A little tip

A little tip for those who complain that they don't get on we'll with certain people. Don't attack them when they're peacefully sitting down. That won't get your relationship anywhere. Treat them with due respect and they might show you some in return. There's no use attacking someone who really hasn't done anything wrong just because you had a double dose of cranky pills. 

Man of Steel

I had the great pleasure of seeing Man of Steel today. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and Henry Cavill was definitely a great choice to play Kal. :)

Aaaahhh!!!

Getting so nervous for my interview today! 

Jenna Marbles' Thoughts on Being You

I've just watched Jenna's latest video, and it was brilliant. As a result I've embedded it on my blog for you to check out. Check out her other videos; they're brilliant and funny and sometimes serious. She makes me think about things differently.

Night night :)

I'm going to head off to bed now. Big day tomorrow!

Cats

Plus, they're really loyal to their favourite humans :) 

Cats

Have you ever looked at your cat curled up on your bed and wanted to be a cat yourself? I have. Still do. They're the most zen creatures ever. They just relax, purr, get taken care of, and give out cuddles to deserving human friends. I want to be a cat. 

Dry hands

I have a compulsion to wash my hands all the time. It's not a major issue, but it uses a lot of soap and dries out my skin a lot. So, I want to share my favourite hand moisturiser with you! I love the Sukin Hand & Nail Cream, which makes my hands extra soft and smells fantastic. More importantly, it's 100% Vegan, Carbon Neutral, and Australian Owned and Made, so I'm supporting an Aussie business. Seriously though, this is just my thoughts on one of my favourite things. I have 10 different Sukin products because they're amazing. 

Check out their other products at: www.sukinorganics.com

Tomorrow

I have a job interview/assessment tomorrow. I'm super nervous, and really hoping that I'm chosen! I'd love to have a job to go to each day, and this one sounds like a great opportunity! Wish me luck!!! :)

Vegan Soft Tacos

So I was in charge of dinner tonight, and I made soft tacos. I thought I'd share the recipe here :)

 

 

Ingredients:

 

 

Canned lentils (quicker than cooking from scratch)

Canned tomatoes

Capsicum of any colour (I used red and yellow tonight)

Tomatoes (fresh)

Onion (I used red onion tonight)

Spinach

Your choice of spices/taco mix/curry powder etc

Olive oil/macadamia nut oil/avocado oil etc (I used olive oil tonight)

Avocado/guacamole

Tortilla

 

 

Method:

 

 

Get the stove heating and place pan on. Chop up the onion and place in pan with some oil (olive in my case) and start chopping the capsicum. Once this is done, tip into pan. Open can of tomatoes and add to pan, using spatula/spoon etc to break up the soft tomatoes into the sauce. Then cut up the fresh tomato and tip into pan. (All veges should be in little chunks, only a cm or so in each direction). Wash spinach under cold water, then hand tear and place into the pan. Open lentil can and tip into sieve. Wash under a tap to ensure that all traces of the brine is gone, as it tastes funny. Tip into pan and stir. Keep the ingredients moving  and mixed together so that they all absorb each other's flavour. (Add spices etc now if it takes your fancy, as they stay on the outside of all the ingredients, and the taste remains more pronounced).

 

Once it looks like a decent taco filling, take it off the heat, and turn the stove off.

 

Cover a strip down the middle of the tortilla with avocado or guacamole, then add a strip of the taco filling. Roll up the tortilla and eat!

Dinner

Dinner went well. I made soft tacos, and they were tasty :)

Lunch

I made today's smoothie extra thick so that I could eat it as though it was healthy ice cream :)

Ingredients: 

1 Banana

1 Granny Smith Apple

A handful of Spinach

4 teaspoons of Linseeds

1 teaspoon of Sesame seeds

And blend!

Dinner tonight

I'm cooking tonight. I've decided on soft tacos. This should be interesting :)

Food

I've eaten kind of healthily today. I had two crumpets and peanut butter for breakfast, then a smoothie with banana, apple, spinach, linseeds and sesame seeds in it, and a mug of green tea. But I feel like I need more veges.

Weird mood

I feel kind of weird. Like, semi-happy because I'm back home, yet depressed because I'm not in Oz. Then happy because my days are free, yet depressed because I want something to do. Is this normal?

Job search

Looking for jobs sucks. Especially when there are so many people and so few jobs. And what's with people never freaking replying?! There's such a thing as common courtesy. I mean, I know that lots of people apply for each job, but if the applications were sorted into piles such as: Interview, Rejected, Maybe, they could send one massive rejection letter to everyone who didn't get it, and we'd be able to move on with our lives. Also, I can't pretend that it doesn't irritate me when I go to a company's website and the "Apply Now" link doesn't work. That would make everything just a little easier. Oh well, I guess if it's worth it it's worth putting in a little extra effort.

Action movies

I love action movies. They appeal to the naturally aggressive art of me. The part of me that wants revenge when someone wrongs someone else. The part of me that cheers for the heroes is desperate to see victory, but I only get real movie satisfaction from good old fashioned action movies with real action. Even when they're not the best actors, if you get the sense that the lead guy (or girl) can legitimately f**k someone up, the movie will work for me. I have to admit, I don't usually go for the movies where the girl is the lead, because any fight between girls are usually pathetic, choreographed so that the girl's face stays perfect, and she continues to ooze sex appeal to sell the movie. I prefer the old style movies where the guys don't care if their faces get messed up and don't look as pretty.

Scott Adkins

Scott Adkins is amazing. Such a talented martial artist and actor. Looking forward to seeing him in the new Hercules movie. And still waiting on Undisputed IV!

Rocky III

We watched Rocky III last night. I love the Rocky movies. Number IV is my favourite. I also love the Rambo movies... And anything with Sylvester Stallone in it. The dude's freaking awesome.

Stuff I don't understand Part 1.

Non-vegans. I don't understand non-vegans. Do people not comprehend the suffering they cause? Do they not understand that the meat they eat comes from animals that are raised to be eaten? Raised on a diet of torture and pain, fed antibiotics so that they don't die from the disgusting conditions that they're kept in. If all the grain that is fed to cattle was given to people, we could end worldwide poverty. Yes, END IT. If we stopped to think about the amount of methane produced by the ridiculously large population of livestock raised for slaughter, we'd figure out that it contributes to 50% of Climate Change. And don't think that vegetarians who still drink milk are getting off the hook. Female cows are forcibly impregnated each year to keep them producing milk. When the calf is born, it is taken away from its mother, who then bellows and cries for its baby. If the calf is a girl it is artificially fed from rubber teats instead of by its own mother. If it's a boy it is placed in a confinement so small that it can't move, because that way its muscles don't strengthen, and it is later slaughtered to create veal. Yes milk-drinkers, you contribute to this. The mother is milked several times a day, and re-inseminated again the next year, which marks the start of the cycle all over again. This torture won't end unless the demand for the products ends.

Back to Wellington

So... Turns out that Uni didn't sit right with me, and the Melbourne job market is ridiculous. So I've moved back to New Zealand for now. I'll find a job, maybe give Uni another go next year if I can think of something I'd like to do, then have a go at moving back to Aus in a few years time with more experience etc! Not the ideal turnout, but that's ok. At least I get to see my family and friends again now!