Scheduling My Defense

I have feedback from my committee for my masters project.

I'll be revising this weekend.

Currently, I'm attempting to schedule my defense. It is looking like May 4th around 4pm.

Now I just need to get papers done so that I can focus on my defense. My brain is soooooooooooo tired.

Blogging Hiatus

It's that time of the semester. It might be a while before I blog again.

Hopefully, when you hear from me again I will have an MA instead of being the loser who couldn't finish her stupid writing project.

...still no feedback. I'm getting anxious.

Be happy for the next month!

Mmmmm Fish and Chips

Lindsey and I have been wanting fish and chips, so tonight we played in the kitchen. The end result was nummy!

Prep Fish:

1. In a medium sized glass dish or large tupperware dish mix
• 1 can Guiness
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons pepper
2. Add to dish
• 4 frozen flounder filets in dish
• squirt lime juice over fish
3. Let fish thaw in liquid (at least 30 minutes)

Mix Batter:

1. In a wide flat dish, mix
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 cup Panko crumbs
• 1/4 cup potato flakes
• 1/8 cup cornmeal
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1/2 tablespoon cumin
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 2 teaspoons pepper

Batter Fish:

1. Add 1/2 cup milk to fish liquid
2. Roll fish in batter
3. Dip fish back in liquid
4. Roll again (2-3 times)

Cook Fish:

1. Heat 1/4 inch of peanut oil in large skillet (medium to medium-high)
2. Place fish in oil 15 minutes on each side

Hush Puppies:

1. Add small amounts of liquid to remaining batter
2. Form batter into small dough balls
3. Fry in oil

Serve fish with fries. Yum

Things Are Nice

I feel pretty good about life.

1. I turned in a full draft of my project on Friday.
2. I got a hair cut to get rid of the nasty dead hair from my misadventures with hair dye over spring break.
3. I cleaned the house today. Everything smells like orange. Mmmmm.
4. Lindsey and I are frying fish for dinner.
5. It looks like I'm going to beat Chris at Scrabble.
6. I think I found the perfect place to live in Grand Junction.

The only things working against me are allergies, my cat is shedding right now, and I'm a bit behind on my tech writing project. I can't really complain. Two of those are seasonal, and the other I can get done.

Nothing can take me down now that I have a full draft of my writing project. I best be grading now though. I promised my students I would get caught up this weekend.

Project? What Project?

I wanted to work on my project today, but there just wasn't time. I was very productive today though.

1. I graded/responded to proposals for my students final projects.

2. I read all the web design articles for tech comm and wrote my response.

3. I attended the SAGE meeting.

4. I workshopped Emily's statement of teaching philosophy for a scholarship application.

5. I helped Angel come up with reasons why a certain professor should get the service award from SAGE.

Now I'm going to bed. I will wake up at the crack of dawn to finally finish my project...at least, that's the plan. I think I am feeling a little dejected because my friend, nicknamed Cheever, explained to me that gamers make poor friends. They invite you to a quest and then take all the diamonds. Online gaming might be a no-go, except with Lindsey because she will be nice.

Desires a Rainbow and Fun

So I spent yet another day staring at my project, and I made almost no progress. My brain is fried, and I just want to have fun. When I leave here, I want two things.

1. To buy computer games. Instead of online dating, I'd like to take up online gaming. I will live in a town where I will only be for 6 months. I don't need temporary friends in that location, but I will need friends. Online friends go with you wherever you are. At least, that's my theory.

2. I want to jazz up my living environment with color. Enough of the earthtones I survive on now. I want some crazy bright yellow, and maybe some red. I want craziness. I'm young, I'm single, and I can decorate how I want. Right now, I am imagining the white couch my parents are giving me paired with some crazy colored pillows and an afghan, and I think I'd like to do a big poster of Grover above my couch.

Something like this:

or maybe I will save Grover for the bathroom:



I want my home to be very happy. It's too adult right now. I do already have awesome rubbery Ducky bathroom stuff. Perhaps I should go with an Ernie bathroom. I may not get to live on Sesame Street, but I think I would like to live in it. Snuffleupagus might make an awesome bedroom theme? I could get pillows textured like his fur--though his coloring isn't great. Or maybe a Big Bird bedroom? Mmmmm alliteration. Yes, let's do this. Gaming and color.

Where's My Fairy Godmother?

...and serious mental distraction has struck again. I want my life back.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

I have so much pent up anxiety and stress, and there's nothing I can do to alleviate it.

Nothing.

I would like a time turner.

Please.