Movie Monday: The Nightmare before Christmas

Hello everyone! Today I am going to review a Christmas Movie! Ok, yes, Christmas is over, but whatever because I WATCHED it BEFORE Christmas.

Today I am going to review...

The nightmare before Christmas 

Released: 1993
Genre: Comedy, Animation, Fantasy, Kids Movies

Family Safe?: yes, but creepy for younger kids
Stars: 3 & 1/2
is it a movie based off of a book?: no

overall description: it is a creepy, funny, and interesting stop-motion movie. Also, it has great  music!

Jack Skellington, The pumpkin king king of Halloween town, decides to make Christmas "better" by giving the children creepy gifts with the help of the villagers in Halloween town.

Artwork of Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town

****Note: I know this sounds creepy. So true! But it is also quite funny, so...****

Be sure to look forward to my next post!

Carrot dip

Hello everyone!

today, I have a story to tell you...

Once upon a time, in a little house in Florida, my mom announced: "And now we come to the age old question of what to bring to church tonight."  *laughs.* so, my dad said maybe we should do something different, and since I was creative, I could make it and post it to my fave website. I agreed. and so, he did some sort of researching on his 1st gen iPad (sooo old fashioned,) and he found this.


                           
Conclusion: I made it, and it turned out really great, and was highly appreciated at church!

it turned out great!

Again, here is the link:LINK!

Please look forward to my next post!

~Jordan

Morikami Japanese Garden!

Hello, everyone!

Sorry I haven't made a post in a while. I've been really busy lately. but now on to the post....



A fun place to visit.....


Morikami Japanese museum and garden!

my rating

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A.K.A an epic fun place~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


an nice relaxing nice place. $14.00 adults, $9.00 for children; see here. all throughout the garden are amazing trees, flowers, waterfalls, koi fish japanese bridges, and turtles. yes, turtles. here are some great pictures my dad took:

Yes, I told you there are turtles!

Me!

An ancient Japanese lantern in the middle of a stream

AHHHH!! IT'S A SNAKE!

I hope you get to visit it sometime!


Please feel free to comment if you have a question or, well, a comment!

Be sure to look forward to my next post!


-Jordan

Blender!

Hello everyone!

I like using this awesome software called blender! (Download: www.blender.org) it allows you to do advanced 3d modeling and physics! Check out my first project: http://diy.org/smileyy/556041. If you have no idea how to use blender, research for videos on YouTube. They've got some great tutorials out there!

5 best ipod apps (in my opinion)

Hello, everyone!

Today I am going to list my five favorite ipod apps!

Note: will work with the iPhone too.

#5 Lumosity

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lumosity-mobile/id577232024?mt=8

#4 stop-motion studio

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stop-motion-studio/id441651297?mt=8

#3 rewardable

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rewardable-make-money-shopping/id693785884?mt=8

2# (my second favorite app!) IMDB

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imdb-movies-tv/id342792525?mt=8

#1(my favorite app!) DIY

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/diy-skills-for-kids/id519308960?mt=8

Please look forward to my next post!

Cheesy hodgepodges

Hello, all!

Today I am going to tell you how to make a recipe I made up! Here it is :

Cheesy hodgepodges

Makes 4-5 round discs

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups milk

1 egg

1 1/2 cups white sweet sorghum flour 

1 1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cup shredded cheese

What do do:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit 

Mix all of the ingredients thouroghly in a large mixing bowl. Oil baking sheet well and pour circles on it.

Bake 15 minutes

Then, scrape off carefully with a spatula.

Great with a dollop of sour cream on top!

Please look forward to my next post!

Siri tips and tricks!

Hello , everyone!

Today I'm going to make a post about Siri tips and tricks. As you know I've previously made a post about Siri but today I'm going to have a continuation which includes some funny things (like the previous) as well as some new tips that may make it more useful to use Siri. 

Tip 1#: Is Siri saying your name really funny? tell Siri  "learn how to say my name" and she can do just that.

Say your name upon prompt, then she will have a few pronunciations; listen to all of them, and, when have found the one you're happy with press select. Or if none of them sound right, tap "tell Siri again"

It will do this for both your first and last name.

Tip #2 edit what you say

This one is interesting. Although Siri is 85% of the time accurate, she can't always quite catch what you say. Like this, for example...

If something like this happens, simply tap on the words Siri thought you said, and edit it accordingly:

Then hit done.

Gimmick #1 "how old are you, Siri?"

This joke has several possible outcomes, but I thought this one was especially funny.

Gimmick #2 "read me a story"

This is the most text I have ever seen Siri say. Oh, and you have to be patient with this trick. it may take you several several times to get her to read you a story. Just say "read me a story" over and over until she tells you, well, a story.

