Jul 6, 2008

Things I Forgot

Camera USB cable - no new pictures ever
American-British plug adapters - no power for fun things
Appropriate summer clothes - COLD

First London Post

Biking on London's streets = not okay.

My future as a cyclist = bleak.

Jul 1, 2008

Jan 21, 2008

Back in Action

Ah, Blog, I've neglected you for so long. Living in North Carolina may not be as exciting as traversing Europe, but it still deserves some attention. So here's what I've been up to for the past six months or so.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u54fr1b.6n3rdycf&x=0&y=-gvch4a

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Mar 4, 2007

More pictures

Here's some North Carolina classics, from September to the present day. Enjoy!

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Mar 3, 2007

The tropics

So I know I've been awful about posting lately - and I will be adding all the pictures I neglected to put up - but I would just like to share with everyone the fact that today is 70 degrees and sunny, and I'm sitting on my porch in a tank top and skirt, sipping ice water and listening to Joao Gilberto. I know I bash North Carolina, but this is ridiculous. And awesome.

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P.S. We also had a barbecue on Martin Luther King Day. Suckas! :P

Dec 20, 2006

I'm back...

...after not posting for a ridiculously long time. I know you all missed me terribly. So here are some Halloween pics to make you all feel better. Enjoy!

http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u54fr1b.53yelv9v&x=0&y=-ipzz89

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Nov 16, 2006

Sweet, sweet goodness

So I just watched the series finale of Dawson's Creek with my housemate, complete with red wine and chocolate. Mmmmm....what's yummier? My dark chocolate bar with almonds and cranberries? Or Pacey?

The finale made me all nostalgic for the Dawson's Creek days of my life. I mean, it's an awful show, but it's just so ridiculously emblematic of my teenage years. Ah, life-shaping WB shows. It's so sappy. And so much fun to watch. And doesn't EVERYONE want to end up with Pacey?

Ok, I'm just rambling now. Just thought this was a moment I should share with everyone.

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Nov 13, 2006

Latest Triumph

So I've been overdosing on BBC America lately, and I've watched a couple episodes of Gordon Ramsay's The F Word, which is this fantabulous show about food, running a restaurant, getting people back in the kitchen, and showing cute shots of Gordon with his many, many children in order to prove that he's not such a jerk, after all.

Anyway, after getting particularly inspired by some pumpkin risotto that Gordon concocted on the last show, I decided to go out and make my own while pumpkins were still in season. At many a point during the chopping, peeling, sauteeing, pureeing, and mixing in of the pumpkin, I had doubts that my grand experiment would come to a good end.

However, I have to say that I have possibly cooked the most delicious meal...EVER. (Except maybe for that awesome Thanksgiving in London.) The risotto has just the right amount of sweetness and pumpkin-y goodness. I just need to bask in the wonderfuless of it all. Because all every cook wants is some validation, right?

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P.S. Requests for the recipe will be honored, but I cannot guarantee that your version will turn out as fabulous as mine. That's just the way it works. Sorry.

Nov 12, 2006

Food Heaven

I have just discovered food heaven. It's like Whole Foods, the food halls at Harrods and Selfridge's, Willams Sonoma, and the international food fair after Cultural Rhythms combined. Mmmm...

Today I went to A Southern Season, which is a food megastore a few miles from my house. It's got all sorts of ridiculousness - an amazingly large wine section, a huge assortment of international foods, all sorts of gourmet goodies, a bakery, a deli counter, and a confectionery. Of course, there are prices to match the ridiculous selection, but I decided to stop acting like an impoverished grad student and treat myself for once. I got rillette (duck pate) and smoked cheddar and nice wine and bread and even some Lebkuchen. I am so content right now, you wouldn't believe it. Ok, maybe you would. I guess this just proves it - I DO love food more than Nic.

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