Today is my first Saturday in Cleveland without a show or something to do in a long ass time.
This is what I have done today, in order:
1. Wake up, want to sleep more, but have to pee. Once I pee, I can't fall back asleep.
2. Curse my bladder.
3. Go to breakfast with Laura at Inn on Conventry - our favorite breakfast place, and right next door (almost). So delicious.
4. Sit on my couch for 30 minutes messing with my phone.
5. Go for a walk with Laura to Starbucks (a couple miles away), get a soy cinnamon latte.
6. Browse the bookstore next door that I have a gift card to. See a book by JK Rowling that is not Harry Potter. Become extremely excited. Become extremely wary. Look at book for 3 minutes and then put it down and try to pretend it doesn't exist because it is not a fantasy.
7. Be indecisive about what book to get because I want to read everything (except that book that doesn't exist and is probably disappointing) and leave the bookstore.
8. Walk home.
9. Watch the 3rd episode of Season 3 of Downton Abby on "Project Free TV" because the 3rd season hasn't started in the U.S. yet.
10. Write emails to the subs that are teaching my Cleveland classes while I'm home in Nov. and Dec., write an email to a dance company in Chicago that I am courting, figure out how to vote absentee.
11. Play an iphone game that I am way too into. Woops.
12. Facetime with Jeff.
13. Make and eat perrogis.
14. Look up the recipe that Nora posted for sweet potato and black bean burritos and write a list of ingredients I need.
15. Decide to make a post because we are starting to ignore this blog again. REMINDER: DO NOT IGNORE BLOG.
16. Think about how much I miss my MOMs.
17. PEACE OUT TO DO MORE EXCITING SATURDAY ACTIVITIES.
Love you miss you ... hope to hug you all soon!
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Sunday, September 23, 2012
The Top Ten Reasons Why I Love Having Short Hair
10. I get to sleep in SO MUCH LATER in the morning. It literally takes 1 minute to do my hair
9. I no longer find my hair in my food. Or all over the floor. Or in my underwear (how does that
even happen?)
8. My hair never looks greasy. This is dangerous. My oily hair was previously the main motivator
for me taking showers. Now? I think I could go a week and no one would notice. Well, Karl
might notice....
7. People rub my head ALL THE TIME now. Maybe because it's so short and it feels cool? I really
don't care what the reason is. I'm just happy that I'm guaranteed a head massage at least once a day.
6. I can actually see my earrings now!
5. I have awesome bed head in the morning. It makes me laugh every time I wake up.
4. My bottle of shampoo is probably going to last me twenty years.
3. My dad alternates between calling me "Butch" or the plucked chicken. He thinks he's really funny.
2. My hair looks the same all day long. I used to do my hair all nice for work, and when I came home
at night it would look like a pile of death. Snip snip, problem solved : )
1. Let's be honest, I'm really lazy and short hair is easy : )
9. I no longer find my hair in my food. Or all over the floor. Or in my underwear (how does that
even happen?)
8. My hair never looks greasy. This is dangerous. My oily hair was previously the main motivator
for me taking showers. Now? I think I could go a week and no one would notice. Well, Karl
might notice....
7. People rub my head ALL THE TIME now. Maybe because it's so short and it feels cool? I really
don't care what the reason is. I'm just happy that I'm guaranteed a head massage at least once a day.
6. I can actually see my earrings now!
5. I have awesome bed head in the morning. It makes me laugh every time I wake up.
4. My bottle of shampoo is probably going to last me twenty years.
3. My dad alternates between calling me "Butch" or the plucked chicken. He thinks he's really funny.
2. My hair looks the same all day long. I used to do my hair all nice for work, and when I came home
at night it would look like a pile of death. Snip snip, problem solved : )
1. Let's be honest, I'm really lazy and short hair is easy : )
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Food food nom nom nom
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Burritos
What you need:
Ø 2-3 sweet potatoes (depending on how much sweet potato: black bean ratio you want)
Ø 1/2 teaspoon salt
Ø 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
Ø One half of onion, diced
Ø 2 large garlic cloves, minced or pressed
Ø 1 Tablespoon minced fresh green chile
Ø 2 teaspoons ground cumin
Ø 2 teaspoons ground coriander
Ø One 15 oz can of black beans
Ø 1/3 cup lightly packed cilantro leaves
Ø 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Ø 1 teaspoon salt
Ø 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Ø 1-2 teaspoons cinnamon
Ø Fresh salsa and/or mexican shredded cheese
What to do:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place the sweet potatoes in a medium saucepan with the salt and water to cover. Cover and bring to a boil, then simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
While the sweet potatoes are cooking, warm the oil in a medium skillet or saucepan and add the onions, garlic, and chiles. Cover and cook on medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the onions are tender, about 7 minutes. Add the cumin and coriander and cook for 2 to 3 minutes longer, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat and set aside.
