Mad science

[clevermanka]

Student suspended for tweeting that school sports teams were bad. The conflicting standards for what constitutes appropriate clothing for boys and girls is nauseating. I am so glad (for a number of reasons) that I'm not in high school anymore.

My three-day weekend was wonderful. A good combination of productivity and relaxation. mckitterick and I removed the following from the Chevelle: gas tank, front seat, back seat, door panels, carpet, and most of the carpet padding. We watched a movie. I met with Andrew and had a photo shoot for selling my bloomers on Etsy. I cleaned my old cast iron skillet with electrolysis and re-seasoned it. We ran an errand in KC. I slept as much as I wanted. All that in three days! Wonderful.

Not wonderful: I'm less than thrilled with my body progress. It's been a month since I increased my activity level to lifting three times a week. I admit I've slacked off a bit on the yoga. I'm only getting two or three home sessions in a week in addition to my two or three classes a week. But I'm up at least an inch around my waist. Last week I couldn't zip up a pair of jeans I was recently able to wear again. What the hell? Frustrating.

Today's Tumblr collection! Tuesday, May 14: Avengers.

Comments

[poincaraux.livejournal.com]

I think it's likely that I was a bit too extreme in the "use as light of a coating as possible" business, as it took me more than six seasonings to get a reasonably thick/dark coating. So, hopefully that was the problem.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Hm. Well, my coatings are pretty light. The pan looks almost dry by the time I'm done wiping it out. I'll just cross my fingers and hope for the best.

Honestly, if this doesn't work, I'll give up on cooking in cast iron. I've never had one season properly and everything sticks. It's annoying and unappealing and I'd rather just stick with cooking in ceramic than give this yet another go.