Blogs You Should be Reading

I apologize, friends, but the next posts for a while will be somewhat of a cop-out.  I can't type much with this wrist brace on, at least not easily, so I will be saving all of my stories for when it comes off.   Here are some blogs I really love that I think you should all be reading too.  Some of them I've just discovered, others I just think deserve more readers than they have.  So here it is, just 4 blogs you should check out:

the tragic whale: great diy's that I am not capable of making,
mixed with cute comics and yummy recipes and other great things

epbot: described as geekery, girliness, and goofing off.

I describe it as: some pretty cool tutorials and all-around amazingness

maedchenmitherz: this one I just discovered.  It's the blog of a German social worker (but it's written in English.) She's the most adorable girl ever.  I'm sorry to everyone else, but it's true.  She is so good at making things cute too, like this top, or a boring tote bag, or some already cute flats.  Seriously, check this one out.

talk 2 the trees: a girl with awesome pink hair and a really great fashion sense who makes

some of the most amazing art.  And I think you guys know how much I love art.  She's pretty cool too.

Well, that's all my hand can type for now, so go check out those blogs.

How to Make Yummy Food

I feel like I should tell you guys that I have a wrist brace on my dominant hand, so it's really hard to type right now.  It sucks because it's putting my Etsy stuff on hold until it heals.  And I can't take pictures either.  Since my camera's battery door pretty much needs to be held shut with one hand while pushing the button with the other hand, that's basically impossible now.

Anyway, G is a culinary genius more or less.  I wanted a McChicken from McDonald's on Friday (Don't judge me).  G suggested that I make my own variation instead since we have some chicken in the freezer that needs used up.  So I did, and they were so delicious that we both wanted them again for lunch the next day.  So I made them again.  First, a picture of the finished product.

with sweet potato fries and this delicious vintage looking cream soda that I just discovered at Safeway

How to make the "Awesome Burger" (G named it):

First you take some thawed chicken.  You tenderize it and then cut it into the size that will fit onto a bun.  Set up a breading station which means you need one dish with an egg and a little bit of milk whisked together until it's smooth, then in the other dish put: enough flower to bread however much chicken you're making, some garlic powder, some salt and pepper, and some basil flakes (I never measure and you could actually use any spices you want, those are just the ones I used).  Mix the dry ingredients together until it's fairly well blended.  You can use a fork or your hands for that.  It just needs mixed enough that there aren't any places with way too much seasoning.  Dip your chicken piece into the egg mixture on both sides.  Then dip it into the flour mixture until it's fairly well coated on both sides.  Put it in a frying pan with a little olive oil (or vegetable oil).  Then you fry it until the chicken is fully cooked all the way through, which means that you have to flip it after a while.  What we did with it after that was put it on a toasted onion bun with a little mayo, then top it with lettuce, tomato, and pepper jack cheese.  It was delicious like that, but you can use whatever toppings and condiments you want.  And that's it.  Enjoy.

Some Pictures...

...that I haven't found a way to implement into posts but still want to share anyway



new street art spotted last time I went to the gum specialist,
at the same bus stop as the Guy Fawkes mask AKA V for Vendetta street art
which has sadly been painted over now





you might notice that I kind of love this hat





a sort of failed attempt at taking a picture of the cool smoke after I blew out my candle



I won't have these glasses for much longer because I finally ordered bifocals
To combat the old lady-ness of wearing bifocals, I got purple leopard print ones.

Spring Fashion

A Spring in My Step by jaythejedi featuring flat heel shoes

I'm looking forward to Spring, when I'll be able to wear pretty dresses without long-sleeved shirts underneath (probably still short sleeve shirts underneath though).  I'm also looking forward to being able to wear flats again without worrying so much about my feet freezing off.  I've been searching for a dress similar to this at thrift stores, but I haven't found it yet.  I'll keep looking though, of course.  And I'm in love with the color of these shoes.