Well Hello There...

Well first I'd like to apologize for disappearing on y'all like that. I vowed to stop disappearing on people so it's time I 'splained...

I continued to be sick for about a week after the kefir incident. I didn't eat. I couldn't sleep. It was awful. I didn't really feel like staring at a computer screen even for the little while that it taks to blog. Now right as I started to feel better, I had to banish myself from the world to study for a midterm. Anyhow that's all done for a little while so I am back to write for a little bit before I go to bed.

Soooo what's new? Not too much. I've been doing the usual: school, cooking, the Beer Baron, room reno etc. As far as that list goes from the last time I wrote here? Eh, let's check it out:

• Make cupcakes with munchkin sister as promised.
• Get some homework done
• Watch Caps game.
• Get together books for buy-back at bookstore.
• Figure out where to put my calendar so that I don't have to check this page to remember all of these tasks.
• Put up list of tasks on wall. Aka paint my chalkboard onto my wall.
• Call one friend on phone. S is preferrable. Also figure out her gift.
• Make the lampshade if I am so inclined...no ok make the damn lampshade.
• Take a look at the spice jars. Hopefully finalize said spice jars.
• Eat healthy all day so I don't feel sluggish like I was today because of sugar overload.

Hmmm not as good as I'd hoped. Ok so here's my pledge for te next few days. All of these tasks will get done (will update you all of course) aaaand I will add a few more onto this list. Oh lord ok here we go:

• Get a few essay outlines done.
• Get a few rough drafts done
• Post a recipe with pictures..this entails locating my camera cord.
• Follow healthy plan for all meals
• Complete cute pink box.It will make sense when I post pictures.
• Clean my floor so I can move up my bookcase.
• Move up the bookcase.

Ok! So that's it! Hope to see you all tomorrow with some progress and some exciting news.

-GT

A Quick One While He's Away...

Boyfriend will now be referred to as the Beer Baron...he finds "boy" to be derogatory. I have obliged him because lord knows the last thing I want to be known for is objectifying men ;)

*ahem* ... Well hello there Brooks Laich...how you doin'? I just want you to know that I value you as a person and as a great hockey player.

-GT

P.S. Image is not mine....nor is Brooks Laich for that matter. Darn.

Yucks..and not the laughing kind

Hey y'all,

Watching the Caps-Habs game. Just witnessed Gorges getting caught in the face by a slapper from Green :( Poor guy, that looked like it got the side of his face and maybe a bit of his ear. I hope he'll be ok. I am currently lying in bed recovering from what I can't even properly classify as food-poisoning. I have quite literally been in bed all day. It's gross.

So what happened? Well dearies I'm so glad you asked :P Yesterday I woke up feeling like I was on the verge of getting a cold. Now I just had a pretty epic one in January so I really wasn't looking forward to an encore. My solution? Why Cold-FX of course! Now the scientific data might say oterwise, but I've had pretty good luck with Cold-FX. So theoretically this boosted my immune system when I took it before dinner. Boy and I prepared some steak and I made a quinoa salad with heirloom tomatoes (yummmm). Now to backtrack, we'd also picked up some kefir earlier at the grocery store. I'd hear quite a bit about kefir's health benefits from a dear friend and also from my Polish relatives. Kefir is really popular in eastern europe; it's like drinkable yogourt but with a much higher bacteria (good bacteria) count and loads of vitamins and good enzymes. The problem? I seem to have committed virtually every no-no in the book on taking kefir. And lord did I ever pay for it.

Best Enchiladas Ever

And heere it is! This is my top-secret family recipe for enchiladas. It actually belongs to my aunt..who told me never to tell a soul...er...anyways I trust y'all to keep it to yourselves :) -Anyways it's not like enchiladas are rocket science :P But seriously, it's a great recipe. On with it!

**Oh, and before I start, I should mention that I normally marinate the chicken with this Southwest Lime Marinade. It should be done the night before but I've done it as close to an hour before I start assembling the enchiladas and it was still great. I also advise grilling the chicken if you have any grilling implements on hand. It makes a huge difference (though cooking in a pan or oven works great too).

