stuck at the 'brary

surprise surprise. coco proves, once again, to be an idiot. i was being a diligent student and getting my work done at the library, and really wanted to take the 3:40 bus. BUT since i wasn't keeping track of time, i walked outside and what did i see? the 3:40 bus driving away. the next one isn't for another hour. ugh. i just want to go hoooome. i wish my car wasn't broken again.

also, i sort of lied to get out of a conference today (for a good reason!) with my professor, and then, of course, i saw him in the hallway exactly when we were supposed to be conferencing. lying always, always, always bites me in the ass. whatever. the good reason was that i didn't have anything to say to him because i hadn't done my homework yet. well, it's not a good reason, but it is a reason. i would have been wasting his time otherwise. oh my god, i am the worst graduate student ever.

mayo cookies

in an effort to further procrastinate, i decided to make something sweet this evening. so, horror of horrors, when i found, looking through fanny farmer, that every cookie and cake recipe calls for eggs, i thought i was through. i'm poor! i don't have any eggs! alexa has one egg left, and i felt bad using it for sweet-stuff purposes.

sooooo, here's the world's greatest no-egg fix:

mayonnaise! right, i know, you can also use applesauce, or bananas, or some oil and some baking powder, but i didn't have any of those things. but i did have mayo. it makes sense, since eggs and oil are pretty much the only things in mayonnaise.

here's the recipe (so, so, so easy):

1 cup of sugar
1 cup of mayo
2 cups flour
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

combine everything in a bowl. roll into small balls and dip balls in some extra granulated sugar. press sugared balls with fork. put in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.

this makes a lot of cookies.

and i snickered pretty much the whole way through that last paragraph. heh.

enjoy your mayonnaisey cookies!

UPDATE: so now that i have actually eaten one of these mayo cookies, i can better report back. basically, they taste like cookies you made when you were missing ingredients. they taste fine, and are especially enhanced by dipping in milk, and they are cute, too, but they aren't the world's greatest cookie, by any means. also, the texture is a bit cake-like. still, for cookies made on the cheap, they're just what the doctor ordered.

rent is duuuuuue.

It's that time of the month again! No, not menstrual time. That's right, RENT time! It's the first of the month, and I've got to scrounge up enough money to pay ye olde rente. Actually, I think I've got enough to pull it off and also have a little extra for spending money.

I just found out that there's a decent little Goodwill here in Dover, so I really need to check it out. Ever since I lost my favorite sweatshirt (doesn't ANYONE know where it is?!) I want a replacement.

new blog!

i finally have an excuse to start up another blog. not that it was terribly important to have a single one in the first place, but the new one will have a purpose, and that's a good feeling. writing this always feels a little aimless (jen, i think you're the only one who ever sees it anyway...basically it's just an ongoing letter to you).

the new one is for a class. the prof suggested we have a special place to put down musings on particular lines, maybe even words, in our reading. it won't be so much notes on the reading as thoughts on particular, isolated ideas or concepts within the reading. also, she said we could turn it into a blog, so i'll be doing just that. just in case you're interested in reading, i'm going to post the link here and in the profile of this blog. yip!

http://hercommonplace.blogspot.com/

i'm back!

well, here i am, back in the seacoast region of lovely new hampshire and excited about the year ahead. the new apartment is adorable, and so far it's working out great. my roommate hasn't really lived here yet, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. she's moving in on monday, so that'll be nice. i hate being alone, it makes me fat. well, it makes me engage in very fatty behavior, like eating a lot out of boredom. but speaking of weight-loss, i am again turning a new leaf! i'm online right now trying to find a good dover bike trail, but not seeing one, after lunch i'm going to make one up myself and just get out there and ride. it's a beautiful day and i really could use the exercise. i might also go to the gym. then, weight watchers will begin next week, and i'll be on the right track again! i feel good. k.c. inspired me with his 35 pound weight-shed, so i'm pretty stoked. gotta go!