Have you ever...

got to singing so good while you are in the shower that you actually have to actively stop bathing yourself to finish out the song? You know, close your eyes and just let it wail?
I did yesterday.....
and I----eeee-----I will always love you----uuu--uuuu----I will always, I will always, love youUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!
And I rocked it. Whitney's got nothin' on me.

Billy Elliot comes to Broadway

One of THE best movies I have ever seen is now on Broadway in NYC.

http://www.billyelliotbroadway.com/

Now I have an excuse to go back to New York, and I don't care that the tickets cost $127 each either!

Vacation

Usually vacations are reserved for vacating one's own domicile in search of overpriced airline fares, hotel stays and bad food. Well, I decided against it at the last minute and I am happier for it. First of all (and if you know me at all) I was going to Boston on standby tickets costing only $75. But there is never a guarantee that you will make to where you want to go on time or whether you will make it home on time. As much as I love people watching at the airport (which is hands down THE BEST place for this past time) I would hate to be there all day waiting to see if I can get on the next Jet Blue Flight...so I stayed home. It was great. My sister was out of town on her annual St. Augustine trip with a bunch of 4th graders (God help her) so I took advantage of my 'alone' time. I cleaned out my closet, pulled some weeds, gave a huge bag of clothes (after it was inventoried) to Good Will, and made 2 of the most delicious meals I have made in a long time. The best part about experimenting is when the dish comes out better than you expected it would.
On Monday, I made oven roasted butternut squash and bacon risotto with grilled shrimp (in Italian seasoning, fresh parsley and lemon juice). I had to give the leftovers away because I didn't trust myself with them lingering in the refrigerator.
Last night was grilled tilapia with a fresh pineapple/soy/vinegar sauce topped with cilantro chimichurri and pineapple salsa. The sides were roasted fennel and fresh rosemary mashed potatoes topped with oven roasted Italian marinated vegetables.
I was really proud of myself, namely because I took inspiration from some recipes I found on the Food Network website, but really just made the meals my own with my judgement.

Tonight is is slow cooker Extra Lean Pork Tenderloin with fresh ginger, cabbage, onion, carrots, and the leftover pineapple sauce. The whole thing is going over brown rice. I am not too sure about this one, because there was no recipe and the crock pot is full to the top with food...

10.31.08

I kind of secretly enjoy and hate Halloween all at the same time.
I love to dress up. I hate what the holiday stands for.
I love candy, especially the little pumpkins that taste like Candy Corn. I hate the undead.
I decided a while ago that this year I would dress up as Billy Mays, you know the OxiClean guy, just because he cracks me up and the thought is that I would ultimately make other people laugh. Besides, it's cheap and I am ALL ABOUT cheap, I mean frugal. I do have one burning question though...Why is he always yelling? Whether is OrangeGlo, Kaboom, Steam Buddies (got that one off of Wikipedia) or OxiClean, the louder you try to sell me on it is not going to make me buy it more. Is his target market hearing impaired people? Just turn the volume down and everyone will be alright.
But wait, there's more.
Since I work in an office (kinda just like Dunder Mifflin in many painful ways) I am obviously not going to dress up as anything remotely outside the boundaries of the dress code. Besides, any excuse to draw a full beard and mustache on is reason enough for me. Well, I am not in the mood this year. There is no one FUN left to party with and again I really do not like what the holiday stands for. So all you pretty ladies out there who want an absolute sure fire way to not get asked out by anyone at any parties you may go to on the 31st, take my advice and be the legend, live the life of...
BILLY MAYS. If you call in the next 7 minutes, we will double your order.
You're welcome.

Fall...

Last night was the MOST beautiful full moon in the sky (I love them and how they light up the entire night) and it was breezy and just cool enough to get me into the season. Granted, I will never fully realize a true 'AUTUMN' unless I move north of Orlando, but it will do just fine. This morning it was even breezier and a little cooler. I just love it. It makes me daydream. Up north in Ohio (Aunt, uncle, cousin territory) they go to the apple orchard for cider and people tie dried cornstalks to their fences. I wish we could do something like that here. I am excited because I will be in NH this weekend and will hopefully get my fill of crisp, humidity free air. I will take pictures as well. Hopefully there are still some leaves left on the trees.

Hot chocolate anyone?