Lori's Blog
April 13, 2009
"MONDAY - 04/13/09 - Shoulder Pads - Tweep - Food/Body Part"
OH LORI...WHEN WAS THAT EVER IN STYLE?
Lori cleaned out her closet this weekend for the first time in years. Do you know what she found? No, not dead animals. SHOULDER PADS! That's right, tucked among the pleated pants was a shirt that God only knows when she wore it. It was silk. Had shoulder pads AND was long...with a ton of buttons in the front. Adam Ant wouldn't even wear that...
Oh Lori...just sad...sad...
NOW THERE'S A WEBSITE ALL ABOUT TWEETING...BY JEFF!
If there was any doubt that Jeff was into Twitter...here's proof. He has a website called Word on the Tweet. Yup, when Twitter isn't enough.
MY, YOU'RE EYES LOOK SO CARROTTY
Meredith's mom keeps sending her forwards...and Meredith, keeps reading them. Today's forward was all about how food looks like the body part they help:
kidney beans - it's in the name
sweet Potatos - pancreas
celery - bones
carrots - cut in circles, the rings look like eyes!
avocado - the womb!
Lori said that Jeff should eat more bananas.
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Lori Voornas at 10:11am | link
March 17, 2008
"MONDAY - 03/17/08 - Happy St. Pattys Day"
I NEED TO BLOG MORE...
Oops. Ya know, I guess I think why would anyone want to actually read my random thoughts? But if ya do check, the least I can do it do it more often, eh?
Okay, even though it IS St. Patrick's Day, this has nothing to do with the holiday. It's one of those days that I will wear green, fake a terrible Irish accent and call it good. Today I wanted to share something from my favorite topic...FOOD! As I age (like cheese) I fight trying to eat better. I fight it because it takes more time, costs more and mostly I just want to chow on crap. But, I did run across a recipe for banana muffins that is amazing. And not a lick of sugar in it! Enjoy:
2 tbls unsalted butter (I never buy unsalted butter...should I?)
2 heaping tbls clear honey (I have no idea what clear honey is..I used what's in the cabinet)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 large ripe bananas (I usually use 3)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 heaping tsp banking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
pinch of salt
Preheat oven to 375. Put butter, oney and vanilla in a pan on low heat to melt - remove from heat and set aside. Mash the bananas, and in another bowl measure out the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Mix the melted butter mixture with the bananas, and then mix that into the dry ingredients. Don't overmix. Put paper cups in the muffin trays and fill them about 2/3rds full. Bank about 25 minutes. Leave in pan for 5 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool. It suppose to make 10 muffins, and I usually end up with about 10. But they are so good, double that recipe and eat them allll week! Okay, I don't think the "comment" part of this blog works, but I would love to hear if you liked it. Email me here.
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Lori Voornas at 7:12pm | link
February 23, 2008
"SATURDAY - 02/23/08 - Food and vanity..."
OH, DON'T YA HATE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS...
I told you about a food delivery company I'm obsessed with called 2 Dine In. They deliver food to your door from about a dozen of my favorite places in Portland. Friday night was no different when I ordered some vegetarian fare from The Green Elephant on Congress Street. Yum...tofu. Listen, I was in the mood for something light. Although, I think all their meals could use some chicken to make them really good.
Anyway, Josh from2 Dine In, got some calls from my blog (you people read this?) and he was very happy for the extra business. I was glad to help. I had never met Josh, but he seemed like a very nice guy. Well, guess who was delivering food during the snow on Friday night. JOSH! I looked like a mess. I had sweats on, a Patriots hat and looked like a semi ran over me. So, here's this adorable guy at my door and he says, "Are you Lori?" Dear God I wanted to say no...but I squeaked out a, "Yeah." He says, "Oh...I didn't recognize you with a hat on." What he meant to say was, "HOLY CRAP! What happened?!" I didn't even attempt to explain that if I had showered, and put some effort into it, I would be a lot less scary...sigh.
Josh should thank his lucky stars...I could have been dying my mustache too!
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Lori Voornas at 7:55pm | link
February 11, 2008
"MONDAY - 02/11/08 - Caucus mania...wow."
WELL, IT WAS MY FIRST CAUCUS!
And it was a mess. I don't consider myself a total dummy, but my God, caucusing? Don't get it one bit. And waiting in line for almost four hours did not help get me in the mood. First over an hour and a half outside in the blowing snow. THAT should have deterred me...but it didn't. Nor did it the other 4,000 people who showed up at Portland High School. That was incredible. But not as incredible as how well behaved the Dems, un-registered and Independents of Portland are. I was really impressed.
Here's a shot of what I looked at once the doors opened to Portland High (remember...hour and a half to get to this point)
Uh...okay. Then the lines weaved in and out and in and out like Disney World through the cafeteria...
Now I know why all the kids come to One City Center for lunch...
Also, I finally got my "Monica Lewinsky's Ex-Boyfriend's Wife for President 2008" bumper sticker! Want one? Head to Zazzle! It's awesome.
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Lori Voornas at 8:16pm | link
January 29, 2008
"TUESDAY 1/29/08 - Back from Idaho..."
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO COME HOME
I'm not sure why it takes so damn long to get from Maine to Idaho...but it does. You might think there'd be a potato express or something. There's not. Well, there isn't an affordable one.
