A Tempting Recipe

I came across this recipe and thought I should post this:

Some background information. The lady with the white hair in the picture is Paula Deen. She has a show on the Food Network (my favourite channel) known for her use of butter in every single recipe possible. I mean she LOVES butter. Her idea of "healthy" cooking is only using half a stick of butter in a salad.

But this recipe just cracked me up. Can you even call this a recipe? Open a tin can and melt butter. Done. And she gets paid millions of dollars?!?! Time for me to apply to be the next Food Network's next TV star!

Growing Up in Less Than 3 Minutes

This is pretty amazing...

I would do this also if

a) I had a child.

b) I had the energy to do so

c) I had the money to pay someone to make one of these for my imaginary child.

Me and My *CRAZY* Accent

I was in London for the day. While waiting to pay for a sandwich right before the train was about to leave, a gentleman tapped my shoulder and the proceeding dialogue took place:

Gentleman: Could I go ahead of you? I only have this [showing me a candy bar and exact change in his hand].

Me: I'm really sorry, but my train is about to leave.

Gentleman: WOW! You've got a CRAZY accent. [eyes in bewilderment] Where are you from?

Me: I'm from the States.

Gentleman: So you're going to board a train to the States from here? [chuckle] I heard that all Americans were nice.

Me: Hmm... yeah. Of course! [while inserting my debit card]

Gentleman: [handing over his exact change and showing the lady what he had in his hand then looks at me] See? Easy! [pats my back and walks away while I'm still waiting for my receipt]

Ok, I've had my accent called "too American", "strange" and "annoying." (The "annoying" bit was accepted because I had called my Aussie friend's accent as "incomprehensible" beforehand.) But for some reason, "crazy" and especially the way this guy had said the word left me slightly shocked. 

After the hour long ride back to uni, I've come to this conclusion: to each his own. (Alright, I borrowed that quote.) Accents make everyone more attractive in one way or another.

The Guilt

This picture says it all...

Last term, on one of the assignments for class, we were allowed to work in groups. I ended up working with two guys I'm quite close with, but there was also this lady who we'll call Z. From the beginning, Z started chatting up with me since we had one commonalty between us: an island where she had lived for the past 7 years and my family is originally from. And from the beginning, I didn't have a great affinity for her. She was loud, extremely opinionated and has a bit of a potty mouth. So, when we had to do the assignment, she had asked one of the guys if she could join in which he agreed. It's just say every time we met up at the library, we got yelled out because of Z's voice levels. After we turned in our assignment, we had our polite "hi"s then went on our way.

Two weeks ago, right before the start of break, Z emailed the guys and I about working together as a group on the next assignment. I purposely didn't respond to the email hoping that I was on holiday bumming around Eastern Europe the entire time and I didn't have a chance to check on my email as my excuse. And I know one of the guys told her he was going home (and requiring an trip on an airplane to do so) for the holidays, and therefore he couldn't work on it as a group. (It was a lie!)

Today, we had a study group for class. I was expecting the usual group of 5, but when I got there, there sat Z. I tried not to make eye contact the whole time and the guy who lied about his whereabouts had to do some backtracking to cover his butt.

In an ideal world, everyone gets along with everyone else. But sadly, it doesn't work like that. There is a reason why people lie: to hide the shame, to cover the truth. I did it because I felt guilty. I really wanted to be her friend, but at the end, I had to be as far away from her as possible. Does this make me a bad person?

How Draw Something Is Taking Over My Life

I was first introduced to this game about a month ago as a stress-relief. I've played this game in it's old-fashioned form called Pictionary. But thanks to Facebook and smartphones, I can play this game all over the world! I'm playing with former students in Korea, my brother in the States and friends around Europe. I draw as the last thing I do before going to sleep and the first thing I do when I wake up. (Although drawing right after waking up has produced some very odd pictures.) So, what have I learned from this game? Whether it be on a white board or in electronic form, I still suck at drawing!

Here are some of the more questionable drawings. The one in the middle is my masterpiece. What are the pictures? Enjoy!