Ask away!

Isn't this the most precious little pumpkin you've ever seen?

"You have *got* to get back to blogging!" was the second thing the ever-fabulous Jun Belen said to me when I saw him tonight at a Bay Area Food Blogger's get-together ("So, did you wash your hair?!" was the first thing he said to me--it's a long story.).  And I know--I know!  But I've been stuck partying in random forests for the past few days, my head over-filled with statistics and code floating this way and that.  It's been weeks since I've set foot in the kitchen, I'm not kidding you.  My camera sits lonesomely on my photography table, gathering dust, completely untouched.  My reader feed is exploding with unread food blog posts from all over.  The only four places I even see anymore are the classroom, my office, the inside of my car, and my desk at home.  *sigh*  This weekend.  I don't care what I have to do--  I'm getting back in the kitchen and back behind the camera, for the sake of my sanity!  Thank you all for your incredible patience with me!

In the meantime, however, you can get a bit of a desserts for breakfast fix.  Joanna, from Chic Gorgeous, wrote me all the way from Malaysia one day with email interview questions, so check out my answers on her blog!  Then, I *think* (?) that I might be showing up in the December 2010 issue of ELLEgirl in Korea.  So, if you're in Korea, do me a favor and pick up a copy of the December ELLEgirl when it comes out and let me know if you spot my desserts in it? ( pretty please?)

On that note, I discovered that it's a bit fun and reflective (though perhaps a tad egotistical) to write about oneself every now and then, and in particular, I found it interesting to see what types of questions people like to pose in interview situations, to hear what other people are curious about.  So along this vein--and to make up for the fact that I've been absent so much, I'd like to open up the floor to you all, dear readers (if you're still out there!).  What are your questions for me?  Jot them down in the comments section to this post, and I'll answer them all throughout the coming weeks, along with proper recipes and desserts for everyone, I promise!

So, want to know what I'm making for Thanksgiving?  Ask away!  Want to know what I'm writing my dissertation about?  (good question, so do I!)  Want to know what "random forests" really are? (are you sure?)  Want to know if I really did wash my hair?


(This post is a total experiment, so come on, please don't leave me hanging here!)

Or, if you don't want to ask a question, just say pop in and say "hi!" :-)