Regina Spektor Live!

I finally got to see Regina Spektor live!

She was AMAZING. I loved every song!

She played Bobbing for Apples and Poor Little Rich Boy which I really hoped she would play. SHe played almost every song from her new CD Far and most of the songs from Begin to Hope.

She was really shy on stage but very alluring with her expressions.

I hope I get to see her again!

New Apartment!

Getting moved into the new apartment and getting everything set up. I've got a washer dryer in the unit and a pool membership for free as a resident!

Making Mini Cupcakes

I made mini cupcakes for my mom's bridal shower which took 3-4 hours!

I'm Inspired

Regina's new cd Far recently came out and is amazing. I think my favorite songs are:

The Genius

Folding Chair

Blue Lips

Dance Anthem Of The 80s

Two Birds

Eet

Laughing With

I know that's a lot but I already loved The Genius, Folding Chair, and Laughing With before the CD ever came out haha.

Vegan Clam Chowder Recipe

I wanted some dumplings [like southern chicken n dumplings] but being a vegetarian I couldn't make them as they're usually made. I planned on making 'veggies n dumplings' but it turned out tasting like clam chowder...probably because I didn't have any veggies.

Broth:

2 cups water

1 cup soy milk

2-4 bay leaves

TSP of tarragon

TSP of pepper

TPS onion salt

2 big spoons of miso paste

So you just put all these in a pot to simmer on the stove. Make sure the soy paste totally dissolves. I really don't know the measurements but these are close. While that is simmering you start to make the dumplings. They are what add texture in the soup.

Dumplings:

One egg

1 cup unsifted flour

TSP of salt

1/3 cup soy milk

Ok with the soy milk don't add too much otherwise you'll need more flour. you just mix all this in a bowl really well. Add flour until you can make it into balls like pizza dough or cookie dough. Make sure the broth is kinda boiling but not to any extreme and start making little balls out of the dough and just dropping them in there. They only take 10 minutes to cook so once you start adding them you'll be done within 20 minutes.

If you make it tell me how you like it!

Tattoo

Today I went to Lucky Thirteen and Kelsea tattooed me up with an anchor on the back of my neck. It hurt SO BAD and I know it's not that painful of a spot[apparently] so I think it could be my last =]

The industrial isn't as bad to me.

Industrial Piercing

I got my industrial pierced. It hurt SO BAD[it STILL hurts] but I love it.

Like I Give A Frock

This book is so neat! I saw it in Urban Outfitters and now I'm debating on whether I should get it or not. The illustrations are inspiring and the copy is just entertaining. 

Regina Spektor

Regina's music tells odd stories. I always listen to it for an escape. I couldn't pick a favorite song by her but Soviet Kitsch might be my favorite album. Her new CD is supposed to come out on July 23rd and I'm so excited for it!

The Shallows and The Depths

I did this last week at some point. They're around 1ftx3ft each. It's acrylic on canvas. 

Lanvin Sunglasses

YOU GUYS I got these sunglasses that I have been talking about for forever. They are by Lanvin which is a French brand and they were $300. I got them at Ilori which if you have never been to one you have to go. They are the classiest sunglasses store in the world. They celebrate your purchase with you via chocolate truffles. They also do really extravagant packaging. 

Inspiration

This is a book cover I saw in Japan Town that just inspired me. I want to do some photography like this. I love how the buttons pop and the background is white fabric vs just a tabletop. 

Pretty Dress

Yesterday on my way home I decided to try on a dress at American Eagle. I want to get it for spring. It's so cute and comfortable and it has pockets which I love. In the store it comes in blue as well so I'm not sure which I like better. 

Bored at Work...

I was bored at work and started playing with the pens and highlighters + printer paper. 

New Painting

Last night I decided to work on my new canvas. I pulled this out.

The Academy of Science

Today Kaela, Erika, Gerald, and Chris took a FREE trip to the Academy of Sciences. It was awesomely fun. This was my second time going. These are a few photos

Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museum

Today I went to the Ripley's Believe It Or Not museum with Gerald and it was great. Today is Gerald's 20th birthday!

China Town

This afternoon I had an adventure in China Town San Fran. Every once in a while I have the urge. I got bubble tea which was AMAZING and a favorite treat of mine. I also went into the jewelry stores and learned about diamonds. The people there are so pushy, I told them I didn't want to buy anything today and they kept pushing it on me haha.

Apple Pies

This is what my family called them. They are pastries filled with apple stuff. I made some home made ones with my aunt/uncle in Georgia a few days ago. They're SOOOO good.

First you boil apples, then you peel them, then you mix them in with cinnamon, sugar, and whatever else you want. They should be all squishy like pie filling. 

You cool that [they froze it and then dethawed it?] 

So then you get canned biscuits. You take one out and split it in half hamburger ways. You lay out wax paper and put flour on it [so the biscuit doesn't stick to it] and you put the biscuit on it, putting flour on top of the biscuit too. You roll out the biscuit until it's REALLY thin [a little thicker than card stock paper] and then you put a spoon[or more] of the coldish apple stuff on it. After that you fold over the biscuit so it's a half circle and you press the open edges with a fork so they are totally closed. 

After that you put a little butter on top of the whole thing, and about a spoon of sugar and some cinnamon. 

I don't know what temp you put the oven at but you cook the pies from 15-30 minutes. We made around 25 of them. 

Oh yeah spray the pan. 

Scholastics Award Winning Pieces [2007]

I got 3 sliver keys for these digital images. 

Being Home

It's nice being home in my room [pictures above] with my crazy colors and my chalkboard rain cloud. I have the same sketches on my wall and the same messages on my cloud from high school. It brings back good memories. 

New Notebooks

I'm in Charlotte for break and my mom and I decided to take a small shopping trip in the university area. I got some ginger candy [a favorite] and two new notebooks which I'm excited about. I love blank notebooks and journals and sketchbooks. These are so cool because they look recycled and sort of vintage. They have a red cloth cover and brown subject tabs. I don't know if I will use them for school or just for lists. 

Some More of my Fall'08 photography projects