Archive for January, 2007
You Tell Me
Monday, January 29th, 2007
This is for all you cats hollering for an update…
I’ve been low. Life has its swings for me and this last week as been a hard one. From all time highs, to dizziness of hell’s inferno, I’ve arrived home at an almost all time low. But today was a wake up call, a Holyfield cross to the glass jaw of Mike Tyson type wake up.
My mom’s an occupational therapist. Meaning she helps people live who’ve been disabled, she helps them do basic functions, stay healthy, avoid getting bed sores, fixing their wheelchairs, that type of shit. Basic shit. Today she needed my help, so I hop in my truck an head over to her patient Dan’s house, who has been super sick as of late, he’s gained a lot of weight and can’t really function as he used to, he’s gone from a dude who 2 years ago used to do everything for himself, although his hands don’t even function properly and he has no body function from his upper chest down to someone who can’t get out of bed. Basically I helped lift him off his wheelchair and onto his bed so my mom could fix the cushion on his wheelchair. His life’s real. Paralyzed at 26, getting sick, loosing ability to function independently, still super positive and grateful to be around.
He hit the shit home for me. What the fuck am I down about. For real. I as most of us, if you’re reading this blog, you most likely have as much as I. We’ve got it all. No reason to be down, so if you’re reading this now, and feeling down or low, think about the positives in life, cause there are so many. Family, friends… those that go the distance, those that hold us. And then take that energy and do something positive with it. Make someones day, do something good. I’m not talking about revolutionary Che Guevara shit. Just small things. Keep ya head up. I’m just trying to stay positive.
I forgot
Thursday, January 18th, 2007
Blake, sorry buddy.
Happy belated birthday. It seems time’s just flying by for both of us.
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BUTTERFLY CAKE.
Prep Time: 45 minutes (Ready in 2 hours, 10 minutes)
Makes 12 Servings
Ingredients
CAKE:
1 (18.25-oz.) pkg. Pillsbury® Moist Supreme® Yellow Cake Mix
1 cup water
1/3 cup oil
3 eggs
FROSTING:
2 (16-oz.) can Pillsbury® Creamy Supreme® Vanilla Frosting
Purple gel or paste food color
DECORATIONS:
1 (8-inch) piece black licorice twist
1 black jelly bean
2 (5-inch) pieces black string licorice
Purple decorator sugar
Black decorating icing, if desired
Directions
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour one 8- or 9-inch round cake pan. In large bowl, combine all cake ingredients; beat at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at high speed. Pour 1/2 of the cake batter into greased and floured cake pan.
Bake at 350°F. for 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan for 15 minutes. Remove cake from pans; place on wire rack. Cool 30 minutes or until completely cooled.
Cut cake in half crosswise; cut each half into 1/3 and 2/3 pieces. Place cake pieces on platter or foil covered cardboard to form butterfly.
Add purple food color to frosting; blend well. Frost cake pieces. Cut black licorice twist in half and place, side by side, between cake pieces for body. Place black jelly bean above licorice for head. Bend string licorice to form antennae; insert into cake near jelly bean. Decorate butterfly with decorator sugar and decorating icing as shown in photo.
TIP: Use remaining batter for cupcakes. To make cupcakes, line 12 muffin cups with paper baking cups and fill paper-lined muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 350°F. for 20 to 30 minutes. Frost cupcakes and decorate with decorator sugar.
HIGH ALTITUDE (ABOVE 3500 FEET): Add 1/3 cup flour to dry cake mix; increase water to 1 1/4 cups. Bake as directed above.
Sketch Book
Monday, January 15th, 2007
This is from my sketch book.
I haven’t been posting much stuff from my personal sketch book, but i might start doing more of this…
Uganda
Monday, January 15th, 2007
A couple months ago I posted about The Uganda Skate Project. At the time they were trying to get raise money to expand their course, so they can contribute more to the community. I received an email yesterday with shots of their new setup, it’s pretty sick.
They’re in the process of becoming a NGO and becoming a permenant part of the community.
These guys make me way stoked.
Words
Friday, January 12th, 2007
Gandhi speaks for us
In the midst of death, life persists
In the midst of darkness, light persists
We are today in the midst of death and darkness
We can strengthen life and live by our personal acts
By saying no to violence and racism, by saying yes to life
Martin Luther King Jr
-thanks Seth-
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