Accepted!

Happy Dance as we speak! PhD here I come.... :)

Note to self

Song of the Week

Thanks to the recommendation of a friend, I have found my favorite new artist. Adele on Pandora 24/7 :)

Story of my life...

Jeremy Draws a Monster by Peter McCarty

I found this in the Art Institute of Chicago with some friends over the summer.

I wish you enough

From Paulo Coelho's blog:

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more..

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.

I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting…

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good- bye.

Meera House

So sexy. This three-story modern home in Singapore has one of the most awesome concepts Ive seen for home design. The architect wanted to make each floor feel like it had its own garden!. It also has tons of other green features. I need this house, I need a job. ASAP.

Visit freshome, and be amazed.

Valentine's Day- Part II

My VDay surprise seven course meal was off to a rough start when my valentine took this little creature out of an ice-cube filled bag. I wont lie, I was a little speculative, but I trusted him (after all, he is a professional chef). As he cooked, and stirred, and fried, and chopped, I sat waiting in the living room, waiting for the so-longed-for first dish.

Plat Un: It was delishious: orange and jicama slices with thin onion slices sprinkled with paprika and lime (so good). It was so fresh and reminded me of street fruit from my Chicago neighborhood. Unfortunately, I didnt record this plate...I guess I was too excited and probably too hungry to document this. To substitute, I give you a picture of the wonderful dinner setup (yes, with flowers) and the amazing wine.

Plat Deux: As the chef put it "Its a classic with a twist, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised". Fried corn cakes topped with cheddar cheese and bacon. I love his corn cakes.

Plat Trois: Slices of whole grain baguette topped with tomatoe and garlic on a lemon sauce and (my favorite)with parsley and lemon pieces with drizzled bacon fat. This is probably my favorite dish of all, and I think because it surprised me the most. I have terrible sense of what things taste like (in case you didnt know) and when I bit into the parsley and lemon slice, I could swear I tasted chicharrones...and I was right (somewhat)!

Plat Quatre: What a themed dish, dont you think? This is whole cooked shrimp with jalapeno and onion. This plate was meaningful because he got the recipie from Super Pan's Hector Santiago, one of my favorite chefs in town. So thoughtful, but I was still a little perturbed (the shrimp had eyes).

Plat Cinq: The last of the main courses, a golden piece of chicken on a delishious pan sauce with a parsley branch. Soooo good.

Plat Six: Orange candy on vanilla pudding! My valentine made the orange candy from the left over peel from the very first dish, and cooked it with sugar. Sustainable cooking :)

Plat Sept: Finally the last dish of the night. The bowl was actually full of home-made dark chocolate dipped strawberries, but again, I forgot about taking pictures and dug right in. GD apologized saying it was such a cliché dish, but I loved every part of it.

In conclusion, he is the best. I loved every dish and waiting was so worth it, but the best part of all was all the though he put into giving each dish a meaning to a small piece of our lives...ok enough of that. (Best Valentine's Day ever)

Valentine's Day- Part I

Yes, the video to one of my favorite songs is out! I must say I feel a little dissapointed though. Im not sure exactly what I was expecting, but I was expecting better. What I didnt see coming (at all) was Shakira ripping off her shirt...

On another note, Valentine's Day is off to a great start. Breakfast in bed <3

Youre the nicest thing ive seen

I like to listen to this song when it rains. Makes the day a little more sad, yet a perfect companion to the gloominess.

"I wish that you knew when I said two sugars, actually I meant three."

It needs to get sunny, asap.

Traveling Dreams

Last night I dreamt I was in Sweden. I am not sure how I knew that, but I knew. It was a gloomy day, much like the ones Ive been experiencing lately. It was strange...I was wearing a red gown and I was running through the streets. I did not see people, only the lights from deserted shops. Suddenly I stopped running and sat on a bench. A yellow bird fell from the sky to the bench next to me. It got up and sang me a song. And it only sang my favorite part of the song:

Que desaparezcan todos los vecinos
Y se coman las sobras de mi inocencia
Que se vayan uno a uno los amigos
Y acribillen mi pedazo de conciencia
Que se consuman las palabras en los labios
Que contaminen todo el agua del planeta
O que renuncien los filantropos y sabios
Y que se muera hoy hasta el ultimo poeta

This lasted what felt like four hours. Not sure what this means, but I liked it.