And the beat goes on...

It's monday. Mondays are okay I guess...nothing great about them. This one is just blah. Tomorrow is my birthday and I'm on the umpteenth with little if any sleep. It's stressful and annoying. I have little if any patience and find myself constantly exhausted. The warm milk, soothing baths or evenings of enya humming through my ipod don't seem to quelch the insomnia. Where a day or two without sleep is do able, constantly it's not fun. I am spent mentally and remembering to shower and brush my teeth consume all available resources. I don't write at night, I don't take pictures...I don't even play any video games anymore. I'm that "done" with life. How can you force yourself to go to bed when your mind and body just don't want to go? Sleep is needed soon...because sanity is quickly leaving.

The Book

Yep I'm making a book. No, not kidding...yes I'm really making one. A small one, but it's got words, a layout and pictures actually printed on the pages. Dana inspired me to finally do it, and I'm wanting to have it done to give to Aunt Lanny for Thanksgiving. The only problem is I can't really decided on the layout...I'm wanting it to be perfect (as always) but I can't really tell if it's good or not. I've gone simple and made it black and white pictures only...so I don't have to compete with mismatched colors...but still I can't to get it all flowing great and looking good...
If you want to help me go here http://www.shutterfly.com/action/publishing/preview if it asks you for a password or login it's acnagel@hotmail.com and password is pandabear

Any suggestion?

The look of food

I love to cook. I don't generally do it though. It drives me mad to try and cook in my kitchen. Now my kitchen is adequet for making food...but just not for the way I make it. I prefer to make spreads, not just here's chicken and away we go. Which means lots of dishes...and me being scattered brained trying to be chopping, stiring, mixing and washing at the same time. And I must be on guard for the 2 food theives in my house, they sneak in and pick at everything! I like to plate things (watch food network if you don't know what that means) I like it to look nice, everything be in very cool yet simple serving dishes. Garnished slightly, and never with something you won't be eating. I want to have the deserts, drinks and side dishes that go with the meal. That's just the way I've always thought about food. Which is so odd, because I don't like to eat food like that. I prefer bagels and simple sandwiches to gourmet meals. But the look of food makes me want to do it, lemongrass simmering next to red chilies, apple cider and bacon coating the chicken, farm fresh tomatoes seared on the grill.....I know it looks good and I wish I could make it.

new look

Please be patient with the blog..I'm messing with some templets...or trying too :)