Weekend Recap

So Michael went home yesterday and I was very sad.

It's incredibly exhausting to have him here (10 days this time) because he needs a lot of attention in that he's always talking to me. He'll follow me around the house about a foot behind me, usually running into me if I stop too suddenly, and he'll be telling me all about cars he wants, the MSRP's, the options, where the dealers are located, what the gas mileage is, etc. Keep in mind, this is the same conversation that happens over and over and over throughout the entire day, every day. I'll be going from room to room picking things up and he'll follow right behind me from room to room, not missing a beat with his spiel. Sometimes, I'll pick up the phone and pretend I'm calling 911 and I'll say, "911? There is a strange, Asian man following me around..."
And then Michael will laugh and say, "Julia..." and then continue on about whether Bose is a standard stereo system in that particular car.

And then when Michael is gone, it's so quiet and the house feels empty. :(

On Saturday we had a yard sale by Rebecca's house. We discovered that 80% of people who showed up were driving minivans.

It's funny how you can be selling something for $1, like a DVD for example, and people will still try to bargain you down to 50 cents. Kate had brought donuts and we had a lot left, so we decided to put up a sign saying donuts for sale for 25 cents. With the way yard-sale bargaining worked, I was surprised nobody suggested that we pay them to take a donut.

I took Michael to the psycho-hypnotist in the afternoon. He wanted to work on anger management so she runs through the evaluation then puts him under. She let me watch and it was really cool because I saw him go under. She suggested to him that he wouldn't throw tantrums anymore because he would remember that he's a controlled, powerful man who would be able to successfully negotiate things whenever someone told him "No," rather than get angry. So she gives him suggestions for 15 minutes about anger control and staying calm, and when he comes out he says he feels good and he thinks it was going to work. So I pay her the $125 session fee, and we leave. Michael says, "Julia, let's practice. Can I come visit you in LA? You say no." So I say, "No." He shrugs and cheerfully says, "Okay! See? It worked!"

So we get outside and he asks me if I can go to Panda Express which is down the street. I say no because it's not healthy. He looks at me like I'm joking and I say, we just went and bought groceries. I'll go home and make us sandwiches. So he says he wants to go to Panda Express and I say no, and then he raises his fist to threaten me. Keep in mind, we're still standing on the sidewalk outside the doctor's office where I just spent a hundred and twenty-five dollars. So I guess that didn't work.

No one informed me about daylight savings time. I showed up for an appt on Sunday exactly an hour late. Okay, an hour and 10 minutes late.

I've been having an aversion to blogging about what's on the news. I figure you all already know what's going on every day since media is everywhere. Why have it on my blog as well.

I made a variation of quiche on Saturday night. Had an assist from lengli (who also provided this awesome link of rap lyrics translated). It was somewhat like an Argentinian Tortilla de Papa.

I took two large potatoes and peeled them, then cut them into thin strips, about the thickness of McDonald's french fries but half their length. I poured olive oil over them and made sure they were evenly covered. I browned them in a pan with rosemary, thyme, savory, basil, oregano and salt and pepper, leaving the cover on. In the last 5 minutes, I threw in half an onion (chopped into thin slivers) cooking them under the cover with the potatoes to soften them and to take off their edge. When they were soft, I lined the bottom of a baking dish with the potatoes and onions.

For the filling, I mixed 5 egg white whites with 5 whole eggs, along with 1 1/2 cups of skim milk, 3/4 cups of shredded cheddar, 3/4 cups of mozzarella, 3/4 cups of diced turkey breast (lunch meat), 2 stems of asparagus sliced into thin disks, 1/2 cup of finely chopped green onions, a little bit of fresh basil (cut into thin strips) and a dash of garlic powder.

I beat this mixture with a whisk until it was frothy, then poured it over the potatoes. I baked it for 40 minutes at 350.

It came out quite tasty. We finished off the meal with some Dreyer's Samoa Grand Light ice cream, based on the Girl Scout Cookie.

I wanted to watch So I Married an Axe Murderer after the movie since I got that Phil Hartman line in my head about being called Vicki (also courtesy of lengli) but we opted for Zoolander instead. I was so happy when they finally saved the Prime Rib of Propecia.

I'm finding that I'm starting to formulate my sentences like Michael. And last but not least, I should probably get to work at 9:37AM April 4th, 2005.