DPF: Finnegan's Wake

New song stuck in my head. One that makes me want to dance.



I have grown a huge fondness for Darby O'Gill's version of pretty much ANY song on my Jig Rock Pandora station. I think it's his fans that make it fabulous. They remind me of RPI hockey supporters.

Parting Glass

CANNOT GET THIS SONG OUT IF MY HEAD

Foodie Challenge

This has been floating around and I thought I'd plop it here and keep track. Similar to my 101 in 1001 that I've totally failed at (and will be compiling a new one soon)...

I've started the list by bolding all the foods I've already tried, and from here on out I'll highlight in a different color additional foods as I try them.

100 Foods to Eat Before You Die

1. Abalone
2. Absinthe
3. Alligator
4. Baba Ghanoush I found it okay.
5. Bagel and Lox Gotta feed the Heeb in me.
6. Baklava Ladies, fresh baklava...
7. Barbecue Ribs I heart meat
8. Bellini
9. Bird's Nest Soup
10. Biscuits and Gravy Jason lived in the south for almost a year, of course I've tried this.
11. Black Pudding
12. Black Truffle
13. Borscht
14. Calamari I only enjoy this if it's really well cooked.
15. Carp It's a little creepy when they keep the head on the plate...
16. Caviar It's alright.
17. Cheese Fondue (HOW HAVE I NOT?!)
18. Chicken and Waffles
19. Chicken Tikka Masala
20. Chile Relleno Pretty tasty, and a good veggie alternative.
21. Chitlins
22. Churros Mmmmm
23. Clam Chowder Is that the red? Or the white?
24. Cognac
25. Crab Cakes My sister lives in Maryland, 'nough said.
26. Crickets
27. Currywurst
28. Dandelion Wine
29. Dulce De Leche
30. Durian
31. Eel Mmmm
32. Eggs Benedict
33. Fish Tacos TACO
34. Foie Gras
35. Fresh Spring Rolls Om nom nom
36. Fried Catfish
37. Fried Green Tomatoes
38. Fried Plantain Got any sweet'uns?
39. Frito Pie
40. Frogs' Legs
41. Fugu
42. Funnel Cake With Bavarian Cream please!
43. Gazpacho I do not enjoy this because it is served cold.
44. Goat
45. Goat's Milk Mmmm
46. Goulash Uhhh, hello? I'm German.
47. Gumbo
48. Haggis
49. Head Cheese (Laura tells me it is SO odd)
50. Heirloom Tomatoes
51. Honeycomb
52. Hostess Fruit Pie What small child hasn't consumed their weight in these?
53. Huevos Rancheros Whenever Dan and I failed at cooking omelettes, we always just dubbed them huevos rancheros and called it a day.
54. Jerk Chicken
55. Kangaroo
56. Key Lime Pie I don't think I could live in a world where Key Lime Pie didn't exist.
57. Kobe Beef
58. Lassi
59. Lobster Word, first one was eaten just recently in RI with Ash & her family.
60. Mimosa I did get married, I think these are required.
61. MoonPie She calls me MoonPie because I'm nummy nummy and she could just eat me up.
62. Morel Mushrooms
63. Nettle Tea
64. Octopus It is a little odd.
65. Oxtail Soup
66. Paella I love paella though I do not get to eat it often.
67. Paneer
68. Pastrami on Rye Gotta feed the Heeb in me.
69. Pavlova
70. Phaal
71. Philly Cheese Steak I prefer Jim's over Geno's.
72. Pho I cannot imagine my life without pho.
73. Pineapple and Cottage Cheese
74. Pistachio Ice Cream
75. Po' Boy
76. Pocky Delicious.
77. Polenta
78. Prickly Pear I'm going to say yes, because I'm counting a prickly pear margarita.
79. Rabbit Stew
80. Raw Oysters Indeed I have consumed these.
81. Root Beer Float ADORATION
82. S'mores I was a Girl Scout.
83. Sauerkraut Umm, I am a German.
84. Sea Urchin
85. Shark
86. Snail I have eaten these, and they basically taste like nothing.
87. Snake
88. Soft Shell Crab It was the last thing I ever ate at Crabby Dick's before they closed down in Key West.
89. Som Tam
90. Spaetzle Again, I am German.
91. Spam
92. Squirrel
93. Steak Tartare
94. Sweet Potato Fries Delicious, and one of four things I actually put salt on.
95. Sweetbreads
96. Tom Yum
97. Umeboshi
98. Venison
99. Wasabi Peas I actually like these a lot. They clear out your sinuses like whoa.
100. Zucchini Flowers I'm going to say I have eaten these because I believe I have in the past. I love zucchini in all forms but it does not like me and makes me very sick so I have to stay away from it now despite my love for it in earlier years.

