Boy, this is a Valentine's Day to remember!

We sat together and watched a re-run of one of the CSI shows.
We sat together and watched 24.
Crash retired to the basement to watch wrestling.
I came to my computer room to watch Medium.
I was tired, so Crash told me to take a nap.
Two hours later, I got out of bed just as he was coming upstairs to go to
sleep.
Soooooo ... we decided to have our Valentine's Day dinner.
Opened the chicken kiev and was almost knocked over by the stench. It
seems I overestimated how long it would need to thaw.
Fortunately, we had a couple fresh steaks (NY Strip, I think).
A few minutes after the smoke alarm went off, the steaks were done.
We ate the steaks, which were wonderful. Gotta get more of them sometime.
Crash went to bed.
I'm sitting here on the computer, waiting to get tired enough to go to bed
again.

Ain't romance grand?
Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

In article >,
Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> Boy, this is a Valentine's Day to remember!
>
> We sat together and watched a re-run of one of the CSI shows.
> We sat together and watched 24.
> Crash retired to the basement to watch wrestling.
> I came to my computer room to watch Medium.
> I was tired, so Crash told me to take a nap.
> Two hours later, I got out of bed just as he was coming upstairs to go to
> sleep.
> Soooooo ... we decided to have our Valentine's Day dinner.
> Opened the chicken kiev and was almost knocked over by the stench. It
> seems I overestimated how long it would need to thaw.
> Fortunately, we had a couple fresh steaks (NY Strip, I think).
> A few minutes after the smoke alarm went off, the steaks were done.
> We ate the steaks, which were wonderful. Gotta get more of them sometime.
> Crash went to bed.
> I'm sitting here on the computer, waiting to get tired enough to go to bed
> again.
>
> Ain't romance grand?

At least my "no plans for Valentine's Day" netted me a dinner out
(linguine with white clam sauce at a local Greek/Italian eatery)
with family. Hope you got a raincheck .... :-)

sd

In article >,
Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> A few minutes after the smoke alarm went off, the steaks were done.

That's a "timer" in my house.

Amy

In article >, sd
> wrote:

> In article >,
> Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:
(snip)Opened the chicken kiev
> > and was almost knocked over by the stench. It seems I
> > overestimated how long it would need to thaw. Fortunately, we had a
> > couple fresh steaks (NY Strip, I think). A few minutes after the
> > smoke alarm went off, the steaks were done.

> At least my "no plans for Valentine's Day" netted me a dinner out
> (linguine with white clam sauce at a local Greek/Italian eatery)

Name of said Greek/Italian place?
We had a late lunch/early supper at the Timberlodge near us. Ribs for
He and prime rib for Me. Then I went downtown to hear Queen Noor of
Jordan speak. Got lost in the parking ramp -- felt like Charlie on the
MTA. Stopped at Niece Patty's on the way home to see how she's holding
up. She's okay; we'll see what tomorrow and Thursday bring.

> with family. Hope you got a raincheck .... :-)

> sd
--
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"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> Boy, this is a Valentine's Day to remember!
>
> We sat together and watched a re-run of one of the CSI shows.
> We sat together and watched 24.
> Crash retired to the basement to watch wrestling.
> I came to my computer room to watch Medium.
> I was tired, so Crash told me to take a nap.
> Two hours later, I got out of bed just as he was coming upstairs to
> go to sleep.
> Soooooo ... we decided to have our Valentine's Day dinner.
> Opened the chicken kiev and was almost knocked over by the stench. It
> seems I overestimated how long it would need to thaw.
> Fortunately, we had a couple fresh steaks (NY Strip, I think).
> A few minutes after the smoke alarm went off, the steaks were done.
> We ate the steaks, which were wonderful. Gotta get more of them
> sometime. Crash went to bed.
> I'm sitting here on the computer, waiting to get tired enough to go
> to bed again.
>
> Ain't romance grand?
> Carol

Sounds about as good as mine, Carol.. After swaying back and forth on what
to make on a limited budget, I realized we had grilled shark already, so
fine, shark tacos it is. TFM finally came home from work (in a foul mood,
no less - tough day) and I proceeded to chop the ingredients. Well, lucky
for him his new processor and motherboard arrived, so he promptly installed
the processor on this machine and said, Happy Valentines day.........You can
have my old processor and here's a new motherboard. You just need RAM, a
hard drive, a case, a power supply, a video card, a wireless card, a
monitor, a keyboard and a mouse. Gee, thanks, I think.

So, I cook dinner, he's busy testing his damn video games with his new
processor. All I hear is loud rap music as he's testing. I tell him dinner
is done. Still more rap music.

I wait about 15 minutes more. Still more video games.