Best Enchiladas Ever

• 4-6 chicken breasts, cooked & cubed (adjust if you like more or less meat in the filling)
• homemade enchilada sauce
• can also use storebought if that's the way you wanna play it :P
• 5 green onions, diced
• 2 med tomatoes, diced
• I usually add more because I am obsessed. Also cherry tomatoes are ideal but you will need about 1 lb.
• 3 oz sour cream or plain greek yogourt, drained
• add more/less depending on personal preference.
• 1 jalapeno chili/5-7 slices pickled jalapenos
• 5 oz monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 5 oz cheddar cheese (or more mj cheese), shredded
• 12 medium tortillas
• 2-3 cups mild salsa
• salt & pepper to taste

1. Preheat oven to 350 C (haven't figured out the degree symbol yet)
2. Combine chicken, green onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, sour cream, and 5oz of mj cheese in a bowl. Mix lightly so as not to mush up the tomatoes. As noted above, I tend to only use about 1-2oz or sour cream or yogourt in my filling because I don't like a very liquid-y filling. Some people prefer the mildness that upping the sour cream provides, so have a taste and see what you prefer. Also if you use yogourt it should be at least 5% mf because otherwise it'll get really watery on you. 10% is ideal. If you can't get that, sour cream is still your best bet. Also, if you prefer less heat, you can replace the jalapenos with a few dashes of hot sauce or none at all. But really, what fun is that? :P
3. Lightly grease 2 roasting pans. To assemble, brush a tortilla with your enchilada sauce (i do this with a spoon), and then fill with the chicken mixture and fold closed. Use your own judgement when it comes to filling. This recipe makes about 12 enchiladas if you don't over-fill :) Place fold-down in pan. Repeat until you run out of filling.
4. Cover your lovely enchiladas with the remained of the enchilada sauce. Then, divide up the salsa between the 2 pans of enchiladas. Lastly, sprinkle with the 5 oz of cheddar/jack cheese and bake in the oven at 350 for about 35-45 min until the top is golden and bubbly.
5. Serve with lime wedges, black beans, and some cilantro. Enjoy!

Yield: about 12 enchiladas

Hope y'all enjoy. I expect incoming death threats from my extended family any day now.

-GT

Best Enchilada Sauce Ever

Alrighty folks, today i am finally posting the recipe for the best enchiladas on the entire planet (and maybe even in all the universe). There are several components to this dish so I will start with the first and most crucial element: homemade enchilada sauce. Oh yes.

Homemade Enchilada Sauce 

• 3 tblsp oil of your choice
• 1 tblsp of flour
• 1/4 cup chili powder (I usually mix in some chipotle chili powder and smoked paprika as well :) )
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 2 cups chicken stock (actual stock because bouillion cubes lead to certain doom *story below*) 
• 10 oz of tomato paste (basically 2 of those little cans)
• salt to taste

1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan or skillet (the deeper the better cause this mofo can splatter something awful) over medium heat. For the sake of your kitchen please have the lid handy for later. Don't be scared off though: the deliciousness makes up for the minor annoyance. After a few moments tilt the pan to check the viscosity of the oil: if it runs easily like water then it's ready.
2. Add your tablespoon of flower and whisk for about one minute. Then, add the chili powder and whisk to blend. Let it cook for no more than 30 seconds-singed chili powder ain't good eats. You can also add the cumin here if you like a stronger cumin flavor to your sauce.
3. Alright soo now you add in the chicken stock, the tomato paste, the ground cumin, and the oregano. *Note: Last night, to my horror, I realized I didn't have any chicken stock, so I was forced to sub in bouillion cubes. Aaaaaaghhhh DISASTER!! Why? I freaking hate using bouillion cubes because the flavour is never the same. You really do need the stock to to balance out the bitterness in the chili powder and the tomato paste (just so you know it's not just me being a snob).
4. Bring the mixture to a boil and then immediately turn it down to med-low or low if you're using a cast-iron pot such as a le creuset. I always forget how much heat they retain, and trust me, it's not fun to burn this sauce. Anyhow, cover the pot to avoid massive splatterage and let it simmer on low for 15 min.
5. Remove lid! The sauce will have smoothed itself out nicely at this point but if it's separated a bit just whisk it quickly back together and it'll be just fine :) Season avec salt to your liking. Ta-da!

