Dresses!

I'm working on one of my final two papers left to write. I'm currently about six pages in with 14 left to go. I'm over halfway through reviewing my sources, and I am so super ready for my three week break before Summer classes start.

I have already decided that upon completion of my first semester of grad school (with a 4.0, hopefully!) I will reward myself with a new dress from Forever 21. We didn't have this store in Tupelo, and when I walked into the one here, I was smitten. I basically wanted every item there, but alas, my poor grad student status has required I keep tight purse strings, so I refrained. Now, however, I have a legitimate excuse! Browsing their Web site, I have narrowed my choices to three dresses. I really had my heart set on a floral, but this one would be great for work.

 This next one is floral, and I could possibly wear it to work, but it might be a tad short; however, that doesn't normally stop me from wearing such things.

Finally, I came across this one. I could see myself throwing on this one on a hot Saturday afternoon with some strappy sandals to go grab a bite to eat with the rooms or some shopping downtown. Breezy, simple, and cute.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Decisions, decisions... but I guess I'm counting my chickens before they hatch. Haven't even finished all my papers, and still two presentations to go. Must focus. Want cute dresses. Hahaha. Have a lovely Saturday!

SDG

Just For Now

Last Saturday afternoon, I took a little break from writing about cultural values in international advertising to play around with my friends, Naaman and Patrick, in recording a snippet of a cover of Imogen Heap's "Just For Now." If you have a spare 33 seconds, check it out! You can listen to it/download it below.



Also, you can head over to his blog, NJR: Music, to read about the recording process more, and you can find his other recordings here. 
SDG

What to do with 3 dozen boiled eggs:

Yesterday, after a wonderful morning worship service at The Venue Church, some friends and I spent the whole day watching Lord Of The Rings, eating junk food, and dying a gazillion Easter eggs.

While this was a ton of fun, Ashley and I were left with three dozen boiled eggs in our fridge. Normally, I'm not the tuna/chicken egg salad type, but in an effort to eat instead of chunk these eggs, I sought out a healthy recipe that I might actually enjoy. I did find one here, and after I made some modifications (I doubled the recipe and instead of 4 cans of tuna, I did 2 plus 4 boiled eggs), this is what I came up with.

You will need:

1 red pepper

4 medium stalks of celery

2 medium carrots

1/2 cup of light mayonnaise

6 tbs of plain yogurt (I used an 8oz container here)

Juice from half a lemon

2 cans of tuna (packed in water, no yucky oil here)

4 boiled eggs

Salt & pepper to taste

First, chop the red pepper, then add it to a large bowl

Next, chop the celery. I used a vegetable peeler to get rid of the stringy bits before I chopped. Add it to the bowl with the peppers.
Next, peel the carrots. I like to peel the first layer and throw it away (to get rid of any grossness from sitting in the store) then peel the rest over the bowl.

Next, dice the hard boiled eggs. I removed the yellows from mine because 1) I don't like the texture, and 2) It's filled with cholesterol. Take that and your tuna and add it to the bowl.

Finally, measure out the mayo and yogurt and throw those in.

Then mix everything all together, sprinkle salt and pepper, and you're done!

I have to say, I'm pleased with the result. I spread it on some wheat bread and ate it with some pita chips. Like I said, I don't normally eat this kind of stuff, but it's full of crunch and flavor, and apparently it's healthy! The celery plus the lemon juice gives the salad the taste of the traditional pickles, and the plain yogurt adds a little tangy-ness that compliments the tuna well.

Anyway, if you're also left with several dozen boiled eggs, I hope this recipe helps out! I must be a productive grad student now and work on papers.

SDG

Dear readers (if there are any of you left),

Our Internet is down at the A-P-T, I've had to go into work extra days, and I'm still not finished with my first paper that I will be presenting on this Wednesday. So, there's my excuses. Take them as you will.

Now that's out of the way, I'm taking a break from paper writing now, to give you a little post.

I came across this sweatshirt at Out of Print Clothing. I want it.

Also, here is a little funny video from a couple of weekends ago of me and some friends being silly downtown. Enjoy and have a good week! :)

SDG

Life Lesson of the Winter:

Sometimes pretending everything is alright is all that it takes to actually make everything alright.


Life Lesson of the Fall
Life Lesson of the Summer

I love this. :)