July 6, 2012
Good Morning!
And how are you on this beautiful Friday morning? Hungry? What's for breakfast? (Okay, I'm sure from the title of this post you've used your impeccable deductive reasoning skills to figure it out... but here's how I got to this point.)
*wakes up*
*hums to self*
*saunters downstairs*
"Hiya Daddy! Was fer breffas?" (I always ask the nearest parental what's for breakfast... even though I always make my own breakfast... maybe I'm just hoping someday they'll answer with something like, "Pancakes!" or "Muffins!" or "Flan!" Okay, really, I had to eat flan for breakfast once.)
"Not much, we're out of milk."
No. Milk.
What?!?!?
That eliminates the possibility of cupcakes AND cereal!!! Oh no!
You know it's bad when you can't even eat cereal for breakfast.
This morning presented a similar challenge to last night's dinner dilemma.
Inspired by the title of this recipe, I created my own faster, more simple version. I'm sure someday his might be worth a try, but really, these are much easier and totally delicious. And if you're anything like me, you don't often think about food until you're hungry and want something to eat NOW!
19.6.2013 UPDATE: So um... I'm very sad I didn't finish this blog when I remembered exactly what I did to make them. I thought I had it written down somewhere, but as of now, can't seem to find it. I guess I'll just have to make them again! I'm reasonably certain, I used a Jiffy Corn Muffin box mix... and added sour cream instead of milk. But I also added some portion (Tablespoon?) of lemon juice.
CONCLUSION:
These were totally delicious!!! The lemon juice or sour cream, does something really interesting to the texture... they were almost creamy. It was awesome. I've been meaning to make them again for some time now... So I guess I'll have to try an replicate what I did before, and fill y'all in on it.
MORAL OF THE STORY: Finish blogs while you're writing them!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Fake Fried Rice
I wish I could say, "I love Asian food!"
... but I can't, for a couple of big reasons...
1. I've never actually been to anywhere in Asia, so I'm pretty sure I've never had anything terribly authentic.
2. I've only ever had "Chinese" food. You know, like cheap take-out (mind you, some of it has been kind of tasty, even if it isn't anything close to the real thing.)
Yet, one of my favorite things to make (and eat) is something inspired by what I know about Asian foodstuff (rice, ginger, veggies, noodles, sesame, eggs, etc).
Without further ado, I give you, Lauren's Fake Fried Rice.
Which usually looks something like this:
Here's what you'll need:
1 box Rice-a-Roni (any flavor you like)
celery (as much of it as you'd like... I like lots, I've used up to 6 stalks for a single serving)
peppers or other vegetables of your choosing... water chestnuts or peas... whatever you have really
fresh/powdered ginger and garlic (minced/chopped to your preference)
soy sauce (to taste)
sesame oil (to taste) and/or sesame seeds
peanuts or cashews optional
eggs (as many as you'd like)
Asian inspired sauce or marinade as you like (optional)
The first thing I do is prepare the rice-a-roni according to the box directions (If you're good at multitasking, you can start to prepare or cook the other vegetables while you're browning the rice. If you aren't good at multitasking, you should probably wait until the water starts boiling and you turn it down to simmer, and then veggie prep.)
Next, I fry up the veggies and garlic and ginger (in sesame oil or butter [the butter crisps them, which is nice])
When the veggies are done enough for you, I dump them onto a plate or back on to the cutting board, so I can cook the eggs in the same pan.
Scramble the eggs. When the eggs are nearly done, I toss back in the veggies to keep everything warm. (If the rice isn't done, turn off the stove or remove from heat until it is.)
When the rice is done, scoop as much rice as you'd like into the egg/veggie mix.
Return the pan to heat, and mix everything together, adding the soy sauce or other sauce or seasonings you like.
I did this after I got home from work tonight, and the whole thing only took me about 20 minutes or so make up. It was fabulous. I was only cooking for myself, but it would only have added about 5-10 minutes to cook for my whole family. (Maybe more if I'd had to wash the big frying pan... which still has bacon grease in it...)