Superbowl Sunday

Hey y'all. :)

I'm hanging out on the couch watching the end of the Superbowl. Now, I'm a pretty rudimentary sports fan. I don't really watch soccer (my countries always lose out really early anyways). I still have a lot to learn about hockey. My boyfriend gets exasperated when I get angry at hockey officials for calls I only half understand so. Somehow despite my mom's rabid Wolverines fandom (she's class of '76 I believe), I have avoided becoming obsessed with the University of Michigan. Essentially, when you add all of this up....I have no place passing judgement on the Superbowl, so I will avoid speaking about it. Now, about that halftime show ..... :P

I thought the Who put on a pretty good show...or at least their lighting guy did. The stage and lighting were fantastic. I also appreciated all of the vintage Who trademarks; the Quadrophenia-era colours everywhere and Who logo flashing at the base of the stage, the "mod" design on Zak Starkey's symbols, Roger Daltrey's moddish getup (someone's been shopping at Ben Sherman?), and of course Pete Townshend's legendary "windmill". Another Who trademark? -Pete Townshend thinking he can sing. Yes I know the bits he chimed in on are the bits he chimes in on in the original songs but...his voice hasn't exactly improved with age, has it? Alright anyhow I thought that despite all that they actually sounded pretty good.

As for the rest of the game, I am actually pretty happy with the outcome. Most of my family is from the midwest but I think it's great for New Orleans. If there ever was a town that deserved a good morale boost, New Orleans would be it :) Congrats, Saints!

As you can probably guess, I didn't have a very eventful day. -The best thing about it has been the time I've spent with my boyfriend (not to denigrate that at all :) ). I did manage to obtain the fuel cannister for my creme brulee torch...which allowed me to terrorize my munchkin of a younger sister by telling her I was going to use it to singe off all of her nose hairs in her sleep. Aaand I made cupcakes using Alton Brown's chiffon cupcake recipe. I thought I'd done pretty well making the batter and folding in the egg whites and all that jazz until I took a peak at them at halftime. The damn cupcakes were cooked! Over-cooked! Nary a risen mound in their ranks! My mutinous oven pulled a fast one on me and superheated my precious cupcakes. Most disheartening. I did manage to whip up a decent buttercream frosting for my slightly singed confections though. Oh frosting, my saviour, you hide a multitude of sins :)

Ok so maybe the oven was alreayd really hot from the hors d'oevres my mom had made beforehand and I was just too lazy to make sure the temperature was even throughout. They still look cute. Sue me, Alice Waters.

In terms of how I fared with the rest of my to-do list...not so great :s I cleaned up the pile of papers under my desk...pretty painful because many of the notes were from courses that I had to drop when i was really depressed or ones that I didn't do so well in because I was...again in the depths of depression. I literally felt like I couldn't do anything. I was constantly anxious and sad. Anyhow sorry to get off topic. The Caps game was great (well mainly because they won). The reffing was atrocious as usual: the phantom call on Jeff Schultz in the 3rd, the non-calls on preciou Sidney when he got a little too chippy, the non-call on one of their guys for tripping Ovechkin. And then after the game Orpik revealed himself as the tool that he is by complaining to the refs. And then whining to the press about Alexander Semin acting like a child after Orpik got him in the face with his stick. Sure, Semin could have embellished it, but that's nothing new in the spot of hockey. In fact, since Orpik is a Penguin he must be an expert in recognizing when a guy is putting on an act. Good on you, Orpik-I would expect nothing less. Hey how did that all wok out for you anyways? Oh you got a game misconduct? Well, ain't that a shame. When you add that to the fact that despite the generous officiating the Pens STILL couldn't defeat the Capitals..man not a good day to be Brooks Orpik.

As you can see I get pretty into my hockey games. Now, this is probably a sympton of my so-called bandwagoner's fandom but hey, you were all there once, right? Anyhow other than what I've mentioned..I didn't have all that productive a day. I am giving myself a temporary pass because it was Superbowl Sunday though. Tomorrow I'll get the rest of it done and repot here. Oh and the enchilada recipe will be posted as well. I'd put up some pics of the cupcakes but I've gotta get to bed so I can be ready for class tomorrow.

Hope you had a great Superbowl Sunday!  :)

-GT

Restless

Alright kids, get ready for some stereotypical bloggy whining. It had to happen eventually, right? Blogging is in many ways a self-serving exercise, so I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise to me that I feel the need to vent about my day to the giant void that is the internets. As much as I am embarrassed to admit it, the thought that someone totally unknown to me might read this blog is comforting. I imagine it's much like the urge people feel to write diaries or memoirs; it validates your existence. Thus, my useless and uneventful day feels like it had a purpose. It's lame but it's understandable..ok to me.

Now of course the major caveat is that unlike the letters, diaries and memoirs written in bygone areas, this blog isn't going to be about anything extraordinary. Writing in this medium seems to be therapeutic for me, but it doesn't make me feel any less selfish for doing so.