In a food processor, combine the black beans, cilantro, lemon juice, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cooked sweet potatoes and puree until smooth. Transfer the sweet potato mixture to a large mixing bowl and mix in the cooked onions and spices.
Lightly oil a large baking dish. Spoon about some filling in the center of each tortilla, roll it up, and place it, seam side down, in the baking dish. Bake for about 30 minutes/ until piping hot. Serve topped with salsa or cheeese. I used a little of the cheese inside the tortilla instead of salsa.
While the sweet potatoes are cooking, warm the oil in a medium skillet or saucepan and add the onions, garlic, and chiles. Cover and cook on medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the onions are tender, about 7 minutes. Add the cumin and coriander and cook for 2 to 3 minutes longer, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat and set aside.
In a food processor, combine the black beans, cilantro, lemon juice, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cooked sweet potatoes and puree until smooth. Transfer the sweet potato mixture to a large mixing bowl and mix in the cooked onions and spices.
Lightly oil a large baking dish. Spoon about some filling in the center of each tortilla, roll it up, and place it, seam side down, in the baking dish. Bake for about 30 minutes/ until piping hot. Serve topped with salsa or cheeese. I used a little of the cheese inside the tortilla instead of salsa.
Voila! Donezo. Yummy dinner.
~Nors
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Hi. So I don't have energy for a post...
yet, but in the interim here is a for-fun vlog of mine that I did a while back. It's about SPACE!
Most of my videos are not as 'production value'-esque, but this one does at least have some artistic merit (maybe). The first thirty seconds or so is a sort of joke with an online friend, and the rest is just sorta scenic :)
Hope u lyk! Less than 3 to you all dear friends~
Keith
PS Larger screen is better than this tiny embedded one! FYI
Most of my videos are not as 'production value'-esque, but this one does at least have some artistic merit (maybe). The first thirty seconds or so is a sort of joke with an online friend, and the rest is just sorta scenic :)
Hope u lyk! Less than 3 to you all dear friends~
Keith
PS Larger screen is better than this tiny embedded one! FYI
Friday, September 7, 2012
Friday Five.
FRIDAY.
Friday is the 5th day of the week therefore I will be posting 5 things about this week. Just because. Here I go. Here I go.
1. Yesterday, I pretty much performed an entire autopsy on my own. The medical examiner was there helping me out, but I took out all of the organs and pretty much dissected all of them myself. IT WAS SO COOL. On another note, I performed an autopsy on a 10 day old decomposing body last week. All I can say is: so. many. maggots.
2. This week I officially decided that I am obsessed with The Big Bang Theory. I can't stop watching it and drinking wine. Science nerds and alcohol? What's not to like?
3. I went to a pottery painting place in Boston earlier this week and painted this alien (on the right). There is also a dinosaur that I want to paint the next time I go. You can also bring alcohol and food to this place. I'm sure we have places like this back home but I had never been to one so it was awesome!
4. I made sweet potato and black bean burritos for dinner this week and still have let overs. So delicious.
5. I got pulled over for the first time EVER this week and received a wonderful $155 ticket. Thanks, New Hampshire State Police. I appreciate the warm welcome to your state!
Friday is the 5th day of the week therefore I will be posting 5 things about this week. Just because. Here I go. Here I go.
1. Yesterday, I pretty much performed an entire autopsy on my own. The medical examiner was there helping me out, but I took out all of the organs and pretty much dissected all of them myself. IT WAS SO COOL. On another note, I performed an autopsy on a 10 day old decomposing body last week. All I can say is: so. many. maggots.
