Merry Christmas! Let's see... it's the 3rd day of Christmas so we ought to all have the partridge and coordinating pear tree, the turtle doves, and three french hens from our true loves. Mmmhmmm that sounds about right!
The gift exchanging in this house was way fun, though it's difficult to realize "hey, I'm not a kid anymore and I shouldn't expect to have these crazy, frivolous gifts!" It was quite fun to give the coaster sets I made, the scarf I knitted for my mom, and Jimmy's gifts. I got the things I needed (which isn't romantic, but it's terribly thoughtful and very much needed), like new speakers, a USB 2.0 card, a full spectrum light bulb for my floor lamp, ipod case to fit the latest replacement, Apples to Apples (for fun and for stairwell program enjoyment), and a great book called Teacher Man by the guy who wrote Angela's Ashes. The biggest news was that my mother gave me a gift certificate to get my ears pierced and promptly on Monday we went... it's the strangest sensation to have things stuck in your head, but here we are!
Jimmy came down for Christmas evening and the next couple days, which was amazing. We got (gasp) CHINA (see the print at Macy's -- don't worry, we found it 70% off in the EP Mall). The best part of the visit was tonight, when we took the SW metro transit bus to Nicollet Mall and walked through the Marshall Field's Cinderella display. Then we decided to get "mystery beers" at a bar nearby -- they ended up being Polish and damn good for $1.75. :) It was Budapest and an adventure and time to just be together all rolled in one. Wonderful!
I'm trying to apply to St. Thomas by Dec. 31st but alas their site is experiencing infuriating technical issues. Time to go muscle with it. Goodnight and Merry 3rd and now 4th Days of Christmas!
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Sunday, December 04, 2005
lutefisk
Last night, Jimmy and I thought "what the heck?" and decided to try lutefisk. For me it was a second try, a just to be sure I don't like it sort of trial. After take #2, I am convinced.
There are several things that alarm me about the dish:
1) it is cured in lye... lye! what we use to make soap! no one eats lye for fun (usually)
2) one needs an inordinate amount of butter to drown the sorrows of the lye-cured cod and make it edible
3) it is literally clear! for those of you who are not scandinavian or at a scandinavian school, picture this: it's a whitsh, gellatinous glob whose appearance warrants serious concern
4) the best description of how it feels in your mouth is nearly tasteless, fully colorless jello
The best way to approach the dish is to forget that it was at any time a living organism. Don't expect fish, expect nondescript food that jiggles on your fork. If you go into it thinking you'll be eating cod, you will be ALARMED at what sits on your tongue (if you manage to let it stay there for more than a femtosecond, that is).
It is quite endearing though to think that lutefisk, the butt of all scandinavian jokes concerning food, is alive (sorta?) and well especially at St. Olaf College.
In other notes, yes, it's Christmas Fest weekend. Finals are looming ahead but life continues quite merrily when the campus is transformed into an ice palace and Christmas spirit is increased with each cup of cocoa.
There are several things that alarm me about the dish:
1) it is cured in lye... lye! what we use to make soap! no one eats lye for fun (usually)
2) one needs an inordinate amount of butter to drown the sorrows of the lye-cured cod and make it edible
3) it is literally clear! for those of you who are not scandinavian or at a scandinavian school, picture this: it's a whitsh, gellatinous glob whose appearance warrants serious concern
4) the best description of how it feels in your mouth is nearly tasteless, fully colorless jello
The best way to approach the dish is to forget that it was at any time a living organism. Don't expect fish, expect nondescript food that jiggles on your fork. If you go into it thinking you'll be eating cod, you will be ALARMED at what sits on your tongue (if you manage to let it stay there for more than a femtosecond, that is).
It is quite endearing though to think that lutefisk, the butt of all scandinavian jokes concerning food, is alive (sorta?) and well especially at St. Olaf College.
In other notes, yes, it's Christmas Fest weekend. Finals are looming ahead but life continues quite merrily when the campus is transformed into an ice palace and Christmas spirit is increased with each cup of cocoa.
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