Tag Archives: fun

Sep16

Things Worth Trying #10

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Things Worth Trying #10

No hate, please. I know I have some friends who might read this post, and probably some strangers too, that will undoubtedly disapprove.  With all due respect, they are wrong. ;]

Harvest Moon

…is awesome.  I could probably just stop right there and call it a day.  I love this game.  I don’t really do anime, but Harvest Moon is addictive.  This is the OG of farmlife games…and they should have just stopped here. HM wins, hands down, Farmville can shove it.  I have gone hours playing, and not realized it.  Personally, I enjoy the DS format the most, old PS2 games were good, most of the Wii games I’ve tried were pretty boring.  How can you resist those cute little animal faces though?  As a gamer, I am not embarrassed, because I know the Harvest Moon series rocks and is adorable at the same time.

As a bonus, another fantastic Nintendo DS game, Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ.  My sister found this game for my mom’s birthday a few years ago, not really knowing what to expect… I don’t know what can be more full of awesome than zombified fairy tale characters being blown to shit by a curvy “Little Red Riding Hood”. “Shotgun!…Okay..”, “Laser!..Okay..” I can give no further explanation.  Please, for the love of all things Zombie, try it.

Enjoy the rest of your week, everyone!

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Dani(elle)

Sep13

Simple Pleasure #9

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Simple Pleasure #9

Dandelions

I’m sure each and every one of us, as children, loved picking up those stupid dandelions, blowing on them, and watching all of the tiny little cotton-white fuzzies float through the air.  Some “grown-up” probably told you that if you did this, these weeds would sprout up every where. Hell, you didn’t see the problem with that.  The more the merrier!  Why do you care?  You’re going to pick those ones too, soon as they turn white, and repeat.

And then, you got older.  Now you’re the one telling the kids not to spread weeds on your lawn.  But, who likes worrying about weeds?  I say dandelions can be a treat.  Stop worrying so damn much about everything! You know you want to pick those cottony white flowers, give a good puff of air, and watch blissfully as they float off into the sky, or at least off the ground for a few minutes.  You can even make a wish.

Personally, I always thought the magic was in the fact that they were yellow and kind of cute one day, and the next they were snow white and globe-shaped.  I think it took a while for me to figure out they were even the same thing.

And here is some advice for after you go crazy and let the yellow dandelions grow everywhere:

Make dandelion wine.  Or salad.  Wine is probably more fun.  But seriously, did you know these things were edible?  We should seriously stop wasting them, spraying poison on them, and ripping them out of the ground.  Why are we such bastards to nature?  At least use them for something if you’re going to tear them out of the ground every time they appear.

I recommend the book “Making Stuff and Doing Things” by Kyle Bravo and Jenny LeBlanc for a good sounding Dandelion Wine recipe.  I haven’t gotten a chance to put it to use yet, (Let me know if you have like a million dandelions I can have and I totally will) but the book itself has some really cool stuff in it so I trust that the recipe is good too (and will try to post it once I find my book AND when I make the wine, I will definitely write about how it turns out).  It’s a little late in the season, but if you keep it in mind, I will too. ;D

I hope everyone has a great week!

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Dani(elle)

Sep10

Things Worth Trying At Least Once #9

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Wii Fit!

I love Wii Fit, because not only do you get to have a lot of fun exercising, your efforts are recorded and you can see everything you have done each day and feel a sense of accomplishment.  Feeling accomplished + doing healthy things, like working out = awesome. No lie.  I think everyone should try it, even if it means visiting with someone else and playing with their Wii– haha, yeah I know, that joke got really old really fast– but seriously, I am not going to make this post too much longer because as much as Nintendo rocks I don’t want to be their spokesperson, however, Wii Fit makes me feel happy and pretty and healthy…except when it yells at me for not logging in for a week! =P

Probably, considering how available technology is, most people have tried the Wii.  But if you haven’t done Wii Fit, it’s worth trying. “]

Me and the belly I'm trying to work off!

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Dani

Aug27

Things Worth Trying At Least Once #8

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Well, after fasting since last night, and then having to wait until the technicians were back from lunch at the lab before they could take my blood (getting bloodwork done for all kinds of stuff my doctor is testing me for…woohoo), I figured that it would be a good idea to get some food and drink.  Anywho, on that note, I think something worth trying is definitely;

Tortilla Pizzas!

A fantastically quick and delicious snack only calling for three cheap ingredients, pizza sauce, or any type of tomato sauce, cheese, I used Italian blend, and soft taco shells/tortillas.  The best way to cook the mini pizzas is to take a pan with a lid, put it on the stove top on medium-low with the lid on, and let it heat up before you put the pizzas in.  Then replace the lid and let cook for about 2-3 minutes or until the shell is crispy and the cheese is melted.  And like I said, they are very tasty, and easy.  “]

Mine personally would’ve been even more enjoyable without Ludwig sitting at my feet panting and begging.  Oh well.  Enjoy! ;]

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Dani