Code Blue

On Friday, I took my second CPA exam, BEC.  I studied for about three weeks for this exam, but I felt better about it than FAR.  There's always more test anxiety when taking a first test, so that was probably part of the reason I felt more confident.  There was also less material to cover, and I felt more comfortable guessing.  My next exam, REG, is scheduled for April 15th.  Remember to file your taxes!

Thanks to my roommate (<3 you L), I went to see Blue Man Group perform at the Long Center.  It was a good way to enjoy a few laughs and relax.  Pictures of the performance are included below.  My favorite part was the finale when they had all of the streamers and balls floating around the audience.  It was like one big dance party.

After the performance, we went to the car and sat there for at least half an hour without any cars moving on our floor.  Although the Long Center is pretty, the functional set up of the place is not good.  The parking garage is very long and narrow, which takes forever to exit.  In addition, the garage exit is very close to a stoplight, so probably only 20 or 30 cars can exit every few minutes when the light turns green.  Because it seemed like we weren't going to go anywhere anytime soon, we decided to walk across the Congress bridge and catch the bus home.  S decided to go pick up her car later.  I took a few snapshots of our walk home.  This is such a scenic city, that even walking back was enjoyable.




    

Aside from the adventures of these past two days, my life has been pretty quiet.  I did make a new dish: Tortilla Soup.  I found the recipe on Allrecipes (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Catherines-Spicy-Chicken-Soup/Detail.aspx), and it is a keeper.  After reading through the suggestions by some of the reviewers, I decided to tweak the recipe by only using diced tomatoes with green chiles instead of the canned whole tomatoes and tomato soup.  I also substituted black beans for chili beans, left out the salt and sour cream, added chili powder at the end according to my preference, and topped the soup off with baked tortilla chips.  Usually, I don't cook soup because it takes a long time for it to cook, but this is definitely a soup worth waiting for.  I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.  Definitely give this soup a chance, and it will win your heart over.

Last but not least, here's a brief update on my crush life.  Sadly, the crush I mentioned in the last post has already faded.  Every time I saw the guy, he acted like he normally does but made no signs of being interested in me as anything more than just a friend.  After a few days, I felt that giggly feeling slip away when I was around him, and all was back to normal again.  Do crushes usually work this way?  I always thought that if you liked someone, that feeling would stay around for longer than two weeks.  Maybe there are levels of "like," and this one just happened to be mild.  I'm still happy that I felt it, though.  It was like a breath of fresh air, and it helped me hope for something more.  It helped me believe that the next best thing in my life could just be right around the corner.