Now Hear This!

Someone in Germany loves Me (Kinda).

I love looking at my blogstats and seeing who looks at my blog. I'm not all that popular, but it still makes me happy to see that someone pays attention to this little ditty of a journal. 

  

And in the Spring, I shed my skin.

Okay, so the teaching job market in America is in the proverbial toilet. So this year I'm going to start researching teaching opportunities overseas for the Spring. I'm smart, funny, personable, and a damn good educator. I'm going to buy a book recommended by someone who did it. Then I'll go from there. I want to travel more than anything. I like culture and I like new experiences. I like the idea of going somewhere and being the minority. I'm going to do this. It's going to happen and this time next year hopefully I will be writing from somewhere not in the U.S.    

[Listening to Florence and the Machine. "Rabbit Heart (Raise it Up!) 

Bruschetta for the Cooking-Disabled

Since it's been hot as Hell recently, I've been eating a lot of bruschetta. It's 100% delicious and pretty cheap to make. Plus, it makes you look like you know how to cook so you can impress your friends. Now read this! 

Ingredients

4 large, ripe tomatoes

1/2 red onion

6-8 basil leaves

1/2 block of cream cheese

pinches of salt and pepper

1 baguette loaf

Olive oil

1 large bowl and a wooden spoon 

1. Dice tomatoes. You'll have to remove the seeds under some running water. Throw all this goodness in a large mixing bowl.

2. After removing the outside skin, dice your red onion. Wear swimming goggles to protect your eyes. Add to your tomatoes. 

3. Stack your basil leaves on top of each other. Roll leaves into a tiny burrito. Cut the burrito long ways THEN finely dice. Some people like more basil than others. It's up to you. Add to bowl. 

4. Drizzle this yumfest with some quality olive oil. You're not drowning it, you just want enough OO to coat all the tasty stuff. For our OCD cooks, let's say 1/4 c.  

5. Cube your cream cheese and lightly mix in. Now, some recipes call for a finer cheese, but mine is wallet savvy. For calorie complainers, you can use finely shredded mozzarella. 

6. Salt and pepper to taste.

Cover and set in frig for 30 minutes (Unless you can't wait that long and read below).

7. Toast some baguette slices on a grill or in a toaster or conventional oven.

8. Load your slices and EAT!

[Side note] Bruschetta varies depending on who makes it. It's really up to you and what you like. I've seen it with corn, yellow peppers, and cut up avocado. Various recipes can be found online. I just like mine because it takes zero effort. 

Quotable quotes.

"Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent."~ Marlon Brando

Oh You Fancy Huh?

Today I'm going to wear fake eyelashes. My eyelashes are pretty ballin' as is, but fakies make them look photoshopped and extra fancy. Speaking of fancy, I was in a knife fight this weekend. Just kidding. I fell through a ladder but a physical altercation sounds way better. Maybe my large eyelashes will distract men from the unsightly gashes on my legs.