Day 1 of Nathan-Ohkawahira-still-hasn’t-followed-me-on-tumblr.
My future looks desolate.
It’s a good thing Darth Vader didn’t have an apprentice
Because then he’d have to be called
MASTERVADER
My school’s getting into a bit of a kerfuffle and… well, I’ll quote the words of our ASB President and my good acquaintance, Derek Nardo:
I would like to make it very clear that this is not a protest. This is a call for University High School Students, Staff,…
Banging the cast of Harry Potter
Me: I would bang the entire cast of Harry Potter, including the girls. They're all hot.
My brother: Including Professor McGonagall?
Me: Well...
Jonathan: If it gave you magical powers?
Me: YES.
Jonathan: What about Hagrid, if it gave you powers?
Me: ...
Me: How magical? I better be fucking Voldemort.
Nutella Cupcakes
For the cupcakes:
125g unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/3 cup (110gr)honey or light brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground coffee
2 tablespoons milk
1/4 cup Nutella
2 large eggs
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (100 gr) superfine sweet rice flour
1/4 cup (50 gr) millet flour
1/4 cup (50 gr) cornstarch (or use tapioca flour)
1 teaspoon baking soda
pinch of salt
Prepare the cupcakes:Preheat the oven to 350F. Place 12 muffin liners inside a muffin pan and lightly brush with melted butter (or cooking spray). In an electric mixer, whip the butter and honey until fluffy at medium speed, 2-3 minutes. Reduce the speed to low and add the coffee, milk and Nutella. Still on low, add the eggs, one at time and scraping the bowl after each addition. In a separate bowl, mix together the flours, cornstarch, baking soda and salt and slowly fold this in with the butter - Nutella mixture until the mixture is smooth. Divide evenly among the muffin liners and bake 20-25 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting or enjoy warm without.
Nutella Cream Cheese Frosting:
8 oz cream cheese at room temperature
2 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 oz Nutella
In the bowl of an electric mixer, whisk together the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Sift the powdered sugar over the bowl and whisk for a few seconds. Add the Nutella and mix until completely incorporated.
I don’t care if Obama is the first black president. I don’t even care if he was the first female/gay/lesbian/Turkish/Afghan/Russian/Chinese/Albino president. To me, he is a gimmick. He is flashy lights, big talk, and showy hand gestures, but he lacks…
Okay, no. It annoys me that people think Obama hasn’t done anything. If there’s one thing our president is bad at, it’s publicizing his successes.
He provided veterans with almost $1 billion to improve veteran services.
He signed the Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act, providing health care to 11 million kids.
Expanded funding on stem-cell research, which advances cures for many diseases.
Signed the first ever bill intended to improve the lives of people with paralysis.
Enacted the $700 billion stimulus, which is pulling us out of the recession.
Increased funding for scientific development and research.
Signed the Weapons Systems Acquisition reform Act, which stops fraud and wasteful spending in the weapons contracting system.
Ended “enhanced interrogation methods” (torture)
Prevented credit card companies from taking advantage of customers.
Prevented insurance companies from denying coverage based on preexisting conditions.
Allowed children to stay on their parents’ health care until 26
Tax cuts for 3.5 million small businesses.
Tax credits to 29 million individuals to help pay for health insurance.
Expansion of MedicAid
Required health insurance companies to disclose how much of a premium goes to patient care
Increased funding for the Violence Against Women Act.
Eliminated subsidies that hurt student borrowers.
Increased funding for national parks and forests.
Expanded Pell Grants.
Expanded hate crime law to include sexual orientation.
Appointed nation’s first Chief Technology Officer.
Prohibited banks from engaging in proprietary trading.
Cut prescription drug costs for medicare recipients by 50%.
Provided $12 billion for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Extended benefits to same-sex partners.
Appointed more openly gay officials than any other president.
Created more private sector jobs in 2010 than in the entire 8 years of the Bush Administration.
Appointed first Latina to the U.S. Supreme Court
Expanded volunteer opportunities.
Signed the first ever bill intended to regulate tobacco manufacturing, marketing, and sales.
Signed the New START treaty, a nuclear arms reduction pact with Russia.
Increased Average fuel economy.
Restored basic protections for women from pay discrimination.
The fact is, Obama has done more in his first three years in office than most presidents did in their whole terms.
And I thought his humor tonight was spot on.
