Disco is My Cosmos

Sometimes life seems like an ice cube tray. There's cubes that you try to select. You work on that tray, twisting it ever so slightly, to dislodge what you think is the perfect cube for your drink. But a lot of the time, another cube becomes dislodged first. You think, "I didn't want that one, it's too big or too small for my drink," but there's no stopping it. You are getting that unwanted cube, no more questions asked. Sometimes if you get particularly frustrated, you twist the tray too much. All the cubes (except for those really stubborn ones) come falling out, sometimes all over the floor and/or counter top. Now you have no choice but to pick up the now contaminated pieces and hope you have another tray waiting in the freezer. You'd better wipe up the floor so as not to slip on the gradually melting ice. There are rare occasions that the ice cube search goes according to plan: you get that one ice cube you desire, without any others falling o...

I've been struggling with the fact that I really enjoy several creative avenues and sometimes have trouble deciding which one to take. Sometimes I wish I were one of those people who ONLY painted or ONLY wrote...but now I'm beginning to realize that instead of trying to narrow down my creative outlets, maybe I should expand upon them, or at least pick one as the mood strikes me? Some creative outlets I enjoy: Photography Writing Painting Singing Writing/Playing music Thinking up short films Designing Clothes Cooking I also like watching dancing very much..sometimes I wish I were trained in dancing or could try it as a creative outlet. By letting go of the idea of having to "choose", perhaps I will be more free to decide which one I am more drawn to, or at least be able to explore many and enjoy them in the process of doing so? I say this because I have friends who are creative in multiple ways and I am guessing there are people out there who second guess themselves w...

I was really in the mood for mushroom soup, and in a dream, I ate a version with crispy bacon and spinach added in. So I made up my dream soup and hoped it would be as good as the dream. It really was! Here's the recipe: http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/cream_of_mushroom_soup/ Then I just added really crispy bacon and uncooked spinach at the end. Sure beats anything you can find in a can!