Devil’s Right Hand
March 24th, 2008
My mother informed me today that she never washes underwear in the same load as her other clothes and further, she’s repulsed by the idea that anyone would do otherwise. I mean, she was genuinely shocked that I washed my underwear with the rest of my clothes and I’m wondering: is it just me? Am I universally disgusting by some standard of which I had no idea prior to this revelation? I don’t know if she just started doing this, or if I was utterly oblivious for the majority of my childhood but I promise, I’ve never heard that she does this before and … consider me mystified.
Further, and along the same lines as Laundry: Demystified, I feel strangely obligated to share this post from Susan Wagner on cashmere because really, I had absolutely no idea that I wasn’t supposed to be dry cleaning my cashmere sweaters, and I own a surprising amount of cashmere sweaters for a general slobby-type person. Baby shampoo, y’all. I’ve been doing it wrong for so long it’s almost criminal.
Separately, I have to tell you, and I’m sure Adam would concur — I am a completely different person when not in the throes of PMS. Perhaps a better way of putting it would be that I am a miserable cow when besieged by hormones and it’s not, as I would like to believe, entirely in my head. I noticed today that I have been in a stellar mood since the day the P abandoned its MS comrades, and it’s truly frightening, the way I am all sweetness and light and I can’t help but whine for a mere moment that it’s just. not. fair. Hormones, man. They ruin everything.
And finally, two completely classless observations that are entirely unrelated except in that they are both … well, classless. I haven’t mentioned this before because frankly, I’m embarrassed, but I’ve been watching CBS’s first-ever winter Big Brother season, and while it pretty much sucks, I remain as invested as ever in a new set of completely vapid and truly hateful houseguests. But to take this one step further into the truly pathetic category, I’ll tell you that I got a free year of Showtime and I have, on occasion, caught a TiVo’d episode of Big Brother After Dark (shut up. It’s background noise while I work, SHUT UP). For non BB9 fans, this is a slice of unedited footage of the houseguests and it’s ridiculous, is what is, and I am rightfully embarrassed to be talking about it, but if you can believe it, that was not my point.
The point is that Showtime is CONSTANTLY airing ads for The Tudors, which apparently has an upcoming season, but to Alert Commenter Sadie’s point, do you know how they’re selling it? With NON-STOP FOOTAGE of Jonathan Rhys Meyers having an inordinate amount of torrid sex. And, if you missed our earlier conversation in the comments about it, Jonathan Rhys Meyers is … well, honestly, he’s gross and effeminate and not the least bit attractive. Take, for example, this photo of him that is reminiscent of Jame GUMB, for crying out loud (“Put the fucking lotion in the basket!”). I mean, there is NO WAY I’d be interested in watching him make creme brulee and serve it to a band of puppies, much less have sex, I’m sorry. And it looks … it looks like graphic sex, too. Ahem. No. Thank you, Showtime, for turning me off The Tudors.
And finally, I have to ask: what do you all typically have for dinner? Now that neither one of us is chained to the homefront, we’ve been eating at home, and I have to tell you, I cook, but by “cook” I mean things like broiled chicken breasts and rice from a box. Shake ‘n Bake (totally delicious, mock if you must). Baked beans and … Tater Tots. Vegetables typically found in a BAG. In the FREEZER. Lasagna made with sauce from a JAR is a special occasion. I have this vision of everyone whipping up gourmet meals from scratch each evening because remember, I ate out for two years straight and I don’t know how normal people live, but honestly? I don’t have the energy to perform such feats and I am childless and work from home. And if I don’t … who does, other than Smitten Kitchen? Do you?
*Johnny Cash
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1. moo | March 24th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
The problem I have with the Tudor is … it’s not historically accurate. And BIG SIGH to that. But I guess it would totally defeat the purpose to show old Henry (and I mean literally old and corpulant) lusting after little girls.
as for the panty issue … I wash mine with socks. What would your mother say to THAT?
2. Maggy | March 24th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Well, nowadays I separate my underwear. I wash all the really dirty things separately: my scrubs, the kitchen linen, cloth diapers and pads, towels and washcloths. These are all separate loads from each other, too, because even though I know that the germs are not going to wash off one item and into another, I hate thinking of it. Ew. When I was poor and in college and at the laundromat, I threw everything into one load. On cold. It was just luck I never got sick from my nursing student uniform.
I think Jonathan Rhys-Myers is hot, but not in that photo. That photo reminds me of your creepy gynecologist.
As for cooking, I don’t cook. It drives my husband crazy. He knew I didn’t cook before we were married; I don’t know why he thought that would change. (We have one child and I work part-time.) It’s impressive when I throw something in the crock-pot. (Oh, if you eat lamb, put some in the crock-pot, cover with Coca-Cola, cook all day. No kidding.)
