wednesday

Today is Wednesday. Looks like it's raining, possibly just fog misting outside.

Tonight I have a blogging class at SMC for work. Hopefully tomorrow my blogging skills will become exponentially better than today. Maybe I'll add links and such. Wish me luck at becoming more interesting.

#ExcitingTimes

Bad Religion & Pizza Port. Yes please!

So, we have been vegan for a week now. It was a little difficult for Dan this weekend, but he survived it and he doesn't seem deterred yet. Especially since today at work he got a peanut butter smoothie made with rice milk. I'm jealous!

This photo is actually from their 30th anniversary tour.
I hate being one of those people who hold their phone up the entire concert so my pictures aren't very good.

vegan

I am a vegan.

Holy moly, what a statement. I have been a vegetarian for 9 years, and what a better way to bring in my 10th year by going vegan. Now, this isn't really a new thing for me. I was vegan for about a year in college, but lost sight of my convictions and let peer-pressure and laziness take over. That followed with the years of, "I shouldn't eat dairy because I'm lactose intolerant, but I couldn't give up cheese!" argument. I even reached the point where I started to think eggs were good again. The last straw was that I started buying "humane" and "healthy" bacon for my husband, and cooking it myself. I don't know what came over me. But not anymore! A weight has been lifted off my shoulders, my soul has been cleansed, and I am relieved. Why?

I am a vegan.

It's Friday!

And what a lovely Friday it is! I started our CSA box again, now that I know we will be around to use it a lot. I've been listening to the Beatles all day which has put me in a great mood, and Isis is snoozing on my lap. What a doll.

So tomorrow we plan on going for a morning bike ride down to Cinnaholic for some amazing vegan cinnamon rolls. *drool* I can't wait. We also have potential renters coming over because WE ARE MOVING! Huzzah! Sadly our downstairs neighbors are moving away (all of three blocks, yay!) and we are moving downstairs to their two bedroom. We are both super excited.

This has added to our hectic schedule that seems to never give us a rest! Maria's wedding is coming up next month, and I have been busy looking for a venue for our wedding. I think we found an awesome place in the Oakland hills called the Joaquin Miller Community Center. It has a nice view of Oakland and is surrounded by trees. It's great and has the mountain feel that we both love, but reminds us that we are still in the amazing bay area.

Now I just need to find that perfect job. I wish I could get paid to cross-stitch. Then life would be perfect!

Geek freakout

Must read... weregeek.com
It's amazing.

Also! Potentially DMing for the first time this weekend! sqweeel!

Keepin' Busy

Even though I happen to be jobless (boo) I still have managed to keep myself incredible busy! I've picked up new crafts and old ones too. I've been a frequent visitor at Oma's house, learning how to knit and re-learning how to crochet. Knitting seemed extremely difficult and perhaps even boring when Oma first suggested it. But, to be honest I love it. Not quite as much as crochet, but maybe that is because I know how to do more with crochet right now. I can only knit and purl, and I get them confused when starting rows on occasion as well. But I've been working on it every day, and pretty soon I should be able to make Dan a ski sweater. Poor guy, I know.

I just want Dan to look like this.

And I want to look like this.


Am I asking too much?



Today I even picked up my clarinet. Ah the good old days of being good at it. Hmm. That's why I hope to practice a lot. Get my lungs in tip top shape and rebuild my embouchure.

Between all this, reading, yoga, planning our trip, German class, and the beautiful weather outside.. I think I am doing pretty well with keeping busy. Now lets just hope that I get some awesome creative ideas.

one step at a time.

Ah, so I passed Subtest I & II. Huzzah. I am taking Subtest III in May. Then I will just need to volunteer, get my CPR/Fist Aid certificate, and find a school that is taking admissions.

My avocado seed split this weekend. The root is almost sticking out of it. So exciting. Next thing you know I will have a tree overtaking my living room. I also just bought strawberry seeds and lettuce/arugula/spinach seeds. I think I might pick up a tomato bush too. Pretty soon I can make dinner out of my deck! So awesome. I am still bummed about the beekeeping class falling through. I would have loved to get over my phobia and get something productive out of it. Maybe next year.

So I am now a "Tante!" My cousin just had a girl. Her name is Sydney and she is adorable. I am hoping to see them sometime soon. They plan to stop by on their way to their timeshare up north in a couple of months. I can't believe Oma is now an Urgrossmutter!

I have about two more chapters of LoTR left. It sucks because it was such a great trilogy and now it has gotten really boring because everyone is parting ways and heading home. It's so sad when a good book ends. The worst part is trying to figure out what to pull off my library of books next. History? more Fantasy? Classic? Philosophy? Haha. Too many choices.

I think I'm going to go finish my book now.

One step at a time.

Leave us kids alone!

I have finally gotten a kick start on what will hopefully be my career path. Huzzah! I took the first two subtests for the CSET on Saturday. It was really weird going in to take a test like that. Haven't done it since the SATs so long ago. I studied more than have in a long time as well. I feel confidence with my career choice (so far) because even though it was non-stop reviewing world history and when I was taking a break, watching History Channel documentaries on the Civil War, I felt a revival of interest in the subject instead of a loathing for the hours "wasted."

In so far as the actual test, it was very so-so. I was very confident going into it, thinking that the CliffNotes CSET prep book and online resources helped prepare me for the worst, but in actuality the test asked a lot of questions I feel I wasn't prepared for. For example, US History barely touched on the Revolutionary War, and I can't remember one question on the Civil War. It was all about policies, expansion to the west, and more modern things. I was rather angry at that because both wars were very important and the whole point of this test was to test my knowledge on the subjects. I feel good about World History though, seeing as the essay topic was comparing quotes from John Stow's Survey of London, and... *drum roll* a quote from the Decameron. Can you believe it? Haha what luck I have!

My next test is not until May which is nice, seeing as the topics are civics (ugh), econ (cringe) and California History (cinch).

On the down side, I was looking up credential programs in the area, SFSU being my first choice. They cut out their part time program and so far the only other school I've really looked at was USF.. which is rather expensive and would mean I would have to get my masters straight up, not necessarily bad, but I dunno. A Jesuit school might be fun, or really awkward. It would be kinda cool to say I have a BA in Mediveal History and a MA in Education with an emphasis in International and Multicultural Education and/or Teaching English as a Second Language. Sounds so professional. Haha getting carried away. How exciting!


Oh, by the way, don't get to find out my unoffcial scores till April 15th! How rude!