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Originally Posted by issybird
A flurry of recent posts in the So what are you doing RIGHT NOW? thread has me wondering. Am I the only one? 
I really can't stand how dinner always seems to be rolling around, again. If it were just me, I have three go-to dinners: wine and cheese, wine and nuts, wine and olives. Unfortunately, I also have to provide fodder for someone else, some of the time. All I can say is, we eat a lot of rotisserie chicken.
In my defense, I'll say that I'm not a picky eater and will happily eat whatever someone else is willing to put in front of me. I'm also a willing hand when it comes to clean up. I'd just much rather not have to produce the meal. |
I love to make dinner. I often make sushi in the weekend, even though it takes about 2,5 hours.
Getting everything out and cleaning up: half an hour
Making the rice: about 1 hour (much of it is waiting)
Making the actual sushi: 0.5 to 1 hour, depending on how much I make
The one thing I hate is to cook for others. I just... hate it. Most people I have ever cooked for always seem to have one of three problems:
1. "I don't want....", and then they start picking at the meal, taking bits and pieces out, putting them aside on the plate, or just not eating part of it.
2. "I want...", and then they go ahead 'seasoning' the meal with whatever they see fit; and often using A HELL OF A LOT OF IT.
3. Can't eat normally. I have had people over to eat, and then they manage to stuff their face (I can't call it something else) with 24 pieces of sushi within 15 minutes or so, or eat an entire meal within that time.
I could just murder you.
Sometimes, people combine two, or all of these. They should be shot, I tell you, SHOT!
If I cook, I like to prepare a meal for me, myself and I, and eat it all by myself, at a *normal* pace, or make it for someone who can actually appreciate a meal that is a bit more special than cooked potatoes, some canned vegetables and a piece of meat, made within 15 minutes.
And here comes the kicker... the one that you probably don't believe. I also love to do the dishes. When I cook, or do the dishes, or even when I need to do something that is boring, I just go... somewhere. Like some sort of Zen experience or something. I just shut down completely and do the task, and use that as a moment of peace and quiet.
If you have the guts to call my name at that point or otherwise disturb me, you will startle me to such a degree that I will be *very* annoyed with you for quite some time.
By the way, this one takes the cake: I can't actually cook. Give me some random ingredients, and I'll get water to burn, botch the vegetables, and grill the meat into charcoal. I *MUST* have a recipe, and a timer.