The Finger

Quick, someone call whoever is in charge of the home for abused fingers! ... What? there isn't one? This poor finger! It has been very badly hurt by it's owner and there needs to be an intervention, stat! At the very least, the finger really should see a doctor. Someone call a doctor for this poor finger! For all that is tactile save this poor finger!
And by now you're probably wondering just what I've done to my "poor finger." Yes, it is my finger. Well, It all started a few days ago when I was making cupcakes.
I don't actually know how it happened, but while the cupcakes were in the oven, I noticed that I had somehow cut my finger. Then a few days later when I wasmaking myself a sandwich, I burnt the tip of my finger on the--um--er--pan? And then somehow somewhere I burnt my finger again. Then it got poked a bunch of times while I was making stuff out of craft wire. youch!
Yeah, now do you see? And now it's all bandaged and shrivelly. Um, yeah. . . don't take your bandade off to check your finger, it's not usually pretty.
Oh, yes you should definitely take your bandade off at somepoint, that's only healthy. Just don't do it like while you're eating or something.

Updates

Hello again, I have missed you! Not feeling in the best of moods just now, but more on that later, I promise.
I got hangers! Yay, but somehow there are still clothes on my bed and kitty loves them. Tee hee
Darling Finn is finally going to get fixed! I know right, it took them this long? They aught to be ashamed.
There are no more sweet potato fries to be had. We ate them all. Darn you universe!
I think I may try to post more story stuff while I am thinking up what next to share with you. That way you won't get so lonely when I am away for days on end.
Uuummm, guess that's it. Good night. Be back soon.

The Universe Speaks

Do you ever get hungry for something, and when you realize what that something is you also realize that you don't have it or the ingredients to make it? I know you do. It happens to me a lot. So today, I'm sitting with Roomy and I threw my hands up in the air and asked the universe what I wanted for dinner. Do you know what the universe told me? It said sweet potato fries.
So I had sweet potato fries and you know what? Darn the universe anyway because sweet potato fries are adictive! They are like crack! I want more of them! I want want want want want! And now I am looking up things to do with ritz crackers.

Regarding Chocolate Cakes

Treat me like a chocolate cake, and I willl act like a chocolate cake.
... Ok, so this post actually has nothing to do with chocolate cakes. No, sadly I do not have some amazing, you must try this, recipe that I am going to shair with you. If you are hungry for chocolate cake however, I know there are many amazing food blogs out there. For those of you who are curious as to what on Earth I am talking about this time, stay right here.


Must you first act like a chocolate cake to be treated as such, or do you need to be treated like a chocolatee cake in order to feel like you can act like one? I'm sure all of you have heard such sayings as, "show respect and you'll be shown respect" and many other variations on the same theme, "act like X, and you'll be treated" or ... ECT. I have chosen to use chocolate cake because it is something we can all relate to.
What my question is, is which way around should some of these things go? Should you start acting like chocolate cake and expect soon after to be treated as one, or do you first need to feel like some one is treating you like a chocolate cake? Because quite frankly, there are some instances where if no one treats you like a chocolate cake and rather more like a chocolate chip cooky, then you are not going to really act like a chocolate cake. You are more apt to act like a cooky than you are a cake.
Of course then a person who is treated like a chocolate cake is not always garenteed to act like a chocolate cake; however there is lesss of a chance people will start treating a person like a chocolate cake just because they act like one.
I don't know, perhaps you have other oppinions? Or maybe they should just all work together, and it doesn't matter who starts it as long as both acting and treating happen?

I'm Coughing Again

Apparently my cough is just a cruel joke that is being plaied on me for sick and twisted reasons beyond my understanding. You remember how I told you that I woke up the morning after my cleaning fit with my nose all stuffed up and my throat all sore? And then I said I was fine that afternoon? Well that night my cough came back and the next morning was the same as before. It's just been cycling like that ever since. It's driving me bonkers! So my roomies got me tissues, cough drops and orange juice. I am kind of afraid that I might choke on the cough drops, but I will try not to think about that. The good news is that since this cough thing has happened to me on more than one occasion, I can say that it is not contagious. It only seems to enjoy obsessing over me. Lucky me, huh? O well, Finn is going to want charging soon and I should start considering actual food soon, especially since I'll have to get up anyway. Stay healthy!

