it was inevitable, right?

with my love for baking, with all of my hippie tendencies, and above all my issues with PHOs, it seems hardly surprising that i would enter into the world of bread-making.

well, here i am. on week two of making bread for us. it's not that hard and the taste is so worth it! i love how dense it is and that the only sweetener in it is unsulphered molasses. no high fructose corn syrup or even any sugar. it is most excellent in the morning with butter, jam and some hot tea. plus, the density keeps us fueled and full until lunch time, which prevents my urge for mid-morning snacking.

in other news, we got a new cutting board, as i was noticing little red pieces in the chicken when i cut and found it weird that the chicken was so extra bloody until i realized it was LITTLE PIECES OF CUTTING BOARD on the meat. ewwww. now we're trying out this bamboo cutting board, which seems to be all the rage in the trend-setting cutting board market. i'll let you know if it's worth the fuss.

we got free passes to see the new zach braff movie, the last kiss. it was good, although hard to watch. definitely one of those reality movies (i.e. not of the escapism variety). i won't ruin it in case anyone is still going to see it, but i will say that it was redemptive, which made sticking it out worth it. i guess it hit a bit close to home for me, as a lot of the relationships in the movie were what i grew up around and it brought back reminders of a lot of my old fears. but if you liked garden state, i think you'll like this one too. good music again. i also thought blythe danner and casey affleck were particularly captivating characters.

russ has a cold and i'm trying to be as lazy as i possibly can on this saturday off. i don't know how long i can actually last without coming up with some task to do, but i'm going to find out!

cheers everyone!
sam