First WEEK of school

WOW this week has flown by!!  I feel like it was yesterday that I posted about my first day =O  Well, good news, I have met some more people  =D  I talked to some more people in class and I think that is a good start ;)

And the teachers are so much more relaxed!  I really like it, especially my Psychology teacher because she is just so funny!

I also want to thank you all for ALL of your encouraging words on my last post, they really helped me :]  I love that no matter where I am I always have a ton of blog friends that I can talk to :]  Thank you so much, really I mean it!

I will tell you more about my week as I have some time to reflect, but a heads up to what is going on this weekend... I am going to a barista jam!!  It is where a bunch of coffee Geeks get together and compete at pulling shots, and latte art, like this!

from Intelligentsia 

I am a bit nervous, because it is REALLY likely that I am going to be the youngest one there, but I am also excited because I want to get some job openings and show everyone what I can do!  I got fresh roasted coffee from LUX and I'm ready to go ;)  Wish me luck!!

Have a wonderful FRIDAY tomorrow!!!

First day of school :/

Yep. Today was the first day of school at a new school for me, but I will tell you more about that later.  First, Food!!

Surprisingly, I have been making some pretty good dishes in this teeny tiny kitchen in our apartment.  By the way, I really miss my gas cooktop!!!

Mixed green salad with strawberries, almonds, pistachios, and topped with shredded chicken and ginger vinaigrette 

close up

salmon burger atop spaghetti with yogurt-dill sauce.  And yes, that is a hot dog bun toast.  Out of bread ;)

Seared sushi grade Ahi tuna on spinach with baguette.  GREAT!

This weekend was really great!!  My last weekend of summer, and I made it a great one :)  The main thing that happened is that I got a new cycling team!  Now, It is bittersweet because I can't thank Mario enough for my wonderful experience at M.O.B squad, but at the same time I am glad to be settled with a team I am happy with here in town.  I rode on Saturday and met a lot of riders, a lot of which were on the team I was interested in.  Then I talked to their team director and rode with him on Sunday and got on the team!  I am excited to be a part of team Bicycle Haus :)  And, the team director also is into coffee just like me!  I talked to him about LUX, it came up somehow, and he knew it!  He said I haven't lived here long enough to find out about LUX yet :)  AND, he is a foodie!  He told me that Pane Bianco, which is right next to LUX is owned by the same guy who started Pizzeria Bianco!  (Considered one of the best Neapolitan pizza in the nation!)  He seems like an awesome guy :)

Ok, first day of school shall we?

Well, it was pretty good.  I like my classes and my teachers.  The only thing is the kids are a bit different than I am used to.  But I think I will get used to it in time, it has only been a day after all ;)

I don't know, it is probably my problem that I didn't really meet anyone today.  I just don't talk much!  So therefore, I ate alone and didn't meet many people :/  But, I think that with time it will get better.  Any advice?  I know I need to talk to people, but I just don't know if we have ANYTHING in common!   :\

Well, Wish me luck tomorrow, I am confident I will meet more people :)

Have a fantastic day tomorrow!!!!!!

Scott

Whatev...

I want to thank you all so much for all of your comments.  They mean so much to me and keep me going day in and day out.  I really can not thank you enough.  I will try though ;)  Thank You! Thank You!Thank You!Thank You!Thank You!Thank You!Thank You!...........!!!!!!!!!


Soooo today pretty much sucked up until about an hour ago.  I have to vent so here ya go.  I will try to keep it short, and I have something positive to say in a minute.  I promise! :]

Where did it go wrong you ask?  Oh about 7 this morning :/  First my mom can't get her car started to go to work, so she takes the other one.  No biggie, I was going to ride the bus anyway.  I get to school and go to engineering class.  We are doing this project where we make custom lego parts on the computer that will fit onto regular legos.  We have to make a vehicle of some type.  Then we get to print them on the 3D printer!  Cool right?!?!  In theory...

