A million years ago (okay, just a couple of months ago), I asked you guys to ask me some questions. Now, I don't want you to think I've been ignoring you. In fact, I've kept a list of each of the questions handy for future posts those times when I'm stumped as to what to write... such as now!*

Definitely RA asked: Why did you start blogging?
I started blogging the summer after my first year of law school because I was miserable and I needed a hobby to distract me from how miserable I was. A pretty depressing reason, actually. I had never really even heard of a blog until Nick (of the question below) told me what one was. (Although, back in college, I had created my own website -- I think it may have been on Geocities, but I am not 100% sure on that one, as it was over 10 years ago! -- which I randomly updated, although not with discrete posts, just changing content.) Nick had his own blog back then, knew that I was going through a really rough time and needed something new to focus my energy on, and gave me the idea that I should start a blog. He helped me set up this blog back in the summer of 2003... six and a half years ago! I really had no idea what I was doing. I basically saw having a blog as a way to keep in touch with my high school and college friends who, by then, were living all over the country.

What's pretty funny is that Nick, who was into this blogging scene long before I ever was, has started and abandoned so many blogs in the past 6.5 years, and I still have this one going. :-)

Corey asked: What made you decide to blog and why anonymously? How do you find the time?
I blog anonymously because I don't want to be Googleable. Mostly for job reasons... I don't want my coworkers or clients to see this website, and in the event I ever want to change jobs, I don't want prospective employers to read this site before they get to meet me in person. (Also one of the many reasons I am not on Facebook.)

Clearly, considering my last post was almost two weeks ago, I am not very good about finding the time. :-) If work is slow, I will sometimes write out a post on my "lunch break." (We don't get real lunch breaks, but I figure that I can do whatever I want while I take ten minutes to eat my PB&banana sandwich at my desk, thankyouverymuch.) I will try to keep a list of topics to write about in a draft email. Really, it ebbs and flows. Sometimes, I'll be on the ball and write a few posts a week (or even one every day for a month), and other times a week or two will pass before I get back around to it. Sometimes writer's block is the cause for the delay, but usually it's because I've become preoccupied with something else. (This time, work and wedding planning).

Nick asked: Here's a question for you, when is TS going to start his own blog? (For those new to the game, TS = Adam.) I highly doubt Adam will ever start his own blog. He has enough hobbies he doesn't find time for, plus he's not such a great speller.

* I haven't really had writer's block, so much as I just haven't set aside any time to devote to writing on this blog. Or reading many blogs, for that matter. The "unread" count on my Google Reader has been higher than it's ever been.

(If you haven't already done so and want to add your question(s) to the mix, you can do so here.)

Nick asked: Why did you put so little soy sauce in your fried rice recipe? I ended up having to use a lot more as seasoning after the fact.

Honestly, I don't use measuring spoons when I add soy sauce to the fried rice, so it's a total guestimate that I add a teaspoon at a time. But, three teaspoons (which is what I listed in the recipe) equals a tablespoon of soy sauce, which seems like a lot of shakes from the bottle, so I think it's actually pretty accurate.

If I was making it just for myself, I'd probably add more soy sauce during the cooking process, because I think it does taste better when it has the time to be cooked into the veggies and rice. But, Adam does not like things as salty as I do, so I go easier on it during the cooking process and add more after it's done. (He usually does not add any more soy sauce.) It's all about your personal preference, but I go easy on it in the recipe because I didn't want it to be too salty for some people -- you can always add more, but can't take out.

Oh, and I use low sodium soy sauce, in case anyone is wondering.

Kowala1000 asked: (1) May I have that recipe for the giant crusty and creamy white beans with greens? (2) Does that cookbook have anything to do with demons or the Winchester brothers? (3) Nick can cook fried rice?

(1) Yes, but I don't feel right posting it here, so I will email you a copy of the recipe. If you like it, I suggest you check out 101 Cookbooks, which is Heidi Swanson's website. There are a lot of recipes that we also make from there, some of which are in the cookbook. (The white bean recipe I referenced is not on her website, though.) One favorite, which I've mentioned before and is also in the cookbook, are the chickpea patties, but there are many, many recipes on there I've loved and others in my queue to try.

(2) The cookbook does not have to do with demons or the Winchester brothers, but I do think of that show pretty much every time I say the name of the cookbook... even though I haven't watched since the first season.

(3) So he claims.