Lessons from today

Lesson #1: Jelly DOES need fruit pectin.

The recipe called for it, but did we need it? Apparently so. Apple did not work. Maybe we need more? The jelly tastes good, but not like jelly. I think we should put it in the freezer for homemade fruit chillers!

Lesson #2: Pasta sauce does NOT double as pizza sauce, even if it has pizza seasonings in it.

Colleen even tried to thicken it. It did not work. It tasted like Italian sop on bread. UGH. The consistency did not match the really bready, not crispy, crust. Maybe measuring the yeast correctly too...

Lesson #3: Mozzarella cheese is not the correct cheese for pizza.

Next time, we will use pizza cheese. I think that is a combination of cheeses to give us the perfect blend of flavors.

MSNBC and Fox

Fox is obviously the most right-winged news channel to ever exist.
MSNBC is obviously the most left-winged news channel to ever exist.

I freaking love MSNBC. And I will support it till the day I die. I don't care that it's biased. They never claimed to be "fair and balanced." As biased as MSNBC is, Fox is simply corrupt.

I have the flu

I guess I have the flu. I'm not quite sure that's true. I mean, I have the symptoms. But when I went to the doctor on Wednesday, I tested negative for influenza A and B. I was told because I only had symptoms for 24 hours they couldn't rule out flu, and so they're treating me for it anyway. Freaking Tamiflu costs $50...WITH insurance!!! It doesn't even do much! Anyway, here comes the dilemma...

Brendan's first birthday party is Sunday. There will be babies (!!!) and pregnant women. If I go, I was told I have to wear a mask. Quite frankly, I'm a vain person. So I decided...I will bedazzle my mask. I will post awesome pictures of my mask when the time comes. =)

Soo...the Domino's guy hit on me....

Domino's guy: Do you gamble?
Me: Um, no? I mean not with money?
Domino's guy?: Well wanna place a bet?
Me: **confused look**
Domino's guy: Is this your name on the tab here?
Me: Yes...
Domino's guy: I bet you a cheesy bread that I will remember your name next time you come in.
Me: Um, ok...


The name prints out on the thing, so of course he'll remember my name.

Then I told Adrian (who was so nice to drive me to Domino's) how awkward it was.

Adrian: You know he was hitting on you, right?
Me: Yeah.
Adrian: It's a good pick-up line, but this is why guys keep pursuing, cause you say ok.
Me: But I'd turn him down for a date. I figure it's free cheesy bread!

Texas

This is random, but I do not know why Texas is a state. I would be quite content to give it back to Mexico. They would make better use of it.

"But what about the flag?!" you ask....


Puerto Rico.

50 stars for 50 states! Without the useless Texas! (Who else remembers the debate to make Puerto Rico a state?!)

A feminist rant.

I was flipping through channels and came across a show on Spike TV. I have no idea what made me stop, but the question was posed, "How do I make my woman less bitchy?" The answer? Have sex with her. Not only that, but they said that women who have sex without a condom are generally 30% happier, unless they get pregnant, so you should keep it on so you don't have to deal with THAT bitchiness. Yes, they did say that.

This ignorance is what keeps men sexually objectifying women, creating hostile environments which lead to degradation, harassment, and even rape. Saying that sex is what "fixes" women leads men to believe they have power over women, because men provide women sex, of course. This is a TV network dedicated to men. If men watch this, although I'm assuming only a certain demographic of less educated men would be watching to begin with, they will believe and follow the ideas presented to them.

What I find is that women are so desperate to please men (we are socialized to do so) that they put up with this garbage and treat other women, and themselves, as objects. To quote Mean Girls (yes, I went there), "If you call each other sluts and whores it only makes it ok for guys to call you sluts and whores." It is so true. Women truly need to come together in order to make a serious effort. That being said, while men still hold the majority of the power, they need to be educated as well. Let's start with removing the name calling of women, and thinking they need sex to solve their "bitchy" problems, on male-geared TV. Although it's not much better on female-geared TV either. In those shows women fall head over heels for the jerk too. The only difference is that these shows lead women to believe that men will change for you. How about a show that promotes the nice guy that doesn't have to change so you can live happily-ever-after with him?

If I were treated in an objectified way, I'd be a bitch too. Actually, I'm probably considered a bitch for writing this. How do we solve this bitchiness of mine? Not sex.

Butterflies

As I was walking to Shilling so I can fulfill my job as "data enterer" (which apparently isn't working out so well, as I cannot get into Dr. Collinsworth's office...), there were butterflies flying around the sidewalk. One landed a few steps in front of me. I walked past, and the butterfly didn't move.

I was reminded of my kid days, when all I wanted to do was catch butterflies. I never did catch one. Then I thought this was probably a good thing since that'd be like getting kidnapped to a human. It doesn't make it ok if you release the kidnapped after you scare the living hell out of them. Those people go through serious counseling, I'm sure!

But then I think that this isn't like kidnapping at all. Me capturing a butterfly would be parallel to getting abducted by aliens (the different species thing). Now I've never been one to care about aliens to gather an opinion of whether they exist or not, but now, my experience of contemplating the butterfly is telling me it's totally plausible. We don't believe these people, and I bet the friends and families of the captured butterflies think it's an insane notion that humans kidnapped them.

I think I'm sleep deprived.