During the rest of the summer I will be working on a new series of drawings, which I hope to outlast my previous half-assed attempts at finishing a series due to my course workload and other extenuating circumstances (read: embarrassingly long artist’s block coupled with pure unadulterated sloth). In any case, there will be that and a new approach to my work in general. Part of that includes taking a percentage of money earned from selling my prints and donating it to the HSI/HSI Canada. Once I have my pieces done, I shall work on opening the shop once more. More on that later.

Hope everyone on this side of the hemisphere is enjoying their summer ^_^

I’d like to also take this space to thank Ingo for being kind enough to buy one of my prints and offering such kind comments about my work–it made my day ^_^ Thank you!

Extra Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

-1 cup smooth peanut butter
-2 tbsp olive oil (or other oil of your choice)
-1/4 tsp baking powder
-1/4 tsp vanilla extract
-1/4 cup brown sugar
-1/4 cup splenda (or granulated sugar)
-1/3 cup whole wheat flour (or all purpose flour)
-1 egg*

Preheat oven 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

Mix together the egg, peanut butter, vanilla extract, both sugars, and olive oil. In a separate bowl mix the flour and baking powder until well blended. Combine dry ingredients with the peanut butter mixture and fold together until smooth. The dough should be extra sticky and gooey. Spoon tablespoons of dough onto a baking sheet and gently press them flat (but not to flat), about a quarter of an inch thick. Let them bake for 7 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. The cookies will come out a little puffy and soft, so have them rest until they harden a bit.

*since becoming vegan, I thought I’d add in here that instead of using an egg, feel free to use an egg replacer like EnerG, ground flaxseed, tapioca starch, etc.

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Yesterday was the first time I’ve tried popping popcorn on the stove, and I have to say they taste MUCH better than store bought popcorn. All you have to do is put a tablespoon of oil in a large pot on medium heat, pour the kernels in, shake the pot a bit, and put the lid on for a minute or two. Yummy.

No photos this time, for I would need to reinstall Photoshop to make borders for them =(

I will have photos on the next post =)

I’ve also recently just finished Zelda: Twilight Princess and I must recommend if not for the gameplay but certainly for the artwork and design at least (gameplay and storyline is great nevertheless). Possibly the best Zelda so far IMO.

I am however unsure how much work I will get done being lucky enough to live three blocks from the fire department and very close to a street where drunk and loudly nonsensical university students like to frequent…but for now it’s late, so good night!

Oh-em-gee indeed. I will be gone at the chalet again however with a bountiful supply of photos and sketches to share. There will sadly not be internet access so the next post will be a week from now. So, until then, Conan and I bid ye fare thee well!

I plan on turning this somewhat into a photo blog and making a note to take at least 1 photo a day to post, so here are some photos taken today…

the sun setting after the rain

there seems to have been a lot of rainbows lately; sadly no lucky charms nor pots of gold.