I mean like, all at the same time.

So. It’s been -50 or so pretty much all week. That’s including the wind chill. Around -32 C during the days without. There’s a week like this pretty much every January. They say the most depressing day of the year is around January 22nd, so it seems fitting to throw the coldest days in that time frame too. It’s kind of like natural selection. If you’ve moved to a northern climate and can’t handle the short days and the bitter cold without whining… you’re out!

I’m proud of myself. I have not complained about the weather yet. In fact, I have learned to dress so appropriately that I haven’t even found it to be THAT cold out. I don’t work outside for a living, and I don’t hang out in the cold for fun, but my daily goings-about have been fine. Better than fine, actually, because no one else seems to have figured out a)winter tires, and b)long johns, heavy socks, long coat, and layers with an end result of no exposed skin.

Side note: frozen eyeballs feel weird!

Tonight I made chocolate waffles and fried bananas for dinner. I love breakfast. and dessert. They were delicious. I wish I’d photographed, although it wouldn’t have been much. Waffle … waffle… ummm…. grids would probably be interesting to photograph. Maybe. Anyway… did you know that it’s Pancake Week? I didn’t until after I’d made the waffles. Bummer.

So, I skipped my mediumship circle last week. It has been renamed the Dead Zone (DZ) by a friend of mine. It’s run by new people this year, and even though it’s only January, I can tell (due to my incredible psychic powers) that it’s going to be a bit of a waste of my time. On the other hand, if I don’t go regularly it’s just going to be another night of the week I stay at work until 8 pm. Dead Zone, here I come.

Oh, so.. more for me than anyone else, the waffles were:

• 3/4 c whole wheat flour
• 3/4 c milk
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 1/8 c butter
• some vanilla, maybe
• a handful of whatever kind of sugar is around
• around 1/4 of cocoa
• some flax seeds, if you want

And, it’s probably wise to mix the dry and wet separately. It’s my boyfriend’s mom’s recipe, and that’s what she said to do. My grandmother says to do that kind of thing too. I think it’s a bunch of time wastiness. I haven’t ruined anything by ignoring the advice of the two most matronly stay-at-home type ladies I’ve ever known yet…

Oh, Hi Hillary!

This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 at 10:19 am and is filed under daily post.