tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29463029741416714242023-11-16T11:17:37.604-06:00eris-discord42Just a random mess from a sci-fi devotee, female peter pan, actress, nerd and perpetual prisoner.Erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618249802025242092noreply@blogger.comBlogger235125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946302974141671424.post-85950799299974792712018-06-22T10:19:00.000-05:002018-06-22T10:19:50.214-05:00Faux Foodie- Eton Mess<br />
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Since life is strange right now, I have nothing relevant to post right now... so instead a re-post/edit of one of my favorite desserts</div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">ETON MESS</span></div>
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Eton mess is a type of dessert that I have seen around the internet many times and thought: Yum!</div>
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I looked at a number of different recipes and adapted them for this experiment. Luckily I had my mom to assist in this culinary venture.</div>
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First, the day before we planned to make the actually dessert, I made a batch of meringues.</div>
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(2018 note- I have gotten so much better at making meringue cookies, these look sad in comparison)</div>
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They do not look perfect but they taste great and anyway they get crumbled.</div>
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I used the same recipe that I made for the Les Miserables meringue cookies for the Tony awards. I just didn't use a bag to form them, I just plopped them onto a baking sheet with a spoon. I used this recipe.</div>
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Homemade whipping cream</div>
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This is my mom's specialty. It is basically heavy whipping cream, sugar and vanilla whipped together for what seems like ages. She doesn't even need to measure the ingredients which makes it difficult to share her recipe.</div>
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The recipes I read online for Eton Mess kept calling for double cream. I have never seen double cream in any store around here so heavy whipping cream seemed like a good substitute. Plus we use the homemade vanilla that we started a few years ago. Its a bottle of Vodka and split vanilla beans that sat in the dark and was shaken once a day for a few months until it became the best vanilla ever.</div>
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The other ingredient for Eton Mess is strawberries. Most recipes called for these strawberries to have sugar added and let sit until they became a sugary syrup. Some recipes said to smash the fresh strawberries.</div>
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We just bought a container of frozen strawberries already in sugar and called it good. We only had a few hours that she could hang at my house that day so some skimping was required.</div>
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Gathering all the ingredients together we started layering them in our glasses. A layer of crumbled meringue, some whipping cream, strawberries and repeat. </div>
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The verdict: Delicious</div>
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I do not know if this would be considered authentic Eton Mess. Regardless they came out so good. </div>
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Erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618249802025242092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946302974141671424.post-83586398969378248702018-06-10T18:42:00.000-05:002018-06-10T18:42:33.649-05:00Tony Awards 2018 Cookies and Cocktails<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This will be a brief post, but I managed to make some <b><span style="color: orange;">Tony Awards</span></b> cookies and cocktails this year.</div>
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Last year life got in the way, but since 2014 I have made something for the <b><span style="color: orange;">Tonys</span></b>.</div>
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I will link to the past Tony Food posts at the end of this post.</div>
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Unfortunately, as I was making the frosting for these cookies, the hand-mixer broke. So the Frosting isn't the right consistency and looks a bit wonky.</div>
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Well honestly, they just look wonky this year, but I tried. </div>
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I went with <b><span style="color: magenta;">My Fair Lady</span></b>, <b><span style="color: #ea9999;">Mean Girls</span></b>, <span style="color: yellow;"><b>Spongebob Squarepants</b></span>, and <b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Carousel </span></b>for the cookies.</div>
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The cocktail on the left is Pink Panties (Re-titled Wednesdays We Wear Pink) for Mean Girls</div>
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The right one is Polyjuice Potion for<span style="color: red;"><b> Harry Potter: The Cursed Child </b></span></div>
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Past Tony Blog Posts:</div>
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<a href="https://eris-discord42.blogspot.com/2014/06/fun-and-simple-tony-awards-menu.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tony 2014</a></div>
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<a href="https://eris-discord42.blogspot.com/2015/06/tony-awards-cookies.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tony 2015</a></div>
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<a href="https://eris-discord42.blogspot.com/2016/06/tony-awards-cookies-2016.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tony 2016</a></div>
Erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618249802025242092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946302974141671424.post-88279318767136846462018-05-31T13:31:00.000-05:002018-05-31T13:31:12.136-05:00A Night out in T-Town to see Depeche Mode<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I was very lucky and my former boss managed to score me a pair of tickets to see <span style="color: #e69138;">Depeche Mode</span> at the Tulsa BOK center. So of course I made it a full night out with one of my best friends, SCB. </div>
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We started the evening with dinner at<span style="color: #e69138;"> Joe Momma's</span>. I went to the old<span style="color: #e69138;"> Joe Momma's</span> years ago before the fire. This is the new version that just opened this year I think. I was a fool though, I ordered a <span style="color: #e69138;">Buffalo Chicken</span> pizza. I like buffalo chicken wings, but I always go with the mildest sauce. This pizza was not mild. I also had my first ever cider drink...two actually because the pizza was so spicy that I downed them both. </div>
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Apparently cider is stronger than beer, which I only found out after I was a bit drunk. After eating and my drinking we walked to the BOK center and stopped by<span style="color: #e69138;"> MixCo </span>to grab one last pre-show drink.</div>
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The drink was called "<span style="color: #e69138;">Basic Bitch</span>," basic bitch pics were taken.</div>
