My fridge is a mess. I put all sorts of things in there, and then forget about them and they...well, they aren't things that go bad, they're things that go stale. I remember the things that go bad, but things like Kit Kats, Oreos, Pocky--they all somehow escape my notice. And it's not that they taste bad, just a little...weird? They're not as crunchy as they're supposed to be, and not quite as sweet anymore. They remind me of frozen bananas.
Just something that my Foods and Nutrition teacher taught me in the tenth grade. My household never really has bananas. We like them, but only in small amounts, and we're very slow when it comes to eating a bunch. So we never bought them, why waste them? But my dad went to the doctor's and there was this thing where his doctor had a list of foods that my dad should eat every morning. I can't remember why, it wasn't that important that he did it--and he stopped after, like, a month--but I remember my mom and I being all pro-bananas, yeah! afterwards and we had this horrible time where we were left with overripe, mushy, brown bananas. My Foods teacher suggested I put them in the freezer because the banana peel browns, but the inside is perfectly fine--albeit, mushy, I think she said--and perfect for baking. Well, I never got to it, because we stopped buying such big bunches of bananas, but this is how I feel about the chocolates and biscuits I've left in the fridge. They're not rotten, but they're not perfect anymore either, and no one wants to eat them just as they are. I need some sort of recipe to integrate them into my food. I will not waste.
So how brilliant is this: Kit Kat cheesecake bars? What can't you find on the internet?
For extra marshmallows, extra bananas, extra chocolate,
It's not exactly the season for beanies, but cRAfter Chick has a ton of free beanie patterns! (ohmygod, Finn and Jake hat!)
amiguruMEI has a lot of super cute free patterns, like sleeping Totoros!
I have no idea if this is true or not, but apparently a Canadian quarter with a glow-in-the-dark dinosaur opposite to the Queen has been created. What is this. Where can I get one of these?
(This was a post I made in August, but for some reason instead of clicking "publish" I clicked "save". Whoops, I made a boo-boo.)
~Min
Friday, September 13, 2013
New Beginnings
College is so great, you guys. You don't even know. Granted, I am going to a college in a small town, so the largest class I have has about 24 students....but it's so fantastic. I can't even express how much I love business.
For example, in my marketing class, we have to design a product that the citizens of this town would like to have, but cannot find in stores. Therefore, there's a market for it. "Design" is used loosely to indicate something we fabricate. The idea doesn't have to be of our own creation, though. If there's a product in, let's say, France, that you loved using while there, but can't find it in this small town, you can use the idea of that product. But since it can't be found you're going to have to create it. See?
So I decided to do hot chocolate on a stick. It's like, chocolate on the end of a skewer or spoon, and you just mix it in hot water or milk...instant hot chocolate!
The only problem is my partner (also the person who sits beside me, also a fellow highschool graduate who went to the same highschool as me and was actually in a few of my classes...) is a f*cking pain in the ass. The first week of classes was fine, but at the start of the second week, he became such an arrogant jerk--and he's not even better than me in our classes. We're equal, and occasionally I've had to explain things to him, yet he feels the need to express how much better he is than I am. PLUS HE WON'T LISTEN. This is a GROUP project. No, you cannot "I don't care", "it doesn't matter", or "whatever" me. This isn't my first time doing group projects with people like you--smarten up or I WILL SMARTEN YOU UP. Ahem.
...Although, it could be me. Maybe he doesn't realize it? Maybe that's just his personality and I never knew? Maybe he really hates this project? I mean, it's not as if I haven't been a little edgy this week...
But, yeah, it's a brilliant idea I found while perusing the internet! Who knows what other sort of wonders lie out there? Oh, I know! A NEW HARRY POTTER MOVIE.
Perfect segway. I don't even care that it's not about Harry. It's a freaking extension of the HP universe, can I get "I LIIIIIIIIIIVE!"?
