A post that's edited through the day...

I'm going to try and make this an post, that I write and edit through out the day.

8am - 1pm

This weekend I have decided on trying to lose weight. Not much. Just a few kilos, and one of the short term goals (week) I have decided is that I should eat breakfast EVERY day, at normal breakfast time (9am... Maybe not very normal, but for me and as long as I don't work, or have classes in school... That's how it's going to be...). And today I managed to get up and eat breakfast! Woo!

Oat and milk and berries... Om nom!

I have decided to go trough with the Jillian Michaels regime. Right now, not exactly, as my exercise days look a lot different with more aikido, and hers has a lot of weight training. But I will try and use her method anyway. So the goal now is to start eating healthier.

So now I have been watching the first hour or so of Caché (I will have a review when I'm finished), and I am sat knitting a cloth for Jonatan's flat. Only reason I paused is that I needed to go get a measure tape.

1pm-4pm

The film was really poor. I hate it... I don't ever want to watch it again. But I am not very surprised, as it was French. I have just a few French (all of them Jeunet's) films that's okay.

And I just had the most super delicious pasta salad for lunch! Until I acidentially stumbled upon a thinspiration blog. It made me feel rather sick about myself in so many different ways. It made some of the personal problems I am struggling with come back. But this time I tried to repress them to nothing.

Now I have to start with this incredibly dull assignment on writing the essay on this film!

4pm-5pm

Been writing a whole page of the essay now! That is kind of good, but for once, I don't think the subject is to hard. I had been happier if the essay had been two pages instead of three though, as it is a bit much if the quality of the text should be good. But I will try and see if it works out okay.

Soon time to take a cup of tea and an orange before going to Aikido.

5pm-9pm

Was teaching the children's class in aikido, did a lot of Ikkyo, and then my first proper class in I don't know how long, almost a week since I did any aikido at all, even longer since I got really sweaty. Now my back hurts like hell!

Had some toasts and preparing for Jonatan to call, and go to bed and read Reckless by Cornelia Funke.

Was a rather okay day, and tomorrow I will try and finish of my essay, and then go to the gym for a bit and exercise my lower body a bit. Wanna get toned for the summer aye!

Lucky day and hot chocolate recipe!

Walking out the door this morning, it was cold! Absolutley freezing cold!

But that also put a smile on my face, finally, now you can put on scarves, gloves, hats, woolen caps, and lots of others accessories. My two faourite accessories must be two of my scarves, one is a bright red enormous one made out of acrylics and my red and white palestina scarf.

Yesterday I also got the best present for my birthday (except for the Mr coming over for the weekend) and that was a big package of scrapping things! There were everything from stickers, to papers and envelopes, so now there will be scrapping going on!

As soon as I'm finished with a discussion and have written two papers and the ideas for an oral presentation!
But at least I have the idea for some of the work. Well, now, no more school talk, I have a bad habit of doing that all the time I notice.

Been watching Citizen Kane now, and even though the story is not so fun, not really boring either, but for sure not catchy, the footage and the way they use the camera is brilliant, at least when you think of the fact it's made in 40's. I probably won't watch the film again though.

The story is simple (and I think I have seen modern films with this story too), it is the poor boy who is sent off to live with some rich man, and get brought up that way. Mr Kane becomes the number one chief executor on many of the famous news papers, but of course the most sold amount of papers in a day, is the one when he dies. He marries two famous women, and the whole idea with the film is that a group of movie makers is going to find out WHO Mr Kane really was, what did his last words "Rose Bud" mean? Whom was Charlie Kane deep inside? And the film plainly said, just his life story told by his old friends and family. A cute film, but with a tone of seriuosness and a dark side, how power makes people go crazy, think they can do anything, to anyone.

Also I met a friend today a quicky that I haven't seen in a while to get her some books I borrowed long ago! But then all I could think of was home, sleep, and football tonight. Haven't sleept so well this night
So after a hectic day at University, and no training as I don't want to pull my muscles again there will be a nice relaxing evening, with a book and big cup of hot chocolate and looking forward for the book fair in Gothenburg this weekend.

How to make your own delicious hot choclate that will make you soft in the edges. Both litterally and metaphorically.
This will be about 2-3 dl of hot chocolate (2 cups)
Ingredients:
1½ dl of milk
20-30 grams of dark chocolate
½ table spoon of cacao
2-3 dl of cream (some of it will get whipped)
Warm up 1½ dl of milk with some dark chocolate (the more you use, the thicker it gets, but just a few pieces is enough) and mix in half a spoon of cacao and half a dl of cream. The rest of the cream is preferably whipped and put in the cup just before drinking it. Alternativley you can make 1 dl of strong coffee, heat the milk and add the coffee and chocolate (if you like, add some grated almonds). Add the cream and put whipped cream in it when served. This will probably be 3 cups instead of two as you add the coffee, not switch it for something.

It makes any evening better than the day was. Also had the time to take some photos (as you see in the blogpost) edit them in Photoshop and put them here, will be sat fixing up the picasa web album in a bit too, but now, shower and 1408! See you tomorrow!

As I promised...

Well, as I promised. You well get my recipe for my toffee/caramel appel pie.

I usually don't have exact amount of everything as I do it according to how big the pie will be, but I will give it a try.

Put oven on 225 degrees C

Mix 2,5 dl of flour with 100 grams of butter and 1 dl of sugar (you can use brown sugar if you prefere that). You can also add some vanilla sugar if you like that (I use to do that if I can.
Make the batter smooth and let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

While waiting peel 8-10 apples, depending on size and cut in pieces (you decide your self how big). Put only little water in a pot and add the apples and some cinnamon. Add about 1 dl of cream and 1 dl of syrup (may differ a bit, depending on how creamy you want it.

If the batter is done, put it in the baking tin and add the caramel/apple sauce on it (here you can choose yourself if you want to make it look like a real american apple pie or not. If you do, you might have to make some extra batter for the lid.
Put it in the oven till the batter is well done.

Serve with vanilla ice cream when the pie has cooled and the caramel has gotten creamy(ier).

And this is how my birthday cupcakes from yesterday looks likes! Yummy I'd say.
The icing is a lemon icing that are really great and can be used on almost anything. Just mix icing sugar and lemon juice together till it get thick, put it on the pastry and put it in the fridge for a while and it will be awesome!

Speaking about awesome! My essay is now finnished and it looks freeeeaaaking awesome I think! Lots better than it did before I have to say...

Only thing is... My teacher are trying to convince me I don't know the swedish language.
In this example i have used the word medium... In SAOL this is the definition of 'Medium':
s. mediet; pl. medier hellre än media, best. pl. medierna hellre än media. kanal för informations spridning"
While she wants me to use the word media... Which when I look in a dictionary says "Look under medium"...
Way to go Sherlock...
Well, I actually think I was right on this one...

Weel, as it is my birthday, I won't moan to much about it, I'll just sit eating muffins and have a good time!