May 14, 2006
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I cuss,
You cuss
We all cuss
For asparagus.
When attempting a new recipe, it is my practice to only attempt one new recipe at a time. The reason being is that if you attempt 3 recipes all a once, and manage to screw all of them up, you will starve, or worse, have to eat your own horrible experiments.
Today’s experiment was Orange glazed Asparagus. The “backups” were mashed potatoes and teriyaki chicken.
And how did it come out, you ask?
I had to talk myself into leaving food for left overs. Oh, and I voted on having wine.
On Thursday, I as sitting in the office, reading the Dilbert Principle, I started to feel bad because I wasn’t doing any work. I mean, prior to that moment, I had done a lot of work over the past 4 days. Then I looked up, and saw that the Captain was reading Runner’s World, and the Major was typing on the computer. I went back to reading.
In other news, I went to the AAFES Auction on Friday. What happens is that the PX has things that are overstocked or returned, and I guess that they can’t sell them at full price. They are also getting rid of display models, and slightly damaged items (missing a cable and such). This was my first experience there.
The pictures above were taken with my new camera, a Fujifilm E550, which at 6.2 megapixels, is double what my old camera was. It retailed for around $300. I bought it for $110. How wonderful. I also bought a home gym for $75 (retail at $300), only to realize that I wasn’t sure where I should put it. Yes, I got ahead of myself.
My lifting buddy made out better, taking home a digital camera for $95, and a car stereo for $35. The car stereo can be hooked into an in car display and plays DVD’s. The guy auctioning off the item forgot to mention that. Some people were pissed. I also helped him obtain a Gateway computer for $80, since his other one bit the bullet. I was bidding on it since he was busy. Also, he gave me a limit of $90.
This is where I utilized my strategy to beat people before the auction started. It was the first computer, so you know that it’s not going to be as heavily pursued as later computers. We did an interesting experiment on this in Economics class at West Point. I’ll explain it in another post. So the first words out of my mouth are “Damn, it’s a Gateway”. I’m typing this entry on a gateway laptop, and let’s just say that I’m none too happy with this model’s setup. Second, it was a celeron processor. I made sure to echo that with an insulting tone. I managed to get it repeated by some other people that now see me as an authority on computers, thanks to my comments, all in the course of 45 seconds. Bidding started at $30, I won it for $80. A huge trick is to not be too eager when you bid. The other people know that you want it. Staying calm scares them.
If nothing else happens, the next entry will be about driving around Italy, and the thing we did in Econ class.
Black 6 out.
Comments (4)
yeah, i think i know what you are talking about with the econ class
Hmm, well sometimes recipes are just funny. No matter what you do just does not come out okay. NO this is no referring to the cook! Hey try this — my own recipe for Chicken Salad-Boil some chicken until done, I usually cook about 2 to 3 chicken breasts. Of course drain and let them cool and remove the chicken meat. Mix in some mayo (fat free if you like), add diced apples (maybe 2 or 3) and add some pecans or walnuts. You can add grapes if you like. What is fun about this can add something different for example mandarin oranges
. The amount of the everything is really up to yourself. I personally love a lot of apples. Serve this with Pita bread. Main thing is have FUN! Take Care, Sharon Oh, I do like the pics–how about something more appealing Please J
U r soo f-ing sexy right now!
Do u know that the combination of culinary skillz, plus auction bidding skillz, mixed with the fact that ur in ITALY!! makes me want to eat u right up! 
You and the dang mashed potatos!!!