Saturday, March 31, 2007
Strike a pose there's nothing to it. - 4:39 PM
IntroThis week has involved a lot of shopping although I didn’t mean it to be. From computers to shoes to handbags and socks and skirts. All I need is some chai and I would be set. Iced chai tea is good, chai lattes haven’t done it for me yet. I did something bad this week……. I used packet mix to make a brownie. It was a Betty Crocker one. But I still feel bad about using it. I also discovered one of the worse food group, Cheese in a can – or to its friends Easy Cheese. 18% of your daily salt intake in 2 table spoons and 10% of your fat. 100% of your artificial preservatives and colourings. How can some thing so bad – be so……. Cheesey.
Week of Work
Work has been frustrating. I have been trying rather hard to get my own problems sorted, let alone any one else’s. But I have narrowed down my gene list and have put together a list of potential house keeping genes. I am starting a writing group with Kelly so that we can get more publications out. I am actually looking forward to writing so it has to be an improvement.
Week O Social
Last week I went to the Girls Day In (http://www.gdo365.co.nz/ ) which has a much more interesting website that I would have thought. And it was packed with people and had massive cues to get into any of the good stuff. But I entered the competitions and got as much free stuff as I could and discovered a few things I should never do. Most of this was in the clothing side of things from other people that were there. I learnt two important rules.
The best thing about GDO was outside Wild Pair were having a sale, $10 shoe sale. I found a pair I really liked and could decide on red or black… so got 1 of each. Was like 1 pair of $20 shoes.
Rule 1.
When wearing your older sisters pink halter neck tutu dress, don’t make it fit by gathering it together with a large safety pin, and certainly don’t wear it with a black bra.
Rule 2.Just because you really like your spotty tights and you really like your heavily patterned mini skirt. Doesn’t mean you should wear them together.
Friday night was a work social; due to the fact our social club President is chasing his woman to Spain and a new President needed to be elected (Go Rob, she will make a man out of you yet, and grats John – I am sure you will be as slack as Rob was.), so Kelly and I had some bubbly and then decided to head to St Lukes for a spot of shopping, on the there the rubber sole lifted off my pair of boots I was wearing. (it started lifting last year, but I never did anything about it.) So I took them to the shoe repair place and he said fixed by Monday. So I was shoeless, and right outside Wild Pair who were having a sale. So $20 later I had a new pair of shoes. And right beside Wild Pair is Pagani (my favorite store, which I hardly get to go in as Aselle made a girl in there cry and can’t go back) so $40 latter I had a new denim skirt. On ward, to Strands for Bags (the whole reason we were at the mall.) and $30 latter I had a new hand bag. Deciding we had spent enough money we headed out through Farmers and noticed 1 day sale posters every where. Lucky all I wanted was some socks. So $20 latter I have some new warm funky socks. The hard part was explaining to Nick with out him laughing why I brought another pair of shoes.
Then last night I went to a BBQ for Nicks work mate. So since it was bring a plate I took some saussies, a salad, and the Betty Crocker brownie. It was boring; mainly because I didn’t know who any one was. So I ended up cooking the meat with Nick. I got a nice blister on my lip from hot cheese from a sausage.
Now it damn well hurts. The brownie was really good and will recommend it fully has a packet mix.
So was the salad. Kumara Salad
1kg of red kumara - scrubbed and chopped into 2cm pieces.
2 tablespoons of olive oil
4 rashers of streaky bacon
2 teaspoons each: liquid honey and Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
4 spring onions
Preheat oven to 200C. Toss the kumara in the olive oil and roast until tender.
Cook the bacon and cut into small pieces.
Place the honey in the microwave and melt, add the mustard and the vinegar.
Mix the bacon, kumara and spring onion. Drizzle with the dressing.
1kg of red kumara - scrubbed and chopped into 2cm pieces.
2 tablespoons of olive oil
4 rashers of streaky bacon
2 teaspoons each: liquid honey and Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
4 spring onions
Preheat oven to 200C. Toss the kumara in the olive oil and roast until tender.
Cook the bacon and cut into small pieces.
Place the honey in the microwave and melt, add the mustard and the vinegar.
Mix the bacon, kumara and spring onion. Drizzle with the dressing.
Week O WoW
Was a good week and dropped Netherspite no interesting loot, but was a first for our group. And I am saving hard so I can buy my stylie flying epic mount. 1/5 of the way there.
Week O Being a better person
I did my exercise video again, and was trying to behave on the eating front, but cheese in a can happened. Still since you can’t buy it in NZ means once the can I have is gone… that is that.
Was a good week and dropped Netherspite no interesting loot, but was a first for our group. And I am saving hard so I can buy my stylie flying epic mount. 1/5 of the way there.
Week O Being a better person
I did my exercise video again, and was trying to behave on the eating front, but cheese in a can happened. Still since you can’t buy it in NZ means once the can I have is gone… that is that.
Books and Stuff
Finished reading the Farseer series and now reading the one that follows it. The Liveship Traders. And so far everything I have heard about it is right. Complaining woman.
Summary
Over all was a good week for shopping. Nick and I had an argument, but that was sorted and had nothing to do with shopping and more the stress of bankers asking you uncomfortable questions like – Well you now have a mortgage, how are you going to be able to afford a wedding? What kind of wedding will it be? And that. 20 days till I move into my own house though. Means I have to start packing. I feel guilty about packet mix. But I have a new handbag so I will get over it. Oh and Happy Birthday Kim.