We all have our talents

Er, my last post was a week ago, wha?

To put it mildly, I’ve been busy.  Work, classes, errands, and starting to get REALLY stressed out at trying to set up my student teaching for January.  This usually calm-cool-and-collected chick is starting to freak out.

But I’ve been VERY accomplished, and one thing I’ve been proud to contribute to is the drinking of various amounts of random liquor we have in our cabinet.  Like I told E: “You don’t want to have to MOVE these come June, right?” Then I continue to mix my disgusting mango rum with ginger beer.

Glad to do my part, yo.

Innovation

I picked up our first farm share today - and was SO EXCITED to get so many yummy veggies.  Tonight I was inspired to create something completely new: chicken baked in balsamic vinegar, olive oil, garlic, shredded carrots and beats, with a side of sauteed swiss chard, onion, garlic, bell pepper and black beans.  YUM.

Farm shares are one thing I’m REALLY going to miss about this area.

Local Bike Ride

It was such a gorgeous day out today, so I decided to take a bike ride and bring along my camera.  I took some pics along the way - view flickr for the rest.

everyone else is doing it…

Plus it’s a great time-waster while at work on a Friday afternoon….

To take the Sesame Street personality test, go here.

Your Score: Big Bird

This test measured 3 variables.

First, this test measured how organized you are. Some muppets like Cookie Monster make big messes, while others like Bert are quite anal about things being clean.

Second, this test measured if you prefer a concrete or an abstract viewpoint. For the purposes of this test, concrete people are considered to gravitate more to mathematical and logical approaches, whereas abstract people are more the dreamers and artistic type.

Third, this test measured if you are more of an introvert or an extrovert. By definition, an introvert concentrates more on herself and an extrovert focuses more on others. In this test an introvert was somebody that either tends to spend more time alone or thinks more about herself.

You are very organized, both concrete and abstract, and more extroverted.

Here is why are you Big Bird.

You are both very organized. You almost always know where your belongings are and you prefer things neat. You may even enjoy cleaning and find it therapeutic. Big Bird is never sloppy and always under control… pretty good for a 6 year old bird living without a family.

You both are sometimes concrete and sometimes abstract thinkers. Big Bird can be quite dreamy at times and has no problem using his imagination. At the same time he is also practical and can be methodical in his search for answers to questions. You have a good balance in your life. You know when to be logical at times, but you also aren’t afraid to explore your dreams and desires… within limits of course.

You are both extroverts. Big Bird gets along with everyone. He makes friends easily and always has a positive attitude. You definitely enjoy the company of others, and you don’t have problems meeting new people… in fact you probably look forward to it. You are willing to take charge when necessary or work as part of a team.

The other possible characters are

Oscar the Grouch
Bert
Snuffleupagus
Ernie
Elmo
Kermit the Frog
Grover
Cookie Monster
Guy Smiley
The Count

One egg, two egg, tan egg, blue egg

“We are trying to find a good home for 2 Hens and 1 Rooster - I hope to find them all 3 a good home together - Really Unique looking Hen - 1 looks like 1/2 Turkey and lays Blue eggs! The other is a little Black one with red accents and lays tan eggs. The Rooster (his name is Beckett - the Hens are Catherine & Amy) is basic white with Tan accents - They will only go to a home that has adequate shelter for them and Won’t eat them! Please email for further info!”

-Maine Craig’s List

Drip, Drip, Drip…

Latest coping strategy for dealing with my boring day at work:
Taking bets from co-workers of how soon a cup will fill up with water that I’ve placed beneath the AC unit that is slowly leaking onto my desk. The winner gets some wonderful, but not yet identified prize.

My Bad

So, it appears that my comment settings prevented anyone from commenting who doesn’t use blogger, as E. recently pointed out to me. So I’ve changed the settings to allow comments - fyi.

I feel like I’m fighting some sort of an illness -…

I feel like I’m fighting some sort of an illness - either that, or I am just suffering from the exhaustion of being back to work after having over a week off. Either way, Airborne is my friend. I never thought I’d be sucked into taking a glorified amount of vitatin C, but alas, I am not completely immune to good marketting schemes. The upside is, I’m operating on a very careful level, which feels good compared to eating and drinking whatever during the holidays.

I am also deeply immerssed in the 6th Harry Potter book and almost finished with it. It is sooooo good - don’t know how I’m going to wait for the next one……

Thursday Distractions

Ok, I admit I found this at work. But only because I’m on a local anti-sprawl/anti-Wal-Mart mailing list…for work….

SNL on Wal-Mart