Saturday, October 06, 2012

Turkeys and Overwork


8:15 am
                At the farm. Everyone else seems to be in the dining room having breakfast.  I am in the living room –I would sit nice and quiet outside except it is really nippy. G will drive up today. She went to the beach in Rhode Island with the farm crew yesterday, and emailed last night to say that she left her cell phone there. Suckola. Not sure what vast amount she will have to pay to replace it. We probably are eligible for an “upgrade” but they still charge a lot. Well, her problem.
                I am dealing with the turkey. It cost $85 and I have been the one to supply it for many years now, and no one has ever offered to pay. I suppose they could figure that one could get one much cheaper at the grocery store, so if I insist on getting this local, fresh turkey, that is my business. But I am feeling resentful this year. And the whole business is apt to be annoying anyway, what with having to deal with Tigger who is not doing well. And K disappeared and left him with me. Damn. I actually wish I could have stayed home this weekend.
                Well, here I am. I must cook this turkey, and other than that I have shitloads I should do for work. I MUST email students today about their independents. And there is some stuff I need to research, like finding a more reasonable mood test, since the one the prof gave me is really complicated. And find out more about the urine chloride concentration test so I can understand how to evaluate the results, especially given the inaccuracy in the instructions about the size of a drop.
                I got up early, after sleeping extremely poorly, and put the turkey in to roast. I also made regular stuffing and put it in a casserole to bake later. At some point fairly soon I will need to start basting it. Once G gets here maybe she will make the greens. I don’t know if she wants to make other stuff, like roasted vegs. I did not bring any of those. It seems like I brought gobs of food, but I guess it was mostly onions, milk, bread, salad, and the greens. But they won’t take very long to cook. I am not thrilled about all this. I am tired and overworked, and actually wish I were just at home this weekend and could relax a bit. Unfortunately it is chilly so it will be hard to escape from everyone by being outside.
                I need to think of something nice. I did bring a bunch of knitting. I want to make a nice felted bag to hold this tiny computer – give it a bit of padding. I brought the rest of the variegated rainbow dyed brown/blue/reddish skeins. I think there will be enough, I’ll have to guestimate the number of stitches to use.  Maybe I should even make a swatch to felt…
                What else???????  Time to keep thinking re purpose in life….. as in, why the hell do I post these silly things on my “blog” which is worthless? Why do I do the fiber stuff? Why do I bother paying $85 for a turkey and cooking it all?????
                I think it is now time to make French toast for breakfast. And have some tea. With lots of half and half.


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