Thursday, April 29, 2010

Three Week Reprise (Again)

Sorry sorry sorry! I did it again! It seems it has is fact been three weeks since I last blogged. I am very truly sorry for this.

So here's what's been going on the past few weeks (in semi-chronological order):
-Paper due
-Individual presentation on one of my favorite songs (Send Me a Song)
-Individual presentation on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
-Group presentation on Bon Jovi
-Realy for Life! ( I walked 5 miles )
-Myth Test
-Business Test
-2 month anniversary :)
-ELPs Event (Rock n' Bounce)



The event went wonderfully! I tried to climb the wall, but could only get about 1/4 of the way up. My friend climbed it 12 times without breaking a sweat!

Sorry that I don't have much else after such a long break. I'll try to keep up with it more frequently!

Until Whenever!

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Flower Power!


Whew! So today was a really busy day (and its still not over). I finished my business project a bit early so I'm doing the blog now.

Exciting! Tomorrow I will be doing the vlog and will try to have it posted by tomorrow night or Friday morning. Should be very exciting!

So today, with all of the projects due tomorrow and homework due and what not, it has been fairly stressful. I've just been sitting and flitting from one screen to the next, multitasking and organising and typing and editing. In the middle of frantically typing a review for Photoshop, I looked at a sprig of flowers in a tiny vase on my desk and just stopped and took a breath. That moment of just relaxing and seeing a beautiful little part of nature took away all of the panic and stress and I was better able to focus and finish 45 minutes ahead of schedule.

This makes me wonder; as humans, do we instinctively relax when we see something beautiful or when we can just stop and appreciate nature? Is this why people hike? I know that when I go hiking, my mind is completely clear and all my worry washes away. Why is this? Why does nature (in a calm state) calm us down? Even nature on a huge scale (like the ocean or a forest), a huge force we cannot be sure of and should be frightened of can calm us. The ocean is full of unknown depths and terrifying mysteries an yet we go to the beach to relax and listen to the waves. It's quite a profound concept.

Anywhos, I will be vlogging tomorrow! If anyone wants to help me with it, leave a comment or text me. Thanks!

Until tomorrow!

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Happy Easter!


Firstly, today was one of the best Easters I can remember! So much fun and one of the first Easters I've really been conscience of the immensity of Jesus' sacrifice for us and his rising on Easter.

So, as stated in an earlier blog, I gave up baking and baked goods and complaining for Lent. I bet no one can guess what I did today:

BAKING!!!

Ok, so it actually started with making pancakes (which is technically frying, but baking followed soon after!

I made:
-Mint Devil's Food Cake Cookies
-White Easter Cake


Yes, they are heart shaped :P





It was so much fun! ^_^

I also made a vegetable stir fry (zucchini, carrots, onions, and green beans) which was delicious.

Later in the afternoon, my boyfriend and I dyed eggs. Here are our lovely masterpieces:

Mine:

The first heart come out so faintly that I decided just to paint a new one





My Boyfriend's:


"Semper Ova": "Always Egg"



All-in-all, a wonderful Easter.

Hope everyone else had a Happy Easter!

Until next time!