Hello... WINTER?

Wow. So, I post about the lovely fall wind that has come in, and HELLO WINTER! It was suuuuper blustery yesterday... I left my windows open and there was dust allll over my bed. I was really sad about that, as you can imagine if you know how much I revere my bed space. Even now, the wind has calmed down, but it's still managing to blow some dust onto my fuzzy comforter. Like I said, sad :( On the upside of things, it's SO nice to wear boots, or a sweater (OATMEAL CHOCOLATE-CHIP!), and still feel kind of chilly. The weather is also proving walking to be superior to biking... no need to add to the wind blowing through my fleece, thanks very much.

So, it was super cold last night in my room, but it was so nice in the morning, when the sun came through and warmed up my room. The oven was actually tolerable! I think I'll love it during the actual winter.

Happy last day of September??? Where did it disappear to...?

Yesterday, in my neuron death class, a "hemispherectomy" was the correct answer to a question. That involves removing half of a brain and a kid basically recovers completely. Love kid brains.

This weekend I feel like baking and cooking... I have a lot of basic ingredients, and I want to properly welcome fall. I'll most likely bake some strawberry shortcake :)

Some things I have recipes for that need to be baked:

Almond birthday cake with sherry-lemon buttercream (I need a birthday to bake for, though... belated to me?)

Chocolate oatmeal cupcakes with maple-bacon buttercream (artery clogging just reading that, but it sounds too good to be true)

Blood orange olive oil cake

I'll definitely be waiting to bake these until I get home... there's much more variety there so that I don't have to go out and buy 23483294 ingredients.

Also, I finished The White Tiger. I need a new book to read (for pleasure/to read in bed)... if you have suggestions, send them my way!

Ah, laundry transfer time.

Stay warm~

Music for today--

iTunes' "Alternative Mix"

The New Pornographers -- Three or Four

OK Go -- 1000 Miles Per Hour

Dizzy Balloon -- Let It Out

Rooney -- Shakin'

The Strokes -- Whatever Happened

OK Go -- Good Idea at the Time