An Early Morning

I have been pretty good at keeping up on my schoolwork this quarter, but one class always gets neglected more than the others.  

I wouldn't necessarily say that I'm neglecting my digital photography class this fall, but maybe I've been a tad unlucky.  I had ordered my photo paper a week in advanced, but it somehow got stuck in the mail and I couldn't print my photos on time.  I got my paper over the weekend and showed up to campus at 8AM today to print my photos.  Matthias, the professor, got on my case for bringing the assignment late, but I don't know what else he wants from me.  He's a fun guy, I had him for dark room photography my first year at UCD.  He's a pretty big hippy and focuses mostly on the artsy aspect of photography.  This gets a bit frustrating when you're trying to use Photoshop and you have no idea what techniques or tools to use.

Luckily we got out early today and I was able to take a trip to my favorite grocery store in Davis: 

The Nugget!

They have a pretty huge selection of fresh cooked foods in their deli which are perfect for foodie college kids.  I stocked up on some tasty things that I just have to heat up and enjoy so that I don't have to keep foraging for berries or spending all my cash.  

I always find myself starving after my photography class and today I was craving sushi.

Yummm.

The sushi at The Nugget is made fresh daily by authentic sushi chefs.  They are very friendly and will make whatever roll you want if you ask.  I normally get some kind of rainbow roll (or whatever has the most raw fish on it), but I didn't see any so I picked up something called a tempura roll.

Tempura Roll and Pepperoni Pizza

The roll looked pretty tasty because I love avocado, I'm quite a fan of tempura shrimp and I thoroughly enjoy eel sauce on my sushi.

Yeahhh, that pizza looks a bit out of place, I know.  But Little Cesar's is literally right next-door to The Nugget and their $5 pizza deal is just too good to pass up.  I figured if I picked one up I would be set for dinner.  I also picked up a 2-liter of Dr. Pepper because that always comes in handy.

Oops, I have psych lecture in exactly one minute. I guess I should put pants on, get in my car, drive to campus and get to class..

Breaking the Silence

Alright, so I decided to finally get a blog because I know several people who blog on a daily basis and they all say it's a great thing to do.

I've had journals and other mediums of thought-writing, but I never really got into them and definitely did not update them on a regular basis.  I know that if I'm serious about this, I'm going to have to write about things I enjoy: Food and Art.

Today I had my Intro to Education class and Beginning painting.

EDU100 was pretty heated today.  We had our first midterm last week and people are complaining about their results.  One girl was upset about how we were tested on a presentation from a counselor at the School of Education.  She kept saying that she doesn't want to be a teacher, so she did not pay attention to the counselor as she explained process of getting a teaching credential.

Why you comin' to class if you ain't gonna pay attention?  And if you ain't paying attention, why are you even talking?  It's an EDUCATION course, you're supposed to learn about EDUCATION.  I can list SO much information from previous exams that does not directly impact my life, but I still studied it.  Prof. definitely said that anything in the course was fair game for the midterm.  All I know is that if I didn't study, I would not be raising my hand and pointing it out to everyone.

ART007 was interesting.  I was half an hour late because I couldn't find parking, but it worked out okay because I saw a buddy on campus and we made plans for later.  Today's focus was nude figure.  So I spent about two hours staring at naked old guys.  I've decided to make mine into a kind of pompous portrait.  My nude guy is going to be sitting in a red-velvet sofa next to a fire place and a bear skin rug.  What a baller.

As for food, I've been acting like a college kid lately.  I've been too busy to put together a meal plan and go grocery shopping for this week which means I've been eating out a lot.  Today I went to a local and personal favorite: Taqueria Guadalajara, also known as Guad's.

Guad's North Davis

Adobada Super Burrito with Black Beans

One of my favorite things to get at Guad's is their Super Burrito which is just a regular burrito (meat, beans and rice), but with sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo as well.  They have a pretty large selection of meats and beans, my personal favorite is their adobada or marinated steak with black beans.  Guad's also has a free&unlimited chip&salsa bar which I am always happy to take advantage of.  Their chips and salsa always taste super fresh (probably because they make everything there).  They also have bomb horchata which is what I washed delicious Mexican food down with.  If you're unfamiliar, horchata is a sweet and creamy beverage that I like to describe as 'liquid churro' because it's pretty sugary and cinnamony.

I think I've spent enough time on here for now, I should probably get to doing some work for school tomorrow.

Hope y'all had a great Tuesday.