"People in glass houses shouldn't...? That quote of course is complete as it stands."

[jadesfire]

Did I mention I hate being off work sick? No matter how much fun it sounds having a day under a blanket watching NCIS, I'm booooooooored.

Ooh, I've still got those links, haven't I? And these random things that I feel like sharing because I don't have anyone here to talk to. *spams you*

~ Here on my own, I don't really want to eat properly. On the other hand, I also don't want to pass out again while I'm on my own, so I'm going to make a huge plate of oven chips.

~ This place is a tip. Once this episode of NCIS is over, I'm going to tidy up, then switch MP3s around on my player which is something I've been meaning to do for months.

~ While I'm on my own, I'm going to sleep on the sofa bed with the large, fluffy dog that I got for finishing my finals and the small, cuddly tiger that crystalshard got me. This possibly makes me pathetic, but I think I'm going to find it easier to sleep in a strange bed than a half-empty one.

Right. 20 more minutes of the completely wonderful NCIS team then I must get on with some tidying. Links to follow. Probably.

ETA: First tidying job done. When I last owned basil, I found that it needed plenty of watering and lots of trimming to keep it growing. Both of those jobs are now done :)

Comments

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

After living on my own for seven years, I've learned that my relationship with food is very different when I'm alone vs. when I'm around people. It's so hard to bother when it's just you.

The bed thing, too! I wind up sleeping on the couch or the floor fairly often because they're - fundamentally different from the bed somehow. If you sleep on the sofa, it's less of a commitment or something. I'm glad you have your dog and your tiger, they sound like good company. :)

Basil yay! And two jobs done! I just potted some basil last night. Then it got slightly shredded in a thunderstorm, but maybe that's less trimming later?

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

It's very hard on the food front. We plan a week's meals in advance, and we deliberately put simple things down for these two days, so hopefully I can manage to heat ready-made sausage casserole through. More chips may also be involved.

I have my dog, my tiger AND a sheep that Z sent me. I'm going to be snuggly.

The flat no longer looks like a couple of party-loving teenagers spent a wild weekend here, so I'm feeling much better :) I've had a lot of success at growing basil over the years - it's very robust - but coriander (cilantro) just dies on me. I've tried buying plants, so I'm thinking of raising it from seed to see if that makes them stronger. That stuff is so expensive, I'd love to be able to have it on tap, so to speak.

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

I've had similar trouble with cilantro. Every other herb I've tried growing has been successful and I have some plants that have been growing continuously for years, but I've tried cilantro from seed and from nursery-grown, and it always seems to give up the ghost in June. I don't think it's that heat sensitive, so I don't know, the only other thing would be to wait until I have an actual plot of ground to work with. :) But I pretty much live on homemade salsa in the summer, and fresh cilantro makes it taste so good, I'd love to be able to keep it alive!

::encourages you about the food:: It takes some energy, but you can do it!