Baking & Sprinkles

My recent romp into baking for friends - some may not call it baking, but I had my hands covered in cookie dough and pulled the baking pans out of the oven. Surely that counts for something.

Anyways, what a pleasure it is to watch friends enjoy something you baked for them! I made sugar cookies with strawberry icing (yum), and no one would let me put sprinkles on them. I like sprinkles. In fact, I made up the banishment of sprinkles the next day while at an ice cream social at the Indianapolis Zoo.

Sprinkles! Which leads me to my next question. From where did the word "sprinkle" originate? Let's look it up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprinkles ...That was not a satisfying article. Ho hum.

I also recently sent out a few notes here and there to old friends. It's nice to receive something in the mail sometimes. :)

I will not mix chocolate milk with orange juice!

Is it silly that I tend to enjoy orange juice more when I drink it from the (white) wine glass? I just close my eyes and savor the taste so much more than normal.

Yum.

However, chocolate milk I can drink from a water bottle and still have the same effect. Chocolate is so good.

The point is, I think that people taste something for the first few bites and then stop paying attention to the flavors. I do this too, of course, but I'm trying to learn how to savor certain things (like fromage, wine, etc.). I haven't really gotten to a point where I can appreciate wine (because I don't. except Moscato d'Asti, which doesn't count), but cheese! oh my goodness! Cheese! (L'association fromages de terroirs - the cheese association of terror!) I've been on the hunt for a particularly savory Parmesan, but so far no luck.

I digressed. Sorry.

Do me a favor tonight: enjoy the food. We're lucky that we have choices at all.

Side note: I had a massage yesterday, and it makes food taste better. Actually, it makes the world look, well, le monde en rose. Until you read CNN, that is. Oil this, murder that.

SAVOR YOUR FOOD! It makes life more delectable in a very small (or very large) way.

Passing Through Wednesday

Today wasn't the greatest day. I did a few things for myself:

• I put on a clay mask for twice as long as I should have (actually, I lost track of time - which is sometimes nice).
• I ate an orange popsicle.
• I played piano.
• I did a lot of push ups. :(

Lesson today: coaching people is difficult.

Electronic Pen Pals

I spent a year abroad in Singapore, and now I have all this mini-pen pals from there (and other places, I suppose). Facebook has allowed me to stay connect with so many people more than e-mail has because the messages are more informal.

Maybe another way to relieve stress - send a little note to someone every day.

Perhaps these ways are not really about stress relief as much as enjoying life!

SAmE THING!

Bird Poo

I got into my car last night and found bird poo everywhere.

Contrary to your first inclination, I WAS NOT PARKED UNDER A TREE.

Birds, I am well aware that spring is here. Stop pooing on my car.

Stress Relief...slowly but surely

So I recently read something that told me to relieve stress in a little way every day.

Yesterday was a great day! I relieved stress in 4 ways. How's that for overachieving?

• ate tiramisu at Bravo!
• danced around in the bathroom while brushing my teeth to ridiculous(ly awesome) Korean pop
• got one of those Chinese foot massage places - Foot Vitalite
• went to yoga class at LA Fitness

Today, I'm going tickle my piano for a little bit before going to work.

Toodles!