On that note, one of my friends--and my "Asian" twin (not really, but who cares, anyway?)--is going to Harry Potter World. What. She's going to surprise me with souvenirs--SQUEEEEEEEEE. <3
All for now,
~Min
For example, in my marketing class, we have to design a product that the citizens of this town would like to have, but cannot find in stores. Therefore, there's a market for it. "Design" is used loosely to indicate something we fabricate. The idea doesn't have to be of our own creation, though. If there's a product in, let's say, France, that you loved using while there, but can't find it in this small town, you can use the idea of that product. But since it can't be found you're going to have to create it. See?
So I decided to do hot chocolate on a stick. It's like, chocolate on the end of a skewer or spoon, and you just mix it in hot water or milk...instant hot chocolate!
The only problem is my partner (also the person who sits beside me, also a fellow highschool graduate who went to the same highschool as me and was actually in a few of my classes...) is a f*cking pain in the ass. The first week of classes was fine, but at the start of the second week, he became such an arrogant jerk--and he's not even better than me in our classes. We're equal, and occasionally I've had to explain things to him, yet he feels the need to express how much better he is than I am. PLUS HE WON'T LISTEN. This is a GROUP project. No, you cannot "I don't care", "it doesn't matter", or "whatever" me. This isn't my first time doing group projects with people like you--smarten up or I WILL SMARTEN YOU UP. Ahem.
...Although, it could be me. Maybe he doesn't realize it? Maybe that's just his personality and I never knew? Maybe he really hates this project? I mean, it's not as if I haven't been a little edgy this week...
But, yeah, it's a brilliant idea I found while perusing the internet! Who knows what other sort of wonders lie out there? Oh, I know! A NEW HARRY POTTER MOVIE.
Perfect segway. I don't even care that it's not about Harry. It's a freaking extension of the HP universe, can I get "I LIIIIIIIIIIVE!"?
On that note, one of my friends--and my "Asian" twin (not really, but who cares, anyway?)--is going to Harry Potter World. What. She's going to surprise me with souvenirs--SQUEEEEEEEEE. <3
All for now,
~Min
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Oh, hi. I didn't see you there. At all.
So it's been a while. And I am a lame-o.
Since my last post, school ruled my life. THIS WAS MY LAST YEAR OF SCHOOL--ohmygodI'vegraduated. Yes. So, after a physics final, a chem final, math tests, a huge law final project, dry grad, prom, school events, scholarship night, awards night, an English retest, college administration/application/complicationssssss--all crammed between work--I got sick. Like, really sick. It started right after all my responsibilities to school had ended...on June 28th or so and I'm still sick. It's better now, though--a lot better--but I still cough quite a bit after waking up and before bed and still get dizzy on occasion.
Anyway, point is, last week I celebrated my birthday. This kind of brought me back to life (I admit, I tumblr a lot, because SO MANY PRETTY PICTURES) And now I'm back on the internet. Not deviantArt yet, though. I'm feeling...meh about art right now. Like, I have no creativity whatsoever. Just curiousity. And that is what this is for. :)
I've been baking experimentally, lately:
Whisk Kid
Diamonds for Dessert
In your back pocket...(not really a baking site)
Oreo Cake (Because oreos are heaven)
Christine's Recipes (DO NOT GO HERE IF YOU'RE ON A DIET. Everything looks so good but so many egg yolks in the cakes....)
(Also, remember that thing about reverse harems/ male harems I mentioned a few posts back? Reverse Harem Garden to deal with all your bishie needs!)
I need to get back to crafting. Seriously. There are so many good projects out in the world that I have yet to try...
Craft Passion
Japanese Clay Modelling Tutorials, anyone?
Zakka Inspired (because I'm so Asian.)
I've been wondering how to embroider. But not just embroider, I've seen these napkins on the interwebs with comic book pictures on them. Like, line up all the napkins, and you've got some pretty unique book club entertainment (I've never been to a book club, I don't know what I'm talking about. All I know is that they are AWESOME and words cannot desccribe my awe.) Well, I've discovered it! It's called Sashiko. Sake Puppets explains and demonstrates!
