Karen Carpenter sang that rainy days and Mondays always get her down. Well that's probably because she couldn't watch "I Love New York" on Mondays and she definitely wasn't eating this delicious vegan mac'n cheese that I just made to keep me warm on this cold, rainy day! That's right it is raining in San Diego. Luckily I had a Bette Davis DVD, a stocked fridge, and a sweet kitty to keep me company. I also have plenty of schoolwork to do, but I can study when I'm dead.

I decided to name my kitty Delilah after my dad's lizard who recently passed away. She's coming out from under the bed more and more. Her favorite thing to do, it seems, is to watch DVD's with me on my bed. Today we watched "The Little Foxes" with Davis and yesterday "Let's Make Love" with Marilyn Monroe. She liked Marilyn a little better because of the musical numbers. I joined Blockbuster Total Access which keeps me inundated with DVD's.

About this mac'n cheese. I found a recipe on almostvegan that was just that, almost vegan. I adjusted it by using Follow Your Heart vegan cheddar and brown rice pasta, and it worked perfectly. No bread crumbs in the house so I sprinkled on some crushed triscuits! Let me just tell you, I've had a lot of different vegan mac'n cheeses from a lot of different restaurants, and they usually are inedible. Most places use nutritional yeast as a cheese substitute which tastes like cardboard. I've had a couple good ones (Karyn's Cooked in Chicago and People's in Ocean Beach), but this shit I just cooked up is way better! Next time I'll make it with little shells!

Oh, and this recipe was EASY. I know that a lot of bloggers and cookbook authors claim that their recipes are easy when they're not. It's like, once I have to measure more than three ingredients, it's no longer easy.

For the past few days, I've been desperately learning to surf. I took a two hour lesson on Saturday and practiced alone on Sunday and yesterday. I want to get good so that I can go on a spring break surfing safari in Baja with SDSU. Hopefully the weather will clear up quickly so I can get back to the waves, dude!

That's all for now! Adios!