soggy cookie

that should be the name of a band...

but really, it was what i ate this afternoon in the midst of a chocolate craving. and it was NOT good! i went to panera (which i totally have a thing against, because their stuff is never very good and too preservative/pre-made tasting...). i wanted a chocolate chip cookie. i like my cookies with nice crunchy bottoms. mmm... crunchy-bottomed cookie...

BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I GOT!

it was soggy, doughy, and undercooked. yuck. panera's cookie ruined my day :(

homeward bound

i have to be honest--i don't feel bad or really sad about leaving savannah one bit. this has been a very trying time for me, both professionally and personally. i am really looking forward to going home and being with my husband full time! imagine that!

however, i have met wonderful people here. these people are truly great and i hope we keep in touch. i can't wait to host them in boston or meet them somewhere in between for some fun times. and if i didn't take this job, i wouldn't have met them. i wish them all the best in savannah and beyond! so if you're one of those people, just know that i will miss you :( but that my door in boston is always open to you!

4 days of work this week, and then a day to wrap up and i'm gone.

onward, ho!

last bookclub

on saturday morning, i attended my very last bookclub here in savannah. it was a warm day, so we decided to have a brunch picnic in forsyth park. we had read the book troll: a love story, which we all greatly enjoyed and decided it was our favorite book. it was very strange, but i definitely recommend it. here's jessica and kirsten:


and here i am with jennifer and kelly.

while we were there, a group of scad students came through the park dressed like faries. we don't know why, but here they are playing around in the trees and being photographed:


it was a really lovely morning, despite the horrible humidity. luckily, it rained the rest of the weekend!

i will really miss this group of ladies. we read some interesting stuff, and they're all just great people. i hope they continue to send me their reading list :) in any case, i told them that they'll miss me because there will be no one to bring "strange" food to our get-togethers. kirsten says i always bring what she likes to call "yankee food." she's kidding, of course, but she's right. i've brought dried canteloupe to one meeting and for brunch i brought boiled eggs and smoked oysters. my food is never very popular at our gatherings. they'll miss picking on me, for sure :)

pimento cheese

yesterday, i had the (dis)pleasure of trying, for the first time, that southern delicacy known as pimento cheese. i didn't like it, but stephanie assured me that what i had was not very good. i'm convinced that this is something i would normally love! i mean, it's cheese, pimentos, and some mayo and spices. put on sandwiches or use as a dip on other snacks. i mean, it sounds great! so because stephanie talked about how much she liked it, i have researched pimento cheese and found some good recipes. bostonians, watch out!

from npr
from a site called the kitchn

enjoy!

a whirlwind!

that's what it's been for the past almost week, as i frantically make all my plans and arrangements for returning to boston. i've set up my power and internet being disconnected and contacted friends and hotels to see them on our way. lee has bought an airline ticket, rented a car, and contacted the landlord. we're almost done!

to make our trip pleasant, we're traveling only 5 hours the first day and staying in lovely asheville, nc. my friend jessica just went there, and you can see her pictures on her blog, "the savannian." it made me jealous, so that's what we're going to do :) then, we'll head about 8 hours north to gettysburg, pa to visit marc who is a professor at gettysburg college. so we're going from antebellum south, to hippie south, to civil war battle ground. seems all pretty fitting. then from marc's, we'll go through princeton, nj, to see beth and have lunch. then on to boston!

i'm going with beth on this one: it's always darkest before the dawn...

apparently, all i had to do is have a nervous breakdown. it's all settled. my last day at scad is may 28. lee and i will leave savannah on may 30. i will return to boston on june 2, just in time to start my new job on june 3. you have all been great to listen to my panic attacks!

yesterday, i officially accepted an offer to be the new reference librarian at the mary baker eddy library. i can't wait :)

i can't wait to go home, but...

i'm scared!

this is a shitty economy and i'm electing to leave a job that i have for, well, none. i'm not into savannah, and my job is the worst one i've ever had but still... AM I CRAZY?

i'm getting worried because not even the boston public library is hiring. i've applied for the 3 (count them...) 3 jobs that i'm qualified for and have had no luck so far. but i also know that if i'm not home in june, i won't be able to interview for jobs in boston. any academic jobs will post over the summer and i need to be in town if i want a chance. i don't have the vacation time to go between savannah and boston. nor do i have the money to do so. plus, lee needs to go see his mom more often and he surely won't be spending more of his vacation time on me. this all sucks...

new earrings

i made these today and can't wait to wear them :)

relaxing on tybee island

well, i didn't get to go to the beach exactly. there was something called "orange crush" happening there today. but, my friend jennifer is from tybee island and so we drove out to her parents' house and hung out on the dock, enjoying the sunshine, some cute dogs, and the beautiful salt marsh scenery. it was extremely relaxing and quite beautiful weather. throw in some good books and a little lunch and you have a perfect day!