Because I Will Always Rather Fall

Let myself do and think something stupid, I don't know if I am ever going to learn, but I wouldn't change myself ever. Promise this will be the last cryptic post for a while, sometimes I just have to vent to something other than my journal.

~The Singing Ginger

Things That Make me Happy

I thought it might be nice to share these with you, they make me happy, so I hope they do the same for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vupEpNjCuY

http://vimeo.com/8400913

Hugs
~The Singing Ginger

Sometimes you just gotta let it fly. Everything will work itself out.

One a slightly less deep and cryptic note: Last Connan O'Brian Late Night Show, makes me sad. Here's to another fine ginger!

~The Singing Ginger

Oh the Possibilities

Things that Freak me Out:

-Discovering bugs that are crawling on me that I didn't know were there (but not bugs in general, nor bugs I know about.)
-Losing friends
-The idea that with all this cooking I have been doing at some point I am going to have to know how to put out a kitchen fire
-Little kids being hurt
-Accidentally touching gum that has been put under a chair or desk I am at and has been there for Lord knows how long
-Failure, in all its shapes and forms
-The idea of Ginger's dying out as a race (yes, I said a race)
-And finally (though this is by no means a total list) feeling like I am going to let someone down, or fall short of who they think of me as a person.

This last one is going to be the topic of today's posty thing. I have recently been getting to know this amazing and wonderful person who's name for the purpose of this post is going to be...Hoody. So Hoody and I have met a couple of times, but have only really started getting to know each other by talking though Skype. Hoody doesn't live where I do, and so this, texting and phone calls are the best means of communication. When I say "getting to know" what I mean is having wonderfully long conversations through our computers every night for the past week and a half that usually run between 2 and 4 hours. Hoody is a cool dude.

Situation: Hoody and I would really like to see each other in person, since the last time that happened was quite a while ago and we haven't seen each other since this whole thing started. Problem: I am worried that I am not going to be nearly as impressive in person as I am over the computer. Now, don't get me wrong, I am totally confident that I am a cool person. I have done a lot of things that people my age...hell people not my age, have never done. I know I am interesting and have a lot of things to share. My issue is that sometimes that doesn't come out right away when I meet people for the first time, and sometimes I can be awkward and weird and fidgety and odd and I don't know, a million other kind of things that are anything but easy going, impressive and normal. I have already accepted the fact that I am going to end up putting my foot in my mouth at least a dozen times when we first meet, and since simply not opening my mouth to say anything has been ruled out (though I am still pondering about whether or not this would be feasible) I am, at this point, trying to do a preemptive damage control type thing.

Shoot, okay need to go to practice. But i am going to finish this post when I have time and will post as is for now, so anyone with any advice can let me know.

~The Singing Ginger

Trouble

Question to the masses: when you are about to make a bad decision, and you see it coming and it is ENTIRELY within your power to change it, and keep yourself out of trouble...but you don't particularly want to; what do you do?

~The Singing Ginger

Accidental Day Off

Making almond crusted chicken for my co-workers since I have been promising them a meal for a while. Just put it in the oven. I think I am going to start including the recipes for all these things because it will make the blog look more involved. Will let you know how it turned out in a little while. Will also add the recipe, later.

~The Singing Ginger

First Post of 2010

Just wanted to get on real quick and wish everyone a Happy New Year and that I hope every one's celebrations went well. I am currently in Canada with the family and trying to soak up every moment of what could very possibly be one of the last New Year's I send up here. Coming back to day and, time permitting, will be cooking Swedish meatballs for my friend Ski. I would post something about that here, but I can already tell you they are going to be amazing, and they aren't so hard to make that I worry about it all that much.

On another culinary note: I made a key lime parfait thingy for a reunion I had with my high school accapella group. It turned out okay, the custard went very well actually but the recipe called for a layer of graham cracker crumbs between the custard and the whipped cream and I think it ended up making things a bit too dry. I might mix it with a bit of something to moisten it next time around, though everyone seemed to like it just fine.

Alrighty, going to go have an early dinner. May the first few days of the new year be happy and restful and may the memories of the year past be learned from.

~The Singing Ginger