(no subject)

It's back... I woke up like a shot after around four hours of sleep and have been unable to get back to it (it's been over an hour). *sigh* Well, maybe I will just do things earlier today.

Talked to L. on the phone last night and watched The Talented Mr Ripley, though not very attentively. I saw it in the theater and hadn't seen it since; it was really long both times. L. called while I was doing stuff around the house and I ran out of steam while we were talking, spending most of the rest of the evening yawning. Before that I did indeed get some things sorted out in my messy room.

D-cat is fine... it was a reaction to his antibiotic. He was also well-behaved and not too freaked-out by his visit to the vet, which is unusual for him.

I'm going to drink some Tazo Wild Sweet Orange tea and watch morning cartoons or something. Gosh, it's even too early for Rising Sun on Toonami. *blink*

Who's your daddy?

George Foreman is your daddy! (and if so, for real, your name is probably George Foreman too...)

Just got done trying out the grill for the first time, on some chicken breasts. I marinated them in a Triple-Raspberry Chipotle BBQ sauce that I picked up at Williams-Sonoma some time ago (probably on my first visit to the store, so it's been sitting on the shelf for like a year in its happy little jar). I made one big mistake - the sauce caramelizes a lot faster than the chicken cooks. So any extra sauce needs to be brushed on in the last two minutes or so.

The chicken was fantastic, and the sauce was still quite good, albeit, um, well-done. Had Italian green beans and a baked potato with butter as side dishes. Simple and yummy. I feel accomplished.

We bought the $25 grill but really it's a bit small for doing two chicken breasts at once, so I cooked one at a time. Next time I might cut them into pieces so that they can be arranged to use the whole grill.

Aside from that, I've spent the whole day mostly trying to stay awake so that I don't throw my sleep schedule too far off kilter again, and looking for reasonably-priced t-shirts and tanks in styles I like in various online shops (unsuccessfully). Did find two sweaters I like, but dunno if I want to spend the $$ on them, especially with the end of sweater season so close at hand.