Dear Readers,
I must apologize for not writing on the many days I said I would. It's not that I didn't want to chat it's that I have come down with a bad cold. I've stayed home from school today and yesterday I went home halfway through the day. And on Wednesday, I didn't get any work done. Anyways, I'm in my sick pajamas and watching
Harry Potter with comfort food and my sick sweater right next to me. There's no better medicine. So I will be resuming my Blog-ering on Wednesday. In the meantime, just sit back and relax and make sure you don't get sick!
Sick, sick, sick, Ebony
Friday, September 17, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Plaid
Hiya there!
So this is yet another Fashion Sunday and I want to talk to you about another trend that is very popular in my little city. Plaid.
I was just sitting in my window bench looking out the window while listening to my radio and I saw a girl pass by wearing a plaid shirt, her mother had a plaid purse and another girl was wearing a blue sweater and loose plaid pajama pants. It was like a little plaid family. So I opened my closet doors and searched for something plaid. And I'm sad to say that I didn't find much. My new Calvin Klein pajama pants are plaid and I have a shoulder bag that's plaid but not too much else. My sister wears plaid button up shirts all the time and she looks gorgeous in them. She bought one over the summer. It's green and blue and looks fantastic! So of course, I went to my computer and searched stores and runways for hints of plaid or outfits based on it. Here are some of the pictures and websites I found.
Courtney Cox Arquette is also sporting those plaid tops.
See sis? You're not the only one who wears them!
Hope I helped, Ebony.
So this is yet another Fashion Sunday and I want to talk to you about another trend that is very popular in my little city. Plaid.
I was just sitting in my window bench looking out the window while listening to my radio and I saw a girl pass by wearing a plaid shirt, her mother had a plaid purse and another girl was wearing a blue sweater and loose plaid pajama pants. It was like a little plaid family. So I opened my closet doors and searched for something plaid. And I'm sad to say that I didn't find much. My new Calvin Klein pajama pants are plaid and I have a shoulder bag that's plaid but not too much else. My sister wears plaid button up shirts all the time and she looks gorgeous in them. She bought one over the summer. It's green and blue and looks fantastic! So of course, I went to my computer and searched stores and runways for hints of plaid or outfits based on it. Here are some of the pictures and websites I found.
Left To Right: Ralph Lauren, Peter Som, Whitley Kros, Vivienne Westwood Red Label, Chanel
See sis? You're not the only one who wears them!
Hope I helped, Ebony.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Poems
I just recently rented a book from the library that is right across our street. Thirty seconds away if you walk. Anyways, I rented another poem book. I enjoy writing and reading poems. But then I looked on my bookcase and remembered that I have a giant poem book with nine hundred and seventy three pages. That's right. Nine hundred and seventy. I compared the two side by side and sighed. Why did I rent this? But it has many different poets that mine doesn't have. Would you like to hear one of my favourites? Here it is:
In Your Light I Learn How To Love
RUMI
In your light I learn how to love.
In your beauty how to make poems.
You dance inside my chest,
where no one sees you,
but sometimes I do,
and that sight becomes art.
AHHH! That is amazing writing. And many people have forgotten what that is like. Here is an example! This is the stuff that makes books. Little verses like these are the things that makes books into classics. Maybe not this particular one but many like this.
Ebony.
In Your Light I Learn How To Love
RUMI
In your light I learn how to love.
In your beauty how to make poems.
You dance inside my chest,
where no one sees you,
but sometimes I do,
and that sight becomes art.
AHHH! That is amazing writing. And many people have forgotten what that is like. Here is an example! This is the stuff that makes books. Little verses like these are the things that makes books into classics. Maybe not this particular one but many like this.
Ebony.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Late Cookin' Wednesday
Hello. How are you today?
Jeez, I'm sorry you had a bad day. I had a pretty good day, About a week ago, my mother made sticky rice and it was DELICIOUS. We're trying to eat as healthy as possible and boy, I like it! I had so much of it. Then yesterday, she made it again to get rid of the little bit of left over rice. Anyways, she put it with home-made Sloppy Joes. I swore, I drowned in a pool of terrific-ness. (yes, I did just use the word terrific.) I burnt my tongue a little bit but, it was worth it!
