Eloise, that's ME

I just got back from the famous Plaza Hotel. Here's my day:


9:24 A.M- Woke up and ate breakfast

9:48 A.M- Got on the computer

2:00 P.M- Got dressed in a ribbony gray dress and black shoes

3:00 P.M- Went to the Plaza Hotel and had tea time (Yes, very fancy)

4:32 P.M- Went on a horse drawn carriage ride around Central Park.

5:00 P.M- Sadly got on the subway home.

6:05- Went to the library! (It closes at 7:00!)

7:00 P.M- Drafted this post

Comment and ask me how rawther exiting it was!

FYI: The location says Midtown Center because it won't let me say "The Plaza Hotel" 

Polka Dot Blog Design

Hi!

OK, so I just ordered a blog button and signature from a designer blog called: Polka Dot Blog Design. The blog is all by Lulu. It had designs of all kind and heres the best part, it's 100% free!

Here's Lulu's profile:

My name is Lulu Maggie, and I have a beautiful life! I have a wonderful family -- two lovely parents and seven siblings - 6 brothers and 1 sister. I am home schooled and currently in seventh grade. I enjoy photography, graphic design, and much more.

I am a strong Christian, and I believe that Jesus died on the cross to shed His perfect blood for my sins. That is the free gift of God, and I believe that everyone who believes His death and repents for their sins can be forgiven. I also believe that God created the earth in 7 days, the 7th day being His rest day. I believe that God sent a global flood to the earth to destroy the unrighteous people.

I started this blog to encourage young ladies and to provide interesting and godly things for them to look at. Here at my blog you will find devotionals, giveaways, photography contests, and more.

I hope you find my blog edifying and that you come here often!


Visit it soon! 

May God's richest blessings be with you all! 

Thats the homepage

Ice cream Sandwich

This is a picture of my ice cream sandwich. This weekend I made cookies at my country house and brought a whole bag full back to the city. I watched an episode of Fringe (I popped in and out of watching that, i get updated on the latest crisis's by my friend who watches every episode) and decided to treat myself with ice cream and cookie! then... I'M A GENIUS! So yep, I made a homemade ice cream sandwich.

My recipe ( Half mine, half chocolate-chip bag cookie recipe):

3/4 cup of sugar
3/4 cup of packed brown sugar
2 sticks of butter, make sure there softened
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon of baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips (they wanted me to put in two and when I did, I decided that 1 would be enough but of course they wanted us to run out of them and but more.) 

YAY

This is just to say that pills stink. Vitamins. Even though, they make you "bigger and stronger", they taste like chalk. Whenever I have a flinstone vitamin, can you not throw up? Or is it just me? 

Quote:

"I think I'm taking crazy pills!" - somebody who thinks like me

AHHHHHHHHHHH

1000 PAGEVIEWS! MY GOAL AS SUCCEEDED. 1000 PEOPLE HAVE VISITED MY BLOG! AHHHHHHHH. I'M SO HAPPY.

OK, thanks for helping me reach my goal. If you think you haven't helped then how are you reading this now without looking at my blog? See, you just helped.
Can you do me a HUGE favor? tell all your friends who you think will like this blog to visit. If you visit mine, i'll visit yours. You follow mine, I'll follow yours. Thats the way we bloggers roll. What goes around comes around. So please try it.

Thanks,

Martine & Athena

Old picture...

Marcel The Shell

The Inspired THREE

I got this idea from Lulu  and decided to post what my threes were:

3 favorite foods: Oatmeal Rasin Cookies, Kiwi and Salt... yes salt...

3 favorite singers: Ke$ha. Katy Perry and Selena Gomez

3 favorite movies: Some Like it Hot, Mean Girls and Devil wears Prada

3 favorite holidays: Christmas/Hanukkah, My birthday, Summer?

3 favorite iPad apps:  We Doodle, Twitter and SAFARI

3 favorite songs: Tonight Tonight, Airplanes and B-E-A-U-Tiful

3 people I look up to: Gina, Hannah and Monique Lhullier

3 favorite books: Angel, Gone and Red Riding Hood

3 favorite states: New York, Bahamas and Hawaii

3 favorite colors: White, Light green, Olive

3 favorite activities: Sleeping late, watching TV and blogging

3 favorite days of the week: Saturday, Sunday and Friday (Yes, I know what you're thinking... LAY-Z)

3 favorite school subjects: Reading, Humanties and Recess

3 favorite animals: Wolves, Cats and Turtles (I still love Athena, yet more of a CAT LADY)

3 favorite TV shows: SNL, The Simpsons and Good Luck Charlie

3 favorite instruments: Guitar, Drums and Piano

3 favorite bloggers: Cassidy, Marg and Lulu

3 favorite names[besides my own]: Mae, Calpurnia and Edith

3 closest friends: J.M, Marcelle and Theodora (there are more!)

