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Day 47 – Friday 5

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The questions are a little random this week…. until you realize what movie they’re from.

  1. So — so on Monday, what happens? Hopefully I won’t hear anyone say “Sounds like somebody has case of the Mondays.” In theory, it will be just another Manic Monday
  2. What was that ruckus? It was Indy, he’s always barking!
  3. What do you know about trigonometry? a2 + b2 = c2
  4. Vodka? When do you drink vodka? “Whenever” … I drink vodka when I’m having a Moscow Mule! Great cocktail, although usually you’ll find me drinking Gin, Tequila or Wine.
  5. How’d you like to go fishing this weekend? Uhh, no. I’m vegetarian, generally prefer not killing animals (including fish) for sport, and even if you’re “throwing them back” you are still hurting them.

Brought to you by Friday 5.

PS. It’s The Breakfast Club.

Day 46 – quarantine takeout

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If you’ve ever eaten at a restaurant with me, you may have noticed that I have a weird inability to order just one thing. I’m always ordering appetizers or sides or multiple main dishes. I like to sample!

It’s weird because when I cook at home, it’s almost always one thing. A quesadilla, a stir fry w/ rice (that hardly counts as a second dish), pizza…

So, now that we have this lockdown, I feel compelled to over order even more than usual. Like since I’m taking this risk and tipping well I should maximize what I’m getting.

Last weekend I ordered two dishes from the Thai place. About what I would normally order. Tonight I somehow ended up with 5 dishes and two sides.

At first, I was just going to get Indo-Chinese fried rice and Gobi Manchurian. But then I realized they had South Indian selections. Finally, after deciding I was ordering too much, I discarded the samosas and the dosa. And yet… 5 dishes and two sides!

The good news it is all delicious and I won’t have to worry about cooking for at least 2 more days. That’s good because it’s hard to cook and whatnot with my hand.

Anyone else find themselves unable to order just one thing? Why is it so hard to choose?

Day 44 – another month to go?

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Thanks to everyone who asked about my hand. It’s a bad burn, but not as bad as it could have been I guess.

Typing is tolerable today, although still not super fun. Lots of little blisters popping up — I swear they are reproducing!

Anyway, I’m feeling kinda of meh today. Because of the hand and thinking about another 30 days at home, not going anywhere.

I had to cancel my work trip and missed out on a side trip to Barcelona. I would have been flying home today.

I wonder when traveling for fun will be a thing people do again?

How is everyone feeling about the stay at home being extended? Are we being overly cautious at this point? There is so much conflicting info circulating, it’s hard to know what’s what. I guess we shall see how other states like Georgia fare.

Coming soon — an update on my horribly frustrating purple puzzle and maybe a new book review!