still at home :)

its been wonderful the last few weeks at home. i'm getting this antsy-ness to go back to school but then again I'm not looking forward to leaving the comfort of my home. I am the only child in this house! Its kind of new to me, but fun at the same time. My dad finally admitted that I am his favorite (Sorry, Tim!). He's always been saying he loves all his kids equally, but its not true. Though I still think he and my mom are partial to Tim. My mom started missing him BEFORE he left for Japan and both of them diligently check for Tim's blog posts every day.

I finished teacher training for Kaplan and I'm excited. For those of you who want a job for the side, Kaplan is always hiring. Its a great job and it pays pretty well. (MCAT teachers get paid better than SAT, so premed students... after you take the MCAT, you can jump on board!) Let me know if you want to work there and I can refer you to the academic manager. I'm really excited to get teaching! :)

I keep telling my parents how funny it would be to tell my friends what my favorite foods are. So let's see what you guys think. Radish/dicon cake (or paste I suppose) and fried tofu... it doesn't seem very appealing on the page, huh? I just finished eating a wholeeeee bunch of radish cake. Mmmmmm. Homemade food. :)

Anyone else have weird sounding favorite foods?

Basically I'm bored when I'm not working or making food. Btw, I make a mean salad now with a wasabi vinaigrette.

And Tim, mom finally made me clean/organize my room. Its pretty spotless. Can you believe it? Me neither.

My first quake!

So an earthquake shook up my town yesterday, registering a 5.3 on the Richter. It was my first one too, and when my entire house started to act like it was on wheels, I went and hid in the bathtub with my sister, because I couldn't remember if you did that for quakes or tornadoes. Silly me!

The phones went down for hours because the lines were inundated with frantic calls, and I think a couple rafters came lose in the backyard, but other than that, everything was okay.

Fact: Most hospitals are actually built on wheels - its supposed to lessen the impact and all because you roll with the shake, but it also makes even the tiniest ripple seem like you're going to die. Did you know that?