A Me Meme

I am: turning ____ in 6 days.

I think: about Edward Cullen too much.

I know: that Edward Cullen is fictional, and yet (see above).

I have: too many cookbooks, and somehow, not enough!

I wish: on first stars, whenever I can.

I hate: cilantro. With a passion.

I miss: Manila. And Rome.

I fear: gross, slithery reptiles.

I hear: the Olympics (men’s volleyball, USA vs. Brazil) on TV.

I smell: my yummy Pink Martini lotion from my Klean bday loot.

I crave: for Lola’s homemade pineapple candy.

I search: for the ultimate chocolate chip cookie recipe. (THIS fabled one from nytimes.com might be a good candidate!)

I wonder: what I should make for our picnic at the Hollywood Bowl next weekend. (Do you have any suggestions for yummy, portable food?)

I regret: nothing.

I love: authentic Italian cannella gelato.

I ache: everywhere, after every dance class.

I am not: straight-haired. Seriously. I’ve come to accept that. A flat iron helps, haha!

I believe: that I can start (and finish) that blasted quilt in the next month!

I dance: on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. :)

I sing: horribly. HORRIBLY!

I cry: when I chop onions. (I have yet to figure out how to not do this! Tips, anyone?)

I fight: the urge to make bread right now, because it’s already 10:30 p.m. and I have to get up for work tomorrow.

I win: whenever Jeopardy has a FOOD category. Hehe.

I lose: whenever Jeopardy has a MATH one. Hwehwehwe.

I never: thought I’d be a crafter. I hated Home Ec!

I always: think about blog posts. I have a notebook divided into three sections: Write, Cook and Make. Helps me sort out and remember all the fleeting spurts of manic crafter’s thoughts that zoom around in my head.

I confuse: all-purpose flour with self-rising flour, and cake flour with pastry flour! Throw in bread flour, bleached flour, bromated flour and whole wheat flour, and well, you have me floundering in flour most times!

I listen: a lot of times, to the Sweeney Todd soundtrack when I’m baking. I love the irony as I’m mixing batter while Helena Bonham Carter sings, “The Worst Pies In London.”

I can usually be found: online, or in the kitchen!

I am scared: of accidentally sewing one of my fingers with my sewing machine.

I need: to start on that quilt, goshdarnit!!

I am happy about: this blog. :)

I imagine: winning the grand prize in the next Pillsbury Bake-Off. Two years till the next one—should I go for it? :)

This tag came from Gracey and Sinta, but I’m tagging anyone else who wants to do this—it was fun!

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7 Responses

  1. Sinta Says:
    August 22nd, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    Definitely go for the next bake off :) You have good taste in Music! I love to listen to Sweeney Todd when I’m crafting, cleaning, cooking. My favourite song is ‘A little priest’. I adored the film.

  2. Jess Says:
    August 22nd, 2008 at 7:32 pm

    I soak peeled onions in lukewarm water before chopping. It takes away some of the tear bite.

    Did you once live in Rome? I only visited with a now ex-boyfriend. I need to revisit to create fonder memories hahaha

  3. Gretch Says:
    August 22nd, 2008 at 10:21 pm

    You, my dear, SHOULD do the bake-off. And while you’re at it, you SHOULD keep this wonderful blog up, you SHOULD keep on dancing and you SHOULD visit Roma and Manila again soon.
    Luv ya!

  4. j.ana Says:
    August 25th, 2008 at 2:37 pm

    Sinta
    - Thanks for the encouraging words. I get all nervous when I think about the bakeoff! As for Sweeney Todd and all things musical, I can’t imagine baking any of my more complicated projects without shutting off from the world with the help of my ever-trusty iPod. :)

    Jess
    - Ah, good tip, haven’t heard that before and will give it a try for sure. And unfortunately, I didn’t live in Rome, but I visited it and fell in love with the city. I can’t wait to go back.

    Gretch
    - Eee! I’m thinking very hard about the bake off. Thank you, and will do all as much as I can: bake, and dance, and blog, and cross seas and continents. Wish you were traveling with me. :)

  5. Eena Says:
    August 27th, 2008 at 1:51 pm

    Happy, happy birthday J!

    Mitzi gave me the link to your blog, and I’m enjoying your entries. This post is hilarious! :) Edward Cullen does tend to stay on the mind! Those books are evil! haha

  6. toni Says:
    August 30th, 2008 at 10:29 am

    I think: about Edward Cullen too much.
    –> haha! These days it’s Sam Talbot naman for me.

    I wish: on first stars, whenever I can.
    –> Good to know you do that! Some people have lost the urge to do so.

    I hate: cilantro. With a passion.
    –> If ever we end up eating a dish together with cilantro, gimme the cilantro. I love it!

    I cry: when I chop onions. (I have yet to figure out how to not do this! Tips, anyone?)
    -> Er… use a really sharp knife? Or put the onions in the freezer! That’s what I heard.

    I always: think about blog posts. I have a notebook divided into three sections: Write, Cook and Make. Helps me sort out and remember all the fleeting spurts of manic crafter’s thoughts that zoom around in my head.
    –> Yey for us readers!!

    I imagine: winning the grand prize in the next Pillsbury Bake-Off. Two years till the next one—should I go for it? :)
    –> YES YES YES!

  7. caryn Says:
    August 31st, 2008 at 9:18 pm

    J! ditto on “i hated home ec” me too! my yaya ended up doing most of my projects ;-)

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