Some projects I work on are finalists for some nonprofit awards. I’m hoping we get to go get all boozy at the awards luncheon a la Mad Men.
September 2010
I have a three hour layover Saturday night at McCarran International. Killll meeeee.
Leave DC tomorrow at 8 AM, layover in Houston, arrive in Phoenix around 12:30. Then drive an hour to Globe.
Leave Phoenix around 6 PM on Saturday, layover in Vegas, arrive back in DC at 6:30 AM Sunday morning. Will rush over to C’s, get a few hours of sleep and hope the weather is nice so we can do something fun to commemorate our first magic night together a year ago.
Momma bought me a roasting pan. →
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Ingredients
- 1 (3 pound) whole chicken
- 4 medium red potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 6 carrots, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 2/3 cup honey
- 1/3 cup Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
- 2 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
- 12 whole fresh mushrooms
- 2 apples, cored and quartered (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place the chicken breast side down on a rack in a roasting pan, and roast 1 hour in the preheated oven.
- Place the potatoes and carrots in a pot with enough water to cover, and bring to a boil. Cook 20 minutes, or until tender.
- In a saucepan, mix the honey, mustard, butter, onion, curry powder, salt, cayenne pepper, ginger, and garlic. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and set aside.
- Drain the drippings from the roasting pan. Arrange the potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, and apples around the chicken. Drizzle the chicken and vegetables with the honey mixture. Continue roasting 20 minutes, or until the glaze has browned. The chicken meat should reach an internal temperature of 180 degrees F (85 degrees C).
Now that I dropped a small fortune at the Ski Chalet sale last night (skis, poles, boots and a new jacket with polka dots), we’re pushing Peru to September.
But the real reason for this delay is that we’re gonna use our flight vouchers and my hotel points to GO OUT WEST IN THE WINTER.
I seriously love my life, my partner, and all the adventures I have yet to experience.
I had a really amazing weekend.
1. Carly is back in town and I got to help surprise everyone with her presence on Saturday night. Everyone had tons of fun at Little Miss Whiskey’s, so much fun that I cried in the cab on the way home about how amazing my friends are, how much I’ve missed Carly, and how lucky I am.
2. I love being domestic. I cooked a wonderful dinner for my man on Saturday night, followed by delicious french toast Sunday morning.
3. We talked about our future family, which of course excites me. We are going to have awesome, tall babies.
4. Hit up the Greek Festival and stuffed my face with gyro, spanakopita and grape leaves.
5. Oh, and had an awesome day in Lancaster, PA with my family. Complete with three pieces of apple pie.
I’m actually getting a little excited for this Arizona trip. I won’t be staying in crappy Phoenix, I’ll be in Globe, which is right near Tonto National Forest. Yay!
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So this Arizona trip ruining my NYC getaway isn’t so terrible after all:
1. I get to produce and direct without having to actually do the shooting.
2. I get to visit a Native American reservation and learn about the schools there.
3. I will get my Marriott rewards points back (and maybe earn more), which combined with the U.S. Airways vouchers Casey and I both got, we can now go on an even better getaway, which will be ski related:)
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I’m doing the one thing I never wanted to do: cancel special plans because of work. We’re supposed to celebrate one year since our first magic night in NYC coming up. But now I’ve been asked to do some filming in Arizona for that weekend:(
How Adrian Fenty lost his reelection bid for D.C. mayor →
washingtonpost.com
Interesting read. I’m kind of torn as to which side I’m on. I guess I wish Fenty wasn’t such a jerk and that results of politicians should speak more loudly than personalities.
NPR's Traveling Down the Amazon Road →
npr.org
Totally enjoying learning Flash. However, my final project is supposed to be a Flash-based multimedia package. What’s that you ask? Well here’s an example. I feel pretty intimidated right now.
