What a Whirl Wind

Food Unrelated Post



look at these beautiful people ;)



What a whirl wind. I never thought in a few months I could learn so much, laugh so much and be so inspired. I learnt so much from such amazing teachers, and such great classmates. They made me laugh so hard, had my back on tough days, and inspired me everyday to be more creative and try harder at everything.

My life has changed so much. Before summer ended, I was working two jobs and living with my disabled dad and grandma out of the city. I moved in with them when I was 18 to help them out, and they helped me out too.

Moving in with them, I had to give up a lot. It was really hard giving up being selfish. My friends would go out; while I spent my time either working, doing the shopping and the laundry, cutting grass and doing outdoor stuff, and just spending time with my dad and grandma. At first I was upset, and jealous of my friends, but after time it didn't matter if I missed a party.

There is a sense of urgency having a sick dad. It makes you think different about a relationship that most people get to treat a little more nonchalantly. When he right pisses me off, I kind of got to step back and get over it quick.

I did though, think I forgot about myself. Sure I was saving up money, but where was my life going. I had people telling me I have to think about myself, but that can be a difficult thing to do.

After thinking long and hard, I applied to CreComm, just in case there was a chance that this is my true path. If it's supposed to, it'll happen. CreComm has changed so much of my life. I haven't been so wrapped up in myself for a long time. I moved in with my mom so I wouldn't have to drive half an hour to school, pay for parking.

CreComm has been insane. Even though we groan at home work, the projects we get are so fun. I'm most proud of my improving writing skills. I started off getting 5 and 5.5 as I hadn't even wrote in so long, and I'm happy to say I ended up even having a few 8's in my back pocket. When I was younger I would have slapped together my projects, and have probably been late a hundred times. But spending that time with my dad, and my grandma gave me more perspective. CreComm is my chance (and everyone's chance) to make things right for myself, and take care of my life first. naturally good things will flourish with trying to be better.

Wow CreComm:

-First bomber game (sad,   but true story)

-First Election night (actually pretty exciting) (plus I actually understood what was going down in politics :O)

-Used actual film equipment

-Used actual radio equipment

-Wrote tv and radio ads

-Made a twitter... And Blogged

-8 am due dates, when your at the forum till 10, and that's what your assignments on

-Two hour blog classes (yes this is my school)

-Eating waaay too much Tim Hortins

So here's to first semester, and I'll keep you updated if I try anything new over the holidays. I will be doing ALOT of baking for Christmas so I'll post my favourite things to bake.

And please post some comments of your favourite recipes for baking. :) 

Holy Guacamole

I've always been curious about guacamole. I've never had an avocado before so it's such a mystery. My mom had these little individual packs of the bright green paste.

I don't really think it looks like it could taste good. It definitely plays into my disgust of dips. Even though I've given all kinds of dips a chance, I just can't wrap my head around their appeal. I think it's the temperature, and I can't like sour cream or cream cheese.

But no dip could taste like crushed up avocados, could it? I tried it with a Tosititos chip, and I didn't like how mushy it was. I knew it would be, but it made the chips too soggy when I ate it. It was much more bland than I thought it would be. But I still didn't like the flavor. I was able to have a couple bites to really taste it, and I just thought there was nothing special about it.

Perhaps it would taste better home made, as I've heard from guacamole lovers. With so many dips out there that are 'supposed' to be delicious and that I just don't like, I don't think I'm really missing out on anything.

** out 5

the fith avacado Hilariousness that peaked my interest in guacamole... haha

Maybe it's worse than I thought

I’m googleing away for stuff picky eaters usually don’t eat and maybe I should try. Like a myth or something that my people and I just don’t eat. And I find my way onto Wikipedia (not a good source I know) and there’s actually a disorder in which prevents a person from not wanting to try new foods and only sticking to a limited diet. It’s called a Selective Eating Disorder.

Selective eating disorder (SED) (also known as fussy eating, picky eating, or perseverative feeding disorder) is an eating disorder that prevents the consumption of certain foods.

"Selective eating is the little-studied phenomenon of eating a highly limited range of foods, associated with an unwillingness to try new foods. Common in toddlers, it can persist into middle childhood and adolescence in a small number of children, most commonly boys. When this happens, social avoidance, anxiety and conflict can result."

I’m suffering from a serious disorder here. Well I’m not sure what happened that makes me just disgusted by the sight or smell of certain foods. But now I feel like I have a perfectly good reason to get out of that awkward situation when you’re at someone’s house and they offer you a whole load of stuff and you’re like “oh no thanks. I ate just before I got here." It’s not you or your food, it’s me.

 “Oh Grandma that looks like such good lasagna, but I can’t I have SED. Yes, I know, it’s too bad isn’t it.”

So maybe I’ll exploit this for a bit, or go through some serious soul searching and find the root of my problem, and maybe one day I’ll like lasagna.