Monday, December 11, 2017

Quesa-don't-a

     Let's talk about quesadillas. They are, tasty, cheesy, portable, and delicious. But there is one downside to quesadillas that nobody is talking about: making them! I have found that no matter how much I enjoy a good chicken quesadilla, it is rarely worth the time and effort it takes to make one.


     First things first, shopping for the ingredients is a pain in the behind. How does one acquire pico de gallo? As far as I know, only Mexican restaurants and fast food chains such as QDoba have it in stock. Can I buy some directly from them? Pico is so confusing.


     Let's not forget about the worst part of all, the meat. If you know anything about me, you know that my relationship with raw meat is about on par with my relationship with my dad (a work in progress.) Since cooking raw meat is out of the equation, I have to find some precooked chicken. Wait, is that a real thing???


     If you haven't given up by now and decided to just throw a Totino's Pizza in the oven, you are braver than most. If you have managed to acquire all the necessary ingredients, congrats, it only gets worse from here. If distributing the chicken, cheese, and pico evenly throughout the tortilla wasn't already hard enough, you now have to put the uncooked quesadilla in a pan on the stove and let it cook. Flipping it over halfway through the cooking process takes away precious time I get to spend with my Bubba.


     If you managed to make it through that daunting laundry list of steps, congratulations! You now have a quesadilla of your very own! My only question, was it worth it?

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Veggie Straws!

Hey guys, Morcus here. I am lucky to be one of Lynleemo's dear friends. She graciously allowed me to write a post on her blog about my latest obsession: veggie straws!

Now, I know you're thinking, "Veggies? Who is this weirdo???" but hear me out. These are tasty little snacks that you can eat at every meal-and I do! One of my favorite things do is to spend an afternoon dipping my veggie straws into applesauce or puddin.' My bae and I enjoy spending our Friday nights thinking of new ways to enjoy this great snack. Any suggestions???

Sometimes I catch myself daydreaming that I have veggie straws for fingers. How dope would that be, right? But it would probably hurt when I ate them and how could I drive to the store to get more with no fingers???

Speaking of which, my stomach is growling. Gonna go get me some straws!!!

Friday, March 13, 2015

Turn down that music!

I've got these neighbor kids that like to throw loud parties.  Just last night they started drinking around 6:00, I mean all I want to do is lay around in my old lady sweats and play with my cats.  They can see right into my house, so I have to be careful.  I'm pretty good friends with Sgt. Buschena so I'm not afraid to give him a call if things get out of control.  I've read his book about 11 times, here's a link if you're interested in learning ways to protect yourself! 

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Answering Phones

One thing I really don't like to do is answer phones. Sometimes, I have to sit at the front desk at work and answer the phones all day... what am I, a receptionist? Bush league, is what it is.

I get nervous when I have to talk to people... what if they ask me hard questions?

One of my worst memories is a time when my sister called in, and asked me all types of questions about what my department and employer did, and I had to try and fumble through responses... What if something like that happened for real?

If you need something, text me. Better yet, just don't need anything from me. Phones stress me out, unless I am using it to play Words With Friends

Friday, February 20, 2015

Chess Time

Over the past few months, I have really gotten into chess! In fact, I have become something of a chess nerd... let's just say that if I was on twitter (I wonder if @lynleemo is available?), my favorite tweet would be "#castling."

One thing that is motivating is that my younger brother is so much better than me at chess... I've been able to get a little lucky and win once or twice, but never with any level of consistency! I even started flirting with some Italian creepo to see if that could help my game. While I am improving, I fear I will never be good enough to overtake my bro.

Well, at least I have found a fun new game to play! From now on, on the chess board, I will no longer be anyone's "lacky." (inside joke)

Friday, February 6, 2015

Public Restrooms

One thing that grosses me out is public restrooms. If there is a bathroom, it should be private!!

If I am in a stall, and someone comes into the stall next to me, I just sit there as quietly as I can, as still as if I was hiding in my closet during a break-in, and keep silently repeating, "Please go fast, please go fast, please go fast." It is just the most uncomfortable thing!

If I am ever President, the first thing I will do is to enact a law that says all restrooms must be private - the only time two people can be in a bathroom at the same time is if it's a parent changing the diaper of a child (and even that is pushing it). The world would be a much better, and more peaceful place if there was a law like this.

I used to work in a place with a private bathroom, but recently took a new job where my "business" is not so private. If HH and The Monster wasn't at my old job (see the sidebar for details), I'd go back there just for that.

