More photos, recipes, and plans

I just finished my schoolwork for the quarter, sans a quick look-over in the morning. I'm pretty tired. Today ran from 7am to 11pm with schoolwork and finals. It is a preview for my summer though, since at least three days a week I'll be working 9am to midnight. I'm curious about when I'm going to find time to eat and shower, etc. My excitement for this summer has definitely tapered off since finding out I'll have to work unpaid half-time in the laboratory. If you count jobs and transportation times, I'll be working 75hrs a week, which I guess is not much different then my normal schedule. It just sucks. I'm exhausted. I deserve a break. I was so looking forward to spending time with my horse and working on being healthy this summer after a hellish school year.

What I find most frustrating is people who don't have to do this sort of thing can be completely unsympathetic- I've been scolded for getting a paid job that is an hour away in traffic (the park ranger job is the only one that even interviewed me, of ten applications- not that I'm not happy to have it, but I really didn't have a lot of choice). People have suggested that this is the sort of thing that is fair if you are a student (wtf?). I hate when people express opinions on things they haven't or wouldn't go through themselves. Sort of like when people comment on my long distance relationship without having ever done more than a summer apart from their significant other.

Anyways, my posting this summer might be sporadic. I don't know that I'll have much free time or energy. Here are some things I've been up to the last few weeks.

My garden. I think it's looking pretty good.

Close up- tomatoes are planted, as are cucumbers. I now have everything planted for the summer. I'll start fall planting in July and August.

CSA order of organic produce. It's a little pricey (this is normally $34, though I got this for $18). I might keep it up though with how busy I am this summer. Besides, it's organic, and supports a local business.


Roasted fava beans- toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper, bake at 450 for 25 minutes. So good.


Today's experiment- tea infused vodka for mixing with lemonade. Excited to try it this weekend.

Starla got her spring bath. Please ignore that she got really fat all of a sudden. Spring is a dangerous time for horse owners, but hopefully I can get her slimmed down with exercise (otherwise she has to come in off the grass for a while).

Well, that is some stuff in my life. We'll see what I get up to in the next couple weeks.