3. jonniker | March 24th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Oh my God, two people who separate their underwear. Oh my God. I AM GROSS, AREN’T I?
(Also, Moo, dude, you totally said PANTY.)
4. Leah | March 24th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Maybe your (and my) underwear is not as, um, dirty? as other people’s? Yes?
We cook dinner at home almost every night, and that coupled with the fact that I HATE grocery shopping and only go twice a month if I can help it, means that we definitely stock up on easy meals–pasta with sauce, lots of different rices, a huge bag of frozen chicken from Costco (good on the grill with packaged teriyaki sauce or on the stove with packaged tika misala sauce), and always always always some kind of vegetable, even if it’s frozen. Lately, though, I’ve been feeling all “domestic” and “adventurous,” but to keep my expectations from turning into little disasters every night, I usually limit the “fancy” meals to just one night per week. Hence this: planning out meals for the week is the secret to all your culinary dreams. Try it and be amazed.
5. Mandee | March 24th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
You mean your mom has a full load of PANTIES? Couldn’t resist.
As for cooking, I usually end up cooking two nights a week and on the weekend. Since it’s just me, that leaves plenty of leftovers for the rest of the week. But I don’t know that this is normal. Neither my mom or my sister ever cook. I just enjoy trying new recipes on the weekends and cooking my standby meals during the week.
6. fairydogmother | March 24th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
The Tudors irritates me to no end. I still can’t believe they cancelled Huff for that piece of crap.
7. jonniker | March 24th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Mandee, what is a “weekend” meal vs. a standby? And is standby something like Hamburger Helper? (Shut up, I know)
Also, Leah, we do plan for the week and still, the best I can do is SHAKE N BAKE. And I kind of want to kiss you for your underwear habits, which sounds dirty. But I am grateful that I am not alone!
8. Camels & Chocolate | March 24th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Firstly, I just put a load of laundry in – colors and whites and workout clothes and underpinnings and out-on-the-town clothes all together – and am now feeling every-so-slightly guilty about it.
Secondly, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, puke. How anyone can think he is hot is beyond me. He has that same unappealing effeminate quality as, say, Zach Braff, who also drives me bananas — and not in a good way.
Thirdly, I just moved from NYC to SF, where I now live with my bf and work from home, and essentially went from three take-out meals a day to cooking everything. We do anything from stuffed peppers to a big ole pot of vegetable-and-sausage lasagna to curry to yummy, yummy chicken-broccoli-noodle casserole, which is so easy and you could pass it off as “I slaved all day in the kitchen for you.”
9. vague | March 24th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Okay, I do not separate my underwear either — I wash everything together, only separated by color. I might consider separating it if I had my own washer and dryer, but I have to use the apartment laundry room and pay per load, so cheapness rules the day. I don’t think it’s gross, though. I mean, it’s all getting washed, so what’s the big deal?
As for cooking, I do a lot of the same things you do. Lately I am just too tired to plan and cook fancy food when I get home. On the weekends sometimes I get a little more creative (sushi, curries, lasagne), but not that often. I need to change this, because I am bored silly with my standard fare (chicken, salads, salads with chicken on them, etc…ugh).
10. jonniker | March 24th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
C&C: Zach Braff is the WORST kisser on the planet. I know he’s “acting” in movies, but have you ever seen him kiss anyone? OMFG. GARGHKETHK. He does the whole head side-to-side thing that’s just … gross. And bad. And he’s a BAD BAD KISSER.
11. Suebob | March 24th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
About 3 nights out of 5, I eat Trader Joe’s red pepper and tomato soup and some kind of vegetable. Not so gourmet as my cookbook shelf would have you believe.
12. anne | March 24th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Me and PMS and me non-PMS equally two TOTALLY different humans. It is night and day. I mostly feel bad for those that have to interact with PMS-me.
We do cook and by no means is it gourmet and most of the time it doesn’t take very long. Ground turkey can be made into turkey chili or tacos. On Orangette she has some good pasta or bean recipes. Or take your grilled chicken and make a salad wth it. Also gourmet itself (don’t be intimidated) has 20, 15, and 10 minute mains that are really easy, i promise.
13. Angella | March 24th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
People DON’T wash their underwear with everything else?
Yes, underwear can have its issues, but I have THREE SMALL CHILDREN. Dirt, and boogers, and snot, OH MY!
‘nuf said.
As for dinner, I cook from scratch almost every day.
*Dodges glares*
Truth be told, I like to cook. Like Leah, I sit down on Sunday and plan out meals.
I also have a husband that takes over kid-duty (I said duty! Hee!) at 4pm so I can be alone in the kitchen.
I get to cook, and he gets a good meal. Everyone wins.!
14. confiance | March 24th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Um, I’m really weird and I put underwear, socks, bras, and other things that will not go into the dryer in together with pants. Then I do another load with stuff that I wear on the top half of me. That way, the jeans-only load actually DRYS while in the dryer. None of of that seperating by color stuff.
