Soup Weather

While yesterday's sunshine made me want to get out and ride my bike, today's cold and grey weather makes me want to hibernate -- a task that is not hard to do when you don't have a real job. My job "hiatus" so far has been interrupted briefly by work inquiries and some proposal writing, but nothing consistent. I looked at the calendar yesterday and realized that it's probably about time for me to get a temp job. Frankly, I suck at motivating myself to do laundry regardless of whether I'm working 40 hours a week, or 4 minutes a week. I spent most of this morning looking at temp agency websites and trying to convert my really awesome Architectural Historian resume into a document that proves that I can answer a phone, type at 45 wpm with no mistakes, and organize files. It's hard.

However, getting used to eating lunch with Jesse every day is not hard at all. One productive thing that has come out of my time off from work is a fridge full of leftovers. I was relieved when Jesse walked into my office (bedroom) and announced that he was heating up lunch. Today's menu featured homemade tortilla soup and veggie sandwiches. Something about chicken soup motivates the soul...I may do a few loads of laundry after all.

Last night we made dessert from the apples purchased on our ballot drop-off bike trip. Initially, I thought that we'd make a crumble or rustic tart, but I found a recipe for spice cake with caramelized apples that sounded divine. And it was. It tasted like fall. We enjoyed our cake with a Kriek beer (a tart, Belgian beer made with fermented cherries). It was a nice ending to the day. Too bad I can't get paid to eat apple cake and drink dessert beer. That would be an even nicer ending to the day.