Brushing My Teeth is Gud

Hello. I really gotten inspired the other day to brush my teeth! I figured the more antiseptic mouthwash I used the better! It actually really burned my eyes! :( I just washed my face with water afterwards and they felt better. Healthier is happier I'd say, brushing ones teeth is a good way to stay healthy! Thank you very much! Happy holidays! :)

I am practicing the guitar

This is me playing, "Astro Zombies"/ Misfits (cover)! :) I am still learning. One day I would love to play for an audience! :) This is "take 2"! :) Thank you very much! :)

In the shoes of a skater

I am just cruising a local park on a nice Autumn evening after shopping the mall! :)

Happy Halloween 2013

Happy Halloween! Hangn' with Jake the dog! :) 2013

How I made a: Shield and Sword

Hello. This is how I made a shields and sword of my very own, out of wood nontheless! Protective eyewear is a must! :) K, first I have drawn a layout of the measurements that the sword and shield will more or less follow.

 

I had previously selected the wood the night before so I retrieved my selected pieces of wood and placed it on the work bench and traced my guide lines to cut the shield and sword layout.

After I had drawn an outline I then proceeded to cut along the lines with a rotery hand saw! :)

 Then I started to work on the sword.

 The sword was more difficult. Especially the edges (one needs a table saw to have a proper cut). Pre drilling the holes is very important so that the wood does not split. The hand protector piece is made of two longer pieces of 2 by 4 and two pieces of 2 by 4 a third the length placed inbtween the first two making it more solid. A notch is cut out for the handle as well about a half inch in on both sides.

   Then sanding is in order. I used 60 grit. The smaller the number the more course the grit (60 is very course, of course, a horse  of course, of course

And no one can talk to a horse of course
That is, of course, unless... Oh, lost train of thought).

 

 

Then both sword and shield are sanded. I used gloves because other wise the grit would be way harsh to one's hands.

 Feel free to paint the sword and shield I thought and so I used a theme from my Love Cats (cartoon).

 

 Spash! Splash! Splash! :)

  The straps are tacked in from the inside and blunted flush with a hammer on the outside.

 I used what shoe laces I had to snugly wrap around the handle.

 
 This project took about three hours and well worth it. I am considering making a second set so a friend and myself could travel back in time to the times of the knights! Making this creative art project reminded and gave me the feeling of "set prop making", wich I think is super neat!! :) Thank you very much! May your creative ventures by fun, successful, and innovative! :) Eric M. Rangel

 

In a Universe: a Short Skateboard Film

Production, music and skateboarding by Eric M. Rangel. Thank you very much!

Animal and Fun Shapes Cookies

Hello. So I gotten this book in the mail the other day about Vegan baking. It is by Chef Chloe Coscarelli and I recommend that everyone on the planet, whom can appreciate the finer things in life, to please purchase her book. I am confident that one will not be disappointed. This recipe is loosely based on her Animal Cookies recipe found therein.

Materials:

Rolling Pin

Metal baking sheet

Parchment Paper

Ex-acto Blade

Ingredients:

½ Cup Apple Sauce

2 ¼ Cup Bob’s Red Mill (Short Bread cookie mix)

1 Cup Confectioners Sugar

1 Cup Water

1 Cup Sugar

Food Coloring

Nonpareils Sprinkles

In mixing bowl add the Bob’s Red Mill cookie mix and sugar, then mix.

Then add the Apple Sauce to the bowl and incorporate. Take the incorporated mixture and place on a floured surface. Start to knead the dough with both of ones hands. Add flour (Short bread cookie mix) as needed, and continue to knead until it is of a dough consistency. Then flour the ball of dough, work bench, and rolling pin to get ready to roll out the dough! 

Roll out the dough. There should be an area of about 2 by 1 ½  of dough to work with. 

it's a new continent

I did not have a cookie cutter (one time I went to a local place that was like a barn, it had a gazillion and one baking tins! Maybe they had cookie cutters as well? That place was surreal), so I used an Ex-acto art utility blade (that had been properly sterilized), to cut out the shapes. I used my imagination to cut out Animal like shapes, and those of an interesting nature such as a planet, hearts, and a skateboard! :) This took sometime (so I used that time to think, to understand that things take time). Carefully remove the unused portion of the rolled out dough (that can be kept in the freezer for up to a month).

 Spatula the Animals and fun shapes to a Parchment Paper lined Baking Sheet.  

Yay! Were going to be baked!

Place the baking sheet into a 350 degree oven for about 12-15 minutes (keep an eye on them so they will not burn).

And they said we had lousy benifits #sauna

little elves

  While that is baking, in a  mixing bowl place the Confectioners Sugar and add water until it is of icing consistency. Divide that into small glass cups, to add the desired food coloring!  Stir the glass cup until all of  the food coloring is blended. The cookies should be ready to be removed form the oven! Remove the cookies from the baking sheet and place on a wire rack to cool (I used a grill). After they had cooled for a minute or two, brush on the colored glaze, and sprinkle the Nonpareils on the glazed cookie immediately afterward. 

The Animal Cookies are now pretty much complete! Thank you very much and happy experimenting; Because baking, to me is finding ways to make people happy, your way! Take care! :)