Indulgences
Sep. 30th, 2013 09:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
soc_puppetFirst, a brief stop in Baking for Dietary Restrictions Land. Instead of Dairy Free, as I'd thought we were doing this week, we're instead doing Heart Health. Or something like that. If we do Obesity next week, I may scream. Need a quick bread recipe tomorrow, fruit dessert on Wednesday, and cupcakes on Thursday. *sigh*
Second: Got the Tetris blanket mailed off. Or at least dropped off at the mailing station.
Third! Dropped off my test cake at Bread From Anna this morning. Anna herself couldn't taste it, since it may have been gluten-contaminated (I have baked things with gluten in my kitchen in the last five years, so it's entirely likely), but there were a few other people there who tasted it and gave it very good reviews. Anna said she'd call me today or tomorrow about whether I get the job; I'm currently cautiously optimistic, with an emphasis on cautious.
And now, the meat of the entry: Planned indulgences.
1) BOOK. Somehow I'd forgotten that the next Tamora Pierce book came out last week. Or maybe I thought it was supposed to be next month? Either way, I am totally buying myself a copy.
2) POKEMON. This won't be for another couple of weeks, but I'm currently planning on a 2DS and Pokemon X. I've been saving up with these in mind for a while (or rather, I'd been planning on a 3DS until the 2DS was announced to be a thing (and it's still cheaper than a second hand standard 3DS)), but I'm glad I'll still have a nice, hefty cushion once I buy them.
3) DINNER. Okay, here's the thing. The hospitality program at the community college I attend? Is run almost entirely through a training hotel. A four diamond hotel that is half school. They have a fancy-ish restaurant called the Class Act. I've eaten there once, and my folks have been wanting to eat there as well. Another thing is that my family tries to have a weekly dinner together, where we can socialize and catch up and so forth. For the past two weeks, and for the next two weeks as well, Baking for Dietary Restrictions has usurped Family Dinner Night's slot in my schedule. Putting all of these together, and since I just got a reasonable "paycheck" of sorts, I suggested we meet at the Class Act for dinner after I get out of class either this week or next, and I'd cover half the check. Mom and Dad are enthusiastic, and while I still have to check with my brother, I'm fairly certain he'll be up for it. I just need to find out whether it's this week or next week, and then make reservations. Omnomnom!
4) SOMETHING ELSE??? I dunno, I might indulge further. Possibly a ticket to Icon, maybe even as a vendor. Almost certainly not a KitchenAID stand mixer, because as glorious as those are, they're still three hundred bucks. I could afford it, but I probably won't go in on it unless I get the job at Breads From Anna. Even then I might wait a while, make it a birthday and/or Xmas gift to myself. Maybe something fancy-schmancy I see at my next stop at Half Price Books. They've had a lot of secondhand tablets there recently, and who knows when I'll see a box set I want next?
Food for thought, at any rate.
Second: Got the Tetris blanket mailed off. Or at least dropped off at the mailing station.
Third! Dropped off my test cake at Bread From Anna this morning. Anna herself couldn't taste it, since it may have been gluten-contaminated (I have baked things with gluten in my kitchen in the last five years, so it's entirely likely), but there were a few other people there who tasted it and gave it very good reviews. Anna said she'd call me today or tomorrow about whether I get the job; I'm currently cautiously optimistic, with an emphasis on cautious.
And now, the meat of the entry: Planned indulgences.
1) BOOK. Somehow I'd forgotten that the next Tamora Pierce book came out last week. Or maybe I thought it was supposed to be next month? Either way, I am totally buying myself a copy.
2) POKEMON. This won't be for another couple of weeks, but I'm currently planning on a 2DS and Pokemon X. I've been saving up with these in mind for a while (or rather, I'd been planning on a 3DS until the 2DS was announced to be a thing (and it's still cheaper than a second hand standard 3DS)), but I'm glad I'll still have a nice, hefty cushion once I buy them.
3) DINNER. Okay, here's the thing. The hospitality program at the community college I attend? Is run almost entirely through a training hotel. A four diamond hotel that is half school. They have a fancy-ish restaurant called the Class Act. I've eaten there once, and my folks have been wanting to eat there as well. Another thing is that my family tries to have a weekly dinner together, where we can socialize and catch up and so forth. For the past two weeks, and for the next two weeks as well, Baking for Dietary Restrictions has usurped Family Dinner Night's slot in my schedule. Putting all of these together, and since I just got a reasonable "paycheck" of sorts, I suggested we meet at the Class Act for dinner after I get out of class either this week or next, and I'd cover half the check. Mom and Dad are enthusiastic, and while I still have to check with my brother, I'm fairly certain he'll be up for it. I just need to find out whether it's this week or next week, and then make reservations. Omnomnom!
4) SOMETHING ELSE??? I dunno, I might indulge further. Possibly a ticket to Icon, maybe even as a vendor. Almost certainly not a KitchenAID stand mixer, because as glorious as those are, they're still three hundred bucks. I could afford it, but I probably won't go in on it unless I get the job at Breads From Anna. Even then I might wait a while, make it a birthday and/or Xmas gift to myself. Maybe something fancy-schmancy I see at my next stop at Half Price Books. They've had a lot of secondhand tablets there recently, and who knows when I'll see a box set I want next?
Food for thought, at any rate.
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Date: 2013-10-01 04:40 pm (UTC)I always see "heart health" as nearly synonymous with "whole grain," so I'm looking forward to hearing about what you do, particularly for cupcakes.
Pokemon Pokemon Pokemon! *dances* The 2DS does look neat, particularly since the 3d effect of the 3DS gives me srs bsns headaches if I leave it on.
the gold 3ds looks amazeballs but I missed out.no subject
Date: 2013-10-01 06:39 pm (UTC)Our teacher didn't explain it particularly clearly, just gave us a basic rundown on how plaque = bad and cholesterol comes from animal products. Then she gave us a packet with suggested ingredient switch-outs and a recipe to modify and essentially told us to have fun. (Everyone else in the class had a partner; I was on my own because there's an uneven number of us and I apparently "do pretty well on my own".)
I am so excite! Yeah, I can't imagine ever using the 3D effect of the 3DS, so that's a major reason to go with the cheaper model right there. I hear a lot of people turn the option off and forget about it anyway, so.
I didn't think the gold one was available outside of Japan? Or were you thinking of ordering one from Japan?no subject
Date: 2013-10-01 07:08 pm (UTC)Hrm. OK, then. I hope the recipe modifications are fun ones.
I'm one of those people who turns the 3d off and forgets it's there. ^^; It's fun in the flight stages of Kid Icarus, but that's about it.
If I'd learned about it in time to have the money, I'd have at least strongly considered ordering it from amazon.jp.