Monday, November 2, 2009

Some stuff I did

Today I was first aid/CPR certified for 6ish hours.  Nothing too exciting in the class.  I learned a lot of stuff and practiced a lot of things which is good.

Then I made some pumpkin raisin biscuits which are pretty wonderful, although not better than the pumpkin bread that I made last week.  Both vegan and both made from fresh pumpkin puree (the cutout pieces from the pumpkins we carved).  I enjoy vegan baking.  It is kind of a little game.  Most people think you can't make any kind of desserts without milk or eggs or butter, but you can make SO much stuff.  And not crappy stuff either, I have made some really great tasting treats.  You don't need to sacrifice taste just because you're a vegan.  You just need to be a little creative, although it is not that hard with so many vegan recipes out there.

Then I played Super Munchkin with a few people from work.  It is a super nerd game that is very complicated and has lots of instructions.  But it was pretty fun and I did well.  I almost won against two people that play these games all the time.  But then I didn't.  It was cool to hang out with some people from work though, I don't usually see them outside of work.  It was good getting to know them and hanging out in a different setting.

I dunno, I kind of feel like my brain is on overload right now.  There are a bunch of different things that I am thinking about (like always), but I haven't been able to process them that much in the last few days.  Like I know there is stuff going on up there, but I'm not really thinking about them, they're just kind of floating a bit.  I dunno if that makes any sense, actually I don't think that's really what I am trying to say.  I guess basically something is a little different the past few days but I can't quite put my finger on what it is.  Since I've gotten back from my conference in Yakima.  I'm not quite sure what I am getting at.  Maybe I feel like this is not a super deep post and it stays on the surface quite a bit and I feel the need to justify this.  Or maybe I just need some space to write down what I am thinking to sort out my thoughts a bit.  I dunno.  Anyways, that's all.  Tomorrow my work schedule goes back to normal, office in the morning for some meetings/paperwork/planning and then garden with the youth in the afternoon.  Maybe once that is normal again, I will feel differently.  We'll see.  It's not bad feeling though.  It's just different.  I'm still sorting out my thoughts here.

4 comments:

Kristen said...

So on the topic of vegan baking, there's this place on the north side called vegan treats that make wonderfully delicious desserts. I had this chocolate cake thinger and it was better than any chocolate cake I've had before. So I'm with you on the no need to sacrifice taste for vegan baking because it was so much more delicious!

As for the brain overload, processing is a good thing :) and if you ever need anyone to process through stuff with, you know I'm here.

Carolina said...

yo -- so i may have missed something. which is totally reasonable considering how we kept missing each other while you were in bhem. are you officially a vegan? just curious. you've always been a fruits/veggie kinda person...but I was just curious :)

Jill said...

Interesting question, Caro. Hmmm, I would say that I am officially vegetarian and have slowly been eating more and more vegan. In the last month in a half or so I have been a LOT more strict about eating vegan. At this point I would say that I am about 97% vegan and in a few weeks I think I will be at the 100% mark. When I cook I am 100% vegan, but sometimes eating out is hard and I cheat. But I'm definitely not one of those really annoying self-righteous vegans. I just do my thing.

Carolina said...

Wow. That's awesome. The stuff you make sounds absolutely delicious. You're full of surprises Jill! :)