Update #4

The great news: Thanksgiving is here! Although I won't be home with my family, things are looking good. I received a package from my uncle Gary and aunt Mary containing Lefsa, my favorite holiday delicacy. They sent it to make me feel more at home. I can't believe how sweet they are too me. 

Alicia is handling the turkey this year. We've got a 14lb frozen butterball turkey that we're brining at Alton Brown's suggestion. Alicia's got more about that on her blog. My job on turkey day is stuffing (care of my grandmother's recipe), rolls, the veggi tray, and moral support.

We're also hitting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade route ends across from Macy's, which is one block away from my school (where I'm typing right now). Our plan is to start here and walk up the parade route until we find a nice place to stay.

The good news: Of course. Alicia passed the bar! This should be great news, but It happened almost two weeks ago now that most of you have already heard it. But I thought it required at least a mention here.

We celebrated with Nicole (Alicia's friend from Minnesota who happened to be in town), and good times were had. Hopefully, pictures will soon follow. But if you're not patient, Alicia has it covered on her blog already.

The bad news: Thanksgiving preparations resulted in an influx of groceries in our apartment, which has made our storage closet almost unbearable. My plan tonight is to clean it. Which isn't bad in itself. What's bad is I've been procrastinating on it. Shame on me.

What I've thought about: Klein bottles and mobius strips. The mobius strip is a one sided surface you can make by twisting then taping the two ends of a strip of paper together. Don't believe me that it only has one side? Trace one side with your finger, you'll reach everything on the paper. The klein bottle is a bottle that is one sided as well.

I've been studying them a bit lately and to be honest, I always thought the mobius strip was cheating... how could it really only have one side?? Apparently, it does.

What I've enjoyed: Eating out of the fridge. To clean out the fridge to fit the new food coming in, Alicia and I have been making an effort to eat all the food that doesn't ever seem to go away. This means frozen meals, sauces, etc. My mother warned me about "owning" food, and she is right. It can be bad if you don't keep up with it. So it has been fun trying my best to eat everything older.