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Manga Studio 5 & Permanent Hiatus

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Rafe) — Fri, 08 May 2015 00:03:00 +0000

I used Manga Studio 5 to create this. This is my last drawing before my permanent hiatus.

Rose Without a Bloom

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Rafe) — Wed, 06 May 2015 19:48:00 +0000


Boo's roses.

Here is a look at some of Boo's roses that I saw while browsing through her Houzz page. They are busy decorating their new home. I also fixed my Gmail messages today and folders on Firefox today.

Here are a few of the ones I really liked on her page. My very favorite was the Crown Princess Margarita which Jessica took a picture of me next to but she did not send me a link to that photo unfortunately :(it's too bad because they were droopy and very nice to look at).

Afterwards I ate my very last foods which consisted of one-day old cheese pizza from Sam's Club, a ciabatta bread roll with rotisserie chicken and mayonnaise from a Kraft mayo packet, macaroni salad from two or three nights past, a chocolate Otis Spunkmeyer muffin, and a mini Twix, Snickers, and a bite of a Reese's PB cup. I drank Nestea and orange soda from Sam's Club. Mom fed me cold mango.

I finished my test chef blog and added a ratings gadget to it. I also finished my butterbug studios blog. I like my cooking blog a lot :)

New Blog Theme and Sweet Tomatoes

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Rafe) — Tue, 05 May 2015 10:00:00 +0000

This afternoon around 5 PM, I took an hour break to go on my computer. Although I had planned just to browse online and post something I had read, I decided to update my cooking blog first, with a template that looked more professional (because I like the look of this blog). Well, I only had time to work a little on it and before I knew it an hour had passed.

We went to the garden a little and my dad said we were going to Golden Corral once my mom arrived home. I decided to go, for a last meal with my family. I worked on my blog while waiting. Once she came to the door, I got dressed and Jessica decided she wanted to eat too. She insisted on to-go, but I wanted to share this last time with her if possible. We hopped inside the car.

On the ride there, Jes suggested Chinese food instead of Golden Corral, so we decided to go to Sakura buffet (the new one we had never visited). We did not know where it was located but I remember a billboard near the Olive Garden. If it was not nearby we could always go to the other China Buffet we used to go to next to Hobby Lobby/Outback/Chik-Fil-A and the store that sells puppies.

When we got to the parking lot of the old China Buffet, Jessica said it had too many violations such as roaches and rats. So instead my dad suggested we go to Sweet Tomatoes.

We ate at Sweet Tomatoes and it was very good. They served a turkey taco prepared salad, green pepper potato salad, Abondigas Locas with chicken meatballs, cilantro lime penne pasta, buttermilk corn bread, raspberry and sweet tea to drink, and a new type of muffin called Horchata. They also served chocolate lava cake and soft serve yogurt with Oreo topping (and chocolate chip cookies on the side)! I took one of the cookies for the car ride home.

It was a wonderful atmosphere that I did not remember from before. The menu online says they will offer dulce de leche soft serve from May 7th to May 10th.

When we came home around 10 PM I decided to finish my blog. It has taken quite a while, trying to install a photo carousel and organizing a lot of my photos and computer files. I am putting the finishing touches on it atm (around 6 AM).

I also heard very nice music tonight, and I have made $0.22 on goodsearch.

Final Fancy Feast

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Rafe) — Sun, 03 May 2015 05:40:00 +0000

After I had made my paper doll collection and composite photo, both my neck and back started to hurt (like each day this week), so I decided to take a break. My last big thing I decided to do was prepare one last feast with my family.

