Just a couple of things. I am participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) aka (from what I heard) Hell. I'm excited, I'm using the story I've been writing as the "novel" so to speak. It's fun. Nerve wracking and somewhat annoying at times. I've told several friends, so hopefully they'll keep me in line ( Read more... )

So, for some odd reason, I've decided I want to write a story. I've got a couple of ideas running around. I hope I have the decency to finish it though, since the last couple stories I have cluttering my hard drive is sitting there collecting cyber dust bunnies. I'm kind of excited for this. It could be really good. I don't know though, I haven't ( Read more... )

It's almost 2.00 and I'm still wide awake. I hope that I haven't missed the wave where I can actually sleep. Another restless night is going to kill me. This horrid weather isn't helping. Neither is this paper on the IOC, which is a topic that I love and am extremely interested in. The paper should really take only an hour to write. I have my notes ( Read more... )

In an earlier post I told you about the cheese that my Aunt Dency gave me before I left. That cheese is the most amazing thing in the world! She gave it to me with the intentions of me using it for her quick Cesar Salad. I've made it 4 times already since I've been here, and I've been here for a week. It's is the best salad in the world! Whenever I ( Read more... )

Today, Nicole and I only had 1 class. After class we came back, sat for a bit, I opened my packages from Amazon and sat in front of my computer. Then, Nicole referred to a recipe for a chicken marinade that uses ginger, soy sauce, and honey. Miraculously enough we have everything we needed in our cabinet! So, Nicole went to working on the Honey ( Read more... )

So, before I came back to Chicago my aunt gave me a bag of herbs, cashews, pistachios, and a block of Parm cheese. Side note about the Parm cheese before I go on ( Read more... )