Overheard at UNCC

I just heard this on campus:

Girl: "My sister just wrote to me; she got deployed."
Boy: "That sucks, where is she?"
Girl: "Baghdad."
Boy: (Totally serious) Is that in North Carolina?
Girl: "No (gives him look like he's an idiot), the country, Baghdad."
Boy: "Oh, I didn't hear you the first time."

Corn in a package!

I like grilling. This is new for me and I am trying different things to get the hang of a variety of grilling styles, etc... Anyway, the lovely Food Network Magazine came this month and had a great story filled with ideas for grilled food packets--mostly with vegetables (and while I generally advocate the use of less foil, this is worth it!). I adapted the idea with what I had and made the wonderful garlic-butter-corn seen here along with simple grilled chicken. There was supposed to be pesto on Michael's but he wanted it plain whereas I was a rebel and dipped mine in Chick-Fil-A sauce. Mmm, mmm, mmm. How is that for a 30-minute meal!

The buzzzzz.

Not to be trite, but that saying "If you build, they will come" is so true. I went to water my plants this morning and who did I see helping me get my veggies growing. Some local bees! I never would have thought the little buzz balls would have found my roof-top garden but there they were--and more than one! I expect I'll be seeing more tomatoes on my plants now. Hurrah!

Sleepy.

Today was long and I am tired. I got up early, with a mild hangover, and worked on chemistry. I have a test on Monday and am not ready. Blah. Anyway, then I realized that my brain couldn't focus enough on that so I got down to business on a freelance project I am working on for a certain famous fashion magazine. Out of the blue they asked for my help and are paying me 3 times what my on campus computer lab job pays. Yay! It will be nice to have a little extra cash to buy something for myself--and of course save as well. Anywho, bad me for not posting in so long. I will try and catch you up with pictures from events past as soon as I can. However, while you wait, check out Michael's blog posting about our new pantry design and new leaded-glass windows we just had commissioned! Leaded Glass and Pantry Design

Thursday Curry.

Mmm, home-cooked dinner. It has been a while since I had time to leisurely throw together a meal. Tonight we had rice and sauteed veggies with pineapple and sauteed tofu all mixed with a Trader Joe's curry sauce. Healthy enough that it is okay for me to pig out with Lianna and Ben this weekend for 4th of July!

GRE done.

My score is good enough. I did better than I thought I would in the verbal and worse than I thought I would in the math. Sad. But then, everything always evens out. I could take it again but will wait until after the Fall to see how I feel about that--I'd rather spend my time studying for organic chemistry. But, to make myself feel better, I know personally that my essays were amazing; I got to use all that vocab I was learning in those--too bad they count for the least. Ha! Graduate school here I come!

GRE

to commence in 5 hours. Results will be reported when I get home. Eek!

H 2 OH NO!

Marlaina just left. I would say the house is quiet now, but she was like a mouse. Very unusual. Alas, we had fun, did the Mega Zip Line, saw the Hangover, visited Aunt Peggy, saw the gorgeous Duke Gardens, and ate fried pickles. She even tried some new foods which was a big deal because this girl eats nothing. I don't get hoe we are related. Ha! The highlight for me was her effrontery toward the taste of water and how she doesn't like it. Um, what taste I asked? So we bought a bunch of different kinds for her to sample and taste tested until we were water drunk (and yes, they do taste different). We found one that she can live with that I hope will replace her unnatural ability to drink a ton of milk--I can't imagine all the cow hormones in that! Anyway, here are some pictures of our tasting and the cookies, chocolate chip and toffee bits, that I made to celebrate the visit.