I looked around the kitchen and followed my stomach. What I found was a box of Kraft macaroni and cheese, a plastic bowl/basket of potatoes (Jes had commented that they have sprouted spuds already), two boxes of ready-to-make au gratin potatoes, Pillsbury frozen pie crusts, Breyers vanilla bean and Hersheys Kisses with caramel ice cream, Kraft mayonnaise, and a half empty box of Muellers bowtie pasta. For meat I was searching for ground beef to put in my macaroni but all I could find was frozen flank steak and leftover chicken rib meat in Ziploc baggies. What I made with these ingredients (pictured above) are macaroni and cheese, macaroni salad, steak, baked potatoes, and an ice cream pie for dessert. First I baked the potatoes, then I rolled out the pie crust and baked both the bottom crust and top crust. Mom came home and was surprised to see me cooking. She gave me shiitake mushrooms to put in my salad. Then I worked on preparing the pasta until dad got home to cook the flank steak. Dad burnt the steak under the broiler. After everything was done cooking I put the salad and dessert in the freezer until they got cold. I prepared the table while waiting. We used the black card table in the living room instead of eating in the dining room like usual. I took out four square stoneware China and four glass tumblers which Mom filled with Pepsi. I set up matching spoons and forks for everyone, and nice serving spoons. When the pasta got cold, I put it in a square glass serving bowl which matched the tumblers. (Well first I put the mac and cheese in one of those bowls.)

Then it was time to eat. We took pictures on my camera phone because I do not remember where my digital camera is. I think it is in my leopard purse but I do not remember where that is either. Poor Jes she keeps having to upload my pictures from her phone. Despite resolving to only take one picture, my parents convinced me to take three, one with each of us as pairs. I served the food on my plate: sides first, then potatoes and steak, and one leftover slice of cookie pizza from the night before. The sides were delicious! I did not know which tasted better, the warm macaroni or cool salad. Mom said they were equal. Dad said the burnt steak tasted like beef jerky. We invited Jes but she said she did not want to eat with us because she had already eaten ramen, even though we had already set a place for her at the table. Then we ate dessert and I left the table to go post my blog really quick.

I looked up more badges and ended up losing an hour because one of the gadgets was not working properly. It was a members badge from a Netflix movie lovers community blog. I tried to add an auto-scroll gadget to cover up the mistake. My layout page froze and I lost the html code for the Netflix badge. The DeviantART badges I tried to add earlier today would not work either. However, I was able to sign up for goodsearch on the Locks of Love website, which raises a penny for charity for each search made.

Finally this will be my last post tonight, and in the future. I have made up my mind to wrap up my blog and not to play online or go on my computer any longer, and always to keep my resolutions.

Thank you very much for your visits.

Composite Photo and Paper Dolls

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Rafe) — Sat, 02 May 2015 21:45:00 +0000

This is a composite photograph I made on Gimp, from a collection of pictures of my family. The eyes are mine, nose is my mom's, mouth is Jessica's, face is Mika's, hair (top part) is Cheska's, and the body is Charlene's.

I also made my paper doll collection today, using COPIC Multiliner Markers and gel pens Jes bought me for my birthday.

I spent the first half of the day fixing my blog and searching for badges, but ended up writing reviews on Yelp! and registering for DeviantART.

I also heard a knock on the door and when I answered it was a Bible study group.

Feed My Pet

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Rafe) — Sat, 02 May 2015 05:29:00 +0000

Please feed my pet hedgehog a strawberry by clicking on the "more" tab, then feeding the pet the strawberry that is attached to the cursor. Thank you very much.

Lazy Butterbug Studios and Last Chance to Go Crazy

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Rafe) — Sat, 02 May 2015 05:23:00 +0000

Well I do not think I could have done it today. I had too much on my mind, in particular creating my own logos after seeing all the advertisements at Pizza Hut (receipt and pizza box), at Golden Corral, on television (Right This Minute), and in magazine articles. I wanted to create Butterbug Studios, and that is what I did today.

My new blog is http://lazybutterbug.blogspot.com/. Please visit this site when you get the chance. I have included the badge below each blog page (scroll all the way down).

Today my dad showed me pictures of flowers from my old laptop. Aside from that, I ate Golden Corral steak and fried chicken with rice, then had mini candy bars for dessert. My last drink was Brisk lemon tea. I have signed up to the Golden Corral community and that will be my last thing.

An Unexpected Visit to Charlene's House

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Rafe) — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 05:28:00 +0000

So this is what Boo's new house looks like.

