Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia

Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: April 2018

  • In Which I Experiment

    There was a time in my life when I had thin, fine, long, curly hair. It is now thinner by at least 50%, finer, curlier, and shorter – because it falls out before it can grow. The hairs that stay taper into invisibility. In the photo below my bangs are actually below my nose, you…

  • Trivia Roller Coaster

    Up: Last night’s trivia was at the Foundry Art Center, a very short drive from my home. I love the locale, especially since the upper floors are filled with artists in loft spaces. Down: Even though I’ve been there many times, last night I missed an exit and got mired in a local movie/entertainment area…

  • Gary’s Retun to Cooking

    Now that he’s over the flu Gary has returned to his cooking duties. He hasn’t wanted to task himself too much, so he started with Rice-a-Roni. We’ve never had Rice-a-Roni before. (I don’t even really know how the box got in our house; I think he might have bought it for his parents but the…

  • Spice Revolution

    The other day I got some onion powder out of my spice rack and it rattled. That’s when I realized my spices are old. (They aren’t as old as those 1970’s tins would suggest – I buy new spices and funnel them in.) America’s Test Kitchen has done some taste tests in which Penzeys spices…

  • Triple Witching Day Miscellany

    Holiday There needs to be some term for when three holidays fall on the same day. You often get a Passover/Easter overlap, but when it hits April Fools Day, I just don’t know how to act. Even though picturing Christ emerging from the tomb and giggling “April Fools!” is pretty satisfying. Passwords I spent six…