Home again, home again, jiggety jig

Done with finals.

( all else is details )

So I'm home, I've had a modest lunch, and I'm thinking about making popcorn. Or cookies. I still have the GRE coming up, but not until Tuesday; otherwise I'm free for a bit. It's still sinking in.

Classes begin January 7th... but that's next year.

Lessons learned today

1) We still have the ideal climate in which to store popcorn. (After five years, the old yellow type has substantially improved in popping efficiency, and is now very close to 100%.)

2) Two cobs of yellow makes a great deal more than four quarts popped. I've been dealing with strawberry popcorn's tiny kernels too much.

3) Holding the lid on does help to contain the popcorn, even when the volume is too great for the pot.

4) Do not touch the pot afterward, even in passing. (I have a lovely blister on my right pinky fingertip now.)

5) You must add a little oil to make the cheese powder stick to the popcorn.

6) "Rest and relaxation" lasts only so long as my dad doesn't need an assistant to help him rebuild the wall in the other room.

I'm tired. I want to stop going up and down the stairs and running plywood through the table saw. I want to sit down, eat my popcorn, and watch something on the computer.