How can it be the week before Thanksgiving already?! I feel like I missed a memo or something. And I have a dental hygine appointment this week. Guess who hasn’t been flossing regularly. *grumble* On the upside, NaNoWriMo is going well, sort of. And I cast on my Qiviut project. [ravelry]
I had a hard time getting a good photo of this project, but rest assured that the yarn is as soft and buttery as advertised.
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Proof that circular reasoning works. (thanks, Buzzfeed!)
Doozer got first place in the the Wiskers on Wednesday costume contest! His prize arrived in the mail today–a hand knit snakey! Isn’t it sweet? Thanks Jess and Monica!
Also, my TAS and I are doing a word war. Last one to get to 25K words has to buy the other one some chocolate and it has to be done by Sunday at bedtime. I’m off to NaNo land. 
Wish me luck!
Posted in Doozer, Whiskers on Wednesday, nanowrimo
The stars must have been aligned–this dish was a huge hit at our house tonight.
I riffed on this recipe featured on the Rachael Ray show today. All of the ingredients came from Trader Joe’s. Here’s how I did it:
1. Prepare one pound of dried tortellini pasta according to the package directions.
2. While the pasta is cooking, steam one package of frozen asparagus and then puree.
3. Make Rachael’s béchamel sauce (omit garlic by accident and instead use one part vegetable broth and one part fat-free milk). Add pureed asparagus.
4. Toss the now very very green sauce with the pasta to coat.
5. Brown a package of tomato/basil chicken sausages (squeezed from their casings and crumbled) and add to the pasta and sauce, stirring gently.
6. Pour into a baking dish and cover with TJ’s Quattro Formaggio (about 1/2 a package). Bake at 375° for about 15 minutes until the cheese is browned and the sauce is bubbly.
Isaac ate all of what he was served. Ezra had two servings. Karl snarfed up a huge bowl. Angels sang.
*The Thinking of Spring Pasta Bake is not figure friendly. Next time I’ll have to see if I can lighten this up a little.
Now it’s back to NaNoWriMo for me.
I’m just not feeling the NaNoWriMo love this year. I’m trying to write, but gawd I’m bored with my plot. Blargh! I had an idea this morning to have my characters transported by time traveling aliens somewhere else. That might be the only way to save my November. Now, if you will excuse me I’m going to go make a sacrifice to the Deus ex machina.
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Even if you don’t want it to. Don’t fight it!
1. NaNoWriMo started.
2. I came down with my first cold of the season. It’s the worst cold ever (not the flu as previously suspected).
3. Barack Obama was elected to the presidency on the United States of America on Tuesday.
4. I got my period.
5. I gave up on NaNoWriMo.
6. I changed my mind.
7. I finished one knitting project without actually starting another.
We live in interesting times. Seriously.
I am a little curious what they told their AI to look for.
Even though I am thrilled beyond about the outcome of last night’s election, I must confess that when Sen. McCain said in his extremely gracious concession speech that
We fought — we fought as hard as we could.
And though we fell short, the failure is mine, not yours.
it made me feel sad. 
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