election day... guatemala.... other thoughts...

so today was election day. my roommate voted when she was home for the weekend. i did not vote, for the first time since i was able to. i did not request an absentee ballot. i was thinking about it as i was brushing my teeth a little bit ago. some of the reasons: 1. i do not watch the news. 2. i read the sports section/big red today section only on omaha.com. 3. what tv i do watch, tends not to have political campaigns (tlc,foodnetwork, tlc) 4. the little tv i do watch that has political commercials are tuned out as i don't care about tn politics AND commercial time is prime study time. :) my roommates and i were discussing politics briefly- and we determined that 'kids' our age tend to vote fairly liberally as we are in college and have little 'at stake' with taxes/property/responsiblitiy etc- which i think i had heard/talked about before. it'll be interesting to see if my generation will continue to vote liberally (the ones that do, anyway)...

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new topic.

mission work.

our chapter of 'fellowship of christian optometrists' is going to guatemala in may to give eyecare to people down there. i am very interested in going, but haven't felt the strong nudge to go/not go yet. so i would appreciate prayers for guidance. the part(s) that are making me apprehensive are - cost and going to a different country-- and, i'd be missing luke's graduation. (though, he said he couldn't be upset with me if i wanted to "help poor kids see." the deposit is due on friday... go figure, i'm waiting until the last minute to make my decision...

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do you ever feel like you just need a break from certain people? ugh. some of my classmates are getting on my nerves, to put it nicely. it's time to get away from them for a while. thank goodness the holidays are coming up!

i turn to the kitchen to spice up my life...

school? blah.
creating and experimenting in the kitchen? awesome.
try these for a wonderful twist on a beloved fav--- PORK CHOPS-- no, no applesauce here!!

I'm eating one leftover on a salad: spinach, gala apples, baby portabella mushrooms, pecans, chunked leftover chop, and a drizzle of strawberry balsamic ---