Someday we'll live in a world of 100% private bathrooms.

PS It should go without saying that the more cats in the bathroom, the better!

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Bugs

Seriously, why were bugs ever created? God really messed up on that one.

They are just so creepy and crawly... especially crickets, moths, spiders, cockroaches, grasshoppers, mosquitoes, and bees. Every time I see one of those suckers, I just screech in terror. Sometimes, my dad even has to come over and kill a spider or get a moth out of the house... talk about an EmBo!

Sometimes, I have even thought about putting my house in permanent fumigation... sure, it may decrease my life expectancy by 30 years to live in that, but it might be worth it. Let's take a look at the pros and cons:

Pros of perma-fumigation:
- No bugs
- No having to call my dad or brothers over to come get a bug out, saving me some embarrassing times
- I can do everything in peace, including Trivia Crack, Words With Friends, Chess Time, and watched re-runs of My So-Called Life

Cons of perma-fumigation:
- Will decrease my life span
- It will slowly dull my senses so I can't smell or taste food (granted, most of my food doesn't have much taste anyway so this isn't as big of a con as it might seem)
- The fumes and chemicals may kill my cats
- I will have to have dirty men in my house to set up the fumigation

What say you, internat nation? What should I do?

I think this is the only bug I like...


Cuteskies!

Old Broads Working Out

There aren't a lot of things that I love and make me happy (hence the title of this blog), but one of them is working out. I love to go to the local YMCA and get my sweat on, especially when it is cold out. While I'm there, I enjoy taking group classes, because it is a fun way to move around.

However, after the new year, it becomes a lot less fun for a while! That is because there are old broads everywhere, working out to try to keep up with their resolution!

Let's be honest ladies, your resolutions probably aren't going to stick. All you are doing is making things crowded, and affecting the workouts of us serious people. Why can't you stick to walking the mall for a workout? Why are you invading our private space? Deep down, I know that things will get better in a couple months time, but it sure stinks for now.

It reminds me of a story I heard... In the Middle Ages, there was an archer named Kevin Von Brevnik, and he was the best archer in his his community. As a result, he was the most famous and loved member of the community, which they named Brevnikville (in modern day Norway). Soon, all of the other men in the town got jealous of Kevin, and they started to take up archery. Harold found that all of the practice spots were now taken, and he got mad.

Instead of just silently seething like I am (well, if a blog post can still count as silent, lol), Kevin got even, and used his archery skills to shoot at the other men, killing 13 and wounding 5 others. That stopped everyone else from practicing really quick, lol! Maybe there is something I can learn from Kevin...

Cooking with salt and pepper

I'll be honest, I'm not a very good cook.  I pretty much detest all foods except for pizza and I'm not sure I even really like pizza.  However, a pizza can make for many meals in my house.  I accidently opened my cupboard door one evening and came across salt and pepper shakers.  I thought, "What do people use these for?"  After a quick search on the Internet, I found a few million recipes that included salt and pepper.  I wondered, "Can I use this on my pizza?"  I couldn't find a recipe anywhere for it but thought I'd give it a shot.  I had no idea how much to use so I used all that was left in both shakers, which turned out to be about 3/4 full.  This took a lot of time and really started to make me angry, so I shook both at the same time.  Lifesaver!  After both shakers were empty, I took a bite.  I thought, "Not bad Lynlee, not bad".  I felt pretty good about my cooking skills that night.

People Who Eat Breakfast at Times Other Than Breakfast

One thing that people do which really bugs me is when they eat breakfast at times of the day other than breakfast*. There is a natural order to life, and this violates that natural order. Why do people feel the need to do that?

I believe that disrupting the natural order of life is one of the biggest reasons for crime and inequality in this world. In this way, when you eat breakfast at times of the day other than breakfast, you are contributing the spread of crime, disease, and world hunger. As soon as we, as a world, accept this as standard behavior, we have lost. That is why I will never give up the fight.

In the book Fahrenheit 451, The Man is trying to eradicate all books, but there are a select few doing everything they can to preserve them for future generations. i see this fight as being similar. In this case, The Man is saying that it's OK to eat breakfast at any time, while the chosen few of us are fighting back. Please, if you will, join with me against this cause! We can't let the Perkins and Denny's of the world win in this fight.

Just remember, if you are not for us, you are against us. Think about that the next time you have a craving for brinner.

*Of course, cereal and breakfast biscuit bars are exempt from this. Feel free to eat these at any time of the day.