Ten more days to the completion of summer school.

Many would assume that summer school is an option I have taken to complete graduate school sooner.

Fat chance.

It is mandatory. Without these classes offered in the summer, there is really no chance of you graduating at all. 

But hey hey hey ... all of these are coming to a steady end.

I can see someone waving a little flag at me as I nears the end of Lap #1.

The light at the end of the tunnel isn't too far off.

I guess 2 more bottles of wine this weekend will get me through this last week!

 

And I am off to studying for the next exam!

 

Have a good Tuesday!

 

 

Learning about the neuroanatomy and knowing all the different things that alcohol can wreak havoc in your brain, liver, one would think we would throw our wine glass on the ground and stomp it all around.
But nope, we continue, get our first drink, then our second, then our third.

We get our first bottle, second bottle, and then third bottle.

We aren't officially alcoholics yet. We just like to have a drink or two to drown the blues and the stress.

It is especially interesting when you gather up a group of your fellow classmates to have a drink because then, we know what we are going through. We dont need to have some stranger or some friend who are trying to be nice and utter the "I know how you feel" spill.

By drinking with your fellow classmates, we truly have someone whom understands what stress we are undergoing.

It is a love-hate relationship with graduate school.

Graduate school will probably leads us to better jobs, better careers.
And yet, at the same time, graduate school has certainly made me indulge in alcohol.

But hey, I have fend off smoking of all types. :)

ha!

made an almost Mexican fiesta today.

Made a ad-hoc breakfast burrito this morning, with lots of salsa on the side.

For lunch, I whipped up a mighty taco salad with all the fixings...
It was truly truly satisfying.

And for dinner, my friends, I am thinking about chicken/steak fajitas...

 

That is my day in meixco! haha.

I made a complete Southern meal last night and with great success.

Yesterday was probably my 3rd time making corn bread and Third Time is a Charm!

It worked.
Crispy on the sides and moist inside, with little chuncks of onions, jalepenos, and bell peppers.

Made some black eye peas with some bacon and sausage, some onions, jalapenos, bell peppers, tomatoes, some herbs.

And lastly, I had some corn on the cob -- lots of salt and butter!

 

Yummmy!
It was GOOD!
A real comfort food for my Friday.

Great leftovers for Saturday!

It is Friday!

Phew.

 

It is bright and early at 8 am. And I had a great huge omelette, some toast with butter and blackberry preserves, and a good cup of tea!

The hummingbirds are flying by the window in the kitchen, perched on their feeders, drinking up as much syrup as possible.

Those little suckers, look at their wings -- how fast it flutters and how tiny it is.

 

Barely less than 10 hours before my day will be over.

I am definitely gonna sit down after dinner, open a bottle of merlot, and chill with neuroanatomy notes.

 

TGIF!

... and maybe a good start for today ...

I had my 3 eggs, salty sausages, and my milky sweet tea and I am ready to undertake the world!

Ha!

Today is Day 2 of my 'back to exercise'

It is rather sad that I have slacked off so much in the past months ...

But I guess what's important is picking myself up from the rut and getting back on track.

It will take some getting used to before I quit dragging myself out of bed at 5 a.m.

But hey.. maybe this is what I need -- to release some endorphines so I will get through the day with a natural high!

 

Get high everyone!
Get the natural High!

Watermelon ... the best way to beat the summer heat!

What's there to rival the sweet, juicy, cold, yummy fruit?

Hmmm... here I am, sitting in front of the table with almost half of a HUGE watermelon sitting in a 9x13 pan, and me, scooping a spoonful of yummy flesh and juice via a spoon, and feel that juice, expressed into my mouth.

YUMMY. What a delight.
ANd I Need a SPADE!

 

Here are some rather good Web sites to look around as you prepare to search for your JUICY FRUIT!

 

Have a JUICY SUNDAY!

I heaved a sigh of relief as summer Part One of school is DONE.

And I made it through without much damage done.

It shall be a break of a weekend before we herald Part Two of Summer School.

Today ... I officially feel tired. Literally tired and worn. And it feels like I need a week's worth of sleep :)

But I just can't waste a day on sleeping .... I need to go out and enjoy myself -- have a drink or two, visit with friends, cook, clean, and read a good book.

SO many things to do and so little time.