Thing's I should be posting about

Hello again all,

I decided to do a quick post about some of the things I originally set off to blog about in the first place.  Now, in general its just a blog written by a chemistry grad student, yes.  A chemistry grad student who has more hobbies than she should have if she hopes to ever graduate...  I want to share some of these hobbies with you today, perhaps as a teaser for future blag posts.

Okay, so here it is, my list of awesome-tastic hobbies (AKA: granny hobbies)

1.  You guys know this one, its softball.  I play on a co-ed slowpitch softball team, comprised of Chemistry department folks and people with connections to the chemistry department.  I'm still itching to play fastpitch softball again, but I'll take what I can get.

2.  Baking.  Specifically gourmet vegan cupcake baking, although I do diverge from that category every so often.

3.  Gardening.  I've recently joined a community garden where I can actually plant things in the ground, but I've had much success with peppers, chilis, basil, and eggplants.  Yum!

4.  Cooking!  Not the same as baking, I tend to make things up, or try to cook things that I love to eat in restaurants.  Right now I'm on a serious Indian cooking kick... pretty much all my spatulas are stained with turmeric.

5.  Knitting and sewing.  As mentioned before, I am working on an epic nerd scarf.  I also dabble in fashion design, and if/when I have the time, will make myself clothing items.

6.  Dancing.  I used to go out with friends to clubs, to swing dance lessons, or out for salsa dancing.  Now if I feel like dancing, I just start dancing.  I frequently have solo dance parties in my living room, it's one of the best ways to shut my brain off after a long day in the lab, and just smile and enjoy music.

I hope to be able to update with favorite recipes, patterns, and gardening know-how, along with the journey to a Chemistry PhD.  All these things are mixed into the grad school experience anyhow.  Just feel lucky that I haven't written a whole post about RuPaul's Drag Race yet... muahaha...

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