Colors

Is it weird that I get a giddy thrill each time I brush my teeth, simply because I just bought a red and white striped toothbrush that perfectly matches my tube of Colgate?
Color matching is underrated. I remember when me and Francisco would go out in San Francisco, in similar red jackets, and it felt good. I think at one point before we were dating some girl on Haight gave us a disgusted, "You guys are too cute," look. I dug it.

Things continue to be good. I feel a little guilty because he found out about my indiscretion a couple weeks ago, but he'll get over it.

I cooked all day yesterday. I think I've gained 3 lbs this weekend. But it was worth it. I had this chicken carcass left over from the Allen/Jeanne chicken recipe so I just dumped it in a pot of water and boiled the shit out of it. The broth was fatty, creamy, with a hint of thyme. I barely had to add any salt to the soup because of the amount of salt still on that chicken. Then I used some leftover chicken fat to fry up carrots, parsnips, leek, onion, and potato. Finally I made some matzo balls and threw those in there too (doing it the proper way this time, keeping that lid closed to make then big and fluffy.) As long as I dont get sick of this soup, I've got food for the rest of the week. Then I made some coconut bread, again from Allen, using whole grain flour instead of white (which actually seemed to be an improvement, it was super fluffy and had more of a bran muffin appeal). Finally I made tons of pesto, so I can just boil up some noodles and fry some shrimp and have a sweet as meal. C'mon Wellington, bring your shit weather on, I dare you. I've got books and food bitch, you can't get me!

No, seriously, the weather was incredible yesterday. After weeks of wind and rain it was hot hot hot, the sky all looking extra big and flat. I wish it had continued onto today, because it's labor day, woo! After I'm done interneting I'm heading over to the railroad station and hopping onto a train to...somewhere. I have some snacks and a book, and I just want to hang out in the middle of a town up north. I'm most excited about the train ride part though. If the trains really aren't running due to the holiday, I think I'll just keep walking until I hit the botanic gardens. If only it was nicer out....

Oh yeah, I also bought a shitty cd player yesterday, so I can listen to my music again, finally. It makes a huge difference to my quality of life. The new Warehouse just opened in town so I headed there yesterday after gyming and got workout clothes as well as the boombox. It's right next door to the gym, which might cause me some problems in the future, but I keep reminding myself of what all that plastic crap I'm buying is gonna look like piled in landfills.