You can't always get what you want,

...But if you try sometimes, you might find you get what you need

I have decided that what college really is is one heavily protracted lesson in the fine art/science of kitchen utensil substitution.

No ladle? Use a one-cup measurer.

Bowls all in the dishwasher (again!)? Tupperware holds your morning's bowl of cereal just as well. (Though, with the different dimensions of the containers, you have to be more careful about your milk-cereal ratio.

And that cereal gets eaten just as well whether you're using a teaspoon or a dinner spoon.

Forks pretty much fail, as far as cereal eating goes, but only for me, since Spencer doesn't have the whole milk problem to complicate the issue.

And bah, who really needs spatulas or tongs? There, forks totally work.

A dearth of mixing bowls can be tricky to work around (especially when all of your normal bowls are, as above, in the dishwasher) but again tupperware will do in a pinch. Or just a pot/saucepan.

Saucers serve perfectly well as spoon rests.

At the same time, I have some rather specialized items lurking in the recesses of my cabinets. My beloved Pampered Chef chopper, a heavy duty black Dutch Oven, two whisks (don't ask), an AGA baker's paddle, and several plastic pitchers.

But. Anyway.

Back to school tomorrow. *Teddy envies those lucky ducks who get both tomorrow and Tuesday off* We had a proofs test on Friday that was, while not as bad as the first one, still not very nice. And then our next calc exam is Wednesday, so I need to study for that. We're doing center of mass of multivariable functions. And...stuff. Triple integrals. And so forth.

Soooo, I should probably get started on some of that. Or look at the NEW EXTRA hw assignment the proofs teacher put up EVEN THOUGH WE JUST HAD AN EXAM THAT HE WASN'T EVEN THERE FOR.

Ahem. Right. Hope everyone had a nice weekend. Ta ta.