Oktoberfest

I love Fall.  My indicator that Fall has indeed come to South Texas is the arrival of Oktoberfest beer.

It never fails that I will forget that I really don't care for Spaten's Oktoberfest and buy it first.  It does not please my pallet.  Sadly, it is always one of the first available beers.  Soon, the rest will come.  Orange colored, spicy and delicious!

Give me some Irish cheddar, some salty pretzels and a pint glass full of Fall!

Free time?

not in existence.

But finding, I really don't mind as I am so in love with what I am doing and the idea of what the future holds!

I do miss the beach though.

F'ed up dinner :(

Didn't think idea through and tried to make oven "fried" chicken with no oil involved, at all.

Added oil sprinkles to pan at last minute, and now oven smokes.

Also, have hard avocados for my salad...

At least desert should be fool-proof: sautéed pears, oatmeal cookie crumbles and ice cream.

Guess we can fill up on that if all else bombs!

:)

Doing what you love.

There is no substitute.

No alternative.

No other options.

Your gut tells you, you know the answer, and you should listen, always.

Satisfaction in life comes from listening to your gut and following your happiness.

Exciting day of research!

I found two people in schools I can easily see myself getting accepted into whose research involves my passion- bluefin tuna!

The contenders:

Texas A&M, Galveston.  I was actually supposed to move here for my undergrad- so, I have already been accepted here once.  And, I know people who have completed graduate degrees in the very same lab I now dream of!  And, my current mentor knows and works with my dream future mentor- so, surely he can put in a good word or two!  I feel good about this option.  Although my lab manager did say this lab is very competitive.

The other possibility is at the University of Maryland.  This potential future graduate mentor works with the other one, but he is not in Texas which would be a nice change!  I would love to be in this part of the world.

So many interesting options are out there for the future!  I change my mind daily, but man oh man- did finding these tuna researchers with just a few degrees of separation from me get me all jazzed up!!  Weee!!!!!!!

Suck.

Ten days into hard core working out and it's weigh in day #2...

Really?

I gained 0.4 pounds?

Really?

Bah, here's hoping next Sunday brings better news!

Nice boys don't kiss like that-

Thank you Mark Darcy because, "Yes, they fucking do."

And thanks to the Universe for good friends who love Bridget Jones' Diary, margaritas and nachos as much as myself.

Sore from working from working out like a madwoman, and tired, but happy.  Happy for good friends, good tequila and good chick flicks!

Life is so good!

:)

My life these days.

Working out- I put this first as I didn't have gym access all Summer and now am a kid in a candy store!  Yoga, kickboxing, pilates... I am eating up the free aerobics classes like sour patch kids!

Dogs- thirty minutes walk, two times a day.  Bare minimum!  Trying to keep the ladies as healthy as possible!

GRE- ugh, basic math, big words... bleh.  Gotta get a good score!

Grad school mentors and grant applications... exciting!  Also, ready to be done and have somewhere lined up for next Fall!

Good tequila and imitation Grand Marnier- mmmm... so expensive and so yummy!  Best margaritas forty bucks can buy!

Time for a dog walk!