A Day Late and A Dollar Short

Sorry folks, it's been a busy week with moving into the new place. I tried a new method this week with the Watch Me Tweet series and it had a little bit of an effect so I might try it again next week.








And here's what I got for responses

@einatrew81 answered "Looking forward to nice weather and experiencing it on my motorcycles at 70mph this summer ;)"


@edgedood answered "have heart in 2 weeks and workin on my photography some more at shows. you dude?"

There was one more but I deleted it by accident so sorry to whoever it was.

So, what am I looking forward to most this summer? Honestly, the whole thing. I haven't had a summer look this good since I was a kid. Here's a quick list of things that are in the near future for me...

New place on a lake
Kayaking
Swimming
Days at the quarry
Bike rides
Skateboarding
Fires
Using my new camera
World Wide Photowalk
This Is Hardcore Fest
Great American Hardcore Fest
Edge Day
Getting a dog
Enjoying my youth
A ton of new albums

Going to make a change...

I've decided that I need to change the way I do this series. When I started this all I was doing was asking my question on Wednesday and hoping enough people answered by the next day that I could throw together a post. My luck hasn't been that great with this method. So it's time for a change.

This week I asked "What is your favorite famous photograph?" I only received two @replies. One was from @ThatPaulAllen and he said, "I haven't been able to find it anywhere, but it's the one with Elton John jumping horizontally while playing the piano"... and the other was a RT from @MissLuckyLu Thanks, to both of you.

Starting next week the new format of this series will be like this... I will begin asking this question on Sunday morning and ask it twice a day until Wednesday night. Help this series grow by Retweeting and also either sending an @reply or a DM with your answer. Thanks folks.

Anarchism

This week's Watch Me Tweet question... What does Anarchism mean to you?

@Replies

• tashadoe@WatchMeRise anarchism means freedom to rule your own life and choose what influences you,instead of being told what to let influence you.
• aretepraxisRT @janagyjr: RT @WatchMeRise: This pretty much sums up "What Anarchism Means To Me" by Cat Farmer http://tr.im/jzAJ #anarchism #tvot
• janagyjrRT @WatchMeRise: One last time... This week's Watch Me Tweet question... What does Anarchism mean to you? PLS RT need answers
• arynnc@watchmerise anarchy means that I litter
• notexpresidentAnarchism is the complete breakdown of a social network. It is everyone becoming isolated and self serving.

The Link that @aretepraxis gave was this http://www.catfarmer.com/str/whatanarchismmeans.html


What does Anarchism mean to me?

To sum it up quickly because I am doing a paper on Anarchism and will post it when it's done, Anarchy, contrary to what most think of when they hear anarchy, is peace. To me, Anarchism is true democracy... everyone gets heard.

Here's a good link to see what i'm talking about until i get my paper up























To follow any of the twits named above just click on their name

Yesterday on Twitter I asked....

" What is your favorite blog?"

And here's what I got back...

• sheridesfixed@WatchMeRise another blog I just fell in love with: bakeanddestroy.net many recipes for vegan cupcakes
• sheridesfixed@watchmerise claytonaddisonphoto.com and gattphotos.livejournal.com dharmasatori.blogspot.com

I was hoping for more answers than that so I guess I will just throw out a few of my own. A thank you goes out to sheridesfixed. I definitely recommend you follow her.


Here's Mine:

Spreading The Wealth

If you've been following along recently you may have noticed the things I've been adding, like The Watch Me Read series, The Watch Me Tweet series and also the iRecommend series. Well, starting tomorrow i will be adding a new series for each day of the week. That's right, not only are you getting a daily (Watch Me Read) but you're getting a different series for each day of the week. Here's the break down of what I will be putting out from now on...

Daily:

• Watch Me Read- I pick out something from the internet and share it with you. The things you see in the catagories on the side are most likely what I will pick for subjects to share with you.

Weekly:

• Sunday: Watch Me Rise- Keepin it Posi

• Monday: Watch Me Cook- Your once a week vegan recipe

• Tuesday: iRecommend- Just a recommendation by your favorite vegan, straight edge, photographer, blogger
  

• Wednesday: Watch Me Watch- I'm going to be posting some kind of video, be it documentary, show, tutorial, movie, or what-have-you

• Thursday: Watch Me Tweet- On wednesday I ask my twitter followers something and Blog about it the next day. (My first one was "Vegans, what is something you miss that you wish you knew how to make vegan?")

