Simply Scrumptdiddlyumptious and Cat in the Hat Cakes
I've been abysmally missing (although I can't say missed!) from LJ lately, I thought I might as well do a brief post about what's actually been going on.
Last month, I started a food blog! It's updated daily and you can read it here:
http://simplyscrumdiddly.blogspot.com/
The idea behind it is basically that I'm posting once a day, every day, with a picture and brief description of a food I ate that day. Then I come up with an association that it brings to mind--a book, a movie, a game, a quote--and blog about it. The idea is that by thinking about what I'm eating and how it relates to my life (especially the literary side of things in this grad program), I'm trying to get myself back to a thoughtful--and still delicious--relationship with my foodie and other worldly sides.
I was really excited last week because my school hosted its annual Edible Book Festival, where contestants get to make a food based on a book and enter it to be judged! The Cat in the Hat cake I made ended up winning the "Most Creative Award," and I thought you all might appreciate a look at this literary food fun:
Check out the blog if you get a chance--looking forward to seeing what you guys think!
(On another, completely unrelated note, my friend Bart and I just performed today at the first annual English Grad Student Open Mic--we sang a fun version of "A Whole New World" in which I briefly switch into my manly alto voice and Bart went into an amazing falsetto to take over for Jasmine's bit. It went super well and I can't believe how many people came up to me afterwards to tell me they thought I had been lip-syncing at first--they thought I was the soundtrack! Point being, if any of you hear about any jobs at Disney (voice acting, singing, public relations, etc.), I would love to hear about, because I am totally reconsidering the idea of just dropping everything and running to a Disney job. Just saying.
Last month, I started a food blog! It's updated daily and you can read it here:
http://simplyscrumdiddly.blogspot.com/
The idea behind it is basically that I'm posting once a day, every day, with a picture and brief description of a food I ate that day. Then I come up with an association that it brings to mind--a book, a movie, a game, a quote--and blog about it. The idea is that by thinking about what I'm eating and how it relates to my life (especially the literary side of things in this grad program), I'm trying to get myself back to a thoughtful--and still delicious--relationship with my foodie and other worldly sides.
I was really excited last week because my school hosted its annual Edible Book Festival, where contestants get to make a food based on a book and enter it to be judged! The Cat in the Hat cake I made ended up winning the "Most Creative Award," and I thought you all might appreciate a look at this literary food fun:
Check out the blog if you get a chance--looking forward to seeing what you guys think!
(On another, completely unrelated note, my friend Bart and I just performed today at the first annual English Grad Student Open Mic--we sang a fun version of "A Whole New World" in which I briefly switch into my manly alto voice and Bart went into an amazing falsetto to take over for Jasmine's bit. It went super well and I can't believe how many people came up to me afterwards to tell me they thought I had been lip-syncing at first--they thought I was the soundtrack! Point being, if any of you hear about any jobs at Disney (voice acting, singing, public relations, etc.), I would love to hear about, because I am totally reconsidering the idea of just dropping everything and running to a Disney job. Just saying.