Cherry Pie

I'm being domesticated. The deal was that my friend gave me a huge bag of fresh cherries, and I learn how to bake a cherry pie. I was up for the challenge.

It has been awhile since I've really cooked or baked. There was a certain satisfacation in preparing this pie knowing that my friend picked these cherries straight from his tree. It took me exactly the length of Jay Leno's Late Night Show to finish pitting 6 cups of cherries, a lot shorter than I thought it would take. All this prep work made the pie all the more special.

I'm more of a cake person than a pie person, but I admit pie a la mode ranks high in delicious food to eat. I'm ready for the next challenge.

I'm Listening

It's a big music summer for me so far. A handful of my favorite bands have been releasing new cds this summer, including Death Cab for Cutie, Weezer, and now Coldplay. I've been making Best Buy trips on the release dates of these cds, and I just couldn't wait to pop them into a cd player.

Finding a working cd player left me in a panic tonight. My car cd player isn't working. My stereo cd player hasn't worked for years. My laptop cd player decided to not work either. In my fret of wanting to relax and listen to some fresh tunes, I was so excited and thankful to find my Discman. Now that's a man I can count on.

Jaded

I think I ingested the Jaded Gloomie in the illustration.