3 favorite fruits: Mango, Green Apple and Kiwi

3 favorite seasons: Summer, Spring and Fall

3 favorite stores: Zara, Jcrew and Abercrombie

3 pet peeves:  Nails on a Chalkboard, Cliques and UN-erased whiteboards

OK, these are hers: 

3 favorite foods: Spaghetti, Lasagna, Pizza

3 favorite singers: Britt Nicole, Jasmine Sagginario, Krystal Myers

3 favorite movies: Ace of Hearts, Uncle Nino, Race to Witch Mountain

3 favorite holidays: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter

3 favorite iPod apps: Doodle Jump, Textfree, Flixster

3 favorite songs: Baila Chiquita, Make a Movie, Yeah

3 people I look up to: Mom, Dad, Grandma K {awesome godly people!}

3 favorite books of the Bible: James, Hebrews, Psalms

3 favorite states: North Dakota, New York, California

3 favorite colors: Green, blue, yellow

3 favorite activities: journaling, reading, writing

3 favorite days of the week: Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday

3 favorite school subjects: Literature, Life Science, History

3 favorite animals: Dog, dolphin, lion

3 favorite TV shows: Say Yes to the Dress, Fatal Attractions, Cake Boss

3 favorite instruments: Piano, violin, cello

3 favorite bloggers: Carlotta, Hannah, Olivia

3 favorite names[besides my own:)]: Ellie, Rachel, Amelia

3 closest friends: Renae, Rachel, Amanda

3 people-I-feel-guilty-about-not-introducing-myself-to: Erika, Ashley, Rachel R.

3 favorite fonts: Century Gothic, Georgia, Times New Roman

3 favorite fruits: Apple, pineapple, orange

3 favorite seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn

3 favorite stores: Aeropostale{<3<3<3}, Forever 21, American Eagle

3 favorite beauty items: Nail polish, concealer, lip gloss

3 pet peeves: Messy bedrooms, half peeled off nail polish, teeny little kids wearing makeup{bleh!}

2011 Grammy Awards.... Whoa

Sadly, I didn't see the Grammy Awards because I was sleeping. But, I did see it on YouTube...

At first in Justin Beiber's performance, I thought he was crazy because his guitar solo was so short and shy. Then it started to make sense with Usher and all the Ninjas. Yeah! Ninjas are so in style! All 13 year old famous pop-star singer kids have them in they're Grammy Award performances. Not criticizing, just questioning.

Lady Gaga? Don't get me started. That lady's agents and stylists have so many out-of-this-world ideas that if everyone dressed like that we would run out of deodorant. A womb? Freaky i-have-an-extra-bone-on-my-cheek people as backup dancers? And I thought the meat dress was as original and creatively over the top as one singer can do! The ending? Yes,  in my point of view (from a little kid filming his T.V screen at 10:00 P.M) it was so Michael Jackson like when they did the ending of claws in the air and the organ.
She's almost like the 20th Century Beatles. Introducing outrageous fashions of food, objects and UN-solid materials. I wonder if in 10 years we'll be wearing medal (like robots) or bubbles.


*Comment and tell me your opinions about the 2011 Grammy Awards

Recreation

This is a girl who recreated the first maximum ride book cover. I think it's genius. Just needs wings. 

Thakoon

I went to a Thakoon fashion show Sunday night. It was at the Plaza Hotel in which I thought was amazing. Produced by Dizon Inc. clothes by obviously, Thakoon. But anyway, I was seated at a balcony where there was a perfect view of the audience, photographers and models. Here are some pictures:

Some of them are blurry but look, it's life. I took it with an iphone and they're moving models so deal with it.

I went back stage so I got a picture of the boards with the pre-photos of them. 

The other thing that was exciting is that Tavi Gevinson(15 year old fashion blogger of The Style Rookie) who is one of my favorite bloggers came to the show and she looked all vintage. So cool.

