I stole this idea from Klosekraft, I love everything she does.
What I’m …
…Reading: Perpetually catching up on my New Yorkers. Now that my commute is literally 7 min. on the train, I have no time in which my only option is to read, which is normally how I get it done. I’ve been forcing myself to sit down and do it, and the news is always about one month old. So right now, I’m reading all about how there’s no way Hillary will ever win New Hampshire in the primaries, and other exciting things, etc.. I’m also in the middle of: Mere Christianity and The Poisonwood Bible (finally!). Mere Christianity is short, so I should be done soon, and the concept is really intriguing. I guess Lewis was a complete atheist at one point in his life, and converted to Christianity, and this book explains the truth in Christian beliefs based on moral law. So far, I’m on board with everything he’s set up, so we’ll see how it goes! I did recently read that it’s Mike Huckabee’s favorite book (puke).
…Watching: Just finished the second season of Dexter. AHH! If you watched the first season and wasn’t too impressed, don’t give up!! The second season was wonderful! The characters all get rounder and realer, including Dexter, which makes everyone more interesting, and it gets so suspenseful and scary! Only bad part: Lila, a really annoying new character who has the obnoxious Kiera Knightly thing going on with her jaw/lips and whose British accent sounds so forced that I had to look her up to see if it was even real. My private life will be consumed by Lost and Project Runway for the next couple weeks. Seinfeld is also another project.
…Cooking: Winter foods. I’ve been using the slow cooker a LOT. I’m trying to make us sick of all the slow roasts and stews and chilies before the weather gets hot and I don’t want have the oven on. Winter greens have been great, which you already know all about. Once spring arrives, I’ll be ready to GRILL and eat guac exclusively. Come on people! I don’t always cook roasts and beef and mutton and comfort food! That’s just what wintertime warrants!! Pretty soon I’ll be totally spicin’ it up, just wait!
…Planning: To help Matt get and prepare for a show at LITM (aka home of Cheesy Wednesday). This would be in late summer, and we really want this to happen! I’m also supposed to go to Spain in mid March with my sister, and I need to get down to business. Our cousin is studying in Sevilla, and the idea is that we’ll stay there with her for a few days, visit another southern Spanish town (or do a couple day trips), and then go somewhere to Portugal, which I know nothing about. Does that mean we go to Lisbon? I need help. I’ll probably just go to Rick Steve’s. I think I have a free plane ticket, so this should be totally doable.
I’m also going to vote in the primary tomorrow. I’m so excited for this election, and since the Democratic race looks close in NJ, I’m definitely voting. I think I’m unafiliated right now, but NJ lets you declare at the polling place. So, I’ll declare, vote for Obama, and then mail in a new registration form to unaffiliate myself. I don’t want any more ridiculous propaganda than I already have.
…Knitting: I’m such a baby. I never do ambitious projects, and I whine about how long my dinky scarf is taking. It’s about 1/3 done. I’ll post a pic when it’s half done. I’m really eager to start doing something fancier, so I’m going to have my sister come up and assist me in beginning a new project. I’ve been thinking of doing this. Wouldn’t that be cool of me? I think I could def wear that sweater if I was a mom, so it should last a while. I’d even call it ‘timeless,’ wouldn’t you? Claire says she thinks it’s not too hard for me to tackle. We’ll see!
