First off oh my goodness its the middle of May?...WHHHAATTT. Time flew by.
This year has been great so far, a very productive first 5 months.
including finding new awesome music, by way of the deligtful model Danielle Cosgrove I was intruduced to Hozier. His tone is entrancing. I can blindly listen to his words and still see vibrant images behind closed eyes. If I had to pick a box I would guess a modern version of Neo-Soul.
Take Me to Churn / Hozier
So let me say that there will be spoilers! I am so happy about this last weeks Scandal. Olivia and Jake run off, Command is back, Huck found his family!...Oh and Quinn and her weird boyfriend are not together anymor...YAY!
What better way to end the season! I cannot wait for next season.
Hey there snazzy people!
As always I am looking for a steal of a deal and wanted to share where I find my deals online.
They have a wide variety of designer names and even some unheard of options for around 75% off as well as fumazing daily deal. Which is always awesome. By the way they are by Nordstrom Rack!
They are filled with gems. How it works is you can get an item at a discount price or pay a little more for a bundle which includes two additional free items that you can trade with other little black baggers. I have had some great come ups.
This is not my first stop; the items tend to be very low in quality and desentigrate easily when washed and dried. However I have found some good options that are slowing becoming my favorite pieces. Also you can pay 5.00 annually and get an additional 10% off your purchases yearly and 20% off for the week of your birthday, natrually excluding already marked down prices.
So I found MODSUN (Movement On Dreams, Stand Under None) on YouTube like most things and I was completely infatuated. I immediately started to google everything I could find out about this person and listen to anything I could find.
In a genre like Hip-Hop there is typically a display of consistent dominance over all; fiscally, socially, lyrically, creatively, and physically. MODSUN is no different in most regards, the career of being a rapper greatly requires you to be bosterous; what I find with MODSUN is there is an aggresive level of happiness. No matter what he is speaking about. Let me provide the prefece that I love Hip Hop, well music in general, so there is no biased against any persona. I may not agree with you, but as long as you aren't out blantly lying about what you present I will most likely still bumb it in my stock speakers until they crackle from being blown out. Here is my current little of obsession by him "My Hippy"
I love sugar. It is my favorite thing to consume, I do eat in moderation but only because it can cause health problems if you each it too much.
The only thing I love more than sugary sweets are apples; so naturally apple crispt is my absolute favorite thing to eat. Apple Crisp is like a deconstructed apple pie; soft and sweet apples with a crispt crust on top.
Here is how to make it! You take 6-8 apples (cored and sliced) place in a baking dish and top with a mix of 1/4 cup butter softened, 1/3 rolled oats, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and cinnamon to taste. Thats just a guestimate; I do everything by sight and feel so the measurements can vary. What you want is for a mixture that feels crumbly.
Place the crisp mix on top of the apples, bake at 325 for 20-30 minutes then enjoy!
I hope everyone's Monday ended super well!
As the blog is getting older everyday I want to make sure that I am organizing my details as best as possible. I want to share so much because I have so many things going on. For me knowledge is only as good as what you share; if I find a new fact, band, recipe, etc it is my obligation to infest the masses with this!
So our days will have some themes so they are a tad bit more organized...Lets start with Music Monday!
Kina Grannis is a genuine singer/songwriter in a modern cultural were pop hits are being turned out at a rapid rate due to mass production. At times the listening experience can seem disingenuous, but alas we have be given Kina Grannis. Syndicated radio, that plays pop 40 almost exclusively, is more common than not making Kina Grannis a breath of fresh air. Seriously I was listening to the local radio and 3 stations were playing the exact same YG song at the same time, nothing against YG (I'm actually an appreciator) but I would like some variety with my radio waves. She has single handedly written her upcoming album "Elements", which if "The Fire" is anything to go based off is going to be a heartfelt journey only she can convey. The release date is May 6th, so mark your calendars.
"The Fire"by Kina Grannis
Hapy Sunday! On one of my previous post I posted a playlist with my favorite obssessions and SAVEMONEY from Chicago is always in my ears these days.They are infesting my radio waves as often as possible.
I encourage you to give them a try, a fuse of underground hip hop with the influence of the 90's neo soul rap.
Here is the video for Vic Mensa's Mixtape and Tokyo Shawns "World Turning" Ft Joey Purp. The best part is you can get their Mixtapes free from the links below:
Download the Mixtape Here!