My morning of W's & afternoon of 5's

W's

1. Woke up
2. Walked Athena
3. When I ate, I had to re-bake my croissant because the inside was still cold
4. Wilted onto the couch 
5. Watched the episode of SNL that was live last night
6. Waited and drew until I could think no more
7. Wasted 50 seconds of my life looking at the job section of the NY times even though being Martine is a full time job
8. Wondered if aliens were real
9. Wondered why I was thinking that
10. Walked to the table and picked up this computer

5's

1. Kissed by dog 5 times
2. Got 5 dollars from a letter
3. Misspelled a ward 4 times, wait, make that 5
4.  Dreamt a dream last night that I had 5 arms
5. Tried to convince myself to change out of pajamas 5 times, but it didn't work. I'm too stubborn
6. Had a headache that lasted for 5 minutes
7. Bit my lip 5 times and it bled 
8. Wrote 5 words in this sentence. 
9. Stared at the screen for 5 seconds
10. Reminded myself 5 times that ghosts weren't real even though I thought I just saw my cat

COMPARE

I'm sorry. This is a comparison. Of what you ask? Valentines. The dead one is really funny to me. Sad, but funny. Where is his competitor? Here: (And yes, it is a he)

Lets see. It's a vote. Which ones better? I'll give you facts:

1. The Dead one is funnier

2. The Hoppy one is cuter

3. The Dead one is a physical picture

4. The Hoppy one is a cartoon

5. The Dead one is a photograph

6. The Hoppy one is well, hopping

Do you not know what The Dead one and The Hoppy one is? The one about death and the rabbit who will not GIVE UP? 

Yes. 

Comment which one you think is in general... better

A poem

This is a poem by a 4th grader in Texas. I think it's amazing.

Armed

Armed with a pencil

And a shield filled with words

I sum up my courage to face the world.

With an eraser for backup

And a book for ideas,

I rise up over the trees hung with leaves.

I rise up to the stars and above

Into a far-off universe I love.

It's quiet and peaceful

As bright as the sun

And filled with imagination;

Enough for everyone.

There's room for all,

Supplied with the inspiration you need

To click on your mind,

And finally

Succeed.

I found her as a winner on www.poeticpower.com 

She's in the winners section for spring 2010

2010

Suspicious, very suspisious

www.nataliedee.com

Riddles you probably know

A. You saw me where I never was and where I could not be. And yet within that very place, my face you often see. What am I?

B. The power is down and you can feel out three doors. One has a fire, the second has a man with an electric chair and the third has a woman with an ax. They all want you dead for some reason, so which way would you want to go?

C. What walks on 4 legs in the morning, 2 in the afternoon and 3 at night?

A. a reflection

B. man with the electric chair. (the power was down)

C. A baby, A man and an old man with a cane

Youdraw

I found this on Youdraw.com, somebody made this on the computer. With a mouse and I think it's beautiful. Tell me what you think. 

Contest

I'm doing an edited photograph contest! Winner's photo is posted on my sidebar forever. Please enter!
*Note: please don't enter inappropriate pictures. They ruin all the fun. 

How To Enter:

1. Email {theflyingpinacoladas@gmail.com} your name, blog (if you have one), picture and title to go along with it. If you want to describe it, you can. (optional)

2. Wait. I'll list who won and in order of first to last as soon as I can. (If your last, don't take it like I don't like your pictures, because I do.)

3. That's it. Easy as that.

Remember, all photos have to be in some way edited by a computer or handwritten edit. 
*Your email will not be shared, spammed or anything else. just emailed for your entry. 

My t-shirt

I got a silk screen kit for Christmas . So, I decided to use it 10 minutes ago. Here is the result:

Copyrighted by ME, Martine. 

Inspired by Andy Warhol's style. I'm going to wear it tomorrow and never, EVER put it in the washing machine. (Which BTW, would kill it) Like it? Comment! 

Dreaming or daydreaming

If I told you that your entire life was really just a dream, how would you react?
To answer this question, I took a survey of a bunch of new yorkers and they said:


"I'd be paralyzed in shock"

"I'd would refuse to believe it's"

"would look around and wonder what my real life as if this wasn't it"

"I would start pinching myself."


So, to new yorkers, loads of them would most likly be confused.
Would, I'd probably scream. I worked so hard on m life! Bing told that it was all imagination in some stupid sleep would ruin me... How yould you respond?

Blythe Dolls

Blythe Dolls. Big eyed, plastic headed, Japanese dolls. 

