sometimes i wonder…

February 26th, 2013

my little guy sleeps, and sometimes he makes noises. i wonder what he dreams about. i wonder if he has nightmares. he can’t verbalize these things. so i may never know.

sometimes i wonder what he wants to be when he grows up, or if he even dreams of what he’ll be. i wonder if he has hopes and aspirations. i may never know.

my son has autism, and there’s a lot about him that i may never know. i do, however, know that i love him with all of my heart, and i will do anything for him. i wonder if he knows.

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oh how time flies…

February 26th, 2013

I reall need to work on posting more regularly. Also would love to do a make over on this blog and make it look a little more interesting. Meh, I’ve not the time or knowledge at the moment, so that shall go into the “to do” pile.

In the time since we last spoke, lovelies, Christmas came and went. A lovely day it was, full of joy and fun. Alas, my little man has finally come to realize that there are often interesting things in those brightly colored packages, and I’m afraid he’s quite enthusiastic about them now. The good news is that his favorite part of the holiday STILL seems to be the Christmas tree. This is a good thing. Also, New Years… weee! I watched a Walking Dead marathon to ring in the new year, and then went to bed. I turned 37 in mid-late January. It was nice. Mom gave me a very nice troll bead bracelet, which is similar to a pandora bracelet, but they’ve been around longer and you can put more styles/brands of beads on them or something like that. The spring semester started, and this is the first time I’ve taken 4 classes at once. It’s interesting, a little more stressful than the last couple of semesters. My spring break is in a couple of weeks, and I’ll use that time to catch up on sleep, LOL. What else is new? I’ve become more active on twitter (@wiccania), though I don’t expect anyone to jump over and follow anymore than I expect anyone to read this blog. Received a fantastic compliment from one of my professors when she accused me of lying about my age. She and the rest of the class though I was 25. Damn I’m good. LOL

and now I’m going back to bed… I snapped awake thinking that the deadline for my biology test was sometime tonight, and I found that I have a few days… thank goodness. I really need to get myself a day planner or something.

In other news, I hope to do this more often. That is all. Good night.

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WEEEE! and stuff.

December 25th, 2012

Ok, let’s do a rundown on grades, yes? Yes. Oh yes. B in science, I knew that. Aced my final in English and ended the semester with an A. Pretty sure I’ve already mentioned that. So, Culinary Arts 107… if I didn’t ace my written exam, I’m sure I came damn close. I might have missed 1 or 2 questions on a 50 question exam. The practical was amazing. It was so damn much fun! Seriously, I had more fun doing the practical exam than I have ever had at a party. We had to do 2 classic veg cuts, at least one had to be used in our final dish if we made mashed potatoes for the starch, both had to be used if we made rice. I julienned some carrots and tourneed some potatoes. I made roasted garlic and rosemary mashed potatoes with crispy tourneed potatoes on top for that particular garnish. The other garnish I made roasted brussels sprouts, which were beautifully caramelized and tossed with just a hint of the veloute that I was required to make. My chicken breast was seasoned with rosemary and thyme (as well as salt and pepper) and cooked with a generous amount of butter. It was then topped with a bit of the veloute as well. My veloute was flawless, as were my hollandaise and my emulsified dressing (mayo). I also had a blast helping my classmates when they had a question or needed someone to ladle in the butter for their hollandaise. I scored 100% on my practical. The force is strong with this one ;)

Christmas, Christmas time is here… time for toys and time for cheer… So I asked santa for Norman Reedus for Christmas, but I don’t think he’s going to be in my stocking or under my tree in the morning. Perhaps Santa read my mind and saw my naughty intentions and wanted to spare me the coal next year… I have to say though, I think it would totally be worth it for just a few hours… *purrrrr* /fangirl moment

On that note, I should get to bed… Children wake early when Santa is coming to town… maybe I’ll find a nice pasta roller, or a Daryl Dixon doll under the tree… definitely not as good as Norman Reedus, but plenty awesome anyway.

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Some grades, sort of…

December 10th, 2012

Got an email from Chef (my Culinary Arts teacher). My written quiz average is 86 and I got 100 on the midterm. Excellent. I also know I’m doing very well as far as grades in the practical portion of the class. Only the written and practical final to go, one week from tonight’s review/practice class. Can I get an “eeek”?

Looks like science is ending with an 86% which equals a B

English final today, but going into it, I’m averaging a 96%

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coming fast…

December 7th, 2012

I have my english final on Monday. I really should study or practice writing or something. Seriously. For the life of me, I have no motivation. Instead, what I want to do, is bake cookies and make ornaments and decorate. We have to trim the tree tonight, which will be followed by my annual performance of the tinsel-butt chicken walk. I’ve contemplated risking total public humiliation and posting a video of it on facebook, just to amuse some friends who have never had the pleasure of seeing it.

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final approach… and DAMN YOU “The Walking Dead” LOL

December 4th, 2012

The finals are coming, the finals are coming. Actually, I took my science final about 3 weeks into the class… it’s an online class, so I really didnt’ ahve to follow anyone else’s timeline on it. English may be a little tricky, but I’m sure I’ll pull out a B at worst, giving me an A in the course when all is said and done.

