Ok, I'm not completely satisfied with this layout and there's a bunch of bugs in it, but I think I'm done messing with it for a while. The archive button and search box at the top don't work, but I don't really know how to fix that yet, so if somebody knows, please comment and help me out! Thanks! Ah, and please let me know what you think of the layout.
Showing posts with label remodeling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label remodeling. Show all posts
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Finally! A New Layout
Monday, October 20, 2008
I think I've fixed one of my major problems with this...
My blog titles have been messed up for a long time. I think I may have fixed it, so this is a test...
Getting a new layout is going to take a lot of work!
Well, I found a bunch of cool layouts, but I couldn't get any of them to work the way I wanted them to, so I'm reverting back to my old layout for the time being and I'll try again soon. Grr.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Upcoming plans for this blog
I knew when I did it that deleting a whole blog just because of one person's negativity towards me was probably not the best decision, but I felt a need for a drastic change at the time anyway, and that was probably the most drastic thing I could have done at the time that didn't damage me very much.
I've been thinking a lot about what direction I want this blog to take in the future. I'm generally not the most creative person in the world, but I occasionally have the overwhelming urge to create something. I have the urge, yes, but actually starting and finishing a project tends to be very difficult for me.
Right now, I'm writing this posting from my Gmail account, and I'm not even sure if I'll be able to finish it or whether I'll just let it be filed away into my drafts folder. If it actually even gets to my Blogger account, that'll be a miracle.
Ha. It's a little ironic to me that it's always so easy for me to write about my insecurities about writing, but so difficult for me to write about much of anything else.
Anyway...I must stay on topic, and my original motivation for this post was to talk about my upcoming plans for this blog. I'm planning on getting a sweet smartphone when I get back home. I'll probably end up getting a BlackBerry of some sort, probaby a Curve. I'm making Sean get the same one, although he's not as in love with gadgetry as I am. I've never really used the camera/video camera on my phones before, but I'm going to make a concentrated effort to make more videos and take more pictures with my phone. I'm also going to figure out how to post those videos and pics to my blog here and to Youtube and Flickr and whatever other service I can.
The general subject of this will be my regular life, I'm thinking. I'm hoping that this will make me try and be more interesting. (Not to say that I'm not interesting already, of course. ^^)
I also want to do something about this layout I've got here. I've had this same layout since I started this blog, more than two years ago. Blogger has had a bunch of updates and now you can add a bunch of cool stuff to your layout, and with my current layout, I'd have to completely redo it in order to try out any of the cool new tools. So, someday, I'm gonna have to take some serious time and change the layout.
Plans, plans and more plans. I'm really excited to start putting these plans into action. My life is REALLY going to take a drastic turn very soon, and I'm SO excited about it...just being stuck in this planning phase is really starting to drive me a little crazy, I think. I really hope the next few months go by quickly but slow enough for me to thoroughly enjoy all the good parts!
------ Listening to "Pinhead" by The Ramones
Friday, September 26, 2008
The end of Yummy Korean
So... I blogged about Korean for a couple months because I thought I would have some content to contribute, but it appears that I didn't, so I've gone and deleted that blog entirely. In all honesty, I probably should delete this blog too, since I hardly ever post anything of real interest on it anyway. Maybe I should just quit everything and try to find what really interests me, because I don't really know right now. Apparently, I'm unmotivated, lazy and uncreative. I don't want to be that way. I want to do something meaningful. My whole time in the military has left me feeling utterly useless. I thought I wanted to learn a language, but in the six years that I've been studying Korean, I'm still barely able to have an intelligent conversation with somebody. I have trouble communicating even in English, how can I possibly expect to be fluent in any other language? Maybe I should just give up language learning all together, and just focus on my travel education. But would I even be any good at that? I don't even know what I'm good at. I thought I was okay at Korean, but I guess I'm not.
These past couple weeks have had me really burnt out, and I guess right now I'm feeling really depressed. I hate feeling depressed. I think what I need to do is just take a deep breath and tell myself "Tomorrow will be better." I really hope so.
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Now playing: The Beatles - Yesterday
via FoxyTunes
So... I blogged about Korean for a couple months because I thought I would have some content to contribute, but it appears that I didn't, so I've gone and deleted that blog entirely. In all honesty, I probably should delete this blog too, since I hardly ever post anything of real interest on it anyway. Maybe I should just quit everything and try to find what really interests me, because I don't really know right now. Apparently, I'm unmotivated, lazy and uncreative. I don't want to be that way. I want to do something meaningful. My whole time in the military has left me feeling utterly useless. I thought I wanted to learn a language, but in the six years that I've been studying Korean, I'm still barely able to have an intelligent conversation with somebody. I have trouble communicating even in English, how can I possibly expect to be fluent in any other language? Maybe I should just give up language learning all together, and just focus on my travel education. But would I even be any good at that? I don't even know what I'm good at. I thought I was okay at Korean, but I guess I'm not.
These past couple weeks have had me really burnt out, and I guess right now I'm feeling really depressed. I hate feeling depressed. I think what I need to do is just take a deep breath and tell myself "Tomorrow will be better." I really hope so.
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Now playing: The Beatles - Yesterday
via FoxyTunes
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Introducing: 냠냠...Yummy Korean!
This blog, Blue Oceans and Palm Trees started out pretty much as a diary blog of sorts. I didn't really have any idea of a direction that it should go, and subsequently, I started ignoring it a lot.
One of my passions right now is learning Korean. I've been studying Korean for the better part of 6 years now, and I am really just now starting to enjoy it. So, in order to help organize my Korean studies a little bit more, I've decided to start a blog called 냠냠...Yummy Korean. (냠냠 means "Nyam Nyam" and is an onomatopoeia that's pretty much like you're chewing on something or eating with gusto, I guess.)
