I wish headaches didn't exist.

I've always wanted to make every recipe in a cookbook, so watching Julie & Julia 'inspired' me.  I just looked through my cookbooks & realized I don't really have a cookbook that's conducive to that.  I have a Paula Deen cookbook (signed by her btw), but my first thought (& why ultimately decided against using that one) was that my husband and I would surely gain 50 lbs by the time I was half way through it. 

After careful thought & consideration, I decided on "Blondes Have More Fun...Cooking" that I purchased for pennies at our local bookstore.  I flipped open to the first recipe under "Main Dishes" and find: Jack's Fat Hen & Yellow Rice.  "Boil cut up hen in salted water with chopped onion, celery, garlic, and bay leaf.  Cook until chicken is tender."  At this point I conclude this won't be happening because: HOW THE HECK DO YOU KNOW WHEN THE CHICKEN IS TENDER?!  Maybe it's just me, but I need time frames people!  I need rules!  Regulations!  Temperatures!  I think I'm going to reconsider this every recipe thing.

Just in case you were wondering, my New Year's resolution is to floss every night.  I missed last night, so I guess I'll have to floss twice tonight.  ;oD

On sad news, I go back to work tomorrow.  Actually, it's not that sad now that I think about it.  It means I can work out again & get some much needed socialization.  I have been in such a funk lately!

On really sad (& weird) news I was reading an article this morning on the front page of the Asheville Citizen Times about a guy who shot himself in Georgia after being confronted by police after he shot and killed his (ex?)wife & hurt her sister outside of a motel in Cherokee.  I quickly realized this guy was the same guy I worked with at a different hotel in Cherokee.  He didn't seem like a terrible guy but I definitely wasn't surprised with this news.  Makes me cringe with the thought that I went out to his truck once to see his cat.  I know, that's weird, but it made perfect sense at the time.

Alright, this headache has gotten to be more than I can bear.  Talk atcha later--and good luck with those resolutions!!