Tokyo Shawn "World Turning" Ft Joey Purp
Community Service Mixtape can be downloaded Here!
This is not a process I would utilize if I had time, EVER! However we sometimes have moments when decisions must be made. In this case I had a limited amount of time to complete a hair style.
Firt off I have insanely curly hair; type 4B if you are familiar with the naturally curly reference. I wanted a specific style for a look at work for the week which would require my hair to be straigthened and I didn't have the time to blow it out AND flat iron it.
Sooooo I did what anyone would do, I took a shortcut. I used the Wet 2 Straight Flat Iron. I've had this flat iron for about 3 years now; I cannot speak to the actual length of life quality of the item because I use it so infrequently BUT I can speak to turn out.
The technology behind the item is that it is supposed to use steam generated by your wet hair along with the heat of the flat iron's plates to remove moisture and straighten your hair simultaneously.
It totally works!
Now here are the PROS: It cuts down your time, for me it was half the time of the normal process and it also actually straigtens your hair pretty nicely.
Cons: It smells like my hair is burning when I use it also when I use it too much my hair is pulled too hard and causes breakage.
Yesterday on Instagram I posted a picture of my lunch for the week and I received a pretty positive response. Here is my super simple and delicious recipe!
Here is what you will need!
1 package of Spicy Chicken Italian Sausage from Trader Joes
1 package Organic Chicken Broth from Trader Joes
1 bushel of Kale (Cleaned, Stemed and Chopped)
2 cloves of Garlic
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
2 cups of water
It is really simple, take you package of sausage and break it up (or beautifully slice it) brown in olive, mince garlic and add to the browned chicken sausage. Turn down the heat so the garlic doesn't burn. Add the water and Stock bring to a simmer for about 10 minutes. Add Kale, simmer for 10 minutes and enjoy!
I modified this recipe from skinnytaste and you can totally modify this recipe too!
I just had to share what I discovered! So for the photos the last few days I have been using thie online service called fotor, it allows you edit you pictures by creating frames, changing the filters, adding lights, etc.
I have been searching for a way to make the changes from my desktop; there are tons easily accessible on your iPhone that are free and decent but I really wanted access to a go to service/app when I didn't want to use photoshop.
The only down side is that when you edit a photo and you want to include it in a collage you have to save it to your desktop and then re-upload it to the program.
EXAMPLE
I love food, I love many things I admit, but I love food. I am always looking to try something new...always. Roaming the streets of Sacramento all the way to San Fransico to eat [and thrift] is one of my favorite things to do. But that doesn't mean that if I dont get out of house that I still eat home made food with the same vigor; I assure that is not the case.
My favorite person to get recipes from is my Sister-In-Law Ruth, she is always trying new thinsg for her husband and two delightful children and when she does I am lurking around to catch a wif, hopefully a bite, and most certainly to get the recipe to try and replicate it or modify it for my taste buds specifically.
And now I am going to share it with you, my lovely reader to enjoy (If you are allergic to strawberries try any other berry with a soft skin, raspberries perhaps.)
Take some sugar or honey, about 7-8 Large strawberries, lastly about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of water. You want the texture to be kinda of like a spread.
use a small sauce pan add water and sugar/honey. bring to a boil.
add your berries and bring back to a boil then lower to a simmer.
This part takes about 15 minutes; all I looked for was the strawberries going soft and the water turning a soft red.
I let the mixture sit for a moment then I used an emerson blender to mix it and Voila!
I enjoyed it on some cinnamon toast with blue cheese crumbles. Ruthie describes it as magical with her yogurt, pretty much eat it anyway you wish.
Stay Classy, Sophia Elaine
I am a bipolar music listener; I could listen to something with insane base and then the next track could be an acoustic set. I'm cool like that. I be to playlist what key be to lock...well...not really, only sometimes. Any howser, this is a compelation of some of my recent obsessions. Some I've discovered endlessly wondering YouTube, Soundcloud, or Facebook and Friends. I do hope you enjoy it.
Let this cure your Monday Madness...you know what they say?..."No one ever expected the Spanish Inquisition!"
Welcome to All My Somethings a blog where I share with you all of my many somethings...but I'm guessing you've picked up on that(you're so smart)! I am always researching something; as a typical "know it all" I live for the days when I can give someone correct information. From Make Up to information on social and global issues...literally anything I have absorbed I want to regurgitate. I started this blog to be able to put to use some of this extra information. So lets be friends, total BFF's.