| a walking advertisement and other things |
[Mar. 17th, 2009|12:07 pm] |
Ok, so I feel like a walking ad, but I need to post about a few things that are awesome.
1.) Zipcars. Damn. They make my life so much easier. I'm so glad I live somewhere now where I close to them. It's also crazy fun being able to drive all different cars around. It also reinforces to me what a piece of shit my last car was. haha. I've zipped around in a Honda Civic hybrid a few times. It's so weird to drive a car where you barely touch the gas and it's all "zoom zoom ZOOM!" It makes me want to race. XD
2.) Sobe Energy drinks. I usually never touch real energy drinks because they're gross. But, I got one at work this morning because I felt like a zombie. I haven't even drank the whole thing, but it has a massive amount of caffeine. It's made my face all warm like when you have a beer or two. It has way too many calories (230 for one can?! Holy shit, that's a normal meal for me), so I wouldn't drink it often, but on zombie days, I'd definitely have one, or at least half of one.
3.) 30-day Shred Workout. So, I started my whole weight-loss, healthy, exercise kick 10 months or so ago, and in trying not to let myself slack at all, I'm constantly trying to find other stuff to add or do. I 'acquired' the Jillian Michael's 30-Day Shred video, and it's awesome. It's a lot like the Body Works class I was taking at my old gym. It's dumbbells and strength-training mixed with cardio and abs. I generally work out 4-6 days a week, and the Level 1 segment was still pretty challanging, but I was also following the 'advanced' examples. It's nice to have something I can do at home since the gym at work is a pain to get to on the weekends, and Tae-Bo has been getting old.
( In other more personal news... ) Hmm, I'm stupid busy at work, but apparently I have time for LJ. Shh, don't tell anyone. I just can't stare at HTML and CSS for 9 hours straight. :P
|
|
|
| Why hello there internet ;) |
[Jan. 30th, 2009|12:32 pm] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  ecstatic | ] |
Omg, she lives!
And, she has news!
For those I haven't told, I have a job! *wooo* My official title is eCommerce HTML Developer (lolz), and I'm working for the Fred Meyers corporate office. (for those that don't know, they're a big crazy grocery store chain on the west coast here) Not only will it be the best paying job I've ever had, it's also just about the only job I've gotten excited about, so here's hoping it's awesome! I start on Monday.
Oh, and because I loathe where I've been living, I went apartment hunting, and I just found out this morning that I got approved for a one bedroom that I checked out earlier this week! *yay* I move... tomorrow morning. It's going to be one crazy busy weekend.
It kind of feels like starting all over again, but honestly, I'm really excited. The feeling of being trapped in some sort of limbo is ebbing, and I feel like I can finally get my feet back under me.
Also, I won't have internets at the new place until the 7th, so call if you want to get ahold of me. I'll e-mail out my new address to people soon.
|
|
|
| Franklyn |
[Jan. 12th, 2009|10:53 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | movie | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  chipper | ] |
|
|
|
| Best Cookies Ever |
[Dec. 20th, 2008|11:04 am] |
This is my awesome vegan chocolate chip cookie recipe. These cookies taste like they came right from a bakery.
Ingredients:
*makes 12 cookies*
1/2 c Earth Smart butter (light or regular)
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c white sugar
1/4 c applesauce
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp hot water
pinch of salt
1 1/2 c all-purpose flour
1 c semi-sweet chocolate chips (just check the ingredients to find non-dairy ones)
To make Chocolate-Chocolate chip cookies:
4 tbsp cocoa powder
Baking Instructions:
-Heat oven to 350
-Cream together butter, applesauce, sugar and vanilla (I melt the butter in the microwave)
-Mix in the rest of the ingredients and add the chocolate chips or peanut butter chips last
-Put spoonfuls on a non-greased cookie sheet. I then flatten the dough out a little with my hand.
-Bake for 10-12 minutes, let cool a little, and then devour
|
|
|
| More Holiday Memes! |
[Dec. 16th, 2008|08:03 pm] |
Oh, I'll be posting one a day for the next couple of days. So sorry......not!
