Bread and Booze

I am done, my life is freed from the constrains of my research thesis on "School Vouchers." last night I had shabbat with the Friday night gang and we celebrated the final night of Hannukah with a carbo and starch-loaded meal (Dr. Atkins, eat your heart out.) The entree was latkes that Becca fried up with a delicious salad that Jess made ( I had to force here to use something other than romaine: she finally bought some red-leaf lettuce on my insistence) and I baked two loaves of homemade challah one sesame, and one chocolate swirl which ended up not being so chocolatey. This was my first time baking bread (I've baked just about every cake there is, but I've never made even so much as a roll from scratch) and it was decidedly easy. I was a little apprehensive about not having a kitchenaide mixer to do my kneading (yes I am a snob), but I found that the kneading was not only simple but somehow satisfying, I felt like I was putting something more into the dough. Brett has yet to make anything but I think next week we're going to try and convince him to make a salad. I know he can't cook, but EVERYONE can make a salad!

Tonight I am going to this party at Maria's house, a girl who I don't even know. There is definitely some sexual tension between us so we'll see where that goes.