First Day of Spring

Going on four great days of sunshine. Found that I will be keeping busy and maybe get a little more in shape! Sarah and I have started running about every other day. I'm trying to go to the karate dojo at least twice a week now that karate class has ended (something I hope to keep up next semester since most of my friends are graduating in May). I also agreed to join some of the engineers in intramural softball. I haven't swung a bat in maybe 4 years, but they aren't too worried about that. I have also been accepted as the new bassist for a comedy duo Natural Wood. It gives me the perfect opportunity to practice bass live. It is exciting because instead of the song-writing lead singer I have had to be in previous bands, I can sit back and let them come up with the material, while developing my bass skills.

AND tonight I'm meeting my parents for early birthday dinner in Elmira. Need to call them and set up a meeting place (I'm thinking Chili's!)


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Smile!

No cavities! Dentist visit took just 30 minutes. Met with a few people on craigslist.com and sold a couple PlayStation games, and enjoyed a walk in the great weather in downtown Endicott, looking for a AAA that didn't exist. I did end up finding it when my mom let me know that it had moved, and now I have maps that Sarah and I can mark up of the locations we may visit this summer if we go on our road trip. It will be fun to mark it up, it will not be fun calculating how expensive the trip may be.

Tomorrow I'm heading back to school to enjoy campus life while school isn't in session, while still having the burden of something that needs to be done.

I like by new book so far, except the writer tends to add bits of knowledge that no character in the story would actually know, and a lot of things that I don't really care about. And, when all firearms and electrical gadgets stop working, the characters all seem to have bows, swords, and axes, all of which are fantasy based. Sometimes things seem head-slappingly convenient. I don't like putting a book down for good; we'll see how it goes.

And for a picture, here is the first attempt at catching our skunk.


That is one angry kitty. His fault for pretending.

Cooking?

I've been home a few days now for "spring break" although the weather makes it feel like at least we're heading the right direction. Almost impossible to keep myself focused on things that need to be done by the end of break, being a revised resume and some senior project items.

I made some Mexican rolls for my dad, which for the life of me I can't remember what they are called right now, but are my favorite to order in restaurants (my mom was working late and didn't get any). Tonight I made chicken alfredo with fettuccine and broccoli. Turned out a lot better than I expected, and made the perfect amount so that there weren't leftovers.



It's getting late, and there's more to add but I'll do it tomorrow. Getting tired and I just started Dies The Fire, which I like being able to read just before I fall asleep. I just finished The Kite Runner last week, which was a dark but well written book, though took me longer to read than I had hoped. It was nice being able to read so much during my co-op.

Got teeth cleaning in the morning. Joy.