Yummy zucchinis

We harvested three zucchinis from my garden last Saturday. We grilled the veggies with a sprinkling of oregano (which is growing in an old tub of Magnolia ice cream by my kitchen window) and they were yummy. Nothing beats fresh veggies straight from the garden. I have four zucchini plants and they are very productive.

E picked another zucchini from the backyard today. Man, these zucchs grow fast. You forget about them for a couple of days and next thing you know, they're as big as a baseball bat. Hehehe. I'm really not complaining, I love zucchs, I love growing my own food. I can't wait for my other veggies to mature too.

Bye-bye Jeep, Hello Toyota Prius

The gas prices are really getting in my nerves so I traded my Jeep Liberty for an eco-friendly Toyota Prius. It's like night and day, really. The Jeep, we call it the Buboy-mobile, (after my black dog Tyler, aka Buboy) is black while the new Prius is white. We will appropriately call it the ChiChi Car, after my little white dog, Peachy.

The Jeep is a (mini) SUV, the Prius is a small hatchback car. The Jeep takes up $35 per fill up every 4 days because I drive so much. The Prius, I was told will only take $15 to fill up every 7-10 days. The Jeep was giving me 23 mpg in the highway while the Prius is supposed to reach 51 mpg in the highway. Isn't that awesome or what?

To get the Prius though, I had to literally call ALL the Toyota dealership in Northern California because there's a waiting list to get the car. It's selling like hot cakes. Oh, I read this article saying that used Prius' are being sold for more than the original price. Ngek!

I finally located one in Stockton after weeks of calling around. The only problem is that the car is top of the line (package 6) and all I really wanted is the middle of the road package 3 or 4. I reasoned that I really don't need the navigation system, bluetooth, and all the other extras. E urged me to take a look at it and when the salesman offered to take a thousand off the price, we went ahead and bought the car.

Check out the Prius here.

The things that I like the most are:

1. the navigation system, not the female voice but just the map
2. the smart key system. I can start the car without handling my keys.
3. the screen that shows how the engine, the electric motor, and the battery works together
4. the really bright head lights
6. the 6 CD changer. So bad ass.
5. most importantly, it's a cool little car and doesn't use as much gas (50 plus miles per gallon). You hear that OPEC?
6. let's not forget my bragging rights for driving an environment-friendly vehicle.

I love this car. I love it so much I plan on washing it (with the help of Mr.Clean, of course) myself. Yeah, sad to say but I never washed any of my previous cars. I paid the neighborhood kids to do it for me.

As soon as I re-install Hello! again, I'll post pictures of my awesome Chichi Car.

Updates

Gosh, it's been awhile since I last updated my blog. Here are the things that happened between then and now according to my handy dandy planner.

March 31 --- first day of Spring Quarter, end of fun for me.

March 30 --- grades are out and I'm happy to report I received three A's. Never mind that I got one C. That was from that class I thought I was going to fail. More than half of the class failed so, I guess I'm still okay.

March 25-27 --- worked on the yard. It's so overgrown, it's horrible. E and I were pulling out weeds so tall they could have been small trees. Instead of using one of those handheld digging tool, I was using a crowbar. I'm not exaggerating either.

March 24 --- hung out with my best friend M and another friend, Jess. We went antiquing near the town of Folsom. E thought it was stupid to buy really really old stuff for more money. I think so too but I went along anyway or M would be whining I don't love her enough.

I bought a marble coffee table and M found a really pretty hanging basket for her kitchen. Jess cooked dinner for us and it was yummy. It was falafel stuffed in pita bread with feta cheese, tomatoes, onions, peppercini, and with yogurt mixed with balsamic vinegar as sauce. Falafel is an Arabic dish and it was a good way to expand my culinary horizon. Heh!

March 22 --- first day of Spring Break. Actually, more like clean-up time for me since I totally neglected all house chores because of finals. I'm not going anywhere since the break is too short to travel anyway.

March 16-21 --- FINALS!!! As usual, I was stressed, sleepless, and subsisted only on caffeine. Oh yeah, I did treat myself once at IHOP with a steak and eggs breakfast but I was too distracted to really enjoy my food. I was too worried that I might not pass this one class.

March 11 --- took a trip to Genentech with the Microbiology Club from school. It was really interesting. We had to wear booties, head covers, and blue jumpsuits inside the plant and we all looked goofy. Too bad I couldn't bring my camera in or I would have snapped a picture just to embarrass my classmates. hehehe. Genentech is an amazing place; they don't manufacture aspirin or OTCs, their drugs are mostly last resort medicine for those that are terminally ill.

On our way back to school, we encountered a pervert on the freeway and we ended up calling the police on his ass. I don't want to get into the details cause he was just too gross. Yuck!

March 9 --- E's birthday! Happy Birthday Sweetheart. I took E for a dinner at Outback, after that we went to a comedy club with some friends in Sacramento and had a blast! I was told that it was actually one of the best shows they've had there.