Hi, vw! You looked so happy and so pretty! Congratulations to you and the lucky Mr. Bug!

Today I am cranky and have a bad case of the don't wannas. I need to go do a ton of laundry, and I just want to nap and sulk for no particular reason.

The Jazz Fest Ick.

Congrats, vw! Looks like it was wonderful. So happy for you!

vw bug, so happy for you! It was fun to watch.

The Jazz Fest Ick.

Huh. That's a thing? Makes sense, I guess. It was four hours of total sensory overwhelm. I saw my boss today, and he said he's been to a lot of Jazzfests and never seen it so crowded. I took a 20-min nap that turned into a 1.5-hr nap. It ended when my sister called, and I just got off the phone with her, so I *still* haven't gone to do laundry. I have to, though, because I am completely out of work clothes and almost out of underwear, and am supposed to maybe see StW this evening.

Speaking of my sister, she's looking for a very suuportive bra-sized swimsuit - she's a 36DDD and a size 10 or 12. She's looked on Bare Necessities and Fig Leaves and Lands End, and I sent her to lindasonline and biggerbras.com... any other recs from the busty Buffista Bitches?

Huh. That's a thing? Makes sense, I guess. It was four hours of total sensory overwhelm.

It's definitely a thing that I've experienced and commiserated with co-workers with on both Mondays after Festing.

Sorry about your laundry issues- I'd invite you over to do it here, but Tom's brewing, and that takes up the entire back of the house.

Naw, it's good. I'm just being lazy. At this point I have so much, it's better to go to the laundromat and get it all done at once.

Errands are done for the day so we are finally going to see Cabin in the Woods.

my kindle had a 'sode this morning...I guess it's okay now, though.

I am finally at the laundromat. Two loads in the dryers and one getting rewashed for stains - damn hair dye on pillowcases.

I think I'm going to make a huge Thai veggie stirfry tonight to use as much of my veggies as possible. I'm trying to find a recipe for bone-in chicken thighs to go along with it that doesn't involve baking - my kitchen is already a bit stuffy these days.

Season the thighs with S&P (and any other spice, if you wish). heat a little olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, put the chicken in skin down, flip after 7-8 minutes, cook till done. You can pour some chicken broth or white wine or something to cover the bottom of the pan, cover, and braise it to finish, too.

Mm, chicken thighs. There are also a bunch on epicurious that are probably good, if the simple stovetop panfry/sautee doesn't do it for ya.

We're having leftover gumbo, though we ate all the shimps from last night. I got some smoked sausage to round it out.

Dinner tonight will be stir fry - chicken, black beans, thin spaghetti, stir fried in safflower and sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, rice wine, lime juice, soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger black pepper, fresh cilantro, tangerine segments, with mushrooms, onions and spinach.