take your pick. i’m tired of editing my own words. actually, today was all about spilling the words onto the page. the next time i have a chance to dig into this big paper will be wednesday morning and i will likely still need to dump more words on the page (and possibly do a little more research) before i can really get to the editing part, where i comb through what i’ve written, reorganizing, trimming the fat and trying to decide if i’m going to go with the informal chatty style that comes more naturally to me, or try to squeeze my words and thoughts into the uncomfortable business attire of a more formal research paper. so…. where’s the happy stuff? i decided to stay home for most of the day today in order to get a jump on this paper. how lovely to sit on the couch underneath a very warm down comforter (and piles of books) and enjoy the feeling of finally getting words on the page! i’ve been digging up research information for so long (and trying to get a handle on what this paper is actually about! — that’s the tricky part of independent studies that they never tell you–you have to come up with the assignment as well as the report!) that it felt great to finally see what it looked like on the page.<\/p>\n
and then the really happy stuff: lunch. i tried a new recipe from the everyday food cookbook<\/a>—hot and sour soup<\/a>!<\/p>\n it’s not quite like memories of china (my all-time favorite chinese restaurant) and i was short on the shiitake mushrooms, but it was warm and tasty nonetheless. my fingers still smell of toasted sesame oil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" take your pick. i’m tired of editing my own words. actually, today was all about spilling the words onto the page. the next time i have a chance to dig into this big paper will be wednesday morning and i … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/lh6.google.com\/carissaabc\/R14YX3qAQmI\/AAAAAAAADjw\/LyNX0QhFllI\/IMGP7183.JPG?imgmax=720\")
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