Paul... your a genius

And that's all I have to say 

Picture by Paul Frank 

Cats are weird...

Cats are weird 

(Im serious, that what the book's called) 

Click here to learn about the book

Contest

I'm entering this photo in some contest thingamabob. I took it and am very proud. This post is very vague, but whatever. 

You can enter the contest too: click here

My inside jokes

WARNING: YOU WILL NOT UNDERSTAND THESE JOKES BECAUSE THEY ARE MY INSIDE JOKES. NOT YOURS.

My inside jokes:

1. Test :"What's wrong with this statement?"

Me: "What's wrong with you?" 

2.  Numok

3. What the fudge?

4. Giant iPhone, giant iPhone

5. Chubb you, Dr. Drew and your stupid camera crew!

6. Constance 

7. "We don't have to use the glue gun!"

8. "HA HA HA HA HA HA HA..... not funny."

9.  J.M: "Avocado went to collage!"

Me: "Finally" 

10. 1/13/12 Sabrina's Birthday

Note: comment your inside jokes! Let's see if we understand them...

The Girl Who Could Fly

The Girl Who Could Fly is a book by Victoria Forester. I think its for young teens... anyway, it's one of my favorite books on earth. It's about a girl who's name grew up in a family of regular farmers. The mother is afraid of being gossiped about and her father just lives on with life. Well, she's been a regular baby since birth. But just when most babies start to walk, she floats. So from that moment on she's been evolving. Floating to flying to soaring. When word gets out because she accidentally flies in public, the Government goes for her. They bring her to a top secret place called I.N.S.A.N.E. She meets kids with X-ray vision, incredible minds, super-strong muscles, color powers healing powers and lots more. Then, you should just take it from there. Im not going to give it away. So read it...

The Girl Who Could Fly

2011, here I come.

Happy new years!

I stayed up to watch the ball drop on dick clark's rockin new years eve. The funny thing is that the old bands like the new kids on the block, are like what? 35? Plus, THEY AIN'T NEW ON ANY BLOCK! So I'm wondering why they got back together.
In addition, my opinion is that there are so many rappers that played that night, and they all pretty much singing about love. I mean some were good, Like the guy with the spaceman theme and the helmets concert was the best. The people in the back were dressed in black and held up white costumes so it looked like super floating flexible superheros were hip-hopping as backup singers.
But some performances like ke$ha's who murdered a bunny and rode on Santa claus in blue lipstick singing about how drunk she is were on the stupider side.

So I stayed up until avail Lavigne sang and then went to bed. the great things about the show was the reporters, the most popular goals for 2011, the psychical ball drop.



Tell me what you thought of the show by commenting! Happy 2011...

Calvin and Hobbes: The Incident of thy Snowman

There are endless of them. (and there not all about expressive snowmen) there are books filled with them.

Plus, If you don't get it, (which it's kind of obvious) Calvin and Hobbes built the snowman incident. And e does it all the time. So... his parents think he had something wrong with him.

But the kid speaks Shakespere and is 6! Also, you can see how his imagination brings Hobbes to life and when Hobbes is in sight of others, he's just a stuffed tiger.

-Martine

Day after Christmas. The follow-up on _________

I've been so into my family vist, I haven't been posting. Well, I might be doing that until maybe 2011. Or maybe not. So, I'll tell you about what I've been doing all this time.

Making sugar cookies

Eating sugar cookies

Playing the new wii game, Epic Mickey

Not using a glue gun to stick my gingerbread house together, and using the cement-like icing
Instead

Watching "the muppet christmas carol"

Eating fish sticks

Playing bananagrams

Sewing elephants and dogs

Flying around the house

Playing kanoodle

Spreading rain deer dust along the front yard, so Santa can see us

Reading "MAX", the second book in the protecters (part of the series maximum ride that's by James Patterson that is unbelievably awesome)


Merry afterchristmas!

Comment to tell people what you did and what you think about what I did...

I feel like I will soon sound like a T.v commercial but....


