Friday Five 1. If you could have anything you wanted to eat for a day, what would you choose for your meals and snacks? For breakfast: Testudo waffles from the Diner, and turkey bacon. For lunch: a scrambled egg sandwich (my specialty). For dinner: one of those calzones my mom used to make when we lived in Japan -- they were so good! Afternoon snack: Goldfish crackers. Evening snack: a vanilla milkshake or chocolate milk.
2. Is there ever a dish/food or dessert you wanted to try but never had the opportunity, what is it? For me, it's more a matter of whether I will try something new when I
have the opportunity. I'm picky.
3. What's a dish/food or dessert you've tried that you wish you hadn't? Peas. I ate them in fried rice once and was disgusted. I have problems with green food.
4. Ever watch cooking shows? (i.e. "Great Chefs," "Epicurious," etc.) Not on purpose, but
Good Eats on the Food Network is nice. Oh, and that one where they tell the story behind the food, but I forget what it's called.
5. Are you hungry yet? Nope. It's only been about two hours since breakfast.
The Vagina Monologues was lovely, as expected. They were funny (especially "My Angry Vagina"), and sad, and honest. I went with Sara, and then a group of us from the floor walked back in the cold wind.
I spent a lot of last weekend studying, too. I went to church on Sunday with Sara, then to breakfast for some Testudo waffles (see Friday Five).
On Monday, one of my women's studies TAs gave us Crunch hearts, my favorite V-Day candy. We shared our essays on identity and social location. Mine was hard to write. It was hard to articulate how I've come to be all the parts of my identity and how society creates and encourages aspects of identity. It reminded me a little of when I wrote my "about" page. I wasn't sure what to include, what not to include, and how to accurately represent myself. It turned out nicely, though.
Greg came by Monday evening. He gave me truffles, a drawing of a flower, and a very large, expensive card. I wasn't sure how to react. Who does all that for someone with whom they're broken up unless they want to get back together? Then he decided to stop talking to me. I can't blame him. Don't let him convince you that I forced him to stop talking to me, though. I won't let him make me a villain any more.
He stopped talking to
me.
He AIM-blocked
me. I hope he's happy with his decision.
On Tuesday, we finally got to watch Buffy in class. Some of the people in that class were never Buffy fans, so we kept explaining backstory to them since we were watching second-season episodes. It was weird watching for critical value, instead of just because it's awesome. Our teacher mentioned that we might need to watch some episodes more than once (he's offering his DVD box sets for borrowing) to get the plot before we analyze, but since I've seen the episodes for plot value already, I feel like I'm a teeny step ahead. Oh, and in Astro lab, a bunch of us almost missed the shuttle back to campus.
On Wednesday, my poem came up in workshop. I was terrified. I usually don't try to rhyme, let alone slant rhyme. Then, re-reading it, it seemed so hokey and forced. I'd used "arraign" to finish a slant rhyme, and when Megha asked me what it meant, I couldn't tell her. Oh, the agony is thick. The class actually liked it, though. I made a reference to the Metro toward the end, and started with one to
Alice in Wonderland. It was eye-opening to see how people responded to something to which I was so critical. I felt a lot better after that.
Yesterday, I was so lost in literature. That is, in my lit class. (I'd like to still have the time to get lost in a book, though.) I dozed off a little bit even though I went to bed a little early. I woke up as the day continued, though. I went to dinner with Sara, then watched
ER and the news in the guy-triple with a bunch of people. I like being around people. I can watch tv alone, I can eat alone, I can spend whole weeks alone. It's not fun, though. I love how cohesive our floor is. We're one big happy E4 family. (E for our building, 4 for our floor.) Perry brought up last night what I'd been thinking: It would be so cool to move the whole floor (or at least the people we like) somewhere else. Tanya mentioned she was looking at Carroll for HH, which could be cool. I've become a part of this group, and I like it. I don't want it to change.
