SRTs with wine and cheese

Alright it was about time for another brain dump with SRTs (scattered random thoughts), where Colleen just writes everything she thinks of, even if it is ridiculously stupid.

1) WHEN are Meredith and Dr. Shepherd going to realize that they need to be together? They keep taunting us with longing looks at each other and thinking of each other when they think they might die... BUT REALLY.. they never freaking DO anything about it. WE, as single people of the world, need to believe that love really does exist and we need to see it happen on our favorite hit show, so goddammit! STOP DEPRIVING US!

2) i made risotto last night. It's part of my new program to learn how to cook something new learn how to use a strange new ingredient each week. Last week was orzo, the week before was shallots. This week is risotto, and in particular chicken risotto with fontina and asiago cheese. (That is where the CHEESE part of my name comes in) It wasn't perfect - from what i hear risotto is a tough dish to get 'just right' - but it was dee-lish and i will definitely be trying it again. Here it is in all it's glory:yes, i do take pictures of food. not all food, just food i make that is new or interesting or i'm just particularly proud of making. If you have any negative thoughts towards me about this, such as ridicule or mocking .. you're wrong.. you are really just covering up for your jealousy. BUT if you're nice to me, i just might make YOU a meal.

3) i chipped my tooth. One of my front bottom teeth, just at the very side. I have no clue how or when all i know is that today when i took a drink of water it really hurt cause it was cold, and i looked at my tooth and sure enough it was chipped. darn

4) speaking of teeth i'm going to the orthodontist tomorrow for what i HOPE is my last check-up. If all goes well, at this appointment they will schedule the grand OFF-COMING of my braces, which would probably be a month or so after tomorrow. SO, everyone cross your fingers for me.

5) I had the most random and FUN weekend. Click on the "My Albums" link on the side if you want to see pics from around rez and at the den, and you should.. cause they're funny. I'll give you a little preview:









On the left is me doing a little acrobatics in the service elevator, and on the right is where the WINE part of this blog comes in!

6) i am addicted to cookie dough. why don't they have a support group for that? CDA - Cookie Doughaholics Anonymous, for all the people addiced to cookie doughahol. We could use some help.

7) I don't miss the c-train. I don't miss getting up deathly early to take a busy crowded bus to the ctrain station and then wait for 10 min in the cold and then get on the even more crowded ctrain and not get a seat and then ride half the way to the university standing up while trying to balance my backpack so that it doesn't fall over into the mud on the ground, until finally we let off enough business people and highschool students that i can find that one seat next to a strange person who is most likely going to ask me for money or try and start some conversation about the weather in which i have no interest in participating.

No, i don't miss that. But i do miss having the time each day to just sit, and not have to do anything. Yes there was that hellish month when i was in English 231 and i had to read Frankenstein in 2 weeks and then Jane Eyre the next 2 weeks, so i HAD to read on the train otherwise i'd never have finished. BUT other than that, i took that time on the train for myself. The thing i miss the most is listening to my mp3 player and knitting. Knitting on the train. How awesome. I don't even KNIT anymore cause i feel like i can't afford to. Anytime i'm sitting around i feel liike i should be doing homework, i don't usually do it, but i also don't start knitting cause that would be obvious disregard for the fact that there is homework to be done.

So yes, i miss that one thing about the c-train.

8) cooookie douuuuugh

9) this semester is going by SO fast. especially compared to last semester, i mean this is just insane. It's almost reading week. That is just nutty. Before i know it i'll be getting my tonsils out, well.. i hope i know it before i get them out cause it'd be a little scary waking up from THAT nap!

10) I am going to have to get SO much work done this week if i want to spend some time in reading week with my friends who will be home from university. I have 1 big presentation and 3 midterms the week after reading week. Those 3 midterms are my 3 hardest, they're all 3 hours long, and they're all within 22 hours. Three tests in 22 hours. NOT .. FAIR. To add insult to injury, those 22 hours span friday afternoon, night, and saturday morning. MY GOD, tests on a friday night and a saturday morning should be illegal. OUTLAWED even.

11) On our way to the Den on thursday night we went through the kinesiology building so that we wouldn't have to brave the cold winter weather. We saw, what is PROBABLY the craziest, most ridiculous sport i have ever been a witness to.. i present to you: Crazy Final Fantasy Fighting Man:
(you NEED to click on the picture and enlarge it as much as you can to see exactly what we were dealing with) Needless to say the picture isn't GREAT cause i was a little scared of taking a picture of someone who looked like this. There was a whole fleet of them.. i could have been DEAD right after that flash went off. So i tried to conceal it the best i could and then we ran.

After discussing what sport this could possibly be, we only had one conclusion - it's not fencing cause they sure don't wear crazy black cloaks. Other than that we have no clue.


Alright that's it for SRTs this time
I'll get you next time gadget... nexxxttttt tiiiiime

Love,
Colleen