Occupy the Internet?

Today, the Internet is blacking out. No, we didn't all binge drink... This isn't a memory loss thing.

Today we're protesting two bills: SOPA (US House of Representatives) and PIPA (US Senate). To learn more about these bills, check out Wikipedia. The site is blacked out, but they have a link to learn more that directs you their article on the subject.

 If you have a blog or website, here's a link to JavaScript code that allows you to blackout with the rest of us: 

sopablackout.org 

 Anything you can do helps- tweet, facebook, email and call your Senators and Congress People. Notify your friends and family. Stand up and fight!

Love,
Megan

Seriously, WHAT is that?

Alright, so I’ve had blonde hair for, like, the last 4 or 5 years- highlighted blonde hair that managed to look halfway decent for a little over 6 weeks so I could stretch out my hair appointments.  Recently, I decided I needed a change… A big change.  I was going to dye my hair a color I’ve never had before.  It turned out to be this beautiful, rich, dark, slightly Auburn color.  Awesome.  Flash forward 2 weeks, and it’s faded to what I’m pretty sure is my natural hair color.

This picture was taken two days ago- 6 weeks after my hair appointment!  If it wasn’t my natural hair color, I’d have roots! 









Oh, but I do.  Look closely.  Closer.  My roots are gray.  That’s right, GRAY.  At least some of them are.


Holy crap. Oh my god. WTF?

I’m 30.  I am not supposed to have gray hair.  How long has the gray been there? Just recently?  Since I moved to Michigan?  Since I turned 25?  AUGH!  It’s killing me.  KILLING ME.  I guess somewhere in the back of my mind I’ve always held on to the idea that I can always grown my natural hair color out and start fresh… You know, if my hair gets too damaged, or if I’m ever sick of going to the salon.  That will never happen now.  EVER. 

Look, in the scheme of things I know this isn’t the end of the world.  It’s just the first sign that I’m getting older and I guess that’s a little harder to process than I thought.  Yikes.

Now that I’ve gotten that out, I’m ignoring this.  I went to the salon yesterday and my hair is the beautiful deep red color.  Not a single strand of gray in sight. 

Let’s forget I said anything, OK?  OK.

Love, Megan

The Best Grilled Cheese Ever or How my Aunt Nancy and Melt Saved Dinner

I love grilled cheese. It goes remarkably well with tomato soup, which I also happen to love. I forgot to take out the chicken for dinner this morning, so when I got home, I needed to come up with something quick for dinner.

I conveniently had the fixings for grilled cheese in the house because of a conversation I had with my Aunt Nancy on New Year's Eve. For some reason, we were talking about TV Food Network, and my Aunt was telling us all about watching an episode of Man vs. Food that took place in Cleveland. They happened to visit Melt so the host could best some challenge they have. That part of the story is gross. I don't watch that show, mainly because I want to eat again someday. I was waiting for the subject to change when Aunt Nancy told us how Melt makes their grilled cheese... That's when my whole world changed.

Ok, a little background. I make grilled cheese in a grill pan on the cooktop. I use a little bit of butter on the bread and spray the grill pan. I haven't found the perfect timing of grilled bread and melted cheese. The damn cheese never melts before the bread burns and I set off the smoke alarm in my apartment. So, what should be an easy dinner turns into an ordeal- burned bread, cold cheese, 911... Needless to say, my local fire departments prefers I don't make it very often.

But now? Oh, now I don't have to worry about that anymore. So how does Melt make perfect grilled cheese? Are you ready?

They grill the bread first. Just bread, no cheese. Once the bread is grilled- they pop it oven (I did 3 minutes at 350 degrees). That's it. Simple as anything and I don't think it ever would have dawned on me.

That's how Aunt Nancy and Melt saved my dinner tonight. Thanks, Auntie.

Love, Megan  

Happy New Year! I've been gone for... awhile. One of my New Year's resolutions is to hang out here a little more often. Hope y'all will join me! <3M

Location:St. Joseph, MI