while i'm sitting here thinking

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Dreams not getting any less weird...

{Let me preface this by saying I had had a LOT to drink}

So this time my mom died. It was like a cartoon -she sort of keeled back in the mall and I watched her ghost float up to heaven w/ a halo and some wings holding a lyre. As she floated up she said "Don't forget about the government".

In my dream I knew EXACTLY what she meant - I had to empty out her bank accounts before the government seized all her assets and stole our inheritance. (OMG am I secretly greedy and shallow and paranoid??)

Anyway, I went right to an ATM and emptied out her checking account - this particular ATM let me withdraw about $5,000 - nice. Then I called my broker (please note: I don't have a broker) and had her transfer all my mother's stocks and bonds into my name. The broker worked quickly and was glad I called right away - before the government could seize everything.

The whole time I was trying to call my brother and my sister to let them know not that Mom had passed on, but that if they were checking mom's accounts not to worry, that I would get them each their inheritance. I was having trouble reaching them and I was getting more worried that they would think I was robbing Mom.

Then my dream turned into some weird college fair/ tour thing with a girl I knew in high school.

Weirdest Dream Ever...

More weird than the reoccurring peanut butter addict dragon on my childhood street dream...

More weird than that time I saved a meth-addict from drowning dream...

Here are the pieces I can remember:

1. My 'friend'  (even in the dream she didn't look familiar) and I were hanging out rolling a joint

2. The brother-in-law from Arrested Development had won a bet and I had to blow him

3. I was secretly in love with my 'friend's' boyfriend and we made out whenever she left the room

4. We all smoked the BIGGEST joint on the planet - seriously -make a circle with both hands -that's how big around it was

5. I burnt my mouth on the really hot smoke from said joint (?)

6. Suddenly we were at a bullfight

7. AD B-I-L had only one nut (I didn't see it - I just suddenly knew it)

8. A motorcycle I have recently read an article about was featured prominently in the dream - mostly being ridden by AD B-I-L

9. 'friend's' boyfriend was really hot....and vaguely familiar now that I think about it - he may be from some TV show?

10. I woke up drooling like I had recently had extensive dental work and novacaine.

That's all I got.

Weird.    I know.

&#@^book

On (another online-community website) - which I check only slightly more frequently than Xanga there is a function called "notes" - where, incidentally I have my Xanga auto-directed via RSS - where you can, well, write Notes. Like blogs, but maybe not really. Anyway, I just thought it was kind of funny that the two most recent "notes" posted by people I am connected to (approx 350) were "I Believe In Love" and "You Stinking Kiwi Bastards!!!"

Nothing really remarkable about that, but it was kind of funny.

Cooking Up A Storm

I LOVE to cook. I really do. I love using every possible bowl, pot, and kitchen utensil to really cook up a storm - and as it is summer time everyone is having a BBQ all the time so I do get asked constantly to bring things. The down side is everyone asks me to bring the same things OVER AND OVER again.

"Kristin! I LOOOOVE your potato salad...would you bring some?"

"Kristin can bring the guac - its the best!"

"Kristin, can I put you down for potato salad...and guacamole?"

I mean, seriously, I have other talents. One time I did get to bring pretzel jello, but only because Lisa wasn't comming.  Next time I'm just going to bring something else and tell them tough luck. I have other talents!!!

And that being said, make your OWN awesome potato salad:

Kristin's modified German Potato Salad:

4-ish lbs of red potatos, cubed small
3/4 lb of bacon, cooked, crumbled
1 lg yellow onion, chopped
6 eggs (plus 4 or so more hard-boiled and chopped if desired)
1 bunch green onion, chopped
3/4 cup cider vinegar
3/4 cup minus 3 Tbsp cane sugar
salt and pepper to taste

1. Boil the cubed potatoes until soft, drain

2. In a seperate pan, with 1 Tbsp of bacon grease, sautee 1/2 the chopped onion. Scramble the 6 eggs, add vinegar and sugar. Mix VERY well. Pour over the sauteed onions, reduce to medium-high heat. Stir continuously.

3. The MOMENT you see the egg start to cook pour all over the potatos, turn to med-high heat, stir continuously. Add add'l 1/2 of raw chopped onion, green onion, and bacon crumbles.

4. Continue to stir so potatos become mostly mashed and the mixture has cooked through. (Add hard boiled-eggs at this point if desired).

5. Turn off heat, cover, and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Serve warm (or refridgerate and serve cold later).