POST -not so- SECRET

 I've been reading a wedsite called POST SECRET for a long time. You may know about it, but for others I will explain it briefly.

Basically you can design a postcard, write your secret on it, and send it in to Frank Warren, He will then scan it and post it online for everyone in the world to read (or publish it in a book). The theory is that it is liberating to tell someone a secret you've held in, and that it is inspirational to others who read it.

I enjoy reading some of them, but others are so dark and depressing that it makes me examine my life and see the same darkness.Some of them are so general and vague that anyone could say it was their secret too. I decided to make up a few secrets that I believe most people can relate to.

What I think I'm saying is that it is human nature to be insecure, and you shouldn't be ashamed about it because...well... everyone else is too.

Chimera

It's been awhile since I blogged on any sort of regular schedule. These days blogging is more of a procrastination from my normal life. 

Anyways, I haven't done a "reader of the week" in ages. 

SO!! The reader of the MONTH is.....

*drum roll*

Laura!

I had a bit of a hard time piecing together what she really looks like from her many Facebook profile pictures, but I think I have captured her pretty well :D

Sushi Tutorial

HOMEMADE SUSHI PHOTO-BLOG!

Step 1: Steam rice.

If you have a legit recipe it might tell you some specific instructions or type of rice, but I just used normal white rice.

Step 2: Purchase dried/roasted seaweed

Is it weird that I randomly had this in my cupboard?

Step 3: Get a rolling mat

This one is made out of bamboo sticks, but you could get creative and maybe use a plastic placemat or something. You might notice that I wrapped it in saran wrap, this is also a good idea!

Step 4: Assemble Sushi ingredients

Here you can see I found crab sticks (faux crab). I don't actually trust myself with real raw fish without some sort of medic on hand...

Step 5: Assemble other....things

I didn't have much to work with so I dug through the fridge and found other foods you can eat raw.

Here you can see red onion, mushroom, hard boiled egg, lettuce, ham, and bbq sauce. I could also suggest mayonnaise or teriyaki sauce. 

Other easy ingredients are cucumber, avacado and shrimp!

Step 6: Sushi time!

Spread your rice onto your seaweed wrap. Make sure to compact it well.  You can either do this rice first then seaweed, or seaweed then rice, depending on which you want on the outside of the roll

**Safety tip: Better NOT to do this when the rice is directly out of the steamer**

Step 7: Add ingredients

Lay your filling lengthwise along the wrap. I discovered this it is better to have all of the ingredients on one end of the wrap instead of all in the middle as shown.

Step 8: Stop drop and ROLL!



Actually, just roll.

Step 9: Slice!

The end pieces usually end up messy, but if you've rolled it tight enough you should be able to make good cuts with a sharp knife.

Step 9: EAT!

Here is my finished product. I really like the crab sushi, and my favourite roll was the one with rice on the outside and was filled with crab, lettuce and mayo.









Let me know if you like these photoblogs or have any suggestions for do-it-yourself tutorials.

The Fox

I really believe that there is someone out there for everyone.

Some call it "true love" and some may call it fate. 

Today I think I found my true love, but much too late.

His name is Eric Carr, and he died 20 years ago on November 24, 1991. For a short period he was the drummer for the band KISS, and his nickname was the Fox. 

Here is some footage he filmed while recovering in the hospital after open heart surgery:

So is my tragic life. He suffered from a brain hemorrhage and died 7 months later, coincidentally on the same day as Freddie Mercury.

I suppose it's for the best since people would scorn our love if he was still alive. HEY IT'S ONLY 40 YEARS DIFFERENCE!!

Sexual Orientation

 

Let's begin this blog with a couple definitions. 

sex·u·al·i·tynoun/ˌsekSHo͞oˈalitē/

1. Capacity for sexual feelings.

2. A person's sexual orientation or preference.

gay adj  /gā/

 

1. Happily excited 

2. Keenly alive and exuberant : having or inducing high spirits 
 

For some reason, we use the word "gay" incorrectly to label things in a negative manner such as, "That's so gay". Why do you think such a happy word would mean anything negative? If you think it out....You are either saying that the event in question is gleeful, or that it's homosexual. What is negative about either option?

Somewhere along the line the term "gay" became associated with "sexual looseness" as early as the 1600's.  In the 1800's a brothel could be referred to as a "gay house" as the term leaned towards a promiscuous meaning. The association with homosexuality began in the 1863 when Amer.Eng. used the term gay for "young hobo," one who is new on the road, also one who sometimes does jobs. It was noted that homosexual practices were more common in this group. Today it is used mostly as a label for sexuality. Positive or negative, it depends on your perspective

I think most of the world views sexual preference as this:

You are either straight, or gay. For a long time this was widely accepted.  A newer version of this looks like this:

 This allows for an additional category of "bisexual". For instance, Katy Perry who "kissed a girl and liked it" and yet married a man, she isn't exactly straight or gay so she can be classified as bisexual.

I don't really think the human psyche really works that way.  I believe it is more like this:

Like most biological equations, there is no right or wrong answer, but more of a gradient. People are fluid and every-changing so it is impossible to stick them into a specific category. Perhaps you have sex with someone of the opposite sex, but still enjoy looking at someone of the same sex. This might put you in the dark blue region. Reverse that and you might be more yellow/green. 

My mother asked me one day if I was gay because I came home with a pride flag. I said no. But is there some mathematical equation to figure out what I am?

Using that formula I think I'm about 22.7% gay. Who knew?