C and P'd a lot of this from Livejournal cause I'm tired like that ;D



Lately I have been having a rather tough time. I'm getting retrenched from my job along with my boss and best friend, my mother has been into hospital, and I'm very very very sick from all the stress... and sickness...

Oh, and World Skills, did I mention World Skills?

So, to celebrate my impending financial doom, my friends Ema and James and Lucy and Amanda and Adrian decided to give me my Christmas presents early, which ment taking me to see Avenue Q on Friday night, and A Night in Fantasia on Saturday night!

It was one of the best weekends I've had this year!

Avenue Q was one of the best shows I have ever seen! Of course I know quite a few of the songs, we all did, but that did not dampen the mood.

... The puppet sex.... -shudders- Everyone was laughing and screaming and covering their faces and it was so so FUNNY but terrifying xD;

Best night ever! I hope I can go again with =Picormdwe and =Azurice!

A Night In Fantasia was my first live concert with an orchestra and everything *o* I love orchestral music. There was music from Studio Ghibli and Gears of War, Death Note and Tsubasa Chronicles, the great score from Metal Gear Solid that was applauded by a group of entertaining fanboys over on the right hand side of the arena, and our favourites God Of War III and Prince of Persia!

Laputa, Castle in the Sky made me cry ;o;

It was such an enjoyable night! Although It would have been nice to hear less Western music and more Japanese, that's what we were there for!

I did manage to snag myself a CD, A Night in Fantasia 2005, which was packed full of Studio Ghibli music! Shame Lucy stole it from me before I got to listen to it xD I must get that back.



Argh! I keep getting distracted from writing up my World Skills Mis En Place! I'm almost finished, then I have to design my crown plaque. I'm off to weigh up all my ingredients tomorrow and pick up from final pieces of equipment, then on Wednesday o3o

Eeeek!

Basically, I have to make -

¾ Puff Pastry (500g Flour)
One Gateau Pithiver (225mm)
One base for Croquembouche (15-20cm)

Eight Eclairs (12cm long), filled with cream, topped with chocolate.
One Croquembouche (minimum 30 balls) filled with custard cream, finished with chocolate.

One Black Forest Cake (20cm) filled with black sour cherries, kirsch and cream.
One Plaque, made of RTR with Happy Birthday inscription, writing made of chocolate.
One Chocolate sponge left for judging, plain.

One Raspberry Cold Set Cheesecake, decorated with fresh fruits, and chocolate.

I SHALL take photos! My camera is in my tool box right now ready x3

I'm also bringing home the cheesecake and the eclairs ;D I'm letting Gill take the Black Forest cake~

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE EVERYONE WISH ME LUCK! I'm as ready as I'll ever be!!



Oh! Did I mention I met Ainsley Harriot? and got his new cookbook AND got it signed?



Bad photos are bad D:

But I'm a happy girl x3

<333~!