Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Art Project


Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Hobbs
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Theme
Theme is the central idea of a piece of writing. In House on Mango Street there are a bunch of themes, but the biggest theme must be family. "My Papa broke down and cried, as if he had just heard the news himself." This quote can easily show that the family value in this house holed is strong. this can also be see in each description of each family member. "My Mama's hair smells like bread." This quote tells me that her mother loves to cook for her family and that cooking really brings the family closer together.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Clouds

`Darius and the Clouds Page 33
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
What im proud of...


Sunday, July 12, 2009
Comic-Con ist comming...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Stories
An ice cold breeze blew this morning as a pair of small hands grasped the cold sharp steel, a pair of eyes looked out into the confusing world which was just beyond his reach. "Why am I here?" said the small boy under his breath. "What is the point of being here in this prison, forced to memorize trivial things that, by this time next year, we shall have forgotten all about?" His hands gripped the steel fence as hard as he could until his palms began to bleed. "My prison may be big and I may leave it every day, but I still return day after day, week after week, and year after gruelling year." The boy stared at the near by freeway that sat no more that three hundred feet away from where he stood. Why was he here and for what purpose?
A hand grabbed the little boys sleeve, dragging him closer and closer to the ginormous tower of steel. "But I don't want to!" wailed the little one as he kicked and squirmed to get away from his approaching doom. "Don't be such a cowered, its awesome you'll see." The boy stayed quiet. He stared at people who willingly bared themselves into this death trap, slowly made their way to the top of the tower, and suddenly were dropped and sent hurdling to the concrete below. The boy hated heights but hated falling even more. He was shoved into a seat, strapped in, and was sent on his way to the top of the steel monstrosity. The tower creaked as he sat at the top, his eyes shut tight. All of a sudden he was dropped. He screamed as he was sent hurdling to the ground below. As he opened his eyes the ride was over."Again, again!" he shouted. He wanted the adrenaline to continue.
A Lonely child sits on a swing trying desperately to not shed a tear, not to show an ounce of the sobbing boy within him."Did I do something wrong? Did I say something offencive? Why won't they come near me?" Over and over the boy contemplated each scenario. Without even realizing it the boy had been shunned away, he had become an outcast.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Using Our Herbs!!
1/3 cup chopped fresh basil
1 1/2 teaspoons seasoning salt
3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup white wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice.
So next we go ahead and finely chop out basil.
Then measure a table spoon of seasoning salt and add it to the basil.
Next measure 3/4 of a tea spoon and add that to the mix.
Then measure 3/4 cup of vegetable oil or olive oil which ever you prefer.
Next add 3/4 White wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar again whatever you prefer.
Now here the recipe says to add 1 table spoon to the mix but i find a hole lemon tastes much better.
Lastly after all everything is mixed together let the concoction sit over night so the basil has time to dupers throughout the mixture.
Now this recipe is online but The alterations that I made I got from a family recipe that I got from my mother.
Now why did I do this?
Well first of all we are growing an herb garden in our classroom as a way to live sustainable. So since we grew them, why not eat them I mean that's why they are there, to eat right. Anyway as soon as i made this basil vinaigrette i had to try it. Even though I didn't let it set it still tasted epic. It had a burst of lemon followed by a kick from the basil and vinegar working together. It was soooooooooooo gooooooooooooooood ^^. now if I was to do this again I wouldn't change a thing for it's a family tradition plus if something is good why change it? What I really want to do is find more family recipes and see if i can make my own twist on it.
Monday, May 11, 2009
I Believe

Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Insperation!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Food is GOOD!!!

1. Chicken Souvlaki Sandwiches
Ingrediants: 2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint, 1 teaspoon olive oil, 1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, 4 (1/4 pound) skinless boneless chicken breast halves, 1 small garlic clove chopped, 1 cup plain fat-free yogurt, 1 unpeeled kirby cucumber cut into 1/4-inch dice, 4 (6-inch) pita breads, 2 cups lightly packes thinly sliced romaine lettuce, 1/2 small red onion thinly sliced, and 2 tomatoes cut into 8 slices.
2.
Autumn Fruit Salad with Thyme and Ginger
Take...150ml water 55g castor sugar 25g stem ginger in syrup 1 large orange 2 eating apples 2 slightly under ripe pears 115g seedless green grapes 1 large sprig thyme (or 1 teaspoonful dried thyme) then...1 Heat the water sugar and a couple of tablespoons of syrup from the stem ginger jar together in a pan and bring to the boil to make a clear syrup.
2 Peel the orange and slice it across the grain into rounds 5mm thick remove any pips. 3 Cut each apple in half remove the cores and quarter.4 Cut the pears in half lengthways remove the cores and cut into quarters. 5 Remove the grapes from their stalks and if they have seeds halve and de pip them. 6 Put the apples and pears into the syrup and simmer for 5 minutes. 7 Add the thyme (if it's dried put it in a muslin bag so that you can retriev e it without it coating the fruit). 8 Add the orange slices and continue to simmer for another 5 minutes. 9 Slice the pieces of stem ginger as thinly as you can add these to the pan alon g with the grapes and simmer for 5 minutes more. 10 Pour into a shallow gratin dish or similar china or glass container remove the thyme and allow the mixture to cool a little before eating.
3.Pasta and Basil Salad
Ingredients:3/4 cup uncooked spiral pasta or small shells4 medium tomatoes, cut into thin wedges5 green onions, thinly sliced1 cup thin slices of seeded cucumber1 cup fresh corn kernels1 cup (packed) fresh basil leaves1/3 cup plain yogurt3 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice2 garlic cloves, peeled
Cook pasta according to instructions until just tender. Rinse under cold water. Drain well. Place the pasta in a large bowl. Add tomatoes, green onions, cucumber and corn. Combine basil, yogurt, mayonnaise, lime juice and garlic in processor or blender until basil is finely chopped. Mix dressing with the pasta mixture and toss to coat. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve or cover and refrigerate.
Wala ^^
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Sustainability Visits


Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Ecological Intelligence

Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Ads
I liked this one for it uses a talking dog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqJE5TH5jhc
this is just too funny XD
Friday, March 13, 2009
L.U.L.S. Project

What struck you about the data?
What struck me was the number of people who actually donate to a thrift store. For some reason I thought it would be a much lower percentile that it came out to be.
Were you surprised by any of the results? How so?
Again like I've just stated. The number of people who donate. I didn't know it would be that high.
What were your expectations? Were these met or not?
My expectations were for people to answer truthfully, and yes through personal interviews my expectations were met.
Based on your findings, what type of ad campaign will you run? Will you being to educate people? Encourage or coerce people? Embarrass people? What is your angle?
I was hoping to educate people on recycling clothes. Buying clothes that are department store quality but are a lot cheeper and used. I was also thinking about showing what happens when you just through out your clothes, but mainly the educating part.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Erratic Retaliation

On page 82 Ishmael talks about ‘anthropomorphism.’ Look up the definition of this term and post it in your blog, then describe what he is applying it to in the chapter.
How does Ishmael define ‘Erratic Retaliation’? How does it work in the case of the Cawks?
Why don’t the Cawks just annihilate each other instead of just doing the occasional attacks?
Monday, March 9, 2009
servey
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
Urban Homestead

What do you think the Dervaes’ family Needs vs. Wants sheet would look like? Why? Well there Wants would probably would be low for they seem to be extremely happy with what they got. Now their need also small for they grow most of what the eat so the food expense is ruled out.
How does the Dervaes family fit into what we are studying in My Ishmael?
Overall, what are your thoughts on the way this family lives and works?