Alright enough of that whining and onto this whining. Today was....meh. Not exactly a bad day but just boring as hell. It might just be hormones or my leftover emotions from yesterday but today just...it didn't even feel like a day really. I stayed up way too late last night and got up at 10:30. Gross. Ok so I pretty much always get up at that time when I don't have school but that's besides the point. Today I was supposed to do something, man. What? Oh well nothing huge...some homework, finish that damn lampshade, cook something, organize my life....you know. But I didn't. And it sucks.

Essentially I made plans with my mom and younger sister to go to a craft store and then get some groceries and look for spice jars. Oh, and get the butane filter for me mini blowtorch (for creme brulees but it also has a soldering tip for jewelry...oh yeah). Now this might seem like the height of suburban lameness but holy hell, do I ever love me some craft stores. Not like the scrapbooking sh*t, mind you...I'm talking tins, beautiful papers, paint etc. I love anything and everything to do with decor, so going to hardware stores or craft stores is a continuous source of inspiration. And as I fancy myself a creative soul, inspiration=fun. Grocery shopping has much the same effect. I mean you've got to live somewhere (god-willing), so why not make it beautiful? You've got to eat, so why not create delicious and beautiful food? Anyhow, where was I? Oh yes, the outings...

Sadly I found nothing of note at the craft store. I am really good at reigning myself in when it comes to stuff I don't need....to the point where I will endlessly debate buying anything. This usually results in my shopping partner losing it and telling me to just make up my damn mind already :P Thus, I came away from the store with a recipe box with a saucy msg on it for my best friend (we're at that age where we're starting to get all domestic..oh yeah domestic goddesses at 21) ad some ceramic paint for the boy (he is also a creative soul). You know you live in the western hemisphere when not buying something cool brings you down. Sorry guys, I know it's lame.

Next? Grocery store. We were so burnt out from various other errands that I just didn't have time to look for anything cool. I was planing to make a thai curry but ah well....I'll be posting a killer enchilada recipe tomorrow instead :) It's more apropos to Super Bowl Sunday anyway. At least that's what I am told-I only watch Caps hockey. And yes since I have only been a fan for 1 1/2 years that makes me a bandwagoner (term applied to any post-lockout fan of the Capitals). But...but...my boyfriend is actually from DC and has been a fan forever!!?!! Doesn't that make me a real fan by association? No? Well you can't blame a gal for trying :) But I digress...

So while this boring grocery business was going down, I tracked down aforementioned spice jars. I bought a sh*tload of cool spices at House of Spice in Kensington Market. If you read this and are in the market (heh...) for some unusual spices, definitely give this place a try. Only problem? No one had the energy to go look at them.

So we went home. And then I wasted some time on the computer and felt down and empty. Aaaaand that's pretty much where I've stayed emotionally. I really think that I should have sucked it up and accomplished something in the way of a project or homework or a workout today-just to make me feel like less of a blob with no direction in life. But I did not. And I futzed (sp?) around writing this blog entry. I couldn't even get my thoughts together to say that I didn't do anything today? Oh lord. At least the writing seems to be coming to me with a little bit less difficulty now. For the past few years it seems like my only significant writing has been comprised of text messages and msn conversations. It's good to feel like I am reaching out a little and developing a voice. Even if it is an extraorinarily whiny one right now :P

Essentially what I am trying to say is that ..... nothing of importance happened today. But it's ok because writing about it lets out the frustration that would otherwise keep me up at night. So even if I frustrated myself to no end today, I at least get to reflect and analyze it instead of trying to suppress it. I'm not sure whether it's my medication or the effects of years of sweeping my gut feelings under the proverbial rug in order to avoid falling apart at the seams, but I am concerned about how numb and hollow I feel. It's been easier for me to hide things from those I love and hide in my own head....playing the same scenarios of my ideal life over and over while my real life drifts further out of my grasp. Blogging about my fears and disappointments just feels like a slightly healthier behaviour. And I am all about getting into healthier behaviours. I don't have time to mess around. My friends are graduating and I am stuck in school for another year....waiting to start my life. I will be 22 this year and I want to see the world. I have the desire but I've stifled myself for so long that it's never gotten strong enough to push me where I need to go. So if writing about all of this (vaguery of the century) gets me to make a conscious effort to stop all that shit, then why not share right here?

