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Apr. 3rd, 2020 01:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_rckI don't think that the cooking chickpeas from dry is a thing that works well for me. My digestive system hasn't been happy any day that I've eaten those, mostly gas issues which isn't usual for me with chickpeas and beans. Possibly soaking them longer would help; the packaging recommended 6-8 hours with a warning that longer would lead to the chickpeas splitting open. I stopped at about 7 hours.
I'm also not sure that I cooked the dratted things long enough. They taste fine and don't crunch any more than I'd expect from canned chickpeas, but there's something off.
I got our sheets changed yesterday and ran two loads of laundry (including the sheets). I had two prescriptions that needed to be picked up, so Scott did the week's shopping.
I got Cordelia started as a volunteer for one of those online archival transcription projects. She likes history a lot, and I sold it as something she could put on college applications. She says it's harder than she thought it would be but that she thinks she's better at it than some of the other volunteers. I can't evaluate the truth of the second part of that sentence, but I'm glad she feels like she's doing okay with it.
She has also started trying to learn some French. One of her friends is taking it and needs a study buddy. I don't know if that will go anywhere because she's embarrassed to do any of the spoken bits if Scott or I might hear her.
Scott did a watch-along of the Babylon 5 pilot and first episode last night with some people he knows from Facebook. The rest of the group will be doing it regularly, but they're aiming for evenings, so Scott won't be able to participate because he'll be at work.
My goals for the day include cleaning out the fridge to get rid of leftovers that are more than three weeks old. I also want to make a chicken pot pie. I'm not sure exactly what I'll put into it beyond the chicken and a lot of carrots (Imperfect Foods keeps sending us carrots). Possibly, Scott will chop an onion for me.
I'd like to finish my story for the Wayback Exchange. There are a couple of exchanges that I'm considering treats for and others I'm considering signing up for. Fandom 5K is in the middle of the sign up period, and there's a Naruto exchange-- Exchange no Jutsu! --that's currently in nominations.
I have several ebooks from the library and need to spend some time on those. A couple of them, I may not bother to finish because, while they're not actively bad, they're not really my thing. I have to keep reminding myself that I have options enough that I don't have to accept things that aren't good fits. When I was in high school, I was desperate enough for books that I'd finish things just because they were available.
I've also been working on catching up on reading WIP that I've subscribed to. I've got several subscriptions that have 10+ chapters piled up and waiting to be read. I keep looking at the size of the backlog and finding a cat to wax instead.
I've also got some phone calls I need to make. I haven't heard from my father, and I still haven't called to request c-pap supplies. I'm pretty sure there are other calls I should make, too, but I can't think of them off the top of my head.
Oh, I know. I want to look into scheduling a tune up for our AC. The company that we use has emailed to say that they're still operating, having been designated as essential services. The question is whether or not such a thing can be done with safe social distancing. A lot of their technicians are older than I am.
I'm also not sure that I cooked the dratted things long enough. They taste fine and don't crunch any more than I'd expect from canned chickpeas, but there's something off.
I got our sheets changed yesterday and ran two loads of laundry (including the sheets). I had two prescriptions that needed to be picked up, so Scott did the week's shopping.
I got Cordelia started as a volunteer for one of those online archival transcription projects. She likes history a lot, and I sold it as something she could put on college applications. She says it's harder than she thought it would be but that she thinks she's better at it than some of the other volunteers. I can't evaluate the truth of the second part of that sentence, but I'm glad she feels like she's doing okay with it.
She has also started trying to learn some French. One of her friends is taking it and needs a study buddy. I don't know if that will go anywhere because she's embarrassed to do any of the spoken bits if Scott or I might hear her.
Scott did a watch-along of the Babylon 5 pilot and first episode last night with some people he knows from Facebook. The rest of the group will be doing it regularly, but they're aiming for evenings, so Scott won't be able to participate because he'll be at work.
My goals for the day include cleaning out the fridge to get rid of leftovers that are more than three weeks old. I also want to make a chicken pot pie. I'm not sure exactly what I'll put into it beyond the chicken and a lot of carrots (Imperfect Foods keeps sending us carrots). Possibly, Scott will chop an onion for me.
I'd like to finish my story for the Wayback Exchange. There are a couple of exchanges that I'm considering treats for and others I'm considering signing up for. Fandom 5K is in the middle of the sign up period, and there's a Naruto exchange-- Exchange no Jutsu! --that's currently in nominations.
I have several ebooks from the library and need to spend some time on those. A couple of them, I may not bother to finish because, while they're not actively bad, they're not really my thing. I have to keep reminding myself that I have options enough that I don't have to accept things that aren't good fits. When I was in high school, I was desperate enough for books that I'd finish things just because they were available.
I've also been working on catching up on reading WIP that I've subscribed to. I've got several subscriptions that have 10+ chapters piled up and waiting to be read. I keep looking at the size of the backlog and finding a cat to wax instead.
I've also got some phone calls I need to make. I haven't heard from my father, and I still haven't called to request c-pap supplies. I'm pretty sure there are other calls I should make, too, but I can't think of them off the top of my head.
Oh, I know. I want to look into scheduling a tune up for our AC. The company that we use has emailed to say that they're still operating, having been designated as essential services. The question is whether or not such a thing can be done with safe social distancing. A lot of their technicians are older than I am.