... but I can't, for a couple of big reasons...
1. I've never actually been to anywhere in Asia, so I'm pretty sure I've never had anything terribly authentic.
2. I've only ever had "Chinese" food. You know, like cheap take-out (mind you, some of it has been kind of tasty, even if it isn't anything close to the real thing.)
Yet, one of my favorite things to make (and eat) is something inspired by what I know about Asian foodstuff (rice, ginger, veggies, noodles, sesame, eggs, etc).
Without further ado, I give you, Lauren's Fake Fried Rice.
Which usually looks something like this:
Here's what you'll need:
1 box Rice-a-Roni (any flavor you like)
celery (as much of it as you'd like... I like lots, I've used up to 6 stalks for a single serving)
peppers or other vegetables of your choosing... water chestnuts or peas... whatever you have really
fresh/powdered ginger and garlic (minced/chopped to your preference)
soy sauce (to taste)
sesame oil (to taste) and/or sesame seeds
peanuts or cashews optional
eggs (as many as you'd like)
Asian inspired sauce or marinade as you like (optional)
The first thing I do is prepare the rice-a-roni according to the box directions (If you're good at multitasking, you can start to prepare or cook the other vegetables while you're browning the rice. If you aren't good at multitasking, you should probably wait until the water starts boiling and you turn it down to simmer, and then veggie prep.)
Next, I fry up the veggies and garlic and ginger (in sesame oil or butter [the butter crisps them, which is nice])
When the veggies are done enough for you, I dump them onto a plate or back on to the cutting board, so I can cook the eggs in the same pan.
Scramble the eggs. When the eggs are nearly done, I toss back in the veggies to keep everything warm. (If the rice isn't done, turn off the stove or remove from heat until it is.)
When the rice is done, scoop as much rice as you'd like into the egg/veggie mix.
Return the pan to heat, and mix everything together, adding the soy sauce or other sauce or seasonings you like.
I did this after I got home from work tonight, and the whole thing only took me about 20 minutes or so make up. It was fabulous. I was only cooking for myself, but it would only have added about 5-10 minutes to cook for my whole family. (Maybe more if I'd had to wash the big frying pan... which still has bacon grease in it...)
BBC 100 Books
So I've seen this list bounce around on a few different sites. It claims the BBC said the average person has only read six of the books on this list. So, like any responsible person, I Googled it. The only thing from the BBC about the list is this page. Which says, "In April 2003 the BBC's Big Read began the search for the nation's
best-loved novel, and we asked you to nominate your favourite books."
This is VERY different than the average person only having read 6 of the 100 books. So don't feel all special when you've read a quarter or more of the list. Because this is a collective "Favorites" list... which means quite the opposite of "average reader has never read" list. Just saying.
In other news... I've always thought this was a good place to start making myself literate and familiar with popular culture. So for your browsing enjoyment, I've included the list below, with books I've read crossed out. Hopefully one day, all of them will be that way. (I'll include completion dates if I know them.)
Happy Reading!
Key:
Read prior to 10 Jan. 2013 (Total: 14.5 read)
* Watched the movie! (I know it doesn't count, but makes me want to read the books!)
1.The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien *
2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen *
3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams *
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling * (within days of its release, I'm sure!)
