Funny and Fennel

June 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment

First of all, have you all grilled fennel before?

Oh my, it’s really good.  It took me a while to get on the fennel bandwagon because I’m not a huge fan of licorice, and well it’s got that same anise flavor, but I have to say the veg is growing on me.

So far I’d only been chopping it up for salads, but last night, inspired by all things Giada, I decided to get fancy and grill this bad boy up with some olive oil and good ole S&P.  I am a total convert, the grilling really brings out the sweetness of the veggie, and actually dilutes the licorice taste.

Consider yourself informed: grilled fennel is amazing.  Consider me mad at you if you already knew this and didn’t tell me.

In other news, tonight is my first improv show in a while.  I’ve been trying to slowly get back into comedic performing by taking classes.  Tonight is my class show.  I’m a little nervous.  I used to perform weekly, but I’ve felt so rusty lately.  I hope it turns out well.  I’ll keep you posted.

Breakfast

Shredded wheat and banana
1/2 cup almond milk

Lunch

Salad with grilled chicken, lettuce, peppers, tomato, cucumber, onion & oil & vinegar

Snack

1/4 cup mixed nuts, dried apricots

Dinner

Rotisserie chicken breast, grilled fennel, tomato

Kim

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All the internet’s a stage

April 30, 2010 by 5 Comments

Has anyone else upgraded from Windows Vista to Windows 7?  Has it created any issues with your computer?

Before we broke up, Achilles bought me Windows 7, it was very nice of him, but the upgrade has never ceased wreaking havoc with my computer–and ever since it’s a crap shoot as to whether or not it will load my pictures, turn off, play music, or any other number of vital functions.  It kind of sucks.  I have a friend who is computer genius, I’m plotting for him to come take a look at it next weekend.  I have a relatively new computer, and this is driving me nuts–having said that, that’s why there was no blog for Wednesday/Thursday, my computer was being temperamental.

Last night I did something I really needed to do, I took an improv class.  I have two friends, one a stand-up, one an event producer/actress, who have offered me spots performing stand-up in their shows recently.  So far I’ve said no, and let me tell you, that is very unlike me.  I just don’t say “no”, I’m of the school of “just say yes to life, and figure it out later.”  I guess I’ve felt a little out of the comedy scene for a while now, it’s time to dust off my mad-funny skills.  So, I plunked down some cash and dedicated the next two months worth of Thursdays to a new improv class.

It felt so good.

I was rusty, but it was good to get my brain working in that way again.  It’s part of my newly written 5-year plan to get back on stage in both a group setting (i.e. sketch, improv), and solo with a stand-up routine.  The plan is written, now it’s time to get started.  I’m glad I took the leap…I really needed it.

Coincidence, both the instructor and one of my fellow students went to my college.  None of us were the same year, but it’s very rare that I meet fellow Emersonians, so that was exciting.

Breakfast Wednesday

Whole grain O’s with strawberries and almond milk

Wednesday Lunch

I met up with Anna (a reader turned regular lunch time companion) for lunch at a diner with surprisingly edible food.
Panini with grilled chicken, roasted peppers and mozzarella
Fries

Wednesday Dinner

No dinner, I just wasn’t hungry.

Thursday Breakfast

2 eggs over-hard, 2 slices turkey bacon, and whole grain toast
Chocolate milk

Thursday Lunch

Left over Udon noodle soup (I swear there was broth in there somewhere)

Passion fruit coconut water

Thursday snack

Kiwi fruit

Thursday Dinner

Salad with lettuce, cucumber, carrot, beets, grilled chicken, chickpeas, and oil & vinegar


Kim

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Lego my Coffee Cake

March 10, 2010 by 3 Comments

This whole being positive all the time thing is harder than originally planned.  It seems that most of my negativity has been coming out in my dreams these days.  Which I guess is better than spewing it to coworkers and friends.

The other night I dreamt that I went ape-shit on some woman who cut in line in front of me at Starbucks and got the last reduced fat mixed berry coffee cake.

Apparently my subconscious has a little bit of hostility, or just needs some cake.

Hard as it is, I’m still walking through the streets of Manhattan smiling and it really does make a difference in my mood and the way people approach me.