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The only other time I have been to the BOK center was for a <span style="color: #e69138;">MUSE</span> concert a few years ago. The 2nd Law tour. <span style="color: #e69138;">MUSE </span>is the best live band I have ever seen and I have been lucky to see them twice now.</div>
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Onto <span style="color: #e69138;">Depeche Mode</span>. </div>
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I know a few <span style="color: #e69138;">Depeche Mode</span> songs. The big radio hits. But this band has been around for decades so I really wanted to see them. While I may not have known that many of the songs they played, it was a good show. The front man, Dave Gahan, is mesmerizing. His dancing and on stage persona is like Mick Jagger, but without the smugness and duck lip strutting. </div>
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I did manage to film the first song of their set. Not the greatest video, as we were seated to the side, but you can still see his dance moves. </div>
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Some times I get to go out and do things with people I care about and have fun with and I realize that I am pretty lucky. Yes there is some crap in my life, but wandering through the streets of Tulsa with one of my best friends after a show and the full moon above us, things just seem good.</div>
<br />Erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618249802025242092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946302974141671424.post-34386738276949678612018-05-23T01:00:00.000-05:002018-05-23T09:55:51.011-05:00Friends, Pie, and Swords <div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: orange;"><u>Friends are few and far between....</u></span></b></div>
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It has felt like that for so many months. Yet, in the last few weeks, when I needed friends the most, they appear.</div>
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People I have known most of my life start texting and messaging me. Anything from random conversations, memes, to wise words. People who I have only met a few times have sent me messages of encouragement or invitations to come out and play. And the friends who I love best have just been there.</div>
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This weekend has especially been fun and I really needed to get out of my head.</div>
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<b><span style="color: orange;"><u>Pie, Mayfest, Blue Dome, and more Food</u></span></b></div>
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I have lived less than half an hour from downtown Tulsa my entire life and I have never made it to <b><u>Mayfest </u></b>and the <b><u>Blue Dome </u></b>festival.</div>
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Finally this has been accomplished.</div>
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I met up with one of my best friends, S.C.B. (Not going to put her real name here just in case), for pie night at <b><u>Antoinette's </u></b>in the Brady Arts district. This has become a thing for us. Pie and talking about the craziness of our lives.</div>
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I wish I had pics of the pies. <b><u>The Mile High Chocolate pie </u></b>is AMAZING. I need to go to their cake night sometime soon. This place is a must for dessert lovers.</div>
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Then we wandered through <b><u>Mayfest </u></b>and the <b><u>Blue Dome</u></b> festival. At one point we walked away from each other and took some "pretentious selfies" near an art installation. Once we realized we had both done the exact same thing, it just reaffirmed my love for this girl. Sometimes you just have to have fun and be a <strike>basic bitch</strike>. Although I came to the conclusion that we need one of those arty friends that always take cool pictures of their friends. </div>
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We ended our outing at this restaurant in the <b><u>Brady Distinct </u></b>called <b><u>Lotus</u></b>. A mutual friend of ours has been raving about it on social media and the food always looks so good. Gotta say the <u><b>Drop </b></u>sandwich was worth the hype. I'm not a big eater when I go out, but I scarfed that down! </div>
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So of course I had to text our friend to agree with her on her reviews. </div>
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Which led to Saturday's adventure...</div>
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<b><span style="color: orange;"><u>Stage Combat Workshop</u></span></b></div>
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Our friend managed to talk me into attending this<b><u> Stage Combat</u></b> workshop at <b><u>Woodward Park</u></b>. It was an all day event and I thought I had cleared my schedule only to learn at the lunch break I had to leave. Probably for the best in retrospect since I am still in pain. </div>
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Nothing like hearing thunder when you are standing in the middle of a park holding a sword. Essentially, a group of moving lightning rods.</div>
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It was intense but fun. I mean, I got to play with a sword!</div>
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This is a company that is bringing innovation to Tulsa's theatre scene. They do not shy away from different types of plays, yet they don't do it just to push boundaries. They also try to offer opportunities like this workshop for the actors of Tulsa. </div>
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<span style="color: orange;"><b><u>Oh and I graduated from OU! </u></b></span></div>
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I have mentioned this in my last post, but I got this package sent to me with graduation things. Getting the degree holder and seeing my name in the program finally makes it feel real.</div>
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It has been a tough two years. And I am struggling to figure out my next steps while also repairing other things that I screwed up along the way.</div>
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But at this moment, with the support of those few wonderful people who are in my life, I am optimistic.</div>
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Erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618249802025242092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946302974141671424.post-36681174947897635592018-05-14T10:54:00.000-05:002018-05-23T11:18:44.711-05:00Cusp of Change<div style="text-align: center;">
For the past two years, I have been in college mode. Now it is over. What do I do? </div>
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I haven't written a blog post in over a year. Right now I am debating if I want to star this again. Most of the bloggers and readers I knew before have gone on to do their own things as well. So do I pick up where I left off, do I re-brand and start over, or do I just let this die a natural online death?</div>
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At this moment I am going to use it.</div>
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This blog was always a way of taking my focus from the mundane or the general crap of my life. </div>
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Today I will use it to clear my mind.</div>
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I have finished school (at least unless I eventually decide to get a Masters).</div>
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Two years of non-stop work. So many essays, peer-reviewed articles, video lectures... and now it is over. </div>
