The Toilet Bowl Files #1

I got a camera today, and so I'm starting a new little project. I want to show you a picture or two of every dish I make, where 'make' means anything that involves more work than just pulling things out of containers and warming, or otherwise just following directions on the back of the box. I need to learn a little more about writing and a whole lot about photography. This project is sort of a scratch-pad for me. Just pictures of food and a little bit of commentary. It makes me think of a toddler dragging you by the hand into the bathroom, pointing into the toilet bowl, and proudly exclaiming "I made that!"

So here we go, The Toilet Bowl Files.


Macaroni with Tomato Sauce.
Okay, so I've already broken my own rule. I did just take the macaroni and sauce out of containers, heat, and combine. But I did make the tomato sauce, honest! It's just that I made it about a month ago. I was really excited about my new camera, give me a break.

The sauce is only chunky because I don't have a food processor and I'm lazy, but it turned out to work in my favor. The meatless dishes that I made with it (like this one) were much improved by the extra texture. There's a little too much oil in the sauce, and not enough macaroni on the plate, but it was a pretty satisfying dinner. I'll probably follow it up with an apple, later.

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As an aside, could we all, as food bloggers, agree to abandon the word 'toothsome'? I really hate it. I'm not sure why, as I readily concede that it has uses that do not overlap with other words. While it is misused frequently, it's honest use still falls well inside the majority. Still, I hate it. The word just feels bad in my mouth. It just doesn't feel toothsome, and that bothers me a lot. Let's all just pretend - for however briefly we need to - that we all have terrible lisps, and so the word 'toothsome' is impossible to use.

La, la, la

I haven't written in a while.
Recently, I've wanted to write very, very much, but I don't feel like I have a proper forum to voice my thoughts.
I'll be getting a camera this week, and hopefully I can write a little more about food and add some splashes of color to this space.

Here are the albums I've listened to so far today:
The Dirty Three - Ocean Songs
Do Make Say Think - & Yet & Yet
Unwed Sailor - Faithful Anchor
Four Tet - Rounds
Delerium - Karma
Radiohead - Amnesiac
Tori Amos - Scarlet's Walk

If you know those albums you can aproximate my mood - or the mood I'm shooting for, anyway. It's been a nice day. A little warm maybe, but nice.

I drank a little bit earlier today, and I'll drink a lot more tonight. I had a couple of good thoughts about drinking. One was about responsibility and the other was about pacing. They weren't related, but just now I can't get them untangled in my head. It's too bad, because while the responsibility one was desposable (too preachy,) the pacing one was kind of cute.

I've been reading a lot. Here's some official things I've read in the last week:

The Sandman #1 - #75
The Man in the High Castle
The Sea Gull
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac
Me Talk Pretty One Day
The Tao Te Ching (some)
Freakonomics (about half way)

There's also been a lot of internet reading every day, of course.

Earlier today I finished Me Talk Pretty while drinking, read some of the Tao Te Ching while sobering, and started in on Freakonomics while attempting, unsuccessfully, to take a nap. I'm in a mood where I need to be reading almost constantly. Freakonomics will likely take me through my hangover tomorrow, but then I've run out of things I really want to read. I'm taking suggestions. My local library is stocked OK, but not great.

I'm sorry that this post is sort of boring. I just needed to hear my voice, so to speak.