6.To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee * (Age 14)
7. Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne *
8. 1984, George Orwell
9.The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis *
10. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë *
11. Catch-22, Joseph Heller
12. Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë
13. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks
14. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier
15.The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger (Age 15 or 16)
16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame *
17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
18. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
19. Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres
20. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy
21. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell
22.Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, JK Rowling * (Age 10)
23.Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, JK Rowling *(Age 10)
24.Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, JK Rowling *(Age 10)
25.The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien (Age 13)
26. Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy
27. Middlemarch, George Eliot
28. A Prayer For Owen Meany, John Irving
29. The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck
30. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Lewis Carroll *
31. The Story Of Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson
32. One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez
33. The Pillars Of The Earth, Ken Follett
34. David Copperfield, Charles Dickens *
35.Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl *
36. Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
37. A Town Like Alice, Nevil Shute
38. Persuasion, Jane Austen
39. Dune, Frank Herbert
40. Emma, Jane Austen
41. Anne Of Green Gables, LM Montgomery *
42. Watership Down, Richard Adams
43. The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
44.The Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas * (Age 15 or 16)
45. Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh *
46.Animal Farm, George Orwell
47. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens *
48. Far From The Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy
49. Goodnight Mister Tom, Michelle Magorian
50. The Shell Seekers, Rosamunde Pilcher
51. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett *
52.Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck *
53. The Stand, Stephen King
54. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy *
55. A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth
56.The BFG, Roald Dahl
57. Swallows And Amazons, Arthur Ransome
58. Black Beauty, Anna Sewell
59. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer
60. Crime And Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
61. Noughts And Crosses, Malorie Blackman
62. Memoirs Of A Geisha, Arthur Golden
63. A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
64. The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCollough
65. Mort, Terry Pratchett
66. The Magic Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton
67. The Magus, John Fowles
68. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
69. Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett
70.Lord Of The Flies, William Golding * (Age 15 or 16)
71. Perfume, Patrick Süskind
72. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell
73. Night Watch, Terry Pratchett
74. Matilda, Roald Dahl *
75. Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding
76. The Secret History, Donna Tartt
77. The Woman In White, Wilkie Collins
78. Ulysses, James Joyce
79. Bleak House, Charles Dickens
80. Double Act, Jacqueline Wilson
81. The Twits, Roald Dahl
82. I Capture The Castle, Dodie Smith
83. Holes, Louis Sachar *
84. Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake
85. The God Of Small Things, Arundhati Roy
86. Vicky Angel, Jacqueline Wilson
87. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
88. Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons *
89. Magician, Raymond E Feist
90. On The Road, Jack Kerouac
91. The Godfather, Mario Puzo
92. The Clan Of The Cave Bear, Jean M Auel
93. The Colour Of Magic, Terry Pratchett
94. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
95. Katherine, Anya Seton
96. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer
97. Love In The Time Of Cholera, Gabriel García Márquez
98. Girls In Love, Jacqueline Wilson
99. The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot *
100. Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie
This is VERY different than the average person only having read 6 of the 100 books. So don't feel all special when you've read a quarter or more of the list. Because this is a collective "Favorites" list... which means quite the opposite of "average reader has never read" list. Just saying.
In other news... I've always thought this was a good place to start making myself literate and familiar with popular culture. So for your browsing enjoyment, I've included the list below, with books I've read crossed out. Hopefully one day, all of them will be that way. (I'll include completion dates if I know them.)
Happy Reading!
Key:
* Watched the movie! (I know it doesn't count, but makes me want to read the books!)
1.
2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen *
3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams *
5.
6.
7. Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne *
8. 1984, George Orwell
9.
10. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë *
11. Catch-22, Joseph Heller
12. Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë
13. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks
14. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier
15.
16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame *
17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
18. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
19. Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres
20. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy
21. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell
22.
23.
24.
25.
26. Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy
27. Middlemarch, George Eliot
28. A Prayer For Owen Meany, John Irving
29. The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck
30. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Lewis Carroll *
31. The Story Of Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson
32. One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez
33. The Pillars Of The Earth, Ken Follett
34. David Copperfield, Charles Dickens *
35.
36. Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
37. A Town Like Alice, Nevil Shute
38. Persuasion, Jane Austen
39. Dune, Frank Herbert
40. Emma, Jane Austen
41. Anne Of Green Gables, LM Montgomery *
42. Watership Down, Richard Adams
43. The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
44.
45. Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh *
46.
47. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens *
48. Far From The Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy
49. Goodnight Mister Tom, Michelle Magorian
50. The Shell Seekers, Rosamunde Pilcher
51. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett *
52.