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And it is bloody anticlimactic.</div>
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I don't know what I was expecting. I didn't go to graduation and maybe that is a part of this feeling of discontent.</div>
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<u>But I just feel let down and lost.</u></div>
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There is also the feeling of fear and dread coursing through my veins. I have some major life decisions I will have to make soon. I am on the cusp of change and I hate it.</div>
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Some people would look at this as an adventure or the natural progression of life.</div>
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<u>These people are not fuck-ups like me.</u></div>
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Really, I cannot think of one major life decision that I have made that did not impact me negatively. My track record is bad...very bad.</div>
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Yet, choices will have to be made. My only hope is that once I realize how badly I mess up, I'll be able to fix things to a tolerable level. </div>
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I loved that I used this blog as a reason to bake or cook interesting things. I like that it gave me a place to discuss books, TV, and films.</div>
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So perhaps until I know for certain what I want to do (revamp it maybe, or start over), I'll try posting again once a week.</div>
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My classes for the Springs semester start next week. I am taking 3 classes per 8 weeks, more than full time. Which brings up the question, should I stay or should I go?</div>
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I could once again put this blog on hiatus, only posting when there is something really worth writing about and when I have the time. The alternative is just to walk away from the blog indefinitely.</div>
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I started this blog almost three years ago when I needed an outlook to try and create something positive in my life. Through this blog I discovered the <b>Iggles </b>(The International Geek Girls Pen Pals) and other delightful geek girl bloggers. I am grateful to these wonderful people who helped me get through a rough patch in my life. Internet friends are the best.</div>
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But right now I am I am facing a fork in the road, so to speak. I do not really have as much time to focus on making this blog fun and interesting. I haven't been as active in the blogsphere with other bloggers like I used to be. Also my on again off again hiatuses have made it so that many of the people who used to read this blog are no longer there. </div>
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There are many reasons to just end this. I ask myself "why am I still trying to keep up with this silly little blog?". If I want to blog again in the future I could always wait until I have the time and the resources and just re-brand myself. Yet that feels like giving up on something I have worked on for a few years. Leaving behind something that was so helpful to me when everything else in my life was going wrong. </div>
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The question is still there, should I stay or should I go?</div>
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I am not sure what the long-term future of this blog will be. For the time being I am just going on hiatus again with possible posts here and there.</div>
Erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618249802025242092noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946302974141671424.post-37707832505110129692017-01-06T12:00:00.000-06:002017-01-06T12:00:12.423-06:00Netflix Picks- January 2017<div style="text-align: center;">
I haven't made a Netflix Picks post in awhile.</div>
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As always, the following picks are on Netflix USA as I am writing this. I have no clue how long they will be available.</div>
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Erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618249802025242092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946302974141671424.post-65650075049807211332016-12-30T12:00:00.000-06:002016-12-30T12:00:18.469-06:002017 Resolutions<div style="text-align: center;">
Decided to make a a quick list of some of the resolutions I want to work on in the next year. </div>
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<b>Get Healthy & Eat Better</b></div>
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Yes I know that these are the same goals everyone has every year. But they are good goals to have. And you never know, this may be the year that it all works out.</div>
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One thing I would really like to try doing is to attempt new recipes that are healthier as apposed to the few recipes I know that are almost all terribly unhealthy....but delicious.</div>
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This year I am planning on running a 5K. I have never done this before and I am a bit nervous but I have picked out a 5k in March and I am going to do it even if I end up walking most of it.</div>
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College is going to take up most of my time in the next year. I am doubling up on classes with the hope of graduating my May 2018. My goal is to work my butt off and get good grades.</div>
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Honestly with college taking over my life in the next year I can only focus on a handful of goals, but I think these are really good ones to strive for. Improvement of the body and the mind.</div>
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Erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618249802025242092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946302974141671424.post-80216136749644848462016-12-28T12:00:00.000-06:002016-12-28T12:00:08.384-06:00Bright Sides of 2016?<div style="text-align: center;">
I have been trying to make a list of the things that have happened this year that have been good. Unfortunately I am writing this on the day that <b>Carrie Fisher</b> has been taken away. The painful bookend to a year that began with the loss of<a href="http://eris-discord42.blogspot.com/2016/01/goodbye-david-bowie.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> David Bowie</a>, my hero and first love. Honestly 2016 has been a cruel year. </div>
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Yet even in the darkest nights there will always be some light.</div>
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Here are a few things that have made this no good year tolerable.</div>
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After far too many years, I am back in school working towards my BA. With the way my life was going I doubted I would ever be able to do this. Money is an issue but I am doing my best to make it work.</div>
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For the better part of the last decade my parents and I had to give up everything to take care of my grandfathers. Sometimes it's the little things that you miss the most. This year my mother and I managed to go to the actual movie theaters. <b>Captain America: Civil War, Ghostbusters, Star Trek Beyond, Ab Fab the Movie</b>. We plan to see <b>Rogue One</b> before the year is out. </div>
