So I know I’ve written here about BookMooch before, but I just got The Triple Helix
collards and kale
As groceries get more and more expensive, I’m really glad I’m part of my local csa. Junk food is a lot cheaper than fruits and vegetables at the grocery store, and I’m sure I’d be eating ramen and rice-a-roni by now without csa.
This winter, we’ve been getting a lot of greens. I grew up eating a lot of kale and collard greens, generally boiled all day long with a ham hock, salt, and hot pepper flakes. This is a good way to eat them, but I got tired of it pretty fast. I also don’t have time to stay home all day with a pot on the stove. I’ve tried a few new recipes this winter. Here are some of my favorites:
If I’m busy, which is almost always, I make Collard Greens with Tomatoes, but they’re also really good in this potato salad.
Kale and Mushrooms with Creamy Polenta isn’t just my favorite kale recipe, it’s become one of my favorite things to eat when it’s cold outside.
I’m always on the lookout for new ways to eat greens – if you know of any good chard, beet green, or turnip green recipes, send them my way!
weekly top 5
Infected Mushroom – Converting Vegetarians
Neutral Milk Hotel – On Avery Island
The New Pornographers – Mass Romantic
Morcheeba – Big Calm
Robyn Dell’Unto – Bell Sessions
Next semester’s classes
Registration starts this week at my university. I love planning out what classes I’m going to take. I think I’m going to come up with enough money to go to school full time next semester, too, which makes the decisions much easier. Choosing 4 or 5 is far less painful than choosing 2.
Next semester I’m going to take:
- Plant Morphology
- Ecology
- Statistical Analysis
- Genetics
If you go to school with me and you’ve had calculus and want to take statistics, sign up for 275 instead of 270! 275 will be a small, calculus based class but it won’t be taught if enough students don’t sign up for it. If I am accepted to the UMEB Program again next year, I’ll be taking another class associated with that program.
The only bad part about registering is that everyone else gets to register at the same time and the registration system goes so slowly. My classes shouldn’t be hard to get into, but I’ve seen some intense tantrums when someone doesn’t get into a class they need to graduate!
Why I got the problem wrong
The wire is only “semi-infinite.”
*Brain explodes*
rejection
I wasn’t chosen to go on the ESA SEEDS field trip to Alaska, which was disappointing because it would have been so much fun. More disappointing, however, was not getting the Goldwater. That would have allowed me to go to school full time and cut back on how many hours a week I’m working. I’ve applied for a few grand in scholarships from my school and department. I should find out about those soon, so wish me luck!
what i’ve noticed
Siberia is melting fast and so is Antarctica
Fox news: Democrats are mommies, Republicans are daddies
No frogs + no bats = serious bug problems
Dolphins give their girlfriends flowers too
Velorution (why doesn’t my school do this?)
Follow the money – which politicians get money from oil companies