Yum.

Rice. Out of a box, with flavoring schtuff to make it more like pilaf. A little butternonbutter stuff with no trans fatty acids in it. About a quarter cup of chopped up almonds.

This does not in any way compete with the foodporn I've seen on LJ in the last few months, but for me, getting creative enough to add almonds to rice is a big step.

I get lunch now.

If I had a transporter

Let's say I had access to a Star-Trek-style transporter. Limited range; can't use it for interplanetary travel. Can move me and anything I can carry, eg change of clothes. Each time I got zapped to a new location, it'd cost me twenty bucks. What would I do with it?

1. This week: Commute between Cleveland, where my mom is helping care for my grandmother, and here. Attend the funeral should it occur.

2. Go to Sterling Vineyards and purchase a couple bottles of their Malvasia Bianca.

3. After the holiday fuss: Visit Rick and split one of those bottles with him. Depart when he gets annoying. Visit wcg and split another with him. Depart whenever. After all, for another twenty bucks I can come back at another convenient time. Visit abz6598 and ask whether or not he drinks wine. Depart whenever.

4. Go to Minden and take a few refresher lessons in gliders.

5. Visit the space station, briefly. If I'm not killed on sight, ask if there's anything people want me to bring them.

6. Long term: Take EMT training and volunteer for weird rescue missions.

Reservations Made

Okay, anything I planned to do between 7pm Tuesday 12/10/02 and oh, say, Sunday morning 12/15/02 is null and void. I'm heading to Cleveland.

Actually, I'm heading to Detroit. You would not BELIEVE the airfare difference. I can get from San Jose to Cleveland for close to seven hundred smackers, but if I'm willing to drive to Oakland airport (an hour or so) and fly the redeye and wait two hours for a car rental place to open and then drive from Detroit to Cleveland (three hours or so), well, then I can get there and back for just over

two
hundred
dollars

I am impressed. Even with a car rental I'm easily coming out ahead. Of course, the timing isn't very convenient, because this airline has exactly one flight that day. But hey. For an out-of-work gal this is an excellent deal.

I hope these aircraft have engines.