Monthly Archive for April, 2006

ROOOOOAAAAD TRIIIIPPPP!!!

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on Saturday, April 29, 2006
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I’m leaving for a few days, and will have questionable internet access.

Am I going on a romatic vacation with Kev?  I WISH!  Kev will be left behind, all alone.  Maybe I can convince HIM to blog.

Probably not.

Anyway, I’m going with two other girls from the lab to check out…our future home.  Yes…we’re moving.  It’s official now.  The papers are signed.  The deal is made.  Most of us are going up there with our boss, to help her set up the lab.  The lab will leave in August, but I will stay in Atlanta until after the wedding in October, then we’ll follow them up there.  I’ll probably stay on a year after I graduate, finishing up stuff, etc…then find a job in the area.  It’s a place we wanted to end up anyway, so this is a good way to get us up there, with at least a guarenteed job for me.

So…where?

North Carolina.

Where in NC?  Well, let’s just say I won’t be hanging out with any lacrosse players.

We’re leaving sunday and we’ll be back Tuesday.   Seeeeya!

I REST MY CASE!

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on Friday, April 28, 2006
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Tonight Kev and I dined at Moe’s.  Yes, it’s only glamourous nights out for us.  First we looked at wedding bands, but that’s another blog.

Anyway, we ate at Moe’s, and before we left, I had to make a quick pit stop.  The ladies room only had two stalls - regular and handicap.  The regular was occupied, so I peeked in the handicap just as the woman in the regular stall came out.  The handicap stall was a mess - toilet paper EVERYWHERE.  “what the heck happened in there?”  I said outloud.  “I don’t know - it’s crazy!” said woman coming out of regular stall, as she walked over to the sink.  We both had a little chuckle, and I entered the regular stall.  crazy people leaving toil…what the FUCK?

There was PEE ON THE SEAT!  CRAZY BITCH PEED ON THE SEAT, AND DIDN’T CLEAN IT UP!

Oh, you BITCH!  We just had a MOMENT!  A very SPECIAL MOMENT!  About MESSY STALLS, and while we SHARED A COMMON LAUGH…she KNEW!  KNEW!  That her nasty ass pee was ALL OVER THAT SEAT.  Dirty fucking CUNT!  NASTY BITCH!
I had to CLEAN HER FUCKING PEE OF THE SEAT.  And then make a simple toilet paper shield.  NOT DIFFICULT PEOPLE!

*shudder*

omg! (warning: goofy wedding-related gush ahead)

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on Friday, April 28, 2006
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Two things are now marked “still needs: 0″ on one of my registries!

First time! Yeeeee!!!!

*dances around in self-absorbed bridal bliss*

OK, I’m done here.

bleargh!

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on Thursday, April 27, 2006
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I just spent WAY too much time picking out bedding for the registry. Two full evenings. Stuff like this shouldn’t be so difficult! And, of course, there were negotiations with Kev.

“no pink”

“just a leeetle bit of pink? pleeease? The brown is just…very brown. it will be too neutral!”

“ermmmmmmmm…”

“pretty pleeeeeeeeease?” *batting eyelashes*

“ok…just a little bit.”

“yeee!”

see? The key to a successful relationship is all about compromise. and knowing exactly how to work my new favorite color combination into the bedroom. brown and pink! Why am I suddenly obsessed with brown and pink? Everything after the wedding shall be brown and pink! hooray!

mary had a little…

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on Wednesday, April 26, 2006
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One of the best reasons to make leg of lamb for dinner, is that a few days later, you can have LEFTOVER leg of lamb.  mmmm…

and my favorite way to have leftover lamb is to make lamb spinach pita wraps.
take some pocketless pita bread and warm it in the microwave or oven

place on plate, and spread on a layer of hummus*

add a handfull of spinach, and then bitesized chunks of the reheated lamb

sprinkle on some feta cheese, carefully pick up the pita (soft taco style) and take a BIIIIG bite.  Mmmmm…good, right?  You can thank me later.  Don’t talk with your mouth full.

*if you own a food processor, why are you BUYING hummus at the store?  SHAME ON YOU!  get that thing OUT of the cupboard, plug it in, and add:

a can of drained and rinsed garbanzo beans (aka chick peas)

3 glopping tablespoons tahini (sesame paste.  you can substitute peanut butter, but I don’t - I’m allergic)

juice of 1/2 lemon

2 big pinches salt

about 10 cranks of pepper

small palmful of cumin (I loves me some cumin)

lid the processor, and start a’processing.  get some olive oil and slowly drizzle in through the processor’s spout while it’s going.  about a 1/4 cup, but I just do it slowly in increments until the hummus is smooooooth. you can taste it to see if more salt, pepper, or cumin is needed.
use as dip for pita, cucumbers, carrots, pepper…or do what Kev does and when my back is turned, stick a finger in and scoop out a glob of it straight up. BAD KEVIN!