So, I don’t really like turnips, but this recipe is fantastic, and easy too! I used extra butter – it got dry when I added the breadcrumbs. I also didn’t have any lemons, so I just added some lemon juice.

After working for 6 hours on a research proposal this morning, I decided to do something about my kitchen floor. Two and a half hours later, I had cleared the following patch with comet and a stiff brush: Note that the bottom of the picture, which I didn’t get to today, has been mopped every […]

This month: Calc test on stuff I actually have to work at to understand Research prospectus Research proposal Research presentation Botany class semester long lab project due Definite progress on the Goldwater application must be made I kicked my non-rent paying, non-cleaning, alcoholic roommate out and must find another one/work a gazillion hours to make […]

Saute chopped tomatoes and garlic in olive oil for a minute or two.  Toss in a couple spoonfuls of sliced black olives and a spoonful of capers and cook another minute or so. Mix in (cooked) angel hair pasta and a bunch of parmesan.  The end.

The current Iraqi government, which we put in charge, is brutally murdering people and stealing money. Radhi recounted how one staff member “was gunned down with his seven-month-pregnant wife,” his security chief’s father was found dead on a meat hook and how the body of the father of another staff member was riddled with holes […]

I was recently nominated by two faculty at my university for a rather prestigious scholarship. I was initially very excited. This scholarship is for quite a bit of money – enough for me to afford to go to school full time. Today, however, I was informed that I was not eligible for this award because […]