On the twelfth day of Christmas,  shinefire sent to me... Twelve outdoors drumming Eleven pirates writing Ten cats a-drawing Nine aliens cooking Eight zombies a-reading Seven candles a-thinking Six lyrics a-hiking Five fli-i-i-ip flops Four tori amos Three horror movies Two independant films ...and a veganism in a fantasy. |
|
|
| Flickr meme (that I stole from everyone) |
[Dec. 16th, 2008|11:11 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | meme | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  sick | ] |
1. What is your first name? Molly
2. What is your favorite food? veggie sushi
3. What high school did you go to? Groton Central School
4. What is your favorite color? dark violet
5. Who is your celebrity crush? Lee Pace
6. Favorite drink? lemonade
7. Dream vacation? backpacking through Ireland
8. Favorite dessert? vegan carrot cake
9. What do you want to be when you grow up? interior designer
10 What do you love most in life? all the little things
11 One Word to describe you: awesome
12 Your flickr name: shinefire
1. Molly the cutiest, 2. Veggie Sushi Bento, 3. Groton CSD, 4. Dark violet crocus macro, 5. Lee Pace Paley Fest 08b, 6. Lemonade Stand, 7. Ireland - 1991 (70-10), 8. vegan carrot cake, 9. interior designer robot, 10. Yeah, I Miss You And I ..., 11. Caps-Lock is FULL OF AWESOME!!1!, 12. Vegan Thanksgiving 2008
______________________________________________
Rules
Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr search.
Then, using only the first page, pick an image.
Then, copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into this mosaic maker (http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php)
|
|
|
| Pumpkin Pie |
[Dec. 2nd, 2008|09:38 am] |
Recipe is at the link below.
|
|
|
| Feedback |
[Nov. 24th, 2008|05:06 pm] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  artistic | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | damn twilight soundtrack, someone shoot me | ] |
I can't for the life of me come up with a portfolio design that I'm happy with, so if anyone wants to rip apart either of these 2 layouts, please do!
I know they are pretty basic right now. I already have a plan in my head for content, I just need a freakin' design I don't hate.
http://shinefire.com/test/1.jpg
http://shinefire.com/test/2.jpg |
|
|
| I am an Awesome |
[Nov. 11th, 2008|10:34 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | funny | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  busy | ] |
Whoever designed this clearly had me in mind (clicky for full size):
|
|
|
| And, now, your moment of zen |
[Nov. 9th, 2008|01:35 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | funny | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | amused | ] |
This was last Thursday's episode. I highly recommend it for the Palin bashing if nothing else. :D
Oh, and Paul Rudd's little dance.
|
|
|
| Real life Photoshop! |
[Nov. 7th, 2008|05:51 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | funny | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | amused | ] |
Oh man, you guys will get a kick out of this.
|
|
|
| R.I.P. Michael Crighton |
[Nov. 5th, 2008|06:46 pm] |
I only ever read Jurassic Park and The Lost World, but he was a very talented writer, and it's a shame he passed away. |
|
|
| Ding, 25! |
[Oct. 31st, 2008|11:26 am] |
Level Up!
You have reached level 25
Your new talents include:
-cheaper car rentals
-being able to tell people you're a quarter of a century old
-being extra awesome!
Oh, and Happy Halloween to everyone else! :D
|
|
|
| This is Halloween, This is Halloween... |
[Oct. 26th, 2008|09:59 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | halloween | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | soundtrack for Nightmare Before Christmas playing in my head | ] |
I'm now a professional pumpkin nose picker! Scraping out Jack's nostrils seriously took my like 10 minutes. I kinda wish there was a picture of me with my fingers jammed in there. XD He came out pretty well considering I had to carve him with a paring knife!
P.S.: I can't wait to see my Rochester bitches this week!
|
|
|
| Brunswick Stew |
[Oct. 16th, 2008|12:34 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | entrees, vegan | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | accomplished | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Stars - \"Window Bird\" | ] |
Recipe is from My Vegan Cookbook
This was really good! Things I would change for next time:
- no liquid smoke
- add red pepper
- substitute crumbled tofu for the hearts of palm
Hearts of palm are kinda pricey, especially for my frugal ass these days.
|
|
|
| Update on the music mix cds... |
[Oct. 15th, 2008|09:21 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | music | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| | busy | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | Stars - "Personal" | ] |
Oh, so those instrumental mixes I mentioned recently are going to be dvds. They check in at about 3 gbs of music. :D Someone asked for a list of the bands on it, so here they are:
The Album Leaf
The American Analog Set
Boards of Canada
Caspian
Dirty Three
Do Make Say Think
Eluvium
Esmerine
Explosions in the Sky
God is an Astronaut
Godspeed You Black Emperor
Hammock
Joy Wants Eternity
Lali Puna
Mogwai
Rachel's
Saxon Shore
Scraps of Tape
Sigur Ros
The Six Parts Seven
Sonna
This Will Destroy You
Tristeza
Valley of the Giants
So far I have 2 requests, does anyone else want one?
P.S.: Substantial update coming after this weekend... |
|
|
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small}
shinefire's journal
thoughtful
