I'm making homemade Turkey Helper (Okay, tomato sauce with turkey meat and macaroni). I bought a garlic chopper in Vermont -- a little gadget that you put the peeled cloves into and push down on a plunger a couple times. To my amazement, it actually works -- I now have as finely chopped fresh garlic as you could want.

Have been coughing and sneezing since Sunday night. Everyone has been helpfully telling me that I look like shit. Well, I have no more sick days, so suck it up, I'm coming to work to infect you all.

Thanks, Jesse. I may try brining. I've enjoyed pork when others make it, so it would be nice to be able to cook my own.

I vote for a pork roast as being the best, but it's unwieldy for one person.

Roast pork is delicious, and does well cut into individual portions for later and frozen. Mmm, maybe it's getting to be time for me to pick up another pork tenderloin and do the CI version of char sui again. So yum.

Meanwhile, my dinner was just two hot dogs, a piece of brie, and two carrots. Because that was easy. Pretty good, actually.

Today I just want to not have to work and or maybe have a extended period of time alone.

Realizing that, really, I would prefer not to have to work, or not to have to work full-time, has inspired me to try putting a big chunk of my paycheck into my 401K and just work on budgeting around that, see if I can make that dream of doing nothing come true. Er, not meant as a suggestion for anyone else, just remarking on the coincidence that I filled out the paperwork today and hears an opportunity to mention it, I guess.

So, I'm living hand to mouth. My last rent check bounced because landlady waited three weeks to cash it. I email to say these are the days I get paid, cash the check then. She still waits, and the second check bounces. Cash that shit immediately, yo! Next rent check is going to be a cashiers check. Filling up my gas tank can ensure that I don't make my rent. Getting groceries can. This is such an unfuckingtenable situation.

Yes, yes it is.

Why did I just check my work email? Now I'm all stomach-knotty and out of valerian. Maybe a drink.

Sometimes it is very hilarious to watch my social network, erm, network. One friend has sent me a job listing at his company and sent my resume to the hiring manager, another friend at another company gave my resume to the HR munchkin at her company, and I've already been contacted about setting up a phone call. That was today, and I'm not officially unemployed yet.

Glad to see that, Jilli!

Belated happy birthday, Lee!

Today was...a day. I spent several hours keeping the boys and girls from fighting. Or rather, bosses and minions. Really, save it for the performance review, don't waste my time being pissy. (And really? If everyone would get some freaking perspective, this was something you *couldn't* test. For reasons we all chafe against, but can't control.)

So above my pay grade, but I have little patience for that sort of leg-pissing.

New intern is a gem. Still dealing with other potential intern's transition coordinator. She's apparently harassing new boss lady about a start date, whilst new boss lady is saying "I'm waiting for references to get back to me". Which is not boding well for boss lady's good favour. Maybe if you hadn't fucked up your original interview date by three weeks. (Seriously, if this is the responsibility shown by the staff, what should we expect of the students?!).