And nooks. Recently I've been daydreaming a lot. It's gotten ridiculous. I'll tell myself, "Wake up. Then brush your teeth, then comb your hair." and I'll reach for my comb and forget what I use it for...because I've spaced out that badly. In my daydreams--of being a mystical ninja-warrior-princess that will save all, a peasant who's far more intelligent than the nobles who surround her, of an the perfect school day at the perfect school and returning to the perfect room--I've been building a house. An imaginary house filled with secret zombie escape routes and music rooms, hidden doors and secret passages, and my own personal space. My house isn't large. It's not small, but it's not large. So...I've imagined building several houses. Some gigantic, like Victorian-themed mansions, some tiny, like Asian apartments, and some normal western houses. I've become obsessed with tiny spaces. I don't know why, since I'm not particularly fond of small spaces, and I'm kind of large. Not buff or muscular, not tall, I'm chubby. So, small spaces means clumsiness and I hate that. But I am obsessed with tiny Asian apartments. And decorating them. And nooks came to be my way of expressing that. (That and dorm rooms. FuckYeahDormRooms on tumblr anyone?) I don't know why they're called nooks. I must have read it off of a blog and it kind of stuck. (probably In Your Back Pocket.) Basically, in my mind, they're just small living spaces.
Since my last post, school ruled my life. THIS WAS MY LAST YEAR OF SCHOOL--ohmygodI'vegraduated. Yes. So, after a physics final, a chem final, math tests, a huge law final project, dry grad, prom, school events, scholarship night, awards night, an English retest, college administration/application/complicationssssss--all crammed between work--I got sick. Like, really sick. It started right after all my responsibilities to school had ended...on June 28th or so and I'm still sick. It's better now, though--a lot better--but I still cough quite a bit after waking up and before bed and still get dizzy on occasion.
Anyway, point is, last week I celebrated my birthday. This kind of brought me back to life (I admit, I tumblr a lot, because SO MANY PRETTY PICTURES) And now I'm back on the internet. Not deviantArt yet, though. I'm feeling...meh about art right now. Like, I have no creativity whatsoever. Just curiousity. And that is what this is for. :)
I've been baking experimentally, lately:
Whisk Kid
Diamonds for Dessert
In your back pocket...(not really a baking site)
Oreo Cake (Because oreos are heaven)
Christine's Recipes (DO NOT GO HERE IF YOU'RE ON A DIET. Everything looks so good but so many egg yolks in the cakes....)
(Also, remember that thing about reverse harems/ male harems I mentioned a few posts back? Reverse Harem Garden to deal with all your bishie needs!)
I need to get back to crafting. Seriously. There are so many good projects out in the world that I have yet to try...
Craft Passion
Japanese Clay Modelling Tutorials, anyone?
Zakka Inspired (because I'm so Asian.)
I've been wondering how to embroider. But not just embroider, I've seen these napkins on the interwebs with comic book pictures on them. Like, line up all the napkins, and you've got some pretty unique book club entertainment (I've never been to a book club, I don't know what I'm talking about. All I know is that they are AWESOME and words cannot desccribe my awe.) Well, I've discovered it! It's called Sashiko. Sake Puppets explains and demonstrates!
And nooks. Recently I've been daydreaming a lot. It's gotten ridiculous. I'll tell myself, "Wake up. Then brush your teeth, then comb your hair." and I'll reach for my comb and forget what I use it for...because I've spaced out that badly. In my daydreams--of being a mystical ninja-warrior-princess that will save all, a peasant who's far more intelligent than the nobles who surround her, of an the perfect school day at the perfect school and returning to the perfect room--I've been building a house. An imaginary house filled with secret zombie escape routes and music rooms, hidden doors and secret passages, and my own personal space. My house isn't large. It's not small, but it's not large. So...I've imagined building several houses. Some gigantic, like Victorian-themed mansions, some tiny, like Asian apartments, and some normal western houses. I've become obsessed with tiny spaces. I don't know why, since I'm not particularly fond of small spaces, and I'm kind of large. Not buff or muscular, not tall, I'm chubby. So, small spaces means clumsiness and I hate that. But I am obsessed with tiny Asian apartments. And decorating them. And nooks came to be my way of expressing that. (That and dorm rooms. FuckYeahDormRooms on tumblr anyone?) I don't know why they're called nooks. I must have read it off of a blog and it kind of stuck. (probably In Your Back Pocket.) Basically, in my mind, they're just small living spaces.
