"without love life is like rock & roll without a drummer..."

I've never considered myself much of a cook or baker, but I've been trying to hone those skills more this year. for valentine's day, instead of chocolate, I baked an apple pie for my boyfriend, crust & all. this probably isn't a huge feat for most, but it was this first thing I'd made entirely from scratch, instead of a box. I was pretty impressed, especially since crust is supposedly a little difficult and mine seemed just right. =)

in the spirit of the holiday, I tried to make the top crust red, but didn't think of it until after I'd mixed together. adding food coloring afterward resulted in a marbleized look, but I still liked how it turned out. unfortunately, I was trying to bake this before my boyfriend woke up and ran out of time, so in my rush added frosting waaaaay to early. so its a little sloppy from melting. I also baked it in a tin tray and crushed the crust a little when I moved it.

I received two nice bouquets for my birthday/valentine's day. the colors are gorgeous and I can't wait til they dry and I can continue to keep them in their pretty vases.


we only just took down our christmas decorations a few days ago. so sad.
I really need to finish my costume, our nick toons party is tonight!

"I believe in the sand beneath my toes..."

i just got an exam grade back for my european history class and I did MUCH better than I thought.
what a relief. I only have three grades for the class as it is.
I woke up saturday night with this on my face:



its a little hard to see, but I had a smiley face written on my hand in marker the night before. I must have slept on it.

I'm still in the midst of deciding if I want to graduate next semester or take an extra. i'll be very busy if I don't and there's a lot of history and psych courses I would love to take, but I just want to be done in may (2010). december graduation seems so anti-climatic and the job market is poor at best during the winter, especially here.

on another note, I thought I had lost my black cardigan and went out and bought another. I had scoured my apartment a good hour before admitting defeat. I need one for work when it's this cold, so I had no option but replace it asap. the first, of course, shows up on its neat little hanger as soon as I slide the new one into my closet. now with two plain cardigans, I found a way to spruce up the first one. I had found a cardigan secondhand that looked really cute but was terribly unflattering on me once I got home and tried it on. after an hour of button-swapping while watching some of The Office, I'm pretty happy with the results:


spring break starts in ten days. thank goodness.

"she can roll with the punches, as long as she feels like she's in control..."

i've been 21 for a week now.
here's to welcoming true adulthood by beginning a new blog!
just a little post for now, I have a roadrunner costume to create and professors to appease.