2019, here we are

Today In-Summary

Today I accomplished:

More about that fried rice…

The other day I purposefully made more rice than I could eat so I’d have leftovers for fried rice. My mom also made a ham for Christmas and gave me some of it, so I used that for my protein and practiced my knife skills cutting it up. The veggies were frozen. I used soy sauce and oyster sauce and even threw in some butter as advised on “Basics with Babish” (still used a wok, though!). I even thought about how the salts and fats came together in this dish — that’s about all I know since I’m still in the middle of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat.

More Generally

It’s 2019. I was thinking about how the year change is arbitrary, but having the time to reflect is still real. Because of Christmas, we’re encouraged to take time off and regroup. I was also reading about the history of the weekend and in summary I just want to say that even though the year-change is arbitrary, the desire to improve is continuous and the act of talking about it now is coincidental.

During my senior year, I set some goals for myself that I wanted to accomplish. I remember how useful it was to frame that year’s projects and reflect on what I was doing. I hope to do something similar this year with completing my thesis, working as a developer, and being healthier with what I eat and how active I become.