Ok, maybe not. But I did paint the front bedroom this weekend. 2 coats of primer. 2 gallons of ceiling paint (one coat with a roller, one using those rectangular foam pads with the little hairs), two gallons/two coats of lovely butter yellow paint. It's pretty.
It had better be, since that's all I did Friday & Saturday. Paint, run to Menards, paint, run to Home Depot, make rosemary potatoes, sleep. Perhaps it would have gone faster had I taken up any of my friends on their lovely offers to help, but frankly, I just didn't have the energy to paint and talk to people. So I listened to reruns of This American Life on MPR and thought it was depressing that they were in the middle of a fund drive and still had to get over 7000 more people to join. At the rate they were going, Oliver & Wesley might be heading to college when the pledge drive finally ends. Seriously, you've been begging for money for 2 days and have only gotten 1700 people to respond? Maybe your methods should be re-examined, as they seem to be less than successful. I think it was less depressing when they focused more on the cold hard cash ("We need $25 million dollars in the next 3 minutes. Call in to show your support. Thank you, Jimmy in Ohoho. Ok, everyone. Now we need $24.9997 million.) rather than a body count.
Random thoughts of the day: I really hope I closed all the windows before I left for work, because that was a lot of rain. Hmm. I'm not feeling quite so bad right now (2pm-ish). Only 2 more hours, then I can go home and work some more. Hungry. The sugar snap peas from the Farmers' Market were delicious, but not too filling. Maybe I'll cook up the rest of the potatoes tonight.
Rosemary Potatoes
Slice tiny potatoes in half, dump in 9x13 baking pan, add olive oil. Toss so they're all coated. Add some sliced onions (preferably the tiny purple ones that came in the $3 grab bag at the Farmers' Market). Splash liberally with balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle with freshly-ground pepper and more sea salt than you really think is wise. Drape top with several good-sized sprigs of fresh rosemary. Bake at 400 for 1 hour or until they are soft. Eat with your fingers.
Posted by rachel at June 20, 2005 03:25 PM
That rosemary potatoes recipie sounds good. Too hot right now to cook it cause I don't have AC, but when it gets bearable again, I'll have to take some of my plentiful potatoes and find some of the other ingredients somewhere. And I will definately be eating with my fingers.
Posted by: Jen at June 27, 2005 10:37 PM