Monster: I believe I said weeks ago I was going get him shaved down...today was that day! He's gotten sooo fluffy and with it warming up I don't want him to be miserable..plus that gives him a solid 7-8 months to re-poof for the winter. He's still pawing weirdly at his food and taken up the new habit of sleeping on Mic's side of the bed, which makes me a little sad. But I'm not here often so I guess I'm glad to see he's not lonely...I guess haha. As long as he knows who his mommy is!!!
Michael: His paper that he's been working on (aside from his dissertation, it's another publication) for over a year finally got accepted into a relevant journal! It's really good because I think this is the first step towards that light at the end of the tunnel that is...a Ph.D.! I know it's a lot of weight off his shoulders. We also ran 2 miles today...he has excelled at running so fast (pun NOT intended!) that I'm a little jealous. Granted, it wasn't my A-game...I spent the better part of yesterday super hungover and not really able to eat, and then woke up this morning to coffee and old pizza...so I can't say I'm surprised I felt like death...but it certainly didn't help him having me as a running partner. We made pretty good time so I'm pleased. Also, I'm playing him at wordfeud and just matched him point for point!! mwahahah
Me: not much new in my area...been trying to revive my love of boardgames- chess, wordfeud, and the like. Always looking for a new series to get involved in reading...it's been slow-going but in the meantime I've really enjoyed reading the free classics off gutenburg.org. Always good to revisit the great works of literature when you're not being forced by your school's agenda.
so recipes, links, and news...here we go---
Mic learned this minimalist way of cooking steaks a few years back and it's still some of the best meat ever...super simple, and fast.
STEAK! mmmm
sproutybake -- for the record, I never use bleu cheese, it's just too much with the brussle-y-ness of the sprouts, I usually stick with parmesan cheese or even feta and sometimes if I'm feelin' froggy I'll add little red cherry tomatoes! YUM
and lately besides the usual meat/veggie I've been making pasta with whole wheat flour..
links...I'm not gonna do links, I'm gonna do cute pictures instead!!!!!!!!!!!!
news: once again, I've managed to go another week without paying any attention to what's going on with the world around me...it's a fault I know but ignorance is bliss :)
and now, Birmingham trip! I FINALLY made it home last week, it was wonderful. I've missed my parents so much. Dad wasn't feeling super great but we managed to squeeze in some great movie time and Mom and I went to a couple of wineries around Bham (who knew?!). I love wine! and booze in general lol. We had some truely unique ones since the most common grapes don't grow around here and the ones that do are super sweet. Definitely a great experience and hopefully I'll get home sooner to make the harvest before it ends. I also got their retired cappuccino maker so I'm pretty pumped to try that out at some point...when I'm not so lazy to get it out of my car. Also, one thing I really love about Bham is the hills...Every morning I woke up and went for a breezy lil jog around our house...never more than 3 miles but still enough to get my heart going. It's so beautiful in our neighborhood, I wish I'd hurry up and get a bike rack so I can really get down on some trails...alas, laziness rears its ugly head on that front as well. Ok, I think this post is sufficiently long. til next week!! (or something of significance occurs!!)
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