On a completely different note, I am hoping to make a no-bake cheesecake. The ingredients are common ingredients so it's quite easy. We'd just need to buy cream cheese and with ten minutes- voila! A cheesecake right before your eyes! Enjoy!
Your extremely tired chef, Ebony.
P.S. I apologize. I should call this Cookin' Thursday. :)
Jeez, I'm sorry you had a bad day. I had a pretty good day, About a week ago, my mother made sticky rice and it was DELICIOUS. We're trying to eat as healthy as possible and boy, I like it! I had so much of it. Then yesterday, she made it again to get rid of the little bit of left over rice. Anyways, she put it with home-made Sloppy Joes. I swore, I drowned in a pool of terrific-ness. (yes, I did just use the word terrific.) I burnt my tongue a little bit but, it was worth it!
On a completely different note, I am hoping to make a no-bake cheesecake. The ingredients are common ingredients so it's quite easy. We'd just need to buy cream cheese and with ten minutes- voila! A cheesecake right before your eyes! Enjoy!
Your extremely tired chef, Ebony.
P.S. I apologize. I should call this Cookin' Thursday. :)
Sunday, September 5, 2010
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EBONY!
So, today is a very special day, it's my birthday!!!
Yes, yes, Happy Birthday, Bonne Fete and all that Jazz. No, no I'm just kidding. But on a serious level, I would like to say that this birthday was amazing! I got some amazing presents and a nice lunch at RED LOBSTER because we have lived in Canada for forever and never been to RED LOBSTER. And my sister thinks it's Un-Patriotic. But oy, was it go-oo-oo-d! I had shrimp and crab! Oh my goodness! And salad and baked potato. So we went home and had a chocolate coconut cake that blew me away and then I opened my presents. I got a Terry Cloth Bath Robe, A Frame where I can put in a stick-on E for ebony. It's really nice. And the Bath Robe is so fantastic and soft and makes me feel like I'm in a hotel. I got an amazing and high-quality face wash and Calvin Klein pajama pants!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyways I'm going to go play Tennis the come back and eat some cake.
Your Birthday Girl, Ebony.
Yes, yes, Happy Birthday, Bonne Fete and all that Jazz. No, no I'm just kidding. But on a serious level, I would like to say that this birthday was amazing! I got some amazing presents and a nice lunch at RED LOBSTER because we have lived in Canada for forever and never been to RED LOBSTER. And my sister thinks it's Un-Patriotic. But oy, was it go-oo-oo-d! I had shrimp and crab! Oh my goodness! And salad and baked potato. So we went home and had a chocolate coconut cake that blew me away and then I opened my presents. I got a Terry Cloth Bath Robe, A Frame where I can put in a stick-on E for ebony. It's really nice. And the Bath Robe is so fantastic and soft and makes me feel like I'm in a hotel. I got an amazing and high-quality face wash and Calvin Klein pajama pants!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyways I'm going to go play Tennis the come back and eat some cake.
Your Birthday Girl, Ebony.
Book Saturday
I haven't much to say today except that I am extraordinarily excited. Do you want to hear why? It truly is silly but it filed me with joy.
Alright, so on Tuesday my sister and I went to Waterloo to stay for five days with my dad. So we celebrated my birthday because my real birthday is tomorrow. After we had a nice, fancy lunch and did lots of shopping as my present yesterday we went to CHAPTERS and I saw a whole shelf dedicated to SHIVER and LINGER by Maggie Stiefvater whom I talked about last Book Saturday. I was so excited! They all had those stickers that say something like ________ favourite book. And another one that says
CHAPTERS' Book of the month. Anyways, I was really happy. So, enjoy your day. we'll chat on my Birthday tomorrow!!!!