I pout, I slam the bedroom door and I try to read, but can not for the
shaking of the damn house from his video games.

We argue, we finally eat, he's happy, his mouth is on fire from habeneros
and jalepenos and he proceeds to fall asleep in front of the computer,
spilling a full beer in his hand which I have to clean up.

Happy Valentine's Day.

kili

A Ross >, if that's their real name, wrote:

>In article >,
> Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:
>
>> A few minutes after the smoke alarm went off, the steaks were done.
>
>That's a "timer" in my house.

ROFLMAO!

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> Boy, this is a Valentine's Day to remember!
>
> We sat together and watched a re-run of one of the CSI shows.
> We sat together and watched 24.
> Crash retired to the basement to watch wrestling.
> I came to my computer room to watch Medium.
> I was tired, so Crash told me to take a nap.
> Two hours later, I got out of bed just as he was coming upstairs to
go to
> sleep.
> Soooooo ... we decided to have our Valentine's Day dinner.
> Opened the chicken kiev and was almost knocked over by the stench.
It
> seems I overestimated how long it would need to thaw.
> Fortunately, we had a couple fresh steaks (NY Strip, I think).
> A few minutes after the smoke alarm went off, the steaks were done.
> We ate the steaks, which were wonderful. Gotta get more of them
sometime.
> Crash went to bed.
> I'm sitting here on the computer, waiting to get tired enough to go
to bed
> again.
>
> Ain't romance grand?

Cute post! I think it sounds pretty romantic, too, actually.

Karen

"Karen" >, if that's their real name, wrote:

>Cute post! I think it sounds pretty romantic, too, actually.

For us, it was. We don't usually sit and watch TV together very often.
Glad you liked the recap.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> > At least my "no plans for Valentine's Day" netted me a dinner out
> > (linguine with white clam sauce at a local Greek/Italian eatery)
>
> Name of said Greek/Italian place?

Ray's. It's on West 7th, not far from my house.
Pizza/pasta/salads/traditional Greek and Italian dishes
(Parmagianas, lasagna, kebabs, pastitsio, etc.) The owner is an
ex-pat Noo Yawkuh. If he were still in NY the place would be a
diner. Decent stuff -- not the best Italian or Greek here by a long
shot, but it's tasty, convenient, priced well, and the place is
welcoming and attractive.

sd

Damsel wrote <snipped>:

Boy, this is a Valentine's Day to remember!
We sat together and watched a re-run of one of the CSI shows.

**************
Love is grand! Unless we go into town, wintertime is
hibernation time for us. The girls watch TV and I read
novels. And speaking of CSI, the daughter wanted some
kind of TV option called TIVO for Christmas. It was the
number one item on her list, so it was a given unless the
price was too much. Anyway, we got it and it's like a huge
automatic recorder for TV shows, and she immediately
figured out how to set it to automatically record every CSI
show. She watches them one right after another, and it
appears there is a never-ending stream of new ones. It
sorta drives me crazy! Haha!

Michael

"Michael" >, if that's their real name, wrote:

>Love is grand! Unless we go into town, wintertime is
>hibernation time for us. The girls watch TV and I read
>novels. And speaking of CSI, the daughter wanted some
>kind of TV option called TIVO for Christmas. It was the
>number one item on her list, so it was a given unless the
>price was too much. Anyway, we got it and it's like a huge
>automatic recorder for TV shows, and she immediately
>figured out how to set it to automatically record every CSI
>show. She watches them one right after another, and it
>appears there is a never-ending stream of new ones. It
>sorta drives me crazy! Haha!

I WANT TIVO!!!!!!!!!!! We've talked about it several times, and we'd both
have a use for it. Hopefully soon.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> Got lost in the parking ramp -- felt like Charlie on the
> MTA.


All the young folks here will have no idea what you're talking about

Best regards,
Bob

"Did he ever return? No he never returned, And his fate is still
unlearn'd..."

In article >, zxcvbob
> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > Got lost in the parking ramp -- felt like Charlie on the
> > MTA.
>
>
> All the young folks here will have no idea what you're talking about
>
> Best regards,
> Bob
>
> "Did he ever return? No he never returned, And his fate is still
> unlearn'd..."
>

Skroom; they can Google it.
--
-Barb
<www.jamlady.eboard.com>; Sam pics added 2-7-05
"I got the motive, which is money; and the body, which is dead!" - Rod
Steiger as Sheriff Gillespie, "In the Heat of the Night," 1967.

> A few minutes after the smoke alarm went off, the steaks were done.

He, that happened to me, too, at the place I lived in California,
despite using the vent. I was very happy about the meat prices there -
even though everybody kept saying it was getting expensive.