I made a quiche!

I did it hardcore, I made the crust myself with no mixer or anything, a delicious mushroom and spinach quiche. I only have two bowls, count ‘em, TWO bowls bigger than cereal bowls, one of which I suspect is an old decorative wash basin and I don’t have a single knife, spoon, spatula or non-stick pan that isn’t from a secondhand store. I don’t know if a quiche is a very sophisticated or difficult thing to make, but it sure felt that way when I was mixing up that pie crust with my hands and prebaking it and everything. Further, I don’t see any point in having more than one cookbook, especially until you’ve used all the recipes from it. I just have one from a goodwill, it is big (but rather thin) and has a lot of pictures, plus basic info on what kinds of tools you need and how to prepare all the ingredients you need for the recipes. Tomorrow I am making chili and I already have my red kidney beans soaking. Losing my cell phone has been great, I have had no interruptions from my interests all weekend. I get up early, read, write, draw, plan, cook, do dishes, hang out with my pets, read more, etc. I don’t think I will ever see the point in a television again, and I am learning that I can do with a lot less internet. Yesterday I read Kurt Vonnegut’s last book, A man without a country and finished Watchmen, which I found incredibly exciting and enlightening. I think it might be the only graphic novel on the Time’s best 100 novels list, but that might not be true. Regardless, if you are thinking of getting into that sort of thing, I highly recommend watchmen, it raises a lot of exciting and thought provoking issues. A man without a country is best if you are thinking about becoming an expatriot because Vonnegut basically just rips us to shreds. Maybe you would like a few quotes? You know I keep a running list of all the things from books I never want to forget.
“A twerp was a guy who stuck a set of false teeth up his butt and bit the buttons off the back seats of taxicabs. And I consider anybody a twerp who hasn’t read Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville.”
“Evolution can go to hell as far as I am concerned. What a mistake we are. We have mortally wounded this sweet life-supporting planet – with a century of transportation whoopee.”
“Here’s what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial. And like so many addicts about to face cold turkey, our leaders are now committing violent crimes to get what little is left of what we’re hooked on.”
“When you get out of bed each morning, with the roosters crowing, wouldn’t you like to say, “As long as there is a lower class, I am in it. As long as there is a criminal element, I am of it. As long as there is a soul in prison, my soul is not free.”” (p.s. that is my new thing that I say when I get out of bed each morning, get ready for my next visit home, I am more hilariously socialist than ever!)
I guess I’ll conclude this post with just one more delightful tidbit from the late mr. Vonnegut, “The good Earth – we could have saved it, but we were too damn cheap and lazy.”