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July 8, 2005
Another Reason Why I Have to Live Forever
I don't mean to be a whiner here, but am I wearing a sign that says, "Consumer Injustices R Us?" I just got off the phone with my wireless phone company, who is claiming that they never received my last payment. I know they cashed my check. So I was on hold with my bank for twenty minutes at which point a rep finally walked me through the process to print out a duplicate of the cashed check. Sure enough, Cingular Wireless has cashed my last check. So I faxed the documentation to them. And called to follow-up. They say they will now have their Research and Processing department research the question. Research???!!! They cashed my check! How hard can it be?
In addition to the car insurance money, I now need an extended lifespan so that I can see the conclusion of this phone company drama.
The little joys of adult living are without number.
When I got home, I wanted a cocktail. Being on CR, I knew that I couldn't have a sugar-filled, nutrient poor cocktail. So here's what I made:
1 oz dash of unsweetened cranberry juice (not "no sugar added" - I mean unsweetened. The stuff that it's hard to drink straight.)
3 oz cabernet/shiraz - cheap stuff
fill the glass with black cherry flavored seltzer water and ice.
Drink. Feel like you're having a real cocktail.
Other random observations:
More and more of my mind is being taken up with the thought of cooking for MR. "A williing victim!" I think to myself as I create recipes in my head. Not that he will be a prisoner: no, he can come and go as he pleases. But the food will be so good. He will not want to leave. Tomorrow night I am trying out a dish on my mom that I'd like to perfect and cook for the Orange One.
I had the most amazing dinner last night. I went over to the home of my CR brother Mark and his wife Helene in Haddonfield, NJ, the town where I used to live. Wow, Helene cooked an amazing dinner! Soft shelled crabs, fresh from the farm stand corn on the cob, a hot salad with greens, zuchinni, squash, tomatoes and eggs in a dijon vinegarette with mushrooms and broccoli on the side, and a big fruit salad that Mark made. Delicious resveratrol... a pink wine made with pinot noir grapes! Perfect for a hot summer night. It is just wonderful to sit down with the fellow CR'd. As I said to MR later on the phone, it's so nice to be with other CR'd people because I can be myself! We talked about how much fun it is to be with others who share our eating habits, and who can appreciate a perfect fruit salad or a delicious piece of sauteed broccoli. The soft-shelled crabs were also incredible... first time I had had those, and I am a fan. So salty! You know how I love salty foods. And crunchy too...like french fries with legs! Gotta make up for those five years when I was a vegan!
Meanwhile, I've been re-organizing my closets in preparation for the move. I get the place next Friday, then I will somehow try to paint the three upstairs bedrooms. I've never painted before, but they're hot pink now, so it really couldn't be worse.
I have some really thoughtful blog entries working in my head, but I am tired and don't feel like writing. However, I know you get annoyed when I disappear. So there you go... I wrote.
Recipes tomorrow, I promise.
Posted by april at July 8, 2005 8:01 PM
Comments
im having plum wine as i type. im not really a wine drinker as i'd rather chew my calories. but this is my new favorite. do you know how it compares to grape wine for the medicinals?
Posted by: fruitgirl at July 8, 2005 10:32 PM
Dear April,
thanks for the egg whites recipes that you recently posted.
Please, could you also give the recipe for your egg whites/flaxseed oil
breakfast?
Thanks
Dem
Posted by: Dem at July 9, 2005 2:21 AM