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This year I won 2016-2017 season tickets to see the touring musicals including <a href="http://eris-discord42.blogspot.com/2016/09/newsies-musical.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newsies </a>and <b>Elf </b>(which have already played) and soon <b>Dirty Dancing </b>and <b>Something Rotten</b>. I am really looking forward to<b> Something Rotten</b>, a Shakespeare musical that may have THE <b>Adam Pascal</b> touring. Don't know if this is true but I really really hope so.</div>
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This was one of the best things I have won, I am such a musical theatre lover...Really I make <a href="http://eris-discord42.blogspot.com/2016/06/tony-awards-cookies-2016.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tony Award Cookies</a> that got tweeted by the official Tony Awards Twitter : )</div>
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This year I read 40 new to me books. My favorites were <b>Circle of Friends, Poldark, Sunne in Splendor</b>(over 900 pages but really good) and oddly enough <b>The Host</b>. My goal was 25. Next year with all the college classes I am planning on taking this will probably be a lot lower.</div>
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I am not putting a picture of her up here but my cousin had the most perfect child last March. Even her name is perfect, <b>Logan </b>(my favorite film is <b>Logan's Run</b>). She is the sweetest baby ever, and I don't like kids so that is saying a lot.</div>
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He is at least three times this size now. I can hardly pick him up. He is now my parents' baby because my house and yard could not handle him...also I was sleep deprived and had gotten behind on class work. Puppies are hard work but I still adore him. He is just now my little "brother". </div>
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I think Russell Brand is a pretty good comedian. I really enjoyed him and Noel Fielding on the <b>Big Fat Quiz of the Year</b>. Thank you Youtube!</div>
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His biography has been on my "To Be Read List" for awhile and with my break from classes I finally had the chance to read it.</div>
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It started out pretty good. His writing style is humorous and peppered with slang that reminds me of <b>A Clockwork Orange.</b> </div>
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The first part concerning his childhood and beginnings in acting school are pretty interesting and flow fairly well.</div>
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Once he starts writing about his years on drugs is when he starts to lose me.</div>
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The timeline isn't really linear and it is overall chaotic. Which you can argue is a good representation on being on drugs. </div>
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I honestly wanted to skip most of these passages. While chaotic, they were also repetitive.</div>
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Some of the stories he mentions are just so uncomfortable. I do not know how he managed to survive this period of his life.</div>
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Another downside for me was the place where it ended. He did not really talk about his experiences after the drug years. I became aware of him after he did his stint in rehab. I think he is an interesting actor and I would have like to have read about his work on the films he has been in since then.</div>
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I will not say this is a bad book. It was a truthful and interesting account of his life with an emphasis on what his world was like during his drug fueled years.</div>
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I now feel the need to re-watch the old Big Fat Quiz videos. </div>
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Erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618249802025242092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946302974141671424.post-89414185305317515572016-12-16T12:00:00.000-06:002016-12-16T12:00:16.051-06:00Netflix Picks- December 2016<div style="text-align: center;">
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I love this series. It is about a female Vicar, played by the adorable and hilarious Dawn French, who is sent to a oddball village. While it is a comedy there are some really sweet moments, especially in the Christmas episodes. Semi family friendly.</div>
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I have mentioned this shoe before because I think it is a fantastic sci-fi series without being a typical sci-fi show. There is going to be a Christmas episode coming out this month with the second seasons starting this summer. Now would be a great time to catch up or re-watch. </div>
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Erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618249802025242092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946302974141671424.post-22254941681821635592016-12-14T12:00:00.000-06:002016-12-14T12:00:00.719-06:00Back...for a little while<div style="text-align: center;">
My first semester at OU is over! All A's so I'm pretty happy.</div>
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Next semester will be rough. I am taking 3 classes per eight weeks, a total of 6 classes for the Spring semester. I anticipate an anxiety attack or two.</div>
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Even though school has taken over my life since October I have had a few non-academic things happen.</div>
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I went with my best friend to see the Elf! The Musical.</div>
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I did not have high hopes for this musical, since I am not a huge fan of the film, but I actually enjoyed this show.<br />
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Honestly, it was a fun musical. Family friendly with a few winks and nudges for the adults in the audience. Pretty good.</div>
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The holidays are around the corner so I have been helping my mother make presents for her friends. Turning old shirts into pillows. My mom is not really able to sew, thus I ended up making all of these pillows. I tried to show her how to use the sewing machine (which she managed to almost break) and to hand sew the pillows closed (again bad idea). </div>
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Soon we will be on a candy making quest. So much fudge! It will be painful. </div>
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I have a few blog posts planned for this month. I don't want to completely abandon this blog. For at least the rest of the month of December I will be back on my blogging schedule of Wednesdays and Fridays. *Hopefully</div>
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<br />Erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618249802025242092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946302974141671424.post-3324978022458975932016-10-03T17:27:00.000-05:002016-10-03T17:27:20.660-05:00Changes: An Update<div style="text-align: center;">
I have been absent on this blog for awhile now.<br />
I do have a reason and I am pretty excited about it.<br />
I am going back to college to earn a BA! I had to put my education on hold for a few years to help out my family...(plus college is expensive).<br />
It may not be the best time financially to throw myself back into this arena but I can't wait another decade hoping that everything will fall into place.<br />
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Now to the blog:<br />