Alright, so on Tuesday my sister and I went to Waterloo to stay for five days with my dad. So we celebrated my birthday because my real birthday is tomorrow. After we had a nice, fancy lunch and did lots of shopping as my present yesterday we went to CHAPTERS and I saw a whole shelf dedicated to SHIVER and LINGER by Maggie Stiefvater whom I talked about last Book Saturday. I was so excited! They all had those stickers that say something like ________ favourite book. And another one that says
CHAPTERS' Book of the month. Anyways, I was really happy. So, enjoy your day. we'll chat on my Birthday tomorrow!!!!
Friday, September 3, 2010
My Unsaid Thoughts
Alright... a blog post. What shall I write about today?
Global Warming? Scrambled Eggs? Exploding Stars? I've got it!The title of my blog clearly says: Food, Fashion, Books and Me. I've talked about Food, I've talked about Fashion for sure, and I've certainly talked about Books as well. But when was the last time I talked about me? Me and just me? I don't recall talking about Me at all as a matter of fact. So today's post will be about me, just so you know. It might be long but I do have things to say that never get a chance to be said and now all my thoughts are welling up inside of me waiting to burst out. So I might as well write them down.
You may not have noticed but in the past few days, I have now two followers on this blog. Now, just to be sure, I am not saying this for any malicious reasons, simply because today's blog post is about me and I am glad that people are following my blog because that means that I am helping them in some way, shape or form. Whether it's reading or food or fashion or anything of such topics. The fact is, I am extraordinarily happy that I am doing good in this world. Because, truth be told, no matter what I do in life, no matter how many ribbons I win or how many A's I get on my tests, none of it matters if I didn't help anyone along the way. Now I know that might sound sappy, but it's true.I don't think I could live with myself if I didn't do any good in life. This is part of the reason I am writing this blog.
Now, since we are...not on the subject...I'd like to tell you that I have taken up knitting! Knitting is very relaxing to me. In fact, I learned how to knit when I was...eight...? That sounds about right. I was eight years old when I first started to knit. I started making this scarf out of yarn that was white, orange and yellow and I left it alone for some time and then, a couple of months ago, I started knitting once more. I find it a wonderful hobby and can't wait to start knitting my next item. The scarf, however, is not finished but should be in time for winter this year. I will wear it once on a day that isn't too cold and then put it away and look back at it in ten years and laugh. You may be asking 'why would she laugh at a scarf?' The reason that I would laugh at the multi-coloured scarf is that it is quite a sight! At the bottom, when I first started knitting-at the age of eight- it really doesn't look like I was knitting, it looks more like I was puncturing massive holes in yarn. There are strings of the yarn going every which way in crazy patterns (that aren't really patterns). I would laugh at the messed-up scarf also because it gets smaller and smaller and smaller as it makes it's way over to the other side. I must have lost at least five loops on my way journey to the other end of the scarf.
And if we're talking about my knitting and my hobbies, I'll tell you that I also love to sketch and draw and paint, I'd like to think that I'm very artsy that way. I love to write and dance to. But the hobby I wanted to to tell you about was acting. I always loved Drama classes at school. We used to have to make these little skits about the chapter we had just finished reading in class. Now, remember that I was in a split class so there were only seven of us and the rest of the class was in a different grade. So the seven of us rarely had anyone else to talk to during lunch and other such occasions when our other friends weren't in our class. So we knew each others flaws and skills. I was the actress and the 'Teacher's Pet'. Because I had such high grades.So whenever we had to make these little skits, people desperately wanted to be in my skit. Which, I can't lie, made me feel good. I'm not a perfect person and since I was terrible at sports and despised Gym class and always got picked last for teams, these little arguments that lasted for a few seconds made me feel like I was on Cloud Nine. You can't say you don't enjoy a compliment from time to time after you've been picked last in Gym class every day and get hit by countless soccer balls, dodge balls, volleyballs and basket balls. Ooh, the basket balls (I had a bruise from one of the basket balls for a month) . But, it didn't matter because when we performed those skits, I was happy and smiling. I could fake cry and keep a straight face even if someone off-scene was making silly faces straight at me. I loved it.
