Does anybody here have a SodaStream device? Do you use it a lot and would recommend it? R, the roommate, expressed a desire not to be schlepping huge bottles of soda around (she mostly drinks flavored seltzer anyway), and it would make a decent late Xmas gift, I think, but I know not much of the carbonated world.
I love it. I use it daily. I like the half liter bottles, so nothing ever goes flat. My hack is using orange juice concentrate to make a very Orangina like drink. Or you can use the flavors. There are several companies besides Soda Stream that make flavors, even fancy artisinal stuff for cocktails.
I hope you’re feeling better today, Zenkitty.
The week between Christmas and New Years is such an odd space. I am generally lucky enough to have most or all of it off. There’s a sense that new stuff will start next week but I usually try to finish old stuff up before Christmas, so there’s a sort of hiatus. I should just grab one of my new books and enjoy it, but I feel like there’s something I should be doing, you know?
I am trying to be super productive (work wise) this week and make progress on some things while so many people are out.
As for home, I think I will take down and pack up the big tree in the next couple of evenings.
Hope you are feeling better, Zen
I just went and picked up some stir-fry takeout, I got home and the rice is not fully cooked! I’m trying to decide if it’s worth my time to go back to the restaurant and complain.
How weird! I don't think I've ever seen that.
That is really weird. I guess the question is how far away?
Well, I’m ending the year on an appropriate note. Saturday I had what looked like a bug bite on my face which grew larger and painful the next day. Last night the entire left side of my face turned red and swelled up. I look like Jake LaMotta. Off to urgent care this morning to find I have a skin infection, which I seem to have responded to at the right time. I do have to monitor carefully and if my eye starts hurting or I get a fever, I have to immediately go to the ER. As it is, my face hurts and I am on Amoxicillin and Bactrim and have to apply hot compresses on the regular.
Honestly, I look way worse than I feel. Every time my DH catches sight of my face, he looks stricken.
It wasn’t far, so I called them and got a replacement meal. I specifically asked them to make sure the rice was cooked. This time the rice is al dente instead of crunchy. I’m pretty sure rice isn’t supposed to be either.
That is bizarre, Tom. I wonder if their rice cooker is malfunctioning so they don't know??
Oh no, Scrappy! That sounds ugh. I'm so glad you got in to see someone.
