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Have you ever been to TMZ.com? It is totally sinful. Current celebrity gossip to chomp on and hoards of archives to keep you busy when you're surfing the Internet, avoiding human reaction and ignoring the sad state of your house that desperately needs to be cleaned.
I like how the comments there are in audio form as well. Kind of like talk radio without the annoying host who cuts people off, enjoying the sound of his or her own voice more.
Lance Bass is here, queer and used to it. Yesterday on the radio there was a teaser about one of the Backstreet Boys (finally) coming out of the closet. I know what you're thinking - only one? The announcer gave the snippet before a marathon of songs of coarse and though I waited in my hot vehicle for the current song to end in hopes that I'd catch which 'Boy was the one. No good. And you know from yesterday I forced myself to go shopping so I had to hustle in the house with the groceries before the popsicles melted and the eggs began to cook.
Which one, which one I wondered? I had Howie pegged because he just seemed so nice and like the perfect boy friend a girl could have.
So today I search and search for the gay Backstreet Boy. Funny, there's a LOT of information out there about gay BSBs... hmm. But now I realize that it wasn't a BSB at all, it was an N'SYNCer. Jease. I guess they are pretty interchangeable. (I could probably get shot for saying that, though)
Maaaaan.
Frank took the kids to the pool this evening and all I WANT to do is be lazy and surf the web in the cool air-conditioned air. But what I NEED to do is go out in that hot air and go grocery shopping (something I despise, especially when I have to pay close attention to how much I'm spending). But if I don't go shopping we have nothing for dinner. Seriously. Well, maybe some corn tortillas and carrots. We're out of essentials though like milk. Eggs. Things like that.
Surf 'net. Go shopping. Surf 'net, appear completely lazy, make bad use of time alone when I could be shopping and getting something done. Go shopping. Surf 'net and have family come home and ask where dinner is while I shrug shoulders stupidly. UGH. I have to go shopping. Have to.
Gosh I love me some Alton Brown. I've gotten into this summertime habit of turning on the television late at night. Usually it is about the time that Good Eats airs in the wee hours of the new day. There's something about him that is terribly annoying (the "UM" and the "AH" factor, the words he utters at least a couple, um, dozen times per episode), but the good, um, outweighs the bad. He definitely satisfies the.. ah, um food geek in me.
My only complaint, um, though, is that he moves pretty fast, too fast for me to ah, um, take notes and listen at the same time. Not that um, his speed is a problem in itself, but that the rotten foodtv.com has such a ah.. shoddy website. I've got a um fast connection and those pages load rather um, ah slow and clunky. Not to mention the search is crappy. I just... I don't like the site, OK? FoodTV could have such an amazing website, chock full of, um, information. It just falls short for me. Too many roadblocks. But it does not, um... ah, stop my sweet love for Alton Brown.
Links: altonbrown.com | goodeatsfanpage.com
The other day I was at a loss for a quick dinner. Pulling from prior casseroles I put together one that I thought was going to be horrible but ended up being a keeper. Must document.
2 c. cooked, shredded chicken (approx.)
1/2 c. salsa (that's all I had)
some tortilla chips
cheese
bag of frozen veggies
Ranch dressing
I took the chicken and heated that in a skillet, then added salsa, to heat for another minute or so. Took about 2 handfuls of tortilla chips, crushed them in my hand an lined the bottom of small casserole dish. Poured chicken over that, made another layer of the chips. Poured frozen veggies over (nearly all of 1sm. bag), drizzled Ranch dressing over that (about 1/4 cup), sprinkled with some garlic powder, pinch of salt and pepper, topped with cheese. Put it in the oven @ 350, covered for... I don't know? About 30 minutes, removed top, cooked about 10 more, then let it cool for about 15 minutes (you know you're supposed to do that with casseroles, right).
It was fantastic. Must do again. How 'bout a HUGE picture, hmm?
Make Your Own Fireworks, you know, if you can't get out and see them. Or if you just like the powertrip of setting off fireworks. I love the boom they make, rattling your chest, shaking eardrums. Although unless it is the grand finale, I'm always like... eh.