Also? Cashmere existed before dry cleaning. So baby shampoo = ok. And I knit a cashmere sweater.
As for cooking? A college student with a kitchen that is smaller than the AVERAGE BATHROOM… I’ve got a couple of stand-bys that are awesome and easy, if you would like, I will e-mail them to you as this comment is already becoming really long.
15. Carrie (in MN) | March 24th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
I have to give a shout-out to Suebob, who once on her own blog mentioned running out and getting some evening primrose oil to address her PMS issues. I gave it a try, and boy what a difference it makes for me. Thanks Suebob! You helped a stranger on these here internets.
16. Sara | March 24th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
I don’t wash my underwear separately, but I do wash really gross things separately — like, a toddler-puke-stained blanket? Separate load. Cat poop on something? Separate. I have to do an extra rinse cycle for these things too, because I cannot get the image of blankets agitating around in pukey/poopy water out of my head. I know, I KNOW: that’s not how it works. I can’t stop picturing it, though, so I waste water to soothe my OCD brain.
Re: The Tudors, I kind of think Jonathon Rhys Myers is hot. And I’m a huge history buff, specifically a huge Tudor family buff, and yet I cannot seem to care that the show is probably totally inaccurate. I just want to see it, and praise be to all that is holy, I’m getting it for my birthday. So I don’t know if you’re gross for not separating underwear, but now I bet you think I’m gross for the Rhys Meyers thing. Sigh.
17. Sara | March 24th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Oh, damn, and I forgot to offer to send you easy, yummy, reasonably healthy recipes. I can do that, if you’re interested — drop me an email and let me know. And I’m sorry for the double posts; I royally suck at the comments thing.
18. Schnozz | March 24th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
I make things in huge batches and freeze it, then set it out to thaw the day before I need it. I’m not busting my butt to make FOUR SERVINGS of some delicious mushroom soup, so I go all large-scale and then just make a side dish or something. I try to keep salad available (get bag of spinach, bag of lettuce, any other veggies, dump together) as well, and then I’ll often just grill up some marinated chicken or steaks or something equally simple to have as the main dish. I grill no matter what the temperature is, basically.
So, uh. It’s kind of a rotation system, where large batches of things are made in advance, and then I just throw a salad and piece of meat with it? I make a ton of soups and other freezables, like pastas and stuff.
I definitely don’t eat a lot of convenience stuff anymore. I knew when I moved on to REAL whipped potatoes instead of boxed that I was kind of stuck now. Be warned that there’s no going back!
19. Desha | March 24th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Ok, y’all can hate on me as much as you want, but J.R-M IS HOT. In a very femme, my-boyfriend-is-prettier-than-I-am, oh lord did you see his pretty, perfect lips/abs/eyes/hair way. And he shall remain so, in my book, cross my Velvet Goldmine loving little heart. I know The Tudors are innacurate, but HE IS Hawwt, hott, HOT. And clearly, we can all see that the hormone thing has also got me a little crazy.
Dinner for two is WAY harder than dinner for 5. I rely heavily on Traders’ and salads and my husband DIY ing it in the kitchen. Ps I was estatic to see Iceblink Luck as a title.
20. Desha | March 24th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
ps. I do my laundry by weight/color and usually the undies are with bras and little camisoles and tank tops. Baby shampoo for cashmere and fine items is perfect.
21. Blythe | March 25th, 2008 at 2:28 am
I wash the unmentionables right along with the mentionables. (Why does spellcheck think “unmentionables” is OK but “mentionables” is not?)
I also think J R-M is a little sexy. Mainly because I first saw him in Bend it Like Beckham and the whole brooding Irishman thing got to me. I have never seen The Tudors.
I have British satellite TV and we have an entire channel devoted to Big Brother. Yes, that’s right, you can watch them sleep for hours on end.
I cook a few times per week, recipes that fall somewhere between scalloped potatoes from a box with hot dogs on top (my mom’s specialty, yum) and Smitten Kitchen.
Also, Susan’s cashmere laundering method rocks.
22. Kristin H | March 25th, 2008 at 4:28 am
The thing about hormones is, you never realize you’re being wacko until you’re NOT being wacko. That’s how it was when I was pregnant, too. Here I thought I was being perfectly reasonable the whole time (ME; Wow, I’m a really great pregnant woman, huh honey? HIM: Ummm, yes my love) when the reality was way skewed.
Also, I love the word skewed. Sometime you should do a post on words we love rather than the ones we hate! (Or, okay, I could start my own blog. But it would be funnier if you did it.)
My mom always told me to wash undies and socks on hot, so I basically throw anything else that can tolerate hot in the same load. I think we need clarification from your mom on this one.
