Clean-Shaven Men

I had a friend who recently blogged a clever, and very dramatic, poem like entry having to do with the dangers and pain of shaving. In reply I wrote him this, and decided to post it here, hoping you would get some amusement from it. I sure did.

And yet...

A clean-shaven man is truly ideal,

At least in my opinion.

Silky smooth is so alluring to feel,

In a woman's dominion.

Whereas with stubble,

It's truly too much trouble,

Amidst with the fur,

And the unruly whisker,

It'd be better to dismiss,

Than to come for that kiss.

And so to conclude,

Forgive me if I be rude,

Dear boy, if shaving you continue

Then I shall raise no more hullabaloo!

Celebrity Look-alike

On facebook it's Doppleganger Week. For anyone who needs a definition of doppleganger, like I did:

In the vernacular, the word "doppelgänger" has come to refer (as in German) to any double or look-alike of a person. The word is also used to describe the sensation of having glimpsed oneself in peripheral vision, in a position where there is no chance that it could have been a reflection. They are generally regarded as harbingers of bad luck. In some traditions, a doppelgänger seen by a person's friends or relatives portends illness or danger, while seeing one's own doppelgänger is an omen of death. In Norse mythology, a vardøger is a ghostly double who precedes a living person and is seen performing their actions in advance.

Though, in our case, I'm sure the look-alike craze isn't nearly as ominous. Facebook users are posting images of celebrities they have been told they look like. It took me a while, but I finally have decided on my celebrity look-alike. Emma Watson, the young British actress who started her career as the loved Hermione Granger (one of my favorite novel characters).

My roommates are convinced that my doppelganger would be complete if you could somehow combine Emma Watson, with Dakota Fanning. I'll let you decide. :)

National Chocolate Cake Day

Yesterday I was pleasantly surprised to be informed that January 27th was a holiday! So, Happy National Chocolate Cake Day, for all of you who didn't get to hear it yesterday! Here is a clip from an article I found online at http://news.about-knowledge.com/national-chocolate-cake-day/.

"National Chocolate Cake Day is celebrated every year on 27th January across United States of America. This is the day for those who love chocolate cakes and other items which are prepared with the chocolate. On the National Chocolate Cake Day, people enjoy by sharing gifts of chocolate products especially chocolate cakes.

There is a special holiday to celebrate the National Chocolate Cake Day. People of all ages love to eat chocolate cakes; these are also very delicious and nutritional. Parents take their children to the stores and make them entertain chocolate cakes.

The National Chocolate Cake Day is not only for the kids but it is for all the people, from children to young and old love to eat chocolate cakes. The confectionary stores decorate the racks with different styles of chocolate cakes on the national chocolate cake day."

And here's a little gift for all of you who would like to celebrate, even if it is late!

Step-1

Butter→3 Tablespoons
Sugar→1 Cup
Egg→1
Vanilla→1 Teaspoon
Powdered Chocolate→2 Ounces
Milk→3/4 CupCake Flour→1 Cup
Baking Powder→1 1/2 Teaspoon
Salt→1/2 Teaspoon
Bowls
Mixing Spoons

Step-2

Put the butter in a bowl and cream it unless it becomes soft, then add sugar in it and mix it. Then beat the egg yolk and add it in the mixture, then add chocolate and flavors and add milk.

Step-3

Then take baking powder, salt and flour and sift together in another bowl, add this mixture to the mixture which we have mentioned in step 2 and mix it and beat it for 2 minutes.

Step-4

Now decant it, beat into an oily cake pan and bake it from 40 to 50 minutes if you want to prepare loaf cake. And if you want layer cake, then bake it for half an hour. You should bake it in the oven at 350 degree not more than and not less than 350 degree.

Happy Holidays from Pineapple Publishings!