Sunday night

I am trying to decide whether it would be appropriate for me to apologise for my last post, as it is not really poetry related.. However, when I was caught in this indecision, I realised that I quite enjoyed my little science obsession, and therefore seemed appropriate for me to post. Not that I should run around in circles pondering these things and then share them as another post.... but there you go.

My friend Skye and I went to the Sydney Laneway Festival today... and i finally saw my beloved Laura Marling... I was second from the front and she was incredible live! I was slightly disappointed that she didn't go into "The Beast", but nonetheless she was amazing. Apart from the music, I also loved watching the people! The term "rich indies" may be appropriate... My stand out outfit was a girl wearing skin tight black shiny pants which had skeleton bones on them... I;ll post up some photos when i retrieve my camera cord.

Now, I shall retire! xx

Christmas Short Bread Men!

This is what happens when Skye and I get together and bake.... Merry Christmas :) x

P.s. They didn't last very long at all... if it didn't have so much butter in it, i'd make some more!

Skye & Em's Rocky Road Slice

This is a delicious treat- a chocoholics dream! Skye and I decided one afternoon that instead of taking our dogs for a walk, we would walk them up to the shops to gather ingredients to make rocky road. We also threw in a few metaphors about life, but for now, here is the recipe.

Skye & Em's Rocky Road Slice

Ingredients:


1x Packet of marshmallows (around the 250g size!- try flavoured ones if you are feeling adventurous!)
1 & a half blocks of cadbury's cooking chocolate (or any amount of good quality cooking chocolate!)
1 cup of shredded coconut (more if you like it!)
1 cup of chopped roasted peanuts (we roasted them ourselves, but a packet of chopped nuts from the supermarkets works well too!)
Optional: 1 cup of cornflakes- (this gives it an extra crunch! Even try ricebubles!)

Method:

1. In a flat tray, line the bottom with baking paper. Add marshmallows, cornflakes, coconut and peanuts.
2. Melt chocolate (either using the stove top method or microwave- I always burn it in the microwave so I use the stove top method!)
3. Mix chocolate in tray with all other ingredients!
4. Place tray in microwave and heat for about 30 seconds
5. Mix ingredients all together, making sure the marshmallows have melted.
6. Press the mixture down with a wooden spoon so it's spread evenly.
7. Place in the fridge to cool for about 1 hour (if you can wait that long!)

And enjoy!! Remember to lick the melted chocolate!!

So, there was a Volvo and four friend-of-a-friends...

Sometimes silence is golden. After a wonderful night of pizza and a painted view of the Mediteranean, this morning lying in bed, I do not feel the need for music. It is as it is.

There haven't been many moments in my life were I've felt invincible... but somehow driving around in an old volvo blasting a friend-of-a-friend's ipod on shuffle on roads that are normally jammed packed in peak hour but were abandoned at 9pm... i felt it. From Regina Specktor to Michael Jackson covering the Beatles- the beauty of shuffle had never been so apparent.

So now as I lay here, with my dog 'shrewn' across my legs, with recollections of bad italian accents, cheesecake, a particular English accent, quirky shoes and non-existent long blacks- silence is golden. Because it allows a little of the past seep into moments of the present- living twice!.

Return

Greetings. I have returned to my love of blogging! I am quite disheartened though. I upset my secret santa.. and now he/she has not contacted me. It's not about the present- it's more the fact that I do not know who they are, and it's nearly been a month since Christmas and I do not know who they are. I DO NOT KNOW WHO THEY ARE! So, someone from my group of friends at highschool is secretly plotting against me. A very encouraging thought to keep me asleep at night. And what's worse, is that I've pictured all of them in santa suits. With beards. And I can not pick who is mine.

In other news, I've found love. Seriously. I was in cloud nine for the hours following this venture. So, I plug San Churro @ Glebe on Glebe Point Rd, and a big thanks to Skye for sharing it with me. Will share the details and contact information in a later post.

You should also check out Regina Spektor's album "Songs", I've been living and breathing the song "Samson" - (N.B.- this version is slower and more 'acoustic' than the version off her latest album. And it's my favourite. I recently got into a disagreement with my boyfriend about which one was better. Without being too bias about his music taste, I can understand why he likes the newer version, as he is [dare i say it] a fan of *cough taylor swift cough*, and it is more 'pop'ish than her earlier stuff. Not that I can really make this judgment, but take a listen! Any Regina is better than none!)

I must leave you on this note, as it is now 12:24 AM, and I must try and maintain some sense of a sleeping pattern.