And lastly (because I’m caffinated and can’t seem to stop), I do cook, mostly because we can’t afford to eat out as much as I’d like to. I make a menu for Mon-Tue-Wed and then wing it Thurs and Fri. Weekends I have more time to cook fun things and try recipes out of a cookbook. There you have it, more than you ever wanted to know about life and laundry Chez Huff.
23. Shelly | March 25th, 2008 at 5:03 am
Wayyyyy too much to comment on… NO UNDERWEAR WITH MY CLOTHES. My kids do their own laundry and throw all sorts of things in together–for ease, which makes me CRINGE…..I try to turn a blind eye, and pretend it doesn’t happen. The crotch should NOT rub up against my daily clothing—-undies get BLEACHED (color does not matter), socks get bleached and all washed in HOT…..this is why my undies have perpetual holes and elastic separating from the material.
Cooking? Yes, I cook. I prefer from scratch, but often must rely on ease due to teenagers in sports. I make a fabulous chicken scallopini (quite easy) that I got from the sample lady at our grocery store. It’s my newest favorite. We eat lots of mexican…fajitas, tacos and the like…….chicken recipe is in my blog, OR you can email me and I’ll send some things your way.
I make a mean quiche w/ deli turkey, asparagus and onion, if interested………oh, store bought crust….so it’s super easy. I’m pretty good in the kitchen, and even make spaghetti sauce…..
I am a food junkie, and have alot of go to favorites……..I can’t master the alfredo, and rely on packaged mixes–but my kids LOVE it…grilled chicken, asparagus with alfredo over penne pasta….EASY PEASY……
I know it sounds very Rachael Ray-ish, but it’s all quite easy once you get the basics down…….you can make just about anything…..
24. Sadie | March 25th, 2008 at 5:22 am
OMG people, WTF happens in your underwear that they can’t touch your other clothes during a SOAP & WATER WASH?! I mean, I wipe my hands on my jeans sometimes and I would venture that my jeans are far dirtier than a pair of cotton underwear…especially considering I am pretty meticulous with, you know, toilet paper. (God this is a gross line of conversation but seriously, I have NEVER heard of not letting one’s underwear mingle with other laundry before. Also, the word “load” is making me want to die this morning)
Also, that picture of JRM is a great one for illustrating that he has a LADY’S head on a man’s body. Well, a boy’s body.
25. Jess | March 25th, 2008 at 5:39 am
Okay, maybe we’re weird too but we definitely wash our underwear with the rest of our clothes. And that includes both our clothes in the same load, so that means not only are my clothes being washed with MY underwear, but also with Torsten’s underwear. I can’t imagine what your mother would say about that.
When we moved in together and wanted to start cooking more, I was in a similar situation where I just didn’t know what to cook. So I signed up for Weight Watchers. It helped me develop healthy habits and it has tons of recipes. If that’s not your cup of tea, maybe get a cookbook along the lines of How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman? Tons of different recipes and very simple explanations.
26. jonniker | March 25th, 2008 at 6:05 am
Kristin: You nailed it, YES. You do NOT know until it’s over and it’s horrible. HORRIBLE. I think I am being completely reasonable, as I scream at Adam because, and I wish I were making this up, I caught him “pursing his lips” out of the corner of my eye. WTF? It is only later that I realize he probably had something in his teeth, and really, was screaming necessary?
Ahem.
Anyway, Shelly, REALLY? You don’t like them TO TOUCH? And you BLEACH THEM? Oh wow. Jeez. I … I don’t. Like Sadie, I am pretty meticulous in that general area and further, the word “load” is now killing me, too. LOAD. OMFG. LOADDDDDD.
27. Shelly | March 25th, 2008 at 6:17 am
Yeah, I see the LOGIC of it all, I just have issues. Weird issues. Slightly ocd issues, I’d guess. I try to be meticulous, too, but I never feel like it’s as fresh as a daisy, I suppose. I could try to elaborate, but, well……….no. The weirdness doesn’t translate well.
28. WorstBloggerEva | March 25th, 2008 at 6:35 am
So many things to comment on…so little time!
1. Jonna you are not alone. Until today I never heard of ANYONE who washed their undies separate from everything else. I separate clothing by color and wash setting (some delicate, some perm press, exercise clothes w/o fabric softener (sp?), and then towels separately because they can handle the heavy duty wash cycle.) I never even thought about things “touching” inappropriately in the wash… and I prefer to pretend I never heard that or I might start to freak out.
2. Hormones are whacky — when my step-sis was preggers, she was generally agreeable for the first part; HOWEVER, during the last three months all she talked about was how sick of being pregnant she was and couldn’t wait to have her body back and see her toes, etc. Yet now she claims she loved every minute of being pregant and was all “a-glow” the whole time…ummm…sooooooo not true for those of us who were there.