53. The Stand, Stephen King
54. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy *
55. A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth
56.
57. Swallows And Amazons, Arthur Ransome
58. Black Beauty, Anna Sewell
59. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer
60. Crime And Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
61. Noughts And Crosses, Malorie Blackman
62. Memoirs Of A Geisha, Arthur Golden
63. A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
64. The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCollough
65. Mort, Terry Pratchett
66. The Magic Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton
67. The Magus, John Fowles
68. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
69. Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett
70.
71. Perfume, Patrick Süskind
72. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell
73. Night Watch, Terry Pratchett
74. Matilda, Roald Dahl *
75. Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding
76. The Secret History, Donna Tartt
77. The Woman In White, Wilkie Collins
78. Ulysses, James Joyce
79. Bleak House, Charles Dickens
80. Double Act, Jacqueline Wilson
81. The Twits, Roald Dahl
82. I Capture The Castle, Dodie Smith
83. Holes, Louis Sachar *
84. Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake
85. The God Of Small Things, Arundhati Roy
86. Vicky Angel, Jacqueline Wilson
87. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
88. Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons *
89. Magician, Raymond E Feist
90. On The Road, Jack Kerouac
91. The Godfather, Mario Puzo
92. The Clan Of The Cave Bear, Jean M Auel
93. The Colour Of Magic, Terry Pratchett
94. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
95. Katherine, Anya Seton
96. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer
97. Love In The Time Of Cholera, Gabriel García Márquez
98. Girls In Love, Jacqueline Wilson
99. The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot *
100. Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Black Bean and Corn Quesadillas
At about 9 o'clock this evening, I finally got tired of waiting for my parents to come home from work (and a visit to the grocery store), and decided I was going to make dinner without them. Being car-less and past the closing time of all food stores within reasonable walking distance (2-5 miles).
So I was left with three options:
1- Forage for leftovers (but really what fun is that?)
2- Throw together whatever I can find from the cabinets
3- Don't eat.
Naturally, I decided to go the more adventurous route and see what kind of concoction I could scrounge up from the random foodstuffs in the cupboards and fridge.
Originally, we were going to have tacos for dinner... so my mind was kind of in the "fake Mexican food" mood and mode. So with that in mind, I started opening cupboards.
The spoils of pillaging?
1 can of black beans
1 can of corn
1 can of petite diced tomatoes
1 can of diced green chilies (fire roasted for extra fancy!)
garlic
sharp cheddar cheese
flour tortillas of an unknown age and without an expiration date (but not moldy, so okay?) (I recommend knowing the age of the food in your cupboards and fridge... just as a good, sanitary health practice.)
So here's how this went down.
Pour a tablespoon or so of oil into a large skillet/frying pan thingy. Add 3-5 cloves of crushed garlic... and let that heat for a few minutes.
Drain and rinse black beans. Drain corn and tomatoes.
Add black beans, corn, tomatoes, and green chilies to skillet.
Stir occasionally and heat/cook until excess water/juice is gone... but don't dry it out. Remove from heat.
In a separate frying pan/skillet thing, heat a tablespoon or so of oil, and flop down your first tortilla.
Sprinkle plenty of grated cheese on the tortilla in the pan and then spoon the black bean mixture on top of the cheese... as thick as you'd like! (I did about 1/4-1/2 inch.)
Place the second tortilla on top.
Flip.Cook on the other side.
Slide off pan onto [clean] counter, cutting board, or plate.
Cut into wedges/slices.
Garnish with lettuce and sour cream.
Take pictures for blog (but not very good ones because you're too hungry and it's getting cold).
Consume ferociously.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
22 Things to do Before I Turn 22
So here is the list that started it all!
I didn't have the idea for this list until about 11 weeks before my birthday, which is one of the reasons I didn't get many things one it done before then...
22 Things to do Before I Turn 22
(Some of these things have been... censored... for personal reasons... deal with it.)
