Ok, I need some help...as you may know, I'm obsessed with tomatoes. I tasted something tomato-y and AWESOME this weekend but I can't figure out what it was.
We were at a rehearsal dinner this weekend at an excellent Italian restaurant in Lenox MA. The appetizers were served buffet-style on different tables. On this particular table was small slices of bread and then hummus, baba ganosh, olives, etc...very Mediterranean/Italian/Greek. In addition, there was a tomato mixture of goodness. What kind of tomato-y dish goes with those other dishes? It was sort of bruschetta-ish (supposed to go on the bread) but BETTER.
I can't even figure out the ingredients - something sweet? Balsamic vinegar? Tomatoes were definitely the main ingredient (no cheese, grain, etc...).
Please help - I can't stop thinking about it!
Sidenote: if you're ever looking for a good weekend excursion in the fall, I would definitely recommend Lenox. The wedding was obviously the high point of the weekend but Lenox on its own would have been pretty great too!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Thank you, KLG
I thought this was pretty funny:
http://kanyelicious.appspot.com/http://jobsatisfactioninparaguay.blogspot.com/
http://kanyelicious.appspot.com/http://jobsatisfactioninparaguay.blogspot.com/
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Cute
Well, I'm glad that everyone enjoyed the x-rated produce. Also, I apologize for the ten day absence - I forgot I had a blog!
Too freaking cute!
Anyway, I'm totally going to gush about Mike. Annoying but whatever, it's my blog and I can brag and be mushy about his cuteness. He went away from Friday to Sunday...when I got home on Friday night from work, these notes were all over the house.
Too freaking cute!
I can see Gange rolling his eyes right now.
Whatever.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Interesting
Huh. This is how the cucumber, lemon and lime were arranged this morning by the cleaning lady.
By the way, after the economy tanked while we were in Hawaii last year, we got all grown-up and stuff and canceled the cleaning lady, the Globe delivery and HBO.
We were back with HBO and the cleaning lady within six months. Having a clean house after working a 12 hour shift is an amazing feeling.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Two posts, one day
I am still loving this email and now I want to add my own commentary to some of them. I'm sure that will bore some of you...and to that, I say "get your own blog".
1. More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I canthink about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tellmy own story that's not only better, but also more directly involvesme. (I've never thought this...except ALL THE TIME)
2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when yourealize you're wrong. (unfortunately this happens much more than I want to admit with my husband)
3. I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink tohave fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint andsticks when they've invented the lighter? (YES! I also think non-drinkers have fairly boring stories. Again, I'm sure that some of you will say "JSinP, you're a TERRIBLE lightweight drinker"...but whatever, at least I try! Also, get your own blog)
4. That's enough, Nickelback. (hmmm...I don't really care one way or the other. I could say it to Coldplay though.)
5. There is a great need for sarcasm font. (Also a font for "you're a moron but I work with you so I don't want to be too mean")
6. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what was going on when I first saw it. (well, no, because my movie-watching was severely limited by the PBS-loving parents...but this totally happens when I reread books)
7. I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actuallybecomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone'slaughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a littlebit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still theonly one who really, really gets it. (Again, I haven't seen a lot of movies - definitely happens with TV shows though)
8. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in. (only my brother will appreciate this - this is also true when trying to bring all of my grandmother's groceries into her condo. She'll suggest that you take a rolling cart through the handicapped entrance and up into her place but instead I'd rather have my hands fall off as I carrry a year's worth of Parmalat through the front door)
9. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger. (ALL THE TIME)
10. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nodand smile because you still didn't hear what they said? (this has been happening a lot lately - I am blaming it on swimming a lot but I'm sure what my excuse for deafness will be when the pool is closed)
11. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired. (ALWAYS)
12. Bad decisions make good stories. (so one time I was at a wedding and they served boxed wine...)
13. Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say theirname and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem... (I have this problem a lot...this is ridiculous because I love public speaking but this paralyzes me)
14. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at workwhen you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day. (I miss these days so much - unfortunately my current job doesn't allow for F'ing around on the internet)
15. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste. (YES. Also, Mike would count in that statement...I hate when I am all dolled up and I don't see him. I kind of feel bad for him...he only sees the gross JSinP)
16. I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle,then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes. (ummm, yes)
17. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call. (this is a common conversation between me and Mike - should we delete those #s or not?)
