Cooking: The Conclusion

For those who wondered about my cooking: The peas and rice turned out well.  They taste good.  I feel accomplished.  Now I don't have to cook for a few days.  :)  

The weather today was very warm.  I felt hot outside.  Traffic around my way still confounds me.  people drive below the speed limit and some cross lanes without so much as a glance back to see what's in the next lane, or use a turn signal.   Weird! 

Calling

Spoke to a few peeps on the phone today. It's nice to talk with them. I love being able to communicate with people. Some can talk longer than others, but I enjoyed having that moment. With there was more time off. Time off seems to come and go with the blink of an eye. Thank God the holiday break is upon us. Many people spend days upon days shopping. I just want to relax and visit some family and friends.

Also did some editing for a friend. I have a couple more pages to go so I decided to break it up a little as I have a few other things to take of. Will complete those edits tomorrow.

What's For Dinner?

I'm cooking today. I'm making field peas and rice. Yes, my southern roots are showing. Called my Mom for a few cooking tips. Mom's cooking knowledge and skills really makes food golden. It's truly a treasure to have someone important to give support when needed.

I used simple seasonings: onions (red and yellow), salt, Cayenne pepper, ham, and garlic. Nothing I found too complicated to complete. The one mistake I nearly made was adding the ham too soon. If you let it cook with the peas, it will become tasteless and shred in the pot. Thanks to Mom's for correcting my mistake.

Halloween: My Life So Far

It's been a busy, busy month and I have yet to slow down and give my blog a decent update. How embarrassing. Well it is Halloween. No, I'm not dressing up in a costume. It is also the start of the film festival in Savannah. It lasts for about a week, and I will see three films. All of which I hope to enjoy. Will keep you posted.

Finals are here, and I have a lot of writing to do. This quarter I have TWO Cinema Studies classes (World Cinema & Narratology) so that's two 15 page papers (thirty pages total). I promise not to stress out. I must retain control for the sake of order.

Good morning world!

Waiting for students to catch the bus. Man this drags out. Time is a game. A sad game.

I am hoping to sleep well tonight. I need to have my strength for class and work.

Was There, Did That

I've been offline for the bulk of the weekend. I decided that there were things I needed to get done that could not be done online. Some of it was simply going outside and enjoying the sunlight. Other parts were cooking (made a vegetarian chili, which turned out good, BTW) and watching films, which is what a CS major does. Currently watching and enjoying Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.

Making a List, Checking it Multiple Times

From last night I went into making my writing list more clearer. Many of the stories/concepts have a sentence or two about what they are, and their genre. I tried making distinctions between screenplay and television show. A couple of them are prose short stories. So far I don't think I'll change the prose stories.

I feel the list and content still needs a LOT of work. Part of me edits for content, the other part begs for clarity. I want to get the tentative protagonists AND antagonists on the list. This may help me see the story better, and develop a stronger plot summary for each potential project.

The Delayed Birthday Post

I wanted to say that life's a little different now. Woke up knowing that I had a lot of things I wanted to get done, and be done with. Want to break away from the old ways of goofing off. For those not in the know, I have two quarters left in graduate school. I'm nervous, excited, scared, and sad at the same time. I'm so scared of the future, yet it makes me happy to know I'm progressing beyond where I was. It makes me scared to take on an unknown chapter in life. It saddens me to know that I will be leaving some things behind.

I keep asking myself, what am I gonna do? How do I handle life now? I know I will be OK, but worrying about it is part of the deal. Gonna pray about this.

I was having one of those moments when I didn’t know what to do with myself. It’s a lazy Saturday. I started the morn with congestion, and I also wanted to make a baked Mac & cheese dish for the first time. Of course, I didn’t have enough ingredients and made a pit stop at the grocery store.

I took some meds for the congestion, forgetting that they make me drowsy and sluggish. I slept through No Country for Old Men, and woke up feeling weak. So now I know what the deal is to my sluggishness.

Watched Law & Order: SVU. Had the feeling the daughter would kill again. She had “damaged” written all over her.