wildflowersoul

Ok, this is just not cool. Can I please go to DC sometime this year when it's not friggin' The Worst Storm Evar? The weather reports for Monday are looking dire, and I'm due to fly down early Monday morning. I'm a nervous flyer on sunny, calm days, I'm gonna be a wreck on Monday.

Anyway. I love Television Without Pity. Endless, needless, fanwankery amuses me so much. I'm addicted to a thread that discusses ratings and scheduling issues for one show. Srsly. I should get a life soon.

Acting class was wicked hard last night. I am learning some things about myself, like I am not comfortable doing things that require "living in the moment" and not planning out exactly what I'm going to do. Is it completely insane that when I was younger I used to rehearse phone calls before I made them because it made me too nervous to go in without a plan?

So I'm slightly embarrassed to admit this, but what the hell. As part of my weird little quarter life crisis, I've gotten it into my head that I... I want to take an acting class. That sounds so silly. Anyway, I'm curious, even though I'll probably suck at it. It's something I've never tried. But Cambridge Adult Ed's spring semester is around the corner, and I think I'm going to sign up for this class. If anyone else wants to join me, I'm always up for company when doing things outside my comfort zone.

I have found myself slouching in my seat far too often at work lately, so I've stuck a little note on my computer that says "sit up straight!" I hope it works, as I'm too short to afford crappy posture.

So my class last night was awesome. It involved a sweet but slightly crazy Eygptian guy. He played a few of his cds (as in, cds of him singing). I'd never heard O Sol Mio sung in Japanese by and Eygptian, but now I have. It didn't actually involve us cooking, we just sort of stood around watching him, but it was fun. He made: rutabega stew, sauteed okra, fava bean salad, red lentil soup, and a dessert whose name escapes me. I felt bad for the vegetarians in the group, as he cooked some meat for the stew and kept stirring everything with the meat spoon. He also dumped chicken broth into one version of the stew and mixed up which was which, such that the vegetarians had a few unfortunate mouthfuls before realizing his mistake. I met a girl who's also getting married on June 4th, we chatted for a while. All in all, very fun, and I'll definitely take another class. I think to actually get to cook I'll have to try the Culinary Institute in Porter Square, but sitting and watching is nice, too.

So I think I'm going to take a cooking class at Cambridge Adult Ed. There's "The Complete Indian Dinner" on May 1 for $75, "Eygptian Cuisine" on May 9 (after work) for $58, or "Gastrowine Tour of France" on April 8 for $41.There are, of course, many more offerings, but I want something with a tiny time-committment and a low price tag. Anyone interested in joining me for some learnin'?

I'm also thinking that a good use of my gym time would be to re-learn French, and need to plan an excursion to the BPL for some language tapes. Or maybe iTunes has something I can put on my iPod...

Edit: I have decided that it will be the Eyptian class. I'm gonna register now (though it looks like their secure registration isn't so secure, so I wouldn't recommend putting your card information through the site).