Vids

This weekend went pretty swell. Just stayed around the house, didnt get much done. I did go to see The Great Gatsby and it was AMAZING, even though they didn't play my song! That was pretty fun, so i was just laying around playing video games with a few friends from the clan(Arcani) i'm in all weekend, like usual. I actually made my first video for my youtube account, my blog, and the clan you tube account this weekend. Its very amateur and horrid, but its a start. I guess I could post it for whatever readers(if there is any) that may be gamers! I was playing a game called The dead linger or TDL for short. Its quite a fun game, its like a zombie apocalypse game. This is just part one of three, the other two are not edited yet, but they will be soon! Enjoy! Feel free to leave feedback!

Im also hoping to make a some more Arcani plays along with the other clan members, if some of them would get their act together!>.>

Anyways just a shout out if anyone that may read this is a gamer looking for a good clan that are avid pc gamers(I happen to have a ps3, the other two main peeps have XBOX's BLEHH. Feel free to send me a message or leave a comment! We play alot of games on steam, ps3 and xbox games, and even a little bit of Runescape here and there!

Frightening

So its been a little while since I posted, it's been a pretty easy week! Had late arrival Monday, Tuesday was a normal easy day, Today we had late arrival once again, tomorrow we have late arrival, and Friday we take the AP English test bright and early, and then don't have to go back until one or something like that. Free jeans day and the junior vs seniors powder puff on Friday, just a few things to look forward to. ALSO INCLUDING THE GREAT GATSBY'S RELEASE! I could not be anymore excited then I already am! I have oh so luckily been able to spend time with my Becky bear! It has been way to long since we have actually had time to get together! We have been on a horror rampage! We have been playing this new game a friend of mine found called Secure,control,Protect, also known as SCP. I'ts pretty fun, do have to say i'm kinda a wuss when it comes to these games, and this one kinda gets to me. We also found this came called no more room in heck, also known as nmrih to us. I like it alot, but also this game seems to kinda give me the creeps at times. I guess im just a wimp! I have kinda been getting back into Runescape a little bit, been playing it more since i actually have a little time to sit down and play it! I also dusted off my huge skyrim book, and made a little progress in that. Speaking of books, I am really getting into this book i'm reading called Utopia by Lincoln Child, its getting quite good, even though I seem to be taking forever on it! I intending to start my night with a nice cup of coffee and a little bit of Runescape and maybe a sprinkle of nmrih. Becky is starting her night with a little Bully on the wii and Resident Evil 4 on the ps2!

And the song of the day isssss....

The song thats been in my head for a while now!

STRESSED

Lately I have been so stressed, I have all my AP exams coming up, I have all this pressure to make a good score on these because it will determine whether or not I get college credit. I also had to take my accuplacer to be enrolled at Eastfield(local community college), I passed luckily! I enrolled in all my classes Economics(there), Physiology(online), and speech(online). I'm really nervous about the speech, never have been good with talking in front of people, bleh. I've found plenty of grey hairs, i'm starting to buy into these sayings that they come from stress. I need a good relaxing! I'm planning on spending my night watching Iron Man 2 for the first time, and maybe playing some kind of game with friends online, maybe some Team Fortress Two or something fun like that. Also I have been listening to a lot of Enya! I love her so much! She puts me in my happy place! I'm hoping I can just relax and enjoy myself, and push through the rest of the week! I'm so ready for the week to be over!

Lazy

I'm so glad its the weekend! I know it will go by quicker than it came, but i'm still glad its here! This six weeks in my fashion design class we are able to make as many personal projects we can so I will spend the weekend looking up things for that, reading all my books that I have started and am yet to finish, and making these new amazing cookies that i'm looking forward to cooking! They look wonderful!

Toasted Coconut Cookie Bars

by JENNA on MARCH 25, 2013

Lately, I’ve been seeing my friend, Heather Christo, post these absolutely drool-worthy photos of sugar cookie bars all over the Internets. Heather has a book coming out soon and I’m SO excited about it! I can’t wait to get my little paws on a copy.

Anyway, the cookie bars divine with a thick sugar cookie base and frosting on top. I knew I had to make an Easter version. You guys, if you’re a coconut fan you’re going to go crazy over these! They’re absolutely addicting. They sort of remind me of those thick lofthouse cookies. So bad…but oh, so good.

The special part about these bars though is the frosting. It’s a basic buttercream frosting with tons of toasted flaked coconut in it, giving each bite of cookie bar a sweet crunch.

Confession time.

The photo above is my second batch of toasted coconut. The first batch I tried to toast in the oven, since I’m such a genius {note the sarcasm here}, and about four minutes later my kitchen was filled with smoke. I couldn’t believe how much smoke there was from a pan of coconut. Maybe that’s a sign to clean my oven? I frantically flung the back door open, threw the black coconut into the sink, took a deep breath and then started over. On the stove.

Moral of the story? Toast your coconut on the stove….and keep an eye on it.

I brought these bars to our community group last Thursday night and everyone loved them! Everyone except Adam. I don’t know how I got roped into marrying a coconut-hater, but it’s happening.

