You know sometimes I think that technology is the biggest oxymoron in the world. It is here to make our lives easier/better and the dang thing's stop working in the most inopportune times. What's up with that?
Cheers everyone!!
Monday, May 11, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Music
I went to the music store this afternoon. They had the names in classical violin that I wanted, but not the songs. I was so disappointed. I wanted a song by Korsakov, Mozart, and Paganini. They ether didn't have the arrangement or the song.
I just don't want to do it myself. Yep I am that lazy. I'm just afraid that it will end up as a blunder. I mean these names are some of the masters of music. And I don't want them to be rolling, moaning aground in their graves.
I just don't want to do it myself. Yep I am that lazy. I'm just afraid that it will end up as a blunder. I mean these names are some of the masters of music. And I don't want them to be rolling, moaning aground in their graves.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Citrus Cake
I'm putting this up all because of a friend of mine. She loves this cake recipe. It is very light, moist and spongy. It's great for this time of year and summer.
Citrus Cake
1 box of lemon cake mix
1 lemon
1 lime
1 orange
1 Cream cheese frosting container
Method:
Mix the lemon cake using the directions on the back of the box. Let the Cake cool. Put the Lemon, Lime, and Orange zest on a plate. Empty the container of Cream cheese frosting in to a mixing bowl. Now cut the Lemon and Lime in half after you have shaved of the zest. Squeeze one half of Lemon, and one half of Lime into the Cream cheese frosting, mix well. Spread on top of cake after the cake has cooled. Now put the Lemon, Lime, and Orange zest on top of the frosted cake. Enjoy!!
ps: I'll let my secret out. On the lemon cake box it says to use vegetable oil. Don't. This is how to make your box cakes moist, and spongy. Instead of vegetable oil, use olive oil, or coconut oil. I like to use coconut oil. You can find that at the local health nut store.
Have a great day!
Citrus Cake
1 box of lemon cake mix
1 lemon
1 lime
1 orange
1 Cream cheese frosting container
Method:
Mix the lemon cake using the directions on the back of the box. Let the Cake cool. Put the Lemon, Lime, and Orange zest on a plate. Empty the container of Cream cheese frosting in to a mixing bowl. Now cut the Lemon and Lime in half after you have shaved of the zest. Squeeze one half of Lemon, and one half of Lime into the Cream cheese frosting, mix well. Spread on top of cake after the cake has cooled. Now put the Lemon, Lime, and Orange zest on top of the frosted cake. Enjoy!!
ps: I'll let my secret out. On the lemon cake box it says to use vegetable oil. Don't. This is how to make your box cakes moist, and spongy. Instead of vegetable oil, use olive oil, or coconut oil. I like to use coconut oil. You can find that at the local health nut store.
Have a great day!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Reading while sleeping
I know the title is weird, but I did happen to do that recently. It was a different experience for me.
What happen was that I was reading a fantasy book. I just incorporated the story into my dream. I thought that I was reading, it took me a bit to figured out that it was dream.
I guess that will happen when reading at 3:00 A.M.
What happen was that I was reading a fantasy book. I just incorporated the story into my dream. I thought that I was reading, it took me a bit to figured out that it was dream.
I guess that will happen when reading at 3:00 A.M.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
How should we use our talents?
We all have different talents. We are all expected to expand, and use them to the fullest. Some have the talent of sports, music, words, and the list will go on.
But recently I have read a blog post from a friend. In short she was questioning herself, if she was using her talent to the best of her ability, and to uplift others. She written a book called the "The Reckoning." I haven't read it but she admits that it doesn't end "happy-ever-after. This book was the reason she started to question herself. For the full post read her blog. Questioning Myself
Now I know that as human being's we love happy-ever-afters. During the great depression, Holly Wood put out a lot of happy-ever-afters. The reason was that it gave people, well one thing, hope for something better, it made them forget what was going on around them, for a time.
As I have mention before I co wrote a 15 min play. It was about pre. Utah. There was a scene within this play that had my young women in pantaloons and pinafores . The costumes were tastefully done. They were modest, and my girls were very comfortable on stage, they felt modest, you couldn't see any thing at all. But still there were people in the audience who felt uncomfortable when they saw these girls in their costumes. I know that you cant please everyone. That is impossible. Was I offended from the feed back? No. Only because my girls were very comfortable.
What gets me is that I have seen plays on a high school stage where teens are wearing less, and doing much more questionable things. There are a lot of LDS people who will not blink an eye at that. But at an LDS church setting, their voices are very loud.
