mung-speriment

a few weeks ago, i was whining that 2 years in this job seems like forever. we're thinking about relocating sometime soon & i'm getting itchy. honestly though, there's so much going on during my work day - a wide variety & abundance of tasks - that i don't really notice the hours flying by. often times at the end of the day, i find myself wondering what the hell i've been doing for the last 8 hours. it was such a whirlwind of activity, i can't quite remember.

big D has been asleep for almost 2 hours. needing to catch up on some sleep & feeling under the weather.

we've got this white elephant gift exchange at work on friday & i'm a bit anxious about it. apparently most people bring gag gifts. i don't have anything that would be a good gag & i'm not into purchasing useless crap just so i can unload it on someone else. seems, um, LAME. hm....

we had dinner w/ my old boss & his family last night. had a good time. glad the shift from work relationship to social relationship hasn't been to bumpy or awkward. funny how i miss that job - parts of it anyway. a good relationship w/ one's boss is pretty amazing & rare. sharing similar opinions & ideas makes working together pretty damn easy. guess that's one of the challenges w/ the new gig. but challenge is good.

tried my hand at some vegan baking last weekend - blueberry applesauce muffins. they're not bad. not necessarily good either. a little too moist & gooey for a muffin. fluffy would be better. also, they turned green & that just makes them unappealing. the frozen blueberries started to defrost as i was folding them into the batter. not sure how the blue-purple turned green though...

on sunday i decided we should have a stir fry sometime this week. i'm sprouting mung beans in a container under the sink - hence the mung-speriment. it's so damn easy & kinda fun, in a mung-sperimenty kinda way. they're much fresher & last a lot longer than store bought sprouts. in my book, that's reason enough for the little bit of extra effort involved.

my big brother headed off to somewhere dangerous & unknown earlier this week. after many failed attempts, i eventually caught up w/ him before he left the US. hope he's safe & in good spirits wherever he is. i see lots of camel rides in his future. i'll be sending baked goods.

that's all i've got. i'm off to join big D.