Homemade Soda: Nailed It!

Hola!
I'll just state the obvious and say it has been a long while since I posted. So what have I been doing that has kept me so busy I haven't had time to post? Well, a lot of stuff. Like shoveling our huge driveway because suddenly the weather decided it was going to listen to all my complaints about not having snow and dump a couple of inches of snow on us. It's still snowing. I've also been keeping busy by procrastinating shoveling said huge driveway by doing random science kits. The one I just did was Soda Pop, Make Your Own Fizzy Drinks, or something like that.
I think it's been months since I've failed so spectacularly.
Instead of making soda, I made kinda a slightly fizzy syrup...  It's bad. Reeeaaaalll bad. And Monica drank it all.
xx
Veela

Sim Went Squash.

I play Sims 3 quite a bit. A couple of minutes ago I created a new Sim, and she looked like she would be a lot of fun to play. My Sim went to the park, and then a meteorite fell out of the sky and squashed her. What. The. Heck.
xx
Veela

2013 And The World Is Still Spinning.

Hello,

I am quite disappointed at this "apocalypse" that was supposed to be on December 21st. Mainly because of the extreme lack of zombies. Worst. Apocalypse. Ever. And I waited. I waited a good twelve days to see if anything would happen. Nope. And that, my readers, is because the Mayans didn't actually predict the end of the world. Their calendar just finished it's cycle. And then started again from the beginning. The end of a calendar does not mean the world is going to end. It just means you need a new calendar. Speaking of calendars, mine is still on July. I should probably fix that.

What did you peoples do on New Years Eve? It was a Lord Of The Rings marathon here, as it is every year. Honestly, I barely made it to midnight. I'm blaming the fact I stayed up until 6 AM the previous night for that. 

xx

Veela

Blue! Wait, Purple... No....

Hello folks.
   Ah, the crazy season of cookies and Christmas and holiday cheer is in full swing at my house. Lots of cookies. And pretty, festive lights. And somehow, during the midst of this madness, I managed to find the time to dye my hair. It is no longer platinum blonde. Now it's a warm, medium blonde, with blue/purple streaks. I tried a new brand of hair dye. It's called RAW Color, and it can only be bought at Hot Topic. I tried Deep Purple. I love purple hair.

It looks like a really pretty purple . Let me tell you something, IT LIES!!!! I died my hair yesterday, and the dye just looked dark. That is perfectly normal. The stains I left all over the bathroom looked purple (which is also pretty normal). But when I rinsed the dye out, my hair was blue. Not blue purple. Blue blue. It looks good and all, but it was so not what I was going for. Today when I washed my hair, the water was all blue, and the shampoo's foam was purple. Now the hair is slightly more purple. This dye also bleeds into the hair by the dyed section. Just a warning. So my hair is now blonde/light blue/dark blue/purple/grey-ish blonde. Fascinating combination.

Ta-ta,
Veela

*Edit*

So here is what it kinda looks like. You can't see all the colors. And I'm upside down.

I can not make a duckface. That makes me sad.

Death by Pulling Taffy

I like taffy. It is really sweet, chewy, and smooth. Taffy is cool. So, of course, I had to try to make it. Let me tell you, there is a reason people use a machine for this. Especially the pulling part... If you don't pull the taffy  it just turns to hard candy. Sure, it is delicious hard, but it wasn't what I was going for. I pulled taffy for a good hour yesterday. Ow. Arms. Hurt. By the time I was done pulling it, I did not want to do anything with taffy ever again. That is why it is in the shape of a rope in the freezer, and not like, you know, cut into inch long pieces and individually wrapped in parchment paper how it was supposed to be. That was so not happening. I don't think I will make taffy again any time in the near future. But if you, my dear reader, want to try it, use this recipe. Try it at your own risk. I have a few tips for taffy making;

1. Grease everything! The taffy is SO sticky, it will cling to anything. Don't let it touch any fabric. Or it will be furry taffy.

2. Use a candy thermometer. You really can't make taffy, or any other candy, without it. And move it around the pot every once in a while to make sure it is cooking evenly.

3. Do not wait for the taffy to become cold before pulling it. Once it gets cold, it will harden. Start pulling it as soon as it is cool enough to handle. Be careful not to burn yourself.

4. Don't do it by yourself. Pulling taffy is really hard by yourself, and it takes forever. And you will probably need a friend to restrain you from throwing the taffy at the wall.

~Veelacat

Field trip! Field trip!

Hello,
Most every school around will take a field trip to their state capitol. So it is only natural that us homeschoolers also go and take a field trip into the state capitol. Regrettably, as we live 4 + hours away from our state capitol, this was the first time I have been there. But it really was worth getting up at 5:30 in the morning to go there. We all got up around 5:30, but we weren't on the road for another hour. I can't say much about our ride. Illinois is a beautiful state, but the majority of it is prairie. It all kind of looks the same to me. Three cups of coffee and half my playlist later, we finally arrived in Springfield. It is a cute big (no way I could call it little) town. First thing we did was visit the State Capitol Building. Wow. It is just so incredibly amazing I can not describe it. I took as many pictures as my camera's built in memory would hold (which is ten. I forgot to put it's memory card in it before we left).

This is the old Supreme Court room. Isn't is beautiful? You can't see it,
but the wall paper says Justice.

 Everyone we met was super nice. And we got our own private tour.

I loved the chandeliers. They were as impressive as all get out.

I think this is the senate chambers. The carpet is all hand woven.

This is mind blowing. Our dome is taller then the one in DC if my facts are correct,
and I believe they are.

This is a tiny corner of the State Capitol Building.

Here is me. This can kind of give you a picture of how big the State Capitol Building
really is. This is only the front entrance.

We also went to the Lincoln museum, but it had a no photography policy.
Well I have a art class to attend,

Veelacat

Hello People And Possible Aliens Who Are Reading This

Good afternoon.

I think I have finally finished my break from blogging, and so I shall start posting again. Even though I know it has only been about two weeks and a half since I last posted, it still feels like it has been months. I trust everyone had a amazing Halloween? I went trick or treating with my siblings as per usual. The only thing different about this year was that one of my very best friends, and one of Angela's friends, came with us. Oh, yeah, I also finally got to wear a tiara (thank you for lending it to me, my darling sister). I like tiaras. Tiaras are cool.

I have found the perfect example of team work that I just need to share.

Fezzes aren't cool. Sorry Doctor.

xx
Veela