earl grey shortbread

INGREDIENTS 2 CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR 2 TABLESPOONS LOOSE EARL GREY TEA LEAVES OR 5-7 TEA BAGS 1/2 TEASPOON SALT 3/4 CUP CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR 1 TEASPOON PURE VANILLA EXTRACT 1 CUP (2 STICKS) BUTTER, ROOM TEMPERATURE DIRECTIONS IN A MEDIUM BOWL MIX THE FLOUR, TEA, AND SALT, UNTIL THE TEA IS JUST SPOTTED THROUGHOUT THE FLOUR. ADD THE CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR, VANILLA, AND BUTTER. MIX JUST UNTIL A DOUGH IS FORMED. PLACE DOUGH ON A SHEET OF PLASTIC WRAP, AND ROLL INTO A LOG, ABOUT 2 1/2-INCHES IN DIAMETER. TIGHTLY TWIST EACH END OF WRAP, AND CHILL IN REFRIGERATOR FOR 30 MINUTES. PREHEAT OVEN TO 375 DEGREES F. SLICE THE LOG INTO 1/3-INCH THICK DISKS. PLACE ON PARCHMENT LINED BAKING SHEETS, 2 INCHES APART. BAKE UNTIL THE EDGES ARE JUST BROWN, ABOUT 12 MINUTES. LET COOL ON SHEETS FOR 5 MINUTES, THEN TRANSFER TO WIRE RACKS AND COOL TO ROOM TEMPERATURE. this is a great idea. i want to bake

goober love

the other night i went to downtown Disney with Jennifer and Michelle, when heading back to the car we walked right past Justin Long (aka the mac guy). nobody saw him but me, but i knew it was him. we connected ~with our eyes.~ but our romance is not part of this story. the fact is, it seems, is that nobody is attracted to him in the slightest. why? “he’s such a goober.” well, i have to ask, what’s wrong with that? according to urban dictionary, a goober is “just a kindhearted, rather oblivious goofball. it's term of endearment really. it comes from the ancient scottish verb 'to goub,' which has to do with doing a dance and smiling sheepishly while doing so, exposing the goubs in one's teeth.” now, i’m not sure how accurate this definition is, but i still see nothing wrong with it. i’m not saying he’s the hottest guy in the world--if i still made lists, he wouldn’t even make the top ten--but now i feel the need to defend him. many women are attracted to “goobers” because they have better personalities than an above-average joe. how else would you explain the obsession with Michael Cera, Jason Schwartzman, or even Paul Rudd? 14 year old girls swoon over Joe Jonas, but once he acts like a goob, he can even win the attraction of a hottie-mc.tottie college girl. so, show me a goober and i'll, uh...show you, uh, that he's the best. or fine.. or whatever.

freshman year

"i seriously do not understand why people like hidden valley ranch! no other ranch tastes like that, so RANCH therefore should NOT taste like that, right?? i don't know. i find it really disgusting. i didn't actually eat anything with ranch today, but i was thinking about it. sometimes the dining hall has hidden valley ranch and sometimes it has good ranch. when we come in, we have to check. 'how's the ranch today?'"

sorry

i apologize blogspot, for i have temporarily abandoned you for tumblr

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a case of you - joni mitchell

Rob Gordon in High Fidelity

"What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?"

Mark Twain

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."