Tonight I was looking at easier ways to upload videos to YouTube to share. I opened iMovie and happened upon something I didn’t remember existing: precious videos of Kayne, and Kayne playing with Mali.
I spent some time processing and uploading these lost treasures.
Mali in 2005, healthy and before Kayne
Mali and Kayne, Kayne is approximately 14 weeks old in this video (2005)
Kitten Kayne and Mali playing with a toy (2005)
Kayne and Mali wrestling, only this time, Kayne has outgrown Mali (2007)
Mali and Kayne’s first day in Oregon (2007)
Kayne, my wonderful, sweet guy - I would have gone to the ends of the earth to keep you alive and healthy. I’m sorry I didn’t get the chance, and I miss you.
-Lisa, on July 29, 2010 at 8:14 pm .::.
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Tonight I decided to experiment in the kitchen. I don’t normally cook, so this is huge.
I picked up some fresh salmon, lemon, and garlic from New Season. Diced up the garlic, sliced the lemon, and then sliced some mushrooms I bought yesterday for this.
I squeezed the lemon out and then put the whole concoction on my grill. I put some canola oil on top to give it some spreadability and grilled for 10 minutes.
I ended up having to cook the middle a few minutes longer since it was very thick in the middle of my salmon piece.
The whole thing fell apart. So I lose points for presentation.
However, it tasted delicious. I didn’t even need to put more lemon on. Yes, I charred the garlic a little but it still tasted delicious.
Things I learned:
Buy salmon that is of consistent thickness.
2 cloves of garlic are better than 1
Cooking the lemon slices with the salmon is perfect, separate to serve
Triple the mushrooms, use larger mushrooms to avoid charring
Charred things can still taste delicious
To clean, put on high heat for a few minutes, the sticky pieces will peel right off after (thanks Tiayr!)
Even if you’ve never really cooked before, don’t be scared. It’s fun and yummy!
Using fresh ingredient undoubtedly helped. Canola oil is a healthy alternative to butter, and the garlic accented the salmon’s taste, and took the “fishy edge” off. Fresh fish makes a humongous difference. I would have liked more garlic - only used one clove. And I was way skimpy on the mushrooms.
This was easily the healthiest meal I’ve ever eaten. Nothing in it was unhealthy, and it was cooked for the correct amount and moderation.
I think I may need to cook more.
-Lisa, on July 29, 2010 at 6:50 pm .::.
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I spent 2 hours at the ENT today. I had a hearing test on top of all the check-ups. My hearing is perfect, that’s a relief.
The good: nothing major is wrong with me.
The bad: nothing at all is wrong with me.
Why is that bad? Because I have symptoms and they don’t know what’s causing them. So the end diagnosis was “virus”. This is based on how acute the symptoms are. The doctor thinks it will naturally run its course within a few weeks. If I’m still dizzy in 3 weeks I’ll have to go to a Portland clinic for more testing.
I’ve gotten this “virus” thing a few times. It usually means the doctors can’t figure it out and meds don’t work. In the past it has always run its course, so hopefully it will this time. But sometimes I wonder if this is the textbook response when they simply have no idea what is going on.
Oh well, my hearing is fine and nothing major turned up. I should be happy, so happy I shall be.
-Lisa, on July 28, 2010 at 11:57 am .::.
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