My hope is that these entries will contain much less soul-searching once I make some more progress in becoming more engaged with the world. I intend for this blog to go more in the direction of decor/design/cooking. Less angst :P Anyhow tomorrow is hopefully going to be another step in this direction. The boy is coming over so there's a good chance we'll have some sort of mini adventure, go out for a run etc. Sooo here is what I gotta get done:

• Clean room so boy does not have license to tell me that my room is in fact messier than his (and therefore I am not allowed to swear loudly when I trip over things on his floor and go flying). Don't think I have to worry about that too much though...his lair is pretty disasterous most of the time. (I love you sweetheart).
• Make cupcakes with munchkin sister as promised. Make damn fast cupcakes..
• Get some homework done
• Watch Caps game. Hard work, i tell ya...
• Get together books for buy-back at bookstore.
• Figure out where to put my calendar so that I don't have to check this page to remember all of these tasks. Put up list of tasks on wall.
• Call one friend on phone. S is preferrable. Also figure out her gift.
• Make the lampshade if I am so inclined.
• Take a look at the spice jars. Hopefully finalize said spice jars.
• Eat healthy all day so I don't feel sluggish like I was today because of sugar overload.

Ambitious, huh? Well I'll check in tomorrow so you can see how I did. Wish me luck! Hope you have a reat night and a great Sunday.

-GT

Hmmmmm

Need a new blog nickname for bf. "Mr. Awesome" isn't as efficient as I'd hoped. Nor is it hilarious, contrary to what he thinks. Van der Awesome? Something M*A*S*H* related? Eh, I'll think of it later.

-GT

Anxious Tomato

So by now if you've lasted through the last 2 entries, you must be wondering:

1. What's all this about grumpy tomatoes? Tomatoes don't have feelings! Why is this chick so fixated on them?
2. What exactly is the purpose of this blog again?
3. Why am I wasting my time reading this?
4. Where have all my socks gone? I am starting to think the dryer does actually eat them

My answers to these pressing queries are as follows:

1. I love tomatoes. Like, I freaking love tomatoes. I include them in my meals as much as possible. I grow them in the summer. I get depressed when I encounter watery, mealy (sp?) sub-standard tomatoes. Tomatoes are my favourite nightshade. I respect that the Tomato is super-friends with Basil, Garlic and Balsamic Vinegar. I invite the super-friends over quite often when I party with my Tomato homies. My bf actually coined the term "grumpy tomato" to refer to me, thus perpetuating my identification with them on a purely metaphorical level. My reasoning? Like many tomatoes I am alternately sweet and acidic. I play well with others (esp. if those others like or are in fact made of cheese). I turn very red when embarrassed (that one's kinda weak I know) because I can have a very thin skin...heh...and...ok let's just leave it at "I love tomatoes". Oh, and I can get very grumpy at times-yes tomatoes can be grumpy, especially when you let them rot in your fridge or cook them the wrong way. That said, I'll try to keep the grumping to a minimum around here...contrary to my blog title..man I really am a terrible blogger....can't even stick to my schtick...
2. The purpose? That was stated rather incoherently in the last entry. I need a place to grump and love on tomatoes. Oh and a place to sort out my thoughts. I also plan to post some of my projects and recipes in case I get some actual followers :P It'll also motivate me to finish said projects and perfect said recipes.
3. I don't know? You were intrigued by the silly picture? You love tomatoes as well? :) There's nothing on tv? You are an acquaintance of mine (thus you know my hermit tendencies) and want to know what I do when I disappear off of the face of the earth (that's not meant to be glib, I realize it's a serious problem)? You too, suffer from the occasional case of the grumps? You have an addiction to wasting time? I'm right with ya buddy....we'll get through this together I promise :) In any case, I'm glad that you're here wasting your time on me :)
4. You would be right. The dryer ate them.

Alrighty now that I've answered these questions I have only a little time to wrap the rest of this entry up. By the way, I would like to take the chance now to apologize for my blatant disregard for proper grammar and punctuation. Lucille Vaughan Payne  (author of The Lively Art of Writing and owner of possibly the most awesome/appropriate name on the planet) would not be amused. Let's not tell her, shall we? I'll get better. I swear. I find that the more educated I get, the less I want to write in an educated manner in my downtime. Sue me? Don't actually though.

