Heidi's Journal

10/10/2009 21:45 #49984

Tioga River headwaters in fall
Category: tourism

This weekend is peak leaf peeking in Tioga County, but I was there last weekend... Got these shots as the sun was slipping behind the mountains, up past Pirate's Rock.

We kept driving up the trail to the Wrench and found that people had been burning the plastic/insulation off aluminum, probably to get a higher price selling it for recycling.

The plastic had melted off and run towards the creek and then pooled where it cooled. The dark bits are the burnt plastic.

Ew.

tinypliny - 10/11/09 09:16
Nice pictures. :) Re: plastic pool --> example of how all this may not be so nice some years down the line.

10/06/2009 13:01 #49944

corporations class
Category: school

Yeah. So interesting.

heidi - 10/06/09 17:58
dry, boring, grey, dull... but i love my federal individual income taxation class. Overall classes are much better/more interesting/more relevant than last year. I picked a crappy prof for corporations - i was warned and should have heeded. That's what I get for being impatient. Surprisingly, I'm not happy with my counseling small businesses class, even though I make money counseling small businesses. The prof is from a different time... like Middle Earth or something. Or he's a senior partner on Mad Men. He's told us stories about arguing over the exact proportions of gin & vermouth in martinis. *blink*

jason - 10/06/09 16:19
I took 2 law classes. Dry dry dry dry.......I don't know how you all handle Law school!

tinypliny - 10/06/09 13:31
Yo - wanna go out with me? ;-) (psst. Tokyo Shanghai Bistro Bistro Bistro!)

james - 10/06/09 13:20
We have all had that class.

I once spent a dull class carving a palindrome into my knuckles so when I punched the professor you could still read it.

10/02/2009 01:27 #49901

Nisha @ Niagara Falls

thanks, (e:zobar)!

(okay, not a great shot. i think my room is too dark)

(better... would prolly easier if i wasn't using a sleepy, resistant puppy)

heidi - 10/02/09 12:21
I was playing with the Adobe Flash Niagara Falls souvenir thing that (e:zobar) posted: (e:zobar,49897)

lauren - 10/02/09 12:06
um, I'm confused?

09/20/2009 21:07 #49822

photo backlog: lisa's visit
Category: tourism

Still back in August...

Lisa, Miriam & I had a wonderful time with the Buffalo Queer Women's meetup and the assorted (e:peeps) who ventured out Friday night at Adonia's. Saturday, we went to the Towne for breakfast and then to the Falls.

And then we went to the Anchor Bar because Lisa LOVES wings. I had the pesto ravioli, which was pretty good. Lisa said the wings were "eh" and expensive but she was happy that she got to do the tourist thing at the Anchor Bar. (See (e:heidi,49673) for a picture at Anchor Bar.)

metalpeter - 09/21/09 18:19
I like that shirt saying in the nice falls picture. I wouldn't know if it where true. But I'm guessing if I got with some cutie pie like Tia Carera (how ever you say it from Wayne's world), Gail Kim, or an adult version of Just blanked on the Girl from Death Note I wouldn't go back either.

tinypliny - 09/21/09 00:34
Invite her over to the wing festival next time. :)

09/17/2009 22:43 #49801

No more insulted greens
Category: food

(fifth & final post today!)

I got some fancy greens from the coop this week.

The first time I had them, I insulted them by using Hidden Valley Ranch buttermilk dressing (and sunflower seeds! Just like Pizza Hut!) The greens wilted in disgust.

The second time I had them, I used Newman's Own Balsamic Vinaigrette. The greens weren't offended but they didn't perk up, either.

Tonight, I got it right. I made lemon garlic dressing, sliced up some grape tomatoes, added goat cheese and sunflower seeds. Wow!

4 T. olive oil
4 T. fresh squeezed lemon juice (1 lemon)
2 T. finely chopped fresh cilantro
1 clove garlic, crushed
salt & pepper to taste.

(From _Classic Vegetarian Cooking from the Middle East & North Africa_ ISBN 9781566563987 p. 14)

tinypliny - 09/19/09 09:43
I have't been to Guercios in forever, maybe I should go today.

tinypliny - 09/19/09 09:42
Oooh... yummy!

joshua - 09/18/09 15:50
Hmm. Thanks! This is something that (e:jason) would eat... typical salad dressing, and just about anything vinegar based, hits his gag reflex.

jenks - 09/18/09 15:10
mmm, yum. I love using lemon juice in dressing. Will have to try adding garlic. I usually just use a buttload of lemon juice, a lot of fresh ground pepper, maybe a little vinegar, and next-to-no olive oil. (I know a lot of people disagree, but i don't think oil adds all that much to dressing besides fat. then again, I am happy enough to eat a salad with just straight balsamic on it- so maybe you shouldn't listen to me.)