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Saturday: Dinner at Lawrence's. I worked a bit, then made 2 lb. homemade egg tagliatelle with a heavy cream sauce. If you want recipes, ask. It practically melted in the mouth. Pure heaven. I do wish I'd gotten to snag some more of the Mai Fun, but the Ma Po Tofu was really good too. And one guest followed up by making Bananas Foster. Lawrence's mom about cried when I made some sugar-free whipped cream; finally she could also eat dessert! We stuffed ourselves stupid, then played a few rounds of Shadow Hunters and Arkham Horror. Pure fun!
Have been feeling the need to turn my schedue around from 2nd/3rd shift to 1st. To this end, ran some errands yesterday arriving at the lab at 8.30p. I worked until about 8 a.m., then went home to a) avoid the parking ninja, and b) catch my breath before getting on with the life business of today. On the agenda: get the car looked at because of the horrid grinding noise coming from one wheel. Turns out the previous repair of the problem in December was botched. Now it's all better and the car no longer shakes at high speeds or makes a terrible grinding groan. Woo! Still need to phone a prospective dentist and schedule a haircut, but we'll get to that.
Part of the time waiting for the car I spent in my favorite Chinese restaurant. The proprietor is always gracious and the food is excellent homestyle cooking. They were quite gracious and let me work at one of the tables on a teaching philosophy and cover letter for several hours. Anyhow, I got a fortune today that gave me a little strength:
If I bring forth what is inside me,
what I bring forth will save me.
I keep looking at it and smiling. Maybe I can do this after all.
I am looking forward to ACS Green Chemistry & Engineering conference next week. Just attending, but it's still a big research interest for me even if it's not getting scratched as such. Local peeps in DC: I will be coming into town Sunday, def staying until Thursday, and possibly staying until the following Sunday. Conference consumes ~9-5.30 but if you want to get dinner or coffee or something let me know!
Now, it is time for shower + sleep.
Have been feeling the need to turn my schedue around from 2nd/3rd shift to 1st. To this end, ran some errands yesterday arriving at the lab at 8.30p. I worked until about 8 a.m., then went home to a) avoid the parking ninja, and b) catch my breath before getting on with the life business of today. On the agenda: get the car looked at because of the horrid grinding noise coming from one wheel. Turns out the previous repair of the problem in December was botched. Now it's all better and the car no longer shakes at high speeds or makes a terrible grinding groan. Woo! Still need to phone a prospective dentist and schedule a haircut, but we'll get to that.
Part of the time waiting for the car I spent in my favorite Chinese restaurant. The proprietor is always gracious and the food is excellent homestyle cooking. They were quite gracious and let me work at one of the tables on a teaching philosophy and cover letter for several hours. Anyhow, I got a fortune today that gave me a little strength:
If I bring forth what is inside me,
what I bring forth will save me.
I keep looking at it and smiling. Maybe I can do this after all.
I am looking forward to ACS Green Chemistry & Engineering conference next week. Just attending, but it's still a big research interest for me even if it's not getting scratched as such. Local peeps in DC: I will be coming into town Sunday, def staying until Thursday, and possibly staying until the following Sunday. Conference consumes ~9-5.30 but if you want to get dinner or coffee or something let me know!
Now, it is time for shower + sleep.