My first time making Jell-O

I am nearly 30 years old. You'd think I would have made Jell-O at sometime in my life. But no; I haven't. I've made Jell-O cake, but that is different. But I would think that- given the simplicity of Jell-O- that it would go smoothly. I- of course- added an extra level to it, and managed to screw it up.

A little backstory: as a member of the improv troupe "The Outtakes," we have a Goonies' lunch box that we use as our M.V.P. award after every show. Historically, the winner then fills it with goodies- candy, Happy Meal toys, a box of penis-shaped pasta, etc.- and then chooses the winner of the next show. The entire process then begins anew.

I was the (up-until-last-weekend's-show) most-recent recipient, so it was up to me to fill the lunch-box and present it at our final show of this run. But- me being me- I wasn't just going to fill it up with toys. Or candy. Or a lot of little things. I wanted to fill it up with something special.

Someone was going to get a lunch-box full of Jell-O.

And here is where the two stories collide, causing a small disaster. For you see, I made the Jell-O just fine. Poured the boiling water into the two packages of powder- 4 cups- and then poured 4 more cups of cold water, for a total of 8 cups of liquid Jell-O. It was ready to be poured into the metal lunch box that is our Goonies MVP award.

Unfortuantely, it isn't completely sealed all the way around. And even more unfortunate, I didn't notice until I attempted to pour a quarter of my mix into it. And even then, I only noticed because bright-blue liquid was dripping off of my counter onto my white sock.

That is how a joke MVP award turned into an hour of clean-up on my part, plus weeknights of sharing 6 cups of Blue Berry Jell-O with my daughter to look forward to. I think I'm getting som Reddi-Whip to put on it for tonight.

In the end, I filled it with cheese balls, and everyone- except for L.J.- enjoyed sharing the cheesy goodness that was- potentially- my last show (for the near future) as an Outtake.

Woolhouse

Today's Twins Game...

... is for you, Joe. It's the only connection I have to you other than my sister. She misses you, and I hope you can watch over her throughout her life. Keep her strong. I'll do what I can here, but with you above, I trust you will help, too.

Rest in Peace, man.

Wooly