best double chocolate cookies in the world

thank Donna Hay

120g dark chocolate, chopped
110g unsalted bautter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup plain flour, sifted
1/4 cup cocoa powder, sifted
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
280g dark chocolate, extra, roughly chopped

Preheat the oven to 160 degrees celsius. Place the chocolate in heat proof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and stir until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Set aside. Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat for 8-10 minutes or until light and creamy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat for a further 3-4 minutes. Stir through the flour, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda and melted chocolate. Add the extra chopped chocolate and stir to combine. Roll tablespoons of the mixture into rounds. Place on baking trays lined with baking paper, allowing room for the cookies to spread, and flatten slightly. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cracks begin to form. Cool on wire racks. Makes 16.

my brother joshua

whilst The Smashing Pumpkins song 'Disarm' was playing on the radio i asked him whether he knew what band was playing. this was his response...

"Don't tell me!
It's a vegetable!
A pea!
A pumpkin!
A something pumpkin.
Smashing Pumpkins!"

excellent example of the connections in a person's semantic network.

so far....

...it appears this blog is a failure. second post this year. anyway here it goes....

the quote below is taken from an episode of Daria. one of the most valuable skills i've learnt whilst at uni.

Mr. DeMartino: Well, students, I certainly appreciate your helping me clean up the classroom for the summer. It almost makes me forget that most of you didn't learn a thing all year!!
Daria: That's not true--I learned to sleep sitting up.

here we go again...

i'm in the middle of 3rd year uni and semester 2 officially starts tomorrow. so what do i do? i start another blogspot. let's see if this ends up being more successful than the last one. here's to wishful thinking.