zzz...zzz...zzz, I wish!

I can't sleep, so I've decided to blog instead...wow, three mediocre blog posts in one day. Go me! You're probably wondering "how does she do it?!"  Also, I took zzzquil, so don't expect this to be deep and coherent...I really, really, really envy people who can fall asleep right away. I can't even comprehend how that's possible. Even as a kid, I would lay in bed awake and bored out of my mind for what felt like hours (also, apparently my favorite thing to say as a kid? "I'm not tired! I'm NEVER tired" before throwing a tantrum and passing out.)

•  I'm going to blog in bullet points...because I can!

• I'm really excited that I get to work from home all day tomorrow. I've been working from home on Mondays for one job, but I have to physically go to the other. You'll never hear me complain about working from home in any capacity, but I'm happy that I don't have to stress about fitting both in tomorrow

• I do, however, have to pack. I'm making my list now so that I don't over-pack, but I already know I'm going to have a lot of stuff. I'm packing my bridesmaids dress and a few other essentials in my carry on (because everything else is very easily replaceable...but I have to make sure the dress gets there. Although, for some reason I keep thinking I will forget it at home.) I also need to figure out the wardrobe situation because it's going to be kind of cool and rainy (since we essentially have summer year round here, anything below 70 is sweatshirt and Ugg weather.) 

• I've been binge-watching a lot of Friend's reruns (in fact, I'm watching an episode now) lately. The show first aired when I was in 7th grade and continued through all of my college years. The show is very nostalgic for me.  When I lived in LA and was beyond broke (for a few months, anyway) my roommate and I could not afford cable, so we just watched the DVDs constantly. My college roommate and I bonded over the show (and more, of course...but I moved in when she was on winter break and she saw all the DVDs I left in the living room, along with pulp-free orange juice in the fridge and knew we were a good match!)

• Speaking of my post-college roommate, LA and not being able to afford things...for whatever reason, most apartments in LA do not come with a fridge and you have to purchase your own. She and I could not afford to do so for a while, so we kept cheese and tortillas on ice in one side of our kitchen sink (we also used to wait for the "hot doughnuts" sign to go on at Krispy Kreme for a free doughnut.) I'm honestly not sure how we managed to pay rent for the first few months and we didn't even live in a nice place. Despite having no money, I think it's fair to say that we both had an awesome time and so many memories. I'm not sure I would be brave enough to move 300 miles away with no job and an almost empty checking account now (I guess it's called "growing up" or something.)

• I used up all my tomatoes from my last few CSA shipments and made a pretty killer marinara sauce, if I do say so myself. I didn't use a recipe and just rolled with it and to turned out beautifully. It's slightly labor intensive (you have to peel the tomatoes) but so, so worth it and so much better than stuff in a jar. I love cooking and I don't get to do it nearly enough these days. While the sauce turned out great, the picture did not

(If you are in the market for an excellent food photographer, I'm available. I have mad camera skills, yo!)

• I think the zzzquil is finally starting to kick in...time for bed

• There's a disturbing amount of bladder control commercials on at this time of night. WHY??!! Especially the commercial where the teacher is afraid to bend down and tie her students' shoes. Great to know, since getting older doesn't already suck as it is. These commercials make it sound like you just constantly pee yourself once you hit 40...I'm horrified...and not looking forward to getting older. Age is nothing but a number my ass!

• I will probably read this back in the morning and be like "WTF!? Why am I putting this crap on the interwebs!?"