To The Most Important Meal Of The Day

Well, they say it's the most important, but I just think it's the yummiest! Yes, breakfast.I am devoting my 100th post to my love of breakfast. I realize it took me almost two years to get here, but I am here now.
So breakfast as a whole Is my favorite thing. Along with pizza, it is one of the two foods guarantied to make me happy happy smily! Eggs, bacon, toast, pancakes, waffles, I love them all! And yes, I should clarify that when I refer to breakfast here I specifically mean hot breakfast. Oddly I do not like breakfast sausage, hash browns or homefries, but I love all manner of combinations of the foods I did list.
I think--and I may have mentioned this before--that I really should have a designated breakfast for dinner night when I get my own place. Breakfast may be amazing in the morning, but it is even better during nonbreakfast meals!
Funny though, all this talk about yummy breakfast and in actuallity, I almost never eat it. Maybe that's why I love hot breakfast so much, because I don't eat it everyday. O well, here's to you breakfast! may you continue to fill our bellies with scrumptiousness!!!

Nome?

I am overjoyed to report that my weekend plans were not canseled!!! Of course we are getting tuns more snow even as I write this, but the plans I had to cansel for today were not very exciting anyway.
Can you believe I have never had Boston cream pie? Clam chowder I would be allergic to, but Boston cream pie I have no excuses for. So the guys and I got some to split after Build A Bear when We went in to Boston. Yes, we went to Build A Bear and Running Slippers made a bear and I think I should get to be his Godmother, but we didn't discuss it. We also had really awesome mac and cheese that I am excited to finish sometime today.
So ... I definitely didn't think you could get actual non cicelian rectangle pizza from an actual pizza place, but Saturday, at the mall, we had some for lunch. It was really good, but a lot of pizza for one piece and I couldn't finish mine. I can never seem to finish a whole meal whenever I go out to eat. I try to be good though and usually take it home and eat it sometime later.
Speaking of snow,I think we don't have anywhere else to put the stuff, we've gotten so much of it. Can we ship it off to another state? Also It's becoming a hazard and my leg just isn't handeling it well. Everytime we had to walk down a flight of stairs Sunday I thought my leg was gonna break or something. ouch. I wonder if this is a record ... hm, must look up random trivia about weather.
But as far as weekends go, this was another great one for the memory books. I hope I get to have many more before too long. Cheers and stay warm!

UPDATE: I am totally Seven's godmother!

Winter's Backlog?

I love the snow; I truly do.Unfortunately since January has decided to give us back all the snow we missed over the years, we've had at least one storm ever week since the month got here. It doesn't bother me so much, but I don't drive or shovel and it seems to freak everyone else out. So in short, I still love winter, but it's playing merry heck with my plans.
Three days in a row my plans have been canseled, and all because of the same storm! But the good news is that I will finally get to try a recipe I've been wanting to make for some time now. Now I can only hope hope hope against snow that my weekend plans don't fall through.
I hope you are safe and warm this winter, and try not to go stir crazy! hehehe toodles!

Crashing Back To Earth

... And so, fresh from the retreat, bright-eyed and full of potential, she set off to right. ... Enter reality. Yesterday I came back from the third annual writing retreat held by our English club. We started it with our advisor back when I was president and we were all excited about writing. I am not the president anymore since graduating and I personally feel that the current members are a bit distracted by their other responsibilities, but the turn out continues to grow and the retreat will live on for a very long time. At the time the retreat began, there were only eight of us, including our faculty advisor and two alums. The hotel we found--somewhat by accident-- was the cheapest we could afford, but turned out to be an amazing find! I think our advisor called it budget luxury. This year that whole pioneer group of us are alums, though we lost two. Our original session leader, who on the first retreat lead all of the sessions/workshops, lead our first session, but this year, like the last, we were able to have multiple session leaders. Last year I skipped a few, but This year I wanted to try for all of them. The year the sessions become so numerous that they over lap, I will declare the retreat a conference and mourn it’s loss. Being away is always so much fun for me, but has always been hard because I am always reluctant to come back home. Even after I get home and except that the adventure is over for now, I usually need a bit of time with my memories to separate myself before I can really talk about it with anyone who was not there. That being said, and this being Monday, I think my friends are hot tub obsessed! I liked the hot tub plenty even if it was way too hot for my liking, but every time we had even half an hour of downtime they wanted to go back in the hot tub. We also broke tradition slight and went to Applebee’s twice. The first year when we discovered that the hotel Had an Applebee’s in it, I guess we decided it would be our traditional first meal. Last year, when we all tried to sit at the same table, It was kind of a mess since we had so many people. But this year Slippers and I and our friend … one of the original, sat at our own table and goofed off. After that we pretty much stuck together the whole time, though not exclusively.Our second time at Applebee’s was Saturday afternoon when Everyone else had sandwiches. One girl couldn’t have bread or cheese and I had leftovers still so five of us were going to get take out but ended up eating there. As far as fun things in my future go, this was the last thing I had planned, So I haven’t much in the way of events to look forward to for a while now. And tomorrow I get my wisdomteeth pulled. Wish me Luck! =D TTFN

