a long time, then I was informed they were out of cream of broccoli. Argh, this happened the first time we tried this place. Marcus wanted a turkey panini and they were out of turkey. So, I called Marcus over and we decided on chicken and dumpling soup instead. We were sitting at a table waiting and drinking our coffee when the pager thing goes off. Marcus goes over there and is informed that they are also out of the chicken. We could either have tortilla soup or there might possibly be enough French onion. I personally can't stand either one of those. Marcus was totally pissed off at this point, so we got a refund and left. Now it was almost 9 pm and places are closing. Where does one go in this town if all you want is a decent, relatively inexpensive bowl of soup? We need the soup nazi like they had on Seinfeld. Anyway, we ended up at Applebee's and Marcus got some baked potato soup, but I spent way more money for dinner than I had intended. They don't have just soup there. Oh, well. Marcus and I will probably give them one more chance before they end up on our boycott list. He's going to write them a letter, though.

Has anybody ever soaked a turkey in brine prior to roasting? Every year I see this on various television channels and wonder if it really makes a roast turkey better. If anyone has ever tried it, for better or worse, leave a comment and let me know. Thanks!

Current mood: drained
What is in the burritos at Qdoba that isn't in the ones at Chipolte? I've tried Qdoba burritos on three separate occasions and felt really ill each time. I'm obviously allergic to one of the herbs or something. Marcus really wanted to stop there for dinner this evening, so I begrudgingly tried some quesadillas instead of a burrito. I feel just fine. They were also really good. So I guess I'll go there again; I'll just stay away from the burritos.

I am soooo pooped and sore right now. After making dough this morning, Marcus and I spent all afternoon trying to rearrange out storage unit. I was looking for the box for the Sony Clie I want to sell. I believe the software for it is still in the original box. Could I find it anywhere? NO. It's got to be around here somewhere, I just can't find it. Oh, well. It'll turn up eventually, I hope. On top of everything else going on, I think I'm trying to get sick as well. Let's hope not.

I had lunch with my friend Traci last Friday. I haven't seen her in a long time. I actually thought she hated me and was avoiding me. She didn't respond to an email I sent a while back, so I figured I was being blown off. Well, a lot of people from my past have been making contact lately, so I decided now was the perfect time to try again and this time I got a response. Yay!! Turns out things haven't been going so well for her lately and she didn't want to talk to anyone. I had a really great time seeing her.

Well, I should've been in bed a couple of hours ago. Guess I'd better try to get some sleep.