Initial Consumption: 42/100

Nearly half, I'm almost on my way to being an adventurous eater!

A farewell

I have no words...

Be at rest Nanny. Love you always.

DPF: It's baaaaaack

Trying my hardest to keep up with old traditions....

So let's start this back off with a BANG!

ORANGE MOCHA FRAPPUCHINOS!

I recently found out that Meekus was played by Alexander Skarsgård. Who knew?

DT Vs. Bambi

Had an exciting morning again. One that I would have rather not had. I hit a deer.

Well, I suppose that it didn’t happen exactly how you might imagine. I was driving up Rt. 9 and some guy was parked with his hazards over in the off-ramp and he was standing outside of his car and I thought it was really odd that he was so far away from his Jeep.

I try to be very aware of motorcyclists, bikers, and pedestrians on the road. They are outside their vehicles and it scares me that there is no metal around them to serve as protection. So queue to me driving up over this rise in the left lane, a car is next to me in the right lane, I’m conscious of the guy outside of his car over on the off ramp, and all of a sudden there is a huge body in the middle of the road.

Yes, the deer I hit was already dead. But it freaked me out completely and the most I could get out of the way was drift a little into the right lane, but there was another car there. I still wound up driving over the thing with my front left tire and man did it make a loud noise.

DT is a tank though. Rolled right over it and dropped back down to the road with a clank and I’m sure the alignment is out of whack AGAIN after we just got it fixed last week, but at least I didn’t cause an accident.

I pulled off the highway to A) Check out DT’s tire and front end, and B) Find a gas station and get a gallon or two to make it all the way to work. DT does this really fun thing where he’ll say he has more than a ¼ tank, but really he’s got close to nothing and within 20 miles the light is on. It’s a fun game we play because I can make it to work on a ¼ tank of gas, but I don’t like to cut it so close that the light is on for 40+ miles of my commute.

Apparently mid/central Connecticut is a veritable wasteland. I got off the highway and headed toward a little airport because it was sort of still on my way to work and I figured where there’s an airport there’s a gas station. It took me a good 15 minutes of driving before I found one. And I nearly cringed at the price. Gas over $4/gallon should be illegal.

Luckily DT’s tire looks fine and there weren’t any Bambi-bits stuck to him or anything. So I made it to work finally, no more worse for the wear but holy effing crap, I hit a deer.

DT: 1, Nature: 0

Let's all go!

I'm going to ignore the fact that I haven't posted anything here in AGES and just jump right in.

In most recent news:

• Jason is a cripple. He sprained his ankle playing volleyball.
• I am not allowed to play volleyball because it's a company thing and I do not work for the company. Instead I've become a avid - and sometimes vocal but usually I just gesture a lot - fan of Jason's volleyball and floor hockey teams.
• My job is slowly sucking out my soul.
• I continue to have no social life because I spend 2+ hours in the car commuting to and from work every day.
• There are babies about to pop out EVERYWHERE.
• Lulu is no more.
• My sister and I have adopted Marines and we send letters on a weekly basis and care packages on a monthly/bi-monthly basis to complete strangers.
• We've had what my parents like to call "The mother of all summers and the summer of all mothers" followed by what my brother calls "The winter of our discontent"...

But other than that I'm good. Lots of things to catch up on but let's face it, we'll be lucky if I manage to keep up with the current goings on, let alone backtrack and backpost.