Well, So Much For This..

Well,

To think I thought had the discipline to actually keep up a blog on a regular basis that would actually be...interesting. Ha..ha ha. Honestly this summer has not involved as much crocheting and such as I would have hoped. Nor have I read anything as of late. Yep, life is interesting.

I've been to many movies though, hoo man. Cheap Tuesdays are a gift, I tell you. Xmen: First Class is my favourite of the summer thus far, perhaps it is not completely accurate to the comics, but it was still very much enjoyable. Also I love Xmen, so it's kind of a given. The plot was engaging, and the comedic portions were actually entertaining, unlike in The Green Lantern, where I felt many of the jokes just...fell flat. In other movie news, Harry Potter. So. Freaking. Stoked. Although I have a feeling there's no way I'm going to make it to opening night, seeing as I have to work a buffet the next day at work. Not cool.

First part of season 6 of Doctor Who finished a few weeks ago. I was conflicted about this season, as I slowly grew to dislike Amy's character more and more. Holy that ending though, it was brilliant. Sure, I figured it out halfway through the episode, but still, awesome nonetheless. Nearly caught up on Torchwood, on Season 3 episode 4 at the moment. Trying to get caught up before Miracle Day gets too far in. Ahh Jack Harkness.

Finally watched the last episode of the first season of Sherlock. For the longest time I thought I had seen it, suddenly realizing no, I hadn't. Pretty stoked for the second season of that as well.

Yep...this is super interesting, isn't it?

To be honest I'm just putting off cleaning for a while.

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So....Close...

Well, well, well,

Yep, it's been another long while since a post. I know, lame. I figured now would be a good time though, considering I'm procrastinating writing an essay.

As good a time as any, I suppose.

Hard to believe this semester is already drawing to a close. It's been go, go, go for the past few weeks, with essays, tests, and assignments. Got to say, I'm looking forward to March being over. Feels like it never will be, right now. Just a couple more weeks. Lord, give me strength.

Although I've been a complete shut in as of late, contrary to my earlier goal of going out every weekend, I have actually procrastinated my work enough to get some crocheting done.

...No, that does not mean I finished the cardigan I've been working on since before Christmas. I really, really need to do that though.

No, I wanted something simple, something that wouldn't take hours and hours of work.

http://crochetme.com/media/p/94451.aspx

This is what I found. It turned out surprisingly cute, considering the only yarn I have is very, very pink.

I'm considering taking up embroidery, as well. I've never tried it before, but I figured hey, may as well try something new, right? Maybe after all my classes are done, I'll attempt to find an embroidery hoop to purchase. I'm sure there has to be one somewhere. Maybe I should try knitting too...we'll see.

As far as baking goes, it's been cookie mania lately. I'm sure my ghostly roommates don't mind though. They are ghosts, by the way, in the fact that I barely see them, and can count on one hand the number of times I have talked to them both.

Seriously though, chocolate cookies, lemon cookies, Bailey's Irish Cream cookies, it's just never ending. Well, I suppose it does have an end. In my thighs. That, however, is another matter entirely.

Exercise is another thing that has been on my mind recently. Being part of PhillyD's Nation, I am of course subscribed to Trainer David's videos on youtube. A couple weeks ago I worked up the courage to actually attempt one of his workouts. He says that they should be done at least three times, with two minute breaks in between.

Let's just say, that's not exactly how things went down, and I am way more out of shape than I realized. It's a start, though. Man, was I sore.

That's pretty much it, thus far. I'm thinking once I'm back home for the summer, and have a camera again, I'm going to try for more regular posts, with baking, crocheting, hell, maybe even some book reviews.

Hopefully.

Clarissa

Reading Break: The Easiest Way To Lose Any And All Motivation

Seriously.

Take a week off of classes, throw in a friend coming down to visit, and hell, those three exam next week just don't seem to matter!

It is ridiculously difficult to get motivated again, especially after a huge dump of snow. It was 10 degrees one weekend, super sunny, and the next... snow. Tons of it, not to mention freezing temperatures. This has decreased my desire to get groceries from 0 to -2. Not having groceries tends to make it difficult to do any baking.

Which is difficult when craving chocolate chip cookies, and yet being out of flour and milk.

I had a dilemma, and so I searched, and happened upon something wonderful!

Chocolate chip meringue cookies. Oh yes. They are indeed in the oven as we speak.

Well...as I type, but you get the idea.

http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/chocolate-chip-meringue-drops/Detail.aspx

Only difficult part of making these, was the fact I lack an electric mixer. Yeah, not even one of those hand held suckers. Gotta love living on a student budget!

I don't think my arms have seen that much of a work out since I made buttercream frosting without a mixer. My arm literally cramped up!

