Weekly recap. Let’s get to it for this very slow, boring, uneventful week.
This week in reading…In the middle of Wonder and The Leisure Seeker. Alex Woods, Some Luck, and Big Little Lies are next. Also, this is your friendly reminder for the next Show Us Your Books linkup which happens on June 9.
This week in cooking…I made the easiest dinner the other night, one pot pasta with vegetables. Here’s what you do: Mix 2 cups of sauce (I make my own but you can use jarred as well) with two cups of water. Bring to a boil. Add roughly 8 oz of pasta (or, if you’re like me, just dump in a bunch of noodles until you think it’s enough) and a bag of frozen vegetables. Cook until the pasta is done. Add cheese if you want.
This week in TV watching…Thanks to Kathy, I plan to check out Bosch because you can never have too many gritty cop shows in your life. I also decided that I’m finally going to watch How To Get Away with Murder because I meant to watch it when it aired (and by watch, I mean DVR) and never did. Summer TV sucks so I figure it’s a good time to catch up.
This week in gardening…The husband one again created a huge garden in the backyard. Some plants are doing well (corn, pumpkins), and others (peppers, cucumbers), not so much. He did bring volunteers (I call them tributes) home from my in-laws’ and they seem to be surviving thus far. Our garden is officially the hunger games.
This week in what the fuck…So where I live has two main residents groups. One is public, anyone can join and the other is a private/secret/whatever group. I was a member of both. I’m not very active on Facebook at all so I didn’t visit or post in the secret group with any sort of regularity. I was removed from the group as a result. I know they do that, cull people who they think are lurkers or spies from the public residents group (I know) but seriously, what the fuck?
This week in WHY???…Another installment of The Human Centipede is on its way. I can’t even. If you aren’t familiar with The Human Centipede, please look it up. It is the most disturbing, fucked up thing in the history of everything and I don’t want to describe it or even link to it.
This week in things that are awesome…Did you guys read that Jon Stewart bought a farm in NJ to use as an animal sanctuary for homeless animals? Could he be any more fantastic?
This week in internet reads…Loved this post from The Accidental Missionary (not a blog I read regularly but someone I follow posted a link to this post) about how moms need to stop being overachievers. This post on Social Media Week calls those of us born in the late 70s/early 80s The Oregon Trail Generation since we never really feel like Gen X or Millennials, and how we’re different and why we don’t identify fully with either group. Then there was this list of 14 Things Every Fat Girl Needs to Hear (although I feel like we can take out the word “fat” because every girl needs to hear these). And finally, this interview with Amy Schumer, Kate McKinnon, Ellie Kemper, Lena Dunham, Gina Rodriguez, and Tracee Ellis Ross in The Hollywood Reporter. Ladies are fucking funny, yo.
This week in funnies…
That’s it for this week. Have a great weekend, y’all! See you back on Monday!
That generation article was interesting…I was born in ’86 and I can’t identify with anyone born after 1989 but find it hard to fit in with anyone pre-’83. Fascinating.
Maybe I just lived in a backwards/backwoods town, but I played Oregon Trail, had dial-up, used payphones, and used a card catalog.
I do remember being at Penn State when Facebook first came on the scene there (you know, when you had to be in college to use it).
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One pot pasta is AMAZEBALLS
And Samuel L. Jackson needs to narrate my life. Just saying.
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Jon Stewart is capitalizing on my dream! I would totally do that if I had money.
WTF in regards to the resident groups – why the need for a secret one? That’s really weird in the first place.
The one pot dinner is right up my alley. I need to make up some sauce to freeze too, I’m fresh out.
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The large garden you wrote about is the one my husband planted a year ago. Not one single things came of it. I didn’t have the heart to discourage him when he was building it, but there’s no sun under the deck and who’s going to water and care for it? Not me! I’m glad you’ve got some crops though! Anyways, have a great weekend.
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I totally have my books post already half drafted up with everything I have read so far 🙂 Cant wait!!! Also, I am a little jealous of your garden. I never got my shit together this year. Again. I still plan on doing some herbs though at least. I am going to have to check out this Human Centipede thing, and go read this generational article because I for one have a hard time with kids these days. Like WTF???? If you are born after like 1989….its just weird. I hope you guys have a fabulous weekend!
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I heard about Jon Stewart buying the farm/sanctuary a few weeks ago and just heart-eye emoji’d all over the place! I’m wondering if we’ll learn where exactly it is—I have an idea, since the place he grew up here in NJ is pretty well surrounded by farming communities—because HI I want to go there. Also, REALLY another Human Centipede? I’ve never actually watched it (I can’t watch horror/gory movies) but I know what it’s about (but I have a fascination with reading their plot summaries for some reason?) and I am absolutely certain that that is not a thing that needs to exist in the world. ACK.
ewwww human centipede NO THANK YOU.
Wonder is on my list – I’ve heard it’s awesome!
and how fabulous is Jon Stewart? I hadn’t heard that, that is really amazing. More people need to be as amazing.
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yes to bosch! also, the shield is the best cop show i’ve ever watched (and my #1 show ever!)
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We watched Aquarius last night. We lived through the Manson Killings and I read Helter Skelter, but this was too hideous for me. One scene especially did me in.
Bravo to Jon Stewart! What an ace!
Stay cool!
Love, Steph’s momma
I want to see Bosch too. It’s only on Amazon though. 🙁 Dang it, Jon Stewart stole my idea. If only I had unlimited funds!!
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How To Get Away With Murder was pretty good. The first few episodes bored me a bit but I’m glad I kept watching.
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I’ve never made a one pot meal. I need to get on it! I recorded every episode of Murder, but never watched. I plan to catch up this summer too. Everyone loves it!
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I think you’ll really enjoy How to get away with Murder. Try and stick with it, it gets better and better and everythinggg will eventually make sense.
Ew Another Human Centipede? I can’t even. So fkn disturbing. Like have nightmares the rest of my fkn life.
I love that giraffe meme. That’s fkn brilliant. 🙂
Have a great day weekend my friend! Xoxo
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Tributes! Love it. I’ve never heard of residents groups before. Sounds kind of catty? I’ve been experimenting watching several new shows on netflix, but nothing is grabbing my attention. Maybe I should plan on reading more since I have no idea how you go through books so fast! It takes me forever to finish one!
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