Thoughts for this week in 3 parts

This week was a nice relaxing week. Work was slow of pace for me, which I feel may not have been the best for my work ethic, but I have enjoyed it.

Food

• I love Basil! I love the smell I love the taste I like the way it looks and wonderfully it goes with most things. If they made a Basil Perfume. I would wear it and be a happy camper.


• More People hate onions that I previously thought: We have a new oven at work, and I thought I would celebrate by making some yummy Bruschetta(shown above). I go to the farmer's market and lovingly pick out fresh cherry tomatoes, get some fresh french bread at Safeway and then wake up extra early to make the tomato topping. I use a good 30 year old balsamic vinegar, kosher salt, leftovers of an organic onion I had lying around, a tiny bit of garlic. I made the toast at work, I found it very satisfactory. A lot of people didnt eat it because it had onions in it. Since everything I've ever brought to a work potluck fell flat, this was the most sucessful dish I've had. The foodie in me gets upset when I see Bruschetta described bread and a spread, even if that's what it is.

Knitting

• I'm starting to count my chickens before they have hatched. I have barely finished the guage for my knucks ( http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/PATTknucks.html) when setting up in my mind 4-5 other patterns I want to start knitting. I dont have enough free time to do everything I want to none alone knit what I want to.


• I've found something out that has rocked my world: Bamboo products ( including yarn) is not eco-friendly. Its a long story but its pretty much either jungles are being torn down to make bamboo forests, OR that Bamboo fiber is really a Rayon which, is very VERY bad for the enviroment.

Nerdery:

• My interest in playing magic is starting to creep back. Part of this is because Hubs is starting to get excited about magic again. I'm playing vintage with him, and I'm enjoying playing with decks that are fine tuned and 60 cards (instead of 40 or 100 if you know what I mean ;P) I'd like to get him into playing extended or standard but its not really the format for those


• I rented Mirror's Edge this week. That game is So cool! Really worth renting, I love the artistic feel they went with the game.

Well this weekend we are going to the Family Vacation House with my Family in Law. I'm hoping it will be fun and relaxing.