Lasagna and a windfall of flowers.
2025-08-10 14:19
You know I still haven't gotten around to updating buckley to fix the archives, the entries are all safe in the database so it's not a rush. Still we're 10 days into August & when we roll into September it'll happen again so I best make a reminder for myself. At least I can say I'm over the cold entirely now but it sure seemed to hang on for a while. I didn't even go to work on Thursday because of a headache I couldn't get rid of, so I pretty much did nothing all day. Here's hoping next week is better.
It's been a long time since I made lasagna so I pulled out my old recipe & got to work. I made a smaller batch & abbreviated a bit of it - normally I use 3 types of meat, veal, beef, and sausage - so that I could make just a half-size pan. The two of us couldn't finish a whole 2lb lasagna in a week - as it is I don't think we'll finish this one but it sure tastes great. I've often considered trying my hand at a vegetarian lasagna but I have a concern about soggy vegetables, and I'm not sure that broccoli and pasta sauce taste all that great together even though they're both technically vegetables.
Work on Project Virgil continues. I struggle through design paralysis entirely too often as I ask myself: "Is this too many buttons?", "Does this order make sense?", "Maybe this check-box should move left a few pixels", "How do I communicate the difference between this option and that option?" Considering the length of time it took to outline the functions, I shouldn't be in a rush to get through the design and build. I guess that means I'm a typical First-World American and I expect instant gratification.
The Lexus should get here this week or next & Chris has said he wants to sell the Volkswagen to make room for it in the garage. He's had that car for such a long time I wonder if he'll end up regretting it. Of course it's his to do with as he pleases & it saddens me to see it go. He's right though - we don't drive it enough & it really needs more care than he wants to give it anymore. I think he'd rather put his time & effort into sorting out his 1997 MX-5 and I don't blame him one bit. There's far more parts we can find for a '97 than for a '74 SuperBeetle and he'll have a lot more fun doing it. I'll switch from the Subaru to the Lexus 350 & so he can just start driving the BRZ instead of his Miata every day. That'll give him more time to spend time working on making it better.
Normally I do my grocery shopping on Friday but because I wasn't feeling well I decided to put it off - I went today instead. It slays me how I can spend nearly $200 on 3 bags of groceries. Not the little throw-away bags, I don't use those. I'm one of those annoying people who brings their own bags & insists on bagging everything myself. I use the self-checkout and I don't care how busy it is. I'm doing it myself. I got sick of the kids just throwing everything in the same bag with no rhyme or reason. Tossing cans in with bread & potato chips. If I'm spending $200+ on these groceries, I'd like you to be more careful about how you pack them. As I was walking out of the store this afternoon I passed by the florist who asked me, "Would you like some complimentary flowers? New ones have come in & these bouquets have to go." So of course I replied, "Yes, thank you very much."
A nice vase of flowers in the kitchen makes the entire place feel happier, and of course the smell is divine. :)