::sigh::

Do you ever feel like life is changing faster than you expected it to?

I'm not sure yet if that's a good thing or a bad thing, or just something you have to get used to. I'm tending to think it's the last of the three options.

ADMIT IT....

It's cool, even if you aren't a Harry Potter fan. If you are, well...there's no reason to not love this.

Success.

World, you should be proud of me. I went to the gym for the fourth time in 22 years last night. And I did something other than run around the indoor track. This may mark a turning point in the future of my existence.


(But probably not.)

In it to win it...

I am making a goals list for this year. And LUCKY YOU! You get to read them. Don't you feel privileged? Ok, maybe not. But at least I have witnesses now, right?

1. I will practice at least 4 out of 7 days of the week. I will, I will, I will. I will.

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2. I will read the entirety of Gray's Anatomy in 356 days. So far I've made it to page two, but I started today. Give me a break, ok?

3. I want to be more...muscle-y. I have to wear a nicer dress next month, and I want it to look better than it does at present. Grr.

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4. I will take part in at least one world-wide fad, just because I can. I mean, come on. Though we are not of the world, we are in it. This will probably happen sooner rather than later, while I still have motivation.

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(Not this one; fear not.)

5. I will consider learning yoga. I may not actually do it, but I will consider it.

6. In two years, I will be on my way to doing something fantastic as a result of hard work.

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(Ha.)

7. I will throw a dinner party, cooked entirely from Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Consider yourself invited, because chances are...if you're reading this, I probably know you.

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8. I will travel somewhere out of the country. That will require funding, but perhaps that will happen soon. Perhaps. I dunno...if all else fails, I could always join a convent in Italy. That's been my back-up plan to my back-up plan for several years now. Don't YOU want to become a nun?

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That's all. I may add more to the list later in time. I could add impossible things, like becoming a Highly Successful Blogger, but then my list wouldn't be realistic anymore. So...bye.

And again...

Look, the color version! Can't decide which I like better...


(Does anyone else have trouble with Blogger making pictures look more dull? I feel like I need to oversaturate in order for them to look right...)

MA vs. VT

New fave picture from home.


Nothing in Mass can beat the superiority of VT cows.

Food for the Future

I will have to be moving out of college dorm housing very soon now - quite exciting, if you ask me - which naturally means that I will have a KITCHEN! Clearly I need to plan what I'm going to be making right now. Right now, I say.

Which, obviously, brings us to the the Master of French Cooking herself,

JULIA CHILD.


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Wasn't she grand?

So here are some recipes with...sexy...French titles. (OMG, I just used the word "sexy" online. There goes my credibility as a moral person.)

Quiche Lorraine - cream and bacon quiche

Pièce de Boeuf Braisée - beef braised in red wine

Poulet en Cocotte Bonne Femme - casserole-roasted chicken with bacon, onions, and potatoes

Poulet Sauté aux Herbes de Provence - chicken sautéed with herbs and garlic, egg yolk, and butter sauce

Purée de Pommes de Terre à L'Ail - garlic mashed potatoes
(P.S. The French word for potatoes, "pommes de terre," literally translates as "apples of the earth." Now you know something new. Maybe.)


I guess that's enough for now. I'm drooling too much to keep this up.



Oh, and you can be sure that I will be avoiding the section entitled "Brains." No.