I guess that means more for me.

Toasted Coconut Cookie Bars

yields about 2 dozen bars

Sugar cookie bar recipe adapted from Heather Christo

Print this Recipe!

Ingredients:

for cookie bars—

2 sticks butter, room temperature (1 cup)

3/4 cup powdered sugar

2 egg yolks

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1/4 tsp salt

for toasted coconut frosting —

3/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut

2 sticks butter, room temperture

2 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 12″ pan well with nonstick cooking spray.

Beat together the butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and egg yolks and keep beating until well combined. Add the flour and salt and mix until a soft dough forms.

Press dough into the bottom of your pan and prick several times with a fork. Bake for about 20-23 minutes until edges are golden brown.

Let cookie bar base cool completely before frosting.

To make the frosting, toast the coconut in a small pan over medium/high heat. Watch this — it burns quick! You want nice golden brown bits of coconut.

After the coconut has been toasted, set aside. Cream together the butter and powdered sugar until very light and fluffy. Add the coconut, reserving two tablespoons. Mix well. Spread frosting over bars and sprinkle extra toasted coconut on top. Slice into little squares and serve!

Time:

45 minutes

 TAKEN FROM PINTEREST!

I am also looking forward to playing a bit of skyrim, and my new games I ordered on Amazon, I finally decided to get the first two Spyros for myself and am now not having to play them at my cousins house! I was obsessed with the third spyro for a while and now im excited to see how well I like replaying the first two! I also got Lego Harry Potter years one through four, I know.... lame and nerdy! But i'm such a huge harry potter fan I wanted to try it out! I also want to do a video of some kind of commentary on some kind of game with a few friends and finally get a video posted on my youtube channel and on here! I'm hoping that's in store this weekend too! im looking forward to a long weekend of relaxation and fun, powering up for all the TAKS testing next week! Will blog tomorrow on how the cookies went! Pictures will be posted!

Shrimp

I love shrimp, and its most likely my favorite food, but man this stuff I ate last night, its doing me a awful number! (I know you totally wanted to read that and know that about me XD) This weekend I didnt get much done, went to the movies with some friends, did all my endless bio homework and did quite a bit of cleaning. I recently got back into Pinterest! That occupied alot of my weekend. As did black ops 2, finally got prestige, and im excited to start over as a main sniper(gonna be kinda hard, im used to running in and taking everyone out in a good amount of time, not waiting and camping for my kills) Anyways, got a little bit of organization done, looked at some curtains but no success. Im really looking forward to summer, im trying to get the beach body I want, im pretty far away but I just need to stay motivated! Anyways I was messing around on YouTube and I ended up at one of my favorite old songs by an amazing man Pat Green, the song was Wave on Wave of course, and I stumbled on this video, and it was about my two favorite people from lost! I named my car after this man for Gods sakes! And the women that he is SUPPOSED to be with is with another, and i guess you just have to watch the show. But they are my FAVORITE "couple" from the amazing show Lost and I was amazed that this AMAZING song was about them! Highlight of my weekend!

 Here's the awesome vid that is also the song of the day!

Friday!

It's nearing Friday! Nothing much went on this week, failed a bio test and passed a math one, which is weird normally it's the other way around! It's exam week, Bleh, physics test tomorrow and the rest of the day should be easy, jeans day and college shirt day! Going to be representing the SEA AGGIES! Gig em! I'm back into Nikita, really missed that show, it's so amazing and I would defiantly recommend it(its not Netflix)! I'm also thinking about restarting the True Blood books! They are so good and I didn't read a few of the last ones that I now have! Recently bought Assassins Creed three, really like the multiplayer, if I could only get a hang of it!
Well nothing going on this weekend, some SAT studying with a few friends and a whole lot of relaxation. I ran my half a mile and Im going to take a hot bath and start my "Dead Untill Dark" by one of my favorite authors Charlaine Harris! Goodnight bloggers!!

Rangers(:

I haven't blogged in forever, I'd have to say I kind of miss it! It's a pretty good day today, jeans day, rangers gear, and a laid back easy day(kinda). It's the best friends birthday today! Going out tonight with her and a few friends, hoping to have a good night tonight! I'm so sad, I finished my new favorite book a few days ago, it's over, and it was an amazing book! It's called Fatal Tide by Iris Johansen, it was the best one I have read in a while! Now I've started Utopia, by Lincoln Child, it's pretty good so far, haven't gotten to deep into it yet. I also recently bought Evolution Impossible, by Werner. I'm planning on getting settled down with that pretty soon too! I'm signing up for the SAT again in June, hoping to get a way better score! Ill be studying hard! I've also taken back to working out, jogging a mile a night on the treadmill, I think I need to defiantly step it up, bathing suit season is innnn!! And I don't want to wear a tank and surfer shorts anymore!! Anyways I'm kind of out of my rock phase and back to the good ole country music again, it's what I grew up with and it's what is staying(:! Ill have to get back on here and explain how the weekend went when its over!
*also addicted to black opps 2 now-.-
*song of the day would have to be Cruise, by Florida George line!!
*Rangers opening night, GO KINSLER!!