Recipe me up, please!

Clearly I have completely forgotten about my blog! Bad me. My boyfriend and I have been trying out new recipes, though, and I would love some suggestions! We recently made an AMAZING strawberry shortcake. I think desserts are my calling. :)

Last night, I went out of my comfort zone and made a shrimp scampi (I don't like seafood), but it wasn't a great recipe. Any suggestions?

Hear no evil, speak no evil

I've wanted to be a speech coach for a while, but kept forgetting to contact my old high school during the appropriate time frame. I finally did contact them this winter, and although I was too late to be a coach, I did get signed up on their judging distribution list. I'm officially judging speeches for LNHS' home tournament this Saturday!! I'm super excited. :)

I also have been doing more in Toastmasters - last week, I gave my sixth speech in my Competent Communicator manual (the first manual to go through - after 10 speeches, you receive a Competent Communicator award) and on Saturday, I allowed myself to be dragged into doing a Tall Tales speech at the area contest. :) I didn't advance, but it was good practice!

If you're interested in learning more about Toastmasters, check out http://www.toastmasters.org/ to find a club in your area.

I've decided it's high time I start blogging again. In the spirit of the holidays - and after seeing Christmas cookies flying about everywhere I look - I've gotten the craving to bake endless Christmas cookies that no one will finish off. YES!

I'll post some pics of goodies when I actually have time to make them...maybe this weekend? Here's the first one I've got planned:

Black and White cookies for Shayna...shh, don't tell her! :)


Thanks to AllRecipes.com for the pic!

NOTE: The cookies sucked. :( But the oatmeal chocolate chip ones I made were fabulous!!

What kind of fish does that make me?

Enterprise's Ones to Watch 2006

The first there? Oh, yeah. That's my dad. The genius.

That strategy of honing a niche within the broad DSP market has helped Danville Signal Processing become a very big fish in a small pond. “All businesses need to be able to answer a simple question: ‘How do we add value?’” says Clark. “If you can’t answer this question, you probably don’t have a business.”

Granted, the article is from 3 years ago, but still. So proud! :)

Change?

From Typcut.com - great philosophy, isn't it?

Accurate Ren Fest?

I went to the Renaissance Festival yesterday with Doug and KT. First, I must mention the extreme irony involved in this: Saturday, I won a contest at work. Sunday, I went to Ren Fest with 2 people. Today, I got my prize: 3 free Ren Fest tickets. Oh, irony...you have finally bested me!

Anyway, it was a good time - it was Irish Heritage weekend. We found my family's tartan colors and the area of Ireland that we're originally from, and I may have found my celtic ring. As we were leaving, however, I noticed a piece of paper under my windshield, so we stopped to grab it in case it was important. Turns out it was a Bible verse. Which, actually, is quite like the actual Renaissance. With the birth of science/technology/art/literature/you-name-it, religion became a highly debated topic and Christians had to work overtime to spread their message. Although I didn't need the Jesus messaging, I have to admit that it did feel like a somewhat honest portrayal after leaving the festival.

And now I have 3 Ren Fest tickets. What to do?

Who doesn't love a rock song in Italian?

Lacuna Coil - Senzafine

Check it out!