11 Temmuz 2012 Çarşamba
How to Handle Your School's Football Obsession if You're Not Football-Obsessed
10 Temmuz 2012 Salı
How to Handle Your School's Football Obsession if You're Not Football-Obsessed
9 Temmuz 2012 Pazartesi
How to Handle Your School's Football Obsession if You're Not Football-Obsessed
Endure the mass hysteria known as football season with these mildly subversive tactics.
To complete this how-to, you will need:
Offbeat school colors
Compelling photos
"I Hate Football" group
Happy place
Step 1: Tweak the team colors
Forced to wear team colors to show your school spirit? Wear shades that are close, but a little bit off. You'll feel like less of a lemming without pissing off the football jocks.
Step 2: Ditch the pep rallies
Ditch the pep rallies however you can. If anyone asks where you were, whisper "stomach troubles" and they'll leave you alone.
No way to escape the pep rally? Stay seated when the team enters as your silent protest.
Step 3: Keep photos handy
Scan the internet for funny, weird, or shocking photos to keep on your phone. Anytime someone wants to talk football, use them to change the subject.
Step 4: Start a group
Vent with like-minded people in an "I Hate Football" group. Make plans together for game nights, when the rest of a town is at the stadium.
Step 5: Have a happy place
When all else fails, have a happy place to go to in your head when everyone around you is boring you to tears with their football obsession. And remember: sooner or later, you'll graduate!
TV star Ryan Seacrest played football for the Dunwoody High School Wildcats in Atlanta.
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What I'm Watching
My first reaction: She's so Young! (24 when it came out? She looks younger than that, but she always did look pretty young.)
She's just perfect. Audrey plays innocent and childish so convincingly, then she learns some lessons, matures, and is fantastic at portraying that, too. Plus, she looks fantastic even when acting drugged by sleep medicines. And it's a cute story.
But Damn, that girl is teeeeeny tiny.
And somehow I'm in a Top Model phase, which I think came from my Project Runway phase. (If you like the top model premise at all, I definitely recommend Australia's and New Zealand's over the pitiful US version, but thoughts for another time.) I am currently watching Britain's 4th season, though I have already seen the 6th by download before I realized the rest were on youtube.
I am not a Top Model expert or anything, since I tend to have these on in the background while I work - I can't recall most of the contestants, but it is still some mindless fun and pretty pictures (I could do without the cat-fights). But I have to admit, I do enjoy when contestants throw a fit over the hair or posing nude... they knew what they were signing up for.
This is sad, Audrey in the same post as Top Model, but that is what I am currently watching.
America's Top Model Season 18
Anyway, having watched all of Britain's next top model, I am super excited for this US season because half of the contestants were previous UK contestants. I don't expect to recognize them all, but I am excited that the shows are colliding. :) I find it funny that the first complaints are about not understanding the accent. After watching plenty of non-US shows, I don't have that problem and forget that it can be a problem for some.
This is a fun twist because the US ones were starting to bore me. Now, if Tyra can avoid making it all about her, I might really enjoy this season.... Here's hoping!
8 Temmuz 2012 Pazar
Easy Lemonade (Made my day)
Baltimore was HOT today (heat index above 100F) and I had the perfect idea with the ingredients I tend to keep around - frozen berries, crystal light powder, water.
Empty bottle + frozen raspberries and blueberries + lemonade powder + COLD water = most refreshing drink on a hot day. (Shake it up, maybe leave in the freezer a bit to cool down.)
The raspberries float and are in most of the sips/gulps, the blueberries are on the bottom at the end of the drink.
So that was the perfect start to a gross and hot day. Try it with what fruit and drink powder/juice you have around for some cooling and fun drink mixes for these hot days.
What I'm Watching
My first reaction: She's so Young! (24 when it came out? She looks younger than that, but she always did look pretty young.)
She's just perfect. Audrey plays innocent and childish so convincingly, then she learns some lessons, matures, and is fantastic at portraying that, too. Plus, she looks fantastic even when acting drugged by sleep medicines. And it's a cute story.
But Damn, that girl is teeeeeny tiny.