I really don't want to say that I am giving up this blog. I have "met" so many wonderfully people thanks to this and the <b>Geek Girl PPC</b>. So I will just say that I will still be around but the posts my be infrequent. If there is something I really want to write about I will. As for my normal monthly posts, like <b>Faux Foodie</b> and<b> Lit Fix</b>, I won't be writing those much.<br />
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<b><u>Social Media</u></b><br />
I will still be active on <b><a href="https://twitter.com/eris_discord42" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter </a></b>and <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/eris_discord42/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram </a></b>because my friends live there.<br />
Any blog post I write will be mentioned on <b>Twitter </b>too.<br />
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I am really excited for this second chance. This is a great opportunity that I don't want to lose. Still I am a geek girl to my core and will always be one. eris_discord42 will be back (probably sporadically but still back).<br />
I will definitely get something together for October of next year. I'm thinking all <b>Beetlejuice </b>themed posts for <b>HallowFest2017</b>.<br />
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Erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618249802025242092noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946302974141671424.post-91182528848409915282016-09-16T12:00:00.000-05:002016-09-16T12:00:07.205-05:00Newsies The Musical<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It feels like forever since I have be able to see a touring company musical. </div>
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I managed to win tickets to the full 2016-2017 season at the Tulsa PAC.</div>
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The first musical just happened to be <b>NEWSIES</b>!!!</div>
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I loved the movie (added points for featuring actors from <b>RoundHouse</b>). When I saw the <b>Tony </b>awards a few years ago that had a <b>Newsies </b>performance featured I knew I needed to see this show.</div>
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The musical changes some things from the film. Instead of <b>Bill Pullman's </b>reporter helping the boys out it is actually a female reporter that replaces <b>Davey </b>and <b>Les</b>' sister and becomes the love interest for Jack Kelly.</div>
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The music is great. All the songs that I liked in the movie are made bigger and better. All of the new songs feel like they should have always been there.</div>
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But the main attraction with <b>Newsies</b>- the DANCING</div>
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These actors kill it. They even dance during scenery changes so that there is never a lag in the show. Let me just say that I expected some amazing dancing but I was still blown away.</div>
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I want to take dance classes now.</div>
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From what I understand, this national tour is almost over. The last stop will be in Austin, TX. But there is some possible good news.</div>
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A live performance of <b>Newsies </b>has been recorded in LA which means that it may end up being released to DVD. This has happened with <b>RENT, Cats, Shrek, Into the Woods</b>... so there is hope that <b>Newsies </b>might be available to own. If this happens I would recommend getting a copy. </div>
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Erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618249802025242092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946302974141671424.post-45569142158354551112016-09-14T12:00:00.000-05:002016-09-14T12:00:14.266-05:00Literary Fixation- A Rant on Classics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Don't let the title make you think I dislike classic novels.</div>
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That is not this case in this rant. It is because I have read many <i>classic </i>novels that I have loved that I am writing this.</div>
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Lately every "<i>classic</i>" novel I have read has been bad i.e. boring, bad pacing, unlikable characters etc.</div>
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<b>Age of Innocence</b> is the book that broke this reader's back. It has been on my TBR list for quite awhile. Yet reading this book took all my will power. Dull as dry toast springs to mind.</div>
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When I refer to <i>classic </i>novels I mean books that are more then a few decades old and are on recommended reading lists such as "Every-man's Library" or "Books Everyone Should Read".</div>
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Many of this books I have loved. Examples:</div>
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All of<b> Jane Austen's</b> books</div>
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<b>North and South </b>by <b>Elizabeth Gaskell</b></div>
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The <b>Poldark </b>series</div>
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<b>Women in Love</b> by<b> D H Lawrence</b></div>
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<b>A Room with a View </b>by<b> E M Forster</b></div>
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<b>I Capture the Castle</b> by<b> Dodie Smith</b></div>
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There have even been some <i>classic </i>novels that are not my favorites/ or I had a hard time reading but I thought they were work it.</div>
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<b>Little Dorritt</b> by <b>Charles Dickens</b> ( Took me three years to finish, still worth it)</div>
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<b>The Forsyte Saga</b> by <b>John Galsworthy</b> ( Everyone in the books eventually dies from old age, but the characters are interesting)</div>
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<b>Wuthering Heights</b> by <b>Emily Bronte</b> (The main character is cruel but I still enjoy this book)</div>
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As you can see I do have an affinity for the <b>classics</b>. Yet somehow nearly every classic novel I have read in the past year or so I have really disliked.</div>
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With <b>Age of Innocence</b> I didn't care at all about any of the characters. </div>
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<a href="http://eris-discord42.blogspot.com/2015/07/literary-fixation-vanity-fair.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vanity Fair</a> consisted of mainly characters I couldn't stand.</div>
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<b>Jude the Obscure</b> left me feeling hopeless</div>
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And I never liked the<b> Great Gatsby</b>. I know it is technically a good novel but not for me.</div>
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This year my favorite books that I have read have been the first two books in the <a href="http://eris-discord42.blogspot.com/2016/07/literary-fixation-poldark.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Poldark series</a>, the epic historical fiction <b>The Sunne in Splendour</b> and <a href="http://eris-discord42.blogspot.com/2016/03/literary-fixation-host.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Host</a> by the Twilight writer <b>Stephanie Meyer</b> (still shocked about that one). </div>
