Wednesday we had our OT buddy lunch. Rebecca is my 2nd year OT buddy. She seemed to have some good insight and she helped to relieve my anxiety about the amount of work. They served FREE pizza at lunch. No salad. And the pizza was pretty blah. I live across from Pizza Palermo and it is blah, too. I've also tried Pizza Sol's and while it is the best so far, I'm generally not impressed! Where does a girl have to go to get some good pizza?!
Thursday my TB test came back negative! Passed the first test of the semester. I have another TB test next weekend. I had 2 classes, they were pretty uneventful. Came home. Did a little studying. Pickled carrots, but not daikons. Banh Mi in the future! Went with Carol to meet Venera, & Tarisha [anthropology girls] and Lucias & Sho [engineering boys] for dinner at LuLu's Noodles. It was pretty unanimous that despite being dirt cheap, none of us would return there sober again. The food was all on the sweet side, a bit odd for Pan Asian, and the dishes were light on the vegetables and meat [tofu] and heavy on the carbs [rice or noodles]. After LuLu's we headed over to Fuel and Fuddle. I found it to be a delightful bar, but not cheap. The boys [the engineers] couldn't order drinks, because they didn't bring their passports. So it was time for just the ladies for a bit! The Fall Seasonal Woodchuck is just like candy, very delightful, not intended for children. The Great Lake BC's Oktoberfest isn't anything special. Bell's Two Hearted Ale reigns supreme. As we were leaving Fuel and Fuddle there was quite the lineup for half off pizza starting at 11pm. Maybe we could try that one day.... maybe. Got home late for a a school night. I also got a text message from the Andes Mountains. Swoon.
Friday in Intervention and Assessment we watched some great YouTube videos.And had some lecture, too.TBI= Traumatic Brain Injury
In the lab portion we talked about the subtle and not so subtle movements people make when they standup. Then we did an exercise in giving instructions on "simple"tasks... brushing teeth, writing a check, making coffee, putting on a coat,and looking up a number in the phone book. In summary, it is the OT's job to pay attention to the small details. It was a good class! After class was over, I walked to the beer store. You have to buy 24[!] beers. I couldn't just get a 6 pack... I passed on the beer, whereas I was on foot.
Out to Mark and Marchen's in Derry, PA. They made a lovey pasta meal. Then we walked up a little hill to go to Twin Maple [private] Hunting Club for a yuengling. Not very fancy. But nice. Marchen made apple crumble for dessert and we tried some of Mark's home brewed Wine! I spent the night, because it a little bit of a hike out to Derry and it is nice to get away from the city and have quality time with friends. I had a hard time falling asleep because it was too dark and too quiet. [Have I mentioned how the Red and Green lights of the pizza place illuminates my bedroom and the sound of people chatting at the bus stop and cars driving down Center sings me to sleep at night?] After I got over how dark and quiet it was I had a lovely night sleep. In the morning we went to this nice little flea market out on Rt.22. Afterwards, we went over to the Town of Greensburgh. Had a coffee at Dv8 Espresso Bar & Gallery. The nicest coffee shop I have seen since I moved home from New York! Where are the nice coffee shops in Pittsburgh?! We also went to some thrift stores in town. Greensburgh is pretty cute. Went back to the house, had lunch. Mark and Marchen sent me home with a bag of tomatoes and a zucchini! It was a nice trip away from Pittsburgh.
Came home. Did some studying. Made butternut squash, carrot, and apple curry soup for dinner. The 3 of us ladies reorganized the kitchen in a fabulous way. <3
Today/Sunday Woke up to the someone screaming, "I'm going to kill you, I'm going to murder you," outside on the street. [Have I mentioned how quiet it is here?] Joy was making Sunday brunch. Cinnamon and raisin swirl bread french toast stuffed with cream cheese [low fat] and apple butter, & topped with freshly stove baked apple slices. Yummy! Did some studying. Some cleaning. Went and walked around Ellsworth and Walnuts streets with Carol. Looked at the fancy boutiques and restaurants. Pricey. Didn't find any great coffee shops. Came home. Had dinner, nothing fancy. Made a frittata [spinach, tomato, feta, swiss, & olives] for quick meals throughout the week. Relaxing a bit. Mondays aren't so bad, only one class.
This frittata was for brunch last week, it had a carrot crust. Photo credit goes to Carol! <3
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