Xpressions
A high-speed express to expressing yourselfThe new Chuck Norris
Former The A-Team star Mr. T once stunned a sick child’s family by bringing him out of a coma – after doctors begged the actor for help.
The poorly kid fell unconscious in Detroit, Michigan in the mid-1980s – and the only physical movement he made was in response to hearing Mr. T’s name.
And when the mohawked star was in town, he stopped by the hospital to visit the ill boy – with miraculous results.
He tells Empire magazine, “His family put toys around him and one of them was a Mr. T doll. And whenever my name came up, the boy moved his arm.
“Somebody told the doctors I was in town, so they called me down there. I closed the curtains and prayed. Then, as I was walking down the hall, the kid suddenly came out of the coma and hollered out.
“That was my supernatural moment.”
Talk about WOW…I wouldn’t mind having a superpower like that =D
-Katura
Back again!
Geez…I haven’t updated in a long time (I really need to work on consistency:-)
Tales of Kahlan version two is now up! I’ll leave the old version up for now…
- Katura
Coins for Change
This is a poem written for my grandfather (he’s really big on collecting change)
From ocean to ocean,
From border to border,
We will raise a commotion,
With our pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters!
This here world is full of injustice and pain,
We the people suffer as prices skyrocket,
All for the government and corporations gain,
The means to make a difference lies in your pocket!
Although this world is unfair,
With our spare pennies and dimes,
We can change the world! Do not despair!
With coins we’ll get through these hard times!
My sister, my brother,
My father, my mother,
My grandfather, my grandmother,
My good friend, my lover,
And to all those around the earth,
Struggling to make ends meet,
To a movement we will give birth,
The solution lies at your feet!
So pick up that dime,
And save it in a jar,
It is an era for change; now is the time,
With every coin saved up a better future is not as far.
- M.K. Scott (A.K.A Katura ;-P)
Yes I’m alive >.>
Wow. I haven’t updated in a while, I’ve been really busy with…stuff…I’m rewriting the Kahlan tales (which shall be put up soon) and I’ve been spending a lot of time perfecting the PHATE tales…so that’s all folks…:-P
- Katura
Wait there’s more!
Tales 2-5 up in the PHATE series, and 1-5 in the Kahlan series…the stupid font keeps giving me trouble when I’m posting things…T-T
- Katura
Shortbread Wedges
Shortbread has got to be my all time favorite cookie. It’s so easy to make, and it tastes really, really good! Plus the options for shortbread are limitless; you can dip shortbread in chocolate, coat it with frosting, make cut outs, (one of my favorites is cutting out hearts and then using a straw to make a hole in the upper left corner. Bake it, then run a string through it and you’ve got dangling hearts!) You can add all different kinds of extracts; lemon, almond, peppermint, orange…etc. And the best part of all its only three ingredients!
Ingredients:
1¼ cups Unbleached Flour
3 Tablespoons Sugar
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
· Preheat oven to 325O.
· Combine flour and sugar.
· Cut in butter completely with fork and/or fingers, then knead until smooth.
· Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
· Right on the cookie sheet, pat or roll dough into an 8-inch circle. Use your fingers to shape the edges into a scalloped design.
· Use a pizza cutter (or a knife) to cut the dough circle into 12 to 16 wedges. (do NOT separate wedges) Prick all over with fork.
· Bake for 25 minutes, or until the edges are very lightly browned.
· Use the pizza cutter along the same lines to re-cut the wedges.
· Cool for a few minutes on the cookie sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Makes 12-16 wedge-shaped cookies
Tip: For extra flavor add ½ Teaspoon vanilla (before kneading)
- Katura
Dirt Cake
Ingredients:
2 16oz. packages Oreo Cookies
½ cup Powdered Sugar
Small box Instant Pudding Mix,
2 8oz. packages Cream Cheese
(vanilla or other white flavor)
16 oz. Cool Whip Topping, thawed
1 ¾ cups Whole Milk
Large plastic flowerpot
Dirt Cake:
- · Thoroughly wash and dry flowerpot.
- · In a blender or food processor, grind Oreo cookies in batches until powdery. Set aside.
- · Combine milk and pudding mix. Beat with a wire whisk, or mixer for 2 minutes. Set aside to thicken.
- · In a large bowl, blend cream cheese and powdered sugar; add pudding and blend until well combined (about 2 – 3 minutes). Gently fold in cool whip topping.
- · Cover bottom of flowerpot with a layer of the Oreo crumbs. Top with a thick layer of cream mixture. Repeat layers, as necessary, to the top of the flowerpot, ending with a thick layer of “dirt.”
- · Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 2 or more hours.
