I plan on returning to campus today and discuss financial aid. I really want to take another Latin class and a MCOM class. I just don't know if I will be able to save up enough money in time. I know I need to reorganize my bedroom and buy more bookshelves before I resume my research.

I don't know if I should get ready for work before I go to campus. I don't know how long I will stay on campus. Someone needs to go outside with Frisbee, and someone needs to wash dishes.

Is Mitt Romney campaigning in the primaries? I don't see why he should when he is already the presumptive nominee. This has been a particularly-exciting primary season, but now the excitement appears to have ended. Now, onto the big election, and it appears that the national campaign will be just as exciting.

I cooked dinner last week. I made two recipes.

Curried Chicken with Asparagus
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
1/3 cup Mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 package Asparagus
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
In a large bowl, combine the soup, mayonnaise, lemon juice, curry and pepper. Set aside
Place half of the Asparagus in a greased 8-in square baking dish. Spread with half of the soup mixture.
In a large skillet, sauté the chicken until no longer pink. Place chicken over soup mixture. Tope with remaining Asparagus and soup mixture.
Cover and bake at 375 for 20 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5-8 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

Well, what I did... I skipped #2 because I combined everything into one big skillet and cooked it on the stove, not the oven. I mixed the ingredients in the skillet and not in a bowl. It tasted really good. I have half of the Asparagus remaining, and I don't know what to do with it.

Baked Lentils with Cheese
2 1/4 cup water
1 3/4 cups dried lentils, rinsed
1 cup chopped onion
2 medium carrots, thinly sliced
1/2 cup celery
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/8 teaspoon dried sage
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes
1/2 cup finely chopped green pepper
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
2 1/2 cups shredded cheese
In a 13in X 9in baking dish, combine the first 12 ingredients. Cover and bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
Stir in tomatoes and green pepper. Cover and bake 15 minutes longer. Sprinkle with parsley and cheese or until cheese in melted. Discard bay leaf.

What I did... well, I skipped the bay leaf entirely. I used some of the garlic that mom has in the fridge, and I used the parsley seasoning rather than buy parsley. Mom had a big can of diced tomatoes, so I used that instead of buying fresh tomatoes. There was even some remaining, so I added the rest of the tomatoes when I recooked it on Wednesday.
I could not find a big container of marjoram, so I bought the little one.
What else can I do with a small amount of asparagus and celery?

Over the weekend, I calculated a list of expenses alongside my income. I don't think I will be able to afford more classes this semester. I went ahead and started to look at grad schools anyways even though I plan on attending in two years. Most of the courses say "History" and say nothing specialized. I saw some Medieval history and some Middle East history, but not what I wanted to pursue.

I stayed up all night and wrote two full pages. I even have a couple lines on the third page. This is what I need to accomplish things - minimum sleep possible.

I had requested a pre-determination to see how much money remains on the insurance for more dental work. The secretary said six weeks. I forget how long ago I had called, but it certainly numbers in the weeks by now.

Dad bought more milk this morning. Yay, milk! All this milk-less coffee has been making my stomach sore pretty quick. I need to find something to eat. Because the temperature has risen so dramatically, I think the temps are now right for pasta salad. I don't like eating cold things during the winter. Best for summer. The pan I often use for pasta salad needs some scrubbing, though. I put a scrubber on the grocery list.

I have begun to organize and clean my bedroom so that I can add more shelves for my research. I also want to put something very good by my bedside. A lot of my papers are in very neat piles but also in a cardboard box. I was going to put some stuff in my filing cabinet because I do have the folders for them, but everything is so crammed and heavy. When I remove a folder, the remainder fall over, so returning the one I took out becomes difficult. I need another filing cabinet, but I also need to reconsider the folders.

Yesterday, parents and I took the dog to Petsmart. Taking her there felt very important because she is sixteen, so we know that we won't have her for many more years. The eternal puppy was all happy and excited to be in a store. A very good day. At Petsmart, mom and dad picked out cat collars. Then, we picked out some soft dog treats.

Fridays are regular grocery-shopping days, and I love using the coupons. Dad tells me how much he appreciates my buying stuff, but it seemed kinda funny to me when he said it Thursday and Friday... Nothing I bought was actually necessary at that point... even though I know we would use it eventually... I just bought it because I enjoyed using the coupons.

I still feel tired from a late night. I attended both a Passover and an Easter service last week. That was a lot of fun. Once I wake up more, I will need to do some baking.

Mom finally finished reading my novella -only took her five months - so now I can finally resume my anthology, but first, I will need to finish typing up everything in my notebook.

Dad scheduled an appointment to have Obie spayed. That momma cat has had such a hard time with this second litter. The kittens never come when she calls, and she always loses track of them. Obie has begun to grunt and grumble for the past couple weeks now. Last Sunday, we gave away two of the four kittens. I feel that we gave them away so soon. I wish they could have been able to run across the living room. Instead, they remained cooped up in the guest room until they were adopted out.

I think that at some point soon, I will need to clean my bedroom again and figure out how to get an extra set of shelves for all my research. I know that soon I will need to research Earth History and human prehistory. Something about tree cultivation would be nice...

Lately, I have been leaning toward single book novels. The only reason why I read Tad William's 4-book series was because I did not have anything else in the fantasy genre. I have heard of the Mists of Avalon. Has anyone heard about it? If so, how is the description? Is it a stand-alone or part of a series?

The Hunger Games sounds like a series I would have enjoyed when I was a teenager, but I wonder why so many post-apocalyptic stories feature societies as savage and brutal. To be honest, I tend to imagine life settling down similar to the pioneer days - groups of communities living together and working together for survival. I think women might lose some of their jobs that they shared with men, but I cannot believe women would be enslaved or mistreated as some stereotypes portray. Humanity's survival would also depend upon women having as many children as possible, but they would become respected and appreciated as wives and mothers.

I did not have time or money when I got this job to apply for more classes. I plan to take more Latin next Fall, but I did not realize the cost of tuition had increased so much. I had wanted to simply pay for my classes and avoid more debt, but now I don't know.

It turns out that I go to work at 6:30 tonight, not 5:30, which means I have time to cook and eat chili dogs! Yum! Chili dogs are so much fun. I have been feeling hungry off and on all day, and those little snacks do not last for very long.

Life is going pretty good so far. I love the warm weather.

As soon as I think I have nothing to write, I always come up with something. Sword fights! But I will need to wait another paycheck or two until I get more money for research for my writing. Paying off the student loans and CareCredit almost wiped out my checking account. I won't be able to afford both the loans and housebills. When I leave for grad school, I will need to find a roommate, but due to the economy, I know things are tough even for people living together.

Mom's kitten feel lonely without her at home. I can tell because he rubs along my legs every time I walk. Maybe when I get some more research, he can sleep beside me at the table like he did last summer.

I now have nothing - or at least very little - to write, but at least my novella is now being read. I also don't have the money for books until I get another paycheck or two.

Does anyone know of any good Christian blogs? I have stopped looking at all but one of the blogs listed on my profile. I probably need to redesign my profile. Anyway, I need new blogs to read. I would like for the blogs to be Christian, but I suppose they don't have to be. Good Christian LiveJournals or Facebook pages would also be good...

Does anyone know when Easter is? How do you celebrate Easter?

I need to get ready for work in forty minutes, so I will see if I can do any writing. I might not if Frisbee needs my attention.