So, follow the bouncing ball:
Manchester, NH to Cincinnati, OH to Salt Lake City, UT to Boise, ID. First flight at 10:10am get into Boise at 8pm. And you gain two hours too! Now, let's go home:
Boise, ID to Salt Lake City, UT to Detroit, MI to Manchester, NH. First flight at 745am get into Manchester at 8pm. See? It takes friggin' all day long.
People travel differently. There are the happy talkers, the quiet ones, the leave me alones and the helpless. I tend to be a quiet traveler and do lots of work. It's a great way of using those 12 friggin hours. Now, I just need to get some things off my chest.
A) For God's sake, sneeze in your arm and cover your cough. If I don't get malaria, it will be a miracle.
B) When the flight crew says put away your phone, PUT AWAY YOUR PHONE!
C) When the flight crew says we can't take off until everyone is seated, SIT THE HELL DOWN!
D) When the flight crew comes by and hits every elbow on the way with the drink cart, don't say you didn't hear what was offered...please run down the list again for me.
E) Your huge bag will NOT fit in the overhead compartment, and now YOU are holding up the whole plane while you try to squeeze a marshmellow into a parking meter slot.
F) If I eat another tiny bag of cliche peanuts, I'll puke.
You know what? I feel much better!
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Lori Voornas at 1:17pm | link
January 18, 2008
"FRIDAY - 01/18/08 - Getting ready for IDAHO...."
HELLLLLLOOOOO IDAHO!
Land of the aiport-gay-sex-soliciting-senators! Yippee! Yes, it does make me proud that I was raised here. Notice I didn't say born here. Oh no, thank God I was born in Chicago. That just sounds soooo much cooler. Plus, it would explain my unexplainable love of the Chicago Bears.
I will be heading out for my anual winter retreat to see Mom and Dad. God love 'em. A pack a day of delight they are. The older I get the more I'm okay with them. Oh sure, we have our issues. Hell, those issues are keeping half the family from talking to each other. What the hell is wrong with families that really hang onto grudges? My sister and older brother no longer even speak to my parents. More for me in the will!!
I will be bringing the sausage! I ordered some from Mr. and Mrs. Sausage up in Brunswick. And I also stopped by Micucci's in Portland. If you ever want to feel Italian, go to this amazing store on India Street near the corner of Fore and India (the 4 way stop that NO ONE EVER OBEYS!)
I am bringing my laptop in hopes of catching some wireless connection out in the middle of nowhere. I want to show my parents what they are missing with the internet. I can already hear my dad, "I'm not learning about no stupid internet." So THAT'S where I get it.
But tonight...it's food delivered again. I'm addicted to being lazy. 2 Dine In is my new obsession. I'm thinking of trying hacky sack next week.
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Lori Voornas at 4:39pm | link
January 11, 2008
January 05, 2008
"SATURDAY - 1/5/08"
Okay, blogs are all about a peek into someone's life. Ready? Im watching sucky football (Washington/Seattle) waiting for food to be delivered, hoping I don't have MRSA. Let's review:
Football: It's the playoffs and since the Pats have a bye...well...at least it's football. By the way, recording a Food Network special on Santorini. I still can't believe I was there last summer.
Food: Accidently found a place that DELIVERS food. And not pizza. It's a website www.2dinein.com. I'm trying the place Burrito! One of the bonuses of living in Portland.
Foot: My damn heel is driving me crazy. I tore off the back of my heel snow shoeing Tuesday. I swear I've been hanging out with Meredith too damn much. All I can think is that it's gonna get infected and I will have to have it amputated. DAMN MEREDITH! I have put about a pound of Neosporin on that sucker.
Ya sure you still want me to blog?
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Lori Voornas at 6:41pm | link
January 02, 2008
"WEDNESDAY 01/02/08"
Happy New Year!
Is it just me, or is there always a feeling of "Phew! Got through that year....and now it's time to do it all over again." I love time off. I swear, I gotta start buying more lottery tickets. I would make an excellent lazy person. Although, I did lots of wonderfully anal things:
1) Cooked: made meals and froze them. Anal.
2) Cleaned: got a bag of clothes for Good Will. Anal.
3) Thanks: got all my thank you notes done. Anal.
4) Re-loaded: filled my lotion bottle, my soap and my shampoo bottles. This is the most anal of all. I have these bottles that either fit my shower, or my storage and of course they no longer make that sized bottle or whatever..so I have to keep it and fill it. I'm now all set for at least the first few weeks of 2008. Ahhhhh, it's good to be me.
I love being anal retentive. It's thanks to us in the world that you can find anything at all in this world. Time off gives me time to be super-duper anal.
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Lori Voornas at 5:22pm | link
December 24, 2007
"MONDAY - CHRISTMAS EVE"
It's Christmas Eve! Yippee! I may be more excited than usual, because I have the rest of the week off and won't be back in until 1/2/08. The things that impressed me so far on this day? A) Dunkin Donuts has pizza and B) I won 5 dollars from Teddy's scratch ticket he gave me for Christmas! I am grateful for the nice weather, but I wouldn't mind another snow storm.
What am I doing on vacation? Thanks for asking. Nothing with a capital "n". It's my favorite time off. Not that Europe didn't rock and everything, but NOTHING beats not having to do stuff. I want to cook and watch movies and maybe snow shoe. Then eat and sleep. I might shower. My God! I'm already booked solid!
Have a great Christmas.
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Lori Voornas at 9:36am | link
