Absquatulate

New Glasses

New Glasses
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Mrow.

Trader Joe's, Slayer of Will-Power

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Never, EVER, let me into Trader Joe's when I'm craving chocolate.

I made it through Target with just a passing look at their candy aisle. Walked right past Panera and their scrumptuous baked goodies with hardly a second glance. I was so good in TJs, resisiting the bins of delicious cookies and scrumptous ice creams. But when I got to the check out lane my will dissolved into a puddle of desire. How could I resist dark chocolate *and* a praline filling? HOW I ask you? Yeah, you couldn't either I bet.

So I bought it, and bless you TJs, you always use high quality chocolate in your confections. A higher butterfat content, nice bittersweet dark chocolate, and smooth creamy fillings. And it's rich and satisfying enough that I'm not tempted to eat the whole package in one sitting.

And just what IS it about their checkout lanes? I can't resist picking something up while I'm waiting. I was >< this close to getting a package of chili-lime peanuts too! Stop & Shop I have no problems resisting their paltry selection of York Peppermint Patties and Kit Kats. But TJs? They get me every time.

Back to cooking!

With school taking up alot of emotional and intellectual power over the last year, I've been very lax in the food and cooking department. I've eaten lunch as school more times than I care to admit, and I can say that my waistline and health has shown it.

As soon as I turned in those last three papers yesterday, my passion for cooking was instantly rekindled (funny that!) And so I've started thinking alot about how I can better prepare lunch so that next year, which will be even WORSE than this year if you can imagine it, I won't be eating poorly. I rediscovered Bento Boxes, and I'm DYING for a system to organize my lunches this way! I haven't decided if a Mr. Bento (I like being able to bring soup or other wet entrees) or a Laptop Lunch (I like all the little containers and the space for silverware) would better fit my needs, but I love them, I love the idea of little numnums tucked away in containers, I love the visual feast you can create for yourself.

So here's to a summer of better eating. I can't wait for the local farms to get underway (this crazy weather hasn't helped much. Come on lettuce!)

Bridget Jones's Diary, Five Years Late

The only redeeming factor in this movie was Colin Firth. *fans self* He could insult me *any* day. Aside from that, I wish Bridget would get her head out of her own ass. I cannot even imagine what a travesty the sequel must be.

History, doomed to repeat, yadda yadda...

I did it again.

French Toast

French Toast
Originally uploaded by absquatulate.

I miss Jine's on sunny days like today.

Hello, my name is X, and I'm an incubator.

MaryAnn has a jaw-dropping post regarding women's reproductive health, or more accurately, some of the current attitudes towards your uterus, or the uterus of someone you love. Go forth and become enraged.

How not to get a good night's sleep

1. Spend all day writing literature reviews
2. fall asleep around midnight
3. Spend the next 7 hours writing MORE literature reviews in your dream. Include in said dreams mild anxiety about the flow of the paper, proper vocabulary selection, citations, and punctuation
4. Wake up

Han Shot First

On the one hand, this would be ridiculously easy to make oneself and well, after the whole Frank Cho thing on PvP, I'm not sure I care about supporting the artist anymore. On the other, gimmie! (why doesn't this come in babydoll tees??)

Or, perhaps, hehe gimmie!

Dum

Don't get some blood drawn for some routine tests and then immediately pick up your 15 lbs. bookbag with the arm that has a gaping hole in your vein. Ouch.

French Laundry Clothespin

French Laundry Clothespin
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Ack! WhitneyBee went to the French Laundry! Ever since Megnut posted her experiences a few years ago (starting with the French Laundry Jar!) I've lusted after a dinner there. How fantastic to see another favored blogger's dinner there!

(Whitneybee, I promised you some swag for the awesome pin you sent me, and I know what I'm going to send your way; school got in the way. :^( When the semester is over I'll finish it.)

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05-10-06_0706
Originally uploaded by absquatulate.

This is what I woke up to this morning. She's adorable, but something's gotten into her this past week! The last time she did something like this was the first night I brought her home from the vet, and she tipped over the garbage can and ate every last scrap of meat out of it.

I'm guessing she really wanted the tissue paper.