In honor of Thanksgiving, here's a heaping helping of blogness.
No way in Hell could I have finished that off...
Thanksgiving went off without a hitch. While my mom obviously did her part, Josh and I were able to kind of take over and give her a chance to relax. Between the two of us, we got everything timed perfectly. Go Team Venture! This year, we brined the turkey in a solution made of apple cider, vermouth and some leftover Riesling. Yum. It's easy to brine meats when it's so damn cold - we could just stick it in a container out in the garage without worrying about having room in the fridge. The meat ended up so juicy - I'm not a white meat kind of girl most of the time, but it was moist and full of deliciousness. One of the best turkey's I've ever had.
I'm currently nibbling on some of my homemade pie, now that I'm finished packing away tons of leftovers and cleaning the carcass for some turkey soup that's now wafting from the kitchen. I had a hell of a time making the crust last night - that dough just didn't want to be made and my mother's cuisinart died halfway through the process. Happy to say, it turned out deliciously.
I have defeated you, fail crust demon!
I've been a bit delayed in my posting, mostly because life is just coasting at the moment. Work, work, work, day off, play Skyrim, play Saints Row, rinse, repeat.
Productivity black hole, I love you so much.
I'm getting a good chunk of hours at work, which is refreshing and soothes me a bit, considering that I'm going to be forced into getting my hours cut soon. At least it's recognized that my performance is good, but that is a very small comfort considering that I'm on the hunt for a second job (not counting the freelance work I'm also doing in my downtime.)
I'm making an effort to produce more content for YouTube. I have an audience there that I still can't explain... I wasn't producing with a particular audience in mind. But it makes sense to entertain them as best I can... Otherwise, I feel like someone peeking through the curtains while a crowd stands on their doorstep, waiting for something to happen.
A little while back, I decided to weigh in on something that's been bugging me about the media coverage of the Occupy movement. I understand that it is hard to know quite what to do to quell an expression of social unrest, especially when there are not any clear solutions... but you know, typing more on it would just be repeating myself. Check out the video.
Goodnight all. I must leave you now, to lull myself to sleep with Skyrim and naked bears.