Dimensioning lego pieces is first and foremost a pain in the ###!  And it is crucial when you make custom pieces, otherwise they won't fit the standard ones.  The real problem came today, when my part came out of the printer.  You see, the parts are built on top of another plastic as a support, and the parts themselves are made out of PVC plastic type stuff.  I got my piece today and was trying to break off the extra support material, and my door completely broke.  And then it broke again. And again. :/  Apparently the plastic isn't as strong as I thought.  I made the doors .025 in thick, which wasn't enough I guess.  I asked him if I could print it again after I made it thicker.  He said we would have to see if he has time.  What?!?!?  Ugh, now our whole project is up in the air and we have been working on it for like 6 weeks :/

Then in the last period today I had to turn in this book project we have been working on for the past few weeks.  It is a group project, so as my luck seemed to be going today, one of our members didn't bring any of his stuff in.  Great.  Then when I get the grade back I find out that I got a 10/15 (67%) on my book review.  Mind you, this is the same grade that my group member got when he wrote the review, all two paragraphs of it, right before class.  I had a whole page and it was well written so I went up to him to ask what was up.  He looked at me and told me it had to be typed.  NOTHING in the instructions said that, so I asked him "did it say anything about that"  and he is like "no, but everything has to be typed now"  WHAT!?!?!  News to me!!  And mind you, I am a good student and am pretty good at knowing what's going on...  I guess my teachers like to make up rules they never told us about...

I was looking forward to getting out to go on a ride to just get a break from all this school crap, so I went home, figured out what was wrong with the car, and got ready to drive up to pick my mom up.  Then, it rained.  And it rained more.  And more.  So no riding for me.  perfect especially when Tuesday we didn't go because it looked like it was going to rain, and it didn't!  I am so sick of this stupid weather!  Arizona, here I come!!!!!!

I promised a positive to this post, and I am a man of my word ;)  Here it is: Right now I am saying screw it. (Thanks Ellie!!)  Because you know what?  It doesn't really matter.  I have so much else I have to be thankful for!  I need to try to focus on that more, I really do.  And now I get to read your blogs and contemplate all of your deep and interesting thoughts, and get caught up on your days (which were hopefully better than mine!).  I am off to do that right now...

Have a fantabulous friday okay??  You all deserve it so much, you are brilliant!!
 

Scott

The end of a long week...

WOW has it been a long week!!  I wish I could say that I have a boatload of pictures to share with you, but I don't :(  I am so sorry!!  I really must get back to a regular nightly posting routine because I absolutely love it!!  Your comments brighten my day and I just don't want to go without that.  So I am going to try next week to do my best to post more than only Monday and Friday!!

So, because I have neglected my blog for the entire week, here are a few highlights of my week :]

• I have been talking to Megan over the past week while she is being admitted to IP.  Such a sweet girl, and she really could use all of your support.
• I got to ride Tuesday and Thursday on the training ride!!  Ya, it is pretty much the norm, but after this past weekend I was a bit worried!  This weekend looks like it will be a bit better but with a bit of rain still :/
• School was CRAZY!!  Tests galore and ugh I am so glad to be through with this week!
• Finished my German project over the Indianapolis 500, in (English and German!) for my exchange trip (I can't wait to see you Pascal, Ich freue mich sehr viel daran!!)
• Got my skype working again so I was able to talk to my dad in AZ, and I am right now too!!  (I keep missing Maddi!  Darn time difference...)
• got my Lego project mostly painted for IED (intro to engineering and design)  We are making a School bus with custom parts on a 3D printer!!  I will tell you more when it is finished ;)

So that is pretty much all I did this week.  Insert a bunch of school garbage important school work and you have my week!  Now the fun part, my weekend!

Tomorrow I am planning on racing in the late afternoon as long as it doesn't rain (crosses fingers pleasepleaseplease!) hehe I am going to see my sister on Sunday in her new house on campus!!  She is taking my furniture to put in there because it isn't furnished ;]

I am off to read your posts and try to get caught up!  I will leave you with a random picture I took today...

Can you believe it‽ <-- (I just remembered that symbol, it is called an Interrobang isn't it great‽)  Edible grass for Easter baskets!  And it is from Germany!! 

Have a great Saturday everyone :)

Scott