3. I love cooking and therefore cook at least three times a week, which is plenty for just the two of us to have leftovers for dinner and most of my work lunches. (Unless we have dinner plans with friends during the week in which case I only cook once or twice, but there is always cooking… okay sorry, that’s probably way too much detail.)
I absolutely love preparing food –it totally relaxes me. Sunday mornings I “putter” around the kitchen, bake something, and go through all my cookbooks and magazines to decide on the recipes I want to make that week and create my grocery list.
The past few months I’ve been focusing on meals made in 30 – 40 minutes during the week since I realized that while enjoyable, cooking an hour and a half meal on a Tuesday is not practical and means we eat at like 9 p.m. (my poor starving husband).
I love Cooking Light — if you want quick and easy, the “Dinner Tonight” and “Superfast” sections are the best. I also love Everyday Food magazine. My aunt got me a subscription a few years ago and i’ve been getting it ever since. Not only does it give you lots of tips and tricks, but its meals are easy to prepare with a regular list of ingredients and healthy. I recommend either to help expand your cooking horizons.
29. She Likes Purple | March 25th, 2008 at 6:35 am
I am about as domestic as a … something that’s not very domestic. Paris Hilton? An elephant? I do laundry as quickly and probably as poorly as possible. That much separating would do me in.
And, I cook dinner … occasionally. But our default meals are pasta, a few chicken dishes or soup and grilled cheese (no, really). Also, cereal. Pity my husband and unborn children.
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers RUINED The Tudors for me which I tried to watch this weekend because we have a free run of Showtime/HBO this week but UGH, he’s so gross. Eric Bana? Where are you? You were such a hotter King Henry. I really thought I was the only one who thought this of him, though, because my celeb crushes are kind of odd and they don’t include Matthew Mcconaughey (he’s like perpetually dirty and slimy) or Brad Pitt or really anyone other than Casey Affleck these days who has bumped Milo right off the map because have you SEEN those weird homage videos Milo has made? He’s an effing bunny in one of them, and along with the teenage girlfriend, I think I’ve almost the ability to be turned on by him.
30. Sadie | March 25th, 2008 at 6:40 am
oh, and re: what I cook – like others I try to make things whose leftovers I can eat for another day or two. Things like lasagna, or a roast chicken with Stove Top, or chili, or pork roast with mashed potatoes. My staple pantry sides: Stove Top Savory Herb flavor stuffing, parmesan or roasted garlic Near East couscous – all of which cook in about 5 minutes. A really easy vegetarian meal (or a good accompaniment alongside meat) is to roast some chopped veggies on a baking sheet with balsamic dressing – squash, zucchini, red onion, bell pepper, eggplant, whatever – and then toss the hot veggies in & mix with a pot of Near East paremsan-flavored couscous. Holy God, it’s even tasty cold.
31. Shelly | March 25th, 2008 at 6:46 am
Sadie..I do the roast veg thing w/ couscous too! It’s awesome…I don’t use the flavored couscous, tho…I use regular and cook it in chicken broth for extra flavor, then add the roasted veg……..yum
32. Andrea | March 25th, 2008 at 6:51 am
I don’t know if anyone’s said it before but I have to ask: does your mom wash hers separate from her husband’s? Did she wash hers separate from yours when you lived at home?
As for dinners, last night we had chicken nuggets and french fries. I did bake them (on stoneware! It’s so much tastier on stoneware!) instead of fry them, but I guess that’s not patting myself on the back so much when I admit that the chicken nuggets are basically pureed chicken shaped into nugget form. Not good.
Most of the time, I cook. Spaghetti with meat sauce (I just add hamburger to the jar sauce, not make my own sauce) or I’ll heat a ham steak and make some instant mashed potatoes and corn from a can. I make enchiladas, but that’s basically browning hamburger and adding enchilada sauce and then putting them in the oven to melt cheese on top. My most adventurous point was when I was attempting vegetarianism. Probably the best thing I made was a vegetable soup with tomato juice at the base and then just a bunch of veggies (both fresh and frozen in a bag) thrown in with some basil, oregano, kosher salt, fresh ground pepper and a sprinkle of rosemary. Sometimes I make those Suddenly Salad pasta dishes, or boxed potatoe au gratin type things. I wish I knew how to do more from scratch because the box stuff is so full of preservatives, but a.) I don’t have that kind of time right now, and b.) from scratch stuff can be so expensive! I’m glad spring is back so I can replenish my vegetable garden and at least get some fresh pesticide free veggies.
33. Andrea | March 25th, 2008 at 6:53 am
AND I TOTALLY MISSPELLED POTATO! AM MORON!
34. Nancy | March 25th, 2008 at 7:19 am
Laundry? Um. DK has this elaborate system that I’m supposed to adhere to which involves putting things like bra and panties (wow, I can’t believe I just wrote “panties.” PANTIES. Ick.) Cough, underwear, and other things that should never ever ever go into the dryer. And he does that load, that mingles lingerie with non-lingerie and hangs it all up in the bathroom to dry. So. Yes to special system; no to total segregation based on hygiene.