DUNNO WHAT TO GIVE FOR CHRISTMAS?


girl(5-12) *not in order of age*     
             
Barbie          
Kidrobot
Mindflex
Melissa and Doug
Uglydoll Guide
The Girl Who could Fly
The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane
Crewcuts


Boys(5-12) *not in order of age*


Mindflex
Witch and Wizard
Science Kit
Nerf Gun
Domo
Masterpiece
Toy Train
NFL Vibrating Football Field


Girls(0-5)


Sock Monkey
Wheely Bug
Music


Boys(0-5)


Musical toys
Baby Hippo
Wheely Bug


Woman


Gift Card
Home Interior
Jewelry
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo


Or just simply go to Top Presents for Women 


Men


Gift Card

Rolleiflex 24611 Mini Digi AF 5.0 Camera (Black)

DO NONE OF THESE FIT? GO TO : 

http://www.gifts.com/finder, IT'S AWESOME

--/---/.-./.../. -.-./---/-../.

In my book, "The Mysterious Benedict Society", The characters use Morse Code to signal their information to their homeland. At first, I wondered what Morse Code was and realized it was how the military used to communicate (or still might) without others realizing what they were saying. So, I taught myself how to use it and what ways. I'm guessing from what I've read online and in my book that it can be used with light, sound and pen. I also found one of the thousands of charts on google. I plan to teach my friends this to be more secret agent-like...


PS. in the middle of each letter in a word, you make a /. A space is just a regular space.  (you might prefer about two)

*found on Google*

Eye see you

www.atulsartgallery.com

Merry this, Happy that.....

Happy holidays people! Christmas or Hanukkah! Merry this, happy that. There still holidays to celebrate... Hanukkah already started but Christmas is soon. Comment about how you might believe in santa and maybe your stories on why not.  Or just comment on what you think about this post.

PS. I'm going to Atlanta for the holiday's to visit family, I cannot wait,
I just can't.

Here's another holiday-like sculpture!


Both holiday's in one!
(found on Google from ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com) 

Twirl

Made using only Photo booth and imovie. 

Reason: Bored out of mindness

Copyrighted by me, Martine 2010 

Tell me the truth, does it seem just the tiniest bit sci-fi? 

Chocolate cloud cake

("Eat more ham" flickr.com by Angela Mabray)

Happy Thanksgiving.....

I found a chocolate cloud cake recipe online at cookstr.com, by Nigella Lawson 

and I'm going to make it.  Here it is:

Ingredients and Equipment 

• 9 ounces bittersweet chocolate, minimum 70% cocoa solids
• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 6 eggs: 2 whole, 4 separated
• ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons Cointreau (optional)
• 9-inch springform cake pan

For the cream topping:

 

• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon Cointreau (optional)
• ½ teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder for sprinkling

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Line the bottom of the cake pan with baking parchment.

Melt the chocolate either in a double boiler or a microwave, and then let the butter melt in the warm chocolate.

Beat the 2 whole eggs and 4 egg yolks with l/3 cup of the sugar, then gently add the chocolate mixture, the Cointreau and the orange zest.

In another bowl, whisk the 4 egg whites until foamy, then gradually add the remaining sugar and whisk until the whites hold their shape but are not too stiff. Lighten the chocolate mixture with a dollop of egg whites, and then fold in the rest of the whites. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 35–40 minutes or until the cake is risen and cracked and the center is no longer wobbly. Cool the cake in its pan on a wire rack; the middle will sink as it cools.

When you are ready to eat, place the still pan-bound cake on a cake stand or plate for serving and carefully remove the cake from its pan. Don’t worry about cracks or rough edges: it’s the crater look we’re going for here. Whip the cream until it’s soft and then add the vanilla and Cointreau and continue whisking until the cream is firm but not stiff. Fill the crater of the cake with the whipped cream, easing it out gently toward the edges of the cake, and dust the top lightly with cocoa powder pushed through a tea-strainer.

You can make this into an Easter Nest Cake by folding 7 ounces of melted chocolate into the cream topping and dotting with sugar-coated eggs instead of the cocoa. Leave the Cointreau out of both the cake and cream.

Then, enjoy your Chocolate cloud cake!

Day of the dull

Dear reader,

Today, I have no big thing I have or did so I'll just tell you about my regular sunday day.


I first went up to my country house Friday night that is upstate NY,so today I left. Woke up in the morning feeling like canned soup. Then I ate an oddly French breakfast and watched old SNL episodes later on. Then, left back to manhattan.

Athena was so gassy, It was a her horrifying smell that filled the car.

When I got to my apartment, I went to some cheap nail salon and came back home with navy blue fingers. Yeah, my day might not have been as exciting as yours but as long as I wasn't sitting on a couch, then blogging my snore sound. It's possible so be glad I had a story.


Sincerely,

Martine