now that school is over and i've had a week or so to recuperate, i believe i may get back on the blogwagon. hell, i may even have interesting things to write about once and awhile!
i just got back from 4 days in the woods. i went up to bruinslair (160 acres of land owned by a friend's uncle that i have been enjoying and helping develop for the past five years) for their new membership orientation weekend. this year bruinslair became an environmental education non-profit called the Oregon Creek Advocacy. over the next 10 years, this environmentally caring group of people are going to cause some major changes to how things are run in this part of the Sierras. it's very exciting and i'm really proud of all the work everyone has put into making this happen. check it out if you ever get the chance.
one of the major initiatives will be to stop the inhumane bear hunting that goes on. if you can call it bear hunting. for three months out of the year, truckloads of beer-swilling hillbillies sit in their trucks while their dogs, equipped with radio collars, run through the forest tracking down bears and chasing them up trees. when the dogs start barking, the "hunters" follow the radio signal until they find the bear trapped in the tree and shoot it down. what fun! what adventure! what a bunch of lazy, cowardly pud-wankers.
in other news, i slept better than i have in weeks and somehow managed to sleep past 6:30am three days in a row! the weekend was filled with the perfect amount of resting, hiking, working and catching up with old and new friends. oh, and bacon. plenty of bacon. mmmmmmmmm.
it's going to be a busy summer. on top of having to choose and research a new thesis topic, i will be away most weekends through the end of July for various events, camping trips, workshops, etc. it's so nice to have a break from classes and regular homework for awhile.
i am proud to share that all of my hard work this year paid off. much to my surprise, i maintained my 4.0 average this semester. i thought for sure i was going to get a "B" in one or two of my classes, but somehow i pulled off all "A"s. it feels good to have something to show for all the time i put in. not that grades really matter in grad school, but they matter to me. i was a decent student in undergrad, so i really wanted to prove to myself that i could pull off a 4.0 average if i put my mind to it.
now i just have to figure out if i really want to do the work that this degree will prepare me for. but that's for another day.
right now, i'm going back to dreaming about bacon ... i wonder if bacon pie would be hard to make ....
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Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v7.07
Title: Impossible Bacon Breakfast Pie (quiche)
Categories: Easy, Eggs, Pies
Servings: 4
1 lb Bacon
1 cn Green Chili (chopped)
1 c Grated cheese (Jack)
1 1/2 c Milk
1 c Bisquick
6 oz Sour cream
3 Eggs
1 Salt & Pepper to taste
Brown, drain and crumble bacon. Put in bottom of 11X7 greased dish. Top
with onion and cheese. Put rest in blender for 1 min. Pour into pan. Bake
at 350 until tests done with knife (35-45 min)
that bacon pie recipe...unreal. i think i would not need to eat for a couple days after downing a couple pieces of that!
about the bear-hunting. what the F*@*? The bears aren't protected by any state or county laws? Geez. Sounds like a few decades ago...but I guess I'm just sheltered from the reality of mountain and range life.
Congratulations on the 4.0 - I know how hard it is to keep your nose to the grindstone constantly for months. You rock:)
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