Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Amazing what a little rain can do
I have bell peppers! I have peppers! No squash yet, but the plants are doing so much better!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Jamaica anyone???
So...I'm going to Jamaica! YAY! I didn't want to post anything before it was confirmed, but I just booked the plane tickets, so it's official! It happened quite suddenly (wedding is Oct 26th--NOT MINE!) and was somewhat expensive, but you only live once, right?
The story: one of the Biology grad students (who came in with my group) just recently got engaged to his girlfriend of ~10 years. His now fiance was getting a little stressed about planning a wedding so soon, so they just decided to have it down in Jamaica. My friend and her fiance (engaged last week) somehow managed to get their family to give them an early engagement present of some money towards going to Jamaica and then I got it in my head that Chris and I should go too. We had to wait to make sure Chris could get the time off--it was driving me nuts, but we can go!
The bad thing: it's at a resort, so it's not roughing it like I'd like it to be.
The good thing: it's at a resort, so it's not roughing it like I thought I'd like it to be. :o) It's all inclusive, so food, alcohol, scuba...no charge. What more could I ask for? Also, I booked the same flight as our friends, so we can carpool and share the hotel room in Charlotte.
I'm stoked STOKED STOKED STOKED! :o)
The story: one of the Biology grad students (who came in with my group) just recently got engaged to his girlfriend of ~10 years. His now fiance was getting a little stressed about planning a wedding so soon, so they just decided to have it down in Jamaica. My friend and her fiance (engaged last week) somehow managed to get their family to give them an early engagement present of some money towards going to Jamaica and then I got it in my head that Chris and I should go too. We had to wait to make sure Chris could get the time off--it was driving me nuts, but we can go!
The bad thing: it's at a resort, so it's not roughing it like I'd like it to be.
The good thing: it's at a resort, so it's not roughing it like I thought I'd like it to be. :o) It's all inclusive, so food, alcohol, scuba...no charge. What more could I ask for? Also, I booked the same flight as our friends, so we can carpool and share the hotel room in Charlotte.
I'm stoked STOKED STOKED STOKED! :o)
Friday, September 12, 2008
What's for dinner?
From Lia Mack's Blog:
1. What's for dinner tonight? Fried okra, sloppy beef sandwiches, and pico w/ chips (sounds fattening (really it's not) and random (gotta use up the veggies!))
2. Do you do all or most of the cooking? Yes
3. What is your signature/favorite food to make? What are you known for? I'm not really "known" for anything but I can whip up spaghetti and garlic bread in 5 seconds (who can't) and my grandmother's coconut cake was a huge hit once.
4. Favorite food to chop? Cucumbers
5. Least favorite food to prepare that you have to cook? Onions, tomatoes
6. What was the last thing you made/cooked? Blueberry muffins last night
7. What was the last thing someone made for you? Hmmm...does McDonald's count?
8. How often do you burn your food? What are you known to burn? I can't even remember the last time I burned something. I'm a chemist in the kitchen.
9. What's your signature/favorite breakfast? Breakfast burritos
10. What's your signature/favorite lunch? Breakfast burritos
11. Dessert? What do you have to have that you make yourself? Cake!
12. Favorite veggie to prepare? How? Cucumbers--peeled and sliced
13. Most interesting item you've ever eaten and/or cooked? Probably dim sum mainly because I didn't know what I was eating.
14. Favorite kitchen gadget(s)? Louise's new wine bottle opener
15. Ever caught the kitchen on fire? Nope--done it with microwaves a couple of times though
16. Are you the grill master? What are you best at grilling? Hardly!
17. What would your dream kitchen include? A personal chef
18. If asked, what do you make/cook to bring to a party to share? Bean salad (yum!) or cake
19. What did you have for dinner last night? Cheese and broccoli Lean Pocket
20. And, most importantly...are you hungry now?! Absolutely! It's 12:25 and past my lunch time!
1. What's for dinner tonight? Fried okra, sloppy beef sandwiches, and pico w/ chips (sounds fattening (really it's not) and random (gotta use up the veggies!))
2. Do you do all or most of the cooking? Yes
3. What is your signature/favorite food to make? What are you known for? I'm not really "known" for anything but I can whip up spaghetti and garlic bread in 5 seconds (who can't) and my grandmother's coconut cake was a huge hit once.
4. Favorite food to chop? Cucumbers
5. Least favorite food to prepare that you have to cook? Onions, tomatoes
6. What was the last thing you made/cooked? Blueberry muffins last night
7. What was the last thing someone made for you? Hmmm...does McDonald's count?
8. How often do you burn your food? What are you known to burn? I can't even remember the last time I burned something. I'm a chemist in the kitchen.
9. What's your signature/favorite breakfast? Breakfast burritos
10. What's your signature/favorite lunch? Breakfast burritos
11. Dessert? What do you have to have that you make yourself? Cake!
12. Favorite veggie to prepare? How? Cucumbers--peeled and sliced
13. Most interesting item you've ever eaten and/or cooked? Probably dim sum mainly because I didn't know what I was eating.
14. Favorite kitchen gadget(s)? Louise's new wine bottle opener
15. Ever caught the kitchen on fire? Nope--done it with microwaves a couple of times though
16. Are you the grill master? What are you best at grilling? Hardly!
17. What would your dream kitchen include? A personal chef
18. If asked, what do you make/cook to bring to a party to share? Bean salad (yum!) or cake
19. What did you have for dinner last night? Cheese and broccoli Lean Pocket
20. And, most importantly...are you hungry now?! Absolutely! It's 12:25 and past my lunch time!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Random things
1. It's the 7th anniversary of September 11th...it feels like it happened yesterday.
2. My seminar presentation has been moved from November 21st to early next semester! Yay!
3. I think I might switch from My Food Diary to Spark People. Spark People doesn't charge a monthly fee and does all that which My Food Diary does.
4. The power company started cutting down all of the brush and trees under the powerlines yesterday. One, a house above me that I didn't know was there suddenly appeared. Two, I feel like I'm going against my environmentalist side when I hope that they take down all of the brush in front of my house so that I can get a better view of the river. :oP
5. If all goes well (meaning my "boss" doesn't tell me I still need to do a certain plot) I'm all done with field work. Happy face!
6. My boyfriend bought an iPhone. Whatever.
7. Depending on whether or not my boyfriend can get the time off, we might be going to Jamaica in October for our friend's wedding. Another happy face!
8. Except for touch-up paint, my kitchen is done! Happy face number three!
9. I planted collard greens and cauliflower. Cross your fingers.
10. I needed to think of something else for number 10 (to make this list even) but couldn't.
2. My seminar presentation has been moved from November 21st to early next semester! Yay!
3. I think I might switch from My Food Diary to Spark People. Spark People doesn't charge a monthly fee and does all that which My Food Diary does.
4. The power company started cutting down all of the brush and trees under the powerlines yesterday. One, a house above me that I didn't know was there suddenly appeared. Two, I feel like I'm going against my environmentalist side when I hope that they take down all of the brush in front of my house so that I can get a better view of the river. :oP
5. If all goes well (meaning my "boss" doesn't tell me I still need to do a certain plot) I'm all done with field work. Happy face!
6. My boyfriend bought an iPhone. Whatever.
7. Depending on whether or not my boyfriend can get the time off, we might be going to Jamaica in October for our friend's wedding. Another happy face!
8. Except for touch-up paint, my kitchen is done! Happy face number three!
9. I planted collard greens and cauliflower. Cross your fingers.
10. I needed to think of something else for number 10 (to make this list even) but couldn't.
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