A home cooked meal does one good
Living off fast food, gas station grub, vending, and the occasional pizza made me hurt for a good meal.
I have worked multiple jobs, been a college student for 10 years, and am so sick of fast food. This week with an amazing amount of hours at work and messed up eating / sleeping conditions really wore on me.
I stood in front of the vending machine on the 3rd floor hoping it would provide something different, hardly. “Well an almond joy might actually be nutritious.”
Got home tonight and it was the best I felt all week. We are past the critical stage. Now restore and reconfigure is the game plan. During the week the few times I got to sit on my couch were not very comforting (worry filled me). Tonight was awesome. We headed to the store and made a meat and potato with gravy meal. I relaxed and wolfed down “real food”. Theresa started laughing when I took a break and told me to breathe.
While the beef was getting firmer in the freezer I whipped up a batch of vanilla bean ice cream (you can see it on my flicker, will be a post). Gonna churn it up during lunch if we get one tomorrow.
I have to wear pants Mon morning 
Been rocking jeans and sandals since tuesday. If I am working 16 hours I better be comfortable. Wearing pants with my shirt tucked in is the most demoralizing thing I have ever dealt with. Pants steal your soul.
I am glad that things are going better, I love that I can once again enjoy a meal that I made from scratch from raw ingredients, I am glad to have a strong community of friends and peeps that support me. Oh man I so hope 5 O clock actually means something to me again some time here soon. I got a roast to cook and enjoy for a few meals.
That looks like toast.
Looks really, really good. I would totally be your man love life partner if you cooked like that all the time.
Comment by Gene — July 30, 2007 @ 8:16 am
speaking of ice cream. im going to try and prrrfect my espresso gelato today. im letting my last attempt unthaw in the fridge, and then im going to just mix it with some brewed espresso; making some tasty (and awfully fattening) drinks. YUM-O!
Comment by jake rhythms with cake — July 30, 2007 @ 9:17 am
I’m heading to downtown Denver today for some Dulce Delluca gelato. Mmmmmmmmm.
Awesome looking meal! My mouth is watering just looking at the photo.
Bummer about the pants.
Comment by foxspit — July 30, 2007 @ 11:02 am
Indeed, the pants issue is a bum deal.
Comment by Gene — July 30, 2007 @ 11:07 am
That looks like some mighty tasty s.o.s. (shit on a shingle) to me. Is that some home made gravy?
Comment by bminks — July 30, 2007 @ 7:59 pm
heck yeah that is gravy from broth / scratch. I have perfected it. Consistant every time. Actually in a few minutes I will be making chicken gravy. We roasted a chicken.
Comment by beerorkid — July 30, 2007 @ 8:02 pm
heck yeah i prefer chicken (cream)gravy if i have a choice but any gravy will do. It is the salsa americana u know.
Comment by bminks — July 30, 2007 @ 8:54 pm
bminks you are set up to add content.
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Comment by beerorkid — July 30, 2007 @ 9:33 pm