I officially have my Ph.D.

I'm also now a professor.

At my old university. I'm a colleague of my former professors. We are on a first-name basis now.

I'm a professor and it makes me laugh out loud to think about because it's so damn weird to me :)

First update in a very long time.

I passed my dissertation defense yesterday.

So. Today I made home-made rice pudding. It was so easy. First I cooked rice in my rice cooker, then put it in a pot with milk and let it boil for 10-ish minutes. I turned out really yummy! In Norway we eat it warm with butter, sugar, and cinnamon. It's tasty. The leftovers are refrigerated and then you mix in whipped cream, and eat it with a fruit ( Read more... )

Went to the doctor yesterday. It wasn't a sinus infection, just a common cold.

Nasal lavage (rinsing sinuses with saline) helps a lot. Also it is doctor-recommended.

Made soup again tonight. It turned out awesome again, and I have at least a gallon left over. Mmmmmm.

Feeling better.

Fucking sinus infection.

My head feels like it's going to explode.

Today was a frustrating day, for various reasons.

At Walgreen's, stocking up on miscellaneous supplements, I saw the cigarette shelf and got a very strong urge to buy a pack of smokes. And a lighter.

I didn't.

I'm glad.

Yesterday I made soup for the first time, pretty much from scratch, save for the use of a couple of bullion cubes ( Read more... )

It's been a while, hasn't it ( Read more... )

Q. What is your salad dressing of choice?
Olive oil and apple cider vinegar
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