Bangers

I was at the grocery store today looking for tri-tip (yes, I loved it that much) and was wandering through the meat department and lo and behold I stumbled across bangers. Now, I was actually looking for chorizo, but I happened across bangers. Um, if I had to eat that more than once I would be a very unhappy camper. White sausages??? It reminded me way too much of brautwurst and I detest brautwurst. I am hoping that it tastes better than it looks. And if I come across picky by nitpicking on bangers while looking for chorizo, I absolutely cannot get the "real" chorizo down. There is a spiced up pork without all of the extras that chorizo loves to have. Anyway, that's my take on bangers. Please tell me they taste better than they look. And as for the mash - I shudder at the thought...lol

Culinary Lab Rat

I have become the experimentee. My hubby is taking culinary classes as a part of his hospitality degree and he likes to experiment with food. I am his victim. Yeah! Real hard work. He created a marinade for the tri-tip that was fabulous. He then topped the tri tip sandwich with a coleslaw with a chipotle dressing. Gave it such an awesome flavor. Not spicy at all. Last night he made a pork dish. Cubed it up and put it in a kind of pineapple sauce. Hard to explain... Reminded me of a sweet and sour pork dish without the cubes of bell pepper and onion. I liked it much better. Had it with another batch of the coleslaw with chipotle dressing. I'm going to get fat - I mean fatter... but what a way to go.

Internet Connection

I really hate wifi. Last night (or should I say early morning) I decided to take my proficiency exam for a job I applied for. The test consisted of about 5 different segments. One was a typing exam, another was inputting info that was being relayed through a simulated call, another was multi-tasking, and so on. I kept losing my connection. I was in the middle of my 4th call (out of 8) with 3 1/2 minutes left (out of 10) and the connection went "poof." Didn't come back up until I had about 20 seconds left and I was unable to pick up where I left off. Now the thing that aggravates me about this whole thing is the fact that I am paying a monthly service for this thing. I am definitely not getting my money's worth. So that job is now down the drain... It's hard enough to find a job, much less have my connection sabotage my efforts.

Grades

Whoot! Whoot! Grades finally posted... 3.765. 5 A's and 1 B. Not too bad. I can live with that. Next semester starts Tuesday. Guess I should get the books ordered. My poor brain is so overloaded with information. Well, I guess all the empty spaces are finally getting filled.

Misc for a Thursday

Hubby is off to a catering job. He has back to back catering jobs. Fortunately, he loves it. I only wish he'd cook more here. He is studying to be a chef and I am still making all of the meals... go figure.
Applying for jobs. Yeah, that's always fun.
Grades - would it kill teachers to post grades in a timely manner?? I have one grade I am waiting on and still nothing. Hubby has 3 left to post. Although in his case the later they post the better. I told him to stop procrastinating, but he didn't listen. He would get annoyed because I always had my head in a book while he played cards on the computer. Caught up with him. We'll see how well he did. He likes the "hands on," not the book work. Unfortunately, grades are mostly on book work.
Two weeks before the next semester. I guess I'd better start on my term paper. 23 days will go pretty fast.
A side note - interesting tidbit I found out. I was looking at county job postings and found out that with 60 semester credits I can qualify to be a probation officer for teens in a group home. Very interesting... actually quite odd, I would have thought they would want more of a requirement than that. I'm at 43 units and am expecting 6 more from January. Assuming I survive January. But I like the busyness, it keeps me off the streets and out of trouble...:) Nah! I can always make time for trouble!!

Yippee!!

So, I'm in a great mood today, a little emotional, but over the top happy. Things didn't overly aggravate me today, and believe me people tried... Let me tell you this is not the most wonderful time of the year. I just need to do a quick stop at Wal-Mart. Apparently the ability to do a quick trip is out of the question at this time of the year. I had to wait over a half hour in line, avoid maniac cart pushers, and keep my calm amid the chaos you people call a store. I got a whopping 7 items and people are not jolly. Anyway, I am still in a great mood...

Time Flies

My baby is now 5; my niece is 4. Where did the time go??? No one stays young. I know I feel ancient...