what to do...

feelings of detachment setting in
but
too exhausted
to find/fix the pieces.

:[

(just come back to me.
please.)

been awhile

sorry it's been so long...

I have yet to take pictures of the apartment just because I haven't had time to tidy it up completely :/

However, I did actually cook food last night, so here are some pictures of that:

It's a chicken pastaaa

and look, someone got me flowers :]

And here's the recipe (from Rachel Ray's website):

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  
• 2 cups shredded store-bought rotisserie chicken
  
• 1 cup frozen baby peas
  
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
  
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  
• Pinch cayenne pepper
  
• 12 ounces wagon wheels or other short pasta
  
• 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for sprinkling
  
• 1 tablespoon butter
  
• Salt
  
• 
  
• DIRECTIONS:
  
• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the skillet and heat through. Stir in the peas, broth, garlic and cayenne and simmer until the broth has reduced slightly, about 2 minutes. Keep warm over low heat.
  
• Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta for 5 minutes. Drain and add to the chicken. Stir in the 1/2 cup cheese and butter and simmer over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the pasta is al dente, about 3 minutes. Season with salt, if necessary, and serve with additional Parmesan.
  

cookies and sewing

I've been packing today and we loaded up my mom's car AND my dad's truck. Let's hope there's enough room in my car for the rest... [I have a lot of stuff apparently :/]

I finally finished my sewing projects, yay! But before I get to that, here is the recipe for double chocolate cookies:

Ghirardelli Ultimate Double Chocolate Cookies

Yield: 2 dozen cookies

1 bag (11.5 oz.) Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Chips
6 Tbsp. (3/4 stick) unsalted butter
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
½ tsp. baking powder
1 bag (12 oz.) Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 cup (4 oz.) chopped walnuts

-In double boiler over hot water, melt the bittersweet chocolate chips and butter. In large bowl with electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar until think; stir in chocolate mixture. In small bowl, stir together flour and baking powder; stir into chocolate mixture. Gently mix in semi-sweet chocolate chips and walnuts.

-Using a sheet of plastic wrap, form dough into two logs, each 2 inches in diameter and about 8 inches long. As dough will be very soft, use plastic wrap to hold dough in log shape. Wrap tightly. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until firm.

-Preheat oven to 365° F. Unwrap dough; with sharp knife, cut into ¾ - inch slices. Place slices 1 ½ inches apart on greased or parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until shiny crust forms on top but interior is still soft.

Okay, first here's the bag:

It was very easy to make. I just followed a few instructions and voila. I'm currently a fan of florals, and I got this [and all] fabric discounted at none other than wal-mart [the only place near my house to buy, well, anything.]

And the needle case:

This was a bit more complicated, but I had no trouble following the instructions. I even added the lower yellow panel after realizing my crochet hooks wouldn't fit in the tall pockets. The only thing I left off was a ribbon that's suppose to tie it together, but it works just rolled up too.

Sorry it's kind of hard to see, I can't figure out how to flip pictures on here either. They all come out vertical :/

I think I will probably leave the sewing machine at home until I figure out how much free time I will have. Plus, I'm pretty overwhelmed by all the stuff I've had to pack, so I'll just hold off on that one more thing.

Tomorrow is officially moving day! I'm excited, I just hate packing/unpacking...ugh.

just quick

yesterday, I finally finished framing all of my posters so they will look all nice in the apartment :] it was actually more of a hassle than I thought it would be. I think I will hold off on pictures until I can do a collective "omg, look at my wonderful apartment" pictures.
I bought a sewing machine yesterday because after I had bought the fabric I needed and was all excited and ready to get on that project, my mom informs me that our old sewing machine [that she's had since the 60s] now resides on the bottom of Lake Wedowee. Cool.
Sooo she bought a new one just for me! Let's hope I actually enjoy sewing enough to use it, eh?
My first sewing attempt is a bag and a roll-up needle case [both are for knitting/crocheting]
Pictures to follow, wish me luck~

I have the hiccups...

ugh.

In other news... I finally made the cookies! Well, almost...when I took the dough out of the refrigerator, it was like a block of ice, so I'm letting it sit out in hopes it will return to normal.

Also, I got a haircut sort of. More like a trim and the lady convinced me to get layers, so I did. It really looks exactly the same just minus the split ends and whatnot.

Perhaps most exciting, I finished the scarf I had been crocheting and it turned out quite well:

I just used a simple single stitch for the whole thing and just guessed on the tassels (you know, trial and error...) and a dark purple soft yarn. Next, I'd like to try different styles of stitching, both crochet and knitting, and would like to tackle a hat project.

I didn't feel like putting make up on, so thats why my head is cut off :P and notice how my hair looks pretty much the same.

So yea, if anyone out there is reading this and is interested in a handmade scarf, let me know what color [be as specific as possible] and I will be happy to make one for you :]

That's about it. Believe me, I wish everyday I could write something beautiful and profound, but unfortunately, most days this is about all I can muster. Who knows, one day I might surprise myself~

here we go again...

Recently I've begun to miss having an online blog, so why not try it again? However, I'm still done with livejournal, so I've moved onto another equally popular blog website. Even if none of my friends use this, that's fine. I just need to put some shared thoughts down somewhere. Speaking of... I've officially failed for about the 5th time at keeping a real journal. Maybe it's just not for me. Actually, I was much better at writing things in livejournal than on paper, so I guess thats just me.

I hate restarting any type of journal because I feel this need to write down every single little detail of my life since I've last done it. Of course, thats ridiculous and ridiculously impossible, so let's just start with today, shall we? Awesome.

I wanted to bake double chocolate Ghiradelli (yea, i have no clue how to spell that...) cookies, but alas, no butter and no eggs...so no go. :(

My mother and I watched the third movie in the Evil Dead trilogy (titled Army of Darkness). The movies are directed by Sam Raimy (I think? something like that...) who directed Spiderman and the upcoming Drag me to Hell. However, the Evil Dead movies which were made in the 80s, are extremely low budget and great if you don't mind excessive blood spew and a good laugh.

This is enough to start I think, so I'll leave with this final note:

My parents are interested in doing a "house swap" (you know, like in that romantic movie, The Holiday?) in either England or France for a few months. Specifically, the few months when I'll be in France next year. So if anyone knows of how to go about doing this, let me know? I will try to research some things, but the web can be pretty unreliable and risky for something like this..

Mmk. Well, please add me as a friend if you want to, even if I don't know you, thats okay too.

:D