Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Grilling

I've recently assembled my first grill and I am off to a great start (IMO).

I cooked chicken drummies today, I made a so-so Dr. Pepper chicken, the skin is quite interesting. However my favorite chicken I've made so far is;

Sriracha Agave Chicken:

1/4 Cup Agave Nectar
1/2 Cup Soy Sauce
1/4 Cup Sriracha Sauce
2 Cloves of garlic
A bunch of pickled ginger.

Marinade for >12hrs

Grill until done, enjoy.

Overall, a very sweet and spicy chicken that I'm guessing is hard to beat.

Monday, March 16, 2009

Things to learn

I've always wanted to make a list of everything I wanted to learn, and know. Not be an expert at, but be confident in those fields to satiate my knowledge.

I need to understand physical chemistry better, considering that's what I'm getting a degree in.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Ends?

My everlasting pursuit of knowledge is limited in only wondering how far I could have gotten If I had tried harder. Where would I be, who would I be. The choices in the past direct us to the future, surely there can be only one path, but the options are infinite.

My endless pursuit of one-ups-manship of those who have spited me have gotten me farther than most I know, however assuming I didn't set out to acheive more than the rest, would I still be here? The competition isn't the motivation, but rather the challenge of success.

Many I know fear it, avoid it. I thrive for it, even in failure I can get some success out of it, even if it is the lesson of working harder. It's 2:45 am and I'm at the 60min of UV/VIS monitoring of my compound. I will be tired tomorrow but eventually it will be all worth it. Right?