Neglecting the blog-o-matic

We had a terrific day today! Last night I got to hang out and visit with a busy friend, and we ate some of a cake I made. I was origionally planning to take it down to some free music on the water, but I was tired by the time it came out of the oven, so that plan was out the window.

I have a bad habit when I'm cooking of leaving out ingredients or making unwarranted substitutions. Usually for the worst, and generally the first time I try to make things. It's a major problem, although most of the time I can eat whatever it is that I've made. Last night it was leaving the lemon zest and vanilla out of a fruity cake. As it turns out, almond is not always a good substitute for vanilla, and the lemon is a vital ingredient.

Wiley came over late late last night, and we slept in greatly this morning. We had some of the cake for breakfast (he was not a fan), I tried unsuccessfully to make oatmeal (seriously gross), and we eventually went downtown and got him coffee and a scone at the ol' Mount Bakery. And he got me a fucking chocolate truffle! Yummy!

The Big thing that we did today was ride bikes! I've always been a big biker, although I've fallen out of the habit since late in high school and college. I'm getting more into it now, having lost my car in a tragic recycling related accident in January.

I got wiley on the red bike, which is a nice little cruiser. He started out a little clumsey and awkward, but he has excellent body control, and was able to pick it up faily quickly. Just like with anything, the basics are often easy, its the details that are tricky. It's figuring out balance and power and knowledge of how the bike will respond. I'm super excited that we will be able to ride bikes together, another thing that we can share.

When we had tired ourselves out on the big flat patch of asphalt, he went home to get art and beer, and I rode the red bike home for my wallet, then down to the co-op and back. I was totally fucking exhausted. The blue bike it actually still in his car, heading out with him to work tonight. Whoops!

I made sandwiches, and we tried out redneck mimosas, a mix of orange juice and PBR which sounds like death but is actually yummy and perfect for an evening of reflaxing. We tried to stay off of the internet so that we could make some art, but totally failed. We played around quite a bit, and enjoyed the beautiful sun.

He went home for the night, and I totally miss him.

Finals week ahoy!

There is so much to write about! But unfortunatly, I am memorizing the citric acid cycle and can't spare a moment. Tomorrow morning is a bio-chem/p-chem back-to-back show down. Yes, we are looking forward to the results of that with Great Interest.

Saturday morning

We got up early; not as early as we could have, because I fell back asleep after a sudden realization woke me from a hazy half asleep dream (Oh god! I left the nitrogen take on!), but earlier then we usually do. We went and turned it off, then had a breakfast date at our favorite place and got our usual things. We watched some movie trailers, and took a bath together, and now I am going to get some work done.

The day to colder then it has been all week,and while it ruined plans to lay in the sun, it is still lovely out, and I am ready to work. We are talking about going to see UP tonight, which I am very excited about. I hope that we can.

meeeeeerrrrrrrrr

I'm in the sound campus computer lab. Its would just be too damn distracting at home right now. We'll see how today goes - I have a lot to get done this week. Fucking christ, I am going to need that break.

God damn it

I am not as productive as I should be. Why is it already 11?

Monday night here on the homestead.

Roommate is high - she keeps coming out to get a cookie from the stack on the table. It's adorable. She made a person out of snickerdoodles with chocolate chips for eyes and dry apricots for shoes.

I'm tired, like really tired. I did my errands by bike today, which was a deposit and grocery shopping. I road hard all the way to fairhaven from down town, and even managed to get to the top of a steep hill on the way home with out getting off to walk and with a large heave back pack filled with food. Bit by bit I'm getting strong again, and its launching me into a type A personality. Yikes.

Wiley got a pool. He was filling it up today, but I was to burned out to ride over. I was also technically supposed to be getting homework done, but that didn't really work out so well. I think I identified the problem - as soon as I run into something that I'm not really sure how to approach, I feel hopeless and want to give up. Its a problem.

In the mean time, I made my favorite dinner again (quinoa and beans with toppings), and put together some museli for breakfast. Look at me go. I will destroy this dead week, just you wait.