Wednesday, August 15, 2007

I don’t have enough for a long post, so I’ll jumble up the random things rolling around the ole grey matter.

1. One The Lot is a disappointment in reality TV. A program that had great promise turned out to be incredibly lame. What’s a shame is that the aspiring filmmakers all had incredible creativity and talent. Of the three finalists, my favorite is Will. I love his humble and earnest personality and I love the endearing charm of the movies that he made for the contest. Second place goes to Adam, who’s Army Guy was truly inventive, a little bit creepy, and hilarious. Honorable Mention to Jason’s Sweet, which I really liked, too.

2. I went to Wegmans for a huge shop of groceries on Sunday. I mean huge to the point of needing one of their Helping Hands dudes and an extra cart. It was my first ever 2 cart shopping event - the check out dude said, “You’re a mom!” which explains it all, I guess. It’s a longer trip now, but well worth it when you can get corn on the cob for $.25/ear. I bought 4. I should have bought more.

Anyhoo, I wanted to grill them, but we haven’t hooked the propane tank up to the grill again yet and it’s been too blessed hot to grill lately. So I decided to roast them in their husks. I trimmed loose husks and the stems so that there wasn’t anything that could burn in the oven. I put them in a 350F degree oven for 20 minutes then put in the salmon we were eating with the corn for an additional 15 minutes. Both were done at the same time and both were delicious (I highly recommend Wegmans brand marinades - the one I used for the salmon was their Citrus Dill marinade and it was yummy. Actually, I can recommend Wegmans brand anything - it’s the best generic brand out there.). The corn was tender and super sweet - we added just a touch of “butter” (in the form of Smart Balance spray). I’m tempted to go buy more.

3. I finished listening to Dirty Blonde by Lisa Scottoline this morning on my way to work. It is her typical legal thriller with a good story that kept my interest, intriguing characters, snappy dialogue, etc. I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars.

4. My mother and I are going to check out the International Gem and Jewelry Show this weekend. I’m interested in seeing what’s it’s all about and how folks display their wares. I plan to take notes for my own display at the trunk show next month. And I’m interested in finding new vendors for beads, findings, and other supplies. I’m ready to start making more jewelry - I’ve sold a few more pieces and need to build my stock back up for the trunk show and for the holidays. Christmas is just around the corner, people!

That’s about it for now. I think I covered eveything.