As fair as summer roses

Despite the fact that the weather man lied to me, as the promised heat wave has not arrived, I felt very summery this morning. I skipped along with SID as my perfect light and airy summer soundtrack, got my coffee from the hot Anthony (who does tell all his customers 'It's my pleasure to help you next.', which amuses me, and sometimes makes me muse about what it must be like to be an hot guy with all the charm in the world and be conscious of the effect you have on women (and some men. ) and danced at the platform because I was the only one waiting for the train.

It reminded me of on the East Coast, or somewhere that has more pronounced seasons when it would start to feel like summer, and how my body/heart would say 'Woohoo! Summer!! Paaar-tay!!' and then my mind would be desperately try to convince my body/heart that 'No,no, we still have [insert number] weeks of school left!! You much focus!', usually to no avail. The worst was in Japan when classes didn't end until like, sometimes in July...

I have become obsessed with this 'Dictionary of Similes' from 1916. It has so many neat ones, with a lot of old words that have long since fallen out of fashion and out of use. (for example: 'gay and gladsome as the air.') Sometimes I think of all the words we don't use anymore and it makes me said to think how tructuated our vocabulary has become. The simile I almost chose for this entry title was 'a step as light as the summer air', which I think it just so lovely and evocative. But I suppose nowadays we don't particular prize a light step as a virtue.

EDT: It's gorgeous and so absurdly warm outside. Like places that have an actual summer! Yays!

Food Glorious Food

I really really want to make a nice chicken curry now. Like this one. Only 45 minutes to a hearty chicken curry? Yes please!!

Waaah...Chicken curry.

For some reason, I get craving for Indian Food a lot. I don't know why.

I've been browsing Mallika's site a lot (even before I found out she's in the new Olive magazine!) and the neat thing seems to be that most dishes use the same spices so once you have them all, you're all set for whatever you want to make. Maybe I will make this chicken curry after I finish my translation project. Or this weekend. Some time. I miss cooking. :(

Lately I've also been hankering to make a nice roast chicken, Jamie-style, with lemons shoved inside it. I will always maintain that done right, there is nothing better than a good simple roast chicken. Maybe I can make it for Aba's going away party. He seems to like chicken. Or it's the only thing he can cook. This is also a great possiblity.

I also want to make Toad in the Hole, since I've been seeing recipes for it everywhere. And it would be hella (yes I did) easy to make one for me and a Veggie one for Cy.

Ditto taco rice, which I believe I actually promised Cy I would make sometime soon?

Lately we have been mainlining Dexter Season One. I feel kind of morally conflicted about loving Dexter as much as I do, but on the other hand, what an amazing feat for the show to pull off. It's so clever and well done! I mean, we've got one episode left, and I knew what was going to happen re: the big dramatic climax, but it still left me suprised and anxious. Well done, writers. Well done. The only sad part is...I don't think season 2 is out on DVD yet....