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Quick Report

Jul. 9th, 2009 at 11:13 AM

Got a phone call from FedEx, bikes arriving tomorrow morning. Drat to that, but life will go on.

This morning: went over to PCC and picked up a strange assortment of bulk goods (namely, 2 pints of shampoo and a crap-ton of peppercorns). Re-named my mom's bicycle--it will now be known as Crap Hound. I used to call it the Blue Devil. I put on long underwear under my skirt because it is cold here, and I was too stupid to bring pants. I also put on socks under my ridiculous red sandals because it is cold here.

popcultureicon says I will fit in nicely with the locals, although I keep feeling like I'm being watched as I zoom past people on Crap Hound.

Then I stopped in at E.T.G. (Espresso to Go), Seattle's second-oldest coffeeshop that's still around. If I get around to it, I will upload that illustration. Tasty. Then I stopped in at Theo's to pick up some supplies for our weekend excursion. Five bars of chocolate for five people should be sufficient, I hope, at least for the first day.

I also made our reservation for the Conference Bike. We shall ride it down to the Ocean! Hurrah!

Now, jammy jam.

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popcultureicon wrote:

Jul. 9th, 2009 06:30 pm (UTC)

you easily could have been one of the three girls I saw biking in a similar outfit today!

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rebeccmeister wrote:

Jul. 9th, 2009 06:46 pm (UTC)

I was out on the Burke Gilman--aren't you usually downtown-ish, for the most part?

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popcultureicon wrote:

Jul. 10th, 2009 04:21 am (UTC)

oh yeah. but I am sayin. I saw a few girls rocking the skirt / leg warmers combo today.

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gfrancie wrote:

Jul. 9th, 2009 06:46 pm (UTC)

Mmmmmmm chocolate. Coffee. Stuff.

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rebeccmeister wrote:

Jul. 9th, 2009 06:47 pm (UTC)

Exactly! Now I have to look up your rhubarb management method, 'cause we're making raspberry-rhubarb jam and it had better be delicious!

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gfrancie wrote:

Jul. 9th, 2009 06:50 pm (UTC)

Rhubarb is so doable.

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rebeccmeister wrote:

Jul. 9th, 2009 08:55 pm (UTC)

You are absolutely right. We ended up doing it a bit differently because of time constraints, in the end--popped it in the food processor so it would cook at the same rate as the raspberries. The results are delicious, so I am declaring the effort a success.

I really like the idea of letting the rhubarb macerate for a few hours, though. I came across a recipe a while ago that also called for roasting it, which I am going to have to try at some point. The evidence from our CSA suggests that it is actually possible to get it to grow in Arizona, although it is seriously puny compared to the stuff my dad just kind of casually brought in from the garden. You northwestern gardeners have it so easy.

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gfrancie wrote:

Jul. 11th, 2009 11:15 pm (UTC)

If you have time/energy to make plain rhubarb jam I can give you a super simple recipe that involves macerating it overnight. Which is kind of helpful if you are in stop/start mode for something.

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rebeccmeister wrote:

Jul. 12th, 2009 01:05 am (UTC)

Oooo. I saw that on

au_gout, and I do believe I will be trying it with some rhubarb I have in AZ. Thank you!

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