There is nothing like homemade guacamole.
Making your own Guacamole is easy and fun. Here is how:
You will need:
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Stressful Days
Hey everyone! I’m blogging to you now from my BlackBerry on the way to school. I thought I’d write about this stressful week I’ve had. I don’t know, maybe because it was a short week teachers decided to pile work on our shoulders? It’s driven me crazy. I’ve had to stay up very late the past few nights to complete the tons of homework that I’ve been having. The most stressful part of school this week was probably the fact that I’ve had numerous tests and only a day to study. That’s happening to me right now. I have a French test in about 2 hours, and I was only given one night to study. I’m going to try my best, but all the teachers right now are so high demand.
All well, I’m really not too concerned about all of this school stuff. I just need to get through today and then I’m free for the weekend. So, how are you guys spending your Friday? Are any of you currently waiting in line for the iPhone 4S? If so, I’m very jealous.
Alright, back to my study hall; I’m cramming for this test as much as possible.
-Kim
iOS 5 is coming!
As many avid Apple fans such as myself know, iOS 5 will be released tomorrow for all supported iOS devices. iOS 5 is Apple’s latest software refresh to iOS devices, and has been highly anticipated since Steve Jobs first revealed it at WWDC 2011. This new software is claimed by Apple to be extremely revolutionary software, and will bring the already innovated and years ahead of the game operating system even further into the future. From what I have seen from iOS 5 (I have not used it myself, yet), many of the features are implemented from the Android operating system, but improved to be even better.
The most anticipated feature, which has been on Android phones for awhile, is iCloud. iCloud is Apple’s new storage system for iOS users, which pushes all your content from one device, say and iPad, to another, such as another iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. The service is completely free in iOS 5, and the only charge will be if you want to upgrade your storage space larger than the free 5 GB you are given to start with. A good thing to note is that 5 GB of space on iCloud is actually a lot, considering that if you backup your device using iCloud, the purchased music, apps, books, Photo Stream, and TV shows won’t count on your storage. So what does iCloud store then, that would take up space? It stores your mail, documents, Camera Roll, account information, settings, and other app data. I have a feeling this feature will definitely come in handy to me, and will help me prevent losing data on my iOS devices, like I have in the past.
In addition to the robust iCloud, there are many other features in the upcoming iOS 5. My personal favorite change to the iOS software is the new notification system. The notifications on iOS 5 are now subtle messages that appear at the very top of your screen. They appear, giving you the option to view them without interrupting your game, tweet, or anything else, then flip back. No longer do you need to have your intense game of Angry Birds interrupted with a pointless notifications that you have to tap to close. Say you ignore that message and don’t feel like replying at the moment. In iOS 5, there is a new notification center, which can be viewed by pulling downward on the area at the top of your iOS device’s screen where the time is shown. There you can view all of your missed notifications, as well as widgets such as the weather and stocks.
iOS 5 is said to have over 200+ new features. Other new features besides the ones I’ve covered include iMessage, the new iOS device messaging system, Newsstand, Twitter intergration, a Reminders application, and improved camera editing features and a quick access to your camera from the lock screen.
There are many other features of iOS 5, and I could go on for days explaining. This software is simply amazing, and definitely worth the download tomorrow. Best of all? It’s completely free. What do you think of iOS 5; I want to know! Also, if you would like to read more in-depth about Apple’s new operating system for iOS devices, check out their site by clicking this link. http://www.apple.com/ios/io5.
-Kim
Back to Blogging: Hectic Day One
Today was planned to be a peaceful day off a week ago…then again, it was a week ago. My Columbus Day turned out to be a hectic day.
It all started Sunday morning, with an email from YouTube, who had sent me an email. They wanted to sponsor a video my mom and I made back in the day for this very blog. If any of my older readers remember, that video was “Kim Vlogs: How to Cook Bacon”. At first, I was ecstatic, as I ran to show my mom the good news. We were both very motivated then to restart the blog here and make more YouTube videos. We decided to make it a plan to spend our Columbus Day that way.
When Columbus Day came today, all was well. It was a day off, so we were able to sleep in. (finally!) Then it came time for us to sign up for our YouTube partnership. We were just about to apply, when we realized our video contained copywritten music at the end, so we weren’t able to submit the video, because the content needs to be ALL ours. That was a huge disappointment to my mom and I. We had to post a new version of the video up that didn’t have music at the end. Now we’re just waiting to get the views on the video up again so we can apply for partnership soon. YouTube partnership is a huge dream of mine, and I look forward to a future of having such a fun job! If you would like to help us get the views back up on our newly posted version of “Kim Vlogs: How to Cook Bacon”, or you just want to learn how to cook bacon, check out the video below.
After posting this new version of the bacon video, I frantically signed into WordPress to rebuild the blog. How do you like the new theme and banner? After a hectic day, I’m happy to say that I am back to blog, and here to stay! Look forward to new videos and future stories of myself and my mom.
-Kim
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