Hell on Wheels season 2

Spoilers for season 2 of Hell on Wheels after the jump.

Kombucha

So, a friend is trying to get me into making kombucha now.  So that would be yogurt, cheese, butter, bread, jams, pickles, and kombucha.  I should just go live with the Amish.

Happy days

I woke up this morning and felt wonderful and relaxed thinking about how I no longer work for my psychotic, quite possibly bi-polar, controlling, manipulative, and self-serving advisor, or as I refer him/her, ASS #1.  :D :D

Liquid soap

Making liquid soap doesn't seem that hard, maybe I'll try it next month:

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Liquid-Soap
http://chickensintheroad.com/house/crafts/how-to-make-liquid-soap/

Hell on Wheels

Hell on Wheels season 2 is on Netflix instant watch!!!!!  I'm already on episode 5, half way done!

Car woes

It's annoying that my car depreciates in value every year but my insurance company's premiums increase every year (not by much, but still!!) so that I end up paying more every year for a car that's worth less every year.  Same with my DMV registration fees.  Not happy.  Oh and I just had to replace my front and rear brakes and front rotors.

Burn Notice: Psychological Ware (episode 7.7)

Spoilers for episode 7.7 after the jump.

Home made vs. store bought

Since I my yogurt turned out well and I loved the process, I decided to see what other things I can make at home that would be cheaper than store bought.  Here are some sites with recipes on what to make and how to make them, the vanilla extract was most interesting to me:

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2011/11/buy-or-make-what-food-staples-are-cheaper-to-make-at-home/

http://www.rd.com/slideshows/15-foods-you-should-never-buy-again/

http://slowmama.com/fooddrink/make-or-buy/

And this great cheese making website:
http://curd-nerd.com/home-cheese-making-cheaper/

I've made cheese, butter, and bread before.  I think I'll try pickling and preserving.

Yogurt recipe, perfected!

My second batch of yogurt turned out wonderfully!  So smooth and creamy!  This time I used whole fat milk, here's what I did:

• Heat 1/2 a gallon of milk
• Let milk cool
• While milk is cooling set out one cup of yogurt and whip
• When milk is warm (but not hot) to the touch add 3-4 tablespoons of the milk to the yogurt and whip
• Add the yogurt to the milk around the edge and gently mix with a fork, again around the edges
• Pour yogurt in jars and keep warm for 12 hours or to desired consistency then place in the fridge to cool

Ahead of schedule...for once!

I finished organizing all my drawers in one night!  I had only planned to do three of them tonight!  These Bento storage boxes from Rubbermaid are amazing!  It's amazing how a few boxes in drawers can really open up space, now I have an entire drawer empty!  I think I'll leave it that way :)

jpgs

Some interesting jpgs I found today from Uber Humor:

Sleep frustrations

How is it that my naps turn into 3 hour snooze fests???!!!  Why can't I take short naps, dagnabbit!

Summer, summer

Still so much I want to do this summer:

Bowling
Laser Tag
Day trips
Finish organizing closets and drawer, throw stuff out
Job hunt
Dissertation
Museums
Finish reading my book

Yogurt and cheese

My yogurt maker (warmer) arrived!  And I made my first batch of yogurt!  Nom nom nom :)  I bought this yogurt maker.  I heated the milk on the stovetop, waited for it to cool a little, added the starter, and placed the jars in the Yolife yogurt maker for 12 hours.

I made farmers cheese with the leftover milk.  It was supper easy and super tasty.  Here's the recipe I used: http://www.olgasflavorfactory.com/breakfast/homemade-farmers-cheese/

Introverts

Amazing description of introverts!

http://schrojones.deviantart.com/art/How-to-Live-with-Introverts-291305760

Home Exercises

Last night I did some fun home exercises!  I hula hooped for cardio and strength (abs and lower body) and then I did some more strength training (arms, shoulders, and lower body) with resistance bands.  All this while watching my shows!  And it was fun!!

