Cut the mustard appeared twice to me today.

And so I decided to Dictionary.com it up.
So here goes.

Where does the phrase cut the mustard come from?
As with many slang and idiomatic phrases, the origin can be a bit unclear. The first recorded use of the phrase cut the mustard was by O. Henry in 1907, in a story called The Heart of the West: "I looked around and found a proposition that exactly cut the mustard". The modern sense of the idiom is 'to succeed; to have the ability to do something; to come up to expectations', but the phrase is most often used in the negative form, as "can't cut the mustard," meaning 'not able to handle the job'. The cut probably refers to harvesting the plant, so if one cannot cut the mustard, one cannot supply what is best. A phrase preceding cut the mustard is to be the mustard (c. 1903) meaning 'to be special' or 'to be exactly what is needed' with mustard being a slang term for importance. There is also another phrase keen as mustard meaning 'very enthusiastic'.

Another boring quiet Sunday afternoon.
I had intended to do much,
to no avail.

Currently I'm watching SYTYCD III on Channel 5.

What did I accomplish today?
(Hahah I got this from 500 Days of Summer)
Expectations
1. Go to church
2. Sign up for CAMP.
3. Study for Chinese A's
4. Finish up Hydroxy Compound Tutorial
5. Finish up Maclaurin's Tutorial
6. Finish up Biology essay
7. Do up Oral Presentation slides

Reality
1. I went to church and did not sign up for camp in the end. ):
2. I did up the CIP hours.
3. Uploaded a little pictures on Facebook.
4. Watch Moonlight Resonance for the countless time.

It bites when reality falls short of expectation,
but isn't that the case most of the time...?