(even imaginary ones will do...)
~Min
Friday, January 18, 2013
Panda Mural!
School has been CRAZY. Like, besides exams and homework, I also have this four feet by four feet board on which I'm currently painting a panda. Yeah, brah. I want to post a picture of it when I'm finished, but I'm no photographer.
ANYWAY, my parents starting watching a historical drama based on the Qing Dynasty called Bu Bu Jing Xin, or Startling By Each Step in English. I LOVE IT. But it gets so sad near the end. I learned later that it was based on a book written in 2005 or something? Something like that, and I really wanted to read it...so look what I found! Bu Bu Jing Xin in ENGLISH!
Also, I got a tumblr. Yes.
ANYWAY, my parents starting watching a historical drama based on the Qing Dynasty called Bu Bu Jing Xin, or Startling By Each Step in English. I LOVE IT. But it gets so sad near the end. I learned later that it was based on a book written in 2005 or something? Something like that, and I really wanted to read it...so look what I found! Bu Bu Jing Xin in ENGLISH!
Also, I got a tumblr. Yes.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Hey, Bro.
Long time no post! Mainly I haven't had time to be bored or depressed! Too much schoolwork and Christmas-time anxiety. Recently, though, I've kind of been obsessed with Storage Wars and Toddler's and Tiara's--seriously, if you just need to chill and hate something or watch some non-melodramatic, funny in a black humor sort of way type of show, there you have it. Or maybe that's just me.
So I probably should be wrapping Christmas presents...or homework--I'm pretty sure I'm either failing English, or getting a good mark, but my teacher just hates my guts. Which infuriates me since I try so hard. ALL. THE. TIME. And then he just hands me back my assignments and tells me its crap. Yeah, whatever. It's not my fault that your style of writing and my previous teacher's style--the one who taught me everything I'm using and who gave me 98%--are polar opposites. This is a recurring problem--he doesn't agree with my style, so I'm passing because I can write but I'm not meeting his expectations--but I've been trying too hard trying to fix the problems to be depressed. Now that it's Christmas and the work load is lighter, I have time to worry about my mark. Dear God.
So, in my attempt to cheer myself up and prepare myself for my conference with him tomorrow:
Scribbler Too
Jo Nakashima on Youtube
How About Orange
So I probably should be wrapping Christmas presents...or homework--I'm pretty sure I'm either failing English, or getting a good mark, but my teacher just hates my guts. Which infuriates me since I try so hard. ALL. THE. TIME. And then he just hands me back my assignments and tells me its crap. Yeah, whatever. It's not my fault that your style of writing and my previous teacher's style--the one who taught me everything I'm using and who gave me 98%--are polar opposites. This is a recurring problem--he doesn't agree with my style, so I'm passing because I can write but I'm not meeting his expectations--but I've been trying too hard trying to fix the problems to be depressed. Now that it's Christmas and the work load is lighter, I have time to worry about my mark. Dear God.
So, in my attempt to cheer myself up and prepare myself for my conference with him tomorrow:
Scribbler Too
Jo Nakashima on Youtube
How About Orange
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Just Blah
So I did biology by correspondence, and ended up putting it off until one week before it was due...So I emailed my prof, basically hinting that I didn't know if I would be able to finish in time. He responded, "You're still in the course." When I prodded him about the assignments and quizzes, he never directly answered my questions. I'm very confused. Like, what? Are you giving me false hopes of passing, or do I really have enough time to finish the tests? I need to do, like four after my quizzes (and he's only given me passwords for a couple...) at the place with the proper invigilators...I have two more days, and none of this is arranged. Is it prolonged, or what? Ugh, I don't understand.
So when I'm confused and unhappy...Well...
You know those "How To Fold a T-shirt Really Fast" type videos? I LOVE THEM.
Also on youtube that makes me happy:
Danisnotonfire
AmazingPhil
Charlieissocoollike
Kevjumba
WonFuProductions
And do you know Gangnam Style by Psy? Well I love it. I love everyone from the YG family, (I have a bit of issues with the way Bom talks...kind of like how she finds it necessary to keep her lips close together and....well, it sounds forced. I like her singing, though, and 2NE1...) and Gangnam Style is really catchy. How do teens who aren't familiar with it react to it? I love the teens react (only the teens react, sorry kids and elderly people!) series...=3
AND THIS IS SUPER COOOOOOOL: CLICK. ME. NOW. And yes, those were three separate links.
