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friday night was girls' night out. it wasn't as awesome as in previous months, but i had a good enough time.

i finished stiff in two days. it was well written and entertaining. it may have changed my mind about what will happen to my body when the time comes. as of right now, i'm highly considering donating it to medical education. it beats making family pay $3k to incinerate me.

i didn't do any knitting... i finished my headband and couldn't think of another project to start.

we got our tax returns a week earlier than anticipated, so that's helpful since i seem to be spending more than i am bringing in.

edit: i totally forgot to brag because that's how often i think about it. four weeks smokeless. eff you phillip morris!

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in an attempt to save some franklins, i went and became a library card-carrying member of society this past tuesday. so, i used their online service to reserve two books by mary roach, stiff and bonk. thus affording me the opportunity to remove them from my amazon wishlist, and (theoretically) saving me $20.

now i have to commit to reading them.

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in an attempt to eat more dinners at home, i started last night by stopping at the jenifer st coop to get some supplies. i figure i might as well pen the recipe that i made up in case i want to make it when i'm 60:

chil'd orzo salad

ingredients:
1c orzo, cooked al dente
1 small bunch green onions, diced
12" celery, diced
2tsp garlic, minced
10-12 sun dried tomatoes in oil (the dried ones discolor the pasta overnight)
1pkg plain feta cheese
olive oil
balsamic vinegar
bragg's amino acids
herbamare, to taste
third ward seasoning (from penzey's—the best spice you could ever own ever. unfortunately, it is only available for purchase at their wauwatosa location. i always have my mom get me lots and i freeze it.)

method:
while the orzo is cookin', sautèe the garlic over medium heat with a little oil and herbamare. before it burns, add the onions and celery, keeping the heat medium-low. when the orzo has about 2 minutes left, add the tomatoes to the veggies and squirt a little balsamic and bragg's on it. sprinkle with a little more herbamare.

once orzo is done, drain in colander and rinse with cold water (this will stop the cooking and make the salad cooler). put in bowl and mix in veggies. break up the feta and stir in well. add third ward seasoning and chow down.

serves 4; or one of you 4 times.

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i accidentally bought myself a pair of boots. the winter boots i have now are almost on their last leg (hah!), and these were on sale...

my windbreaker should be arriving today. i probably won't get to use it until march, but that's ok. it'll be nice to have for biking around when the sun goes down.

it seems, with all this spending, that i might need to work on another commitment, which would be to knock off the eating out for dinner. :x

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