Ahh, Thanksgiving! That holiday of parades and football games, of stuffing and hand-print turkeys, of tryptophan and hating your relatives. Can anybody here think of a reason to dislike Thanksgiving? I sure can't! And in a world where retail puts out the Christmas decorations BEFORE Halloween falls,… Read full post »

Remember how I mentioned that I fell in love with "Julie & Julia"? Julia Child actually inspired me to go to cooking school.  Now, I'm enrolled to start in January, and I'm working hard to keep my skills sharp.

 Cooking and baking is literally our family trait. That's what we… Read full post »

For those of you who are not of ethnic origin, you'll probably find this either weird or hilarious. For those of you who are of an ethnic origin...you'll still find this hilarious:

 I was recently in Missouri for a two-month sabbatical. I had the excuse of helping mom out with her… Read full post »

Am I the only one out there that thinks we, as a society, are over-medicated? I once counted the number of ads I saw in a day...I would say that a solid 40% of them are for some sort of new medication, be it for birth control, depression, or the sniffles.… Read full post »

Upon my recovery of what I now know is Swine Flu, being outside in the crisp autumn air is a beautiful thing. My vacation/business trip out here is coming to an end, and I choose to spend a few moments every day outside in this beautiful, semi-natural world provided for us.… Read full post »

Last night was Halloween, and--as some of you may know--I'm in Missouri, spending some of the autumnal season with my mother, helping her out with her cupcake business. Business has been slow, lately, but we still managed to scrape up enough money for costumes.

Mom, my little sister, Malia, and… Read full post »

As Halloween approaches, there are more and more specials on television featuring the myths and realities of monsters, vampires, ghosts and ghouls. Hauntings and the supernatural are such a huge part of our culture, that we can even become obsessive. This is no surprise, considering the roots of it a… Read full post »

This is an actual conversation that I just had via instant message.

Dude: wad are u up to

Me: Digesting.

Dude: digesting what

Me: I just returned from an Italian Heritage Festival/Pot Luck with my family. I'm basically digesting all the food stuffs from there.

Dude: u on the toilet?

Me:… Read full post »

On the days when Mom and I aren't filling a cupcake order, Mom goes to my little sister's middle school to substitute teach. On the days of my rest, I spend them on blogging sites, YouTube, with my guitar, or even taking nature hikes and going to McDonald's afterwards. These are… Read full post »

I've noticed that laziness is something that is growing exponentially with each generation. What we call flipping burgers is what our parents called hard work, and what our parents called hard work, our grandparents called opportunity. I'm in Missouri taking a semi-vacation, semi-soul searching journ… Read full post »

Pending my recent visit to the Higginsville Friends of the Friendless, I've decided that I want to go back every other day to help volunteer and walk the dogs there. As you guys may have read, I fell in LOVE with a little Australian Shepherd puppy named Benning, and this will… Read full post »

I just got back from a volunteer visit to Friends of the Friendless, a no-kill Animal shelter in Higginsville, Missouri. I walked a few of the dogs, hung out with the cats and got to enjoy the gorgeous Missouri countryside. Being out on that big farm made me feel like Dorothy… Read full post »

Okay, ladies, start your engines.

The name's Cuddl3f15h. Nyghtreine. KolikaEthereal. LadyKinsei. Supertramp. KolikaLove. VampireRequiem. Kinsei_the_Queen. Do you like those? I've got about a million of them. I'm sure that you do, as well. I've got screen names all over this great and vast world wide… Read full post »

This was a post from my Myspace blog. It's pretty recent, but--for the record--I'm not that sore anymore.

The title says it all.

Has anybody heard of Body for Life? It's a twelve-week workout program where you get fit, eat healthy, and adopt a new lifestyle...for life! There are incentives to… Read full post »