Last night I met up with my friend Married Guy for dinner at Hooters.  Married Guy isn’t his given name, but in my head it is.  I nicknamed him that because we used to be in an improv troupe together, when he auditioned he announced he was getting married the next week.  So, the first time I saw him after he was cast he was married, and I didn’t remember his real name.  It stuck.  Married Guy has left behind the world of improv comedy and performs all the time as a stand-up now.  He’s been strongly suggesting that I give the stand-up circuit a shot, so over wings and curly fries I picked his brain.

I think I’m going to do it.  I’ll probably take a class first, because I like to feel well practiced, but I think it’s going on the 2010 Happiness To Do list.

Breakfast

Oatmeal with almond butter and banana
Coffee with 1% milk

Lunch

Leftover chicken, broccoli, and brown rice

Dinner

Hooters!
6-wings and curly fries

Kim

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Tuesday is as Tuesday Does

January 27, 2010 by 3 Comments

I got home so late last night that I basically just rolled into bed and took off my pants.  Yeah, I’m classy like that.  If you’ve been chomping at the bit to know what my Tuesday was like, which unless you are my mother (and maybe not even then) I assume you are not, no worries I’ve got a recap for you.

Last night was fun, I was part of a sketch comedy  competition.  I was a little tentative going in because we’d basically re-written our sketch last week and hadn’t rehearsed it since, but it turned out really well and we were actually a finalist at the end.  The scene that won was better, but I was pretty proud of our performance.  We’re performing it again this Sunday at a cabaret type show.

Dinner was comedy club salad, but honestly as far as comedy clubs go, the food wasn’t that bad…I was surprised.  With each purchase people got a ticket and there was a raffle at the end of the show and I won!

I never win anything, but this wasn’t my thing, so I just remained sitting.  You see, the winner(s) have to get on stage and play flip-cup for a chance to win money.  It may sound strange, seeing as how I’m an actor and get on stage all the time, but when I’m not performing I would rather not be up in front of a room full of people.  Achilles took my place, even though he’d never played before.  I appreciated that, I’d had enough limelight for the day.

After the show we went to a hookah bar.  I’m not a huge fan of smoking things, so I mostly just hung out and sipped a soda.  Yeah, I’m a wild one.  Can’t tame me!

Breakfast

Egg white omelet with mushrooms, onion, and goat cheese.  Topped with avocado.
Coffee with soy milk

Lunch

The last of the vegetable soup
Whole wheat pita with hummus
Grapefruit

Dinner

Sorry about the glaring flash, the club was dark.  I couldn’t even see the salad while eating it.

Salad with walnuts, chicken, blue cheese, tomato, lettuce, apple, and some sort of vinaigrette

Kim

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Hello World…and Elizabeth Gilbert!

January 6, 2010 by 2 Comments

Today was a good day. Slowly but surely I am coming out of the seclusion of the last few months and seeing my life return to some semblance of what it once was.  See, I told you 2010 would be better.

I woke up in the morning to questions that I need to work on for an upcoming book.  I’m being interviewed on making a living as a creative girl, and my work on web shows and blogging!  That’s exciting. There’s also a possible magazine interview in the works, but I’m not entirely sure about that yet.

After work I met up with a friend to discuss life and performing.  You may know this friend; if you watched Pretty Imperfect she played my roommate.  She’s actually a comedienne I’ve worked with for many years.  That hasn’t ended even though my show did.  We’re working together on a couple of performances later this month.  It feels weird, going back on stage.  It’s been a while.

After dinner and shoptalk we headed to Barnes & Noble, where Elizabeth Gilbert was speaking to promote her new book Committed. It was a madhouse.  There must have been over a thousand people there, and I’m not exaggerating.  There was security all over and TVs set up so people could see.  I saw Salman Rushdie read there before and it was like thirty people, go figure!

I really liked Eat, Pray, Love, but I’m not into extreme sports, so I ended up leaving the book reading.  I do think I’ll pick up her new book though, it looks interesting.  From the parts of the reading I heard, she and her now husband, Felipe, were dead set against marriage, having both been married before.  A tricky little thing called US Immigration, forced them to reconsider and she had to come to terms with her fears of marriage.

All in all, it was a simple day, a very normal day, but it was the first day in a long while that I felt like I was living my life again.

I think all that’s left for me is a little yoga before bed.

Breakfast

Egg white scramble  with spinach, tomato, and feta
Whole grain toast

Lunch

2% Greek yogurt, with peaches (canned, in natural juice instead of syrup), and granola
Apple

Snack

Apple Pie Larabar

Dinner

Roasted vegetable sandwich
Tomato soup

Kim

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