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I think I am going to take a break from the <i>Classics </i>for awhile. If I draw one from my TBR box, I'll just toss it back in.</div>
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Erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618249802025242092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946302974141671424.post-64251463653682842792016-09-09T12:00:00.000-05:002016-09-09T12:00:03.731-05:00Netflix Picks- September 2016<div style="text-align: center;">
For this month's <b>Netflix </b>picks I am choosing movies from the 1980's in honor of my birthday.</div>
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Unfortunately a lot of films that I love from the 1980's are not streaming on <b>Netflix</b>; <b>Blue Lagoon, Labyrinth, Casual Sex?, Clue</b>... but here are a few that I think are pretty good.</div>
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<b>To Be or Not To Be (1983)</b></div>
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<b>Mel Brooks</b> and <b>Anne Bancroft</b> star as a Jewish married couple who are stage actors in Poland when WWII starts. The movie is funny while hinting at the reality of what the Jews faced in WWII. <b>Mel Brooks</b> and <b>Anne Bancroft's</b> chemistry is delightful, you can tell they enjoyed working together. And baby<b> Tim Matheson</b> is adorable as a soldier with a crush on <b>Bancroft's </b>character.</div>
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<b>The Princess Bride (1987)</b></div>
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If you have never seen <b>The Princess Bride</b> you have missed out. It combines everything needed for an entertaining film. You have romance, adventure, sword fighting, kidnapping, evil royals and <b>Billy Crystal.</b></div>
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Have fun storming the castle!</div>
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<b>A Room With A View (1985)</b></div>
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I happen to like costume dramas with that epic scenic feel. If you like <b>Downton Abbey</b> you may enjoy this. Bonus is a younger <b>Maggie Smith</b> as the dowdy chaperone. </div>
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<b>Hairspray (1988)</b></div>
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Most people think <b>John Travolta </b>and <b>Zac Efron </b>when the title Hairspray appears. Heh NOPE!<b> John Waters </b>original film is delightfully odd.<b> Debbie Harry </b>and <b>Sonny Bono</b> play the parents of the mean "Amber". The actress playing "Amber" later went on to be <b>Vitamin C,</b> you know the singer who sang that graduation song.</div>
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That is just the beginning of the strangeness of this movie</div>
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* At one point I tried to tease my cousin's hair like the girls in the movie, bad idea.</div>
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<b>The Super Mario Bros Super Show (1989)</b></div>
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I remember watching this as a kid. Of course I had a nintendo system and played <b>Mario </b>games (and<b> Duck Hunt</b>). Still one of the strangest shows I can remember. But it brings back all the feels.</div>
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Erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618249802025242092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946302974141671424.post-87354213357526371572016-09-07T12:00:00.000-05:002016-09-07T12:00:27.875-05:00Birthday 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My birthday is September 1st. This year I had planned on going all<b> Captain America/ Stucky.</b> Unfortunately my birthday cake plan went wrong and I ended up getting <b>Krispy Kreme </b>in place of a <b>Stucky </b>Shield cake. </div>
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And because I was rather disappointed in not having the cake I envisioned I also had to comfort myself with multiple cheesecake from the <b>CheeseCake Factory</b>. Just look at that <b>Godiva </b>cheesecake in the middle. Decadent. </div>
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What would a birthday be without some splurging. I adore <b>LUSH </b>bath bombs but the mall that has a <b>LUSH </b>store is almost an hour away. I get these sparingly but I am ecstatic when I do get them. Grabbed an <b>Intergalactic </b>(turns the water such a pretty blue that I feel like a mermaid) and <b>Dragon's Egg </b>(this ones smells amazing). </div>
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In this far away mall is a store called<b> Lolli and Pops </b>that carries all different kinds of candy. They even have areas with candy from different countries. Of course I head straight to the <b>British </b>candy. Those white chocolate buttons are the best white chocolate candy I have ever had. </div>
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And the <b>Disney </b>Store. This is what I bought at the actual store. My <b>Alice </b>obsession is still going strong. Once I got home I realized that I needed a few more things. In a couple of days I should be getting a "gift" in the mail.</div>
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Essentially my birthday was pretty good. I had lunch with my mom and a small shopping spree.</div>
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Still haven't found the <b>Labyrinth </b>Funko Pops yet. The quest continues.</div>
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I haven't been on here a lot recently. I'm sorry about that but I have a very good reason that I will not mention yet.</div>
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But here's a hint...</div>
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This month was the 3rd <b>IggleCamp</b>!!</div>
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I was in<b> Troop Impala</b>. Unfortunately I am not a <b>Supernatural </b>fan so I didn't do any of the watch-a-longs. But I did participate in the <a href="http://eris-discord42.blogspot.com/2016/08/iggle-camp-scavenger-hunt-pictures-2016.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Photo Scavenger </a>Hunts. </div>
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I love that I have been a part of this online camp for the past three years (even though I didn't get to participate as much as I planned...see above)</div>
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My first troop was <b>Marshwiggles </b>and last year I was part of <b>Troop Hakuna Matata</b>.</div>
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This camp is how I made all my twitter friends.</div>
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<b>Oklahoma HEAT</b></div>
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That is what every day feels like now.</div>
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Basically that is it for August. My birthday is this week and I have some <b>STUCKY </b>plans for my cake this year. Should have the pics up Friday.</div>
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I also won season tickets to the <b>Tulsa PAC</b> for all the touring musicals this season. The first one is in September, <b>Newsies</b>! Hopefully I will have something to write about and the time to write it. Of course I am in my planning stage for <b>HallowFest16</b>, which will be all <b>Tim Burton</b> related.</div>
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It's <b>IggleCamp </b>time!</div>
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I love the Photo Scavenger Hunts so of course I had to participate. Although I am missing one, the blanket fort. But I managed to get the rest. They are in order.</div>