Gotta say I felt a feeling of accomplishment when my egg whites reached stiff peaks.

I'm just hoping these turn out to be kick ass. If I had a camera I'd post pictures, but sadly, I do not. Ah well, one day.

Crocheting has been on the back burner pretty much since the end of Christmas Break, but I have a feeling I'm going to have to get on that again. I made promises to make things for so many people as Christmas presents, and ended up only managing to get one project done. Yes, I am one of those people. Who take on too much, and don't realize too late that they are in waaaay over their head. I think I get it from my Mom.

My excuse however, was being violently ill over Christmas Break. Oh yes, there is nothing like wasting one of the two weeks off you have, laying on a couch feeling absolutely disgusting. I was just overjoyed to have the stomach flu.

Anyway, skipping back to the present, I'm already at "Spring" Break now. Doesn't seem to Spring-y to me. Hard to believe though, as of April 1st I will be done all my classes for this semester. It's suddenly like BAM, Second Year is over. On to the next.

Which means I need to complete my Child and Youth Care application. Don't you just love when an application for a new faculty just throws in a three page essay, that you KNOW they're not going to read, and is just used to weed out the people that aren't motivated enough? I know I do.

Still, not much of an update, I know. I wish I had some wonderfully fascinating personal anecdote to share, but sadly I do not possess such a story. I promise I'll try to do something interesting.

Ciao!~

Wow..busy!

Wow,

So there I was at the beginning of the semester thinking that I would actually post faithfully on here, every day, or at least twice a week.

In my defense I DID start a post on the first week of class...it just never got finished. This semester has kept me busy busy busy. You'd think with LESS classes I would have more free time, but that would just be too simple, wouldn't it?

Essays, discussion questions, midterms..it doesn't end!

But, I digress.

Even with this crazy semester I've actually managed to get out of the house! It means forcing myself to do it, but it's worth it so I will no longer live like a shut in. It was sort of my resolution for the new year to get out at least once a weekend, even if it was just for groceries. And I have been! Except for last weekend, but that was before midterms week, so I had a valid excuse.

Just today I walked down to a different grocery store, the opposite direction I usually go. It was a nice walk, and the sun was shining. There wasn't even a need for a jacket! That is my kind of weather.

The walk down was rather uneventful, but I saw the...strangest thing I have seen in quite a while. A seagull..that looked like it was dancing. I came to a halt, and just stared at this bird that was lifting it's feet up and down. He stopped as soon as I was staring at him, and refused to do it again. It was quite odd.

Honestly, I don't have any interesting anecdotes from the past month. Pathetic, I know.

We'll see if I can remember to update this at some point again..>.>...

The Beginning

Alright.
This is going to be my first real attempt at blogging, save for my blog concerning my trip to Japan. That however, was more for my family and friends.

This, this is for me. Well, for you too. If anyone reads this, I'm not even sure what this is going to be about.

I should have a topic, I suppose. I just don't have a clue what it should be. I have a strange feeling this is going to be a reoccuring theme here. But that is what this is all about. Not having a clue, and figuring out how to obtain one.

Well, may as well start with introductions I suppose. Always best to start with the beginning.

I'm Clarissa. 19, and a University Student. I'm sure you could have figured that much out from my profile though. You seem pretty smart.

My current major is Psychology. I'm a second year student, working my way through to my BA.

That...might change though. I have this strange little problem, of currently hating my major. With a passion.

A fiery, burning passion.

Don't get me wrong, I used to love it. I also used to love Sailor Moon. Tastes change.

Psychology is indeed probably one of the most interesting majors ever, and I do enjoy certain aspects of it. Just not everything I'm going to have to do in order to obtain my degree in it. Then go off to grad school in order to DO anything with it.

So, I have a problem.

There are too many options for what I want to do with my life. Debating between Culinary School, changing my degree to one in Youth and Child Care, or Education, or sticking out my Psychology to the bitter end. Or even dropping out all together.

I'm creating this blog in order to try and figure these things out, but also to relax and share with others the thing I'm interested in.

Obviously, by the Culinary School option, I love food. Not just eating it, either. Baking is a great stress reliever for me. So some pictures and stories about things I'm baking will probably end up on here, you never know.

Crocheting. I learned it over the course of last summer, and slowly...very slowly am getting a bit better at it. Possibly things I have been making will end up on here as well.

Maybe music I'm listening to, books I'm reading, things I'm writing, really anything I feel like posting on here.

As well, there will most likely be a few more rants like this one, simply to pass the time, and maybe even keep someone entertained.

I don't know what people enjoy, but this is just going to be me, exploring the rest of the year, and hopefully figuring out where I'm going in the future.

It should be an interesting ride.