I came to ask a question and got all caught up in Teppy's asshat employers, Kristin's paperwork nightmare, and apparently...a book orgy.

Anyway, I do have a cooking question. How do you sautee something without stirring it? Isn't that just "cook it on the stove in some oil?"

Pretty much.

I always associated sauteeing with "moving food bitsaround really fast in a super hot pan with oil or some liquidy stuff" so I got nothing.

I went to the dentist today for the first time in 5 years. BAd news -- need root canal (I've had one; I ain't afraid, just...$$$) Good new -- I am getting my front teeth fixed on Friday! I ate lemons when I was a kid -- hell, into my 20's sproadically, and the enamel is just GONE, and the edges are all chipped to shit and they are stained because of the MIA enamel. I am very self-concious about them, but thought I would have to get superexpensive work, like veneers, but he can fix them for $315!!! And will let me make payments. I am SO happy about this that I don't even care about the RC.

Also, am applying for adjunct English prof position at local comm coll. No bennies, I think, but better than a fucking kick in the face. I think I might be able to COBRA. Ugh.

I heart the boobs of war. That's all I got right now.

Huh. I need fewer cooking words and more directions like "Turn on stove. Put oil in shallow iron pan. Put meat in oil and leave for 10 minutes."

I used to have William Gibson's collection of short stories (including Johnny Mnemonic and The Belonging Kind, both excellent).

I need a good, but simple cherry pie recipe and I'm wondering what to serve with peanut chicken (if I don't have any rice in the house, but an wonderful, homemade peanut sauce).

We are getting married in Beverly Hills on the morning of August 14. MEEP!

Squee! A date and a place and everything. Yay GC!!

Woo hoo GC!

DJ, if it's meat perhaps they meant to sear it? Because yeah, then you don't move it for a few minutes so it takes on some color and gets all yummy.

Congratulations GC!