Bananajamana is also super awesome. SHE MAKES IT LOOK SO EASY CRY CRY SOB SOB.
I also really like this.
I need some fun stuff. Calming, relaxing, non-addicting fun stuff. Something to help me relax, but keep me on track of biology. I'm not finding it. Why are fun things so addicting?
And this is strangely cute, even though it's simple...
(Also, what should I be for Halloween?)
~Min
So when I'm confused and unhappy...Well...
You know those "How To Fold a T-shirt Really Fast" type videos? I LOVE THEM.
Also on youtube that makes me happy:
Danisnotonfire
AmazingPhil
Charlieissocoollike
Kevjumba
WonFuProductions
And do you know Gangnam Style by Psy? Well I love it. I love everyone from the YG family, (I have a bit of issues with the way Bom talks...kind of like how she finds it necessary to keep her lips close together and....well, it sounds forced. I like her singing, though, and 2NE1...) and Gangnam Style is really catchy. How do teens who aren't familiar with it react to it? I love the teens react (only the teens react, sorry kids and elderly people!) series...=3
AND THIS IS SUPER COOOOOOOL: CLICK. ME. NOW. And yes, those were three separate links.
Bananajamana is also super awesome. SHE MAKES IT LOOK SO EASY CRY CRY SOB SOB.
I also really like this.
I need some fun stuff. Calming, relaxing, non-addicting fun stuff. Something to help me relax, but keep me on track of biology. I'm not finding it. Why are fun things so addicting?
And this is strangely cute, even though it's simple...
(Also, what should I be for Halloween?)
~Min
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Smashing
Oh my god, how did I not learn of this sooner?
Ever thought that? Yeah, me too.
http://justlittlethings.net/
http://mylifeisaverage.com/ (I was actually obsessed with this for the longest time, but I stopped and forgot about it until now....)
http://www.kawaiinot.com/ (some are so dirty--if you get it--but so funny and cute atthesametime. Ah.)
http://phobialist.com/ (because you've always wanted to know. I have.)
http://www.disneymovieslist.com/disney-movies.asp (IT TELLS YOU ABOUT DISNEY MOVIES THAT ARE GOING TO COME OUT. TOY STORY 4?!?! Come out now, please!)
http://www.postsecret.com/
...don't you love it when you see something simple, and read it completely differently? Like cuteoverload becoming cuteoverlord. DON'T KNOW HOW I DID THAT. Website I was checking out here.
I really love How To Train Your Dragon--so naturally, I love this. A lot. Yup.
Japanese writing instructor. It's good because it shows you which strokes to do first, and has the English phonetics beside it. Unfortunately, those aren't characters. Most of them are parts that you use to build up a character. I'm bad at explaining. This is what they put: * Note that these marks are not characters, but are used to modify the pronunciation of the character they are written after.
I like this one, too.
VIRTUAL KOREAN KEYBOARD. Oh god, so many hours on this thing. So then how do we work the letters? How do we know what we're saying? LIKE THIS.
So I tried flan pudding today. If you watch anime, you know what I'm talking about. Purin. The yellow thing with a caramel glaze on top that looks absolutely adorable? Or, at least, that's what it said it was. It looked like it, too, and it was mini and super cute and I found it at the Asian Supermarket, so I thought "SCORE." I tried it today. Bleck. Texture: Jello that doesn't melt. Taste: sugar. That's it, it just tasted sweet, and there was way too much vanilla in it. Not even the good vanilla. Super artificial vanilla. Smell: Over-powering vanilla perfume.