Nay, the beast what approaches and fills with dread and glee and rapture and knocking knees is the Culinary Arts I final. Don’t get me wrong, I’m confident that I’ll do well. To put it comically, “I got mad skills, yo!” In all seriousness, cooking is my passion, one of my greatest loves. All of my life, I’ve embraced the art and opened myself to it. It’s like the force, it flows through me, guiding my actions in a pure and blissful simbiotic relationship. I’ve received numerous compliments from the Chef Instructor, mostly relating to my “feel” for food and flavor. So I know I have this. My fear is that I’m going to have a grocery store moment…. that moment when you walk into the grocery store to pick up something for dinner and are so overwhelmed at the options and possibilities that you end up getting frozen fish sticks and french fries. I’m not going down like that.

I didn’t mention that we did seafood in the most recent class, did I? of course not, I haven’t been updating as regularly as I should. Well, we did seafood in the most recent class (um, last night). I think the best part for me was sharing a plate of raw oysters with my station-mates. It was my first raw oyster experience, and it was fantastic. We also made sushi, which was both delicious and fun. I’ll have to do that at home the next time I’m craving it. Wonder where I can get some tobiko…

The Walking Dead… oh The Walking Dead… have you seen this show? I’ve been watching from the beginning, though I don’t think I’ve mentioned it before. I LOVE this show. What I don’t love is that they have a midseason finale and then start again 2 months later, leaving me hanging on some huge cliff hanger that makes me wanna scream! Ok, most episodes end on a cliff hanger, but then there’s only 7 days to wait before the next episode. This time there are like 60 days to wait. DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU TO HELL! Before you ask, yes, I’m “team Daryl Dixon.” It has nothing to do with how good looking Norman Reedus is, either (though I’d be lying my ass off if I said that I wouldn’t love to climb on board that mountain of hot and ride till I’m satisfied or dead). The Daryl thing for me is about the character. There’s a lot in the character that I can relate to, and as has been mentioned in countless articles on the subject, he does play the character with such subtle nuance that it seems there’s depth that hasn’t been revealed to the audience yet, which is intriguing. So those bastard writers/directors/etc. leave us hanging on a “Daryl in mortal peril” type of cliff. Fuck you. By the way, you’re brilliant. Someone did their research, and knew exactly what buttons to push to guarantee huge viewership when the season restarts in February. I know I’ll be watching, on the edge of my seat. I may be in the minority when I say that I hope the characters brother, Merle, makes it through their tough situation, as well. The character may be a total asshole, but he makes good TV. Kind of like the smoke-monster on Lost. That smoke-monster was an asshole, total chaos and unpredictability… just like Merle. It would make me very unhappy if Daryl gets killed off, though I must admit it wouldn’t make me stop watching the show. It would probably make the show less appealing, and less of an “I must watch this now.” There’s much in that character that I can relate to somehow, so losing him would make the show less interesting and exciting. It would become one of those things you DVR and watch when you get around to it, unless they added an equally compelling character, without pissing me off.

Not that Daryl is the only character worth watching. Rick and Glenn are pretty awesome in their own right. Glenn is becoming more of a bad ass and that’s pretty cool. I guess love will do that to a guy. Carl makes me sad, he’s lost his childhood. Someone needs to come along and re-teach that kid how to play. There should be time and opportunity made. Andrea needs to stop drinking the koolade (dick-ade?) and wake the hell up. Michonne is one of the coolest (and strongest) female characters I can remember seeing in awhile on any show. I think Carol needs a love interest, or someone to nurture. Oh yes, and there needs to be a dog. Seriously. The “prison group” needs a dog or two. Just some random survivor mongrel dog that can love them and be loved and be loyal and protective. Daryl should find a dog and teach it to ride on the back of his bike.

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Silent lucidity…

November 29th, 2012

Or not…

I really do need to get back into a rhythm of regular updates… History was passed (A). Currently taking science, English and culinary arts I and passing all 3 with a B or better. The CA class is the best… I get frequent compliments from my instructor, and that’s just awesome! He told me last class that I have a way with sauces… *squee*

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Been silent for awhile

June 13th, 2012

Well, the first semester back went very well, all A’s. Excellent. History over the summer, going well. Fall brings culinary arts I among other classes. Looking forward to it.

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An assortment of stuff…

February 24th, 2012

I’ve started school. It’s interesting. Getting into the swing of homework and class and all of that is interesting, but fun. I’m enjoying this. I’m also doing well. Only 3 classes this semester. Two are for my general academic requirements, one is for the culinary requirements. Food safety and sanitation, I’m getting an A so far. Algebra looks like a high B or low A thus far and cultural anthropology is looking like a solid B. YAY

so, I’m a big fan of this show The Walking Dead. Have you seen it? It’s fantastic. It got me thinking, in your circle of friends and family, who would emerge as a leader in a zombie apocalypse? I think definitely my dad, or my best friend Rob. Both have military and survival training, some hand to hand combat, and both are very calm and cool in a crisis.

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It has begun…

January 24th, 2012

I started food safety and sanitation and accident prevention and intro to cultural anthropology on Friday. I start algebra today. Feels kinda weird being a student again… And cool, of course. And awesome.

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