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This is the kind of thing I get a stiffy at night thinking about. I signed up and we’ll see how it goes.

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Posted by admin - 18/03/08 - 0 comments

 

So theoretically the Chinese have this curse that roughly translates to “May you live in interesting times”. I checked the wiki on it cause the saying was stuck in my head, and it says it might be based on the proverb ‘It’s better to be a dog in peaceful times than a man in chaotic ones”

I like that as an insult. And the reason? I’ve certainly lived in my share of interesting times. But everything is alot fucking slower out here. Why? Cause nothings going on. And I would think that should be bad. Like I should be restless. But for once there’s nothing looming over my head. I thought about this as I was sitting down to eat some lunch. I had tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwhich. The meal was great and as I finished up and plopped down on the couch I marvelled for a second at that saying.

I think it works great as is. Because not HAVING to do anything. That’s really… thats as good as it gets. I could spend today… playing blues guitar. Like I did. Or sitting by the pool, or reading a book. That’s how life SHOULD be. I wouldnt want every day to be quiet. But I think that’s the point. When you live in interesting times there’s always shit going on. And thats cool for a while. But at some point pulling the brakes on life to slow things down. Well it’s amazing. I remember a good point Cody brought up once, he said “I wish we could just not do anything, no school, no work, no nothing, till we’re 35 or so, and then just work the rest of our lives, until we die” And I think there’s alot of merit in that. The problem with retirement later in life is everything is already slowing down by then. I used to want to go on a cruise just to get away from responsibility but I realised it’ll always follow you. And I know at some point soon I need to start being responsible but today I really let loose and just… lived in uninteresting times.

And it was kindof fucking amazing.

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Posted by admin - 07/03/08 - 0 comments

 

So there I was, holding fire.

Let me back up.

I decided to make myself some dinner. I had this box of spaghetti from 1943 that said “Support your troops: Buy War Bonds” on it, but my mom ensured me that spaghetti does not, in fact, go bad. So I thanked her for suffering through a retarded phone conversation with me then got to work. I cooked up the spaghetti in one pot and some delicious turkey in the other to mix with my canned Ragu.

One obvious problem. I had defrosted the turkey by putting it in the fridge some hours previous which, in fact, did nothing to defrost the turkey. So after hacking and tearing it to pieces I managed to cut off a good enough chunk of ground turkey to cook. Next step… cooking it. At my grandma’s house I’m living at now I don’t know where everything is, but eventually I found some extra virgin olive oil and was minorly foiled as it had a cork for a topper (normally I fill the cap with oil, pour and go), so I poured a bit too much, started it a-sizzling and then dropped in the turkey.

Well it turns out olive oil is flamable, and some must have splashed over the side because I blinked and then the whole stove was full of fire and I went “Dizam!” And grabbed it. I started for the sink when I looked down and paused, realizing I was holding the very short handle to a pot spewing flames in every direction, and I couldnt help but remember that oil tends to explode and splatter when hot.

So there I was, holding fire.

I probably didn’t actually pause all that long before tossing the pan in the sink, using water to put out the fire, then putting the turkey back on (and eating a delish meal).

My only concern then was if I undercooked the Turkey or not but eh, whatcha gunna do? Eating raw Turkey can’t be bad for you right?

(Before everyone chimes in to tell me that Turkey has Salmonella, I looked that up to… but Im still alive so I think I’m fine)

Moral of the Story: Nathan’s an idiot.

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Posted by admin - 06/03/08 - 0 comments