Day 21 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge

Dear Blog,

Here is my Day 19 entry for the 30 Day Blog Challenge.

Day 21 — A Recipe

I'm not an avid cook or anything, but I found this recipe. It suits me, right?



Wookiee-ookies (Wookie Cookies)

This is an actual official recipe for Wookie Cookies (or, as they're called in the Holiday Special, "Wookie-ookies"), taken from "The Star Wars Cookbook: Wookiee Cookies and Other Galactic Recipes":

2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1. Preheat the oven to 375º

2. Put the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a mixing bowl. Stir with the wooden spoon until well mixed. Set aside.

3. Put the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in another mixing bowl. Using the electric mixer set on high speed, beat together until well blended and creamy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs and vanilla extract. Add the flour mixture and stir with the wooden spoon until blended. Stir in the chocolate chips.

4. Scoop up a rounded tablespoonful of the dough and drop onto a baking sheet. Repeat until you have used up all the dough. Be sure to leave about 1 inch between the cookies because they spread as they bake.

5. Using pot holders, put the baking sheets in the oven. Bake until golden brown, about 10 minutes.

6. Again, using pot holders, remove the baking sheets from the oven. Lift the cookies from the baking sheets with a spatula, and place on cooling racks. Let cool completely.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

Enjoy! But be sure to hide them from Lumpy...


From a site dedicated to The Star Wars Holiday Special. You might want to avoid it.

Until next time!
-Daniel Golden

Day 20 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge

Dear Blog,

Here is my Day 20 entry for the 30 Day Blog Challenge.

Day 20 — A Hobby of Yours

I would say this blog is a sort of hobby of mine, at the moment. It's a (near) daily entry format that allows me to create something just for the sake of crating it. Fun for the fun of it kind of idea.
I don't play video games enough for them to be a hobby. Nor do I read as often as I'd like to. I like to watch TV shows, but unless I'm critiquing them, I don't think it counts. I was going to vlog, but I think that will have to wait until this summer or next fall, when I can schedule in a time to record and edit videos I may make.
One day I'll have a real hobby.

Until next time!
-Daniel Golden

Day 19 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge

Dear Blog,

Here is my Day 19 entry for the 30 Day Blog Challenge.

Day 19 — A Talent of Yours

I guess being humorous is a talent of mine.
And long blogs.

Until next time,
-Daniel Golden

Day 18 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge

Dear Blog,

Here is my Day 18 entry for the 30 Day Blog Challenge.

Day 18 — Whatever Tickles Your Fancy

The Past.
I'll edit this later, but I wanted to say the thing that's been on my mind lately is the past. Specifically, the past version of myself. Who I was and how I became who I am. A nice window to my past is through MySpace. I maintained a personal blog through most of high school. It's interesting to read it now.
I am definitely not encouraging others to read the huge mass of text on my page, but I think I'll include some interesting bits and pieces later on.
Daniel's MySpace Page

Until next time,
-Daniel Golden

Day 17 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge

Dear Blog,

Here is my Day 17 entry for the 30 Day Blog Challenge.

Day 17 — An Art Piece (Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, etc.)

I'm not an artist, but I do love Star Wars related art.
A book, Star Wars Art: Visions, came out last year and is comprised of Star Wars related artwork. It's amazing. I want it one day. If I had to choose a category of art I liked best, I'd have to say pop art, with an emphasis on Star Wars or geek culture in general.

The Dagobah Connection by Peter De Seve


Empire of Style by Alex Ross


Luke's Lesson by Jacob A. Pfeiffer


Regrets by Masey


Until next time!
-Daniel Golden

Day 16 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge

Dear Blog,

Here is my Day 16 entry for the 30 Day Blog Challenge.

Day 16 — A Song That Makes You Cry (Or Nearly)

Teardrops On My Guitar
Songwriters: Rose, Liz; Swift, Taylor Alison;

Drew looks at me
I fake a smile so he won't see
What I want and I need
And everything that we should be

I'll bet she's beautiful
That girl he talks about
And she's got everything
That I have to live without

Drew talks to me
I laugh 'cause it's just so funny
I can't even see
Anyone when he's with me

He says he's so in love
He's finally got it right
I wonder if he knows
He's all I think about at night

He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing
Don't know why I do

Drew walks by me
Can he tell that I can't breathe?
And there he goes, so perfectly
The kind of flawless I wish I could be

She better hold him tight
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/t/taylor-swift-lyrics/teardrops-on-my-guitar-lyrics.html]
Give him all her love
Look in those beautiful eyes
And know she's lucky 'cause

He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing
Don't know why I do

So I drive home alone
As I turn out the light
I'll put his picture down
And maybe get some sleep tonight

'Cuz he's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only one who's got enough of me to break my heart
He's the song in the car I keep singing
Don't know why I do

He's the time taken up but there's never enough
And he's all that I need to fall into
Drew looks at me
I fake a smile so he won't see


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Until next time,
-Daniel Golden

Day 15 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge

Dear Blog,

Here is my Day 15 entry for the 30 Day Blog Challenge.

Day 15 — A Fanfic



I guess Darths and Droids can count as a fanfic.
I've been reading this web comic series for a while now. Very, very funny. Interesting characters and a great revisioning of the Star Wars universe.
Darths & Droids FAQ

Until next time!
-Daniel Golden