Old Stuff I've forgotten and New Stuff I'm learning

Another cool campfire photo.

Today was completely a mix of old uni stuff that I really should remember but don't, and oh-crap-scary new stuff. Okay, maybe not quite that scary.

I only had classes for a single subject today, just how it worked out on my timetable, but oh-my-god, I don't remember hardly any of the stuff I need to know and am supposed to know. We're revising in a week a subject that took and entire semester at the start of last year, and not only is it highly compressed but it was a long time ago. So ack. Lots of revision needed, pronto.

In the evening I had my second-ever driving lesson. At night! Actually, it wasn't too bad once I'd actually got in, figured out where all the additional night-buttons were and just started. I could see! And I didn't hit anything OR stall.

Aside from that, it's late. Really late, and I'm tired. I finished off my container of vegie-tomato soup that's really yummy, and I'll write up the recipe for it sometime, but not tonight, because it's slightly more complicated than the chicken soup and I can't be bothered remembering all the stuff.

From my goals list, I did organise a decent amount of my bedroom today. So I know where most things are now. And I did a few ankle exercises this morning, not enough though.

And bugger, I forgot some Wednesday-specific stuff. I didn't pick up my geoscience lab manual like I was supposed to. That's about it, but bugger.

Oh well. Email lady tomorrow, maybe? Ask to pick it up at the end of the lecture since I *can't go* because it *clashes*. Grr.

Ah well. Bedtime, because now is no time for stressing.

Goals for tomorrow include getting that lab manual, practising MATLAB, washing my dishes, sending off an email to the outdoor club and... whatever else turns up. Yeah.


Wolverine

Chicken and Vegie Soup

I realise that is not a picture of the post title. That is not chicken soup. Duh. But I didn't take a picture of it tonight, and I won't scar you with pictures of the remains.

However, I *did* make a fairly nice, simple chicken soup for dinner, so I'm putting the recipe up here.

Ingredients:
3/4 Litre of Chicken Stock (Would use 1/2 L next time)
Small handful of cooked, roughly shredded chicken (Would use even less chicken less time, maybe half a handful)
1 baby carrot, sliced (Would use 2+ baby carrots next time)
125g can of corn kernals, including liquid
Half a red capsicum, diced
Small handful of shell pasta (Probably use a different sort of pasta next time, maybe even noodles)

1. Bring some water to a boil in a some saucepan and start cooking the shells. This could probably be done in the stock along with everything else, but I was a bit unsure.
2. Put the stock on the stove and get it bubbling but not boiling.
3. Put corn, corn liquid, capsicum and carrots in. Stir occassionally.
4. When pasta is al dente (I think?), ie, just cooked, soft enough to eat but definitely still a bit firm, drain them from the water and tip them into the stock.
5. Add the shredded chicken and stir occassionally until the chicken is heated through.

This was quite nice, although it didn't turn out quite as well as I'd hoped. Next time, more vegies, less chicken and a bit less stock. It's pretty much a generic chicken soup recipe, but I like it.


Wolverine

Starting Again

Right, so, I haven't posted here for a long time. (Must remember to have keyboard in front of my hands, not far over out of the way.) I'm not expecting anyone to read this, but I need somewhere to be accountable to myself. I'm sick of not getting done what I want to do, and I know part of the problem is I don't set out clearly what I want to do before the day starts/ends.

So, this blog is now going become just my general blog/journal/goals page/thingy. All the different things I'm trying to include are too diverse for a topic-focused place, like FM or Steve Pavlina or the foody places I hang out. And really, the only person who *really* needs to see them is me. I don't care if other people do (it's not like any of them are embarrassing!), but this is for me.

Goals? Lots. First semester of my second year at uni has just started, and there's heaps of stuff to do. Food, exercise, organising things, things I already have booked in -- ack! And that's not even counting, y'know, the actual uni stuff. *rolleyes*

Daily Stuff:

* Ankle and back exercises (former because I sprained it a couple of months ago, latter because it's just weak), preferably in the mornings.

* As often as possible, cook my own healthy meals. If it turns out good, why not write it up and post it on here!

* Take either a light textbook or some other form of reading with me onto campus every day, so I can have something to if I have a break and no one to talk to.

* Get up with reasonable time in the mornings so I can have a shower to wake me up, and get to bed at a decent time, too.

Stuff to do SOON:

* Email Outdoors club to ask about rockclimbing next Monday night (3rd March).

* Organise my room; papers, wash my dishes, find places for everything.

* Read some of my textbooks, preferably the ones I haven't read much of yet.

* Uni organising; print out lecture notes, pick up lab manuals for geoscience and chem.

* Practise using MATLAB.

* Work out my diary and dates for the semester, or as much as possible anyway.

There's probably heaps more to do, but I can't think of them right now. It's the starting part that gets it all moving, anyway. So, it's quite late and I need to get some sleep.

Wolverine