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April 13, 2008
Woo, kind of beat of right now, just got back from a bike ride around Golden Gate Park. On Sundays, they close the park off to cars so bikes rule the road and honestly that's they only way to get me biking in the city. I am not only scared of driving but also biking while others are driving nearby. Thankfully, I am not afraid to be a pedestrian and I can safely and confidently cross the street on my own. It was exceptionally warm out and gliding through the park was a lot of fun, but this being San Francisco it didn't last long- a fog horn blew and, lo, you could see a thick blanket of fog rolling in and and it suddenly became freezing. The weather here is a little too schizophrenic for my tastes. I'm never prepared, never sufficiently layered...
Last night went to a BBQ near where I grew up, friends of my dad's, and then to meet some friends for drinks at the Mallard Club, an old-fashioned tiki-style lounge just a few blocks from my alma mater. I rarely venture to this part of the bay anymore. It's strange to me that people my age live choose to live in Albany (it's become a lot cooler in recent years) instead of say San Francisco or Oakland- to me, it will be forever known as just the place I spent my youth. Frequently the town shows up in my dreams- sometimes I'm running, being chased and other times I'm aimlessly walking around at night, peeking into houses, spying on people eating dinner (wonder what that means?)
Speaking of dinner, we're trying to save money by not eating out as much. Sometimes groceries are so expensive that it's hardly cost-effective (like the other day when I bought three small fillets of salmon for $26!) The real way to save money by home cooking is to not waste purchased food, creatively use leftovers, and not buy crazy expensive ingredients. I wish I had an herb garden. I hate buying a bushel of say cilantro and using a couple of sprigs and then letting the rest decay. Why do they sell fresh herbs in such giant bundles?
I think I'm making these quinoa cakes tonight. I am passionately in love with quinoa, the God of all grains.
Right now I'm not really in the mood for a long or well-thought out post. Maybe I'll turn this blog into chronicling the mundane details of my every day- wouldn't that be fascinating? I only really like to write here when I have something funny or interesting to share but I really can't stand anymore when people ask me what I'm doing these days. Lately, I've taken to saying "various things" and leaving it at that or "I've got several irons in the fire." Maybe I should just say "refer to the blog."
Posted by debbie at April 13, 2008 7:08 PM