Dash of Cinnamon

Look, I took a picture of my food! I'm cool now! Although, it's no latte....

I think its cool to hear how Sifu Brinker's vegetarian challenge has affected some people. It has affected me to be sure. I can't say I'm a strict vegetarian now but I am much more conscious of what I'm putting into my body, for better or worse. As I mentioned, I bought the Thug Kitchen cookbook and I have to say I never thought I'd crave wilted greens before. Although I did learn that mixing my own Chinese 5 spice is not the same- I don't have a clue what the ratios are. And a little cinnamon goes a long way. I'm no longer preparing meat for myself or Nick, no longer ordering it, no longer buying it and no longer craving it. My wallet has thanked me too. Yes, I did try a piece of Nicks steak that one night. It was tasty, but I found was fine with my salad. I miss the convenience more than the meat itself.

As for the uke, I haven't picked it up for a few days now but I have been practicing, going through the app suggested by Sihing Csillag (thank you!!). One day I grabbed it and sat down in front of my dad and said let me know if you can recognize this song. I don't think I even told him prior to that day that I was trying to learn it. He listened, didn't say a word and just grabbed the phone and called my mom, told her to listen. She said yeah, so? It's that guy you like. She thought he was playing Iz for her over the phone. That made my day.

Other than that, I am really a living representation of distraction. I feel that I've accomplished a lot this year, through different projects and in several different areas. Although it seems to me most of my accomplishments were outside the list I set for myself at the beginning of the year. I feel like I'm in school again- when there was a term paper due my house was never cleaner, my dogs never shiner with their groomed coats, the counters full of baked goods. But no term paper. But I'm working on it.

Well, thats all I've got. Chloe is trying to crawl on my lap- must be gun shots outside. Now thats a whole other blog...