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"College costs a buttload of money."  -Eleanor Roosevelt

The above statement is no surprise.  Many of us work two or three jobs, all the while balancing an extraordinary amount of schoolwork and extracurricular activities.  And what is it all for?  So we can tell our Facebook friends how hard we are working, right?

Wrong.

We clock in all this insane amount of work so that we can hopefully continue our educational career.  This, in turn, will cost even more money, which means more work, more work, more work.  And where does it all end?

Worry not, friends, I have a solution.  SCHOLARSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS.

www.scholarships.com/tell-a-friend/LucasBrandt

All you gotta do is click that little blue link and sign up for a free account and you've got a chance to win $500 fat ones.  PLUS, you can set your preferences so you can find even more free scholarships that are fine tuned for your interests.   What are you waiting for?  Go get some free money!

Lucas

It was laughter we were after, after all

Songs I Can't Get Out of My Head

1. "Wicked Little Town (Reprise)" from Hedwig and the Angry Inch by Stephen Trask
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybPwD8q-0UA

2."No One is Alone" from Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim
I just watched the originial broadway recording of Into the Woods on Netflix.  Holy shit, it was amazing.  I am in love with Bernadette Peters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xaxP_kErTU

Breakfast Challenge Day 5/6

Yesterday I made 'French Breakfast Puffs'.
Sounds like some weird brand of cereal, but they're actually just cinnamon and sugar muffins.
I couldn't just have them alone, so I cooked up some bacon and eggs to go along with em.

And today, I'm teaming up with my beautiful mother to make 'Banana Bread Coffee Cake'
Wish us luck!

Breakfast Challenge Day 4

Posting late due in part to seeing the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee tonight at DVC.

I saw the understudy show tonight, and it was fantastic.

Go check it out if you haven't already.

But I digress...

I started off the day with an egg and two slices of bacon jammed in between to hot bagel halves.

It was TASTY.

What tomorrow brings, I do not know.

Just as food for thought, check out this family of animals:

Until tomorrow

Breakfast Challenge Day 3

So it looks like the snooze button ultimately won out on Day 3.
A lame excuse, I know.
I settled for a bowl of yogurt with granola.

But tomorrow will be a brighter day!  A new breakfast will be concocted and a non-food picture will be posted.

For now, enjoy this picture of a family of bears fighting against the current of a waterfall.

Pretty amazing, wouldn't you say?

TUNE IN TOMORROW TO FIND OUT WHAT FAMILY OF ANIMALS I'LL BE EATING FOR BREAKFAST.

Breakfast Challenge Day 2

Made a 3 egg scramble with spinach, garlic, mushrooms, chicken apple sausage and onions.

Pretty damn good.

Breakfast Challenge Day 1

I recently decided to give myself a little challenge:
To make a different breakfast every morning for two weeks in a row.
Today was day one of what I dub "The Two Week Breakfast Challenge".

Quite original, wouldn't you say?

I had to start off with something simple to warm up, so I made waffles and fried eggs.
I was feeling a little spontaneous, so I decided to be hip and put the fried eggs on top of the waffle.
It wasn't half bad.

I'm not going to post a picture of it, cuz I'm not into that food porn crap.

Instead, I invite you to enjoy this picture of a happy turtle family.

Tune in tomorrow to find out what's next on the menu.

Will it be eggs benedict?  A challenging omelet?  A family of turtles?

ONLY TIME WILL TELL.

UPDATES

LIFE UPDATES:

1) SLEEPING BAG

 I got a gigantic cozy L.L. Bean Sleeping Bag for Christmas.  I have been sleeping in it every night.  Perhaps this is a sign I should go camping?

2. BIKE

I have resolved to bike as much as possible.

I was inspired by my friend Luke (what a great name, eh?) who biked across the entire country after he graduated high school.  What a beast of a man.

Other Reasons:

a) Saves money on gas

b) Good for my health

c) Oh, and I guess its good for the environment or whatever.  But I'm more important.

I plan to make the small trip (about 4 miles) to my brother's house in Hercules for the big niner game today.  It took me about thirty minutes to make the trip last time, and I want to trim my time down to 25 minutes.

Rooting for a Har-bowl.  It's gonna happen.

3. PLAY 

In preparation for my upcoming college auditions, I have been reading plays like mad in search for a monologue.

Plays read:

Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abbaire

August: Osage County by Tracy Letts (highly recommend)

This is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan

Currently Reading:

Simpatico by Sam Shepard

Oedipus, King of Thebes by Sophocles

I have a three hour break between classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and I plan to spend that time reading plays.  If you've got any good recommendations (preferably plays involving young men) send them my way!

The set for August: Osage County

Well, it's about time I got dressed and ready for the big game.  Go Niners!