the world is your acorn

I’ve been using the heck out of the Nashville Public Library lately. Their website is kinda clunky and they don’t have everything I’d ever want, but they will send stuff to your branch of choice, and they’re trying to use rss. Nice stuff. Anyway, I just picked up Spook Country by William Gibson. It just came out, so I’m the first person ever to check it out of the library. So excited.

The Little Red Haired Girl is getting 4 wisdom teeth out tomorrow morning, which means that she won’t be able to eat normally for a while. So I’m trying to think of things to make for dinner with lots of different textures. I’ve already decided on an Korean and Chinese theme. I think I will have something bulgogi-like, some crispy picklish items, then some other small apps like bean sprouts and oyster sauce potatoes. I am also going to do some crunchy spring rolls and pan fried salt and pepper shrimp. I may be inspired with more when I go to the grocery later.

I also have to think of things that she can eat once the teeth are out. It’s been a decade since mine were pulled, so I don’t remember. Can she drink smoothies through a straw or will that hurt? How much will her jaw hurt? I remember chewing with my front teeth, but I don’t know how soon after the surgery that happened. Anyway, so far I’ve got things like pudding, bananas, jello, cottage cheese, yogurt, mashed potatoes, and silken tofu on my list. Any other ideas?

Yesterday as I made dinner and waited for The Little Red Haired Girl to come home from yoga I looked out and noticed it was getting dark out. The days are getting shorter, new seasons of tv shows are being advertised, my research project is starting to meet at a regular time, and the city is repopulating with returning students. It’s the end of the summer. I have mixed feelings. The summer has been amazing. I’ve done so many of the things that I planned, and lots that were unplanned. I’ve never found myself bored or impatient to be doing something else. I don’t feel like I’ve wasted any time. At the same time, as school things like my project meetings and thinking about courses ramp up, I’m getting more excited about going back. I had a moment a few weeks back where I was so happy doing my own thing at home that I forgot why it is that I’m in school at all. Happily, I’m starting to remember. So, I’ll be sad to leave behind the leisure of summer, but just as happy to dig in and push myself ahead.