So, I haven't posted in forever, but I'm feeling the need to, since my parents have to put my dog down tonight.

My dog, Clover, was the best dog ever.  I got her the spring of sixth grade, on St. Patrick's Day.  My parents and I were at a horse show, and my aunt and uncle called to say there was an ad in the newspaper for Cocker Spaniels for sale up ( Read more... )

Ingredients:
one eggplant
one tomato
one or two pieces of garlic (I used crushed garlic in a jar from Trader Joes)
1 tsp of olive oil (I used light olive oil) + 1 tsp of sesame oil
1-2 tbsp soy sauce (to taste)

Prepare:
slice the eggplant into 1/2 inch cubes
slice the tomato into 1/2 inch pieces
press the garlic and chop it into small pieces

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I am now thoroughly convinced that the best thing ever is outlet shopping.  Normally I wouldn't post about shopping, but I just couldn't contain myself.

Spending around $150, I managed to buy 17 items of clothing.  This includes a jacket from Tommy Hilfiger, which somehow didn't have a tag on it.  Since they couldn't find another one in the store, ( Read more... )

Cool thing to do:  check out Janis Joplin on YouTube.  It definitely makes you appreciate technology when you can see shows and artists that you weren't even alive for.

Ground the Paper Planes
by Collide

If we were together now,
what would we be doing?
Making paper airplanes
and throwing them around the room
Eating Chinese takeout
cross-legged on the floor
Don't pass me anything,
I'm not hungry anymore

If we were together now,
what would we be doing?
Sitting silent in the car
as I drive you home again
Counting stars in my ( Read more... )

Okay, so I've been on a health kick lately.  I'm going to the gym most days, and trying to eat healthy, and stuff.  So far, I have learned a few lessons:

1. Aerobics classes make you work MUCH harder than you make yourself work at the gym, and for a longer period of time.
2. There are good aerobics classes (kickboxing, step, abs), and there are bad ( Read more... )

Update - Christmas stuff is much better today than it was yesterday.  We got the ornaments up on the tree and even finished the caramels and fudge :)  Oh, and I've bought everything I'm buying for Christmas - and even gotten it all wrapped.  Now there's just stuff that my parents get for each other and me.  Good stuff - right on track for Christmas ( Read more... )

Ahh, Christmas with the family.  It always ends badly - this year we couldn't even get through decorating the tree.  So why do I come home every year?

Interesting...

Oh, in other news. I can't get Regina Spektor's "Fidelity" out of my head.  It's not a bad song, but it's been in my head forever........how do I get it out?

I heart my first rotation lab.  My PI is awesome, and the expectations are totally reasonable - which actually makes me want to surpass them, kind of.  I am having fun and actually learning to do cool things - so very cool, yay :)

Anyway, yeah, back to lab stuff...