Like a kid in a candy store...

You ever pick up a book and you can not put it down...or ever download music and have it on repeat? Well, my homegirl, (shout our to SE) sent me a link to http://www.ed2010.com and I can't go to bed. Ok, well I take that back, I must go to bed, but first I want to share a little more about the site with you...

My question is, where was this site when I was in college?? Where was this site when Trace magazine handing me an "edit test,"?  All I knew was that I love magazines and had no idea how to nourish that love...oh but to answer the question, Turns out Ed2010 was conceived by Chandra (Czape) Turner in 1998- in NYC. Chandra, the website states, her friend and a group of other young editorial assistants met at happy hour to "swap secrets, and advice,"...Brilliant!!  They have now expanded to over 30 cities  (including the UK and Canada) and two dozen college campuses (note to self, make sure HU is on the list).  

The site offers EA seminars for all levels, salary info, start up guides, a glossary of editorial terms, and it's really a community as they have multi-city book clubs.  They also list a dreamy set of job posts, said to be word of mouth, that you just got to check out... "WhisperJobs™." 

Lastly, their tag line is... "NEXT STOP : YOUR MAGAZINE DREAM JOB,"...I'm DONE!!

<3, ...

sb

00.07.00

What you know about the running, the stretching
The katas, the weapons
The path, the journey
The jewels, the learning
The fear, the focus
The aches, the pains
The contact sparrin', the breaks, the sprains
The trial and error, the ranks, and belts
The spiritual growth, the science of breath
The tests, the techniques
The forms, the stances
The flow, the rhythm, the internal answers
The herbs, the healing, the quiet meditation
The truths reveal through daily dedication
The love for the art, the sweat on your shirt
The mind, the body, and the spirit at work
The feelings of failure, the hope to succeed
The battles of questions like "Should I smoke weed?"

(Verse 2)
The water, the thirst
The cleansing, the blessings
The flash of insights, the teachings, the lessons
The grappling and locking, trapping and boxing
The training and slacking
The starting and stopping
And stayin' committed, when your homies ain't with it
The hours or practice after the class is finished
The cause of your ignorance, flaws in your discipline
Broken laws of nutrition, and poor conditionin'
The vitamins and supplements
Salves and ointments
The kinships, pull joints in doctor appointments
The dues, the pads, the wraps, the gloves
The mouthpiece you left home, the taste of your own bloodThe hunger, the blocks
The punches, the squats
The crunches, the example you set for the youngsters
The will, the skills, to kill or to heal
The separation between what's fake and what's real
The laws of physics, The class "comradery"
The vows of humility, the bow, the courtesy.

ous-DeadPrez

Some self imposed sweat.........

It was about 5:23am that I started to actually run.  I felt very tight at first small steady strides, not really opening up.  I kept thinking to myself, of all my years on a track team, i've never learned how to run properly. Finally a minute or two in actually 3 minutes of me running the tightness went away. I was now throwing my weight forward with each step, my breathing was steadier and the struggle to continue or stop and walk was in full battle mode. I knew that I could definitly continue for a few more blocks, I was feeling good and but the struggle continued another 4 minutes before I gave in.  I turned around and walked back home feeling good with my AM boost. It is a start of something that is unfolding.

<3,
sb  

Kitchen Diaries: Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo w/ Spinach

Soundtrack: Pandora : Bebel Gilberto Radio (tyry)

Drink: Yellow Tail Shiraz (4 small pieces of pineapple as my ice cubes/sweetener)

Recipe Used-Addition Spinach and a dash of Dash (garlic and herb) 

Love does permeate...

Growing up with a father who absolutely loves the kitchen and a mother who is not too shabby herself, my siblings and I can not really be afraid of the kitchen, especially because we love to eat.  The only caveat was, that they cooked up a lot of complicated Island dishes.  Caveat, yes because growing up in an American culture, I wanted what everyone else was eating like baked ziti and sloppy Joe lol, not curry chicken; beef liver, and cornmeal porridge. That is actually a lie, I just wanted those dishes in addition to the Jamaican ones. (I was not deprived of good flavorful food).

Finding my own groove...

What I love most about cooking is smelling the herbs and spices, the prep, the conversations, the heat of the oven; the colors; the quantity lol, and the smiles I put on peoples faces when I am done.  In these posts you will come with me as I experiment on my favorite recipes or my impromptu dishin' (in other words meal making lol).

Why Fettuccine Alfredo, Why not?
Pasta in creamy white sauce is something I do enjoy so why not add a veggie and a protein? I've been collecting the ingredients since the weekend and right after I picked up Chase and put him in bed, I hit the kitchen.  See some pics below of the ensemble. I was able to make the dish have 3 glasses of wine and relax a bit before he woke up.

<3, ...

sb