Ok so anyhow I am an anxious tomato because I am still not at the point where I should be in terms of my work habits. I'm a lot better but I still procrastinate a hell of a lot. It's really frustrating and makes me feel totally helpless to be at the mercy of my bad habits. Like any addiction you become unsure of what is simply a bad habit and what is just part of your persona. I don't like associating myself with the bad habits I've developed. I like it even less when new people see these bad habits. They haven't known me very long so all they know is the irresponsible me. My boyfriend has only known the irresponsible me...yet somehow he still loves me. Usually when I start to slip and people are beginning to take notice I typically just disappear. It's not that I do't care about these individuals or that I am deliberately careless....I just freak out when people I have grown to love start to see how scattered I can get. This happens across the board. I somehow feel like it's better to just vanish than have them see anymore of my bad habits. It's not right and I am working on correcting it but this flight vs. fight thing has hurt many people I care deeply about. These habits do not define me...they are not an authentic expression of me. I already know when I am deluding myself into thinking that I can get away with this type of behaviour, -now I just have to get into the habit of stopping it before it takes over. So consider this me dropping the gauntlet. My challenge? To get into control of my life and make it up to the people I've hurt along the way. It's gonna be tough but I know I can do it :) To anyone I know who might read this...I know talk is cheap..I also know that I am so so sorry. I will make it up to you, you'll see :)

Whew! Ok that's quite enough for today. How do you like my new grumpy tomato pic? I think it's a little tarty for my tastes....we'll see what I come up with tomorrow. Gotta get some stuff done: obtain cool spice jars, cuddle with boyfriend, get a bunch of studying done, work out, come up with something delicious and healthy for dinner, and finish a paper lampshade. Pics to come tomorrow. Until then I wish everyone out there the best :)

-GT

That's Miss Grumpy Tomato to you...

Well the other day was not much of an entry, was it? I suppose that's because as of yet, I am not much of a blogger :) Let me tell you a little bit about myself then. Essentially I have started this blog as a way to organize and expunge my thoughts, feelings, and creative impulses. Let me put it this way: I struggle with keeping on top of things. I also suffer from depression and anxiety. As a result, I often feel overwhelmed by my aforementioned thoughts, feelings and creative impulses. I have trouble organizing all of the little thoughts that go scurrying through my head on a regular basis. I hope that by blogging I can make a little room up in there so that I can focus on tackling the most important things in my life :) Right now, these things include: keeping up with school, bettering my work habits, living my life to the fullest, and being good to those I love. I also hope that blogging will enable me to become more comfortable with writing.

For me, writing anything is both an exercise in joy and one of torture: joy because I get to be creative and to express myself, and torture because I get really anxious about it. (This all of course sounds really lame and self-serving but I feel that I need to get it out.) You know how when you've had food poisoning you never want to see the last thing that you ate ever again? And hey, come to think of it, you never want see food ever again? Yeah, that's how I feel about writing and school in general at times. Like most people, I am both a perfectionist and a procrastinator (kind of a chicken-egg scenario imo), and these qualities are not exactly beneficial to a university student. I am done with my bad habits. Other things I am done with include: being late, being unorganized, looking for distractions, feeling isolated and dislocated from the world, being a hermit, being too tired, giving in to impulses and distractions, and a whole bunch of other thngs I will no doubt think of later.

So the plan is that every day I will blog. I will write about anything and everything. I will spend no more than 20 minutes (so that I don't use this as another distraction). I might sound nuts but honestly I am trying to break some bad habits and I think this might help in some small way :) I hope to post some pictures of projects and little snippets of my life along the way so anyone who comes across this blog might get to know a little bit more about me.

Ok I am running outta time here but here's a little bit about me: I am a student in my 4th year at the University of Toronto. I am female. My family, which causes me no shortage of both heartache and joy, is made up of my mom, 2 sisters, and my hyper-active/hyper-affectionate puppy (he's a full-grown doggy now but I will always call him puppy). I also have a boyfriend (the aforementioned Mr. Awesome-his idea, not mine :P )whom I love dearly :)

Some things I like: Mr. Awesome, cooking, food, decorating, travel, the smell of spring, the colour green, english roses, the movie Amelie, the Washington Capitals, hugs and kisses, arts and crafts, babies (animals included), horses, gardening, laughing and discovering new things.

Some things I dislike: not finding my clothes in the morning, feeling fat, wet feet, suddently feeling like you need to pee when you're walking somewhere and it's freezing cold outside, feeling scattered/distracted, feeling tired and achy, fighting with loved ones, and being really thirsty.

I have already spent about half an hour more on this than I thought I would (I blame Fight Club, which my bf has on in the background ugh) so I think I am going to have to leave it at that. See you tomorrow with what I hope will be a much more interesting entry!

-GT

Hi

Mr. Awesome and I are going to get groceries now. NOW.