When I was in graduate school, I tried to save money by making my own snacks. Accustomed to lab work, I figured that working in the kitchen would be easy. Recipes for cookies tend to be a bit simpler than cloning DNA, or so I thought. Lessons learned include not substituting baking powder for baking...
Cream together 1 stick of butter and 8 ounces of cream cheese. Add 1 1/4 cups of sugar and two eggs. Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla and 2 cups of self rising flour. The mixture will be very thick. Then add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of milk. The batter should be creamy, but not runny. Add 6 ounces of chocolate chips...
I apologize for the lack of updates. I actually went to buy a camera today in desperation. I had to take pictures of our cherry blossom tree like plant. It also blooms this time of year only. Lasts about 2 weeks. It's starting to come out so I had to take a picture of it. I'm scared that I might...
When I look back on my life, I realize that I've done some great things. I sang Cole Porter songs from the top of the Eiffel Tower. I wrote 50 poems in one night. I allowed complete strangers to determine the style of my facial hair. It's been an enjoyable life so far, but I haven't done the one...
I get it now. He's just not that into me, and you know what--it feels great. I mean, it sucks ass totally and completely, but there is no more confusion, no more feelings of inadequacy, of "if I do this or be like that then he will treat me better/be more interested in me/ listen/not get...
And if you did, you are stalking me too close... 1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Not that I'm aware of. 2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Yesterday while listening to the radio on the way home. It happens a lot. I'm out of whack. 3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? It's ok for a drunk chicken who...
Here is a long awaited update on the Arashi Japan Fan Meet-up. Updates are in blue, in case you want to skip over the old information. If you would like me to PM or email you with new updates, please leave a comment to let me know. This is open to EVERY Arashi fan. It is not a plan exclusively for...
My boyfriend is such a lucky bum. He gets to indulge in every single item I bake, no questions asked. It's like, imagine for a moment that someone is always making random desserts without you having to ask, because that's what they enjoy doing, and you can just sit around and wait for the next thing...
Because the ideas are floating up to the rafters... Been working hard lately, hell, all year. Just seems like lately, the days have begun to blur into each other. This shift in work schedules isn't helping any. I realized just how much time I've been at work when I got my last paycheck and realized...
So James Blunt, top of yet another list (via George)? So depressing, and not in a good way. Inspired by the blandness of the popular choices, I decided to glance through my iTunes library for good funeral songs, and I found a few. The following would be on my top-ten list of songs for a funeral, and...
The Kitchn's most recent newsletter featured a recipe for Huevos Haminados, and reminded me of something we do every year at Angeli. We stand over a cauldron of eggs bubbling in a soup of water, onion skins and oil. The eggs simmer for up to 4 hours and end up with a hint of onion flavor and a...
Special occasions call for special desserts. Recently, Jon and I celebrated the first anniversary of our wedding. We had very romantic plans, which included holing up in our apartment all day drinking "butterbeer" and reading the latest Harry Potter book released the day before and then dinner at a...
I've been cooking again! And much to my mother's dismay, the camera was out and I was fervently taking notes to share with you all. Biryani is a rice dish with many different flavours running through it and as such is usually eaten just on its own; needing no curry to accompany it. There are many...
Note on photo: Loads of silty suspensions in the water in Hantu as usual. Comfortably irritating normalcy. It's official. Our little dive shop is now merged with two other businesses, and the result of that merger is a nice little boat that goes straight from here to Tioman. But for this trip, it...
Two weeks ago my sister had me over for lunch and made this amazing tart. I'm telling you it was one of the best things I have ever eaten in my life! So once home I started to figure out how to make it myself. I guess i could have just asked her for the recipe, but where would the fun be in that? So...
THE DIVINE MOTHER AND HEALING, A BEGINNING In the world of healing, thoughts create will (emotions) and the emotions create the physical universe. All persons who self heal do so by releasing their emotional body. This is true for colds, influenza, and the like. It is also true of heart disease and...
A Boys Own Adventure in 10 Chapters Billy was eating broccoli when the aliens invaded. Or more precisely, Billy was not eating broccoli when the first immense star ship slid into the sky over his city, sending hundreds of citizens out into the streets where they were promptly seized and sucked,...
Dolce Vita Sailing Adventures Our 2009/2010 Sailing Season 11/30/09 After a wonderful week spent in Missouri enjoying Thanksgiving with the Bouchard clan it was time to fly to the island of Antigua to get Dolce Vita ready for her next sailing adventure. We planned to spend a few days with Peter &...
“Arthi…. Arthi? You can open your eyes now ma. Its over.” The voice came from somewhere close yet sounded from way far out. I was sedated for an hour or more and the doctor was waking me after the procedure. Wow. It was finally over. I willed myself to respond to the command. My eyes refused...
Wise words from one of my homeboys. After going through some crazy, seriously unbloggable shit these past few weeks, I found myself smoking much more than was reallllllly necessary. I don't like when that happens, so, I stopped. Doing yoga while being a smoker is, as my homie says, fully retarded....
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