18. It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text. (I thought everyone else loved the video!!! I hate it)
19. The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, sawthey had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words,someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to thinkabout it, and then estimated that there must be at least four peopleeating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating bymyself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat ba$tard before dinner. (ALL THE TIME)
1. More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I canthink about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tellmy own story that's not only better, but also more directly involvesme. (I've never thought this...except ALL THE TIME)
2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when yourealize you're wrong. (unfortunately this happens much more than I want to admit with my husband)
3. I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink tohave fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint andsticks when they've invented the lighter? (YES! I also think non-drinkers have fairly boring stories. Again, I'm sure that some of you will say "JSinP, you're a TERRIBLE lightweight drinker"...but whatever, at least I try! Also, get your own blog)
4. That's enough, Nickelback. (hmmm...I don't really care one way or the other. I could say it to Coldplay though.)
5. There is a great need for sarcasm font. (Also a font for "you're a moron but I work with you so I don't want to be too mean")
6. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what was going on when I first saw it. (well, no, because my movie-watching was severely limited by the PBS-loving parents...but this totally happens when I reread books)
7. I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actuallybecomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone'slaughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a littlebit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still theonly one who really, really gets it. (Again, I haven't seen a lot of movies - definitely happens with TV shows though)
8. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in. (only my brother will appreciate this - this is also true when trying to bring all of my grandmother's groceries into her condo. She'll suggest that you take a rolling cart through the handicapped entrance and up into her place but instead I'd rather have my hands fall off as I carrry a year's worth of Parmalat through the front door)
9. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger. (ALL THE TIME)
10. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nodand smile because you still didn't hear what they said? (this has been happening a lot lately - I am blaming it on swimming a lot but I'm sure what my excuse for deafness will be when the pool is closed)
11. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired. (ALWAYS)
12. Bad decisions make good stories. (so one time I was at a wedding and they served boxed wine...)
13. Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say theirname and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem... (I have this problem a lot...this is ridiculous because I love public speaking but this paralyzes me)
14. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at workwhen you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day. (I miss these days so much - unfortunately my current job doesn't allow for F'ing around on the internet)
15. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste. (YES. Also, Mike would count in that statement...I hate when I am all dolled up and I don't see him. I kind of feel bad for him...he only sees the gross JSinP)
16. I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle,then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes. (ummm, yes)
17. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call. (this is a common conversation between me and Mike - should we delete those #s or not?)
18. It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text. (I thought everyone else loved the video!!! I hate it)
19. The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, sawthey had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words,someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to thinkabout it, and then estimated that there must be at least four peopleeating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating bymyself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat ba$tard before dinner. (ALL THE TIME)
Still laughing
I sent Mike an email complaining that I had to pick up TEN books for him at the library this morning.
This is what he emailed me in return:
Ok, that's pretty funny and I'm totally going to do the same thing to someone else.
This is what he emailed me in return:
Ok, that's pretty funny and I'm totally going to do the same thing to someone else.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Ser?
Virginia sent me another list of AWESOME names.
amiracle
symphonie
oprentiss
lover
jubilee
kapri summer
knicholas
gaybreil
airyn
silver unique
miangel
preshus
tru blessing
hosanna
winter sky
Is it weird that I sort of like Airyn and Winter Sky?
Also, the title of this post is the hot new word for Fall 2009 (TM C. Gange).
amiracle
symphonie
oprentiss
lover
jubilee
kapri summer
knicholas
gaybreil
airyn
silver unique
miangel
preshus
tru blessing
hosanna
winter sky
Is it weird that I sort of like Airyn and Winter Sky?
Also, the title of this post is the hot new word for Fall 2009 (TM C. Gange).
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