Dirty Little Secret

OK, so this is going to be quick because I’m on my way back from a weekend wedding (the nuptials from Hell, but more on that later maybe), and I am exhausted in every single way.

But anyway. So last time I mentioned that I had a date, but I didn’t really divulge any details. And I’m still not going to — at least not at this point. I will, however, give you the basics. We went out to dinner and it was pretty much at the nicest/coolest restaurant I’ve ever been to. I was impressed, and nothing about it was pretentious. I did feel like an idiot though because I think we are all aware of how limited my culinary knowledge is. Otherwise, it went well, and I think we might see each other again.

Now that I’ve given you the basics though, let me tell you why I feel weird about spilling all the deets — even though I SO want to. I have this terrible habit of counting my chicks (or is it eggs?) before they’re hatched, and I’m reeeeaaalllly trying hard to work on that. Anytime there is the slightest possibility of anything remotely exciting happening, I start gabbing about it. Because I like talking A LOT. But I really need to cut it out because I think — and go ahead and call me superstitious — that I jinx it. Especially when it comes to guys. And since it’s been SO long since I’ve seriously dated someone (I pretty much just had a good time in college), I’m trying to keep any dating I do –which isn’t much, trust me — at least partially under wraps. Maybe if we’re both lucky though, you’ll hear details later. 🙂 Anyone else worry that if you talk about something too much before it happens (especially with relationships) that you’ll jinx it?

Endless Love…

I LOVE Trader Joe’s. Like, if Trader Joe were an actual man, I would probably propose. All of their stuff (good quality!) is so cheap and I feel like most of it’s pretty healthy (besides the chocolate-covered everything that they have in every single aisle). My bill is much lower when I shop there than when I do at Whole Foods…which means more food! And things I don’t really need. Plus the employees seem really nice and helpful. And their ads are cute and funny. I could probably go on and on. But let me tell you why I was so inspired to tell you how much I love TJ’s on this day in particular.

The thing is, I was just able to create a dinner that didn’t include oatmeal. All because of Trader Joe’s, tonight did not end in a culinary catastrophe and I didn’t have to just eat lots of carrots and hummus for dinner. (Although, I did that anyway). Thanks to TJ’s, I actually made chicken with steamed veggies on the side. Well, that was partially due to the Glad steam bags I have, too, but whatever. (I know they make me seem lazy and are not super eco-friendly but OMG my veggies come out so perfectly steamed!) Anyway, I bought TJ’s frozen, seasoned, grilled chicken to pop in the microwave and Voila! A meal that looks like it actually took some work. Actually, having to keeping checking on it was a lot of work for me. But STILL. This gives me hope that I will not be a kitchen klutz forever. Baby steps, people.

I was going to take a picture, but then I forgot and just ate it. Oops. Anyway, I am on my way to get coffee, run to the gym, and think more about the delicious meal I just made.

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I don’t really have much to say since things have been kind of low-key/ “meh” lately. Anyway, I thought I would just bullet point some thoughts so I would at least get something written. Usually I go for quality over quantity, but I also don’t like to go toooo long without writing something for fear that the 3 people who read this will get bored and never return! Whew. So, if you read, please keep reading! I promise I’ll write something good soon!

On to the bullets!

• I think I want to go to Greece. First of all, I hear it’s beautiful. Perfect water, lots of sun. Heaven, essentially. And I think the food would be right up my alley. Hummus, veggies, pita, yogurt, olive oil. I also think they media is like OBSESSED with Greece/the Mediterranean because one of the style editors at Glamour just wrote about her trip to Croatia on the site and Mamma Mia is everywhere. And now I want to go see it.
• Going off of that, I love movie musicals. They have the potential to be AMAZING or downright terrible. Which means that they go full circle and become amazing again. For example, the best/worst movie musical of all time: GREASE 2!! Pleeeeease, someone tell me that you’ve seen it. “I want a C-O-O-L R-I-D-E-R…” “Let’s bowl, let’s bowl, let’s rockn’ roll!” or “Reproduction!” Anyone? anyone? OK, someone better

• respond to that (I mean, please?) or at least go rent the movie if you haven’t seen it. It’s Michelle Pfeiffer at her finest/most embarrassing. I think this all stems from the fact that I was a half-theater nerd, half jock,half bookworm (OK, see… math wasn’t my strong suit). I didn’t ALWAYS want to hang out with the drama kids (it got a little weird after a while…), but I did want to sing ALL THE TIME, so I thought that if my high school were like Rydell, I would be set.
• Also, why is Tom Hanks’ son in a KFC commercial? Remember when he actually starred in a movie? With Jack Black? Now he’s selling fried chicken and shocking his advertisement friends by getting a pretty girl to actually go out with him. My, how things change. (Also, if that isn’t him then someone please correct me. But if it isn’t, the resemblance is uncanny.)
• My friends, college acquaintances, etc. need to STOP getting married and reproducing. I mean, they are lovely people (most of them), but it’s making me feel like I’m falling behind! It’s like I’m not hitting the milestones in time. And I’m only 23! Shouldn’t I have more time? Graduate with honors from sweet school. Check. Move away from home. Check. Get first real job and apartment (OK my apartment is hardly real, but fine, whatever). Check. Find someone to spend the rest of life with and combine genes with? That box, my friends is very, very blank. No check marks there. I have time, right!?!?!
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  I love Jennifer Aniston. She’s great. Even if she is dating John Mayer and I don’t approve.

• Oh man, and Conan O’Brien. I love him and never get to watch him anymore since I am usually in bed or at least not watching TV at this hour. But tonight I am still up for no apparent reason so I am thoroughly enjoying his incredible awkwardness, self-deprecating humor, and gravity-defying hair.
• OK, this is for you, foodie friends: I really want to start cooking because right now, I run the risk of ruining microwaved dishes. I CAN cook, but I lose patience because I think, ‘Oh, what’s the use? If it’s terrible, I’ll have to nuke something anyway.’ So most of the time I have carrots and hummus and oatmeal for dinner. Hmmm. Yeah. So from you, food bloggers/cooking gurus, I need your easiest, fastest, (cheapest?) yummiest recipes so I can become a functioning adult and not ingest so many of the chemical seeping out of my Tupperware into my food. (PS, I love all veggies and veg*n food but I’m open to almost anything, including poultry and fish, besides… well, mammal.)
• And, last thing, I know I’ve written this before, but I need some inspiration, and I would especially love to know what YOU are interested in. It doesn’t even have to be an opinion about something. I know I talk about me on here, but so far I haven’t totally told you about me because I don’t even know where to start. I know it may seem as though I divulge a lot of info because I CANNOT SHUT UP, but really I think I just say a lot of the same stuff twice (or 15 times). So help me out. Got any questions? Requests? Wondering why I can’t just type one sentence and leave it at that? (Actually, I can’t answer that one either.) Let me know!

OK, I need to crash to make it through one more day this week. Good night!