Molecular Gastronomy

And I bet you're thinking what the hell is molecular gastronomy, right?! (A fine phrase I'm going to incorporate into my vocabulary) According to Yahoo! Oddly Enough today some chef named Blumenthal says it's an advanced technique to deliver unusual taste combinations. This restaurant in London, The Fat Duck, got high marks, Top 10 if you will, for one of the world's best restaurants. So, what's the prize dish you might ask? Not leg of lamb garnished with a side of succotash. Nope, not filet mignon with a cherry composte that marries well with cabernet sauvignon. Yes, it's sardine on toast sorbet! I'm vacationing in London this year and although I'm a huge fan of weird delicacies like peanut butter/banana/pickle sandwiches and salmon roe, thank God for the golden arches!

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And you thought you were too old for kickball

Spring kickball is starting up again! If any of you get a wild hair, craving a cold beer, and want to see a better time than you had on the 3rd grade sandlot, then come out to Whites Creek on Thursday nights and cheer on the AU alums! It's a guaranteed good time!

Bueller. Bueller. Bueller

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around every once in awhile you could miss it." Ferris Bueller said it best about living life to the fullest. Yesterday, I found out a good friend was diagnosed with MS. It's still hard to believe since just 3 days prior we were all getting our groove on to Prince and Justin Timberlake. It certainly gave me a greater appreciation for my family and friends and the world that they mean to me. So, whenever I'm sitting around my house moping and dwelling on things I can't control, people, make me get out and roll down the giant hill at the State Capital!
I am grateful for the recent blogging explosion that my friends and I have found ourselves taking advantage of. I think it's cool to see life's commentaries that my friends and I are posting in the middle of the day! It's quite fun reading what people are thinking about during the day, whether serious or not, and it usually spawns some sort of odd randomness! Anyways, ta ta for now!


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Wise college students once said.....

Last week 3 friends and I met for our first creative writing group. We brought a sampling of our "works." I brought along witty and impressive quotes my college friends and I jotted down along our 4-6 year journey! Who knew we're so smart?!?! Enjoy!

"A man that does not ask does not have." --RHW

"I'm to that point, but I didn't say I was quitting!" --ABV

"If you can't hear the truth from friends, then who can you hear it from." --WM

"There are just as many bad apples in the church as there are good apples in the world." --AMR

"Life's problems are not easily solved; a better floor wax or deodorant
is not going to help." --ALL

"Fun leads to trouble and trouble leads to guilt!" --KEBS

KEB: "Kidney disease or a clear complexion?"
AMR: "Go for the clear complexion, I'll give you a kidney!"

"The moment you think no one's looking everyone's staring at you." --LEH

"If you are going to be forward, you have to be presumptuous!" --AMR

"It's easy to be independent when you have someone to catch you when you fall." --ALL

"Out of every bad experience comes a good learning experience." --KEB