The rain has been coming down all day outside… It’s interesting to live someplace where the weather remains reasonably consistent; i.e. when it rains it rains for a while, and when it’s beautiful, that lasts too. I’ve only been here three weeks, though, perhaps I shouldn’t speak too soon?<\/p>\n
There’s a cat outside plodding around the puddles. I suspect it’s out there out of necessity–it looks rather dejected, like soaked cats tend to. And yet it will sit on its haunches for a bit and survey its surroundings. I think if I were a cat outside today I would be scratching and clawing at the first door I came to.<\/p>\n
I feel somewhat better. I’m making black beans and rice, and my second attempt at cornbread (since last summer). At least I have actual Jiffy mix this time around. The only problem was that the box didn’t tell me what temperature to set the oven, and being a male, I don’t instinctively know. I set the oven at 350. It seemed a good middle-of-the-dial number. Any verdicts on this?<\/p>\n
A shower with a real bar of soap helped, instead of those little wafers I stole from the hotel, as well as some actual Pert Plus, rather than the vial I pilfered. I just wish I didn’t run out of hot water. It kind of stinks, especially since I’m not even running the dishwasher or anything.<\/p>\n
Back to The Two Towers<\/i> while the cornbread bakes. Be back later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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