per kidchamp, per tomato nation:

come here, beautiful spring weather

go away, new co-worker who started a conversation with, “so what do you really want to do [with your career because this can’t possibly be it]?”

come here/go away, old friend who called me up yesterday and offered me an amazing job, lots more money and time off than i have here, challenging, interesting work, good co-workers, the stage management jackpot. the catch? (there’s always a catch, this one’s a biggie). the job’s in utah. what would i do in utah? what would andy do in utah?

go away, netflix bait and switch. last weekend, netflix’s splash page was advertising a $5.99/month plan, but when you reload the page, or signed up through an affiliate site, the lowest price plan became $9.99. to get even, here’s the link for the cheapie deal: http://www.netflix.com/Default?mqso=80006887. no promises how long that link’ll work.

go away, king kong. we rented it this weekend, and yuck. kudos to peter jackson, it was beautifully styled and all that, but really, the cgi-monster-eating-other-cgi-monster scenes could all have been cut by two thirds. i found myself simultaneously grossed out and unable to really care which fake creature won. after what seemed like the fourth hour I got bored and told andy to tell me let me know if they ever made it to new york.

come here, memoirs of a geisha. you are pretty.

come here, pasta primavera with cream sauce experiments in the kitchen. there are very few dishes that i can improvise sans recipe, based on the ingredients in the fridge or inspiration in the produce department, but pasta with yummy sauce is one. take some combination of the following (whatever you have at hand): fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, bag o’ frozen mixed veggies, garlic, onion, cream, veggie broth, white wine, butter, olive oil, parmesan cheese, fresh lemon, parsley, or basil. boil whole wheat linguini in well-salted water, add liberal amounts of fresh-ground pepper to whatever sauce you’ve created, and you’re good to go. now, turn me loose in the kitchen with 16 staples of indian cooking, or thai, or anything middle eastern, and i’d be completely lost.

go away, html bug that causes my margins to be all wonky in firefox browsers.

go away, car stereo thief. you took my parking quarters, too.

go away, short sleeve sweaters. i do not like you.