Update: 101 in 1001 (4 months)

Well, it's been four months since I created my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days. I am currently on day #119 which means I only have 882 days left to complete my list. 


I have completed the following tasks in full :


1.  (#28) Make pizza from scratch (minus the dough) - February 19th in Rochester with Bri ♥ (so many pineapples!)


2. (#59) Join Dictionary.com Word of the Day mailing List to build my vocab - January 25th (I've unsubscribed because the emails were getting annoying haha!)


3. (#90) Give Rich his Nintendo Wii back - March 29th (easiest thing on my list to do and it still took a month or so)


4. (#91) Kiss someone in the rain - May 15th (after several attempts of Brian trying to set this one up, it finally happened, spontaneously ♥)


5. (#99) Post a piece of art online - March 29th (posted pictures of my old sketches on facebook)


I have started a lot of others on my list. Many I have been slacking on.


-I haven't been to church since March (so much for twice a month).
-I've only written one letter and sent via snailmail to friend which included a postcard from Vegas.
-I've watched all three original Star Wars movies (only 3 to go!)
-I've already watched my two IFC films for this year (The Killer Inside Me and Fish Tank). I liked
 both even though they were both dark(ish) and demented. 
-I tried one new beer each month except May. 
* Pabst Blue Ribbon in Las Vegas - February
* Heinekin in Niagara Falls - March
* Stone Ruination in Rochester - April (gross - mostly chose it because of it's cool label)

I have a lot more to accomplish, so I best get into gear. 

God Is An Astronaut...

Stumbled across this song... kinda slow and sad, but pretty at the same time. It helps that it is played as background music to a breathtaking video of the 2nd largest aquarium in the world (Okinawa, Japan). Someday I'll see it in person!

True Beauty

A lovely lady in blue shared this link with me today. I was captivated. Watch it with the volume up and on full screen. Hopefully it has the same effect on you as it did on me. Cheers!

The Aurora from Terje Sorgjerd on Vimeo.

The Chara/Pacioretty Hit

Dear Habs fans,

I don't mean all of you... just the ones who are all up in arms over the Chara hit on Pacioretty... the ones who are saying that the LEGAL hit Chara made on Pacioretty was fully intended to cripple him.

Give me a break... 

1 - Chara was taking Pacioretty out of the play. The hit was legal. Watch it again.

2 - Anyone who doesn't think that a beast like Chara isn't going to cause pain to anyone (especially someone 50lbs lighter and 3/4 of a foot smaller than him) in a full contact sport is delusional. 

3 - It was more the location of the rink that the hit took place that explains why such an injury occurred. Pacioretty was in the wrong place at the wrong time. It happens. Had the whole ordeal happened two or three seconds later, it would have happened inside the blue-line, along the boards and the high glass. At worst, Pacioretty would have been temporarily shaken up by getting hammered into the boards.

I'm upset to see that this happened to Max Pacioretty and I wish him a speedy recovery; however, sometimes there are these things in life called coincidences.... and sometimes the outcomes aren't good, even tragic. 

Instead of wasting your time whining about Chara getting no suspension, you should be writing the NHLPA in regards to reviewing the restructuring of the rink at the Bell Center and maybe even demanding a review of the safety of other rinks around the NHL. 

The Best Sugar Cookie Recipe (in the world?)

I stumbled upon my favourite Sugar Cookie recipe (possibly the best) last summer when I made a special batch of birthday cookies. I'm usually a cake in a box or cut and cook pilsbury kinda girl, but I decided I wanted to make something from scratch this time around. They turned out amazing and they were such a hit with the birthday boy and his mom, that I decided to label it a keeper. Ever since, they have been my staple cookie that I bake for special occasions. I can't take credit for the actual recipe as I found it on a different blog by Lucy : http://myediblememories.net/

Birthday TOOLkies

Lucy's Favorite Chewy Sugar Cookies  (makes 5-6 dozen 2" cookies)  

Ingredients:
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt (use 1/2 tsp if using unsalted butter)
1 cup salted butter, softened
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract

Directions:
1. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.

2. In another bowl, cream softened butter with sugar until fluffy. Add one egg at a time and stir until incorporated. Stir in vanilla and almond extracts.

3. Gradually add the flour mixture into the batter, stirring until well-mixed. Don't be afraid to stir it a lot. (Stirring the dough well will develop the gluten in the flour, which is important for chewy cookies!) When everything is incorporated, the dough will be heavy and slightly sticky. Cover it up and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes to chill.

4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. When the dough is done chilling, scoop out balls of dough about the diameter of a quarter, and place them on foil-lined baking sheets about 2 inches apart from one another. 

5. Grease the bottom of a flat glass and gently flatten the dough balls until they are small discs about 1/3 inch thick. This will help your cookies spread evenly instead of mounding in the middle.

6. Bake for about 10 minutes, until the edges are just very slightly starting to become a golden-brown. Immediately remove from oven and let sit on the cookie sheet to finish baking for another 2 minutes. While cookies are still warm, remove from foil using a spatula and finish cooling on a cooling rack. They will be perfectly chewy starting from the moment they are cool enough to eat, until they are all gone :)

**I always use a royal icing finish, but it is not needed. They are still delicious without!

                  

             OM NOM NOM!!!!

Spiral Out...

One of my all-time favourite songs... Lateralus. So much so that my tattoo is partially based on it! I'd heard about the fibonacci sequence being used in Danny Carey's percussion, but this video explanation takes it to a whole different level. It's long, but it's interesting if you make it through. (Plus the song is pretty amazing itself!)

source

Did Maynard and the boys really sync up the song based on the fibonnaci sequence, or is it coincidence? What do YOU think?!?!