The Height of Laziness

You may get the impression, based on my infrequent blog posts, that I am an extremely busy person. To that I would say that this is partially true. I am, in fact, terribly occupied with being extremely lazy. Last night I was sitting on my couch in full view of my computer (although most things are in full view in my apartment, being that it is just one room). I couldn't even motivate myself to get off the couch and go type out some thoughts. It's not like these posts take me hours. Although the creative process can be somewhat draining....

I have had several thoughts in the last few weeks that could have easily made good blog posts; now I am forgetting all of them. So let me start with a thought that has been bearing down on me for the last few weeks: the Peeps diorama. You may recall the valiant effort put forth by Janelle and me for the Washington Post's peeps diorama contest and how cruelly they shunned our creative genius. No matter. We've kept the diorama, showcasing it prominently on my bookcase. It actually has become part of the landscape of my apartment - those peeps look about as fresh as the day they came out of the package (which is a testament to why I never eat them). But it is hard to wake up every day and be confronted with your failures - literally and figuratively. The diorama sits directly across from my bed, so that one of the first things I see in the morning is the scene. So now the question becomes....do I keep the diorama, or do I throw it away? Janelle and I are impartial judges on this subject....that diorama is our baby. It is sad, though, that I don't live in a world where my awesomeness at diorama construction is appreciated and recognized by the masses; is that too much to ask? I'd also like to live in a world where such a skill is highly prized and insanely profitable.

In other apartment news, I have recently undergone an expansion of my kitchen gadget collection. I did purchase a blender for my birthday, which has been a godsend. However, the red blender does not match the red toaster, even though they are made by the same manufacturer. To further complicate matters, I finally broke down and bought a tea kettle - my hotpot from my intern days was starting to make me worried I was going to burn the building down - and that, too, is a red that doesn't match (it actually has these sparkles in it, which I don't particularly care for, but I got it on Amazon, so what can I expect). This nonmatching red color appliances would normally be enough to send me over the edge under normal circumstances, but given that my kitchen is probably 3 square feet, it adds another level of anger because they are in such close proximity. Other kitchen gadgets recently acquired: a chopper and a yogurt maker. The chopper is also a story in and of itself - I accidentally ordered a mini version and it came and it looked like it was made for lilliputians. So I returned it to Amazon, spending money on postage. My mom graciously bought me a new, larger size one. Well I went to use it last night, and no offense Mom, but I was sorely disappointed. Maybe I wasn't using it right (although that is difficult, because all it is is a simple push motion), but it cut nothing. Which is bad for me, as every time I seem to pick up a knife I cut myself. Also, I don't have the patience for julienning, so I was hoping that would take care of it. On the yogurt front - no news there yet, because I haven't officially tried it. But I am very intrigued.

This weekend Vince took me to Mamma Mia! for a birthday treat. Obviously, I died and went to ABBA heaven. Editor's note: This was my second time seeing the show live (and fourth if you include the movie). Afterward, we trekked out to the Wegmans in Virginia and it was awesome. Period. I am still living in the Wegmans bliss. Tons of goodies, for not more than I would normally spend on groceries. Seriously, I think I am still riding the high. This Wegmans had a seafood bar - you could order seafood prepared to order, and while you wait you can have a drink.

I have been having massive ADD tonight - reading my book, doing law school stuff (finally), eating, checking Facebook....I think I am going to try and make banana bread because my bananas are ripe for the taking! Still hoping to get to make crepes this week....Vince is out of town this week so I'm having a food vacation for myself!

UPDATE (ten minutes later): Banana-bread making foiled by lack of butter.