{"id":649,"date":"2013-09-09T03:14:57","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T03:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/?p=649"},"modified":"2013-09-09T03:14:57","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T03:14:57","slug":"a-new-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/?p=649","title":{"rendered":"A New Semester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I start my fall semester tomorrow, and I&#8217;m looking forward to it, and dreading it.  I dread for a couple reasons. First off, it&#8217;s a night class.  I don&#8217;t do nights.  I&#8217;m not particularly good at mornings either, but as I write this, it&#8217;s 9:12 and I&#8217;m ready for bed. I don&#8217;t know how I&#8217;ll be cooking until 10:30 at night. And they are notorious for letting us out late too.  Which is annoying, but for a whole other reason.  Another reason is, this is my pastry semester.  I can&#8217;t eat anything I&#8217;ll be making, so I&#8217;ll have no idea if I&#8217;m on the right track.  In fact, I have recently (today) given up all grains in an effort to feel better, but I&#8217;ll go into that when I talk about allergies later. (Spoiler alert: it will be sooner than later)  this will be my most challenging semester. That is both exciting and nerve wracking.  I firmly believe that when things get challenging, is when you learn the most, so I&#8217;m hoping to learn a lot, because I&#8217;m not that versed on baking.  I know it&#8217;s chemistry, but that&#8217;s about it.  Wish me luck!<\/p>\n<p>Here are pictures from some of last semester&#8217;s graduation spread.  There were a couple more tables I did not get a pic of, but here are a few.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130908-221124.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130908-221124.jpg\" alt=\"20130908-221124.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130908-221211.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130908-221211.jpg\" alt=\"20130908-221211.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130908-221258.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130908-221258.jpg\" alt=\"20130908-221258.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130908-2212331.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130908-2212331.jpg\" alt=\"20130908-221233.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130908-2213201.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/20130908-2213201.jpg\" alt=\"20130908-221320.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I start my fall semester tomorrow, and I&#8217;m looking forward to it, and dreading it. I dread for a couple reasons. First off, it&#8217;s a night class. I don&#8217;t do nights. 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