I know everyone and their mom is talking about Whitney Houston, but the loss of her is truly sad. She was a true superstar, a true artist. I believe that her voice was and will be untouchable. This performance was something that I saw a couple of years ago and it gave me the chills. Now knowing what she went through and what may have happened in her final moments, this is even more intense. One of the saddest things is when someone loses hope. And for a moment during this performance, I felt that Whitney had hope. I pray that she is in peace now. And I pray that her family feels the peace and love that they deserve during this time.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
Me Too!
Hello everyone! So Magpie finally broke the ice and threw up a post, and I thought I might as well throw one out there, too.
Firstly, apologies to our HUGE following that we have been semi MIA. ; )
I feel like I have a bit of an excuse seeing as I am taking 18 hours of classes, working 20 hours at the-corporate-coffee-shop-that-shall-not-be-named, working 10 hours at my school's publishing company, interning two days a week, and not to mention doing HOMEWORK. I'm swamped. And that's an understatement.
This semester has kicked my butt. I'm struggling to stay on top of everything I have to do and IF I catch up with everything I need to do, I'm still behind.
Every semester there is one class that seems to dangle the carrot of good grades in front of my face while I run mercilessly trying to eat it. But I'm stuck on that darn treadmill and find myself not only chasing after something that I will never reach, but I have at least one anxiety attack in the process. This semester accounting is that class. The information in accounting is not that hard. In fact, I'm 100 % sure that I could sit down with an Accounting for Dummies book and figure out the information I need to know. But for whatever reason, my class makes me feel like a complete idiot. I feel like it is assumed that I'm just another stupid fashion student and I apparently have no idea how to run my future-business. This makes me oh-so-angry. So far, I've had to spend additional hours at home relearning the material from class just so that I can prove to my teacher and myself that I know what I'm talking about.
Let's just say that I'm already burned out. I'm barely a month in and I want to quit school, pack a bag, and be a vagabond while knitting scarves to pay my way around the world. This seems like a great solution to my problem.
Okay so maybe I won't do that. But seriously, this semester is trying my patience and my sanity. The one thing keeping me afloat right now, though, is my spring break trip to Ireland. That will not be here soon enough. I desperately need to get out of here. And seeing some of my favorite people in the whole world wonn't hurt either.
I hope everyone is doing well out there! Try and stay less stressed than me ; )
-- Eagle
Firstly, apologies to our HUGE following that we have been semi MIA. ; )
I feel like I have a bit of an excuse seeing as I am taking 18 hours of classes, working 20 hours at the-corporate-coffee-shop-that-shall-not-be-named, working 10 hours at my school's publishing company, interning two days a week, and not to mention doing HOMEWORK. I'm swamped. And that's an understatement.
This semester has kicked my butt. I'm struggling to stay on top of everything I have to do and IF I catch up with everything I need to do, I'm still behind.
Every semester there is one class that seems to dangle the carrot of good grades in front of my face while I run mercilessly trying to eat it. But I'm stuck on that darn treadmill and find myself not only chasing after something that I will never reach, but I have at least one anxiety attack in the process. This semester accounting is that class. The information in accounting is not that hard. In fact, I'm 100 % sure that I could sit down with an Accounting for Dummies book and figure out the information I need to know. But for whatever reason, my class makes me feel like a complete idiot. I feel like it is assumed that I'm just another stupid fashion student and I apparently have no idea how to run my future-business. This makes me oh-so-angry. So far, I've had to spend additional hours at home relearning the material from class just so that I can prove to my teacher and myself that I know what I'm talking about.
Let's just say that I'm already burned out. I'm barely a month in and I want to quit school, pack a bag, and be a vagabond while knitting scarves to pay my way around the world. This seems like a great solution to my problem.
Okay so maybe I won't do that. But seriously, this semester is trying my patience and my sanity. The one thing keeping me afloat right now, though, is my spring break trip to Ireland. That will not be here soon enough. I desperately need to get out of here. And seeing some of my favorite people in the whole world wonn't hurt either.
I hope everyone is doing well out there! Try and stay less stressed than me ; )
-- Eagle
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Hey Y'all!! Hope you didn't think I'd flown the coop! Regardless, I'm here now and I'm cooking up a storm! As you all might have picked up on, Eagle and I love to bake pies. In all honesty, I don't cook much else but a few days ago, I got an inkling for some quiche and it was definitely not for boring old Quiche Loraine. Now here's the trick to quiche: if you have the right egg/milk ratio, you can pretty much add anything else you might want to your shell. It's super easy! I decided to go for a feta, spinach, artichoke, sundried tomato, and chicken quiche. Doesn't that sound divine?
Here's the cast of characters:
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I used a store bought crust- please don't shun me. These were my measurements, roundabouts...
-1 to 1.5 C fresh spinach
-1/2 C artichokes, chopped (i used the marinated kind from the jar because I don't know what to do with real ones...)
-1/4 to 1/2 C feta cheese
-1/4 to 1/2 C sun dried tomatoes, chopped
-1.5 C milk (whole is preferable, but any kind will do)
-1/2 C shredded chicken (optional)(I bought a rotisserie chicken and used the rest of it for other projects...)
-4 eggs
-Salt and Pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all your add-ins in a bowl and distribute them evenly in the pie crust.
Whisk together your eggs, milk, salt and pepper and pour over the top. If your crust isn't filled properly, you can whisk together another egg and 1/2 C of milk to add. Don't worry- quiche are pretty flexible. Lastly, Pop it in the oven for about an hour. If your crust is burning, cover it with tin foil.
And Wah-Lah! A gorgeous, amazingly tasty quiche! It's super quick to assemble, perfect for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and has an air of class.
Bon Apetit, little birds!
Magpie
Here's the cast of characters:
.JPG)
I used a store bought crust- please don't shun me. These were my measurements, roundabouts...
-1 to 1.5 C fresh spinach
-1/2 C artichokes, chopped (i used the marinated kind from the jar because I don't know what to do with real ones...)
-1/4 to 1/2 C feta cheese
-1/4 to 1/2 C sun dried tomatoes, chopped
-1.5 C milk (whole is preferable, but any kind will do)
-1/2 C shredded chicken (optional)(I bought a rotisserie chicken and used the rest of it for other projects...)
-4 eggs
-Salt and Pepper
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all your add-ins in a bowl and distribute them evenly in the pie crust.
Whisk together your eggs, milk, salt and pepper and pour over the top. If your crust isn't filled properly, you can whisk together another egg and 1/2 C of milk to add. Don't worry- quiche are pretty flexible. Lastly, Pop it in the oven for about an hour. If your crust is burning, cover it with tin foil.
And Wah-Lah! A gorgeous, amazingly tasty quiche! It's super quick to assemble, perfect for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and has an air of class.
Bon Apetit, little birds!
Magpie
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