Nakitt
A tale of love conquering the whole world…

This morning we woke up and watched the F1 qualifications in Malaysia together, the seemingly latest development in a streak of racing addiction. All week we’ve been glued to the television every night whilst playing Grand Turismo 4, a racing game on the Playstation 2 and the epitome of our battle of the sexes. So far, men are losing. Badly.

This fit of all of things fast has been a long time coming, however. Kitty loves to sprint through the street with my hand in hers head long towards the park in a crazed frenzy of excitement, and has done so for as long as I can remember now. Our local park has been closed lately though for a sort of “rehabilitation” exercise, something which in actual fact has begun to resemble the site of a major nuclear accident, what with all the digging and the workman in their fluorescent boiler suits. Their aim is to have the park reopened for Summer, a goal which whilst I remain optimistic, is still far from their contorted grasp. Touch wood though, I’ve been looking forward for an excuse to have another picnic with my girl.

I’ve been a bit estranged lately as to what to get up to during the day, and whilst trying to give myself ample opportunity to simply just take this laptopless [sic] opportunity to relax, I do find myself sitting with my head between my hands, elbows on table, bored as the child within lacks mental stimulation.

I’ve always had an interest in cooking, and I love having the opportunity to cook for Kitty when possible, so maybe this is the opening I’ve been looking for to try some new recipe’s out on my test subject? We’ve been having mozzarella and tomato paninis a lot lately, which always go down a treat. I’ve included the recipe below if you’re game; they’re extremely simple to make, hardly taking any time at all to prepare and cook, and they taste divine.

Mozzarella And Tomato Paninis

1. Take the panini bread and slice it in half. Using a pastry brush, lighly cover the inside of the slices with some olive oil.
2. Cut a fresh tomato into thin slices, and spread evenly over the inside of the panini bread.
3. Slice some mozzarella cheese into slices, and spread over the tomatos on the inside of the panini bread.
4. Place both slices of panini bread inside up in a grill or oven at approximately 180-200°C, and cook until both slices are lightly toasted, and the cheese is melted to taste.
5. Leave to cool for 2 minutes before garnishing with basil, and adding salt and pepper to taste. Press both slices firmly together, slice into manageable pieces, and serve. Recipe makes 1 serving.

Well, there’s the recipe! Off to make some now for my love. =]

The days have been gloriously warm and sunny here. It was the warmest day of the year yesterday, and it’ll only go up from there. It is all just so exciting, we can finally pull out our summer clothes.

Today has been lovely. We woke up and the Sun was shining. I worked as Nathan dozed in and out of sleep. I went to Uni and got a Pass Plus mark for this term. I was so scared about a fail, but they passed me right through. I was overjoyed and I still have that tingling feeling in my bones. Nathan and I bought chocolate and strawberry milkshakes and walked in the late afternoon sunshine. It is nearly 6.30 and it is glorious to see that the Sun is still up. The clocks change forward in a few days time.

So now I am free for a month, and I am so excited by all the possibilities of fun we can now have! This means we can sit outside and drink tea, bike riding in the park, tennis, picnics and trips to the beach. The list is endless.

We also have tadpoles. I think they’re really adorable. We saved some of them from a puddle which was being swooped by crows, so now they live in our garden. We have about 400 of them, so I’m going to have to start dispersing them in the pond and buckets. Gosh, no wonder the frog parents run off afterwards, who could cope with 400 children?

That would be all for now.

I wish we could fly. I think it’d be so lovely to just take-off whenever we felt like it. Then we wouldn’t have those dreams that you’re falling and you land in your bed as you wake up with a jolt – we could simply just stretch our arms and fly! At the same time, it’d be pretty annoying with the whole human race flying around your bedroom windows. I guess we can’t have it all, can we?!

Today was a nice, quiet day. I’m going to do heaps of cleaning tonight as well as some laundry which is always a big groan. Especially since we have one radiator to dry on and the last time I used that wretched washing machine, the top came out sopping wet with water dripping all over the floor. I think it’s out to get me. The washing machine, not the top.

I can’t stop looking into buying houses even though I know I’m just dreaming. It’s always wonderful to dream because then I know what I’m aiming for. If we don’t know our goals, how will we ever get anywhere? I know I’m constantly called a dreamer, but in reality I’m really just creating goals. I’m a goal-creator, not just a “dreamer.”

Tomorrow I need to get some practise shots for this project due in next week. Nathan’s been an angel and is really helping me brainstorm and get everything in order. Where on Earth would I be without my forever trusting side-kick? Well, he’s more of the superhero and I’m the side-kick, but I like to think of it this way round for now, it makes me feel like I’m not just a follower. [: Apparently the weather’s going to be good so I can use the Sun for light which is always a plus. Hoorah!

I should probably be off, the cleaning awaits. Now I see why they call it “Spring cleaning.” Groan. I wish I had a hobbit to do it. I’d call them Gwendolyn (because I like that name and it just sounds awesome to say) and she could do all the stuff I didn’t want to, and we’d pay her with ice cream and donuts. I wish, I wish.

Peace out.

Its that time of year when everyone comes down with the sniffles. We all suffer from the Winter blues with the grey skies and bitter winds on our cheeks. Lately I have been a little tea-maker and have discovered the delicious flavour of ginger tea. Nathan has been a bit poorly, so I’ve been making it religiously every day and have decided to share my little recipe with you. It is so simple to do.

What you need:
1) Ginger root (you can buy these at any supermarket).
2) A saucepan.
3) Honey.
4) A mug.

What you need to do:
1) Firstly you need to wash the ginger root and then peel off the outer skin/layer. Next you slice it into very thin slices, the thinner you get, the better!

2) What I tend to do next is to boil the kettle before I put the ginger slices into the saucepan. I then fill the pan with the boiling water and put it on the hob.
3) Leave the pan of water with ginger to “steep” for 10-15 minutes. This means just put it on a low heat and continue to let it boil. The longer you let it boil, the less spicy it will be.
4) At this stage I add a spoonful of honey to the boiling water to add a sweet taste to the tea.

5) When you are ready, bring it off the heat and sieve it into your mug and voila! Enjoy!

If there is one place we have to visit before we die, it would have to be “Happy Pills” in Barcelona. Purely for the fact that this place just seems to be utterly unbelievable.

No, they would not be real pills but rather sweets just made to look like them (I don’t even want to think about the ethical implications behind them). But supposedly this store is one to make everyone happy even though it looks like a doctor’s clinic which I would’ve thought would have a completely opposite effect.

I’m just not sure about this. It does indeed look like its been created by a really sick person (oh, the irony) and it probably does encourage the younger people to mix up sweets with real drugs, but I thought it looked like a really creepy place to one day visit. Even though by the time we get there, they’ll have shut it down due to the pure sickness of the entire concept. Maybe the Spanish are just crazy and want to make their nation obese, or maybe this was an entirely innocent attempt at starting a fad. I’d hate to have seen the rates after the store just opened in which children were rushed into hospital after having swallowed bandages whole thinking they were marshmallows.

This place just screams pure terror to me.