Homemade Popsicles

For my birthday, one of my best friends bought me popsicle molds. This morning, I used this recipe to make strawberry popsicles. It was so simple and quick, and pretty healthy, too! I am looking forward to making other flavors in the future, like mango-orange or peach! YUMM!

Fresh Air (on NPR)

A good friend of mine recently got me hooked on NPR. I've since subscribed to several NPR podcasts and listen to them during my half-hour commute. One of those podcasts is Fresh Air. This program consists mostly of interviews and often concludes with a review of either a book, movie or album. I have learned a lot about very diverse topics, from cognitive function to the war in the Middle East; from dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti to a research study in the 1970s that tried to teach a chimpanzee human language. This list only covers some of my favorites from the last 2 weeks. I highly recommend checking out some of the stories. I can promise you that you will not only find stories that interest you, but also topics you didn't even know you were interested in!

Cornbread

Anyone who has been in close contact with me in the last 8 months or so may or may not have been the victim of my quest for a recipe for delicious, sweet, buttery cornbread. I have tried 5 or 6 recipes so far, with my favorite being this one from AllRecipes.com. In fact, I whipped up a double batch last night to bring to my final Spanish class tonight and to my friends' house tomorrow night. There is just something so comforting about cornbread. Yummmm!

Google Reader

I recently started following a bunch of blogs. Instead of having to go to each one every morning to look for new posts, I simply added them all to my Google Reader, which I have on my iGoogle homepage (or I could access it through my Google Reader app). It's just such a nice easy way to keep things organized and I am very appreciative.

This Bumper Sticker

I was in my car this morning minding my own business when I had to come to a stop behind this car. I thought this bumper sticker was so funny that I snapped a photo of it.


If you can't see what the sticker says, here it is in a close up.



It's funny because it's true in such a literal sense!

Thesauruses

I have to admit that I have some trouble spelling "thesauruses" but I love them nonetheless. Whenever I am writing a paper or a grant application or even a blog post, I often consult thesaurus.com when I am stuck unable to think of a word, or when I've used the same one 6 times already in the same paragraph. Such a useful tool!