What's A-Happenin'

Yesterday, I met up with Mom, Maggie, and Abe in Lebanon, and then we drove to Rolla to see Jake (Valerie was also there). I finally got to go to A Slice of Pie, and it was soooo delicious! I love pie so much...

I'm really excited to start my new job on Monday!

Tomorrow afternoon, Marie and I are going to look at some apartments.

Today, I'm getting my hair cut (FINALLY!), and I'm going to scout out some new music at Entertainmart. And maybe buy the first season of Friends.

Finally, here is something cute on this rainy day:



Enjoy the rest of your week! :)

For Your Viewing Pleasure

Bill Nye the Science Guy Would be so Proud

Science fascinates me. I regret not majoring in biology (in addition to my other majors, of course). Anyway, yesterday I read two really interesting scientific articles.

The first one discussed a newly found dinosaur nest that is about 67 billion years old. That in and of itself is really interesting to me (I have an uncle who is an archeologist). However, they also found a skeleton of a giant snake that snacked on the baby dinosaurs. Poor little guys! It's still a pretty neat finding!



The second article revealed that the earthquake in Chile may have shortened the Earth day by 1.26 microseconds. It also could have moved the figure axis by about three inches! Ahhh! I know that this doesn't really have any impact on my life, but still...it's pretty cool when you think about it.

I'm a little bit of a nerd, I suppose... :)

Spring Seems So Much Closer!

Happy March! Dreary February is over, and even though March so far hasn't been much better, I feel like we're so much closer to spring! Woot!!

I've been doing some cleaning today. I cleaned the kitchen, scrubbed the bathroom floor, and I'm getting ready to do some laundry. It's quite energizing, and I think it's helping me center my chi. I've been feeling pretty anxious lately with the whole job search thing, but I feel like my luck is changing: I've had two "second" interviews, and while I would much rather work at one place, I could live with the other job as well. It's a waiting game now, but I'm still looking in case neither job pans out.

It's been over a month since I became a pescatarian. I was never a red-meat eater, but I've completely eliminated chicken and turkey from my diet. It's been a little difficult when I eat out, but it's getting easier. I think the hardest part was finding canned soup (yes, I'm lazy) that didn't have a chicken broth base. Just because a soup says it's just vegetables and noodles doesn't mean that it's vegetarian.

Here are some of my new favorite meals:

Baked Fish

I put a piece of fish on tinfoil and cover it with veggies. I drizzle some olive oil and white wine and sprinkle salt, pepper, and herbs (I like rosemary and thyme) over all of the veggies and fish. Then, I wrap the tinfoil around everything and bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees. I usually eat this over herbed brown rice.

Veggie Soup

I use Campbell's Southwest Veggie soup as a base, and then I add extra corn and black beans. I also dress it up with garlic, cumin, red pepper, paprika, and a pinch of tumeric. It is delicious and so fast to make! I crumble some tortilla chips in a bowl, ladle the soup over the chips and toss some cheese on the top. Nom!

Taco Salad

Crumble chips onto a plate and then toss romaine lettuce, corn, black beans, and cheese on top. Pretty basic, I know, but then I put a lime vinaigrette on top. To make the vinaigrette, I juice two limes and add about 1/4 cup of olive oil. Then, I mix in salt and red pepper. It's tart and delicious. It adds a lot of flavor!

I also baked a flourless chocolate cake today for the first time. It is absolutely divine. You should try the recipe.