Green Lantern Meatloaf

Well yesterday I thought it would be fun if I did something a little different for supper.

I had planned the ever exciting "meatloaf"...so to make it more fun I asked my son if I should make it into a meatloaf man.
He reminded me of a conversation we had earlier this month were I had said I would make the Green Lantern symbol out of the meat loaf.
So I did just that.
The following pictures are of the process.

1. I created my meat loaf meat ( secret recipe) then shaped it into the Green Lantern Symbol

Step 2:  After thinking about the different thickness and the fact that this particular pan does NOT have a lid I decided to throw bacon on top of it to keep the moisture and the juices in the meat.

Step 3, Again to keep the juices in the meat and for added flavor I put a sauce made of tomato soup and various spices over top ( picture below is BEFORE cooking)

Step 4: Bake it in the oven!

I tasted GOOD :) and that isn't just me saying that my whole family thought to too :)

So I posted the pics on my facebook. and My buddy Travis had this to add:

"In brightest day
In blackest night
No protein shall escape my bite
Let those who worship broccoli's might
Beware my power, MEAT LANTERN'S LIGHT"

Which just made me roar, so I thought I'd share that too :)



The kids have some other idea for dinner/art that they want me to do, so I'll add those to the blog as I attempt them.

Vancouver 2011 Stanley Cup Riot: violence and bad choices.

Sadly I saw this coming.  I knew if Vancouver didn’t win.  People would use this as an excuse for making very BAD CHOICES by being violent, causing destruction and theft.

I am disgusted, ashamed, however not shocked.

All the work we all did as Greater Vancouver to welcome the world during the Olympics, to show the world our hospitality.  To show what a safe, fun, and friendly city we can be have now been pretty much completely tarnished in one evening…WTG

I have a message to you people who went out tonight “hoping for, and egging on the violence”.

YOU ARE STUPID AND SAD!

The reason I say this (other than your idiotic choice of choosing to be violent, destructive, and to steal tonight) is because everybody has a cameras on their phones ANY crime you do tonight at the riot will be sure to be captured on in some sort of way.

It will not be an anonymous crime.

My example CLICK HERE  I bet they didn’t think there would be such a clear picture of them being idiots.

Will your mothers, grandmothers, and children be proud of your choices tonight?

Are you proud of yourself?

Not only that ....do not forget your co-workers, bosses, friends, and family will also see this.
I bet your boss will be "pleased as punch" that you are a representative of their company. Oh and if you “called in sick “ to be able to make it to the game today you will probably be getting fired for lying now too.

BRAVO! I hope it was worth what you’ve lost tonight.

You have shown your true value and it is SAD.

To the “BlackBlock” using this as a catalyst for your own agenda.  If you truly believe in what you are doing have the balls to remove the masks and bandanas and OWN what you are doing…stop COWARING behind your masks.  If you can not stand up for what you are doing maybe you SHOULDN’T BE DOING IT!

To you people who stayed down there to watch the riot and got caught in it “because you wanted to have fun and watch the riot.”  If you got hurt… that was Darwin sending you a message. “You DID NOT HAVE COMMON SENCE enough to leave that situation” you are stupid and probably should NOT procreate. Do not act like a victim either, you made the choice to be in a high risk danger area and you got hurt. You made your bed now lay in it.  When a police person tells you to “For your own safety, GO HOME” then you should GO HOME!!! If you didn’t you made a BAD CHOICE and get to live with the results.

Do not get me wrong staying there on purpose is WAY different from somebody who was down there and tried to leave, but couldn’t because of the busses and the sea bus getting shut down.  Getting trapped down there is incredibly unfortunate.  To you, my heart truly goes out and I hope you found your way to a safe place.

I pray that everybody learns from this disappointing event….but sadly I don’t think the ones who need to learn the most will.

Frustration

Well today I am sooo frustrated it isn't even funny.

I got a new job 2 weeks ago, I will not mention where as I do not want to have people think ill of that company due to my venting.

I did my training days and was given my uniform. Just before my 1st " on the floor shift" I tried on my uniform ( I wasn't able to try it on earlier due to time constraints), it didn't fit, the pants would not do up and the shirt have gaps between the buttons due to pulling. 
I looked at the size, it was 2 sizes smaller than what was suppose to have been ordered.  UGH! So I put on the shirt with a bra that  made the gaps pretty much unnoticeable..and a pair of black dress pants. The uniform should have dark brown pants, but I thought I might be able to get to work, just until I get replacement parts.

So off to work I went.

I get there. The manager had not noticed I wasn't wearing the correct pants until I said " oh by the way the pants didn't fit" she took a double look at the pants I had on and said "sorry but you can't  work in those you will need to go home"

So i missed out on the 4 hours I was scheduled for that day, and the 4 for the next day.

GREAT just what somebody who has been out of work for 4 months needs ..no income!

Then I was told we will call you when it comes it, and I'll let you know what your schedule is"

She finally calls me back.. okay the uniform should be there on Tuesday and you work Weds, Thurs and Friday, and Sunday.

I called yesterday to see in the uniform showed up, still no uniform...I was told that the person who delivers them would be there today (weds) Well I get to work today....NO UNIFORM!!! they where going to send me home again when I suggested finishing off the training vids I had not gotten to yet.

I was hoping in that time my uniform would arrive and then I could finish out my shift. Well no such luck. My 8 hour day was only a 2 hour day and I have no idea if I'll be working tomorrow or not.
I'm suppose to "get a phone call today" to let me know. So I will be loosing even MORE time I can NOT afford to loose.

I am sooo frustrated.

I offered to go and get the uniform from where ever it is but they said it is from out of town and I couldn't.

I am at wits end!!! I am ready to scream!!!

Oh and to top that off I MAY be making a dollar less than I thought I'd be making.... OOOOOH AWESOME!

I feel like the harder I try, the harder I get booted down. I'm just going to stop trying at this rate.