That's one of my pet peeves, by the way. Artificial flower scents. I hate them with a passion. If it's done well, whatever, I don't mind it, but I still don't particular love it. I've only encountered a few artificial flower smells I can stand, and those only in small amounts. For any of you who have tried angel food cake, it's that kind of vanilla taste and smell, only ten times stronger...(I don't like angel food cake. It's one of the few foods - CAKES - I don't eat. ) So...maybe it doesn't taste too bad, but for me, it wasn't very good at all. I don't know. I just finished eating some other foods, so maybe it affected the taste? I'm going to try some tomorrow, too...Just to make sure. It came in a package of SIXTEEN, and I don't want to waste it so...I'll try it again tomorrow. orz.
Speaking of flan....http://basilkitchen.com/flan/ I can't verify whether it's really the best recipe like it claims, but it looks and sounds legit. =) I'll give it a try and post whether or not it was good. Maybe I'm just not cut out for flan.
And after a month and a half of procrastination, I finally checked my socials provincial mark. 95% O_O WHAT IS THIS NONSENSE? Socials is, like, my worst subject. And my provincial mark was higher than my in class mark. WHAT. Math is, like, my best subject, and I got 91% on the provincial last year. -somuchconfusion-
~Lin <3
PS: Macarons. I wanna make them
Ever thought that? Yeah, me too.
http://justlittlethings.net/
http://mylifeisaverage.com/ (I was actually obsessed with this for the longest time, but I stopped and forgot about it until now....)
http://www.kawaiinot.com/ (some are so dirty--if you get it--but so funny and cute atthesametime. Ah.)
http://phobialist.com/ (because you've always wanted to know. I have.)
http://www.disneymovieslist.com/disney-movies.asp (IT TELLS YOU ABOUT DISNEY MOVIES THAT ARE GOING TO COME OUT. TOY STORY 4?!?! Come out now, please!)
http://www.postsecret.com/
...don't you love it when you see something simple, and read it completely differently? Like cuteoverload becoming cuteoverlord. DON'T KNOW HOW I DID THAT. Website I was checking out here.
I really love How To Train Your Dragon--so naturally, I love this. A lot. Yup.
Japanese writing instructor. It's good because it shows you which strokes to do first, and has the English phonetics beside it. Unfortunately, those aren't characters. Most of them are parts that you use to build up a character. I'm bad at explaining. This is what they put: * Note that these marks are not characters, but are used to modify the pronunciation of the character they are written after.
I like this one, too.
VIRTUAL KOREAN KEYBOARD. Oh god, so many hours on this thing. So then how do we work the letters? How do we know what we're saying? LIKE THIS.
So I tried flan pudding today. If you watch anime, you know what I'm talking about. Purin. The yellow thing with a caramel glaze on top that looks absolutely adorable? Or, at least, that's what it said it was. It looked like it, too, and it was mini and super cute and I found it at the Asian Supermarket, so I thought "SCORE." I tried it today. Bleck. Texture: Jello that doesn't melt. Taste: sugar. That's it, it just tasted sweet, and there was way too much vanilla in it. Not even the good vanilla. Super artificial vanilla. Smell: Over-powering vanilla perfume.
That's one of my pet peeves, by the way. Artificial flower scents. I hate them with a passion. If it's done well, whatever, I don't mind it, but I still don't particular love it. I've only encountered a few artificial flower smells I can stand, and those only in small amounts. For any of you who have tried angel food cake, it's that kind of vanilla taste and smell, only ten times stronger...(I don't like angel food cake. It's one of the few foods - CAKES - I don't eat. ) So...maybe it doesn't taste too bad, but for me, it wasn't very good at all. I don't know. I just finished eating some other foods, so maybe it affected the taste? I'm going to try some tomorrow, too...Just to make sure. It came in a package of SIXTEEN, and I don't want to waste it so...I'll try it again tomorrow. orz.
Speaking of flan....http://basilkitchen.com/flan/ I can't verify whether it's really the best recipe like it claims, but it looks and sounds legit. =) I'll give it a try and post whether or not it was good. Maybe I'm just not cut out for flan.
And after a month and a half of procrastination, I finally checked my socials provincial mark. 95% O_O WHAT IS THIS NONSENSE? Socials is, like, my worst subject. And my provincial mark was higher than my in class mark. WHAT. Math is, like, my best subject, and I got 91% on the provincial last year. -somuchconfusion-
~Lin <3
PS: Macarons. I wanna make them
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