I looked up “Blue Monday” on Wikipedia, but my attention span mimics that of a man on Tinder trying to get out as many dick pics as possible, so I only read the last sentence of the first paragraph. Essentially, it said that “Blue Monday” is pseudoscience.
Pseudoscience or not, it did make me reflect on what I failed to accomplish last year. In a flash of nauseous remembrance, my list of 2016 goals came back. All that was missing from that insane rider was, “Number 26. Genetically engineer a lesbian pre-Marc Anthony J-Lo,” Needless to say, I didn’t get there.
This Blue Monday made me mourn the person I might have been if I’d tackled just a few of my projects. Maybe right now I would be…
- The proud owner of a UK driving license.
- Wearing cropped jeans with confidence.
- Living within three miles of a Mighty Taco.
- Not devastatingly lonely.
- Speaking Chinese.
- Getting paid to play my accordion at Bat Mitzvas .
Who knows what 2017 will bring? I’m taking two classes: Painting and Drawing and Creative Writing. I know that sounds promising and normal, but so far I’ve sketched a still life of a toilet paper roll, and written a free form poem about the conflicting emotional attachment I have to my cat. But today, the sun is shining, and I have my driver’s theory test booked for February 23, 2017.
Moist Chicken Nuggets
- 10 chicken thighs cut into chunks
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 1/4 cup arrowroot flour seasoned with salt and pepper
- 1 cup almond meal
- 1 tsp salt
- 1.5 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp coriander
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- Preheat the oven to 425f/220c.
- Mix the almond meal, salt, paprika, coriander, and cumin.
- Line a baking tray with baking parchment.
- Dredge the chicken pieces in the arrowroot flour.
- Dip the chicken pieces in the whipped egg mixture.
- Coat in almond meal mixture.
- Arrange on the cooking tray and bake for 16-18 minutes.
- Really, really good.
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