I probably don't have time to do this, but I'm going to make a quick post anyway. I have a few short things written up in random notebooks from boring classes that I planned to post later, but I haven't gotten around to it, and honestly, they're probably not worth reading.
Mishal and I cooked dinner for Caleb, Drew, and Trevor tonight, and it reminded me how much I really, really miss my kitchen. Cooking is stress relief. Mishal pieced together recipes for a North African-themed meal with strip steaks, carrots, shredded potatoes, mushrooms, salad, and pumpkin pie -- and it was amazing. I've never cooked carrots with garlic, cumin, paprika, and coriander before, but it was an interesting flavor combination. We threw in a little bit of liquid reserved from the cooked mushrooms and a little bit of beef broth, and I think it added the body they needed. Anyway, the only seasoning the steak needed was the flavored butter she made, and the potatoes only needed olive oil, onions, chicken seasoning, and paprika. They were a beautiful caramelized color and tasted as good as they looked. We topped off the evening with a pumpkin pie fight, so it really couldn't have gotten any better.
Now back to the real world, I guess. I have four tests this week: French Civilization on Tuesday, International Relations Critical Thinking on Wednesday, Comparative Politics part one on Thursday, and International Relations on Friday. My workbooks and hypothesis project are due in Comparative on Tuesday, and I have a little bit of homework to finish up for my other French class. That shouldn't be too bad, but I still need to set aside some time to practice the vocal music that Dr. Antolik gave me to work on. At least after this week, I won't have to feel like I'm going crazy...it'll all be behind me.
Time for bed for me...maybe I'll take a break later this week and post something else.
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