i thought i wanted to write

16 Apr 2007 at 12:35 am

For the first time in what feels like a month, I have two days off in a row. Going into that mini-vacation was an easy shift tonight—only four hours. I’ve celebrated by baking spiced oatmeal raisin cookies. I’m enjoying them now, warm from the oven, with a glass of milk.

Later, I’ll take the remaining dough, ball it up in portions, freeze it, and then we’ll have access to freshly-baked cookies whenever we want. Awesome.

I trained on sauté tonight. I forgot how fast that station is and how many components there are. It’s going to take a bit getting used to it.

With all this time off, Katie has taken the liberty of composing a list of chores for me to do (so I won’t get bored, she says).

One thing on the list is some gardening. We’ve started a flower, herb, and vegetable garden together. I’m in charge of the herbs. Some are from seeds and some are from baby plants. So far, I’ve got sweet basil, opal basil, tarragon, thyme, mint, parsley, oregano, chives, rosemary, and lavender. We’re also growing some peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers.

I’m really tired right now. I don’t know why; I had an easy night at work, and I took a nap today. Weird.

Now I’m bored with this.