Midterm marking

Just thought that it was worth it to let you all know that I've been marking midterms ... yesterday ... today ... tomorrow. Usually I don't find it all that painful. Granted, it's long and repetitive and boring, but I kind of feel useful while doing it. But today, I just wasn't feeling it. I'm on the recovering side of my cold, and it was frustrating to me to waste what little brain cells have come out of hibernation (can I really call it hibernation when the sleep only lasted a week?) on trying to decipher the ridiculous answers undergrads have come up with on their pre-calculus test. I mean really, how can an asymptote have a hole? (Coddles to all you non-math people that get why this is impossible) And why does the square root of one lie between one and zero? Who knows... All this to say that I feel shafted. For the first time in a week, doing some of my own research was a possibility, a possibility that was lost due to having used up my brain cells on a mundane task.

Another point of interest: Chelsea (who moved in with me last week for two months) had the brillant idea of making pancakes for supper!! Yum! With that we had freshly picked raspberries and blueberries from the backyard (where my landlord has an impressive garden full of yummy fruits and veggies).

Yet another point of interest: last night, Chelsea and Andrew came in, about 30 minutes after I turned off the light, to unload the car of camping equipment, they talked a bit, ate a bit of ice cream, and I was none the wiser. I mean nothing, zilch. I was completely unaware that my living quarters had been breached. What if it had been a burglar or something?? On top of that, I woke up feeling like I hadn't slept soundly at all, and I distinctly remember not being able to fall asleep for what felt like ages last night... guess not!

If you want to eat the best pancakes ever, try this recipe (and yes, it really calls for that much butter!):

Good Old Fashioned Pancakes

Rated: Submitted By: dakota kelly Photo By: SunFlower Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 8

"This is a great recipe that I found in my Grandma's recipe book. Judging from the weathered look of this recipe card, this was a family favorite."

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon white sugar

1 1/4 cups milk 1 egg 3 tablespoons butter, melted

DIRECTIONS:

1.	In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg and melted butter; mix until smooth.
2.	Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.