the hobbit

I had to share this

because I am a Tolkien nerd.

I swear by the end of this I was holding back tears.

Jackson is working on another

great set of instant classics!



stress relief

Baking is my favorite form of stress relief.

There is something about the process that

just calms my mind. 

My little sister's birthday was at the beginning of July

and I had a lot of fun baking for her.

She requested my Cream-filled Red Velvet Cupcakes

instead of a birthday cake.

I also wanted to try a new recipe I found on Pinterest:

Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies.

{talk about alliteration}

I LOVE anything with cream cheese in it

and these cookies did not disappoint.

They do have more of a cakey texture to them

and I was not thrilled with that.

But they had a great flavor!

I had some extra cream cheese icing from the cupcakes.

And I discovered something heavenly!

I made a cream cheese chocolate chip cookie sandwich.
{sigh}

I do not even want to know how many calories were in that concoction.

I am dreaming of baked goods right now.

Between my sister's birthday & mine in early August

I am doing the "No Junk Food Challenge."

It is really not that hard because I do not eat

that many sweets.
Not that you can tell from this post.

The hardest thing to give up is

peanut butter & nutella.

I think I will be having a PB&J for my birthday lunch!

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geek alert

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I am a geek!

I love science fiction & superheroes & technology. 

I dream of one day going to Comic-Con.

Luckily, I have the world wide web.

This allows me to experience snippets of Comic-Con.

It is a sad substitute but better than nothing!

For the past 2 years,

Zachary Levi has orchestrated Nerd HQ at Comic-Con.

And they streamed all of their panels live!

Woo-Hoo! 

I did not get to watch all of them live

because of the time difference.

However, they archived the streams

which were available almost immediately after the panel.

Of course, there is also YouTube.

I have been spending a lot of time on there today.

I thought I would share some of the awesome

Comic-Con videos

I have been watching this weekend.

Are there any other geeks out there that would love to go to Comic-Con?

Live From Nerd HQ: Nathan Fillion - Watch More Funny Videos

Live From Nerd HQ: Nathan Fillion Pt. 2 - Watch More Funny Videos

Live From Nerd HQ: Doctor Who - Watch More Funny Videos

Live From Nerd HQ: Joss Whedon - Watch More Funny Videos

Live From Nerd HQ: Zac Levi - Watch More Funny Videos

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i ♥ nail polish

I think it is a well-known fact

that I love nail polish!

My latest obsession is matte nails.

I bought Essie's Matte About You;

which is a top coat that makes any nail polish matte!

I am LOVING it!

The only thing I do not like about matte

is that it seems to chip faster

than regular nail polish.

But that is okay because

I typically change my nail color every 3-4 days.

Here are some of my more recent polishes:

What are your favorite nail polish colors?