Seattle Specific Saturdays: Maple Valley Specific

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Maple Valley Market

What I call my “number two” store. You may not find your veganaise or less popular brands here but you can find the most important part of a community grocery store: the community.

They have local milk and honey and when the local produce is available they supply that as well.

I’m proud to support my local grocer and you should be too (wherever that grocer may be).

Foodie Fridays: Food Porn

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Wikipedia defines food porn as: “a glamourised spectacular visual presentation of cooking or eating in advertisements, infomercials, cooking shows or other visual media,[1] foods boasting a high fat and calorie content,[2] exotic dishes that arouse a desire to eat or the glorification of food as a substitute for sex.[3] Food porn often takes the form of food photography and styling that presents food provocatively, in a similar way to glamour photography or pornographic photography.”

Food porn for the masses rose out of websites such as instagram and facebook. 

Anti-food porn now exists in the form of tickld members (and other websites) where the activity of photographing and informing friends, family, and strangers about your meals is laughed at and is a shameful practice. 

There are many reasons why someone you know may have posted food porn.

What can you do about food porn addiction?

Author Thursdays: SoCNoc

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The Challenge:

SoCNoC – or Southern Cross Novel Competition is the writing challenge for the Southern Hemisphere, and anyone else who wants to join in.  The goal is to write 50,000 words in 30 days.

Details

The Rules

The Goal:

Though traditionally one would start a new novel and finish it* in the month, I have chosen to finish a novel I have already started. I hope that combining my already 23k words with the 50k I will write in June, I will have a complete novel! As my writing habit is to edit as I go, the novel will be already partially edited!

It takes a village to create a monster. Can one young girl’s sacrifice break the spell or will the whole town be consumed by his voracious anger?

Plot:


Every girl and boy in the village of Frey has been afraid of the beast of the forest for as long as they can remember. It was only ten years ago that he fell into the well of loathing and was consumed by the town’s rage. He made his home in the forest and every year the townspeople sacrificed one of their own to appease his anger. The girl who helped pull him out of the well ten years ago has been chosen as the next sacrifice. Will she be the one to break the spell or will the whole town be consumed by his voracious anger.
The progress:


3/20/13: 720 words!
3/24/13: 2150 words!
4/26/13: 12.4k words!
4/29/13: 16k words!
5/03/13: 18k words!
5/08/13: 20k words!
5/12/13: 23k words!

The Outcome:

TBC…

Wildlife Wednesdays: Birthday Geocache

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Unique Geocache Idea #36928

My friend found a cache where there was a birthday card inside. It is a wonderful idea! To sign a birthday card and then when that “log” is full, it gets to be given to someone for their birthday. 

Here are some links to birthday themed goecaches:

His premise is that  “You must leave something you would put in a birthday card”

When you type in “Birthday” you get 330 hits!

And one you are supposed* to log on your birthday!

Toiling Tuesdays: More Education?

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Online Classes Go!
 
I’ve decided I want to further my education in any way possible. I’ve been reading books about writing and the publishing industry and working on my platform as an author. I recently took a bartending class and got my mixology certificate. 
 
I found some hot deals on Groupon for some intriguing classes such as the Web Development Class, Accounting and Bookkeeping Class,  and Online Business Management and Marketing Class. If you are looking for smoking discounts on online courses then Groupon is a good place for you to start. I can’t wait to try some of these and learn something(s) new!
 
In the meantime, though, my ultimate furthering education goal is to take electrical engineering classes. 
 

Fundamental courses that are required of all non-EE degree holders are:
  • EE 215 “Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering”
  • EE 233 “Circuit Theory”
  • EE 235 “Continuous Time Linear Systems”
  • EE 271 “Digital Circuits and Systems”
  • Programming skills at the level of CSE 142 “Computer Programming I” and CSE 143 “Computer Programming II”


    Any engineers out there have recommendations?

Miscellaneous Mondays: Making a Drink

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My Extensive To Do List 2013

 

          I’m sure you have made one at some point. Some call it a New Year’s Resolution. Others call it a bucket list. I refer to it as a to-do list because I always finish what’s on my to-do list (or I amend the list).

I was going over my extensive to-do list and I had noticed that I had completed one of them!

 

larping
learn a karaoke song in each genre
choreograph and do flashmob
write and perform a song
learn no me digas que no
learn the evolution of dance
chinese lessons
bartending school
cake decorating
latin club – latin music
bowling league
(a few more personal to-do’s that I’m not publicly sharing)

Recently I completed ABC Bartending school’s 32-hour course. I had a great time and learned a lot! I came out with extensive knowledge of drinks, alcohols, etc. I also received a certificate of completion in Mixology after passing a somewhat difficult test. I met new and interesting people from all walks of life and overall had a blast. I would highly recommend this class. I even did some homework/research on my own 😉

 

Anybody looking for a bartender? I’m available 🙂