As a director and a writer, finding that balance of proper church standers, and keeping things real, and having things be happily-ever-after, becomes a very delicate balancing act. We want to uplift. We want to show how opposition happen in peoples lives and the very same people over come and rise above that challenge/trial. As the famous saying goes:
"There is opposition in all things." (2 Nephi 2:11 (in the Book Of Mormon))
I don't know anyone who wants to have opposition/trials in their lives. It is natural to want have an easy life, with no trials/oppositions. But with out these hard times we don't grow, learn, and become better people. I myself hate it when hard times come my way. I always fail to ask:
"what should I learn from this?"
I have been though some tough times. Like everyone else, I have seen some of my dreams die. The result of that I have develop some new talents, and learned some new things. The result of this, new dreams started to take root. All of this was good for me.
But recently I have read a blog post from a friend. In short she was questioning herself, if she was using her talent to the best of her ability, and to uplift others. She written a book called the "The Reckoning." I haven't read it but she admits that it doesn't end "happy-ever-after. This book was the reason she started to question herself. For the full post read her blog. Questioning Myself
Now I know that as human being's we love happy-ever-afters. During the great depression, Holly Wood put out a lot of happy-ever-afters. The reason was that it gave people, well one thing, hope for something better, it made them forget what was going on around them, for a time.
As I have mention before I co wrote a 15 min play. It was about pre. Utah. There was a scene within this play that had my young women in pantaloons and pinafores . The costumes were tastefully done. They were modest, and my girls were very comfortable on stage, they felt modest, you couldn't see any thing at all. But still there were people in the audience who felt uncomfortable when they saw these girls in their costumes. I know that you cant please everyone. That is impossible. Was I offended from the feed back? No. Only because my girls were very comfortable.
What gets me is that I have seen plays on a high school stage where teens are wearing less, and doing much more questionable things. There are a lot of LDS people who will not blink an eye at that. But at an LDS church setting, their voices are very loud.
As a director and a writer, finding that balance of proper church standers, and keeping things real, and having things be happily-ever-after, becomes a very delicate balancing act. We want to uplift. We want to show how opposition happen in peoples lives and the very same people over come and rise above that challenge/trial. As the famous saying goes:
"There is opposition in all things." (2 Nephi 2:11 (in the Book Of Mormon))
I don't know anyone who wants to have opposition/trials in their lives. It is natural to want have an easy life, with no trials/oppositions. But with out these hard times we don't grow, learn, and become better people. I myself hate it when hard times come my way. I always fail to ask:
"what should I learn from this?"
I have been though some tough times. Like everyone else, I have seen some of my dreams die. The result of that I have develop some new talents, and learned some new things. The result of this, new dreams started to take root. All of this was good for me.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Become a fan?
Me personally I have a hard time becoming a fan of people. Now I have met a lot of writers on line. Not only on facebook, but on other social networks. I also know that some of those writers read this blog, but I must be honest. People are people, we all have amazing talents that makes us unique and amazing.
Now I am a fan of:
food: You need it to live.
sleeping: You need that to live.
air: I need to breath.
water: Another life giving source.
sun: I love the sun.
music: But I'm just a music junkie.
I know that on my facebook page I have said that I'm a fan of Maria Hathaway's art. That's her art I'm a fan of. Her art work is amazing. So I don't get it; why become a fan of people?
Now I am a fan of:
food: You need it to live.
sleeping: You need that to live.
air: I need to breath.
water: Another life giving source.
sun: I love the sun.
music: But I'm just a music junkie.
I know that on my facebook page I have said that I'm a fan of Maria Hathaway's art. That's her art I'm a fan of. Her art work is amazing. So I don't get it; why become a fan of people?
Friday, May 1, 2009
My last up date
My last up date for this blog? No. Sorry to burst some bubbles. Remember you don't need to read this.
My last up date for the road show. We have performed it 3 times on Thursday. In all three building I had sound difficulty. A wire was shorted out, the sound was bad in short. But all in all it our show was good.
After the last show people would stop me and tell me that it was just good and was amazed that my Mother, Andrea Fife and I have written something like that, the music, choreography, everything. They loved it. My co director was excellent. It was great.
Tonight was the last night. And we got an award!
The Award is??? The Best Musical!!!!!!!!
We work so hard. Everything is original for the exception of one song "Turkey in the Straw." That is public domain.
My last up date for the road show. We have performed it 3 times on Thursday. In all three building I had sound difficulty. A wire was shorted out, the sound was bad in short. But all in all it our show was good.
After the last show people would stop me and tell me that it was just good and was amazed that my Mother, Andrea Fife and I have written something like that, the music, choreography, everything. They loved it. My co director was excellent. It was great.
Tonight was the last night. And we got an award!
The Award is??? The Best Musical!!!!!!!!
We work so hard. Everything is original for the exception of one song "Turkey in the Straw." That is public domain.
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