Catching Up
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pshaw_ravenGaming: I still heartily recommend Little Kitty, Big City to basically any and everyone. It's a cat simulator. It's super cute. You get to wear hats. A reviewer described it as "Stray's laid-back cousin." I'm also nearing completion on Psychonauts, and I'm enjoying it so much that when Psychonauts 2 goes on sale I'll be picking it up. Some of the platforming is challenging, but on the whole it's worth the effort, and I'd recommend taking it slowly rather than bulldozing through to the end. Wander around and chat with NPCs and some interesting, darker currents of the story reveal themselves. And holy crap, some parts get pretty damn dark. Some parts are also laugh-out-loud funny, like Vernon's long-ass story he tells in the TV room.
Food: I have a LOT of cherry tomatoes and I'll be making a roasted cherry tomato sauce tonight. I came across the recipe last year when I was freecycling stuff locally and every person I met up with either brought me a bag of cherry tomatoes or zucchinis. Or both. I also have a couple of pattypan squash that I'm considering roasting up Japanese-style as a side. I'm not sure on this one as Fox is not a huge fan of squash, but will eat it depending on how it's prepared. Roasting it like a kabocha is something I can see doing, as they aren't as soft as zucchinis, but it might also be a good candidate for tempura. Because frying.
I've also been busy baking, and now make one or two loaves of sourdough bread a week, plus yesterday I made myself a batch of liege waffles as snacks to replace GU stroopwaffels when I'm on training runs. The GU cookies are good, but they're expensive, so I save those for race days.
Running: I'm starting formal training for my fall races soon, and I'm tempted to post more detailed stuff here about my workouts, but I have no idea if anyone's interested. I might just use a cut, you can read about them if you're curious or skip if you don't care. But I'll be looking at starting with the Penney Farms 5k in October, Wine & Dine Two-Course in November, Space Coast marathon on December 1, and Dopey in January. Then probably Gate River Run in March for funsies. With all those different distances, I'm picking from different training plans and I'll be adjusting as I go. Training for a fast half should help me run a faster full marathon, but I'll need to add longer weekend runs to get my endurance up. Or you can add me on Strava or Garmin Connect.
Food: I have a LOT of cherry tomatoes and I'll be making a roasted cherry tomato sauce tonight. I came across the recipe last year when I was freecycling stuff locally and every person I met up with either brought me a bag of cherry tomatoes or zucchinis. Or both. I also have a couple of pattypan squash that I'm considering roasting up Japanese-style as a side. I'm not sure on this one as Fox is not a huge fan of squash, but will eat it depending on how it's prepared. Roasting it like a kabocha is something I can see doing, as they aren't as soft as zucchinis, but it might also be a good candidate for tempura. Because frying.
I've also been busy baking, and now make one or two loaves of sourdough bread a week, plus yesterday I made myself a batch of liege waffles as snacks to replace GU stroopwaffels when I'm on training runs. The GU cookies are good, but they're expensive, so I save those for race days.
Running: I'm starting formal training for my fall races soon, and I'm tempted to post more detailed stuff here about my workouts, but I have no idea if anyone's interested. I might just use a cut, you can read about them if you're curious or skip if you don't care. But I'll be looking at starting with the Penney Farms 5k in October, Wine & Dine Two-Course in November, Space Coast marathon on December 1, and Dopey in January. Then probably Gate River Run in March for funsies. With all those different distances, I'm picking from different training plans and I'll be adjusting as I go. Training for a fast half should help me run a faster full marathon, but I'll need to add longer weekend runs to get my endurance up. Or you can add me on Strava or Garmin Connect.
