recent events

found a MASSIVE bulbous spider in the bathroom...after i took the picture it ran away into a crack in the floor. lovely.

we had a power outage

found a bunch of candles [after roommate michael sat in the dark for 3 hours..]

leah got home from germany and brought me chocolates!

and we had yet another massive downpour. woohoo.

tomatoes!

grape tomatoes and some random something... my first real tomato! possibly an heirloom from the 4 plants neighbor bob gave me

but its such a tease... the underside rotted on the vine. laaaame.

my second ripe tomato! also possibly an heirloom... from some unnamed "heirloom tomato" plant from home depot

this shot shows off off my manicure. i put up with a nail file pretty much only cos i was a little hungover and had a head full of hair dye.

cajun pasta

approximate ingredients:
1 box ditalini [short] pasta
3 andoulli pork sausage [cooked]
2 bell pepper
1/2 onion
1/4 C fresh basil

sauce:
4 Tbl butter
1 1/2 C milk
1/4 C chipotle pepper in adobo
2 Tbl chili powder
1 Tbl red chili flakes
2 teas paprika
1 C grated cheddar
3 Tbl rice flour + 1/2 C milk
1/2 C fat free sour cream

boil pasta, drain well, and set aside. quarter sausage lengthwise and then dice into 1/4" pieces. saute until browned, add diced pepper, onion, and basil and saute until tender; set aside.

melt butter in sauce pan and add milk, chipotle, and spices. bring to boil and add cheese, mixing well. mix rice flour and milk in small bowl until combined, add to sauce and whisk until combined. stir in sour cream and add salt and pepper to taste.

combine pasta, meat, veggies, and sauce.

yield: a shitload.

recycling?

nassau county public works makes good [?] use of old street signs

as umm.. part of their drainage system? wtf.

i showed one the guys on the concrete crew this and he was like "holy shit, guys come check this out"

we were all bewildered to say the least. beside the fact that its pretty ghetto..


vegetarian inari! i assumed all inari was vegetarian..since its rice in a tofu pocket.. but the extra veggies made for a more filling snack/breakfast/lunch and it was a nice contrast

sleepy high color contrast kitty

part of a project ive been working on. inspired by this.

garden update

everything but the snow peas and now the yellow squash is thriving, including the tomato and basil transplants.

staked are no less than 7 tomatoes, and there are maybe 8 more that grew from seed and are beginning to produce baby tomatoes! looking quite a bit healthier [and rearranged] from my original pics.

and now for closeups:

grape tomato plant going insane

heirloom [?] plant baaarely starting to turn

baby sprouties!

another dill flower that was surgically removed [with scissors]

bell peppers!