And somehow I'm in a Top Model phase, which I think came from my Project Runway phase. (If you like the top model premise at all, I definitely recommend Australia's and New Zealand's over the pitiful US version, but thoughts for another time.) I am currently watching Britain's 4th season, though I have already seen the 6th by download before I realized the rest were on youtube.
I am not a Top Model expert or anything, since I tend to have these on in the background while I work - I can't recall most of the contestants, but it is still some mindless fun and pretty pictures (I could do without the cat-fights). But I have to admit, I do enjoy when contestants throw a fit over the hair or posing nude... they knew what they were signing up for.
This is sad, Audrey in the same post as Top Model, but that is what I am currently watching.
America's Top Model Season 18
Anyway, having watched all of Britain's next top model, I am super excited for this US season because half of the contestants were previous UK contestants. I don't expect to recognize them all, but I am excited that the shows are colliding. :) I find it funny that the first complaints are about not understanding the accent. After watching plenty of non-US shows, I don't have that problem and forget that it can be a problem for some.
This is a fun twist because the US ones were starting to bore me. Now, if Tyra can avoid making it all about her, I might really enjoy this season.... Here's hoping!
How to Handle Your School's Football Obsession if You're Not Football-Obsessed
Endure the mass hysteria known as football season with these mildly subversive tactics.
To complete this how-to, you will need:
Offbeat school colors
Compelling photos
"I Hate Football" group
Happy place
Step 1: Tweak the team colors
Forced to wear team colors to show your school spirit? Wear shades that are close, but a little bit off. You'll feel like less of a lemming without pissing off the football jocks.
Step 2: Ditch the pep rallies
Ditch the pep rallies however you can. If anyone asks where you were, whisper "stomach troubles" and they'll leave you alone.
No way to escape the pep rally? Stay seated when the team enters as your silent protest.
Step 3: Keep photos handy
Scan the internet for funny, weird, or shocking photos to keep on your phone. Anytime someone wants to talk football, use them to change the subject.
Step 4: Start a group
Vent with like-minded people in an "I Hate Football" group. Make plans together for game nights, when the rest of a town is at the stadium.
Step 5: Have a happy place
When all else fails, have a happy place to go to in your head when everyone around you is boring you to tears with their football obsession. And remember: sooner or later, you'll graduate!
TV star Ryan Seacrest played football for the Dunwoody High School Wildcats in Atlanta.
Thanks for watching How to Handle Your School's Football Obsession if You're Not Football-Obsessed! If you enjoyed this video, subscribe to the Howcast YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=howcast
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7 Temmuz 2012 Cumartesi
What I'm Watching
My first reaction: She's so Young! (24 when it came out? She looks younger than that, but she always did look pretty young.)
She's just perfect. Audrey plays innocent and childish so convincingly, then she learns some lessons, matures, and is fantastic at portraying that, too. Plus, she looks fantastic even when acting drugged by sleep medicines. And it's a cute story.
But Damn, that girl is teeeeeny tiny.
And somehow I'm in a Top Model phase, which I think came from my Project Runway phase. (If you like the top model premise at all, I definitely recommend Australia's and New Zealand's over the pitiful US version, but thoughts for another time.) I am currently watching Britain's 4th season, though I have already seen the 6th by download before I realized the rest were on youtube.
I am not a Top Model expert or anything, since I tend to have these on in the background while I work - I can't recall most of the contestants, but it is still some mindless fun and pretty pictures (I could do without the cat-fights). But I have to admit, I do enjoy when contestants throw a fit over the hair or posing nude... they knew what they were signing up for.
This is sad, Audrey in the same post as Top Model, but that is what I am currently watching.
The not-so-Skinny on Top Model
Where it started: US Top Model Season 1 was pretty good. Raw, fresh, honest. They included lots of parts that are cut out of most of the versions - weigh-ins, exercise, counseling, body waxing (a staple in pretty much all the first seasons - pretty sure it still happens, but it isn't shown anymore). And Tyra hadn't taken over yet - she was present as a person, but not an overwhelming, attention-seeking presence.