Oh! I've just realized that I've been rambling on forever. I guess you don't really notice if you're talking about yourself now do you? I apologize if I've kept you from something important because I have so many unsaid thoughts and un-known hobbies. So run along now, don't let me keep your important activity waiting. I'm just glad you know a little more about me.
Your Clueless Friend, Ebony.
Global Warming? Scrambled Eggs? Exploding Stars? I've got it!The title of my blog clearly says: Food, Fashion, Books and Me. I've talked about Food, I've talked about Fashion for sure, and I've certainly talked about Books as well. But when was the last time I talked about me? Me and just me? I don't recall talking about Me at all as a matter of fact. So today's post will be about me, just so you know. It might be long but I do have things to say that never get a chance to be said and now all my thoughts are welling up inside of me waiting to burst out. So I might as well write them down.
You may not have noticed but in the past few days, I have now two followers on this blog. Now, just to be sure, I am not saying this for any malicious reasons, simply because today's blog post is about me and I am glad that people are following my blog because that means that I am helping them in some way, shape or form. Whether it's reading or food or fashion or anything of such topics. The fact is, I am extraordinarily happy that I am doing good in this world. Because, truth be told, no matter what I do in life, no matter how many ribbons I win or how many A's I get on my tests, none of it matters if I didn't help anyone along the way. Now I know that might sound sappy, but it's true.I don't think I could live with myself if I didn't do any good in life. This is part of the reason I am writing this blog.
Now, since we are...not on the subject...I'd like to tell you that I have taken up knitting! Knitting is very relaxing to me. In fact, I learned how to knit when I was...eight...? That sounds about right. I was eight years old when I first started to knit. I started making this scarf out of yarn that was white, orange and yellow and I left it alone for some time and then, a couple of months ago, I started knitting once more. I find it a wonderful hobby and can't wait to start knitting my next item. The scarf, however, is not finished but should be in time for winter this year. I will wear it once on a day that isn't too cold and then put it away and look back at it in ten years and laugh. You may be asking 'why would she laugh at a scarf?' The reason that I would laugh at the multi-coloured scarf is that it is quite a sight! At the bottom, when I first started knitting-at the age of eight- it really doesn't look like I was knitting, it looks more like I was puncturing massive holes in yarn. There are strings of the yarn going every which way in crazy patterns (that aren't really patterns). I would laugh at the messed-up scarf also because it gets smaller and smaller and smaller as it makes it's way over to the other side. I must have lost at least five loops on my way journey to the other end of the scarf.
And if we're talking about my knitting and my hobbies, I'll tell you that I also love to sketch and draw and paint, I'd like to think that I'm very artsy that way. I love to write and dance to. But the hobby I wanted to to tell you about was acting. I always loved Drama classes at school. We used to have to make these little skits about the chapter we had just finished reading in class. Now, remember that I was in a split class so there were only seven of us and the rest of the class was in a different grade. So the seven of us rarely had anyone else to talk to during lunch and other such occasions when our other friends weren't in our class. So we knew each others flaws and skills. I was the actress and the 'Teacher's Pet'. Because I had such high grades.So whenever we had to make these little skits, people desperately wanted to be in my skit. Which, I can't lie, made me feel good. I'm not a perfect person and since I was terrible at sports and despised Gym class and always got picked last for teams, these little arguments that lasted for a few seconds made me feel like I was on Cloud Nine. You can't say you don't enjoy a compliment from time to time after you've been picked last in Gym class every day and get hit by countless soccer balls, dodge balls, volleyballs and basket balls. Ooh, the basket balls (I had a bruise from one of the basket balls for a month) . But, it didn't matter because when we performed those skits, I was happy and smiling. I could fake cry and keep a straight face even if someone off-scene was making silly faces straight at me. I loved it.
Oh! I've just realized that I've been rambling on forever. I guess you don't really notice if you're talking about yourself now do you? I apologize if I've kept you from something important because I have so many unsaid thoughts and un-known hobbies. So run along now, don't let me keep your important activity waiting. I'm just glad you know a little more about me.
Your Clueless Friend, Ebony.
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