Scene Magazine

To everything, there is a season, and a watch

Time is wasting away. Spring nears an end, students prepare to bloom and the heat is on the horizon.

What is not fixed in time is the value of a good watch, sensible and economical. Pictured to the right is the ideal watch for the prospective or graduating college student to keep track of the fast-paced life far removed from the comfort of home.

It is attached to the wrist by a rich brown leather band. Stainless steel and glass house gold-colored markers and hands, with an axle mechanism on the back. Movement of the axle affects movement of its ruby-laden gears, which drive each sequential tick tock of a more interconnected world.

"Penelope" -- good message, iffy direction

“Penelope” is definitely a refreshing outlook in a world where superficial appearances consume the average persons mind. The twisted fairy tale transcends above pop culture’s definition of beauty—or at least it tries to. Unfortunately, the day Christina Ricci is considered to be an ugly girl—pig snout and all—is the day most of the rest of us are doomed to eternal failure in regards to beauty.

The tale is by no means realistic; from the beginning score to the final credits we are made to believe little Penelope (play by Ricci) is the unlucky girl affected by a curse that has been set upon her family generations before. She is born with a pigs snout and ears and according to the curse, the only way to remove the spell is too make “one of her own kind” love her ‘til death do them part.

Meet Dumbledore

When visitors to the famed front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre ask to snap a photo, Headmaster of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore (sans Harry Potter) responds in a kindly soft English accent  with, "We do pose for tips, you know."

A dollar or two is offered up, a couple photos are shot and both parties are equally satisfied: parents walk away with gleaming children, and Dumbledore's rent gets closer to being paid.

Cooking a hot dog...scientifically

Typically, people just heat their food in a microwave or over an oven. Here is a different, slightly time consuming but fun, way to cook a hot dog using natural heat.

Sena's Peanut Butter Honey Popcorn Balls with Chocolate Shell

I learned this recipe one night when a good friend and I were broke and hungry, and had only remnants from her pantry to replenish us. Being that popcorn was our only option, we begrudgingly nuked the bag of bland, store-brand popcorn and plopped in front of the tube.

After a few minutes, the realization hit me that I just wasn’t enjoying this insipid snack, so I thought to my self, “what extra special touch could take this popcorn to the next level?” Because I knew that both my friend and I are peanut butter junkies, I figured, “why not use it as a dip?” So, she agreed to my outlandish culinary idea and brought over a bowl of peanut butter in which to dip the tasteless little kernels.

Turning the pages

You know what life needs? Let me tell you.

Waiting to be connected

I'm in the process of moving, so right now I'm sitting on a bare floor waiting for the Time-Warner cable guy to show up (between the hours of 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.) and legitimize my existence...at least to the extent that he can.