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Erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618249802025242092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946302974141671424.post-43021880495894600632016-08-17T12:00:00.000-05:002016-08-17T12:00:31.497-05:00Literary Fixation- The Lovely Bones <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>The Lovely Bones </b>by <b>Alice Sebold</b> has been on my<i> "To Be Read" </i>list for a while. Again I watched the movie before the book.</div>
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I knew that this would not be a happy go lucky type of book. Still it was hard to read. After finishing it I just felt morose.</div>
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The story starts with the narrator, <b>Susie Salmon</b>, talking about her murder. The majority of the book centers not on <b>Susie </b>herself, but on her observations of the people she left behind. <b>Susie </b>is able to watch the <b>Earth </b>from her version of <b>Heaven</b>. She not only watches but she knows what people are thinking and feeling.</div>
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This includes her murderer.<br />
The story takes place over about a decade. The <b>Salmon</b> family never truly comes to terms with the loss of <b>Susie </b>but they slowly grow to live with the void she left. </div>
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After seeing a film and then watching a movie it is hard not to compare the two. I will say that the movie doesn't do the book justice. The characters of <b>Susie's </b>siblings, <b>Lindsey </b>and <b>Buckley</b>, are not explore enough in the film. In the book they are focal points. Their dealing with <b>Susie's </b>death and the break up of the family as well as everything that comes with growing up in general.</div>
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It has been awhile since I watched the film but I don't think it included the <b>Heckler </b>brothers, <b>Samuel </b>and <b>Hal</b>, who are pretty important figures in the book.<br />
<b>Samuel </b>is <b>Lindsey's</b> soulmate. She turns to him after <b>Susie's </b>murder. Hal is <b>Samuel's </b>older brother. He becomes a surrogate older sibling/parent to the <b>Salmons</b>. The <b>Heckler </b>brothers really step up with mom <b>Abigail </b>runs away from her family.</div>
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The book spans from <b>Susie's </b>murder forwards throughout the years until her sister <b>Lindsey </b>is married and has a child named after <b>Susie</b>.<br />
One of the things that disturbed me is that there isn't any real resolution with the murderer, <b>Mr. Harvey.</b> After killing <b>Susie </b>he gets away and continues to kill people until a "<i>random</i>" icicle sends him to his death. He never gets caught despite everyone knowing he did it. I know this book is set in the 1970's but even then there had to be some form of interstate communication when it came to murderers.<br />
Two other characters that <b>Susie </b>watches intently are <b>Ray </b>and <b>Ruth</b>. <b>Ray </b>was <b>Susie's </b>first and only kiss. A foreign boy at school that loved her. She was carrying a love note from him when she was killed. He becomes friends with <b>Ruth </b>after <b>Susie </b>dies. Ruth is the last person <b>Susie </b>had contact with on <b>Earth </b>before her "soul" left. Because of that <b>Ruth </b>is now haunted by "ghosts". She can sense and even see the "ghosts" when she is in an area where they died.</div>
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While I think this is a good book I doubt it will ever be a re-read for me. It just left me feeling a little bit depressed. </div>
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This time we made mini <b>Boston Cream Pies</b>.</div>
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The first step is making the <b>pastry cream</b>. We used a recipe from<b> Joy of Cooking</b>. Making this cream is a bit tricky. It can easily turn into scrabbled eggs. The trick is to slowly add the hot liquid to the egg yolks so that it heats the eggs gradually.</div>
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After the <b>pasty cream</b> is finished into the refrigerator until it is time to pipe it onto the mini cakes.</div>
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We used a basic <b>yellow cake</b> for the cupcakes. Trying to get them all even is a hassle but I feel like we did a decent job. Once they cold we took them out of their wrappers and sliced them in half.</div>
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Piping the <b>pastry cream </b>onto the bottom halves of the cakes and then putting the tops back on. This is starting to sound a little dirty.</div>
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Here is where our<b> Boston Cream pies</b> differ from other ones. Instead of using a<b> chocolate frosting </b>we used a <b>semi-sweet chocolate ganache.</b> It is make from <b>heavy whipping cream</b>, <b>semi sweet chocolate chips </b>and a splash of <b>vanilla</b>. I know it is not the traditional route but it is amazing. We just poured the <b>ganache </b>on top of the <b>cupcakes, </b>yummy. Since I made these with my mom I just have to let you know she had the idea for adding the extra <b>chocolate chip</b> on top. </div>
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There is a symmetry to my seeing<b> Star Trek Beyond </b>in the actual movie theater. The last film I saw in an actual movie theater prior to this year's<b> Captain America: Civil War</b> was <b>Star Trek (2009)</b>. Absolutely loved it. Went on a quest to all the <b>Burger Kings</b><i> </i>in <b>Tulsa </b>to find all the promo glasses, which I still have in their boxes. Since my mom and I have been on a roll this year in going to see movies this one was a no-brainer.</div>
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I don't like to write full synopsis in my reviews, wikipedia does it better, instead I will tell you what I liked and possibly what I didn't like about this film. There will be spoilers.</div>
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By now we know the main crew in this <b>Star Trek </b>alternate universe, still in this film there is more time spent on some characters that needed a bit more fleshing out. Included in this are <b>Scotty</b>, <b>Sulu </b>and <b>Chekov</b>. They are given more screen time and have more to do compare to previous films. Something I really enjoyed was the mix matched pairing that happened; <b>Kirk & Chekov, Spock & Bones, Sulu & Uhura</b> and <b>Scotty </b>with new ally <b>Jaylah</b>. This gave the characters and actors a chance to expand themselves in the circumstances and change up the chemistry between actors. I must address that in the light of the recent passing of <b>Anton Yelchin </b>(<b>Chekov</b>) it was nice to see him have a good amount of screen time especially with <b>Kirk</b>.</div>
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<b>Idris Elba's Krall </b>was a really good villain. I did not recognize him until the end. (BTW I tried to go into this film as uninformed as possible of spoilers and casting. I thought it would be interesting to see it that way).</div>
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My favorite parts included every scene with <b>Spock</b> and <b>Bones</b>. It might just be that I love this version of <b>Bones </b>no matter who he is with. My mom really liked the scenes with <b>Scotty </b>and the new "<i>Lassie</i>" <b>Jaylah</b>. Honestly I really liked <b>Jaylah</b>. <b>Kirk </b>will always have to rescue a damsel in distress, because he's <b>James T Kirk,</b> but at least <b>Jaylah </b>holds her own for the most part. Should the <b>Star Trek</b> reboot series continue I would like to see her involved with the <b>Enterprise</b> crew. Perhaps she can take up the mantle that will be left by <b>Chekov</b>. I do wonder if they will make more of these films. They could end it now as a trilogy. And continuing on after the loss of a main actor will always be difficult.</div>