Cooking. It’s the one truly creative thing I get to do, so I try to cook at least 2-3 times a work week if I’m not working late, going whole hog on weekends with souffles and ten-step soups and banana nut bread. DK eats the leftovers for lunch and on the nights I have to work late; otherwise, I get home and solemnly swear to cook something FAST and be EFFICIENT-LIKE (i.e. under an hour for me), which usually means roasted salmon and a salad and some vegetable. Or a one-pot deal like fish curry or shrimp/white bean/roasted red pepper hash. We don’t have many pre-made things, except for staples like pre-washed spinach, sometimes fresh pasta and salsa and yogurts. But if my little sister came over (she who does not cook, ever), she would probably look at our relatively stocked fridge and declare that there was nothing to eat.
35. -R- | March 25th, 2008 at 7:34 am
I don’t usually get home until 9 pm, so I just make something fast. Like two Morningstar chicken patties with some pasta sauce on them, or pasta, or a baked potato (that I just microwave).
I don’t separate any of my laundry except towels. I just throw it all in together and use cold water. I haven’t ruined anything yet!
I thought Jonathan R-M was hot in Bend It Like Beckham, and that’s the only thing I’ve ever seen him in. He is kind of weird looking though.
36. jonniker | March 25th, 2008 at 7:51 am
I’m seeing an entirely different trend emerge here, which is that some people don’t put their underwear in the dryer? Is it because the vast majority of my undies are cotton boy shorts from American Eagle and not, say, frilly lacy things (or better yet, cashmere) from Gentry de Paris that I feel safe throwing them all in with my towels? Or do you not even deign to dry your Hanes Her Ways?
37. Desha | March 25th, 2008 at 8:09 am
Wait! You J.R-M. ambivalent folks:
See his interesting range in the following movies 1) The Velvet Goldmine (also has Euan McGregor and Christian Bale, in drag at times) 2) him playing Elvis (he does much of the singing in both of these) 3) The Loss of Sexual innocence, 4) him as Cassander in what may be the most gay Alexander ever, and his performance as a rather asshole husband in Match Point (bad movie with good actors). He IS pretty enough to play those roles, but doesn’t just rely on that….give a bloke another chance!
38. Alyce | March 25th, 2008 at 9:13 am
I suppose if you don’t think that washing clothes gets them clean, it would make sense to wash things separately. But I think it does get things clean, so I wash things together with no sorting by part of body they cover. I sort by color and delicateness, obvs. But nothing more than that. And I tend to wash sheets & towels separately because I use hot water, but that’s not the same.
I think JRM is sex on toast. In much the same way that my unnatural fondness for Daniel Day-Lewis grew from watching My Beautiful Laundrette, where by all accounts he was also effeminate and a little gross.
And… no way in hell I am cooking anything even half as involved as Deb does. She’s awesome. I love the food porn. I do not have the stamina or interest to mimic her, however. We have a revolving set of easy dishes we make (lots of chicken, rice cooker, cook-in-a-bag veg), things from Trader Joe’s freezer section we heat up, and take out menus. That does us up fine.
39. Swistle | March 25th, 2008 at 9:17 am
Wash underwear….separately? HA HA–no. This reminds me of when I posted about how I use cloth handkerchiefs, and someone commented that that would HURT the environment because you’d have to do a whole hot bleach load just for the handkerchiefs. Which also: HA HA–no. It ALSO reminds me of a woman in my “mommy-and-baby” class who said hand-wringingly that she was running a full hot bleach load, EMPTY, between each load of laundry, because otherwise she’d be TRANSFERRING GERMS. I think people sometimes get themselves grossed out about things that are not in fact all that gross. Hey, I understand: you should see me with raw meat. But that really IS gross.
40. Swistle | March 25th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Also, I am of the opinion that frozen vegetables are better for you than produce that has spent days and days in trucks and boxes and the fridge. I don’t have any real basis for this opinion. But I OWN IT.
41. H | March 25th, 2008 at 10:03 am
I could hardly wait to read the comments because I, too, was dying to know what other people do with their laundry. When I moved to this house 7 years ago, my new neighbor talked about how she won’t wash underwear with other things because the germs transfer and she heard or read that there are many grams of poop that end up on clothes washed with underwear — and even on your hands when you sort underwear. She said it as if that’s how everyone does it, so I was too embarrassed to admit I washed the underwear with anything because I sorted by color. So then I started washing them separately and started washing my hands every time I sorted laundry. Also, another neighbor told me zippers rip holes in other clothing so all zippered items are washed together here. I’ve been getting the feeling that my sorting is out of control.
