Akaroa complaint, and redemption

AKAROA COMPLAINT..

Just call me Spence..

I know I promised you some pics from my cousin Asher's exhibition, but in all the excitement of going somewhere without my textbooks, I forgot my camera. For those on Facebook though, you can see some pics of his work here.  Also I swiped the above pic, which was my favourite exhibition painting, from Facebook. I had to crop it, apologies to the artist. I've probably changed its entire raison d'être. 

It's a very psychological piece of work, but I won't say too about that, in case that insight comes under the category of personal stuff that you tell your cousin over a few wines and don't expect to be blabbed to the world on her blog. :D I know when to hold it in, most of the time.

The lack of camera was probably a good thing, seeing as the mulled wine, Jamie Oliver recipe, was too delicious and required an intense, two-handed sip and sniff technique. I am definitely making that wine recipe, very, very soon.  Friday 1st of October looks good for that; that day marks the end of Semester 2 assignment deadlines.

That's a paper from the British Journal of Psychiatry. It's relaxing bedtime reading.

I'm writing two hefty assignments. One on the post traumatic stress issues that one might encounter after a natural disaster - for example, an earthquake (for some reason, I'm quite fascinated all things quaky, it's really hard to say why..), and one on Forensic Psychology: Risk Assessment. That one is a bit Criminal Minds.

I'm not sure that Forensic Psychology is something I want to pursue, but I've done my research, just in case. I've watched seasons one through six. I know that if I want to catch baddies, I'd better get a new wardrobe. :D 

Do you think CSI's and Behavioural Analysts really traipse around crime scenes in high-heels and white pants, contaminating the site with flyaway blowdried hair? I am a doubter. 

There's a lot of work to do, so I'd better get back to it. I'll leave you with some foody pics and a few others that I just found on the camera card. 

Razzy monitoring the progress of the pumpkin seeds drying

Lunch at Bully Hayes, Akaroa. Now that I've seen this pic, I intend to head back there ASAP. That was a great lunch.

Bully Hayes is right by the water. I need more of this outdoor ambiance in my life.

Last nights dinner - Roast vege quiche. It has mayo mixed in with the eggs - I had some that needed to be used up. The veges were sauteed with a bit of white wine vingear and salt. This gave the whole thing a more interesting flavour. Quiches can be a bit boring.

Kumara chips and mayo - lunch today.

The Programmer talking to some donkeys. I know.. cute+cute+cute. I can hardly handle it.

I hope you are having a great weekend! I'll be back with more ramblings and pics on Monday ;)

Oatiness for lunch

Picture swiped from Seriouseats.com

As I was just saying over at The Lab, I was caught out at Starbucks yesterday and decided to try their 'Perfect Oatmeal', for lunch. Firstly, it's not perfect. Perfect is slow cooked whole rolled oats, served in a lovely ceramic bowl, at Grandmas house. But, it's not awful and, compared to anything else I could have chosen, the nutritional stats are pleasing.

The oatmeal on it's own is 140 calories, then you can add the extras - dried fruit, nut medley and brown sugar. I added the nut medly and dried fruit, which added 200 calories. So for a total of 340 calories, it was a pretty satisfying lunch. Eating oatmeal for lunch doesn't phase me, I mean, sometimes I eat leftover dinner for breakfast. I did get a few odd looks from people that probably thought I'd just dragged myself out of bed though.