October 2008

All Around the World

October 31, 2008

My blog readers are awesome! Thank you so much to everyone who took part in the De-lurking Initiative I was so excited to read about all the areas of the world people are reading from, and hear some opinions on both the blog and oatmeal! I compiled a list of the locations (in no particular [...]

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National Oatmeal Day

October 29, 2008

Can I please have a moment of silence? . .. … …. ….. …… ……. …….. ……… ………. Thank you. Today, October 29, marks National Oatmeal Day. Yes, that’s right – a day completely dedicated to OATMEAL and amazing people such as Mr. Quaker. I found out via my daily Hungry Girl email – check [...]

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People Named Jenn Like to Wear Beanies

October 28, 2008

After seeing Jenny’s post earlier tonight, I got super excited… …because I received the same package in the mail this morning! I know, I look stunning at 10:30 am. Don’t even kid yourself Hey, I was excited, alright?! The only difference was that I got a lil’ greedy and asked for samples to compare them [...]

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Guardian Buddha + The Return of Papa Bender!

October 28, 2008

It was a long day at the airport! Holy moly. First, my flight was delayed for an hour because of “air traffic control” reasons. Then we boarded the plane and were told that there was a mechanical problem that was being fixed as soon as possible. Then I fell asleep because the air conditioning was [...]

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Excellent Awards + Bread!

October 26, 2008

I was so honored to receive the Excellent Blog Award from my amazing friend across the water – Mi of Whole Foods For Whole Me. If you have never visited Mi’s blog, you are in for a treat! Her posts are always insightful and feature amazing recipes – both her own and her cookbook creations [...]

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HSH + HSM

October 24, 2008

What a week. Between studying for midterms, applying for jobs, taking the midterms and flying home (!!), I am v. tired And yes, you read that right – I’m home sweet home (HSH) for the weekend! I decided to take advantage of the fact that I have no class on Fridays or Mondays, and since [...]

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What’s to Come…

October 22, 2008

So it turns out midterm week has taken over my life. But before I get back to the books, I wanted to stop in and say hello. Hello. But no, that’s not all! One of my readers, Kayleen – Hiya! – posted some interesting questions in the comments section of my last post. I figured [...]

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I Found the Answer + An Exciting Contest!!

October 20, 2008

And the #1 Key to Avoiding Procrastination is… Internet and cable outages in your neighborhood!!!!!!!! Thanks Comcast, you always just know what to do to help me get my head in the game. Soon after I woke up this morning, I lost Internet and cable access. I find it ironic considering that it happened at [...]

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