Hormones – Oddly, I can tell that I’m irrational when I’m in the midst of a PMS (or perimenopausal) rage BUT I CAN’T STOP. I often think, as my eyes are bulging out of my head in rage, that I’m completely nuts and irrational….but I keep going.
Cooking – I plan the weekly meals, cook ahead and freeze, use a lot of veggies from our garden that I freeze myself. I generally search for a good cookbook (by theme: Light, Crock Pot, Quick and Healthy) and go from there. It is harder for fewer people. Since my son has been in college this year, we have way too many leftovers. He eats a lot.
42. Dana | March 25th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
I wash my pannies with my clothes and I stand beside you in non-shame.
JRM and the Tudors … I hate that I like watching it. I watched the first episode with my husband and like five minutes in we were all “is this PORN?” And Henry wasn’t a fembot, he was a deuce-and-a-half with a bad leg. I honestly don’t know why I watch it, though I watch most of it peeping through my fingers with my face hidden.
43. Katie | March 25th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
I wash my underwear separately. I don’t exactly think you’re gross for combining, but it’s kind of un-kosher.
As far as supper goes – it depends. Last night, I put together spaghetti. I did what most people do; use a jar of sauce I like, add a jar of tomato paste, a diced onion, a few cloves of garlic, spices, a jar of diced tomatoes, a little sugar and voila. Not homemade, but better than a jar by itself.
I’m pretty ordinary, in the winter I like to make casseroles, and in the summer, lots of salads. About twice a month, I throw in a gourmet meal just to mix things up.
I have to tell you, you’ve kind of got me jonesing for some Shake’n Bake.
44. aly | March 25th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
the only reason i separate is for color– not for underwear vs. outwear vs. towels (although sometimes i think about putting kitchen towels in a separate load b/c of oil, etc.– but then i dont) and then i yank out and line dry lacey things and bras. (only b/c lacey things will shrink and my bras’ hooks will rip shirts, etc.). hanes her way go in the dryer.
my husband cooks mostly, although i do the dishes and sometimes contribute (briscuit soup, lasagna, etc). the crock pot is KEY, so are websites such as foodnetwork.com and gourmet.com/epicurious.com. i also swear by this cookbook (the williams sonoma bride and groom cookbook) as everything i’ve made from it is WONDERFUL (banana bread, i’m looking at you! the chocolate fudge frosting recipe is to blame for the lovely junk in my trunk!!). http://www.amazon.com/Bride-Groom-First-Forever-Cookbook/dp/081183493X
45. Mauigirl52 | March 25th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
I wash underwear separately but not because I think it would be gross to mix them in. It’s because if you wash underwear with things like jeans, eventually the underwear turns a uniform shade of gray (I did this in college). Also, I wash underwear in warm water but a lot of my sweaters and knit tops in cold water so they have to be separate too.
My husband insists on bleach in his underwear! Bleach! So he’s the picky one.
Cooking – we used to like gourmet cooking but lately if we cook a piece of fish from scratch (either broil or pan sauteed), some string beans (real ones) and instant mashed potatoes or couscous from a box, we call that cooking. In between we have pizza and Kashi frozen dinners – or go out.
46. Jeanne B. | March 25th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Tudors? pR0n, definitely! I watch it for the s e x.
Laundry? I never heard of washing the undies separately. Maybe if they were anything other than standard Hanes Her Way, I might, but nope, all in one big load (color separated, of course). The only things I wash separately are anything that has cat hurl on it or anything I wore to the horse barn.
Food? Uh, single with microwave. You can probably guess! Nachos, Mac n cheese, leftovers… OK once in a while I’ll do a pork chop/roasted cauliflower meal but usually it’s Duke Nuke-em time.
47. confiance | March 25th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Anything that has a high elastic content stays out of the dryer – so bras, socks, and underwear. I also love those shelf-bra tanks from New York & Co, and they don’t go in the dryer. It sounds annoying, but I’ve had bras for 5-10 YEARS that still fit. I also have a bunch of hand-knit socks, and this way I don’t have to think.
My favorite meal? Cut up a chicken breast into bite size peices, throw onto the stove and cook until (mostly) done. While that’s cooking, chop up a few veggies – peppers, broccoli, tomato, whatever. Roll out pizza dough on pizza pan, top with a mixture of feta and ricotta cheese, then sprinkle chopped veggies and chicken on the top. Bake however long it takes til the pizza dough is done. Quick, very yummy, and you can een pretend that it is healthy.
I also love to sautee sausage with onions and garlic and other veggies, then toss with pasta/rice and a sauce. Or sautee shrimp and scallops with garlic, then add rice and a can of cream of shrimp soup. The soup makes a sauce and allows the rice to cook and it only involves one pan. I am a very big fan of only one pan.