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Back to the film. For a two hour film the pacing is pretty good. The action scenes are a bit difficult to watch on a movie screen. A little disorienting but not so bad that it ruins anything. Maybe a film about space needs the audience to feel disoriented. </div>
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My mom's only complaint was the "trite" building up to the show between <b>Kirk </b>and <b>Krall </b>and that <b>Kirk </b>could have taken him out earlier. This is where we differ. This is an action/ sci-fi film. It needs that tension. The buildup and the showdown. And <b>Kirk </b>has to give the villain a chance to do the right thing because <b>Kirk </b>is a hero. Yes <b>Kirk </b>had the opportunity to stop him but would he still be a hero if he did that? Not to <b>Kirk </b>himself. He must give every chance for redemption, that is who <b>Captain Kirk </b>is.</div>
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<i>Dammit Jim... </i></div>
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Erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618249802025242092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946302974141671424.post-57892227366663139612016-08-05T12:00:00.000-05:002016-08-05T12:00:24.231-05:00Netflix Picks- August 2016<div style="text-align: center;">
This month Netflix hasn't added anything new that I feel like recommending. Instead I thought I would theme this month's choices.</div>
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Here are some of my "guilty-pleasure" movies and films.</div>
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As always: As of the time I am writing this all of these films and tv shows are currently streaming on Netflix USA but that could change at any minute.</div>
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<b>Grease 2</b></div>
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This movie is a disaster on so many levels but I can sing most of the soundtrack by memory. Hated the lead male character. But the<b> T-Birds</b> and <b>Pink Ladies</b> are great, even though I could have beaten up these T-birds. </div>
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Favorite songs: <b>Cool Rider, Let's Do It For Our Country</b> and <b>Reproduction</b></div>
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<b>Liv and Maddie</b></div>
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I somehow stumbled upon this <b>Disney </b>show...and I liked it. It's like a modern day <b>Patty Duke Show</b>. Bonus points for actually having Ms.<b> Patty Duke</b> herself guest star. For <b>Buffy </b>fans, you might recognize the mom, she played <b>Anya's </b>demon friend <b>Halfrek </b>and <b>Spike's </b>former crush <b>Cecily</b>.</div>
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<b>Heathers</b></div>
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I grew up watching <b>Heathers</b>. It is a dark comedy and may not be for everyone but <b>Christian Slater</b> is perfection as <b>JD</b> and I wanted to be <b>Winona Ryder's Veronica</b> (still do). I have been obsessed with the musical version of <b>Heathers</b>. I plan on seeing a local theatre production of it around the end of the month. If you like this movie listen to the <b>Heathers The Musical </b>soundtrack. Theatre Girl Scream</div>
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<b>40 Days and 40 Nights</b></div>
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After watching <b>Penny Dreadful </b>I am reminded how adorable/hot <b>Josh Hartnett</b> is.<b> 40 Days and 40 Nights</b> is a rom-com using the <i>Lent </i>as the abstaining plot device. As far as early 2000's rom-coms go this is pretty good even when it is embarrassing to watch. </div>
Erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03618249802025242092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946302974141671424.post-38685671173151460692016-08-03T12:00:00.000-05:002016-08-03T12:00:10.484-05:00Birthday Wishlist 2016<div style="text-align: center;">
My birthday is in less then a month.</div>
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I thought it would be fun to make a geeky birthday wishlist. Hint hint family and friends that read this ; )</div>
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<b><a href="http://funko.com/blogs/news/coming-soon-labyrinth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Labyrinth Funko Pops</a></b></div>
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Everytime Funko asks what new Pops we want I always say David Bowie or Labyrith. And this month the whole Labyrinth set is coming out! I need them all.</div>
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<b>T-Shirts from <a href="http://www.jordandene.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jordanene</a></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Pictures from Jordanene.com)</td></tr>
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I want the<b> Agent Carter</b> "<i>I Know My Value</i>" shirt and the <b>Bucky </b>version of (ie red and gray) "<i>I'm With You Til The End Of The Line</i>" shirt. I really like the style of <b>Jordanene's </b>shirts. Fandom people will get them but non-fandom people will just think they are interesting saying. Win all around.</div>
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<b>All the Marvel</b></div>
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I am a big Marvel fan. Especially the <b>Captain America/Avengers/Thor </b>movies. I also love<b> Agents of Shield</b> and <b>Agent Carter.</b> You really can't go wrong with getting me anything in this area.</div>
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<b>Captain America: Civil War</b> will be out on DVD in September. Need this!</div>
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But there are also a ton of <b>Marvel Funko Pops </b>I am missing.</div>
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Currently missing from my <b>Marvel </b>collection: <b>Winter Soldier (Civil War), Agent Carter, Scarlet Witch, Black Widow, Vision, Loki, Couslon </b>and <b>Agent May.</b></div>
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<b>Alice (or the entire inventory of Hot Topic)</b></div>
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Having read my blog you probably know that I love all things <b>Alice and Wonderland</b> (not a big fan of the <b>Tim Burton </b>versions though). <b>Hot Topic a</b>lways has some great Alice swag. Currently wanting this <a href="http://www.hottopic.com/product/loungefly-disney-alice-in-wonderland-floral-hobo-bag/10534913.html?cgid=pop-culture-shop-by-license-alice-in-wonderland#start=28" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bag</a>.</div>
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Also Hot Topic is full of everything I love including <b>Harley Quinn</b>, <b>Who </b>merch, <b>American Horror Story, Zelda</b>...so much. </div>
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<b>Game of Thrones Mystery Minis</b></div>
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I love <b>Funko </b><a href="http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=FU7600AA#.V5zen_krLIU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mystery Minis</a>. Especially the<b> Game of Thrones</b> ones. There are getting hard to find in the real world right now. Screw Pokemon, I must collect all the <b>GoT </b>minis.</div>
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