While The Ipod Charges

Sittin here ... waitin ... my ipod is taking forever to charge! Tonight I watched a funny youtube video my friend sent me and I laughed so hard it started up my cough. Then My roomies got concerned, but I was ok for the most part. Hee, then things got a bit silly and there was much laughter and joking. Yes, my mom finally came on Saturday, and she brought me chocolate oranges! Who's a happy happy smily girl now? =D She used to put them in my stocking at Christmas time. I don't often find them, but holidays remind me of their wonderfulness. I want a chocolate orange tree! And while I am on the topic of things chocolate, I now have a craving for chocolate strawberries! Thanks to a comment by my Love Muffin. Thanks for that you. Um, These cats are crazy? ... Or at least the male is ... he's running around playing with air currents or something. I kinda wonder if there's some imaginary monster he's running from because of whatever happened to him before he came to live here, or if he sees ghosts. Whatever it is, he does it a lot! Well, it's getting late and I must away to my sleep simulation pod; plus my ipod is done charging. =D TTFN!

... Or Not

So I thought I'd put some proper pants on--I was in my jammy shorts before--for when my mother came, but she isn't here yet. She's bringing me food so I thought I might have to carry a few things in. It's a good thing she isn't buying any ice cream --- I was on the phone with her about when she was finishing up and that was hours ago. O well, I am good at waiting.
So still no snow thus far and it's almost Christmas! ... At least here there isn't any snow, but I hear there's some almost everywhere else. I did start writing that story, but haven't finished it yet. I wonder if finishing will help?
As for finished stories though, I did manage to write one whole one and I've sent it off to a friend to see what he thinks of it. It's a bit twisted and I think I may have officially freaked myself out writing it. O well, I'll wait and see what my friend thinks.
Still no mother ... or food.
Happy Saturday!

Yes Yummies

Yummies, yes yummies. I've decided to relabel any and all of my food related posts yummies. Admit it, It's a great word ... you know you love it!Except maybe I'll keep pizza as its own label. Have you noticed that I only have one post labeled with pizza? I know; pizza is the happy food of my soul so what gives right?
And now for some fun; food related adjectives that tickle me inside.

• yummy :)


• gooie


• sweet


• chocolaty


• frosted


• candied


• marinated


• glazed


• honeyed


• smoked


• grilled


• caramelized


• fudgy


• sugar-coated :9


• powdered -- usually cheese and sugar, nothing else


• chunky


• crumbly


• cream-filled


• flaky


• buttery


• suckulant

mmmm Is that not the most delicious list of words you have ever read? I love words that sound like there meaning!
Hope this little post tickles your soul as it does mine. =D

Surf's Up!

O man July has come, in a blaze of glory ... or heat. Can you say heat wave? Man it is hot hot hot around here. I really hope it cools down soon because I have not been able to eat a thing. At least work has AC which is funny. Normally I freeze with the a.c. on. Last week I even ran back to my room to get my blanket lols. And of course now, on the day when I would've love to bask in the a.c. I felt too horrible to go in this morning. Ugh, yeah, this is why I live in New England because the weather doesn't get this hot lol. So much for that haha.
I think i am going to plug myself in for the night and maybe get in an hour or two of sleep. what I wouldn't give for an italian ice right now.

