further adventures.

ohhhhh man!
i just get so busy doing stuff.
and when i'm doing one thing i lose track of everything else.
i mean it.
there's laundry needing folding;
and ups needing pushing;
there are parcels waiting for me at the post office;
i've got appointments needing making;
and all sorts of hard-work-yard-work is looking me
right smack dab in the face-
daring me to bend my back, blister and hands,
and soak my brow with a saltwater crown of toil,
and all that from just outside my windows.
yikes.
and of course,
the full F*ing moon doesn't do much in the way of helping.
...unless helping is the same as not sleeping well,
and flippin' out all over the place like a half-beast/half-man
barbarian berserker for days and days.
what?
oh, well, obviously i know that's not actually helpful.
c'mon.
anyway,
i figured out how to activate vegan roasts last week.
and that felt good, and tasted better.
this week,
i took it to an even more expert level.
no jokes.
y'see,
i needed a sorta sausagey-spiced slice or four,
because i got an idea into my head.
the thing of it is,
in order for the idea to become a reality,
i had to span a whole mess of time in the kitchen.
oh,
yes, neighbors, it WAS worth it.
check the sandwich-wizardry-type teleport:

wooohooooo!!!
triple decker dopeness for your face!
that's rustic italian bread, sliced into three tiers,
for maximum magic number flavor building.
mmmhmmm.
with two different side salads?
yep.
i get it together, and i put it together, and i do what i can.
why?
because too much is always the right amount,
and making great big tasty heaps of fresh vegan hottness
means i'm super-fancy in the most deliciously unnecessary ways.
and that's dope.
what IS it all?
oh,
are you really worried?
don't be...i'll tell you all about it-
roasted sesame seeds and parsley,
and white balsamic vinegar and olive oil-
tossed together over cucumbers, golden tomatoes,
celery, and sliced strawberries for a tart and sweet start.
and quinoa, cooled, with seared shallots, shredded baby kale,
toasted almonds, and lemon,
with a bloppity-goobieblop-dollop of soaked-cashews pureed,
with soymilk and saturated with lemon and dill,
for a thick and crazy-creamy dreamboat of a dressing.
yeah.
for as simple as those treats are,
they're really expert.
no jokes.
but, that sandwich, though.
mmmmmmmmmmm.
cashew-and-nootch spread,
custom vegan roast slices,
watercress, for a spicy crunch,
and a layer of bread dividing it from the next-level activation-
which was also elite in it's sincere simplicity.
ginger slices, black peppercorns, coriander seed, salt, sugar,
apple cider vinegar and lemon juice make one helluva brine.
and that juicy jauns saturated the sh!t outta some red onions.
uh-huh.
bright and shiny pink pickled oniony strips,
and a nother 'nother layer of vegan roasty beige-ish circles,
and a crunchy, spicy, flavor-bombed slaw of
radish, raddichio, carrot, parsley, shallots, and vegenaise,
and then more cashew-nootch shmearing,
before the tophat of crusty bread crowned the whole dang thing.
that's a serious situation, huh?
but that wasn't it.
we took it to eleven with a pan-frying grill attack.
yeah!
the superheated buttery griddle and the hot hot hot sandwich iron
squished it all into a concentrated and crispy package.
anybody can make a sandwich, kids.
but it takes a werewolfen warrior poet to overdo it so cleverly.
........and i have got a lot left over for lunch.
because too much means it's just right,
and that means there's more where that came from.
smart.
***********
the easter weekend time is on us.
already.
colorful eggs and chocolate rabbit-rabbit action
and pastel hues, and dumb hats,
and all sorts of silliness are underway for the next few days.
i'm gonna do what i can to enjoy it all.
no, i mean it...really.
people and places and things are about to be experienced.
yeah.
all the nouns, i guess.
starting now.
i expect to gorge myself sick,
and span time with my bairns,
and get that family togetherness together for a few.
it can't be as bad as all that,
and even if it is,
it unfolds to reveal more of the great big secret universal big picture.
i'm ready,
and it's about to get underway.
i am grateful for the time i have been given,
each and every minute;
never quiet, never soft.....