Today I woke up and decided I wanted to finish this blog for good, so I would stop thinking about it. Well, as I was working on my blog I was pulled aside by my dad and Jessica and they told me we were expected at Boo and Drew's new house (this house is a mansion). The drive there was very long and we had to wait a bit for Charlene to arrive. Dad took me outside the car to take a look at the shrubs in front of the house and the tree branches as well. When Charlene pulled up, she picked up the package of new roses that had been delivered to her doorstep. We went to the backyard to take a look at her collection of roses.

Crown Princess Margarita (not pictured).

Olympiad (left, red) & Christian Dior (right, pink).

Wow! She has so many. I asked Jes to take a picture of me in front of my favorite ones (Crown Princess Margarita, Olympiad, Christian Dior). Then I asked Boo if I could use her computer. She took me inside and showed me the rooms she was getting ready to paint, her art room and the whole house. I got to use her computer which has three screens that use only one mouse. We stayed at Boo's house for about an hour and a half. Then my dad and Jessica invited Drew and Boo to Golden Corral to eat.

When we got to Golden Corral, I ordered a sweet tea and piled my plate with chicken fajita, bourbon chicken with rice, fried chicken, bbq ribs, french fries, potato wedges, and two rolls (buttered and unbuttered with whipped margarine). I went back for seconds, to get sour cream I forgot to put on top of my fajita, and also chargrilled corn-on-the cob, macaroni and cheese, and bbq'ed pineapple. For dessert I had 3 types of cake: lemon, carrot, and chocolate. It was a very good and unexpected final meal.

Tonight I am putting the finishing touches on my blog before heading to bed.

Pizza Hut Carry-Out, My Last and Final Meal

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Rafe) — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 07:19:00 +0000

Pretzel crust pizza w/barbeque drizzle on the left (2 slices), supreme pizza on the right (1 slice), & my hitchhiker's thumb.

I told myself that my final meal would be the potluck at Charlene and Drew's new home, then the elephant ears I fried in shortening the other night, then yesterday the beef tips Mom cooked for me. Well today I was able to convince my mom to order pizza from Pizza Hut. We looked for coupons online in her email and found a $10 deal for a large supreme and $7.99 deal for the new special pizzas with flavored crust, drizzle, and your choice of sauce. I ordered a chicken mushroom pan pizza with garlic alfredo sauce, pretzel crust and bbq drizzle. The pretzel crust was the best part. It tasted very good! But tonight will be the final night I will be eating and my last day as well. I have compiled everything and said goodbye to everything. Thank you for this last day.

First and Final Day

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Rafe) — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 07:05:00 +0000

Today I created this blog for easy access to all the information I have collected about myself over the years. It contains all the blogs I have been working on, especially this week when I have had virtually no break compiling everything. I finished two blogs, Mabuhay Mabinogi and Test Chef.

Mabuhay Mabinogi is about my virtual life on Mabinogi. I finally reached level 1000 on Flourre so I was able to purchase a hero card and re-create my original character Gumamela. This time was much easier than the beginning because the hero card gives you all the skills you need for that hero talent. I chose Merlin as Gumamela started out as a cleric/mage. The Merlin hero talent also comes with a Shyllien knuckle so I was able to fight a little. All of my characters are now over level 1000 except for Bathnara who is still a newbie. Here are my final stats:

Pouffe Lvl 1065, Expl 141, RB 26 times, 237 AP:
    puppeteer, archer, warrior, carpenter,
    toy maker, costume designer, ranger
Flourre Lvl 1071, Expl 45, RB 30 times, 250 AP:
    chef, merchant, warrior
Bathnara Lvl 276, Expl 10, RB 9 times, 373 AP:
    treasure hunter (adventure/mercantile/dual gun),
    gypsy (music/adventure)
Gumamela Lvl 1046, Expl 9, RB 0 times, 35 AP:
    merlin


This is what my computer screen looks like.

Test Chef is about all of the recipes I have prepared over the years. I was able to cook elephant ears the other night and that will be the last thing I ever cook. I was able to add social media widgets and design my own background and headers. I also designed my own personal logo for this site and the signature on the bottom. I have been working non-stop for the past week or so on these blogs, from morning to 3AM. This will be my final day, as I have been away now for 3 years.

noreply@blogger.com (Mel Rafe) — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 15:42:00 +0000