I first fell in love Cat on a Hot Tin Roof when I was in ninth grade. I was getting ready to go to school, and had some extra time. It was on TMC. My mother had been telling me to watch it for a while, but I was apprehensive. I sat back and was instantly mesmerized.
Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman as a couple? Ila étéun match dans leparadis! Paul Newman is my idea of a perfect guy, had he not died I am sure that I would be his best friend (obviously). Elizabeth Taylor was a goddess. They are both two of my favorite actors.
Not only were there beautiful people in this movie, but there was an amazingly moving story line. After I watched the movie I read the first version of the play (it is completely different), and was upset. I then found out there was a re-write, and I was thrilled to find out that this one was more was much more similar. I don't want to reveal any of the play, because I want it to be a surprise. If you are ever in need of something to read or watch, I full heartedly recommend either versions of this play and the 1958 film.
I had no plans this weekend, so I decided to bake something. Two years ago, I had a 6 month stint of vegansim, that I stopped because it was to hard to keep up in Thailand. During those 6 months I accumulated a copiousness of recipes, the majority of them being baked goods. I liked one muffin recipe in particular, which is for banana muffins.Since I had bananas and time on my hands I made them.
This was the result:
The recipe I used was:
1 1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup vegan margarine
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 mashed bananas
1 egg substitute (I used applesauce but you can also us, flax seed powder, tofu, and others.)
Directions:
Mix all ingredients well in a medium sized bowl. It doesn't matter what goes in when.
Bake in the oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 20-25 minutes.
As well, you can make this into a loaf, or add chocolate chips if you want!
(This recipe is from my mom's friend, but I veganised it, and the muffins are amazing.)
Serves: 8
Preparation time: 25 Minutes
The muffins come out really light and fluffy, and you can't even tell that they're vegan.
Danny Roberts is one of my favorite artists. I found him a few months ago, while reading a room makeover article in Teen Vogue, and I fell in love with his work.
He and his brother run a blog that they frequently update with pictures thay take from fashion shows, thier artwork, and news related to them. To buy his art work you can go to his etsy store, his painting and drawings are between $20-$100. There is also a facebook fansite dedicated to his work.
I am sooo bad at capoeria. I look like I am tripping all over myself when I try to do a move. Okay, I’ll be honest I basically am tripping over myself. I was not blessed with coordination, so I am pretty spastic looking when anything involves me doing more than one thing at a time. The fact that people circle around you while you are practicing does NOT help. I might as well be doing the belligerent pigeon; at least I would look more graceful.
I just bought a book (for 50 baht, that's a dollar and a half) called Marie Antoinette: The Journey. So far so good. I also just got Marie Antoinette on film, I am going to watch the movie while reading the book. My night is going to be CRAZY.
I also just found out that on the test in Biology, the lowest score so far is 17/30. I gasped when I learned this (like a really loud audible gasp). With my luck that score would be mine even though I studied for two hours each night starting two days before the test. According to IB though, that counts as an 80%. I love IB for that reason alone.
Well I basically wrote about nothing. My bad. Well à bientôt.
“I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants” Quote by A. Whitney Brown
Yesterday was Easter. Not everyone celebrates Easter or even celebrates its’ religious aspects, but in mass yesterday father Guido gave a sermon that I think was very thoughtful. He spoke about how after Jesus died life went back to normal for everyone. Fishermen went fishing, shepherds herded, and everyone thought that Jesus and his teachings were done. No one expected him to ascend into heaven. Father Guido related this to how we as catholic come to mass, go to confessions, and then we think we are done. We think that we have done our duty. He said that this was the wrong attitude and that we constantly need to work on ourselves to improve ourselves. As Jesus rose from his tomb we must too rise from our former selves, and work to do better.
Sorry if I got a bit preachy in this post. I think that everyone no matter their beliefs can apply this to their lives. We can all better ourselves. I know for me it not gossiping. It’s not that I am a huge gossip, but I know that much of the gossip doesn’t put people in the best light. Well anyways I hope you had a happy Easter, if you celebrate it, or a good Sunday.
Today was a pretty great day. I started out not wanting to go to school, but it couldn't have gone better. My history class was slow and mildly informative (just how I like them). My French class was hard, but I can tell that I am getting better. Lifetime physical activity was entertaining I got to learn some Capoeira (FUN). AND my last period of the day was Intensive studies which is basically a free period! The only thing that made me upset was my lunch. I got a cinnamon raisin bagel and chocolate milk. They were both good, but once I got into my after lunch period my stomach went all vinegar and baking soda volcano on me. That didn't get me down though.
Tomorrow is Maroon 5!!! In the morning I am going to a huge sale with my mom, the BIG H. Sounds pretty cool huh? Well it is. I don't know what I am going to get, but I’m sure I won't need it and it will take up a lot of space!
I am going to get my nails done this afternoon. I am pretty excited about that. I get excited whenever I can pay people to do menial tasks I could just as easily do. It makes me feel powerful and I am terrible at painting my nails.
This blog is going to be about this that interest me and things that are going on in my life. I hope you read it, but if not; no hard feelings (I'm just saying that, there will be hard feelings).
