Summer 09
Introduction to Archaeology online-nice easy class to knock out.
Here is my schedule for fall 09. I think this is basically a set deal.
ANT 3145 - ARCHAEOLOGY COMPLEX SOCIETIES
ANT 3312 - ETHNOLOGY OF N.AMERN INDIANS (online)
ANT 4702 - CULTURE, POWER AND DEVELOPMENT
ARA 1120C - ELE ARABIC LANGUAGE & CIV I
ANT 3640-Language and Culture
Spring 10-subject to change I tell ya! LOL Looks like I will have fun in the spring! I say that will all sincerity. :-) Oh...I may need to drop Human Origins to do research for my senior thesis. We shall see. I will of course need to move that class to another semester.
Actually, the spring one is up in the air at this point.
ANT 4034 - HISTORY ANTHRO THOUGHT
ANT 4586 - HUMAN ORIGINS
ARA 1121C - ELE ARABIC LANGUAGE & CIV II
REL 2300 - WORLD RELIGIONS
Saturday, May 9, 2009
rice pilaf
Ingredients
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 shallot, thinly sliced
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 cups basmati-style long grain rice
3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 bay leaf
1 sprig fresh rosemary
Directions
Melt the butter with the shallot in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Season with the salt and pepper and cook until the onions are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the rice and stir until coated with the butter. Increase the heat to medium-high. Let the rice cook until toasted, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes more.
Stir in the broth, bay leaf, and rosemary. Bring to a simmer over low heat, cover, and cook until all the broth has been absorbed by the rice and the rice is tender, about 15 to 18 minutes. Remove from the heat and let set for 5 minutes. Discard the rosemary and bay leaf. Fluff the rice with a fork and serve.
Copyright (c) 2004 Television Food Network, G.P., All Rights Reserved.
Not my invention but it sure was a hit at my house!!
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 shallot, thinly sliced
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 cups basmati-style long grain rice
3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 bay leaf
1 sprig fresh rosemary
Directions
Melt the butter with the shallot in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Season with the salt and pepper and cook until the onions are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the rice and stir until coated with the butter. Increase the heat to medium-high. Let the rice cook until toasted, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes more.
Stir in the broth, bay leaf, and rosemary. Bring to a simmer over low heat, cover, and cook until all the broth has been absorbed by the rice and the rice is tender, about 15 to 18 minutes. Remove from the heat and let set for 5 minutes. Discard the rosemary and bay leaf. Fluff the rice with a fork and serve.
Copyright (c) 2004 Television Food Network, G.P., All Rights Reserved.
Not my invention but it sure was a hit at my house!!
bits and pieces of life
I have not written in my blog for quite some time. I wish I could make time for it more during the school session but it is virtually impossible. Last semester, I had good intentions and worked very hard but not all my dreams became a reality. Some due to my decisions and much due to outside forces closing in on me. Bottom line is that I dropped the Modern Middle East, got a disappointing B- in Islam and its Empires and two A’s in anthropology courses. All in all, I hope I still earned a scholarship or two. I am disappointed in myself but I suspect I can recover from a B-. Problem lies in the fact that I will have to earn A’s in everything from now on. I am thinking positive here.
Lately, I have been doing some thinking about future career choices so I can carefully map out my future education regarding grad school. I have been thinking of being a professor of anthropology but that would basically require me to “go all the way” regarding my schooling (PhD). I am not sure if that is what I want yet. I have also been pondering looking into being a US diplomat to a Muslim country. Maybe that would be a life that should be played out in the comic books instead of in reality! LOL I need career guidance. I avoided seeing my advisor and just chose classes for next year. I have the idea that I know best. Maybe not.
I subbed today at a “high needs” school. The kids are generally good but are kids who are disadvantaged from an economic and familial standpoint. It went ok. Today was interesting. As the day progressed the attendance dropped significantly in each class. I guess the word was spread that a sub was in biology class! You may also find it interesting to note that those who showed up did the work. I am still getting paid the same for subbing as I did 3 years ago. I am frustrated by that for obvious reasons. After school (yes, I am still here writing this on paper because I need to clear my thoughts) I will grocery shop with my phantom money. I am tired of having no money. My credit cards are virtually maxed (I have two with relatively small limits). I will pay them off in the fall with my financial aid. I just feel guilty about using them in this economy.
On the home front, hubby and I have been spending lots of time together after work. It helps our marriage tremendously. Tonight, I will get ready and bake a pizza for dinner. We are going to Jacksonville for mother’s day. I am cooking for my MIL! I hope the car makes it. Insh’Allah it will.
