leahbobet: (gardening)
leahbobet ([personal profile] leahbobet) wrote2010-07-30 05:55 pm

Le week-end.

It is a long weekend here in the Workers' Paradise of Torontograd.* I am listening to the latest random countdown of best songs of whatever long on the radio and playing silly Flash games and eating pierogies while the roommate (Tick superhero name: Dr. My Roommate) steams a bunch of swiss chard in the kitchen. There is a Shadow Unit DVD extra brewing at the back of my head.

S'all good.


Have been out and about a lot this week: saw two movies (Inception, which was deeply cool and chewy but maybe not as mind-blowing for me as other people found it, and Salt, which is a very silly place and let's go to Camelot instead), went on a boat cruise through the Toronto Harbour and around the islands, had my final inspection for the old apartment, and handed over the keys. Battle Moving is officially over. I can't describe how much better it feels to only be responsible for one place of residence. I have this notion I may never go east of Yonge again unless there's a friend's place involved.

And for tonight, there is beef I need to do something with (a sort of adulterated basil beef object is being plotted), farmshare beets I need to do something with (anyone have any good recipes?) and words to write.

Back to report later if that turns out. With my metrics or on them!


*It is always a workers' paradise when you get days off.

[identity profile] skogkatt.livejournal.com 2010-07-30 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
A very simple beet salad like this one is always nice in the summer (to me, at least). There are other, fancier things you can do with greens and walnuts and goat cheese or blue cheese if you feel more gourmet-prep-willing, but this sort of thing is very refreshing, too.

[identity profile] leahbobet.livejournal.com 2010-07-31 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooooh. Thank you. I think I might take a run at that. :)

[identity profile] skogkatt.livejournal.com 2010-08-01 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
Advise against making beet ice cream. A friend tried that today at an ice cream making party and... well... it was not a favorite. Several among our party were traumatized post tasting. One said, "I can taste it just by looking at it!" Another posited it might be radioactive. So. Just so you know.

[identity profile] hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com 2010-07-31 01:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Basil beef sounds tasty.

(This comment brought to you by a hungry reader.)

[identity profile] leahbobet.livejournal.com 2010-07-31 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
It turned out kinda too salty (stupid soy sauce), but overall works!