The Voice

Began watching the voice on hulu.

Dude, I always liked Blake Shelton; he has the nicest eyes and most intense gaze ever, but Adam Levine, even though his music creeps me out, is seriously the hottest guy ever.

I heard that christina aguilera goes tranny here, but she's not.. thaaat. bad. and i love her voice.

cee-lo. meh.  he seems so shady. maybe it's the shades.

actual voice-wise, there are only a few that really stick out to me ...

honestly,
the song / voice that stuck out to me most is the singer from the Lowe's commercial that kept on popping up during the breaks.
I looked it up:

love it.

I don't usually do these but...

1) Sleep in the PM.
Why?
If i sleep on time, I'll wake up on time.
If I wake up on time, I won't be rushed.
Sleeping is a good discipline.
If i'm disciplined in sleeping, it will help me be disciplined in other areas. Mainly in spending time with the Lord. and being neat.
so..
1a - spend time with God regularly
1b - be neat
1c- don't procrastinate.

2) Exercise more. (regularly)
I would like to wear a pair of size 2/3 Lucky brand jeans by the time Spring rolls around.
I would also like to not have soft arms for my brother to jiggle }:(
2a - eat healthier
2b - eat less desserts

3) Listen more
Don't monopolize
Think before you disagree
Think if it's worth disagreeing with.
LET THINGS GO.

Recipes I tried this season

http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2009/10/persimmon-pudding/
pretty good. lots of oven time = lots of energy. maybe just make persimmon bread next time.

http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/02/best-chocolate-pudding/
Really good. instead of cream and eggs, used whole milk and cornstarch. Not too sweet.
Put it into puff pastry cups and sprinkled pomegranate seeds on top (rather than whipped cream). Would like to do with with phyllo dough cups next time.

http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/galbijjim
Loosely followed a tripling of this recipe but began with wayyyy too much water. We had to cook it a long time to reduce it, but long stove time = lots of energy. Also, instead of sugar, I use honey.

In the future, I'd sautee the garlic, onion, soy sauce, and gogi before I pour water and everything.

Also, added potatoes and button mushrooms to the mix (rather than just radish and carrots) and heckkk no am I going to cut the veggies into little balls. that's lame.. and way too much work.

Taste? = great!

And then of course, tried and trues: bacon-wrapped dates. (mi favorite!)

Bones

Eww.... I got the skeevies when Bones told Booth she loved him.
I literally made a disgust face.  Yikes.


Also, I don't get it.  How did they have a baby in the first place?

Anyway, I have to finish my research paper.

I used to love Bones despite its suckiness.. but last season there was no actual "solving".. just Bones "hearing" from the bones.  and it's just lame.

blehgh.

My last piece on Steve Jobs.

I just read the eulogy by his sister: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/mona-simpsons-eulogy-for-steve-jobs.html

as I read this, I see people grasping at straws.
I see a man who was self-sufficient and good at what he does.
Who was good at being "good" and yet, that's not enough, is it?

Steve was not a saint.  Not even close.  The news/anecdotal accounts/hushed stories attest to that.

and yet, he affected his family so deeply.  the people he touched.  and here is a man, that may be closest to one who universally affected the world.  the contemporary alexander the great, caesar, or King Solomon, if you will.

Yet Solomon's wisdom prevails.  All is vanity.  There is nothing new under the sun.  Steve may have done his best at making his mark, but in the end, he will fade into history.

His last words tear at my heart.  "Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow."  I wonder.  were these words uttered in rapture or horror?  What did he see past those shoulders?  Those two words, expressed through a dying man's lips.  A man whose physical being will pass away, but whose soul will remain forever.

It hurts my heart.  Because he was a "great" man.. but greatness does not make for salvation.

What did he see?  Did he see the depths of hell automatically or did he see the complete righteousness of Christ illuminating the complete failings of his sin?  What will I see?

Even so, it is well with my soul.

nostalgia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=Ot_AqGfTjjg

I was watching this and I felt sad because I miss those old sepia toned movies, where there's the quick, bantering dialogue and the relative sweetness.  Seeing those 4 guys harmonizing and singing together, looking young and sharp, smiling, it's sad.

Good bye Steve Jobs

I only got on the Steve Jobs fan club in this past year.  Mainly because as I worked at College Track (co-founded by his wife) and began to play around with Apple stuff, I realized he knew what he was doing.
I appreciate just his hard work, his creative genius, how he opened the doors for other young eager entrepreneurs to continue.

I'm mainly writing though because I feel sad for his family.  Okay, I never actually face-to-face met Laurene Powell Jobs... I once saw her back at the Justin Bieber College Track benefit concert.  BUT at least that humanizes the family a bit for me.  And I'm sad that there was so much stock shakiness when Steve Jobs would take leaves of absence.  I'm sad that people freaked out about APL when he decided to resign.  I'm sad that he didn't resign earlier ... (I feel like maybe he tried but then for the sake of people freaking out, maybe he came back?)

I just wish he had had more time with his family. I dono.  . :/