As the seasons progress, it becomes more about Tyra. It just gets annoying. 'Everyone look at me, Everyone worship me, Everyone try to be me....' She was fine as a normal person in the show, but it got clear that she wanted to be treated as more than a normal person, more like a godess. UGH. If you want to worship Tyra, you watch her talk show (where even the interviews end up being about her), not a modeling competition.
Though they have tried to redeem the show recently in other ways. The challenges and photo shoots had been getting unrealistic and didn't seem to teach useful modeling talents or build any skills. Now that the goal is high fashion (the prize is a spread in Italian Vogue - that's a damn good modeling prize!), the photo shoots have gotten better and the big name photographers have gotten bigger. So it looks like they are trying.
Top Model Canada - pretty good, especially the season when Jay Manuel hosts, but there are not many seasons.
Top Model Australia - it starts a little rough - the production quality was low, the interview staging looked really cheap, but it did get the point across. The first two seasons or so where all about sexy photo shoots, not much about versatility, with no high fashion or editorial (seems their editorial means less staged photos, not the rough, raw, and different that I have grown to expect from editorial, like Vogue). And you'll find quickly that Australia (and New Zealand) do not blur boobs or bleep words, so the first few season sexy shoots = lots of Boobage.
There are some awesome girls from the Australian versions, and also some you'll really hate (especially when they win or get to second place). And the judges are great, especially with a real big Australian designer on the panel since day 1. The seasons with Napoleon Perdis are interesting, but I felt it got better (variety in challenges and photos) after he left.
A big difference in Australia - the live finales. They can get a little long and redundant, but it is nice to see the contestants that had been eliminated and it is fantastic that they have (in theory) gone completely to call-in votes to pick the winner. With the previous season where there was speculation that the voting lines were cut when the producers/invested parties had the results they wanted (the season where they announced the wrong winner 'because the voting was so close'), it doesn't quite feel like the public got to chose the winner. But it is still trying to get somewhere that none of the other countries' versions have.
Top Model New Zealand - the dynamic is a little different with a strong trio of coaches/judges (maybe like the US was trying to do before Tyra proclaimed no one could upstage her...). But there are only two seasons. I loved season two, but I have a bias because I really liked the winner.
Top Model Britain - I generally like this (currently watching season 4 and have seen season 6, just not yet 5) but there is too much attempt at drama for me. There is so much focus on the fights between the girls, and there seem to be so many more fights (but maybe that is in the editing and what they chose to show or blow out of proportion). I look forward to the photos at the end but can do without a lot of the filler. I like Lisa Snowdon as a non-overwhelming, friendly model/judge/mentor and I think (recent seasons) Elle Macpherson is filling the role well, also.
Live Finale! Britain also started doing a live finale (with the previous, 6th season) and the public got to vote for the winner. It at least seems that they have figured out the system for people voting for the winner (seems they were trying to be careful since this took place after the Australia wrong-winner SNAFU). Also, they filled the time with more live performances and stuff that was a little less redundant than the clip shows they like to show on the Australian finales. Not to give too much away, but I didn't quite agree with the recent winner. She was nice and all, but I really wanted the runner-up and Britain has had only white winners (though I guess that makes sense with their 90-some-percent white population vs the US's 70-some-percent).
Other notes
I like the brutally honest, previous model judge dynamic that Australia has (Charlotte Dawson) and Britain had (loved Paula Hamilton as a judge). I guess that is the equivalent of the US version when we had Janice Dickinson, but Janice was a bit too much for me...
What other English-speaking top model versions are out there? I am running out.... I might have to start watching in other languages even though I will probably only understand the runway and photo portions.
From what I have seen, my rating of the different versions:
#1 Australia
#2 New Zealand (but maybe it is a saving-grace that they have only a few seasons)
#3 Canada (also only a few seasons)
#4 tied Britain (season 4 is boring me a bit, haven't seen 5, but generally 1,2,&6 were entertaining, 3 was okay (to me, Paula was the best part) but generally too much drama that I don't care about) and USA (good initially and shows some attempts at getting better, now if only they could replace Tyra then it might be more bearable and less her-ego-centric)
Lots of babble for probably no one to read, but I wanted to compose my thoughts on the seasons I have watched so far.
