And Now We Come to the End

I'm moving to Utah next week. It's only just starting to sink in, how much I'm going to miss California. I know I'll like Utah, but I've lived in southern California my whole 19 years, and it's a part of me. How could it not be? Anyway, I've been very busy lately working on papers, tests, and packing, and the only time I've really had to think about my future is at night when I'm trying to sleep, when my imagination goes wild. But I'm trying not to sound sad, so I'll talk about something else.
This is my favorite Regina Spektor song. I like to think about what it means, and though I'm sure I've got it figured out by now, I still want to know what you think of it. Meanings? Overall feelings?


"Samson"

You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth
I have to go, I have to go
Your hair was long when we first met

Samson went back to bed
Not much hair left on his head
He ate a slice of wonder bread and went right back to bed
And history books forgot about us and the bible didn't mention us
The bible didn't mention us, not even once

You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first , I loved you first
Beneath the stars came falling on our heads
But there just soft light, there just soft light
Your hair was long when we first met

Samson came to my bed
Told me that my hair was red
He told me i was beautiful and came into my bed
Oh I cut his hair myself one night
A pair of dull scissors and the yellow light
And he told me that I'd done alright
and kissed me till the morning light, the morning light
and he kissed me till the morning light

Samson came back to bed
not much hair left on his head
Ate a slice of wonderbread and went right back to bed
Oh, we couldn't bring the columns down
Yeah we couldn't destroy a single one
And history books forgot about us
And the bible didn't mention us, not even once

You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first

By the way, if you have time to kill (like, days) you might be interested in reading my paper on the cult of Nike in Ancient Greece. I'm rather proud of myself.
Oh, and if you were wondering, I'm not going to BYU, I'll be working for about 6 months earning residency then I plan on going to the culinary school in Sandy. That's the plan, anyway.

Salmon Patties Like Mom Used to Make

What do you do when you have a can of salmon?And just spent a long time drooling over this recipe for potatoes au gratin?
You call Mom up to ask her for the recipe to those salmon patties she made all those years ago and microwave up some Hungry Jack Au Gratin Potatoes because you're starving and have no time to lose!!!
Worth the 20 minute wait (for the potatoes-- the fish takes but a moment).
Make them.

a small (my can was 7.5 oz) can of salmon (boneless, skinless)
1/3 cp crumbs* (cracker or bread)
1 egg
1 T onion flakes
1 T parsley
1 T lemon juice (funny-- all I had was lemon extract, so I used a little of that mixed with water and it made it sort of lemony sweet, but did not detract from the overall experience even though it's totally not the same as lemon juice.)
salt and pepper to taste (I forgot to put this in and it still tasted great)

mix all ingredients in a bowl and shape into patties of desired size (I made about 4 of the size you see)

in shallow frying pan heat a bit of oil and fry patties until evenly browned on both sides

drain on paper towel

eat with lemon juice or tartar sauce (or plain like I did!)

*some people like it crunchier. If you do, put crumbs on the outside of the patty too so it’s like its breaded