It's Tradegy, With No One Beside You, You're Going Nowhere

I dropped my phone in the toilet at work.  I didn't realize until now, what a tragedy it was going to be.  It was submerged for a millisecond before I fished it out with my bare hands.  As I found out later, I immediately did what  you're not supposed to do.  I took it apart and ran it under the hand dryer.  Later, I put it in rice overnight to no avail, she's gone Captain.  And now I've been without a phone which is a very great existence by the way.   However, it's interesting how many ticks I have now, reaching for it every two minutes,  or how I can't form a solid thought before my brain pauses and I feel the need to check on miscellaneous nonsense.  An adult pacifier for sure, it's embarrassing.  I haven't been disconnected with my sister for this long in years.  We would usually have discussed the morning and weather and various other light subjects by now.  I do miss that.  It soothes me to know sister is out there and everyone else that I could reach out to when needed.  I have to send my mate idiot morning sentiments because it helps me feel connected. However he usually just has one word responses which tells me he's busy or that he just isn't that into me.  We've pretty much kept our phone time to as needed for emergencies in the past.  But I entered a new era where I try to kick up a little banter, because I believe we're all going to die in a catastrophic disaster soon and the time is now to begin having fun.   I had also become accustomed to a new word game that helped me pass 10 minutes before I had to mount the bike and roll it to work or home.  But without all of these distractions your mind chills out and I felt a lot better for a longer stretch, more able to concentrate and be in the present. 

In a desperate attempt to revive the little Galaxy this morning, I plugged it in and pressed on but got an unexpected eery sort of goodbye.  A phone pic sent to my computer from my dying phone.  It shows me that it's 100% charged, so I can stop pumping it's chest now.  I must have pressed the screen shot buttons. The screen is never going to light up again.

After that set in, I ordered the new phone and let it go.  After all, this isn't a live human person, it's an inanimate object.  But one that holds almost everything I hold dear and my way to reach the world.  It's a little sad but only if you let yourself go there.  Otherwise it's just an inconvenience. I'm actually torn up about it but trying to convince myself that people are flooded in parts of the country right now, and have much bigger problems. 

To get my mind off of it, I got some chicken legs and thighs to stew.  I had some leftover vegetables and felt it would be a good way to use the leeks, green pepper and cilantro stems, so I made a casserole with brown rice and Green Enchilada Sauce that I bought online.  I have never bought canned enchilada sauce but since my amazing luck with canned tomatillos, I figured I'd keep it around for a rainy day and here is that day! 

After browning the chicken, I added all the rest of the ingredients, the can of sauce and about a cup of water, the uncooked brown rice.  Then put the lid on it and stuck it in the oven.  Two hours later on 350 it was so fall off the bone good.  And the heat was just right on that edge where it should be to make you slow down to eat it.  The only thing missing was warmed flour tortillas.