I'll continue to blog on here periodically about stuff in my life that's not related to Korean, but for the time being, I'll probably stop blogging on here for a while.
If you're interested, click here to check out my new blog! I still have a lot of work to do, but it's coming along quite nicely, I think!
Have a good day!
Kendra
This blog, Blue Oceans and Palm Trees started out pretty much as a diary blog of sorts. I didn't really have any idea of a direction that it should go, and subsequently, I started ignoring it a lot.
One of my passions right now is learning Korean. I've been studying Korean for the better part of 6 years now, and I am really just now starting to enjoy it. So, in order to help organize my Korean studies a little bit more, I've decided to start a blog called 냠냠...Yummy Korean. (냠냠 means "Nyam Nyam" and is an onomatopoeia that's pretty much like you're chewing on something or eating with gusto, I guess.)
I'll continue to blog on here periodically about stuff in my life that's not related to Korean, but for the time being, I'll probably stop blogging on here for a while.
If you're interested, click here to check out my new blog! I still have a lot of work to do, but it's coming along quite nicely, I think!
Have a good day!
Kendra
Friday, June 20, 2008
Oh, Mojito!
I was reading my blogs earlier today and I came across a recipe that said it was a Cherry Mojito. The Mojito is one of my very favorite cocktails, so I thought I'd check it out. The recipe sounded tasty, but was entirely NOT a Mojito, and so I got a little upset for somebody ruining my favorite drink. Why did they ruin it? Well, this drink was made out of vodka and had no mint! ARGH!
A mojito has five basic ingredients: rum, mint, lime, sugar and club soda, and there are a bunch of slight variations. I'm generally a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to things like this, so since the mojito is a Cuban drink, I like to use Cuban rum. Because I live in the United States and we've got an embargo on pretty much all-things-Cuban, I use the Cuban exile rum, Bacardi. (Yes, I know it says Puerto Rican Rum all over the bottle, but the Bacardi brand of rum is originally from Cuba.) I also use white rum. The mint and lime will be fresh and depending on what's available and what my mood is, I usually use simple syrup or regular sugar.
To make a mojito, you must have a muddler. A muddler is pretty much a stick that helps to mash up your mint and lime. When you make a mojito, you start with a Collins glass. (I eyeball pretty much everything except the rum.) Put a few mint leaves in your glass and cut your lime in wedges and put about half of it in the glass. Take your muddler and gently smash it around a bit in order to release the essential oils in the mint and marry it with the lime. (I sometimes put the sugar in before muddling, if I'm using regular sugar. Simple syrup doesn't work as well if you put it in before muddling.) It doesn't make much difference. After you muddle, add ice to the glass and then 1.5-2 ounces of rum. If you haven't put in the sugar yet, do that also. Top the glass off with the club soda and stir. Yum.
Some people don't like the hassle of muddling the fresh mint and lime, so they opt for the mojito mix. I'm sure some of them are tasty, but like I said before, I'm a traditionalist, so I prefer the fresh mojito. I think it tastes so much better! If I ever have a bar, the mojito will definitely be on the drink menu and it will always be made fresh!
That's it for me...Happy muddling!
Note: The picture in this post is my mojito from the bar at Hotel El Convento in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. If you ever get the chance, I recommend staying at least one night at Hotel El Convento. It is a fabulous hotel in the heart of Old San Juan that was originally a convent (hence the name) in the 15th century, and is one of the very best and most unique hotels in Puerto Rico.
I was reading my blogs earlier today and I came across a recipe that said it was a Cherry Mojito. The Mojito is one of my very favorite cocktails, so I thought I'd check it out. The recipe sounded tasty, but was entirely NOT a Mojito, and so I got a little upset for somebody ruining my favorite drink. Why did they ruin it? Well, this drink was made out of vodka and had no mint! ARGH!A mojito has five basic ingredients: rum, mint, lime, sugar and club soda, and there are a bunch of slight variations. I'm generally a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to things like this, so since the mojito is a Cuban drink, I like to use Cuban rum. Because I live in the United States and we've got an embargo on pretty much all-things-Cuban, I use the Cuban exile rum, Bacardi. (Yes, I know it says Puerto Rican Rum all over the bottle, but the Bacardi brand of rum is originally from Cuba.) I also use white rum. The mint and lime will be fresh and depending on what's available and what my mood is, I usually use simple syrup or regular sugar.
To make a mojito, you must have a muddler. A muddler is pretty much a stick that helps to mash up your mint and lime. When you make a mojito, you start with a Collins glass. (I eyeball pretty much everything except the rum.) Put a few mint leaves in your glass and cut your lime in wedges and put about half of it in the glass. Take your muddler and gently smash it around a bit in order to release the essential oils in the mint and marry it with the lime. (I sometimes put the sugar in before muddling, if I'm using regular sugar. Simple syrup doesn't work as well if you put it in before muddling.) It doesn't make much difference. After you muddle, add ice to the glass and then 1.5-2 ounces of rum. If you haven't put in the sugar yet, do that also. Top the glass off with the club soda and stir. Yum.
Some people don't like the hassle of muddling the fresh mint and lime, so they opt for the mojito mix. I'm sure some of them are tasty, but like I said before, I'm a traditionalist, so I prefer the fresh mojito. I think it tastes so much better! If I ever have a bar, the mojito will definitely be on the drink menu and it will always be made fresh!
That's it for me...Happy muddling!
Note: The picture in this post is my mojito from the bar at Hotel El Convento in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. If you ever get the chance, I recommend staying at least one night at Hotel El Convento. It is a fabulous hotel in the heart of Old San Juan that was originally a convent (hence the name) in the 15th century, and is one of the very best and most unique hotels in Puerto Rico.
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