1. Be a tour guide in NYC (February)
2. See Addison Station!
3. Have an adventure in Boston (August 2012)
4. Finish watching season 2 of Being Erica (April 2012?)
5. Lose ** pounds (August)
6. Visit the Ralph Lauren "Mansion" on Madison Avenue (aka the Flagship Store)
7. Get my Driver's License (June 29)
8. Sun bathe on the beach in a swimming suit (it's January remember...) (January 13)
9. Play hide-and-seek in a department store
10. Watch [at least] two Jim Carrey movies I haven't seen
11. Read 22 books (see list)
12. Eat 11 new foods!
13. Buy something .... (August)
14. Learn a new dance (Always!)
15. Get carded (September)
16. Run a 5k in 22 minutes
17. Build a snowman on the beach (January 13)
18. Finish knitting mittens
19. Make fudge (January 13)
20. Learn 22 words in ASL (American Sign Language)
21. Learn to juggle
22. 22 new blog posts (11 at each AwfullyWaffly and BreadyorNot)
So, I have a few more things done from this list... but still a long way to go! Yikes!
There are some fun stories with some of these things... heehee... :) I'll share more later!
Peaces,
<3 L
Here's the book list:
I didn't have the idea for this list until about 11 weeks before my birthday, which is one of the reasons I didn't get many things one it done before then...
22 Things to do Before I Turn 22
(Some of these things have been... censored... for personal reasons... deal with it.)
2. See Addison Station!
3. Have an adventure in Boston (August 2012)
4. Finish watching season 2 of Being Erica (April 2012?)
5. Lose ** pounds (August)
6. Visit the Ralph Lauren "Mansion" on Madison Avenue (aka the Flagship Store)
7. Get my Driver's License (June 29)
9. Play hide-and-seek in a department store
10. Watch [at least] two Jim Carrey movies I haven't seen
11. Read 22 books (see list)
12. Eat 11 new foods!
13. Buy something .... (August)
14. Learn a new dance (Always!)
15. Get carded (September)
16. Run a 5k in 22 minutes
18. Finish knitting mittens
20. Learn 22 words in ASL (American Sign Language)
21. Learn to juggle
22. 22 new blog posts (11 at each AwfullyWaffly and BreadyorNot)
So, I have a few more things done from this list... but still a long way to go! Yikes!
There are some fun stories with some of these things... heehee... :) I'll share more later!
Peaces,
<3 L
Here's the book list:
22
Books I Want to Read Before I’m 22
(In the order they were
originally added)
1.
Lieutenant Hornblower by C. S.
Forester
2.
Hornblower and the Atropos by C. S.
Forester
3.
MacBeth by William Shakespeare
4.
Othello by William Shakespeare
5.
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
6.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William
Shakespeare
7.
King Lear by William Shakespeare
8.
Paper Towns by John Greene
9.
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
10.
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
11.
Richard II by William Shakespeare
12.
The Boy Who Made Dragonfly by Tony
Hillerman
13.
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
14.
A Dolphin Adventure by Wayne Grover
15.
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle
16.
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
17.
(Complete) Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A.
Milne
18.
Coriolanus by William Shakespeare
19.
One For The Money by Janet Evanovich
20.
Cymbeline by William Shakespeare
21.
Inferno by Dante Alighieri
22.
Cruddy by Lynda Barry
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
23 Things to do Before I'm 23
Hi all,
I'm not sure if I should post date this or not... I guess I probably won't. As mentioned in my previous post, I have a list of 23 things to do as well. And as I also mentioned, I have yet to finish it. Hopefully I will be crossing off a number of things within the next week or so. :)
So here goes! (This has been slightly modified from the original list... which I may have misplaced. :-\ )
