Pull up a chair, it would be time to reflect on the
joys (and frustrations) of the week.
1. Autumn is here! It is in the leaves, the
mitten weather, the rain and the pumpkins. Everything has sprouted layers
of spicy, orangey hues. Cafe's & coffee ships have added pumpkin
muffins, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin pie, pumpkin french toast, pumpkin bread,
pumpkin scones, pumpkin swirl rolls, pumpkin oatmeal bars, pumpkin-spice
bagels, pumpkin lattes, pumpkin whatever to their menus. Jack-o-lanterns adorn
every nook and cranny of rooms. Dormitory hall ways are decked out in
paper leaves. I might actually be going into overload. ^_^ Nah. I
love every obsessed bit of autumn--down to my frozen toes.
2. Hummus humbao
and Halloween cupcakes at Bernice's Bakery. 'Nuff said. Whoever
had the genius idea to stick hummus inside of a roll deserves some sort of
vegan medal of honor. They have become my lunch-time, snack-time,
just-in-the-area-time indulgence. Yum. Also, this past Friday, the bakers
brought out the frosted devilish delectables. My favorite creations
to ogle at are the spider-web cheesecakes and cupcakes.
Hummus humbao. Seriously, I
could eat one of these huge buns for lunch everyday.
From left to right: red velvet eye ball, yellow cake monster under the bed, spice cake pumpkin batch, vegan chocolate raspberry brain, devil’s food wolverine, mocha cream owl
Spider web cheesecake.
Aren't the little chocolate arachnids adorable?
3. Writing essays! I
had/have three due in the course of 4 days. University writing courses
officially rank below cleaning the toilets on my "want to
do list." Too much expected in too short of time. I am by no
means saying AP writing courses are not the same way, just in University I have
already determined that Chemistry and Anatomy & Physiology
take precedence. Thus, paper writing is done in haste over a steaming mug
of caffeine at a coffee shop. Adios proper R&E (revision and
editing). The ladies at B's Bakery have gotten to know me rather well
over the past two weeks. It is to the point that they automatically put
the soy-milch out on the counter when I walk in the door. One perk of my predictability:
I officially have a Bernice's Bakery loyalty
card. You heard me; I am now
considered a regular customer. I purchase 12 coffees, pastries, hummus
humbao, oatmeal things or any combination thereof and I get my 13th on the house.
Mission accomplished (see my earlier post).
4. The pleasures of
a persnickety printer and its ink-cartridge partners in crime.
This mechanical devil was the bane of my week. Whenever I needed to
print anything longer than a third of a page, it jammed. And unlike
normal printers, this one has a possessive side. To extract a
single sheet of paper requires the assistance of tweezers, a flashlight held in
my mouth, two ball point pens and much elbow grease. Of course, as soon
as the printer finally starts cooperating, I run out of black ink. Dry out.
Whenever I tried to even print in black, the printer would just shoot out
a blank sheet of paper after emitting an array of
"thinking" noises. Gah. Monday through Thursday morning I
made due with printing all of my assignments in different colors. All my
professors must think I have a psychedelic child living inside me.
Shamrock green anyone?
5. Aqua Mirabilis from LUSH.
While LUSH my over-price many of their products, this one is worth all
$10.95. For my dry, sensitive skin--which is only getting dryer as
weather turns towards winter--this exfoliator bar both moisturizes and scrubs
away all of the "grubbiness." Not to mention the bar smells
freaking amazing. Almond butter and cocoa butter. Drool. Now if
only I can stretch it out a few more weeks...
6) We are watching movies
in philosophy as part of our Freud/Civilization unit. Specifically,
the Oscar picture, Crash.
It may be a little bleak and not exactly leave me feeling warm &
fuzzy inside, but it’s better than shoveling my way through texts and writing
essays. Right?
7) I got a care-pack!!!!!
I had to laugh when I saw the
military rations. Admittedly, they are vegan, but pale in interest when
you compare them to what was below: HALO bars!!!
I hope everyone had an eventful week (in the good
way). Is it starting to look a lot like autumn where you are? When
do you look forward to when autumn rolls around?
Alrightey, I need to go do laundry now. All of
my hiking socks would be needing some washing if I intend to not have ice-block
for phalanges this week.
Cheers, kaite ;]
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