It's been a while since I've updated. So long in fact, that another snowstorm has decided to hit the Northeast again. This time it's hitting DC, although from the weather reports it seems that it's hitting Virginia and Illinois more than it's hitting DC. This snowstorm is being dubbed "Snowquester" because of the controversial Sequester (budget cuts throughout the nation) that kicked into effect last Friday. Mother Nature seems pretty upset about it.
[weather today]
[yikes]
[blankets + leftover pad thai + super awesome light saber chopsticks]
So, I'm spending today under the blanket in front of the TV watching Sex and the City reruns interspersed with CNN while researching and typing up homework. Grad School work is insane and it seemingly never ends. I've got a bunch of stuff due next week before Spring Break (yay!) and then a bunch of stuff due after (boo)! The last few weeks have just been piles of reading and writing and I can't believe I'm already approaching my 7th week of the semester. Time is flying by really quickly!
[photo from one of the late nights I pulled writing a paper]
Last weekend though was a nice change of pace from all my NY weekends. K came down to visit and spend time with me here but unfortunately he had come down with something and spent all weekend feeling pretty terrible. I did my best to make him feel comfortable. We went out briefly to have lunch with my friends V&N and to grab groceries so I could cook dinner. Indoors, we installed my new Xbox Kinect and had some fun playing around.
[cheat day dinner because I was too busy with
homework to cook]
[double date feast at hot n juicy. 1lb crawfish +
2lbs shrimp + corn + sausage + fried zucchini]
[at-home date night: chicken noodle soup, greens,
baked chicken w/ olive oil w/ parmesan & bread crumbs]
My NY weekends have been really great though. K and I went out for a belated Valentine's date at Brushstroke which is an amazing Omakase restaurant downtown that served the freshest, most delicious Japanese food. We also celebrated my cousin's last weekend in the States by feasting at Momofuku and ordering their famous duck platter, which was massive, yummy, and ridiculously filling.
[hilarious v-day surprise that brightened up my thursday]
[duck feast]
The week after that, I was able to check out Sleep No More, which is a pretty alternative theater experience loosely based on Macbeth. Basically, the audience wears masks and has the opportunity to wander around the McKittrick hotel and poke around and follow the cast as they are doing scenes in various parts of the hotel. Pretty cool stuff.
[sleep no more mask and cards]
[sleep no more lobby/bar]
Also managed to take some pictures of gorgeous NYC.
[5:30am subway ride]
[empire state]
And here are some pictures of some of my pasta experiments.
[tuna on whole wheat pasta w/ olive oil & black pepper]
[farfalle with tomato, basil and peas]
I'm hoping the weather clears up by tomorrow so I can make it up to NY for another whirlwind weekend. I've got 2 despedidas, 3 birthdays, and K's football playoffs that I'm looking forward to attending.
<3,
Tiffy
