20 minutes

just finished the dishes (again) and i only have 20 min to post before i MUST get painting! i started to (way too) late last night, and realized that i still needed to alter my costumes to fit my bodies. so i did that- then realized that it was only half swatched. so i needed to see the fabrics before i started painting (i've done it without before, and it was not a good idea.) so, after reading my 5 creative non fic. readings and my play for theater history, i took a shower and went grocery shopping, then i took the trek to vogue. it being sunday, i just missed the bus and had to wait 20 min! booo #6! if they go through with the threats of service cuts, you can bet my butt will be out of chicago the second i graduate, if not before. i was able to get almost everything at vogue, and came home and started cooking dinner... i've been craving samosas for over a week, and the ones at rajun cajun are too spicy. i wanted homemade baked ones. so i made them tonight. and then of course, if you're going to all that trouble, you might as well make some dahl and rice... luckily i knew to make a full batch of samosas. i get so sick of rolling out the little things, but they taste so good and if you're going to be cooking for almost 2 hours anyway, make enough to last the week.
unfortunately, the rice was the only thing i got perfect. i ran out of white flour so had to use 1/2 wheat, which is acceptable. but i put in a full 2T of lemon juice, which is TOO MUCH- i've done this before. i've made a note in my cookbook this time.
and the dahl! i'm such a terrible dahl maker! it's so bitter. i don't know what it is. perhaps my mustard seed? they're split seeds- they look more like split peas than the round little balls, and they might blend too well. the recipie i was using said NOT to use yellow, only black. or perhaps lentils do that on their own if you cook them too long? i did have them simmering for a really long time. a, do you know? or what i can do now? i added a little honey, which will make it edible, but it's still not that great.
while at the grocery store today i was contimplating all the blogs i've read about grocery shopping. or thoughts one has there. it made me realize that good blogs, rather than being a list of everything that's done that day, focus on one happening and analize it, usally in a humorous manner. i will see if i can work on this.