1.29.2009

i've decided to cut my hair.

i'm thinking something like this:

or this:

wish me luck.

things i loved in jan. included.

quesadillas.
my red boots{coming soon to the blog world}.
dean duncan.
sundance.
wish making.
only having class on tues. and thurs. {i'm lazy}.
mangoes.

<3

1.28.2009

mmm . . .


i had peanut butter and mangoes on toast for dinner. it was good.

1.26.2009

1.25.2009

i promised this a long time ago and never did it.

here are a few photos of the work i did in my ceramics class[also known as the best class ever].








...this one broke the last time it was fired, so my hand holding that piece on wasn't originally thought to be a part of the work. he he...

1.22.2009

the best cake is . . .


italian cream cake.

cake:
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup oil
5 eggs, separated
1 teaspoon soda
1 cups buttermilk
2 cups flour
1 cup angel flake coconut
1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

cream sugar, shortening, and oil. add egg yolks one at a time, beating after each addition. stir soda into buttermilk. add buttermilk alternately with flour to batter. fold in coconut. beat egg whites and fold into mixture. add flavorings. pour into 3 greased and floured 9-inch pans. bake in 350 degree oven for 25 minutes. cool cake layers before icing.

icing:
one 8-ounce package cream cheese
1/2 cup margarine
one 1-pound box confectioners sugar
1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

cream cheese and margarine. beat in sugar gradually. add flavorings. this makes lots of icing for each layer top and sides. serves 16.

{it really is the best}

1.16.2009

oh and i love this one just as much.


{something about this, one of the earliest documentaries, is so genuinely intimate}

today i learned about the history of film.

see this:

and then watch this:

and then fall in love with them just like i did today.

{also forgive the sloppy editing, part one and part two over lap a bit}

1.09.2009

open wide.


i just had 4 fillings and a root canal done. my mouth hurts.

1.07.2009

cartwheels turn to car wheels.

i found these little gems at ma maison over the holidays:
{my lovely grandparents}

{grandpa jack and his boys, cute}

{my grandpa, the sailor, with a little note from his love}

aren't they splendid?

i wish for today . . .

i think this is marvelous.

{i wish for today that i will feel accomplished by the end of the day}