Just another brief update to say that I took the 2nd part of the CPA on Monday. It went . . .eh, we'll see. The multiple choice went really well, but then there were two simulations and they went . . . less well. I looked it up yesterday and was pleased to see that it is weighted 70% for the multiple choice and 30% for the simulations so unless I totally bombed the sims or completely misjudged my multiple choice performance I should be ok. Probably give it 60/40 that I passed but I wouldn't be at all stunned if I didn't.
Already started studying for the next exam (T-minus 33 days and counting), which again will probably occur right after I find out the score from the last one. I have been getting progressively better about my study habits but I still have a ways to go. I thought that I was fairly on top of things with the last section by studying 1-2 hours a day until the last weekend but I ended up doing a lot more hardcore cramming than I ever planned on. I nearly pulled an all-nighter on Sunday night (went to bed at just before 3 and woke up at 6:45 to start studying again). Reminded me of my college days (in a very different way than what usually reminds me of them).
In other news, it looks like I will be heading down to Houston next week for the grand opening of my family's new Chicago-style pizza restaurant (Windy City Pizza)! The opening has been tentative for a while now as one beaureaucratic thing after another kept popping up and so they weren't able to hire people since they didn't know exactly when they'd be starting. Couple that with the fact that they have been getting bombarded with questions about when they are opening and they are worried about not having enough help for opening weekend. So even though I know absolutely nothing about making pizzas I will be heading down to lend a hand wherever I can. I have informed them that I actually do have a lot of expertise in eating pizza; not sure how that helps but it is part of my skillset. Opening day is next Wednesday (March 5th) and I fly in that night. I have already been informed that I'm being written up for missing the first day. However, I have been given assurance that as long as I am working for free, I can get written up lots of times before being dismissed. Anyway, I have been told that Chicago is a little outside of their delivery area, but if your travels ever take you to the greater Houston area be sure to stop in to get a taste of home!
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It always amazes me when I talk to people who don't like so-called 'Chicago Style' pizza. They should just be put down. Especially New Yorkers who like their pizza foldable. Without a good crust, it just isn't worth it for me.
Well, look at you, John! Your family is just full of surprises! That's awesome! And thanks for giving me the visual of you wearing a paper hat, sweating in the kitchen with pizza sauce spattered all over you. Priceless.
Weir, please don't euthanize me. But I have to say it--I don't like Chicago style pizza. The stuffed kind? No, give me the thin kind, cut into squares, with pools of grease on the top. But crispy crust, not mushy.
OK, well Becky you will escape euthanasia because what you are describing is also Chicago-style. Most people do think "deep-dish" when they hear "Chicago pizza" but there is most definitely Chicago-style thin crust as well. The difference between NY thin and Chicago thin is that the former has a thin, floppy crust and is typically cut into large triangles, while the Chicago thin is thicker but crunchier and cut into squares.
I should point out, Weir, that although Becky may be getting off on a technicality you have probably made the Smith household unhappy with you. Both of Christy's Ps prefer the NY style pizza and I have heard them both state that "you can't get good pizza here."
BTW, my parents place will be serving both Chicago thin and deep dish.
Being from the east coast originally, I love NY foldable pizza (and you can't find it here). However, I also love deep dish pizza, and chicago thin crust pizza. It just depends on what your in the mood for. Surprisingly, I am always in the mood for at least one kind.
NY pizza also has that weird sauce. It is not even really a sauce, just kind of a tomato paste. Blah. Melted cheese over tomato paste and wet cardboard. Blah.
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