So I started culinary school. This is why I've not posted anything. I don't want to post a recipe that is plagiarised. I have a few recipes coming up that aren't stolen and are as original as can be.

Pecan Pie!

1 pre-made pie crust (you can make you own, but I'm too lazy for that)
1 1/2 to 2 cups pecans
2 eggs, whisked
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 to 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (I like it a bit sweet, so I use 2 teaspoons)
2 tablespoons flour (though I've used pancake mix before as the flour had weevils in it)
1/2 cup of sugar (I prefer Sugar in the Raw)
1 cup light Karo corn syrup
A splash of Laird's AppleJack (optional, but it's delicious so you should use it.)
A dash of salt

Preheat oven to 350 F. Using a nine inch pie pan, lay in the pie crust and cut off any access. Add in the pecans. In a bowl mix the other ingredients until completely blended. Side note, if I was hard pressed for an amount, I'd use 1 tablespoon of the AppleJack, but that is based entirely on taste. Once the mixture is mixed, pour over the pecans. Bake for 1 hour.

Of Fucking Course

Republicans rule for Walmart whilst the Democrats rule in favor of the people getting screwed out of equal pay. Okay. That's a teeny tiny bit hyperbolic, but goddamit. Walmart isn't some oppressed, downtrodden small business. And even if they were, women should be paid equally. This just really grates my grits. Sorry (not really), but if some men can't handle women being equal in the work place, they shouldn't be working in a capitalist country and voting for the party that just looooooves capitalism, Just sayin'.

So, I've been wanting to update, but I can't. Why? Well, I'm working for a call center right now. No access to Facebook. No access to anything, really. Lame. My job right now is to call doctor offices to make sure the info is correct. I have to place 40 calls an hour. Mind you, I'm getting paid $12 and hour, so I'm not certain what my insivtive is...nevertheless...life is interesting. Receptionists think I'm Gestapo. I've learned how to lie very well. Though, that's only 'cos I can't make eye contact. Gah. I hate everything right now.

So, as of a week ago, I've not had a phone. It should be coming today, supposedly, before 3:00 PM. The wacky thing is is that before when I had a phone and was therefore more reachable, I could go a few days without hearing from my recruiter. Now that I'm only reachable via email, I've actually missed out on several jobs. On Thursday I was bombarded with emails for work before 9:30 AM. Unfortunately I didn't see any of them until after 10:00 AM. I can't wait for my phone to get here. I'm going bonkers without it.

So tonight, Rob is sleeping early. I think he's sleeping off all the beers he drank and all the zombies he slaughtered earlier. So it's just me and the streaming Netflix. I've been watching the first season of the Cosby show. One of my first memories is the Cosbys. I wanted to run away to New York and live with them. Hey! I grew up in the 80's. The funny thing is that watching the show as an adult in the 2000's, I can still relate. What is funny to me is the banter and dynamic between Clair and Cliff. It reminds me of me and Rob. And that is awesome!

Teabaggers

So last night was the State of the Union. I'm a politics nerd, so this is like my Super Bowl. Last night there was the opposing party response. There was also a Tea Party response. Here's some of what I call batshit fuckery:



Did the mom from Bobby's World really compare Obama to Iwo Jima and the Tea Party to those soldiers raising the flag? And what the hell is she looking at. Not once did Bachmann  look into the camera. Was someone off to the side holding up a stuffed animal to get her attention like when kids get their picture taken? What was up with the charts? How did this crazy woman make it as far as she has? Do people really think she's got anything non-crazy and valid to say? She makes Sarah Palin seem almost sane.