Feelings of Summer

Hey,

What is the first thing that pops into your mind about summer?

For me, it`s time off of school (thank Jesus!). For others in different walks of life, it could be an escape, being stuck in a poorly air-conditioned office while people have fun at the beach, when kids stay home and ruin the house, or a never-ending 2-3 month European vacation (I wish).

Summer has always held some sort of beautiful magic over people, myself included. My most prominent memories of summer were before high school, when, for 7 straight summers in a row, I would go to theatre camp.

At first, it sounds dorky. I mean, theatre camp? Seriously? But alas, it was not. Think of this if you will:

Incredibly Record-Breaking Heat Wave ALL Summer = The Candy Heiress Inside An Air-Conditioned Theatre With Comfy Seats

It makes sense when you think about it.

Through all those summers, I`ve made friends that I still talk to, even now. The set painting, the practicing, the choreography, the scary stories in the "haunted" theatre, the rush of the final performance...it was great. That`s how I see my summers when I close my eyes.

Of course, there are other memories that I use to define summer as well.

Going to the amusement park with my friends or my aunt was always a big thing for me. I went every summer, and it was fantasic. To this day, I still haven`t been on an up-side-down roller coaster, but hey, I`d rather not throw up, if that`s okay with you guys.

Sleepovers, camp-outs, and bonfires in my backyard (and at various camping grounds) were all included in the summer mosiac. As for smells, (sorry for the cliche) I remember fresh cut grass, salty ocean foam, campfires, sweat, meat on the barbeque, and popsicles dripping onto the hot pavement.

Basically, it boils down to this: do these events, friends, and sensations really make up a summer? Do those little thoughts and memories you laugh about when you can`t sleep at night, years later, define you?

To me, the answer is yes.


Hugs and Hershey Kisses,

The Candy Heiress

What If Bread Had Intelligence?

Hey,

I`m sure that the above mentioned title is a question that everyone thinks about daily. At least, I do.

While zoning out and sitting at my dinner table, my brother was watching tv in the room next to mine. A commercial came on for Dempsters Smart Bread, a supposedly all whole-grain wheat bread that has the same taste as white bread. Obviously, this is marketed towards children, who would rather discuss the foreign trade policies of Ghana than eat bread loaded with seeds, nuts, and wheat (well, all the children I`ve ever met).

The commercial was a jolly good show, using a flying piece of bread with a cape as the main character, delivering Smart Bread to some hungry kids, as well as boasting about the nutrients contained within.

This got me thinking.

Since wheat and other food ingredients are of course inanimate and non-living, it`s not as if they could just get up, walk around, and go to the gym. But wouldn`t it be great to have food with intelligence?

To present this in an Easy-To-Read,-Funtastic! format, I`ve made a little list of pros and cons of intelligent food (hereafter known as "he" for all intents and purposes).

PROS :
1. Feeling the chub? He can tell you how many calories, fibre, and nutrients are inside, without bringing along the empty bread bag to a picnic to check the nutritional facts.
2. Loneliness is a thing of the past; talking bread is in! Now you don`t have to own 27 cats who won`t even talk to you about your day at work.
3. Since he is, in fact, a food, he can tell you all the awesome recipes and tricks to make delicious foodstuffs.

CONS :
1. I don`t want my afternoon meal to give me sass when I just want to dig in and shut up.
2. I know that if I were a bread, I would definitely NOT tell my "eater" that I`m full of delicious goodness (I`d like to stay alive, thank you very much).
3. Anyone who would spend money on creating intelligent food rather than, say, finding a cure for cancer, is insanely messed up in the noggin.

Phew. Well, maybe intelligent bread isn`t such a good idea. For now.
*Loud, jubilant cackle of foreshadowing*

Yeah, well, this is going nowhere. Talking bread? What was I thinking even writing a blog about this? Eh, hopefully you got something out of it (maybe an appreciation of your ever-silent sandwich).

Hugs and Hershey Kisses,

The Candy Heiress

The First Taste

Hey,

Welcome to my first blog post!

I thought it would be fitting to include some facts about me, since we`re going to have a deep, unbreakable bond of love, you and I (insert sarcasm). But really, I do want people to know at least something about me.

Where to start...I know! Let`s follow the tried-and-true crappy format of Facebook, Myspace, and all other "Get To Know You" sections of webpages.
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Favourite food: (TOO MANY TO NAME!) Hmm, I`d have to say raspberry frozen yogurt from one of my local farms (you thought I was going to say candy, didn`t you? Sorry to disappoint.)

Favourite colour: Blue (yep, that`s all I`m writing...)

Favourite activity: Writing stories, poems, BLOGGING (well, since it`s my first time, and I am enjoying it right now...then yes, I can definitely include blogging), dance, singing, and reading. Oh, and eating. But let`s not get into that, or I might have to gnaw upon the keyboard. Again.

Favourite authors: Oh wow. Again, wayyy too many to name. But for short, I love the works of Meg Cabot, Dan Brown, Libba Bray, Sarah Mlynowski, Michelle Jaffe, among others.

Favourite person: Jesus? Ha, no. Well, maybe, if I were a God-fearing woman. I guess I`m going to say John Green at the moment, because of his totally awesome nerdfighter-ness, puff, and outlook on life (oh yeah, and apparently he wrote some books also...hardy har har.)
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Oh jeez. That was just atrocious to look at, when I read it over. Still, maybe it helped you in the slightest, which is all I`m aiming for.

Before I sign off my first official blog post (with many more to come soon!), some of you might be wondering why in the world is my pen name (and webpage name) The Candy Heiress.

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Did you really think I was going to tell you?! Muahaha!
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Oh, alright.
It`s a pseudonym based on an anagram of my name. If you figure it out, Hoorah For You, I Wish You Many Paper Hats, BUT I`m not really concerned. Since I am not: a) a foreign dignitary or ambassador, b) a politician of any kind, or c) George Bush, I have nothing to fear. I just thought it was a funny little anagram while I was having no life and anagramming mine and other`s names.

Hugs and Hershey Kisses,

The Candy Heiress