265/365: Jalapeno Poppers

I decided that the perfect complement to all of the tv show premieres tonight was the Pioneer Woman's jalapeno poppers! they were awesome!

Of course, now that The Office is back I no longer get to watch Project Runway in real time. No spoilers, please!

245/365: Mallard

My step-mother never ceases to amaze me with...well, a lot of the things she does. Like insisting that Seth and I take "citrus" home with us, or sending me a random card in the mail with pictures of people I don't know inside. 

Well, Seth and I came to Greenville for short stay and this is what I found at the foot of the bed. A duck in a basket. A mallard duck in a basket. There was also a framed painting of some ducks sitting on the floor near the bed, so maybe she is going with a duck theme.

What I instantly thought of when I saw the duck was the episode of the office when Dwight gives Jim a mallard duck so that he can spy on Jim after he was promoted to co-manager and given his own office. So maybe my step-mom is trying to spy on us...creepy. 

203/365: Good, Cheap Fun

One of the perks of Seth's job is free tickets to Normal Cornbelter's baseball games. The Cornbelter's play in Normal which isn't too far from where we live, and oh yea, they are free. We've been to one other game this summer which was actually far more enjoyable than this one.

They played the same team at both games we attended, but for some reason this game moved much slower. Maybe it's because it was a bajillion degrees tonight. Yowza. To give you a frame of reference for how long this game was, the Cardinals game started 20 minutes before the Cornbelter's game. In the 6th inning of the Cornbelter's game, the Cardinals game had already been over for 20 minutes.

Thankfully, the staff at the Corn Crib (yep, that's really the name of the stadium) is really good at encouraging fan participation. There are several different things that happen between innings to engage the fans. My favorite is sumo wrestling. I think my fondness for this comes from the office because Michael's sumo suit makes many appearances.

"I'm so glad I bought instead of rented."