Heading off to Whistler, Canada for the 2017 Automattic Grand Meetup. I usually pack right before I fly and always fly out of MBS. I can leave my house an hour before the flight and still have plenty of time.
8:25 am
Fresh out of the shower. Time to get dressed and pack.
8:39 am
All packed, though I did end up adding one more hoody. One week in a carry-on.
8:43 am
Remember when I said I like to leave an hour before my flight? Departure time is 9:43 am.
Right.
On.
Time.
I haven’t had time to set up the new Kindle I bought on Amazon Prime Day, but you better believe I’m taking it with me tomorrow on my trip to the 2017 Automattic Grand Meetup because I usually read on flights. 11pm the night before leaving, without having packed yet, seems like a good time to set this up. Don’t you agree?
Last night I finished watching Marvel’s The Defenders on Netflix. It was a good 8 episodes bringing together the characters from the 4 individual shows. If I had to rank them I’d probably put Dare Devil and Jessica Jones at the top, then Defenders or Luke Cage, and Iron Fist at the bottom.
I’m looking forward to The Punisher series. As far as other shows on Netflix, I’ll watch Narcos season 3 next and then maybe The Keepers.
I’m going to start linking to the source of each link whenever I can in these Link Dump posts. I’ll use this double arrow icon ⇒. Should have done this from the beginning.
It’s a little-known fact that I enjoy romantic comedies, so when I saw the NY Times article Nine Underseen Rom-Coms on Netflix, it caught my attention. I’ve only seen Begin Again and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World from the list. I enjoyed both movies. Not surprising, they’re the two starring Keira Knightley. Most of the other 7 I’d never even heard of, but they’ve been added to My List on Netflix for those lonely winter nights.
I always loved a baked pork chop rice casserole meal my Mom would make at home. I don’t think I requested anything more often when I lived at home or would visit more often. If the family wasn’t around when it was time to eat, they’d be lucky if I left any rice for them. She’d have to cook the pork chops first and they often ended up dry after baking, but nobody really cared, because this dish was all about the rice.
A few weeks ago Mom came across a crock pot version and said I had to try it. It’s even easier to make than the baked version because there is no prep work and the pork chops come out a lot more moist. I tried it last night. Success!
It may not look like much, but this is the best rice dish I’ve ever had.
The actual recipe calls for 2-3 pounds of pork chops, but I think that’s way too much, so I’ve adjusted below. I used about 1.2 pounds and cooked for almost 3 hours on high. I prefer to crock pot on low, but didn’t have the time for my first attempt.
I had to stop at the pharmacy today to fill a prescription for a cheap antibiotic. Since I’m leaving town on Monday and would run out of pills during the trip, I asked if they could process the refill right away.
“The computer won’t let us. You can come back tomorrow and get a refill though.”
Isn’t healthcare in America great?
