Only Slightly Annoying

• Getting to work a little late and finding the parking garage already FULL. I didn't mind parking in front of a strip club, but I was not fond of the idea of having to street park when I pay to park in a garage.
  

• Hearing from my mother that an old childhood friend is "mad" at me because I haven't returned any of her emails. After lots of searching, I confirmed that I haven't received any emails from her.
  

• Offering my help to a co-worker who repeatedly refused it until I argued her down. I was at the point of almost not wanting to help her anymore. I think she was trying to prove something.
  

• Getting sucked into mindless "reality" tv programs such as "The Real Housewives of Orange County." Such a waste of time.
  

• Neglecting my house and not getting much (any?) organizing and cleaning done over the past few nights. I annoy myself.
  

Juxtaposition

I introduced Ami to the GIANT hamster puppet I got for Christmas.
He nibbled a bit, but I took it away in case it wasn't good for him.

Fry All You Can...For $5!

One of the many holiday parties we attended this past December was a "fry-b-que" hosted by our good friends at machine project in Echo Park. I've been invited to fry parties before, but never attended. It seemed like something fun and different to do, so we got some bananas and Oreo cookies and went for it. Oh, and we'd just made some of justJenn's famous bacon wrapped little smokies* for another party, so we brought a few of those along to throw into the fat.

The set up involved several fryers. There was one for meat, another for vegan items, yet another for sweets, and a fourth one that was dubbed "anything goes." You could have stuff cooked up battered or not. We dipped it all and took a few tastes. That's all you need before feeling quite ill. There was also a table of community food that you could sample. It was recommended to me that the Star Crunch battered and fried was quite delicious, so I gave it a try. It was great, again for the first couple of bites. I don't know if the county fair is on to this one yet.

Others experimented with all kinds of things from pizza to Pop Tarts to rabbit meat. It was an experience and not one I need to repeat anytime soon. One woman kind of summed it up when she walked into the joint and exclaimed, "It smells like ass in here!" Our clothes reeked afterwards and reminded me of my days as a student cook in college. Nasty.

*We ended up making justJenn's weenies for THREE separate parties. I think there may be a few in the fridge still. I am officially sick of bacon, at least for the time being. E can't seem to understand.

**Update: Just a day after my post, Boing Boing tv posted their experience at the fry-b-que. Too bad we missed Xeni frying up cell phones. Yum!