Ok. Bad Lifetime Movie update of the night:

Charisma Carpenter's bra just matched her shirt. Very weird.

I mean, really! Who doesn't need one of these???

But you can just get a $15 cast iron pan at the hardware store that can do that and about a zillion other things too!

t hugs my cast iron skillets tight

Never did find the pass. Bah.

But, we did start homebrewing adventures, and now have 5 gallons of wort fermenting away in our basement, hopefully soon to become an English style brown ale.

Pretty much simultaneously, I was cooking Tom's birthday dinner of roast chicken and vegetables (the latest CI version) which, while a bit fussy as CI can be, was awesome and we used up a lot of root veg we had kicking around- beets, turnips, rutebaga, carrots, and blue potatoes.

So, a fun night in the kitchen.

Have to go back to work tomorrow. Don't wanna. Sigh. I also have my first class of the semester, which I'm kind of nervous about, because it's at a different school (Salem State) and I'm transferring the credits. So, it will be more convenient, and cheaper (SO MUCH CHEAPER) but it's new and different and I fear change.

Oh, home brewing is so fun! And you get beer out of it.

(eta: cheaper is good. I hope it's an easy adjustment. I got excited about the beer and forgot about school. Kind of like my undergraduate years)

Aww, man! I miss brewing -- I'd almost forgotten about it until we moved out of the old house and I finally got rid of all my old gear.

... although it does lead to this:

I got excited about the beer and forgot about school. Kind of like my undergraduate years

BWAH!!

Much IRS-ma to your mom Erika. I had an IRS issue this last spring where it started with me owning a LOT of money and after working everything out I ended up getting an additional refund (with interest!), so it can turn out good in some cases.

Much IRS~stomping~ma indeed. Erika, remind your mom that all is fair in love and war with the IRS. I was audited for 3 years. I came with folders full of stuff and fought them hard. And won. They are Evil. DH said he saw a side of me he'd never seen before. Grrrrr

You know, I have been afflicted with the gronk this week, and was dreading the pile of grading I have to do tonight. I'm partway through it, and I have read one painfully honest essay and several letters from enthused freshmen.

I fucking love my job.

Let's see if I can sum up.

Aimee's gyn is an ASSHAT.

vw is pushing the kitchen porn.

IRS~ma to erika's mom.

In meme news - I am free of jury duty. I was one of the last three left in the pool by the time they were done selecting the jury and 3 alternates.

We are also in the market for a new cooktop. WHY, oh why are radiant cooktops so expensive?

Oy. I may need an alibi for tonight.

Cat did it?

You were feeding the poor in India?

Alien abduction?