Movin' On...

Well, I shouldn't have mentioned the cold yesterday, because it was -4 degrees F. (-20 degrees C.) this morning. Since I didn't do it last night, I treated the rest of the drains this morning before going to work.

Today was the big moving day for my IT group at work. Naturally, I am in charge of it. For some reason, my bosses think I am the only one who can get along with Facilities (probably because I worked there). So, there was a lot of organizing and a lot of walking around.

Now, last night, one of my nose-pieces on my glasses broke off. I checked and found one that would work on my spare pair of glasses, so I replaced it. But, of course, this leaves me with no spare pair. So, at lunch, I stopped in at my optometrist and asked if I could by a new pair of nose pieces. "No," she said, "give me your glasses." So I did. She took them and put two new nose pieces in my frames while I waited. She gave them back to me, along with the ones she took out (so I can fix my spare glasses) and another set of two pads, just in case I ever need them. I asked her what I owed her and she said, "Nothing!" I love these guys!!!

A mini-glimpse into my world as a Project Manager: The IT tech guys were supposed to come at 1:00 PM - they showed up just before 2:00. Transportation was supposed to be there at 2:00 to move all the boxes, a filing cabinet, the mini-fridge, etc. and I was panicking they would both be in each other's way. But, (luckily?) they didn't show up until after 3:00 PM. Oh, and there's still one guy who working and not packed at all...

So, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM when Transportation finish, I had NOTHING to do. No computer, nothing... So, I walked the suite checking every drawer and desk, making sure everything was gone. I filled up a whole trash bag with crap people just left behind! That always amazes me...

At 4:00 PM, I headed to the new building. By the time I got there, three people had changed desks already. Some people had left and locked their offices (where did they think Transportation would put their boxes?). My computer stuff was there and set up, but I couldn't get on the network (I had a static IP at the old place for the VPN I no longer use). I got most of that sorted out and then left to drop off the old building keys.

Needless to say, I was beat to death by the time I got home. Screw the ToDo list!

I had plenty of leftovers, but nothing sounded appealing. So, I went back to my culinary roots and made some Linguini with Clam Sauce. I was a bit taken aback when I went to the recipe section of this website and didn't find it! I guess I never posted it. But, here's how the Captain does it...

I put on a pot of salted water to boil for the linguini. Meanwhile, I added about a 1/4 cup of olive oil to my biggest skillet and turned it to medium heat. Next I minced eight small coves of garlic (I would have used four big ones, BTW, if I had them) and chopped six fillets of anchovies (note: if you don't have or don't like anchovies, be sure to add some salt to the sauce).

I added the anchovies and garlic, plus a teaspoon each of dried thyme and some red pepper flakes to the oil. I added the dried linguine to the water and cooked it just BEFORE it was al dente (it will continue to cook in the sauce, you see). I waited until the anchovies melted (and, they do) and then deglazed the pan with 1/2 cup of white wine (I used a mini-bottle of Sauvignon Blanc) or you can also use dry Vermouth.

Then I added one can of chopped clams with the juice and two cans of chopped clams, drained (I like to taste the clams!) I drained the linguini and added it to the skillet. I tossed and coated the pasta until the pasta absorbed the sauce (about 2-3 minutes). I removed it from the heat and tasted-tested it (needed a wee bit more salt) and then added a handful of chopped flat-leaf parsley. I plated it and topped it with freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.

I ate it watching TV, but when I was finished eating, I was just finished. So, I turned off the lights and went to be just before 9:00 PM.