48. Erin | March 25th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
I can’t remember who said it, but when it comes PMS time I too am of the “God I am totally out of control here, but I can’t make it stop!” personality. Sometimes I even catch myself and go “whoaaaa” because I’ve gotten so crazy. Then I go out and buy little presents for the people who have had to deal with me so they will still be my friends during the rest of the month.
Laundry wise, I am sure that if Will had his way I would be doing around seven or eight different loads each week because of the separation that he would like, but since *I* do the laundry, I only have four piles–lights, darks, jeans, bedding. I use a laundry room and find that those piles are the most cost efficient.
Cooking wise–thank god for cooks.com and allrecipes.com or I wouldn’t ever know how to make anything. I’ve actually bookmarked my favorite recipes so that I can bring them up quickly (I don’t know what it is, but my brain will not retain cooking temperatures). I can e-mail you a few of our very simple favorites that I have found through the web.
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50. Mandee | March 25th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
I’ll do a little post when I can describing my weekend vs. weekday meals. I was too busy roasting a turkey breast and mashing potatoes for my visiting parents tonight!
51. Mia | March 26th, 2008 at 4:25 am
Used to be indiscriminate about washing undies with other stuff until I saw an episode of “How Clean is Your House” that FREAKED me out so now I separate.
A great cookbook for way easy yet nutritious and tasty meals is The Six O’Clock Scramble by Aviva Goldfarb. She also has an online dinner planning service of the same name that you can subscribe to (that I’ve never tried) but the cookbook is great.
52. Jen | March 26th, 2008 at 9:29 am
51 comments mostly about landry and many mentioning poop? Good times!
I for one do not seperate underwear from the clothes, and I was blissfully ignorant about any sort of poop particles that may have been swimming around in that good ol’ front loader. I am now a little grossed out by my clothes today and will fight the urge to buy an entirely new poop-free outfit from Target at lunch.
53. Nothing But Bonfires | March 26th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
I wash my knickers and bras together with everything else! I don’t throw them in the dryer with everything though — rather, I pull a rather classy move and string them up over radiators and doors and shower rails to dry. And that’s ALWAYS when the landlord pops by to ask me about something.
Re: cooking — you should check out Nigella Express. OMG, so easy! Most of the recipes have only two or three ingredients, and yet they all TASTE as though you have gone out to the specialty gourmet store and bought a ton of fancy things, then spent hours putting them together in an impressive way.
Shepherds Pie is SUPER easy (though you have to use real potatoes and PROMISE ME YOU WON’T USE INSTANT — I know I wrote my recipe on my site somewhere…oooh last year). I’ve also just figured out that roasting a chicken is THE EASIEST THING IN THE WORLD (as long as you don’t mind a little awkward poking around in its bottom when you shove the lemon up there. Aw, come on, it’s dead — it’s not like you’re scarring it for life or anything.) I’ve also found that risotto is super easy to make and looks TOTALLY fancy. You have to commit 20 minutes to non-stop stirring, but apart from that it’s a piece of cake. Um, as it were.
54. Maggy | March 26th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Usually, everything gets thrown in with like colors and washed on cold. I separate the toddler’s clothes, since they can just hang out in the dryer when they’re done. I don’t care if they get wrinkled. And it’s a pain separating those teeny socks from my husband’s XXXL shirts. Anyway, I don’t think you’re weird for not separating the underwear.
Doesn’t everyone put their underwear in the dryer? Bras get hung to dry, but plain cotton underwear? Since I put everything in the washing machine (Dry clean only? Why not? Cashmere? Throw it in!), lots of stuff gets hung to dry. But I am not hanging my cotton underwear to dry. Cause you know it’ll fall on the floor and the dogs will eat it.
55. Carolyn J. | March 26th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
In order to actually keep the knicker-wash-water from contacting one’s other clothes, one would have to buy a separate washing machine. When the water drains from your machine, it leaves residue inside the wash tub.
And I’m in the party with the people who are wondering what’s going on in others’ knickers that causes such fright. You should be FAR more grossed-out about touching, oh let’s say, a grocery cart handle. Or thinking about the poop particles in the air we breathe.
56. Gentry | March 30th, 2008 at 5:41 am
The dryer is obligatory for cotton underwear! The heat kills bacteria! I even dry my lacy and/or cashmere panties on a heated towel rack for extra germ-killing power.
But I’m a germophoble like that.
57. K | March 30th, 2008 at 6:42 am
In the same camp as you – all the undies get washed and dried with their respective color (lights or darks) in warm water. I do hang my bras to dry and some cotton shirts because I have long arms and can’t stand when the sleeves become 3/4 length! I had heard that some people wash undies separately but I just thought they had too much time on their hands – I did not realize the SYSTEMS.
Can’t help you with cooking since most of the time I LOVE me a good bowl of cereal – and often gourmet is Green Giant Frozen Create A Meal (sweet and sour) – comes with all the veggies and I just add chicken.
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