lol self. wtf self. argh self. #sohighfunctioning

*makes spaghetti meatballs and sauce*

*notes beforehand in discussion with lannamichaels in #yuletide that breadcrumbs are a crucial part of the recipe*

*forgets to put in breadcrumbs*

So I guess I am making meat sauce! Except I browned the meatballs as per recipe before they went in the sauce pot and they seem to be holding together okay so far? They've been simmering an hour of the one-and-a-half-to-two-hours...

Should taste okay, anyway.

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ariestess is holding a one-card draw today!

#sohighfunctioning

It belatedly occurs to me, as I stare at the tomato sauce splatter all over the stove and wall and floor, having just taken the meatballs and sauce (and they don't seem to be disintegrating into meat sauce) off the heat, that they make lids for pots and a lid to fit this pot is actually in my possession.

Though it then occurs to me that I am not sure (because the sauce is supposed to reduce in volume) whether putting a lid on the pot would have been wise anyway.

ETA: My middle sister, who has made this before (I haven't), tells me that the lid is supposed to be half on half off (*scribbles notes*) and that the sauce splatter is expected behavior with electric stoves. :(

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Theater patron wearing pumpkin hat, after show (probably paraphrased): "Do you have any white or silver shoes? You should wear those instead of the black shoes. The black is so distracting from that pretty [white and ivory] gown."

Me: ...

I Facebooked the director when I got home to inquire as to just how rude this is (because of course I don't know theater standards of etiquette). Her response: "she told me too. keep in mind, she was wearing a pumpkin on her head. :)"

And I am wearing the black shoes again tomorrow, which is the final performance. Because the director told me to and I don't see why I should compromise her artistic vision to please one theater patron.