Dance of Soda Bubbles

Hello again my bloggy friends. I've just now escaped certain death via exploding soda bottle. lol O you laugh, but I've had it happen to me before--not that I've died I mean hehe. The first time a rather harmless looking specimen fell off the table where I was getting stuff ready for a day at the pond. It hit the floor with a BANG and somehow the top came right off the cap! True story; I laughed so hard I almost couldn't clean it all up. :D The second time the cap just popped off and hit the ceiling. I'm not actually sure if it stayed up there because I never found it. So there now, My concern is justified lols.
I do love the little bubbles though, and there is not so much I enjoy more than pouring a freshly opened bottle of soda. My favorite are the apple cider ones, but soda bubbles will do just fine for me most times.
I am pleased to report that my fridge is now stalked with food yay! ! ! ! ! You'd be this excited too if you had been half starving for almost a week ... shhhh don't tell. So now that I am properly nurished and safe from explotions, I'll try for some sleep. Not just yet of course, it is far too early for sleep now. I did manage to catch some last night, but then I think I woke up too early and so I fell asleep again in the morning and only just made it to my internship before two.
Toodles!

Weather Weather Weather

Woooo, hi there, crazy bit of weather we've been having here. We've had severe thunderstorm warnings, crazy rain and even a hurricane warning. It is June after all though, so this shouldn't be that surprising.
So I made it! This will be my fiftieth post, and I've now been blogging for a year last Wednesday. Ok, so that is a bit sad considering, but hey o well.
Friday night/Saturday morning my good friend Running Slippers and I went out to the beach and sat through the thunder storm. Yes, we really are crazy because it was freezing and we both got soaked. We also had hail; actual hail about the size of small marbles. I've never been out in hail before. It was lots and lots of fun though and I think my clothes are nearly dry by now lol.
Then on Saturday I went out to a friend's house for a Pampered Chef party. I had never heard of Pampered Chef before, but it seems to be kind of like Mary K for cooking. lol :D I didn't buy anything, but the stoneware was pretty cool. I think perhaps someday I may invest in a pizza stone hahaha! I eat pizza enough; it is the happy food of my soul. :0)
And then of course to top off the weekend this morning I went to church. Tomorrow my mom's taking me to the science museum. I can't wait! I really hope I sleep some tonight.
Alright, well that seems to be it for now,
toodles!

Snuggled InTight

I have just made possibly the most amazing discovery ever; I still have mm cookies. ... Ok so really it's not the best, but it does go to show you how hungry I am. Poor little Winddaughter pining for food. lol
I managed to miss dinner again and so I had to go downstairs and eat in the dugout.Usually transfer meals include your item, one side--salad fries or chips--one drink and one snack. I usually like to get fruit snacks, but they didn't have those so I got cookies. Only I forgot to eat them, as is often the case. and only just now remembered. All is right with the world and I shall eat cookies. :D
Tonight it is very cold outside. It is times like this when I can only wonder, if this is global warming, what was the Earth like years ago? So I am snuggled up here in my bed collecting the warmth of my computer. I may actually have to pull up my second blanket and sleep under it. I have not done this since winter.
Hmm, you know now that I think about it, maybe because we sometimes have Indian summers, winter thinks it needs a turn.hahaha I know I am silly, but it isn't any crazier than fish wanting to swim being an explanation for why they jump out of their tanks.
On a completely unrelated side note that I will probably not connect to anything, has anyone ever noticed how the smell of fresh blood is similar to the smell of money on your hands? I did the other day; it's that coppery metallic smell. Well in any case dream sweetly and if it is as cold where ever you are as it is here, I wish you happy snuggling.

Another Day

Not much happening here today, though the heat has gone on some sort of rampage. hehe I am practicing barre chords now because I suppose they are useful though we are not friends at the moment. I had a giant craving for Chinese, but no one would go for it with me so sadly I had to deel with the food here. :( O Well, another day maybe. I also organized my flash drive a bit which for some reason I very much enjoy. ... I sort of want to drink some coco, but it is too hot right about now lol.Maybe this week will get more interesting? laters :D

Ole Ole

Aaaaaaaaagh! It's not only hot, but it's hot hot hot! It's almost 9 o'c and firefox says it's still 70 degrees. bla! The AC at work stopped working, but I'm usually so cold up there that I hardly noticed. I'm almost sure I'm going to melt and become a puddle of a girl It's funny because when my superviser read me the 2-week forcast it pretty much said rain thunder rain thunder rain rain thunder thunder or some such order. I think we're having a heat wave or something; it probably should thunder, hot as it gets..Seriously, where is the good old ice cream truck when you need it? I remember the one that used to come by my house when I was little used to have pizza. I wonder if it still does, or if any other ice cream truck gives out pizza in addition to frozen treats. I hope it gets cooler soon, although I doubt it will any time. It feels like living in a pastry. Happy summer! enjoy the heat, and make sure you stay hydrated and buy an ac or at the very least a fan.