Cooking, Baking and Frustration

This weekend was a stressful one. I worked all weekend, with some late night partying, and did hours of homework...yesterday I did homework for 8 hours straight!! I feel a little run down so I am doing something special tonight, making dinner and cupcakes! I love to cook and really love to bake, but I don't get much time for it anymore. When I do get time it's when I'm alone and have no one to cook for...=( Tonight I threw together a chicken recipe, a random creation of mine. I split my chicken breasts and stuffed them with a mixture of rondele cheese spread and prosciutto, then I breaded them w/shake and bake. ( I can't be too fancy here!) I just pulled this out of my head so hopefully it's delicious, although I did make one regular chicken breast just in case!! I will also be making Devil's Food cupcakes with a cream cheese frosting.
A piece of heaven for a way too busy life. I will report on both since I have also never made cream cheese frosting.

I have also decided that anybody who is hired to teach at computer class should be required to show that they can complete the tasks we as students are required to do. My teacher has not been able to answer any of my questions and few class-wide. Creating a website is the most stressful thing I have ever done! We have all of these requirements such as adding external and internal links, having multiple pages, pictures, video, blog ect.... I cannot figure out the internal links and my teacher said she was unsure of how to do it in the software we are required to use (iWeb). This brings me to my second frustration: if you are requiring us to use a special program that most students do not have access to at home and there is limited availability on campus; give us time to do it in class! It is not our fault that as a teacher you are behind as a result of your inability to use the software you are supposed to teach.

My Thoughts for Tuesday

Today is my second day as a blogger! Yes, I did return. Today I spent a bit of time reading through other peoples' blogs. These are my thoughts:

1. If you click "Next Blog" at the top of the screen, they seem to be themed...today's must have been Baliwood.
2. While searching for people with my similar joy of baking I realized that just because they have it listed as an interest means nothing as far as them having baking themed posts...not helpful when looking for cupcake recipes.
3. I need to find a new way of searching for blogs to follow.
4. I cannot figure out how to add a picture without it messing up the text under the "About Me" gadget.
5. I am not nearly as crafty as I thought I was after seeing so many cute blogs.

I also would like to share that during a power outage at school today, one of my penguins (specifically the one on my keyring) disappeared today. This made me very sad and a little worried since this is what occupied my hands to keep me still and keep me sane during class.

My First Blog!

So today is the day! I am not a very Internet savvy person so I have stayed away from all forms of blogging...until now. I had to create a website and blog for one of my classes (Who knew to be an elementary teacher you needed to know how to blog?) and it turned out to be kind of entertaining.

My previous blog for school was a practice, unpublished blog so when I had to name my blog and create the URL I was faced with my first obstacle. I was struck by sheer panic thinking it would be permanent and that it would be how everyone would find my blog. I have no idea how businesses come up with their names or how you would ever come up with a title for a book, the thought of that is nerve-wracking to me. I read a few articles on "how to name your blog" and none of them were very helpful. The only thing I got from them was that your URL should match your title. I ended up getting the idea for my blog title while searching for penguin stuff (penguins have become a mini obsession of mine lately). Then you have to hope what you want is available. Luckily I only had to tweak my title once otherwise I think I would have become very discouraged.

I know you are supposed to have a general theme for your blog, but I have decided that I needed a place to blog about whatever is going on in my life. There are so many things happening everyday it's hard to be able to share it all with everyone. I am currently working at a family owned bar, going to school to be an elementary school teacher and planning my upcoming wedding. All of this makes for very full and wonderfully exciting days! There is rarely a boring day in my life and I am constantly finding myself in new experiences so I have decided to share some of them with anyone who is interested. Some topics to expect are:

• School
• Stories from the bar
• Evan: My nephew
• The Wedding
• And the occasional penguin post

I hope you can find the color in your life!
Sincerely,
Sam