Pureed pumpkin, tomatoes, lentils, garbanzo beans, peppers, garlic, and artichoke hearts. Served with avocado slices because I like chunks of avocado in my chili instead of putting cheese on top. It was very autumn like!

Delicious!

Alembic has added a new seasonal menu item which is Pozole Fries. Which you can get with Carnitas.

Pozole looks like this: [link]

So basically it's like...Mexican poutine? Not really cheesy though, but it's french fries slathered in Pozole (mexican soup made with pork shoulder, chilies and hominy), topped with cojita cheese and carnitas. So decadent!

Congrats on the condo closing, Kristin! That's such great news.

Every time That Site pops up in a post on Tumblr, I have to restrain myself from Going The Fuck Off.

The last time a Tumblr post about That Site went by, I did indeed Go The Fuck Off.

It is getting cool here so I made yummy pumpkin chili!

I have plans for chili later this week!

Mexican poutine

That sounds like a euphemism. (I do love pozole, though.)

Pozole looks like this: [link]

Oh! On my list. I love trying new things.

Thinking a lot about Shir and all those in the region these last few days. The escalation is scary.

Thinking a lot about Shir and all those in the region these last few days. The escalation is scary.

There's a whole NYTimes article about the increasing threat of international war, with China threatening to invade Taiwan, Iran funding a number of terrorist organizations and Russia itchy to invade other countries. Throw in North Korea and those countries are consistently working as allies in anti-democratic efforts worldwide.

I like pozole, but would never have thought to put it on fries? I do now really want lunch...

I am being driven round by bureaucracy....my doc was willing to write an rx for the new cash pay for zepbound, since I'm no longer on a trial of a new med, and I've gained 15 pounds in the two months since I had the meds (BOO). So she tried, but couldnt' figure out how. I went home, and figured out a way for her to do it, by adding the required pharmacy (it has to go through their special pharmacy to be the less expensive stuff, I can't afford $1000 a month!). She sent it. I haven't heard from them, so tried to contact them today. They said they never received it. I can see it in the system, it looks to me like it was sent and required the info (and they said they didn't even have it in a "this is rejected because XYZ" list) so I don't know where to go from there! I just want to stop constantly wanting food....and want to not buy another whole wardrobe.

I'm over that in a lot of ways, though I have talked a lot of trash on the subject over the years. Especially after a few years went by and he tried to *friend me on Facebook* and get me to come to his virtual launch and all that jazz. Like, okay, I was enough of a sucker to buy in a bit, and you didn't rip me, personally, off intellectually(God help him if he had, for the record--I'm stubborn, overeducated, and have lots of time free in the afternoons...he would live to hate words like "pro se", but I digress.) but just because I'm not hurt anymore doesn't mean it's like "Oh, you had *me* going," and we hang out now, you arrogant moron. I mean, I did think I was entertaining someone laid up in the hospital some of that time. I was very rude about that request and I regret it less than anything I've ever done.

I think I finally have most of Haunt Season up and running, and I think I, along with my team, have survived. Just for posterity, here is what we did this season.

1. Halloween Horror Nights - Universal Studios 2. Delusion 3. Queen Mary - Dark Harbor 4. Fright Fest - Six Flags Magic Mountain 5. Fright Fest - Six Flags Fiesta Texas 6. Fright Fest - Six Flags Over Texas 7. Fright Fest - Six Flags Over Georgia 8. Fright Fest - Six Flags Great Adventure 9. Fright Fest - Six Flags Great America

And then on top of that getting rolling on the rest of our work and rentals.

It has been a total of something like 30 haunted houses in 5 states.

Damn.

I need a nap after reading your post, ND.

Now comes the really hard part, collecting payment.