2. This week I officially decided that I am obsessed with The Big Bang Theory. I can't stop watching it and drinking wine. Science nerds and alcohol? What's not to like?
3. I went to a pottery painting place in Boston earlier this week and painted this alien (on the right). There is also a dinosaur that I want to paint the next time I go. You can also bring alcohol and food to this place. I'm sure we have places like this back home but I had never been to one so it was awesome!
4. I made sweet potato and black bean burritos for dinner this week and still have let overs. So delicious.
5. I got pulled over for the first time EVER this week and received a wonderful $155 ticket. Thanks, New Hampshire State Police. I appreciate the warm welcome to your state!
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Just a quickie...
Hello friends!
Today is my day off so I thought I'd show you some picture evidence from my life...
Today is my day off so I thought I'd show you some picture evidence from my life...
This is my room!
Here's a view of Wexford...
Here's the other side...
Here's a picture of the last time I saw Jamie, which was on his 30th birthday in Columbus, OH... where he is working at OSU until they send him to Switzerland to work. Which will be at the end of this month!
Here's a picture of Jamie singing at an open mic night...
I was there too!
Here's a picture of the flowers that were delivered to my office yesterday...
So, there. Proof. That I am alive! and very well! And a short note to those that don't already know this...I'm insanely happy and completely in love!
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Things I'm looking forward to; a short post
1. (and most immediately) Eating breakfast tomorrow. I love breakfast.
2. (ooo..possibly more immediate than 1) Sleeping on my bed tonight that feels like angels holding me up with their softest feathery wings. It's that good.
3. Starting teaching tomorrow night again after summer break. (Actually I'm not really looking forward to this, but if I keep saying that I'm excited, then maybe it will be better than I think. ... and I suppose not being a useless - but crafty! - lump every night will make the weeks go by faster.)
4. Going back to Grand Rapids in 2 weeks for a FOUR DAY WEEKEND! And part 2 of this item is that I will probably be going to my cottage in Northern Michigan for most of that time. And I haven't been up there in probably a year at least. Wahoo!
5. Seeing Jeff. In 2 weeks when I come home. And every time after that.
6. Seeing YOU GUYS! Soon? And DEFINITELY when I'm on break in November and December. I'll be busy getting my soul slowly sucked out of me at Victoria's Secret during most days. So any and all friend time but potentially delay the soul sucking.
7. When I come home - eating at all my favorite restaurants, and visiting every brewery in Grand Rapids. Seriously, I need to make a list. Maybe a spreadsheet. I WILL NOT LEAVE ANY WORTHY PLACE OF EATING AND DRINKING UN-VISITED! Come with me?
8. My show on September 22. Come one! Come all!
9. Eating the delicious salad and half a sweet potato that I just made for dinner tomorrow. (hmm...a lot of these center on food.)
10. Continuing to read this blog, and write it too! <3
2. (ooo..possibly more immediate than 1) Sleeping on my bed tonight that feels like angels holding me up with their softest feathery wings. It's that good.
3. Starting teaching tomorrow night again after summer break. (Actually I'm not really looking forward to this, but if I keep saying that I'm excited, then maybe it will be better than I think. ... and I suppose not being a useless - but crafty! - lump every night will make the weeks go by faster.)
4. Going back to Grand Rapids in 2 weeks for a FOUR DAY WEEKEND! And part 2 of this item is that I will probably be going to my cottage in Northern Michigan for most of that time. And I haven't been up there in probably a year at least. Wahoo!
5. Seeing Jeff. In 2 weeks when I come home. And every time after that.
6. Seeing YOU GUYS! Soon? And DEFINITELY when I'm on break in November and December. I'll be busy getting my soul slowly sucked out of me at Victoria's Secret during most days. So any and all friend time but potentially delay the soul sucking.
7. When I come home - eating at all my favorite restaurants, and visiting every brewery in Grand Rapids. Seriously, I need to make a list. Maybe a spreadsheet. I WILL NOT LEAVE ANY WORTHY PLACE OF EATING AND DRINKING UN-VISITED! Come with me?
8. My show on September 22. Come one! Come all!
9. Eating the delicious salad and half a sweet potato that I just made for dinner tomorrow. (hmm...a lot of these center on food.)
10. Continuing to read this blog, and write it too! <3
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