It seems like just yesterday that I was whining about organic chemistry and anticipating the days when I could do absolutely nothing. Well, that eagerness for idle time has faded fast. Here are a few ways Seth and I attempted to bust the boredom blues this weekend.

This week’s Netflix arrival: The Weather Man

Verdict: Extremely depressing. Quite a contrast from last week’s She’s Out of My League.

Fashion poll

Verdict: It looks like the vibrant ruffle dress is in the lead!

California Pizza Kitchen

Verdict: Used a good $5 off coupon, received practically inedible food.

Friday Night Lights

Verdict: Excellent! I know next to nothing about football (I promise I really am from Alabama though), and I still found it very captivating—I may or may not have cried a little during the pilot episode.

Raleigh Public Library

Verdict: I can now immerse myself in the world of Charlotte Simmons (again).

What are your favorite ways to beat boredom?

Here’s what I nibbled on this weekend…

Saturday

I couldn’t really decide which dried fruits/nuts to use as oatmeal toppers…so I just dumped all of them on there. It made for a colorful and delicious breakfast!

For lunch, I made a tofu salad wrap with Lemonaise, scallions, & pea shoots.

As mentioned above, Seth and I headed to CPK for dinner last night to use a recent coupon I found online (yes, my couponing habit has now impacted my restaurant choices too). I ordered the “Thai Crunch Salad” which is described as:

“Shredded Napa cabbage, chilled-grilled chicken breast, julienne cucumbers, edamame, crispy wontons, rice sticks, peanuts, cilantro, julienne carrots, red cabbage and green onions tossed with lime-cilantro and authentic Thai peanut dressings.”

I ordered it sans chicken and with the dressing on the side, and this is what arrived at the table:

A mess of fried noodles drenched in peanut sauce, and nary a vegetable in sight, aside from lettuce. Apparently I was not clear that I wanted both dressings on the side. Ugh. I found it rather unappealing, so we boxed it up for a meal for Seth later in the week. I guess I should have known that anything with “crunch” in the name is code for “fried and unhealthy.” Epic fail.

Sunday

I started today on a brighter note, with a refreshing morning swim followed by a lovely egg white omelet.

After last night’s disappointment, I was still in the mood for edamame. Edamummus it was.

Tonight, I made a big batch of gazpacho for Seth and me, along with a few flax-corn muffins. Really, it was just an excuse to eat copious amounts of fire-roasted tomatoes

Here’s to the start of another great week!

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