Build Your own Yogurt
Mine, natural sweetness:
Some vanilla on the bottom, then raspberry, mango, banana, and a little bit of natural (like unflavored yogurt, a bit tart). Topped with strawberries, mango, kiwi, blueberries, coconut, a sprinkle of granola, and flavored mochi bits (because I wanted to try the flavors).His, sweet and surprising:
Chocolate and taro yogurt (wasn't expecting him to like the taro enough to put it in his yogurt creation), reeses cup bits on the bottom, more on the top, chocolate chips, chocolate sauce, peanut butter sauce, and caramel sauce.Plus, it can't hurt that they have self-serve sample cups, so you get to try as many flavors as you want before making your creation. ;)
America's Top Model Season 18
Anyway, having watched all of Britain's next top model, I am super excited for this US season because half of the contestants were previous UK contestants. I don't expect to recognize them all, but I am excited that the shows are colliding. :) I find it funny that the first complaints are about not understanding the accent. After watching plenty of non-US shows, I don't have that problem and forget that it can be a problem for some.
This is a fun twist because the US ones were starting to bore me. Now, if Tyra can avoid making it all about her, I might really enjoy this season.... Here's hoping!
How to Handle Your School's Football Obsession if You're Not Football-Obsessed
Endure the mass hysteria known as football season with these mildly subversive tactics.
To complete this how-to, you will need:
Offbeat school colors
Compelling photos
"I Hate Football" group
Happy place
Step 1: Tweak the team colors
Forced to wear team colors to show your school spirit? Wear shades that are close, but a little bit off. You'll feel like less of a lemming without pissing off the football jocks.
Step 2: Ditch the pep rallies
Ditch the pep rallies however you can. If anyone asks where you were, whisper "stomach troubles" and they'll leave you alone.
No way to escape the pep rally? Stay seated when the team enters as your silent protest.
Step 3: Keep photos handy
Scan the internet for funny, weird, or shocking photos to keep on your phone. Anytime someone wants to talk football, use them to change the subject.
Step 4: Start a group
Vent with like-minded people in an "I Hate Football" group. Make plans together for game nights, when the rest of a town is at the stadium.
Step 5: Have a happy place
When all else fails, have a happy place to go to in your head when everyone around you is boring you to tears with their football obsession. And remember: sooner or later, you'll graduate!
TV star Ryan Seacrest played football for the Dunwoody High School Wildcats in Atlanta.
Thanks for watching How to Handle Your School's Football Obsession if You're Not Football-Obsessed! If you enjoyed this video, subscribe to the Howcast YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=howcast
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You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide (at http://www.howcast.com/videos/new ), learn about producing Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmaker Program (at http://info.howcast.com/filmmakers ), or showcase your expertise in a Howcast video series (at http://info.howcast.com/experts ).
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5 Temmuz 2012 Perşembe
Audrey Gone Wrong
Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine, two of my favorite people, how could this go wrong?... If only I didn't ask.
They made a girl's school and there is this really creepy student (this girl is going to give me nightmares, they like to do closeups of her eyes...) who is a compulsive liar (and there's a kleptomaniac). The liar hates the school and wants her grandma to un-enroll her, so she tells her grandmother that the head ladies are lesbian lovers.
Don't get too excited, boys. Even with super-creepy-girl, this premise could have been understanding and heartwarming, or even a premise for an okay comedy, but no.
Spoilers (because you should not watch this): They lose everything because all the parents take their kids out of school, Audrey who is planned to be married calls it off, Shirley's character realizes she does love Audrey that way so she commits suicide, and maybe there was a lesson of understanding or not lying or not trusting kids with creepy eyes, but I just see it as the feel-bad movie of the century.
Great cast, big fail.
America's Top Model Season 18
Anyway, having watched all of Britain's next top model, I am super excited for this US season because half of the contestants were previous UK contestants. I don't expect to recognize them all, but I am excited that the shows are colliding. :) I find it funny that the first complaints are about not understanding the accent. After watching plenty of non-US shows, I don't have that problem and forget that it can be a problem for some.
