Today was day one of my walk to the library fitness plan. (I returned Brideshead Revisited, which is fabulous and you should all read.) On my way home, someone leaving IHOP offered me a ride. No, my car did not break down. I am doing this voluntarily. Really. Apparently here in the KCK literally no one walks as a mode of transportation. To cement ( Read more... )

Do not touch jalapeño seeds, then touch nose.

*facepalm*

I need remedial cooking lessons.

ETA: Use caution while washing brand new blender. Do not cut self on blades.

It's not a proper meal until I'm bleeding.

ETA2: Do not pick up chicken from the grill with fingers.

It's also not a proper meal until I burn myself.

I did lots of errands this morning: gas, library, pet store, post office, Target... I've been stocking them up so I can make one big loop instead of a bunch of separate trips. It saves gas! I'm quite proud of myself for have lasted on the same tank of gas since May 2. I've started setting my cruise control about 10 mph slower than I'd normal drive ( Read more... )

Last night I made barbeque for dinner, because this is Kansas City, so it's pretty much a requirement. d4ni told me you can tell it's spring when you start eating barbeque more than once a week. I only kind of knew what I was doing, so I looked up a recipe on the internet (thanks Rachel Ray!) and proceeded to half follow it. I learned random ( Read more... )

The election is getting kind of boring. We've had the Barack's minister scandal then the Hillary's imaginary Bosnian snipers scandal and we're still nearly away from the Pennsylvania primary. (Of course, if the Franklin County Board of Elections had just sent me my absentee ballet, this'd all be over by now. I was the missing Ohio swing vote.) ( Read more... )

It's no great secret that I love food, and I enjoy trying new things. For several years I've wanted to try dim sum, but I didn't know of any Chinese restaurants in Columbus that offered it. (Which makes more sense to me after one of my roommates in Montreal explained that dim sum is a regional thing. She said they have it in Hong Kong, but not in ( Read more... )

That, clearly, is a bold-faced lie.

My sister asked me to go to the gym with her today, and for some strange reason I agreed. Maybe it was simply a moment of weakness brought on by my elation upon the discovery of Roslin's non-death in the episode of Battlestar Galactica I was watching. Seemed like a good idea at the time. While I was there I, ( Read more... )

Today is St. Nicholas day! Sadly, there was no spice cake (because I decided not to bake it just for myself), but I do have my little wooden shoe full of candy, and I have a marzipan piggy! The pig is for good luck--he even has a four-leaf clover in his mouth--and I could always use a little of that, but marzipan is also really delicious. Mmm...
 

I originally didn't think that coming home for Thanksgiving would fit into my plans for the semester, mostly because flights from Montreal to Columbus are pretty expensive, and partly because I'd have to miss several days of class. But at the last minute, I decided to do it anyway!

I was quite proud of myself for successfully navigating the public ( Read more... )

The cataloging exam is over! I don't think I've ever waffled back and forth about punctuation on any exam I've ever taken. We got to use our books and our notes, but for some questions I think I actually found conflicting examples, which doesn't help and makes my brain hurt even more. And why was it necessary to have lecture and lab after the exam ( Read more... )