Gimmick #3 "sing a song"

This one is like the story gimmick. Say "sing a song" over and over until Siri finally gives in.

Please look forward to my next post!

Movie Monday: the Lego Movie!

Hello, everyone!

today since it is Monday (which, for this blog, is Movie Monday) I am going to review the movie...



The Lego Movie, by Warner Bros.
Released: 2014
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Family Safe?: yes, definitely
Stars: 5 (great Movie!)
is it a movie based off of a book?: no

overall description: it is a really great movie, with a interesting story, and it is littered with jokes and comedy.

story line:  here it is, taken from wikipedia: "The wizard Vitruvius attempts to protect a superweapon called the "Kragle" from the evil Lord Business. He fails to do so, but prophesies that a person called "the Special" will find the Piece of Resistance capable of stopping the Kragle.

Eight and a half years later, an ordinary construction worker named Emmet Brickowski from Bricksburg comes across a woman named Wyldstyle who searches for something after hours at Emmet's construction site. When he investigates, Emmet falls into a hole and finds the Piece of Resistance. Compelled to touch it, Emmet experiences vivid visions and passes out. He awakens with the Piece of Resistance attached to his back in the custody of Bad Cop, Business' lieutenant. There, Emmet learns of Business' plans to freeze the world with the Kragle, revealed to be a tube of Krazy Glue with the label partially rubbed out."

to see the rest, watch The Lego Movie!

Please look forward to my next post!

Hilarious Google doodle!

Hello, everyone!

today I am going to share this hilarious Google doodle!

How to get there:

IF it is currently 6/23/14 (this is going to look silly in a few years,) then go to  the Google search engine.

if it is past 6/23/14 (or past however long Google keeps it up) then go here and search "World Cup 2014 #27"

this hilarious doodle shows a bunch of workers watching the world cup (above) but suddenly switches it to work diagrams as their boss walks by!

be sure to check it out!

Movie Monday: Brave

Hello everyone!

today is movie Monday (when I review movies,) so I will now review the movie...


Brave, by Disney
Released: 2012
Genre: Fantasy
Family Safe?: yes
Stars: 4
is it a movie based off of a book?: no

overall description: it is a fun movie, with an interesting story

story line: the young princess Merida does not like being bossed around by her mother, and refuses to marry one of the three princes eldest sons, who are chosen in a competition. upset, she flees and receives (after convincing her) a spell from a witch, but it doesn't quite do what she wants...

to see the rest, watch Brave!

 Merida, when she rebels against her mother.

please look forward to my next post, and please comment if you have any suggestions for future posts, or if, well, you have a comment!

Rapunzel in Frozen???

Hello, everyone!

today I would like to share with you a really cool Frozen Easter egg and a good article link that goes with it!


OK, here is the thing: Rapunzel IS in Frozen!!

really cool, right? you see Rapunzel AND Eugene for literally like a second. please check out this really cool article which has a theory for why they appear, AND how the little mermaid is also possibly linked with Frozen.

A picture taken from the great article.

please look forward to my next post, and please comment if you well, have a comment OR a question or a suggestion for a future post.

Croissants!

Hello, everyone!

today I would like to show you some great croissants my mom and I made from scratch!

 we used this amazing recipe.

perfect!

Yummy, layered inside!

 Please look forward to my next post, and if you have any suggestions, please comment!

how to make a Frappuccino

Hello, everyone!

just so you know, this week I am taking a break from Movie Monday. I will resume reveiwing movies next week. but now....

How to make a Frappuccino two different ways!


for recipe one you will need:

as much yogurt as will fill the glass you are serving it in

4-5 small chocolate candies

a little butter

vanilla extract

some sugar

optional: coffee, IF that is how you like your Frappuccino, but when I go to Starbucks I just get the cream stuff without coffee, yum.

optional: whipped cream. I would have used this, but we didn't have any.

all ready!

how to make it: get your yougurt into a blender, then get out your 1/4 cup measuring cup, and your tablespoon measure. fill the tablespoon measure with vanilla extract and pour in blender. now, listen CAREFULLY: fill your 1/4 cup about only a QUARTER full with sugar, THEN pour. If you fill even 1/4 cup with sugar, it will be too bitter.

unwrap two chocolates, put on burner with some butter, stirring and watching as you do this recipe.

put 2 other chocolates in the blender, then blend. pour, but wait, there's more...

 as SOON as the chocolate is done melting, turn off the burner and take it off the burner.

 pour it on the drink!

optional: add starbucks coffee, stir and top with whipped cream before pouring chocolate.


recipe two: follow directions as above, but use ice cream instead of yogurt. maybe Starbucks ice cream?



please look forward to my next post, and please comment if you have anything you would like to say or if you would like to suggest and idea for a future post!