Students Alarmed by Flying Biff (New Guy Pees, Flies)

Last night I finished the top for a baby quilt I've been working on. First, though, I went to Jo-Anns and bought TWO seam-rippers. They cost $1.49 each. Who knew relief could be purchased so cheaply? You can't even buy a Starbucks coffee for that. When I got home I immediately sewed something wrong and got to spend 20 minutes ripping the seam. Pure bliss! If I get home at a decent time tonight, I'm hoping to sew the layers together and maybe get it finished this weekend.

I made tofu for the first time last night. It was delicious. I cut it into pieces and fried them a lovely golden brown in peanut oil with veggies and a chili stir-fry sauce.

I stopped at Julie&Zander's this morning on the way to the library to drop of a sewing machine for Julie. My mom had loaned me two of her old machines to use for awhile--so Julie's going to use one of them while she waits for the new one she's getting from her mother-in-law (*Lucky!*). I got to see their new cat, Boo!. (Boo! is an all-black scary cat and the exclamation point is part of his name). Boo! is a cute kitty who really likes to sit on Zander's shoulder. Zander got a laser-pointer and has been driving both of our cats crazy with it.

I'm at the library--settled into a study room on the 2nd floor with a lovely view of the glorious weather outside. Across the street, there is construction going on--another building for St. Thomas's graduate programs downtown. When we were studying for mid-terms last semester, my friends and I were all sitting in this room when suddenly someone pointed out the window and shouted "Flying Biff!" We all looked out and sure enough, there was a porta-potty being lifted by a crane about 60 feet in the air. I suppose they were just moving it from one side of the construction site to another, but I like to think they were just playing a little trick on the new guy.