My Social Scientist hat

Sorry to bring my social scientist eye into everything...but am I the only one that sees the irony in a video promoting racial equality and is against racial stereotyping but then proceeds to gender stereotype??  Check out the wall behind the girls versus the wall behind the boys...it's not just about the color, look closely at what's hanging on the walls too.

http://gawker.com/kids-watch-interracial-cheerios-ad-have-no-idea-why-it-790720393?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

3rd Rock from the Sun, Season 6

Almost finished with 3rd Rock from the Sun!!  On the last disc :)

Random List: Halloween Costumes

List all your childhood Halloween costumes that you remember, here are mine:

1. Pumpkin
2. '50's poodle skirt rocker
3. Hippie
4. Alien
5. Wizard
6. Cat
7. The Crow
8. Doctor

Rammstein

I've been listenin' to these guys quite a bit lately...it's been a long while:

Take a hint, buddy!

I received a text today from someone who I have not had any contact with for over a year and to whom I thought I had made quite clear that I wanted to end our friendship...apparently I was wrong...the text asked if I wanted to meet-up for dinner because s/he was in.  I didn't even know who the text was from, as I had deleted the number from my phone.  They texted back telling me they were, I said I already I had plans, s/he asked if I wanted to meet up over the weekend, I said I had plans, and s/he said "ok, maybe next time."

Irresponsible people

Don't you just hate irresponsible people, especially when you're paying them?  Is it that hard for someone to send an e-mail or leave a hardcopy for you to pick up?  Needless frustrations.

Abs

I've been trying to do these:

Summer bucket list

Where do the hours go?

Why is it that there never seems to be enough time in the day??!!  I feel like I have senioritis.  On the plus side, I wrote four cover-letters and had phone conversations with two friends I hadn't talked with in a while.

I still have to:

1. Review the coverletters once more before sending them off
2. Finish one table for one of my chapters and add the results to the text
3. Re-do the analysis for another chapter and revise the text accordingly
4. Revise the discussion of another chapter
5. Get a copy of my birth certificate
6. Contact someone about a postdoc I'm interested in and research it some more
7. Finish going through/organizing drawers and closet
8. Jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs!!!!

http://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2013/03/hours.aspx

High Commander's log:

Only two more seasons of 3rd Rock left to watch!  That show is hilarious :)

Guess I was never born

My parents lost my birth certificate.  Now I have to go through the process of ordering a copy for myself...joy.  Here is a link on how to go about ordering a copy of your birth certificate in your state:

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm

BBQ and fireworks

It's really annoying how some people turn everything into a political event.  They can't enjoy one day of BBQ and fireworks without bringing politics into it.

Emergency binder

Nothing gets you cleaning out your files and drawers like looking for a document.  Have not found it yet, on the plus side I did find a service agreement I was looking yesterday and my social security card. I guess there are a couple other place the document might be.  I need to create an emergency binder, I found these on the web:

http://preparednesschallenge.blogspot.com/search?q=Gag+binder
http://www.yourownhomestore.com/survival-kit-series-week-23-important-documents/

I wouldn't recommend keeping your information on Google Docs...seems too easily hacked for my taste, but this page has some good ideas never-the-less:
http://lifehacker.com/5817021/in-case-of-emergency-how-to-organize-your-important-records-in-a-master-information-kit

More tech frustrations

Best Buy said I can't get a new phone because technically the repair has to be on the same phone and since they always give me a refurbed phone it's not the same phone that breaks down.  I said that no one ever gave me the option of repairing my phone, they just gave me a refurbed.  The Geek Squad tech said that the option to have the original phone repaired and returned to you is not available for cell phones...So Best Buy basically created a catch 22 for their "no lemon policy" for phones.  Awesome.

Tech frustrations

I'm so frustrated with Apple and Best Buy!!!!!!!!  This is the third time my iPhone has broken down!  I have Geek Squad Black Tie Protection so they send in my broken phone and give me a refurbished one.  Hopefully they'll give a new phone this time.