end of an era

August 26th, 2010

why you ask.. not because Sex and the City people got married and had babies.. but because I did two new things in this house.. 

• made banana bread
• brought a new TV into this house

one was easier than the other ;)  this TV is HUGE! me and dust both talked about how we almost had this guilty feeling setting it up.. we aren’t big TV people.. we have only ever been to two movies together since 2001..  and we are rockin limited basic cable.. we set  it up and tried to enjoy Seinfeld on this beast.. and my eyes could not calibrate with the TV.. I didn’t know where to look.. and I felt dizzy.. 

seriously.. I know I will adapt.. but how embarrassing.. almost as embarrassing when I moved to Vancouver by my lonesome and had to call the landlord three months in..

me- my stove is broken..

her- really! how long has it been broke for?

me- not too sure.. this is my first time turning it on!

her- umm.. ok

that’s right people.. I worked full time and my nightly dinner consisted of a bag of puff Cheetos and a diet Pepsi from the 7-11 next to my apartment.. livin the dream!

I am clearly technology behind in some departments.. and the flatscreen tv is one of them.. 

Last night.. I could feel fall creeping in through my windows.. it went from scorcher hot.. to giant gusts of wind blowing throughout the house.. I loved it! I actually had the thought to pull those gross frozen bananas out of the freezer and finally make that banana bread I had been talking about..  Of course I woke up this morning to cloud coverage and cooler weather.. and it was perfect.. I made my coffee.. and started to prep.. you also know its an off morning when you think your coffee is brewing.. and you walk over to see this.. 

lid not even on.. and definitely not brewing.. 

ok.. why did nobody warm me about how gross rotten bananas at room temperature are!  should I have kept them in the fridge.. they were nasty.. I cut off the end with the sharpest knife I could find.. and just poured the goopy sludge out in to the bowl.. and kitchen aid that shit as fast as I could until it formed some kind of banana mess..  of course when I think to hard.. I always mess up the measurements.. and added a tsp of salt instead of a quarter tsp.. but that should have been a given..  the bread was in and smelling delicious.. and I actually cooked it long enough.. I usually get so excited that I pull it early..  and hope for the best..  I even let it cool on a wire rack people! and the product turned out a little something like this.. 

please note that the stove clock says 10:30am.. very unlike me..

I was also hoping for more of a margarine spread like the commercials.. but instead I got butter chunks filled with toast crumbs that look like banana bread acne.. it tasted the same though.. 

the bread turned out ok/good.. not great.. but good. I think i am going to stick to Starbucks loaves for $2.95 a slice ;)