yea, Britain. jubilee.

exam power lunch with rosemary tea (for memory) and color/design therapy

"If we do not have the power to see below the surfaces of things, to see processes rather than symptoms, to see whole systems rather than separate parts, then our individual efforts and energies will be dissipated; our voices will add to the confusion that surrounds us." -Roger Keesing, 1981

frida says it all

"digital lace"

Tenerife with travlr boi

 traveler boy

 right before traveler boy made us climb mountainous goat path because he forgot we weren't goats

 octopus delicacies and papas con mojo (in the back)

black sand beach

blue bottle

 nasty men on nice horses

color

traveler boy in sunset

my anger

Masca, where we got lost on another goat path (thanks traveler boy) and hiked a gorge

 (that was all Masca/gorge)

At the piscinas naturales

spring in ox box... long overdue highlights

 magnolia trees & oranges out my kitchen window

 easter egg hunt (aka fertility festival) chocolate cake 

(to get the creativity flowing)

 rain (it wouldn't be england or spring without it)

 

 cow dung, also key for england/spring

beautiful light as the sun sets later...

wisteria in the st. cross college quad

Quotes for Over-Achieving, Worrisome Graduate Students

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important. ~Bertrand Russell

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering. ~Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by A.A. Milne

The mark of a successful man is one that has spent an entire day on the bank of a river without feeling guilty about it. ~Author Unknown

We live longer than our forefathers; but we suffer more from a thousand artificial anxieties and cares. They fatigued only the muscles, we exhaust the finer strength of the nerves. ~Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you. ~John De Paola

mastering the [semi] authentic british diet

my first attempt at vegetarian shepherd's pie... a base of carrots, leeks, a shallot, garlic, lentils, chili powder, thyme, salt, pepper... topped with whipped potatoes and chives... bakes for 20ish minutes or until potatoes brown slightly.

in preparation for the 'easter' [fertility] festival

i thought i'd try out this mexican chili chocolate cake recipe and dress festively, because what else does one do on saturday nights when everyone is away from oxford? luckily there were a few stragglers to devour it in the bar. next time i'm going to serve it with a lavender/lemon drizzle.

Arts & Crafts Baby

William Morris

NASA art space

Tea in Glasgow

Tea at Tchai Ovna in Glasgow, Scotland

ways the french eat

breakfast at 4 p.m. This was a disaster. But the lighting was nice.

mussels with cider & cream sauce and chips

pasta with zucchini and cream

p h i l o s o p h y : atmosphere (not types of food) = health

Norman Land & City Scapes

tea on a misty morning in normandy

scones and chai... oxford sunday morning style...