• Friday: Watch Me Take A Day Off- Yeah, watch me take a day off. There will still be posts but nothing scheduled.

• Saturday: Watch Me Teach: Tutorial Day

So, if these interest you, you should comment/follow/subscribe/share away.

The New Thursday Twitter Series

Yesterday I set something in motion that I wasn't intending to but I'm going to go with the flow.Starting... well yesterday i suppose, every Wednesday I'll be asking something over Twitter and every Thursday I will be posting whatever it happens to be. This week as you can see from the screen shot above i asked the vegans who are following me what the one thing the miss is that they wish they knew how to make vegan. A few people gave a couple of things so I will pick one and give a recipe and for the rest I will provide a link if I can find one.

Recipes
I do not claim these to be my own

@writergal85

Writergal85 said that the things she missed most were pizza, lasagna, eggplant parm. brie and tomato sandwich.

I'm going to give a recipe that my girlfriend and I mixed and matched together for the greatest pizza we have ever had

Ingredients:

• Any crust that you can find that is vegan
• For sauce i like to go with Ragu's Homemade Style Pizza Sauce
• 1 Tomato
• 1 Onion
• Cheeze
• Basil
• Oregano
• Olive Oil
  

Directions:

I usually start by slicing up your onion and tomato to whatever thickness suites you. Then brush on some oil on both sides of the crust and spread your sauce over the top. After that, follow the link that i attached to "Cheeze" above. After you get that going pre-heat the oven to whatever temperature the crust calls for. When your cheeze is done evenly spread it over the top of the pizza and lay your onion and tomato down. Brush the toppings with some more oil and sprinkle with your basil and oregano and cook using the directions for the crust. Enjoy
Links... lasagna, eggplant parm

@sheridesfixed
Vegan Sloppy Joes for SheRidesFixed

Ingredients

• 2 (0.125-1/4 cup) tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 1/2 cup minced green bell pepper
• 1 lb firm tofu, patted dry and mashed
• 6 tablespoons ketchup
• 6 tablespoons chili sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• pepper
• 4 hamburger buns, lightly toasted

Directions

1. Heat the margarine or water in a large skillet over medium heat.

2. Add the onion and green pepper, and sautè or boil until the vegetables are well cooked, about 5 minutes.

3. Add the mashed tofu and sautè for another 15 minutes, until the tofu is completely cooked.

4. Add the ketchup, chili sauce, salt, and pepper and continue to cook over low heat until the mixture is heated through.

5. Add a little water if the mixture is too dry.

6. Spoon onto lightly toasted burger buns.

This recipe is from recipezaar.com

@in2design
In2Design wanted a Paska Bread which is something I've never heard of. I found a non-vegan recipe that I am going to post below and suggest what should be changed. I've never made one so this is just suggestion, I'm not promising perfection...

INGREDIENTS

• 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 3 cups warm milk (Use soy milk)
  
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 6 eggs, beaten (use 3 tablespoons of silken tofu and the equivelent of 3 eggs with egg replacer)
  
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 cup margarine, softened (soybutter)
  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
• 12 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 egg (equivelent of 1 eggs with egg replacer)
  
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted (soy butter)
  

DIRECTIONS

1. Proof the yeast in 1/2 cup warm water in a large bowl until slightly frothy.
2. In the meantime, dissolve 1/2 cup sugar in the warm milk. Cool to lukewarm. Once cooled, add the milk mixture to the yeast mixture along with four cups of flour. Mix well with a wooden spoon. Cover and put in a dark, warm place until the mixture is bubbly and doubled in size, about 2 hours.
3. Stir in the beaten eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, margarine, salt, and lemon peel. Stir well to blend. Begin adding the remaining flour a cup at a time to form a very soft dough.
4. Knead the dough on a floured board until soft and elastic, about 10 minutes. Place the dough in a greased bowl, turning to coat both sides. Allow to rise in a warm place until doubled, about 2 hours. Punch dough down, and allow to rise again for 30 minutes.
5. Divide dough into three parts. Shape into slightly rounded loaves, and place on greased baking sheets. Let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Beat 1 egg with 1 tablespoon water; brush onto loaves.
6. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 to 50 minutes, or until done. Once they are done, brush the tops with melted butter for a soft crust.

This recipe is from recipezaar.com