Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Geek on Holiday

Now that I've finished the final corrections for my dissertation I'm basically free to do whatever I want every day. It's strange. I keep feeling like I have something--some project--that I ought to be working, but...nope! As I mentioned before, I did interview for a part-time position at the humane society, about which I'm waiting to hear back. Until then, I'm just soaking up the lack of responsibility and getting excited for graduation, which is on May 10.

Today was a good example of this. I went to my usual bootcamp class, and then showered. Then I dropped off some jeans (my first pair of maternity jeans) to be hemmed. After that I went to lunch at Native Foods, where I drank a refreshing glass of their watermelon fresca.




I'm not sure exactly what this is, but it tastes like watermelon juice--not very sweet and with a strong watermelon flavor.

For lunch, I had a small side salad and the saigon rolls:






Sadly, I did not eat the sprouts on that salad because apparently they are a high risk e.coli food that, if given the chance, will wreak havoc on me and my little "bun." I'm unconvinced by some of the hysteria surrounding what pregnant women eat, but maybe because I was raised Catholic I still follow the rules.

After lunch I really did up the relaxation day and went to see the movie 42.

After that, I went across town to Michael's, where I was on a mission to get frames for some artwork that was sent to me by my blog friend, Joanna of Midwestern Bite! Unfortunately, Joanna, I forgot to look and see what size the pictures are. Crafting fail! I did, however, look nostalgically at the threads that I used to use for making friendship bracelets.




Did anyone but me make bracelets with this stuff? Oh how exciting it was to look at the skeins of colorful threads and think about the possible color combinations!!! I used to cross stitch too, people. I know, pretty hip. Maybe I'll go tell David these little details and see if he regrets marrying such a geek. Geez, if I had only been good at drawing or painting I could've been angsty and geeky in a hot way--like, with paint under my fingernails and hot/cute glasses. Whatever. I was geeky before it was hot. Like geeky un-adulterated. Yah.

*Were you a legitimate geek? (And, let me save you the trouble: if you were on a dance/cheer team then you were _not_ geeky, regardless of whatever your eye wear consisted of.)

8 comments:

  1. The sprout warning is definitely legit. There was a huge e coli outbreak a few years ago in Germany, and it took them weeks to figure out that it was on sprouts. All these young women were getting it (which was deemed unusual), and no one knew why, and then they realized "Oh, it's only female health nuts who eat that stuff..."
    In other news, Brian and I are going to PARIS! FRANCE! Any place you went that you recommend for food, etc?

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    1. I'll tell David about the sprouts. While he is fanatical about things like mercury content and hormone disruptors, he is skeptical and kind of rolls his eyes when I say I shouldn't eat things like sprouts or undercooked eggs.
      Yay on Paris! You and Brian will have such fun! The only place I'd really recommend going is Pere Lachaise cemetery. It was my favorite part of Paris, I'd say. And, of course, you have to go to Laduree to get authentic macarons. Youz aren't vegetarians, right? (I can't believe I don't know this already.) Anyway, we ate at a decent veggie place near Notre Dame, but if you're going to be eating meat I'd say skip the decent veggie place and go to a real bistro. We didn't do that because the options for vegetarians at the bistros was so scarce.

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    2. I am not a vegetarian, and Brian eats fish and meat that had a happy life. It looks like dining in Paris is generally expensive. Gotta do some research on where to go. And Laduree is on the list, of course.

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    3. Also, breaking news as of yesterday: the best baguette in Paris can be found here: http://parisbymouth.com/2013-best-baguette-paris-winner-meilleur/
      So if you're in the neighborhood you should go there too!

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  2. I was and still am a total geek. I try to hide my geekiness from my boyfriend, but it sort of comes out in bits and pieces. Like that I still wear a retainer the nights that I am not sleeping over, that I love any fantasy novel and have parts of Lord of the Rings memorized, and that I love cross-stitching. It is better than coming out all at once.
    And regarding sprouts, I got food sickness from eating them during undergrad. Not an experience I ever want repeat.

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    1. Ha! Another cross stitcher! And I love that you still wear a retainer--that's straight up classic geek!

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  3. But if you were on a dance team in high school and you told the boyfriend you met after high school that you were on that team and he says "Why don't you have more friends then??" are you allowed to say you were geeky?

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    1. Haha/Hmmm...that's a tough call, and a real grey area. I'd need more evidence to make a final decision:-)

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