My energy level is at o these days for reasons unexplainable. It’s affected my ability to come up with blogging material (obviously).
I was going to put up some pictures but I left my purse + camera at work yesterday… so no photos.
I know! I’ll make it Q&A day. Post questions for me in the comments (on my blog, not on the facebook feed post) and I’ll answer them!
-Sleepy Staci
PS: Here’s a video to hopefully get your energy level above mine!
My iPod came up with the greatest shuffle mix Wednesday night while I was cooking.
What was I making? Creole chicken and red beans and rice, but that’s not important. :)
Life on Mars – Seu Jorge (cover)
No One’s Gonna Love you Like Me – Cee-Lo Green (cover)
Je Veux Vivre – Faudel (French)
Untitled 1 – Keane
Strawberry Swing – Coldplay
L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever) – Kasabian
Sleeping Winter Fool – Kat Jones
Big River – Johnny Cash
Hong Kong Garden – Siouxsie & The Banshees
Click here for a playlist I made on youtube (you can make sure play all is checked and open it in a new tab and keep on keepin’ on). The Kat Jones song isn’t on it because her song isn’t on youtube :(
Speaking of red beans and rice (were we?) I’m making another great Louisiana-style dish for Oscar night this Sunday! True Grit(s)! A collective groan would be appropriate here. Okay, that’s what I’m calling them on Sunday. The other 364 days I’ll call them by their proper name, Shrimp ‘n’ Grits. I’ll let you know how they go over, and if you wanna try it yourself, here’s the recipe on cookstr! I’m doubling it, nixing the jalapeños, and subbing in milk for heavy cream (probably).
If you were going to make a dish inspired by one of this year’s Oscar-nominated films, what would you make?
If you want full disclosure, I’m writing this the night before since I work during prime blogging hours. If I post in the middle of the night nobody will see what I write, and this is where WordPress’s handy schedule tool comes into play ;) Well, here is my update on the status of my blog!
Blogging is currently, and has been for a while now, one of my favorite hobbies–tied with, and hand-in-hand with, interior design (decorating, if you’re going to get picky). I’m excited about starting a new series in which I make design color boards based off food! Weird, I know. But food can be totally pretty and I’ve been inspired more than once by surprising and delicious combinations. It’s also going to be my starting point to re-learning Photoshop (that is, first time on Photoshop on a mac).
I used to use a sample version of PS many many moons ago, and currently I’ve been using Corel Paint Shop Pro X, which really is pretty good. But I figure if I wanna kick this whole graphic design/photo editing thing into high gear (even if it just remains a hobby) I should get my feet wet in the industry standard program.
If my blog posts are sparser, it’s either because I’m being lazy and watching Gilmore Girls on DVD (in fact, this is the least likely option, but still an option nonetheless) or because I’m working on something (photos, a design board, etc) that I am not ready to show here yet. I’ll still try to update daily, though, just don’t be surprised if the posts are a little anemic.
Oh yeah. I’m also trying to find a big-girl job in a big city, so part (a lot) of my time is going to that, too. I’ve already got 3 rejections out of like 15 applications! Yay!
PS. Don’t forget to click on the Picket Fence Blogs link to the right of this post. You can vote once a day and I’ve already jumped to #149 (of 241) :) It’s a great way for strangers to see my blog, that is, if they happen to look at all the blogs on page six of that site, haha.
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