8559 - Sucking on an applehead at 4am

[scottobear]

So much for getting a good night's sleep... Sometime after 8:15pm, my tech's phone stopped working. I got my first wake-up missing kid page at 12:15am, and then this latest one out of Sarasota at 4am. I've got to launch an expansion at 6, so it seems that a solid 7-8 hours straight is going to be impossible until after Fatima leaves at about 11ish. Maybe I'll try to nap on the porch while she's working cleanup. Upside - Taking call Friday night will pay for the cleaning service on Saturday. If ECN doesn't contact me, I'll get the funds for working Saturday, too... but I'd rather have the day free to do my walkies or sleepies or whatever in peace.

I sort of fell asleep on autopilot... I somehow managed to take my meds, but neglected to put on my cpap before bed - sort of a poor move, because my throat is a little snore-sore now.

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Re-watched Charley Varrick while doing my Friday night putter. Fun flick, and probably one of Walter Matthau's best non-comedic roles. I like a good caper flick... I'm looking forward to showing it to my sweetie over a big bowl of popcorn on a rainy day sometime soon. On the dvd now is Key Largo. Funny How different Florida looks in the old movies... Men in shirtsleeves and ties, and baking for it, because there's no A/C and nothing but palm fronds and gin joints... the docks look like something out of a popeye cartoon.

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Morningstar vegetarian corn dogs are a *billion* times better tasting when heated in the toaster oven at 350f for 20 minutes, rather than super-nuke in the microwave for six minutes. Absolutely worth the additional 14 minute investment. (plus, you can heat a vegetable or soup in the micro while you wait, to round out the meal)

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I've subscribed to Matt Kindt's online strip, Superspy. It's sort of fun to turn on the PSP and have a fresh bit of art on it to peruse.

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Comments

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

Damn damn!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I know! dashing my best sleep efforts!

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

Take a good nap today--get as much rest as you can my dear.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I tried my best, but the %(# phone just would not give me a break. It seems like every time I just hit deep sleep, someone had a question for me.

Ah well, I'll sleep good tonight. :D

[peradouro.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure but I think there's some kind of rule against mentioning corn dogs and vegetables on the same page.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

you may be right... unless you mean "he ate so many corn dogs that brain functions finally ceased."

Corn dogs are so good....

[peradouro.livejournal.com]

.....that almost turns me on.

[graypumpkin.livejournal.com]

For some reason, maybe because I’m in a poetic mind frame lately, I like the cadence of Sucking on an apple head at 4am, something about it sounds like a line out of some silly nonsense poem.

Sucking on an apple head at 4am
No tête-à-tête fête gazette regret
When a borealic iceberg floats right into
My bedroom
Carrying the queen of bees I must appease or her Maltese Monkeys
Will tease
My hair

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

You know, after I posted it, it did seem to remind me of "I am the walrus" a little bit.

Probably the line - "Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come"

I am he
As you are he
As you are me
And we are all together.

maltese monkey's fleas brought cheese disease
renders my spleen green from a tureen of beans
The queen of bees
is the war's whore I abhor
shouting commands with her scent glands
leading her drones to man phones
uttering voiceless sales pleas to me overseas.

[legal-beagle555.livejournal.com]

Those corn dogs are pretty darn good in the microwave, I can only imagine how good they must be if they're a "billion times" better.... that's, like, borderline illigal good ;-)

[mental-circles.livejournal.com]

hehe. i cut mine up the other day and covered them with veggie chili and cheese. i nearly died.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

well, YUM!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

They are... the cornbread gets a little crispy on the outside, and it's just perfect. The only way they could taste better is by using some sort of illegal substance as a "performance enhancer"!

[phillykat.livejournal.com]

what is an applehead? Do they have an apple version of lemonheads? OMG am I that deprived? *tears*

I really wish you had gotten sleep only because that would've meant no child had gone missing.

I haven't seen a Morningstar Corn Dogs in years around here. I though they had gotten rid of them. Stores started selling these little bite sized ones that I didn't like as much. I hate when a company has items I like that I can't get in my area. Bocca's smoked sausages aren't in this area anymore and forget about finding Garden Burger anything especially breakfast foods.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

an applehead is *exactly* that. an apple version of lemonheads. I advise an invesigatoin of your local candy source!

[phillykat.livejournal.com]

oooooooo *drool*

[queenmabwords.livejournal.com]

"Morningstar vegetarian corn dogs are a *billion* times better tasting when heated in the toaster oven at 350f for 20 minutes, rather than super-nuke in the microwave for six minutes. Absolutely worth the additional 14 minute investment. (plus, you can heat a vegetable or soup in the micro while you wait, to round out the meal)"

I would say they are a millions times tastier if burnt to an unrecognizable cinder, but then I'm not a fan.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

well, fair enough! More for me!

[juliabee.livejournal.com]

veggie corndoggies?? Hmmmm..drool...I need some of those! I lOVE the taste of corndogs, but regular hotdogs gross me out.

I used to zap my left over pizza slices in the micro, until I stopped being lazy and tried the toaster oven. Miles & miles of difference! Now I try to force myself to be patient and use the king that is the toaster oven for lots of stuff.

[juliabee.livejournal.com]

Have you had Boca Spicy Chick'n Patties?? http://www.amazon.com/Boca-Spicy-Patties-Count-Frozen/dp/B00032KSLG/sr=1-2/qid=1158489393/ref=sr_1_2/103-4215702-9087028?ie=UTF8&s=gourmet-food

So tasty!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

oh, yum! yes I have, and they're dang good!

I agree!

[peradouro.livejournal.com]

Toaster ovens rock. I got totally spoiled making english muffin pizzas.

Re: I agree!

[juliabee.livejournal.com]

Tuna fish sandwiches are NOT my idea of a "can't get enough of it snack", but you might like tuna melts in a toaster oven. They rock, too.

-- English muffin on bottom -- layer of drained tuna on top. Slice of tomato on top of tuna, and slice of cheese on top of that. Toast till melted/bubbly. The cheese should always be on top, because it holds it all together when it comes out.

Re: I agree!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Newton would love a stinky bit of tuna!

Re: I agree!

[peradouro.livejournal.com]

That sounds really good. I like tuna melt on toast but it doesn't turn out quite right because if you toast the bread first then it gets hard while you're trying to melt the cheese. Or if you don't toast the bread first you have to butter it, which keeps it from sticking and toasts it but can be really greasy clean up. So my solution was to make it sort of like grilled cheese (I did it like a quesadilla a couple of times but didn't like it as much). But that's a bit too much effort for a snack food. Your idea sounds better, thanks.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

toaster oven pizza slices are wonderful, too! :D