Lovely rainstorm in the night awakened me in spite of the fact that my husband says it’s “too loud” with the windows open so we have to sleep in a stuffy tomb. Still heard that ol’ pitter-patter outside though! Mother Rain is more powerful than a shut window (note: when asked what exactly he feels is too loud, given that we live in the most silent neighborhood on earth, my old man replied “bugs”).
I made a sourdough starter and for a week now it’s been bubblin’ and doublin’ like MAD. Yet, when I went to make my very first sourdough loaf, dude is dead and heavy and garbage, even after 24 hours rising time. What did I do wrong? If the starter is bubblin’ and alive, why doesn’t the dough rise? I need some hot tips. Is it kneading? Did I not knead it enough–is that possible? It felt like it never stopped being WAY too sticky, while I was kneading it, what’s that about. Did I not work in enough flour? Surely somebody reading this shit knows about sourdough bread. Do me a goddamn favor please.
Today is Friday. I have many documents to write and finalize; a colleague’s article to read and try to comment helpfully on; a book proposal to finish; future plans to make myself sick worrying about; and two syllabuses to finish. Then I will drink wine. At midnight a friend is coming to stay with us, so I might have extra coffee too. Then it is the weekend. Then Monday is the old man’s birthday. Then Tuesday the MADNESS BEGINS and we will see which way the cookie crumbles.
I am going to buy an iPad with my startup money so that I can do my powerpoints in class without lugging my laptop around. GENIUS
My laptop constantly says startup disk full and I don’t know what to do
Things are challenging but healthy challenges are what make life fun and rewarding
Unhealthy challenges (starving to death; being in an abusive relationship; getting harassed by cops because you are black) are not rewarding or fun
It’s important to know which kind of challenge you’re facing, and act accordingly
Just go to the store and buy yourself some sourdough bread and save yourself a bunch of time and trouble! #alexsprocookingtips
Re: startup disk full, you gotta free up some room on your hard drive! Move some files to an external USB drive and then delete stuff.
I do not make sourdough bread, but reading this lovely human’s blog always makes me wish to. It’s also of interest if you are into foraging for edible invasive plants in the Northeast, or care to hear the musing of a black cat in the voice of an elderly steet-wise Dominican man.