and away we go...

One of the "wonderful" things of working in finance is that you are at the mercy of the markets. Which means you are at times at the mercy of psychological reactions - sell-offs and whatnot. Given the sub-prime worries spanning the markets right now, and spilling into the other parts of the globe (not just US) work has been all but completely absorbing me into its vortex. So it's been a bit of a strain to come home and attempt to make anything in the kitchen; and what I did attempt, delivered disappointing results. The lesson learned here - making food while painfully exhausted can produce poor results, like deflated, depressing-looking upside down plum-cakes. Even with my strong dislike of processed/pre-made food, I caught myself longingly staring at a can of tuna the other day. And while it's quite humorous and ironic that I actually contemplated eating the aforementioned tuna, it doth not a great post make. So I have been vacant and mute this week.

I suppose that after 8 months of solid work, a vacation is well-deserved and is in order. Which is why, come tomorrow, KS will be driving en route to South Carolina's Myrtle Beach, Kiawah Island and Charleston. We decided that it would be fun to make a road trip out of this - who knows how many Cracker Barrels we will pass?

So I'll be quiet this upcoming week again, since this past week I've been anything but prolific. I will come back with glorious pictures of food, beaches, architecture and salient tid-bits of where to go.

Who knows, if I get find some wireless access, you might just hear from me mid-week. But in the meantime, I wish you all a glorious weekend full of rest, sun and lovely meals!

UPDATE:
The pictures of the cake are evidence that sometimes I'm the anti-Midas in the kitchen and that things turn out uuuugly! Hopefully, now things will come out much prettier and better!