I am the worlds shittiest networker.

1. Free drinks are incredibly weak.
2. Blackjack is a)fun and b)possible to win.
3. Penny slots are a)fun but b)not possible to win.
4. I really need to update the prescription on my glasses.
5. Vegas is incredibly unvegetarian friendly.

Three whole weeks of freedom from school and next Sunday, Vegas Baby!

Now how does one elgantly plate donuts?

I am so tired. Work + school = exhausting!

I came home from class tonight to the news that Teddy Kennedy died. He'd already been a Senator for 20 years when I was born and of course remained my Senator until I moved to Chicago. Whatever else can be said of him, he was a great Senator and will always be remembered as such.

So I tried my hand at making peach jam. It's the first time I've ever made my own jam or home canned anything and it came out rather well if I do say so myself. The pectin set right so it wasn't to stiff or too soupy. I just haven't quite master mixing it so my peach pieces don't float to the top. And taste wise, well, I think I want to bathe in it.







Of course finding mason jars to put everything in was the hardest part. I spent Friday afternoon wandering aimlessly around Chicago trying to find jars. On the suggestion of the manager at Walgreens I finally found them at Menards, which was a bit of a haul for me. Would have preferred if they were at my neighborhood Jewel. Apparently though, Jewel immediately sells out of them whenever they come in, but can't be bothered to get more, so all they had was boatloads of lids.

Dear RTD

There better be a reset button hidden up your ass somewhere. I'm so not even playing.

Much Love,
Elizabeth

I'm completely addicted to bloggingheads tv. I can't help it, even with people who I know are talking completely out of their asses (and lord know there's a few) I can't help but watch.

I've been going through a new phase where I actually cook semi complicated things for myself. Made rye bread on Sat, which turned out great especially since it was odd rye bread without carraway seeds (which I'm not so fond of). Yeast bread, not as annoying to make as I thought. I was going to to make cookies today, but I decided I'd try to make banana empanadas. All in all I'd say they turned out alright, they're not fit for a bakery or anything, but tasty none the less. It's the first time I've tried to make pie crust type dough from scratch since I was about 8 years old and baked with my mom. I'm wondering now if I should have filled them with sweet potatoes since I have boatloads of them that need to be used soon, but so did my bananas. Tomorrow me and my friend Lauren (on a high from our quality joint meal last week) are making tres leches tomorrow, so I think I'll be overwhelmed with dessert this week.

In awesome news:
My douchebag roommate has decided to move out finally! YAY!