Lately, I have been doing some thinking about future career choices so I can carefully map out my future education regarding grad school. I have been thinking of being a professor of anthropology but that would basically require me to “go all the way” regarding my schooling (PhD). I am not sure if that is what I want yet. I have also been pondering looking into being a US diplomat to a Muslim country. Maybe that would be a life that should be played out in the comic books instead of in reality! LOL I need career guidance. I avoided seeing my advisor and just chose classes for next year. I have the idea that I know best. Maybe not.
I subbed today at a “high needs” school. The kids are generally good but are kids who are disadvantaged from an economic and familial standpoint. It went ok. Today was interesting. As the day progressed the attendance dropped significantly in each class. I guess the word was spread that a sub was in biology class! You may also find it interesting to note that those who showed up did the work. I am still getting paid the same for subbing as I did 3 years ago. I am frustrated by that for obvious reasons. After school (yes, I am still here writing this on paper because I need to clear my thoughts) I will grocery shop with my phantom money. I am tired of having no money. My credit cards are virtually maxed (I have two with relatively small limits). I will pay them off in the fall with my financial aid. I just feel guilty about using them in this economy.
On the home front, hubby and I have been spending lots of time together after work. It helps our marriage tremendously. Tonight, I will get ready and bake a pizza for dinner. We are going to Jacksonville for mother’s day. I am cooking for my MIL! I hope the car makes it. Insh’Allah it will.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Growth
I never thought someone could grow while earning their bachelors degree but I must say, I have. Particularly at UCF. I have learned so much more about the world around me and I am looking forward to moving along to the next phase of this process. Many times, I put so much emphasis on *finishing*, I do not enjoy the process. I had my snakes vet tell me once..."Enjoy the process...don't live completely for what is to come..". I tend to forget these words alot; more than I should.
Speaking of growth, I need to go and plow through the Abassid Empire stuff not to mention the Ottomans and Safavids. lol
anthrogeek10 who wants this semester to end. Less than one week to learn the ups and downs of the 600 year Ottoman Empire...
Speaking of growth, I need to go and plow through the Abassid Empire stuff not to mention the Ottomans and Safavids. lol
anthrogeek10 who wants this semester to end. Less than one week to learn the ups and downs of the 600 year Ottoman Empire...
Thursday, April 23, 2009
School update
Its not really an update but a feeling about this whole situation with school. I feel like I bloody hell want to quit! I really feel like I should just quit. I am do down on myself these days.
anthrogeek in limbo
anthrogeek in limbo
Saturday, April 18, 2009
School schedule
I have my official school schedule down for the next two semesters. I am still deciding (I will need help from my advisor making the decision) about being Honors in the Major. I will need more funding to make this happen. For sure. That would mean adding a class to my already full load for two semesters to do research and a thesis. I will have to see....
Well, here is my schedule from Summer 09-Spring 2010
Summer 09-Introduction to Archaeology
Fall 09-
Archaeology of Complex Societies
Ethnography of American Indians
Arabic (totally baby arabic! lol)
Culture, Power and Development
Language and Culture.
Spring 2010-
History of Anthropological Thought
Human Origins
Arabic (second baby arabic...lol)
World Religions.
Research my thesis topic (converts to Islam and identity)
Summer 10
I hope to squeeze some course in the summer OR write my thesis (if thats my choosing) this time
Fall 2010 St this point, this is so NOT set but this is tentative)
Politics of the Middle East
Arabic (3rd baby arabic...lol)
Islamic Thought and Culture
Modern Middle East (maybe summer IF online)This is the encore class. I dropped it this semester.
Moses, Jesus and Mohammed
Taking this minor is a good thing but has really set me back more than I needed to be. I feel a bit down on myself now....I need to give myself a break...
anthrogeek10
Oh...grad date is ideally Dec 2010 yippie.
Well, here is my schedule from Summer 09-Spring 2010
Summer 09-Introduction to Archaeology
Fall 09-
Archaeology of Complex Societies
Ethnography of American Indians
Arabic (totally baby arabic! lol)
Culture, Power and Development
Language and Culture.
Spring 2010-
History of Anthropological Thought
Human Origins
Arabic (second baby arabic...lol)
World Religions.
Research my thesis topic (converts to Islam and identity)
Summer 10
I hope to squeeze some course in the summer OR write my thesis (if thats my choosing) this time
Fall 2010 St this point, this is so NOT set but this is tentative)
Politics of the Middle East
Arabic (3rd baby arabic...lol)
Islamic Thought and Culture
Modern Middle East (maybe summer IF online)This is the encore class. I dropped it this semester.
Moses, Jesus and Mohammed
Taking this minor is a good thing but has really set me back more than I needed to be. I feel a bit down on myself now....I need to give myself a break...
anthrogeek10
Oh...grad date is ideally Dec 2010 yippie.
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