Showing posts with label half. Show all posts
Showing posts with label half. Show all posts
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Is the glass half full or half empty
Is the glass half full or half empty
What is it with academics and summer?
While schools been out for a while, for reasons I cant blog about, my summers just begun. Everyone else seems to think that summers almost over.
As I see it, I still have more than two full months of summer left, minus a couple conferences or commitments here and there. Yet, inevitably, any chat with a fellow academic (fellow faculty, grad students, or friends) is about how summer is "slipping away" or is "almost over" or "has just gone by too fast."
Trust me, Im not an optimist. Why do I feel like theres still so much more time left, that so much more that can be accomplished?
Summer, my friends, is definitely half-full. Every day I get to come into my office and work without students to cater to, lectures to write, papers to grade. Theres no line at the campus coffee shop and faculty meetings are a thing of the past.
The rest of the world can continue to treat summer like its on its last leg, but Im going to enjoy this break for the half-full martini or margarita or mocha latte that it is. I hope you will too!
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Wednesday, March 15, 2017
It is half way through the week and I
It is half way through the week and I
...have been cooking with whatever left overs I have in my fridge. Its clean-up fridge week!
...realised I need to stop borrowing books from the library when I have a bookshelf full of untouched books. Oh, and found out I owe the library something like $17 in late fees. Howd that happen? (and Im sorry if youve been trying to borrow what I had out.)
...am finally taking 1 step forward! For the longest time Ive been stuck at the 2 steps back stage! Praise God!
...dont know if youd believe me, but I woke up in the middle of the night and figured out what EVOO stands for. For the longest time I thought it was some branded salad dressing that people use in the U.S. Or that it was something like POM juice. (Are we still friends?) I guess I never really gave it much thought. Then at ~3am Tuesday, I opened my eyes in the dark with the thoughts: EVOO...Extra Virgin Olive Oil? Noooooo. *pinches self and questions sanity*. This confirms that my brain is overactive and works while Im asleep. Hmmm, I just wish it thinks about something more meaningful and useful!
Anyways, theres not really a recipe today.
But I want to share with you what I had for lunch yesterday using the leftovers, because sandwiches are kind of pretty to photograph.
Here goes:
1. Mix chopped chives with cream cheese. Spread over a piece of bread.
2. Resist eating the sandwich as it is.
3. Convince yourself that mint has a place in this meal too. Dont over-wash them as I did!
4. Slice half an avocado and place on top!
5. Generously place the smoked salmon over the sandwich. Im sure chicken would be yummy too.
6. Place another slice of bread on top to finish up.
7. Slice and enjoy the quickest lunch.
Im off to make a salad now, with some EVOO of course ;)
I feel like were finally on the same page now. Me and you.
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