Newlywed, Newly Veg!

Hey guys! We made it safe and sound and met up with our friend Nathaniel for lunch. I got a big veggie sandwich with havarti. Yum!

Now we’re going to check out the Georgetown campus, where Nathaniel teaches English. See ya!

Hey guys! Just checking out my new wordpress app to see if it works okay. We’re about an hour outside of dc right now, and I’ve been enjoying some snacks. My stomach is still not 100%, but I’m hoping this Ginger kombucha might help. I also had a cashew almond boomi bar. It was good! Really chewy and sweet. It had puffed amaranth initial, which was a nice addition.

See you soon! Hope you’re having a great Friday!

Hey guys!  It’s almost officially the weekend—boy am I glad!  The students had fun with the magazine activity, and we were able (unfortunately) to find a lot that matched the types of ads featured in Killing Us Softly—ads that showcased things like impossible perfection, extreme thinness, violence against women, men as domineering/strong and women as passive/weak. 

Kilbourne made a version of Killing Us Softly in the 70’s, the 80’s, and right at the new millenium (the one we watched).  One of the questions that I asked my students was whether or not they felt that things had changed since the video came out, in 2000.  They said that some of the ads that were so overtly over-the-top or sexist wouldn’t be accepted today, but that most of the elements, like sex, violence, body parts (especially breasts), and perfection, are still what 99% of ads consist of today.

It was another interesting class discussion, and a nice wrap-up to our unit on body image, identity, and the media.

When we got home from school, there was a minor emergency!  Ryan had blown a fuse before he left for school earlier this afternoon, and the power was off in the refrigerator and freezer!  Uh-oh!  Luckily, it hadn’t been off for too long, and Ryan got everything back up and running.  One of the pleasures of owning an old house, I suppose.

After we solved the fuse-box problem, we got to work on dinner.  It was time to clean out da fridge!  We had a fair amount of produce in the refrigerator that needed to be eaten before we leave tomorrow, so we opted for a dinner of roasted veggies. 

I combined: 2 sweet potatoes, yellow pepper, carrots, zucchini, broccoli, and purple onion with garlic cloves, rosemary, salt & pepper, lemon slices, and a drizzle of olive oil.  

Baked at 400 degrees for about half an hour.  Yum!

In:

…and out:

We also had a big bag of kale that needed to be eaten, so I tore the leaves into bite-sized pieces and sauteed them in a little olive oil and agave nectar.  I LOVE putting agave nectar on kale…it makes it so sweet and delicious!

Ryan cooked up some couscous while I worked on everything else.

Before too long, dinner was served:

Yum!  You bet your bottom dollar I went back for seconds of everything. 

Okay…gotta get packing!  I’ll post tomorrow before we leave, hopefully, PLUS I just downloaded the worpress app to my i-phone, so I should be able to post from the road tomorrow!  Yay!

ps—Ryan tells me that Jim and Pam are having their baby tonight!! I’m almost as excited for this birth as I am for Sophie’s…almost! 

Taste the Rainbow Stats:

Despite red being my favorite color, it’s the one I’m having the hardest time hitting!  Go figure.