This is a fun twist because the US ones were starting to bore me. Now, if Tyra can avoid making it all about her, I might really enjoy this season.... Here's hoping!
Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe #2
1 tb Butter, softened
4 8-oz packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 c Sugar
2 tb Cornstarch
4 lg Eggs
1 tb Vanilla
3 1-oz squares semisweet chocolate, melted & cooled
1 8-oz container sour cream
Heat oven to 300 degrees F. Crush chocolate wafers in food processor or in plastic bag with rolling pin.
Add butter and process or knead into crumbs.
Pat into bottom of an oiled 9-inch spring-form pan.
Bake 10 minutes.
In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
Stir together sugar and cornstarch.
Beat into cream cheese mixture.
Add eggs to mixture one at a time, beating after each addition.
Fold in vanilla, chocolate, and sour cream until uniformly combined.
Turn cheesecake mixture into hot, crumb-lined pan.
Carefully return to oven.
Bake until center of cake seems to be almost set when the pan is gently tapped-about 1 hour.
Turn off oven and allow cake to sit in oven 1 hour longer.
Remove pan from oven; cool to room temperature.
Cover without touching surface of cake.
Place in refrigerator overnight.
To serve, loosen cake from side of pan with a spatula.
Remove side of pan. Place cake on serving platter.
Decorate with whipped cream, if desired.
Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe #3
1/2 c Butter, Melted
12 oz Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
1 1/2 c Heavy cream
16 oz Cream Cheese, Softened
1/4 c Sugar
4 ea Large Eggs
1 ts Vanilla Extract
1/2 c Heavy Cream Whipped (Opt.)
In large bowl, combine chocolate wafer crumbs and butter.
Pat fimly into 9-inch springform pan, covering bottom and 2 1/2 inches up sides. Chill. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Combine over hot (not boiling) water, chocolate chips and heavy cream.
Stir until morsels are melted and mixture is smooth. Set aside.
In large bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar, beating untl creamy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add chocolate mixture and vanilla, mix until blended.
Pour into prepared crust.
Bake at 325 degrees F. for 60 minutes. Turn oven off.
Let stand in oven with door ajar 1 hour.
Remove, cool completely. Chill 24 hours.
Decorate edge with whipped cream, if desired.
How to Handle Your School's Football Obsession if You're Not Football-Obsessed
Endure the mass hysteria known as football season with these mildly subversive tactics.
To complete this how-to, you will need:
Offbeat school colors
Compelling photos
"I Hate Football" group
Happy place
Step 1: Tweak the team colors
Forced to wear team colors to show your school spirit? Wear shades that are close, but a little bit off. You'll feel like less of a lemming without pissing off the football jocks.
Step 2: Ditch the pep rallies
Ditch the pep rallies however you can. If anyone asks where you were, whisper "stomach troubles" and they'll leave you alone.
No way to escape the pep rally? Stay seated when the team enters as your silent protest.
Step 3: Keep photos handy
Scan the internet for funny, weird, or shocking photos to keep on your phone. Anytime someone wants to talk football, use them to change the subject.
Step 4: Start a group
Vent with like-minded people in an "I Hate Football" group. Make plans together for game nights, when the rest of a town is at the stadium.
Step 5: Have a happy place
When all else fails, have a happy place to go to in your head when everyone around you is boring you to tears with their football obsession. And remember: sooner or later, you'll graduate!
TV star Ryan Seacrest played football for the Dunwoody High School Wildcats in Atlanta.
Thanks for watching How to Handle Your School's Football Obsession if You're Not Football-Obsessed! If you enjoyed this video, subscribe to the Howcast YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=howcast
Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from howcast and more videos in the Howto category.
You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide (at http://www.howcast.com/videos/new ), learn about producing Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmaker Program (at http://info.howcast.com/filmmakers ), or showcase your expertise in a Howcast video series (at http://info.howcast.com/experts ).
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- How to Prevent a Football Head Injury
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- How To Make White Rice
- How To Make Pizza Dough
- How To Make Edible Garnishes
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