23 Things to do Before I Turn 23
1. Canada!
2. Publish a book
3. Move out (August)
4. SD (September)
5. Dress in period clothing and attend an event (January 14)
6. "Find" a new, fun place (January 20 or 25)
7. See a Shakespeare play at Blackfriars (June 6)
8. Sing "At the Zoo" en route to the Central Park Zoo
9. Bikini
10. Ice skate in NYC
11. Learn to pick locks
12. Run a 5k in <23 minutes
13. Foamhenge!!!! (May 11)
14. Kiss a Cadet (January 20)
15. See exit, pursued (November) [local theater production of Cabaret]
16. Weight 1**
17. Cook soup in the woods
18. Learn to play the ukulele
19. Finish term papers and term projects (May 31)
20. Hike Mt. Pleasant
21. Make/gather at least 7 "looks" for a photo shoot
22. Leave [State] for a weekend (April 28-30)
23. Write something for fun
Completed Before Birthday
Completed After Birthday
I know it doesn't really look like I've done much... well, I haven't. But what you can't see is that I'm pretty close on quite a few things. There are a couple things that might take a little while... like 12 and 10.
I'm reasonably certain I'm going to drag some friends to Canada this summer. (I've been to Canada before, but not since like 2005 or something crazy like that.)
I should be publishing something within the next month!
The next time I'm in the City, the CPZ is at the top of my list!
Hopefully I'll be able to wiggle in a show at Blackfriars within the next week or so.
I'm planning on going camping soon, and while it is lamentable I don't have my uke at the moment, I will be hiking Mt. Pleasant and cooking some soup!
In less than 48 hours I will be done with all of my term papers and projects!
And I definitely have at least three, maybe four, really solid looks for a photo shoot (penciled in this summer).
And I think blogging counts as writing something for fun! But in the spirit of not double counting things, I'm sure sometime in the next week or so, I'll be writing something for fun--that's just what I do!
So that really just leaves the 5k, the bikini, 1**, and picking locks... three of those things kind of go together, and will be happening in a couple months. :) The other thing I'm sure I can pick up pretty quickly.
Catch ya on the flip side! I'll start updating and sharing some stories once this school thing is over in a couple days! Because me oh my! There are stories!!!
Peaces,
<3 L
I'm not sure if I should post date this or not... I guess I probably won't. As mentioned in my previous post, I have a list of 23 things to do as well. And as I also mentioned, I have yet to finish it. Hopefully I will be crossing off a number of things within the next week or so. :)
So here goes! (This has been slightly modified from the original list... which I may have misplaced. :-\ )
23 Things to do Before I Turn 23
1. Canada!
2. Publish a book
7. See a Shakespeare play at Blackfriars (June 6)
8. Sing "At the Zoo" en route to the Central Park Zoo
9. Bikini
10. Ice skate in NYC
11. Learn to pick locks
12. Run a 5k in <23 minutes
13. Foamhenge!!!! (May 11)
16. Weight 1**
17. Cook soup in the woods
18. Learn to play the ukulele
19. Finish term papers and term projects (May 31)
20. Hike Mt. Pleasant
21. Make/gather at least 7 "looks" for a photo shoot
22. Leave [State] for a weekend (April 28-30)
23. Write something for fun
Completed After Birthday
I know it doesn't really look like I've done much... well, I haven't. But what you can't see is that I'm pretty close on quite a few things. There are a couple things that might take a little while... like 12 and 10.
I'm reasonably certain I'm going to drag some friends to Canada this summer. (I've been to Canada before, but not since like 2005 or something crazy like that.)
I should be publishing something within the next month!
The next time I'm in the City, the CPZ is at the top of my list!
Hopefully I'll be able to wiggle in a show at Blackfriars within the next week or so.
I'm planning on going camping soon, and while it is lamentable I don't have my uke at the moment, I will be hiking Mt. Pleasant and cooking some soup!
In less than 48 hours I will be done with all of my term papers and projects!
And I definitely have at least three, maybe four, really solid looks for a photo shoot (penciled in this summer).
And I think blogging counts as writing something for fun! But in the spirit of not double counting things, I'm sure sometime in the next week or so, I'll be writing something for fun--that's just what I do!
So that really just leaves the 5k, the bikini, 1**, and picking locks... three of those things kind of go together, and will be happening in a couple months. :) The other thing I'm sure I can pick up pretty quickly.
