AAA

I got a notice in the mail that my AAA membership was about to expire. I haven't used it once during the year, except for that train ride, so I was going to let it lapse. Then my sister's car broke down. She called me and I drove to where she was stranded and called AAA.

We sat for an hour along a desolate part of route 30, shaking our legs because we both had to pee pretty bad. Then the tow truck driver came. He was hairy and loud and I think I fell in love for a brief period.

He followed us to the mechanic's and let us leave before my sister's car was even off the bed of his truck. I thanked him for coming out on such a shitty night, and he gave me a hug. Then he helped me across a patch of ice.

That was the closest I felt to a person for a while now. I just sent AAA a check.

Baking Night at 433 North Maple

My roommate and I attempted to make lobster claws tonight. Observe the Google image we were expected to live up to:

After forming an odd, amoeba-shaped shell, we were to fill the phyllo dough with a creamy, bumpless, sweet center; however, our center was neither creamy nor bumpless. It had, rather, the consistency of rice pudding. I am a fan of rice pudding. I made it once with my grandmother. She wanted to put raisins in it. When I told her I didn't like raisins, she paused, then said, "Well, you'll like them in this."

But my roommate and I, we filled the phyllo dough and put the lobster claws in the oven. Turns out wax paper is not to hang over the edge of anything when it is in the oven. After the fire department left, we were able to transfer the claws to another baking sheet, sans wax paper. Behold!

The plate is courtesy of my mother. She is a lovely woman.

Dollar Bin

Tonight, I purchased a "16 Month 2010 Calendar." I found it in the $1 bin at Target.

My friend also showed me this:

Overall, it was a good night.