Wake up, fool!

[kageotogi]

The kittens' vet visit went very well. I absolutely adore their vet; she's professional and very obviously cares about the animals she treats, and the kittens were only a little put out by her prodding at them. Other than Shawn freaking out when the attendants went to draw blood for his FeLV test (Gus was an angel for it, and I had a good laugh over that one) and finding out that the boys are a little tubby (or at least going through a 'fat phase', which I also find funny), everything went well. They need to get a second round of shots next month, but I don't think that'll be an issue. Then, the month after that, we get to the neutering! They're already so excited.

There was also a flute concert. That was about what I expected. For said concert (or, rather, for the reception that followed) I made a cake and a blueberry cobbler-esque thing. The cake is pretty much gone. The cobbler... Well, I neglected to bring a spoon with which to serve the cobbler, and thus only a little was consumed. However, this is no terrible thing; I will have cobbler for a month and very likely hit 50,000 pounds around the same time my novel hits 50,000 words.

It's a good thing.

Speaking of NaNoWriMo, things are... going. I'm barely at par for my solo project (I hit 15k last night) and not as far ahead as I'd like to be. I would like to hit 18k tonight but I get the feeling I'll be lucky to get anywhere near 17k. We'll see. And aside from that, I have fic idea. Why does fic idea always come during NaNo, when I don't really have time to write it?

Whaaaaatevs. I'll be cruising by punctuates's place tonight to drop off some yarn and to perhaps pick up some delicious chili spaghet (which is, if you aren't aware, the Best Meal Ever). Post that, my plans consist of DwtS (Team Donny! Team Kelly! Everyone else can fall on their faces!), trying to knit around the kittens, and working on NaNoWriMo. Big surprise there.

15110 / 50000

How was your weekend?

Comments

[kageotogi.livejournal.com]

Probably. Fic itches are terribly timed.

I cannot post the recipe for chili spaghet (not spaghetti -- very different things) for two reasons. First, it is not my recipe. Second, it is a very closely guarded secret held by punctuates and her family. That recipe will go to the grave with them.

No joke.

[lawless523.livejournal.com]

Hee - I didn't realize it was a proprietary recipe, and I took the "spaghet" to be a nickname. Can you give us a general idea of what it is, like what the obvious ingredients are?

[kageotogi.livejournal.com]

I really can't (though I can tell you it vaguely resembles Cincinnati Chili, although only in the most basic sense of things). Just rest assured that it's delicious. ♥

[punctuates.livejournal.com]

Wow. You make it out like we're psychos that knife anyone that comes near our family recipe. Anyway, I think it's mostly a blood thing--my aunts, related by marriage, can't seem to get it right.

lawless523, I'm sorry I can't share the recipe. I promised my mother, and you know how that goes.

The flavor you are most likely imagining--some sort of amalgamation of chili and spaghetti (alchemy gone wrong!)--is entirely incorrect. It is not really a flavor one can really describe except for in the vague construct of "awesome".

There used to be packets of seasonings that you could buy at the grocers--I believe that you can even purchase it on Amazon; just look for Cincinnati Chili--that will get you close if you're really interested.

This one thing I will share: if a recipe tells you to brown the meat in a skillet beforehand, then the recipe is giving you poor advice.