Catch ya on the flip side! I'll start updating and sharing some stories once this school thing is over in a couple days! Because me oh my! There are stories!!!
Peaces,
<3 L
Monday, May 28, 2012
24 Things to do Before I turn 24
For a couple of years now, I've been creating fun To Do/Goal/Bucket sort of lists of things to do before my next birthday. Ideally, I would like to have the list for the next year done before my birthday, so I have the maximum amount of time to complete it... but life doesn't always happen like that. Also, I have yet to complete an entire list. Part of the reason is because when I write the list, I tend to imagine my schedule for the coming year one way... and then because of all the wonderful new opportunities presented in life... it takes you in different directions than you had originally intended. As such, some things have been slightly modified, and others have just not been able to be completed as planned... I'll get there someday... and soon!
After my first two years (and first two failed attempts), of trying this fun little game, I've added the completion of my 22 and 23 lists as the pre-requisite for my 24 list. (I'll post those lists later as well as posts about each adventure and some pictures!).
Today, I finally filled in the last two slots on my 24 list, so I thought I'd post it. :)
24 Things to do Before I Turn 24
0. Finish 22 List
00. Finish 23 List
1. Find out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie pop
2. Join the DAR
3. Join the Mayflower Society
4. Solve a Rubix Cube (by myself!)
5. Ride a horse
6. Write (and record!?) an entire album
7. Learn to shop with coupons! (Keep track of the money I save)
8. Boil water in a paper cup
9. Pay off Student Loans
10. Donate blood
11. Publish something I've written
12. Publish at least 24 different authors
13. Learn to drive a standard (and other kinds of vehicles)
14. Try/learn archery
15. Learn to throw things
16. Be in a feature length film
17. Learn to tie knots
18. Learn some new words/Increase vocabulary
19. Learn a parkour/free running move (or maybe 12 or 24 of them!?)
20. Be able to do 24 pull ups! (Okay, so that might be a bit ambitious. 12 would be cool though...)
21. Finish reading the Lord of the Rings books
22. Run a half marathon (Disney's Princess Half Marathon?!?!) in under 2 hours
23. Learn to roller ski!
24. 24 new posts on each of my blogs (in addition to the 22 owed from my 22 list) AwfullyWaffly, BreadyorNot, awLauren.
I'll keep you updated!
Wish me luck!
<3 L
After my first two years (and first two failed attempts), of trying this fun little game, I've added the completion of my 22 and 23 lists as the pre-requisite for my 24 list. (I'll post those lists later as well as posts about each adventure and some pictures!).
Today, I finally filled in the last two slots on my 24 list, so I thought I'd post it. :)
24 Things to do Before I Turn 24
0. Finish 22 List
00. Finish 23 List
1. Find out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie pop
2. Join the DAR
3. Join the Mayflower Society
4. Solve a Rubix Cube (by myself!)
5. Ride a horse
6. Write (and record!?) an entire album
7. Learn to shop with coupons! (Keep track of the money I save)
8. Boil water in a paper cup
9. Pay off Student Loans
10. Donate blood
11. Publish something I've written
12. Publish at least 24 different authors
13. Learn to drive a standard (and other kinds of vehicles)
14. Try/learn archery
15. Learn to throw things
16. Be in a feature length film
17. Learn to tie knots
18. Learn some new words/Increase vocabulary
19. Learn a parkour/free running move (or maybe 12 or 24 of them!?)
20. Be able to do 24 pull ups! (Okay, so that might be a bit ambitious. 12 would be cool though...)
21. Finish reading the Lord of the Rings books
22. Run a half marathon (Disney's Princess Half Marathon?!?!) in under 2 hours
23. Learn to roller ski!
24. 24 new posts on each of my blogs (in addition to the 22 owed from my 22 list) AwfullyWaffly, BreadyorNot, awLauren.
I'll keep you updated!
Wish me luck!
<3 L
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