September 2010
35 posts
What cultivates as the perfect recipe for brownies? Is there anything special that must be added before it becomes the standard for future pastries to be judged at?
There’s nothing much to brownies: eggs, cocoa powder, flower and the usual baking ingredients. It’s only judged by its makers, really (or anyone who is in the kitchen). I pegged myself as the amateur photographer, documenting just small instances that would have been forgotten.
The perfect recipe for brownies: 5 roommates, gluten free flour, a guitar, blink 182 & 3 computers (1 laptop has a fly in it, so really, macs can’t get viruses, but obviously bugs).
What to do when body parts fall off →
cnn.com
Emergency room physicians say people often don’t know what to do with a body part that’s become derailed, whether it’s a toe, finger, tooth or an eye that’s popped out of its socket.
5 Life Lessons from High School Movies →
movies.yahoo.com
High school is back in session, and everyone headed to the classroom — from the incoming freshmen to the returning seniors — has questions about the new year. What table should I sit at in the lunchroom? Who am I going to ask to the prom? Will anything I’m studying ever be really useful after I graduate?
Thankfully, there is something that can help you find all the answers you’re looking for: high school movies. The characters in these flicks suffer heartbreak, alienation, and uncertainty about their future so you don’t have to.
Here are some words of wisdom from a handful of the best high school movies, along with the lessons you can learn from each one.
THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985)
“We’re all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that’s all.” - Andrew Clark (Emilio Estevez)
High school tends to force people to fit into a mold. Some kids are branded “cool,” most are not. But underneath the labels, everyone has their own quirks. And it took being trapped together in Saturday detention for the brain, the athlete, the basket case, the princess, and the criminal of “The Breakfast Club” to see how much they had in common.
HEATHERS (1989)
“If you were happy every day of your life you wouldn’t be a human being. You’d be a game-show host.” - Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder)
People always say, “High school is the greatest time of your life.” But everyone who’s actually in it knows better. There is the constant pressure to succeed, to fit in, and to think about the future. So it’s okay if you don’t feel like high school is so great. But you definitely shouldn’t follow any other examples from the murderous characters in this movie.
10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999)
“Just because you’re beautiful doesn’t mean you can treat people like they don’t matter.” - Cameron James (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)
Popularity determines the pecking order of high school, naturally. And attractiveness plays its part in deciding who sits on top of the totem pole. But being the center of attention doesn’t give you the right to disrespect others. You never know what sort of person any of your classmates will grow up to be, or where you might run into them again after graduation.
MEAN GIRLS (2004)
“Calling somebody else fat won’t make you any skinnier. Calling someone stupid doesn’t make you any smarter… All you can do in life is try to solve the problem in front of you.” - Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan)
Name-calling. Whispered gossip. Betrayed trust. They’re all standard features of high school discussions. But what does it really get you? Gaining one friend by turning on another usually insures you end up with none at all. There’s enough naturally occurring drama in high school interactions; it’s best not to manufacture more.
FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF (1986)
“Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” - Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick)
Yes, high school is important. Grades, SAT scores, and extracurricular activities all factor in to college applications and setting the course for your life. But it’s not so important that you shouldn’t allow yourself to have some fun now and again. That’s not to say that skipping school is a good idea (especially not nine times in a semester), just keep things in perspective and every so often watch a movie.________________________________________________________
I’ve always said there’s a lot of truth in teen movies.
But what about the major life lesson from “Teen Witch?” I’m talking about the words I try and live my life by…
“Supersonic, idiotic, disconnected, not respected. Who would really ever wanna go and top that?” -Polly
Mother nature knows me best. She reacts to my moods quite well, and has the tendency to predict rays of hope and the downpour of emotions.
At the moment, the anxiousness and accumulation of stress building up from school and work is creating the perfect storm. It is almost the end of the day for me, and the clouds swirl above my head. It encircles my inner feelings of confusion and and exerts the tears for me, so I don’t have to. Mother nature takes upon my pains so I don’t, just like my biological mother whom I miss dearly.
As I may be alone, sitting amongst the grey skies, mother calls for me. She whispers into my ears “everything will be okay”. She sends me a warm hug around my body, and sends me on my way. The bulbs flicker as they turn on as a source of light, heading my way.
Does this year's Vancouver Canucks roster have enough to win the Stanley Cup? →
straight.com
Although there is certainly reason to believe the Canucks have added to what was an already strong hockey club, there are also questions that must be answered.
Runaway (feat. Pusha T)
Kanye West
Kanye West featuring Pusha T : Runaway
Album art by Jeremy Watt
The ten minute walk between my house and the bus stop is the only time I have to myself. The morning sunlight upon my face, keeps my soul warm and composed. The only noise I hear are the trotting of the family of deer that roam throughout the neighborhood, always keeping a close eye on me and other strangers.
By morning, I’m interrupted by people wanting to interact with me, when all I really want to do is just to keep my my mind clutter free from its own voices. In the evening, All I can ever hear are footsteps upon the creeky hardwood floors that pass by my bedroom, and echoes throughout the home as a reminder that you are never alone.
I hope the ghosts of my past understand that I am already haunted by things much more scarier things.
“Faces tell us about the kind of life someones been living. We can seen if someones spent most of their life laughing and smiling, we can tell in the lines around their mouth and cheek.”
—Writer extraordinaire & friend through family, Donnel Barroso.
Chocolate chip cookies, save the Raisins
As I sit her watching Harriet bake cookies, and listen to Marianne unpack her bags, I sit her being drowned out by the sounds of the downpour of rain and the bass drums from the killers.
This week has been a whirlwind of events. Moving, packing, travelling, unpacking, re-packing. It’s been a pattern that the end of summer is dedicated to moving into a new, yet foreign, atmosphere. Meeting new people, new roommates and so far, it has gone smoothly (with a bit of awkwardness).
“They say you die twice: One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.”
—Banksy
mnmlst: how to be less busy in a busy, busy world →
mnmlist.com
We need to rediscover what it’s like to do nothing, to sit still, to enjoy silence. We need to put more space in between things, instead of cramming them together all the time. Let’s stop being busy, and start being happy.
Colette Loves Canada (and Roots. And Douglas Coupland. Preferably All Together.) →
fashionista.com
Canada is traveling to Colette. On September 7, Toronto-based leather goods brand Roots will launch a collection designed in collaboration with Vancouver-raised writer Douglas Coupland–whose dry humor and honest style have found immense success through books such as Generation X.
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