Some musings

So, I wanted to write something, but I don't really know what I wanted to write. I didn't want to write a review, so no new Yelp posting. I should be writing a birthday card, but I'm just not excited about that right now (sorry, J.B.).

What I did do was spend a lot of time researching... how can I get paid? I looked at job postings and my iMatchSkills account and marked some possible places to apply to later. I looked at a new site, Examiner.com, that I recently found, while looking for information on cover letter and interview tips, and thought about submitting an application to write there. Wow, getting paid to write, what an idea. So, it's not a blog, but it's not exactly a news site... looks like a lot of op-ed pieces. Interesting. So, the question that I've been circling is: what topic am I qualified to write about for money? I have some knowledge and some opinions on a lot of different topics, but definitely not anything that I'd say I'm an "expert" in or on... hmmm...

Also, on a totally unrelated note: I want to make something with squash blossoms! I think they are stalking me. At a friend's birthday dinner at Belly Timber recently we had an appetizer of squash blossoms that were stuffed with cheese (I think ricotta) and then fried. Yum! I guess you can't really go wrong with fried stuff with cheese! So, that was a couple of weekends ago. This Saturday, squash blossoms were taunting me from a pint basket at the Beaverton Farmers Market. I really wanted to buy them, but I was intimidated and afraid of trying to prepare them... although I apparently shouldn't have been because today on "Boy Meets Grill," Bobby Flay told me that I could easily stuff them with pulled pork and ricotta cheese and it would taste yummy. After more surfing on the Food Network site, I also found a tempura version with tomato sauce from Wolfgang Puck and a tortellini recipe from Mario Batali. Decisions, decisions... but maybe not the tortellini one, since the blossoms are just cut up and put into the filling; I think I'm more excited about the crispy stuffed blossoms! Now I'll just have to hope that there'll be some squash blossoms available at this coming weekend's market... well, and I'll have to hope that I don't mess up whichever recipe I choose to try.

Escapism

So, I've been escaping to the internets because the project I'm working on at work is so crappy. I hate when I have to gather and edit clips of tragic events. The worst ones are random tragedies, but also bad are police shootings. Not fun.

I'm not sure that I should say what I'm working on... not that there's any confidentiality or anything, but you know, this is the interweb... I guess I just feel I shouldn't blab too much.

Another fun escape has been "The Girls Next Door." It is my new favorite show! (Cable is evil.) They are hilarious!! I tried watching the Olympics, but Bob Costas is irritating and there is just way too much beach volleyball coverage! I hate beach volleyball... and Bob Costas. Also, there is not enough of the synchronized sports on the TV. I really enjoyed the synchronized diving!! Also, my usual favorite shows - the Law & Order family of shows - have not been the real escape from the news that I need right now... that "ripped-from-the-headlines" stuff is serious.

Okay, back to watching the show!! Kelly Slater's coming to teach the girls to surf and Hef is cackling at Holly's swimming leson... oh, the excitement!