Vin Diesel was born Mark Sinclair Vincent.
I'm guessing maybe in high school kids started calling him "Vin."
Why did I not realize in high school how ridiculous his name is.
Vin Diesel.
Who comes up with these things?
And how is it that THESE are the people who get famous?
Happy Cinco de Mayo!

disclaimer.

DISCLAIMER: It is embarassing how disconnected I am with world news and current events. Rarely do I take any political stance or engage in any in-depth conversations about political issues or current events. Any opinions I have are real and from the heart, but far from well-educated or well-informed.

The Facebook statuses that filled my newsfeed last night and this morning are still weighing on my heart. In the news of the death of Bin Laden may be found some justice for families and citizens whose lives have been deeply devastated by the acts of his group. Some may feel a sense of relief, of validation, of security now that he is gone. But this relief, this security, is false. This is not victory. We are not the victorious. There is only One who is truly just, only One who yields true Victory. The level of celebration in our country today is only a sad reminder to me how far we are from understanding real Victory. Innocent or guilty, I cannot bring myself to celebrate death, for I am just as deserving. Only one death brought victory and only one death is worthy of my celebration.

Father, teach us to love. Teach us to celebrate peace and justice rather than death and retaliation. In the midst of pain and chaos and devastating events, reveal to us daily the truth of who You are and remind us of Your presence. Bring Light to the dark and remind us that You have not left, that You are present, and that Your heart breaks for Your people. Remind us to look to You for a true example of justice and victory. We are a wounded people eager to pass blame, but You have already taken it all. We are deserving of death, yet You offer us life. Help us to live as though we actually understand and receive this gift.

pathetically sweet.

My concentration is shot.
All day, i've felt like it is Friday, and the disappointment alone each time I remember it's still on Thursday is too much for my fragile self to handle.

Today has been a day of crazy stories in the office.
Then, on my lunch break I needed to go to the post office.
So then, naturally, I needed to get an iced coffee.
And, obviously, if i'm getting an iced coffee, i need to get a few Royal Wedding Donuts for my coworkers to share and laugh about.
Don't get me wrong, i'm stoked for those Royal kids. Go get 'em. I hope they live happily ever after.
But I just don't get the Royal Wedding hype, and i'm a little sad about the fact that Dunkin Donuts has a Royal Wedding donut. Seriously?

This is the description taken from the website. It's sad, really.


Created in honor of the Royal couple, the Royal Wedding Donut will be available in participating U.S. Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants from April 24 through the wedding day, April 29. When developing the Royal Wedding Donut, Dunkin’ Donuts’ Executive Chef, Stan Frankenthaler and his culinary team kept both wedding traditions and the couple’s favorite flavors in mind.

For that reason, the team couldn’t resist making a heart-shaped glazed donut that’s filled with jelly. The heart signifies the love between Prince William and Catherine, and the donut is filled with jelly to represent how their lives are to be ever-filled with happiness. In honor of the traditional white wedding gown, the donut is topped with white frosting, but adds a modern twist with the chocolate drizzle, in celebration of William’s love for chocolate.

baketastic.

If I were to title this past weekend, it would be called:

"How Many Baking Projects Can One Girl Attempt in a Weekend?"

and, consequently:

"How Many Dishes Can One Girl Dirty in a Weekend?"

The answers would be 2 batches of cake pops (stupid) and one chocolate strawberry cake.

The results: delicious. But I don't wanna bake anything again for weeks.

So gaze lovingly, but no requests, please.

Not yet.... ;)

My first attempt at cake pops - flavor of choice: Chocolate Peanut Butter.
Cake pops are delicious. They are fun. They are adorable.
They are tedious.
Do not ever attempt to make 2 batches in one weekend (especially if you're also making a normal cake.)
And do not expect to sit down and make cake pops. There is significant cooling/waiting/freezing/setting/praying in between each step. They took a while.
But man alive are they delicious.

My second attempt at chocolate strawberry cake - less oozy, and then again, not so much.

Layer #1: Last time, the strawberries and stuff oozed out between the layers of cake, leaving it sitting in a puddle of strawberry goop. Still delicious. My remedy: A chocolate wall.

If only all the world's problems could be solved that way.

Then the rest of the cake happened.

The strawberries on top, after very little time passed, decided to ooze all over the top of the cake and then down the sides. Doesn't matter. It was delicious. Someday i'll figure out how to stop it from oozing. But until then, a messy chocolate strawberry cake is better than no chocolate strawberry cake at all. 

The only post I have is that I cut close to a foot off my hair last night.
don't believe me. the proof is in my kitchen trash can. it looks like an animal.
elisa said she's gonna make a toupe.
i'm a new woman.
i love haircuts.
i'll post pictures someday soon.

oh what a weekend.

oh what a weekend.
what didnt i do?
Friday was a coffeehouse/open mic night in lynn. It was quite an adventure. then some quality time with future roommates.
Saturday - oh saturday - took my car to get inspected and get a brakelight, quick thrift store run, phone-a-thon for Anchor Rising, paying wayyyy more money than i had anticipated on my car because i needed a new exhaust system, a baby shower, a birthday party, and bed.
Sunday - church, finished a movie, fell asleep, went out to the movies, did laundry, watched another movie.

i'm bummed about the car.
i'm bummed about not being credit card debt free anymore.
i'm nervous about needing to buy a new car sometime soon.
i'm getting increasingly nervous about support raising. i'm gonna get to india no problem. but i'm growing increasingly anxious about raising support for my life. i'm in a funk. i'm tired.
i need out of this mood.

A few random points.

A few random points for Friday:

-I'm entering into this season of support-raising for my life CREDIT CARD DEBT FREE.
-I'm playing coffeehouses tonight, next fri, the following saturday, and then on the 30th. i might be a rockstar.
-I need to get a new guitar case tomorrow, as mine has lost 2 of the 3 hinges on the back.
-I'm gonna bake a really delicious cake this weekend for a co-workers bday. i'm thinkin chocolate strawberry.
-my life is really busy right now. really busy.
-i have entered so much data into the computer today that my eyes are starting to go funny.
-this might be due in part to my lack of caffeine since yesterday. dull headache, nothing too horrible. but i had cappucino froyo at lunch today. does that count?