Thursday, October 18, 2012

The food is talking again... and the toaster's been laughing at me

Ever wondered what food might say if it could talk? It'd probably say, "Don't eat me," but let's take that out of the running. Without further ado...


For the record, I looked up Ramen's origins and saw that it's actually Japanese, but as it's mentioned in every single episode of every single Korean drama, I'm standing by this.









Thursday, May 17, 2012

Top 11 Original Scores



"There are few people in England, I suppose, who have more true enjoyment of music than myself, or a better natural taste. If I had ever learnt, I should have been a great proficient."- Lady Catherine in Pride & Prejudice

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I love original scores. The naptime CD I play for my students everyday is made up of calm songs from movies from the 90s and 2000s. During "yoga" (breathing exercises) we sometimes put on original scores, identifying and pretending to play the instruments we hear.

I feel a bit like the ever-so-haughty Lady Catherine when I say that if I could play the piano, I'd be the best film composer of all time. But, seriously, I do regret forcing my parents to relent in their efforts to make me musical. After 3 years of piano and 2.5 years of temper-tantrums, I could play "Mary had a Little Lamb" and "French Children's Song." Yikes.

Anyway, scores are my passion (but not my expertise) and here a few of the best:


















     





















































































































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