A Brainless Nod is a blog about love and life, passionately written using articles, poetry, and serial web fiction. We are Dan and Lisa, and we both enjoy writing immensely. We hope you enjoy this look at our passions, our life together, and our opinions. Posts are sporadic due to us entering college, but expect new stuff every now and then!
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Monday, February 4, 2013
The Joy of Homemade Bread
There’s something wonderful about doing nice things for people that could use some nice things done for them. Recently, I started making my bread homemade by hand. It tastes better, lasts longer, and is just plain awesome when you get down to it. Especially considering how honestly easy it is to make....
Cooking and baking are crazy little things, so many things can go wrong, and frankly people are just afraid or lazy about the prospect. I don’t really blame them, I’ve always been kind of scared to make my own bread, when its already decently cheap from the store. I guess that changed when I first ate at Panera Bread.
Friday, February 1, 2013
(poem) - The Amazing One
She calls me the amazing one
And I do not know why
She is the amazing one
To my discerning eye
She’s taken my life
And given it meaning
Turned it around
From that fateful online meeting
My life was changed
That very day
I saw her picture
And I fell for that display
She answered my reply
Starting the romance
That led to our marriage
And our current dance
She wakes up next to me
Every single day
Greeting me with a kiss
I cherish in every way
She gives me the freedom
To pursue my passions
Writing and Photography
Including snuggling sessions
I get to cook anything I want
And try out new recipes
For you never know what I’ll whip up next
That will change our dieting.
The woman is a beauty
To simply sit back and behold
I could simply watch her breath
If the truth be told
I stare into her eyes
For lengths at a time
And get lost again and again
Hearing the angels chime
I could build her up
And put her on a pedestal
But she belongs by my side
Marring her is nothing more than a sequel
To the romance that started
Not so long ago
For we are completely locked
Within passions throws
She caused all this
Because she replied to my hello
She is the amazing one
That is what I know.
--Dan
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The Great Pizza Experiment
The first time I ever tried a homemade pizza, at least the first one I remember, wasn’t that good. I don’t remember much about it, just that it was pretty awful. From then on, as I kept seeing how cheap pizzas were, I never understood why someone would go through the trouble to make one at home when they were so cheap.
But then came the Indian Commodities, and tons of flour. And I mean OMG amounts of flour. Making my own bread was the first obvious step. And wow, what a step. Making bread was far simpler than I had imagined, and there are billions of different recipes online. After finding out which exact recipe I loved, and what made the other recipes not so good, I wondered what I’d make next.
Labels:
bread,
Commodities,
cooking,
dough,
Indian,
KitchenAid,
Mixer,
pizza
Monday, January 28, 2013
Life's Little Complications
There is nothing quite like complications. They arise when you least expect them, and make life so much more complicated. If you’ve followed the blog, or know us at all then you know that our marriage is just a handful of weeks away. The fact is, we had a complication arise a while ago that is throwing many things into turmoil.
An interesting fact: I have never owned a passport, nor gone out of the country. I’ve always wanted to. We wanted so much to do a Carribean Cruise for our honeymoon, as Lisa has never been on a cruise, and I wanted us to do something together neither of us has ever done.
Labels:
complications,
compromise,
cruise,
Disney,
family,
fun,
honeymoon,
problems,
vacation,
wedding
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Ballad of the Emerald Bard: Appendix - Characters
I've been pondering on doing this for a while, and now that Mother of the Bride is finished, now is the best time, I believe. This is an appendix to Ballad of the Emerald Bard, in which I keep a list of every character Deeya comes across. For those that really enjoy the Ballad, this will be an extremely valuable resource. Expect it to change and grow as the Ballad continues to be sung.
Labels:
appendix,
Ballad,
bard,
Deeya,
Do'Katal,
El'Mindeeya,
elmindeeya,
emerald
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