Happy Thought

When I was a kid, riding my 10-speed to the comic book store in Thornwood.

Six Word Wednesday

Today will actually be a six word review of Batman V Superman.

Boring, Vapid, Slow. Wonder Woman Good!

In The Cucina With Seamas

I've posted before about finding a hummus recipe that's tahini free. Tonight's post is about using my new food processor to make it.

1 can garbanzo beans
1 lemon
1 dash of black pepper, cumin, garlic, salt
3 tablespoons of canola oil

I cut the lemon into wedges, remove the seeds, peel the rind off, and put the pulp into the food processor.

Blend for about 5 minutes or longer if you like it creamier.

Grow Up!

One part of being an adult that I don’t like is when I’m forced to act like one.

I’ll give an example; at a previous job there was a co-worker who didn’t do theirs. Every morning when I go to the office, they’d be on the phone with a friend or family member for at least 45 minutes. When the call was over they began working on their jewelry and/or catering company websites. This was a major violation of our company’s work policy, and they sold bracelets at work to HR no less. They also spent their day watching videos on either the work computer or their smartphone.

I wasn't the only person who was aware of what they were doing, but reporting them to HR or the company hotline would have been wrong.

Another example, co-workers who wore jeans on days designated for business casual. This was especially annoying when I had to go to meetings to remind everyone about the dress code.

Now I could’ve reacted in one of two ways, the first was to act like a child and start goofing off as well, and wear jeans.

Or, the way I always did, keep my frustrations to myself, and kept working.

Happy Thought

The dining room table at our old house. It was 2 feet wide(?) and 5 feet long(?). It was always a perfect work place because of the overhead light and plenty of room to spread out.

Six Word Wednesday

The blank page seduced the writer.

In The Cucina With Seamas

I've been making almond butter since it's the second healthiest nut, walnuts are number one but I can only eat so much before not liking them.

I'll have to try making walnut butter the way I made the almond today.

2 cups of roasted almonds
2 tablespoons of coconut oil - add more if you like it creamier
1 teaspoon of cinammon
1 tablespoon of honey

Combine all ingredients in a food processor and mix

This Is For Me

The hardest part of drawing with crayons is recapturing my youthful outlook and letting go of my adult criticism. I shouldn’t care if it’s good because I’m doing it for fun. I’d like to have a decent amount of skill for someone to look at a completed picture and say ‘nice tree’ or ‘pretty landscape’.

Sometimes I’ll think of a pattern or a mix of colors and let my hand wander across the page as I listen to ambient music.

The best part of crayons, how they smell. I keep my messenger bag next to them and when I leave for work I’ll catch a whiff of them.

Another element of my adolescence I’m using as an adult is coloring mandala pictures with pencils, it’s like active meditation.

Living Up To My Ethnicity

It's tough being Irish on St Patrick's Day, people expect me to wear green and give me a hard time if I don't.

When I got to the office this morning, several of my coworkers were in the kitchen for bagel Thursday. As soon as they saw my blue sweater, they all asked "Where's your green?"

I replied "I'm already drunk, what more do you want?" which made them laugh.

Another asked "Did you at least bring some Guinness in?"

"I did bring some in, in my belly."

Happy Thought

Taking my Topps Star Wars Cards with R2D2 on top, to see Star Wars: A New Hope in the theater.

Six Word Wednesday

"Shame your personality isn't as beautiful."

Carol's Change

I read two recaps of The Walking Dead episode "The Same Boat" and what stood out from both was Carol's reluctance to kill. Seems that the time jumps are hurting the show because viewers were left wondering why Carols change seems sudden.

The writers could have put in a scene/flashback where Carol and one of the Alexandrians who she has become friends with out on a supply run. The friend is bit by a walker and they both know what needs to be done. This is it for Carol, she has killed people that she's cared about over and over. There is only so much a person can deal with before breaking. Carol reluctantly does it, and this sends her into a deep depression.

I think the creative team behind WD are a little afraid of letting characters develop over the course of a season because of the backlash they got for season two at Hershel's farm.

There was a great comment posted by Cool_Breeze on io9 which I read later in the day that explains it well.

Got Milk?

Yes, and I've added drinking a glass of it with dinner. I think my recent desire to drink milk is because I haven't eaten cheese in two weeks.

That Was Then, This Is Now

Growing up in the 80’s with cable and all the movie channels, I was able to watch a variety of movies. I forget why my Dad let me watch Salem’s Lot, but when the vampire was on screen, I would run out of the room because I was scared of it.

It wasn’t until my mid twenties when I watched it again and laughed at most of the scenes because they were cheesy. Fortunately, it didn’t ruin the movie for me but seeing Barlow’s poor makeup and acting made my nine year old self a little braver.

He's still a little scary...

THIS SPACE FOR RENT

I've been doing a daily blog that's short and relevant to the day; Motivation Monday, Ted Talk Tuesday, Six Word Wednesday, and Feel Good Friday. I can't think of anything for Thursday.

I never could get the hang of Thursdays.

Thoughts, suggestions? Leave a comment and let me know. Please and Thank you.

Six Word Story

The robot learned to enjoy killing.

Six Word Story

He gathered up his scattered thoughts.