I am back, I think

Sorry for the long sabbatical from blogging. It has been a crazy past two months. My neice was born in January while I was visiting New York. It was wonderful to see her as a new born. When I got home, my work amped up and is finally, I hope calming down. As of Wednesday, I turned in the 100% submission calculations. I hope to update all more on my life in Virginia soon. To all faithful checkers of my blog, I look forward to you reading my sometimes boring, sometimes random thoughts.

Fun in DC

It has been a long time since I last wrote. Work was insane last week. All the engineers were out of the office on Thurday and Friday, which normally would not be a problem. Last week just happened to coincide with a deadline. On Friday, I spent most of the day on the phone, e-mail, and pulling out my hair. Thank the Lord though, the drawings got out on time and my boss was happy with my work. He even laughed at my frustration, which in turn caused me to laugh. With that said, I had two wonderful trips to DC that week.

On Tuesday night, I discovered a new form of art in Shin Tanaka. He was at the Kennedy Center for the Japanses Culture month. To look at his creations go here: http://shin.co.nr/ The are amazing mostly because it is just paper and glue. These are his part time work. He actually has a real job! When work slows down, I want to try my hand at making one.

The real reward for me was Saturday. I told myself if I could make it through the week I would visit the American Art Museum & National Portrait Gallery to look at the Katherine Heburn special exhibit. The two friends that went with me also wanted to check out another special exhibit, RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture. This exhibit was fasinating considering I do not know much about the culture and art of hip hop.

Random Quotes

"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" -Ronald Reagan

"The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men." -George Eliot

"Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length." -Robert Frost

"To read a newspaper is to refrain from reading something worthwhile. The first discipline of education must therefore be to refuse resolutely to feed the mind with canned chatter." - Aleister Crowley

"Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar." - Edward R. Murrow

"A liberal is a person whose interests aren't at stake at the moment." - Willis Player

Evangeline Came

I am an auntie to a girl! Evangeline came today while I was visiting in NYC with friends. Yeah! For the Vitals, check Keith and Bethy's blog.

Funny

Check out this article, especially if you keep up with the presidential race.

LIfe before TV

When I arrived home after New Year, my house no longer had this:My new year will now be filled with more of this:

Delicious meals of late

I just cooked two fantastic meals this week! I just have to say that I hightly recommend the recipes in Real Simple Magazine. The meals were easy and most the ingredients were easy to find. The first one from there is Sausage with Escarole and White Beans. I have to say that I typically do not like sausage, but this was so tasty, even two days later as leftovers. I also subbed the escarole with spinach. The second one was Potato and Leek Flat Bread. My roommate said that it reminded her of a California Pizza Chicken pizza. If your having a hard time finding the cheese, check out Whole Foods.