bwah! that is hilarious!

Noon isn't really the middle of the modern day!

It should be! Noon should stay noon, dammit. Sundials forever!

Also, your modern day and mine are clearly not the same. 8-6 daylight is SO MUCH WORSE than 7-5

That is amazing, Jilli.

Eek--I mean, at least the place is open on Sundays, unlike the Korean one which is closed Sundays because they're so Christian? But ick.

I got up all early, and did yoga, and now it's almost 5pm and I have not left the house again. I did roast up some broccoli and some cauliflower. But I feel I really ought to have accomplished something today. ...not sure WHAT, but something.

Also, your modern day and mine are clearly not the same. 8-6 daylight is SO MUCH WORSE than 7-5

I guess not. I have to be at my desk by 7:30, so usable morning daylight isn't really an option for me either way. I get off at 3:30 which usually means home by 4:30, so an extra hour of daylight at the end of the day is far more usable for me than an extra hour in the morning.

Not sure what your schedule is, but something more 9 to 5ish might be better on the other schedule, since it is basically my reverse in that either option will have a dark evening...

I am home. I'm unpacked, doing laundry, and I've made a grocery run. I guess this means it's hockey time.

Hydrate, shrift, hydrate. That is the key.

I definitely did not do enough of that.

She didn't talk to me after that.

I adore you, Jilli.

Hee, Jilli!

I am tired and my feet hurt. So much still to do. And some of it definitely has to be done today.

Figured out what to do with the cabbage and celery, at least. Stir fry with chicken, currently marinating. The celeriac I'll fry up tomorrow morning and pretend it's hash browns. Ended up with 2.5 qt. of vegetable stock, which is a very reasonable amount. It is ready to go into the freezer if it doesn't get eaten up by Thursday. So the kitchen is in pretty good shape.

Laundry is kicking my ass and I can't really pack until more laundry is done.

I should be more concerned with leaving my front yard in good shape. Meh. Maybe after work Tuesday. Maybe not.

Gris, my work schedule is 7-3:30. I hate getting up in the dark with a white hot fiery passion.

I love chicken noodle soup. I'm coming to the conclusion that I'm going to have to make my own. Take it as given that I'll be using boxed, low-sodium stock and probably canned chicken, because as much as I love chicken noodle soup, I'm not going to be starting from a whole bird or bird parts (unless I chop up some chicken breast). Given those foodie-depressing parameters, what should I do to get chicken soup that tastes of more than salty water with meat, noodles, and veggies?

Given those foodie-depressing parameters, what should I do to get chicken soup that tastes of more than salty water with meat, noodles, and veggies?

Yo, I don't make my own stock, either.

Add olive oil, some black pepper and thyme, a bay leaf (remove before eating!), and whatever form of garlic you have.