Food Review: Quick Coffee Protein Smoothie

*DISCLAIMER: this is just my opinion. no paid writing here.

Ingredients:
6 oz of brewed coffee (any, especially cold brew or Pike Place Roast)
1 banana
1/2 cup chocolate almond milk
2 tbsp. chia seeds (I used flaxseed since I was in a rush and couldn't find chia seeds; that or I was blind.)
1 tsp. honey
1 tbsp. peanut butter
USE Ice if you want the smoothie thicker.



REVIEW:

On the first try, it came out pretty good. I personally would either go for chia seeds instead of flaxseeds; and/or blend the smoothie longer so that way the flaxseeds aren't too much. Also I added too much ice, when it initially calls for a cup. I put around two cups. For what the ingredients call for, it makes two medium glass cup size servings; so you and a friend could share.

Calories : 310  Carbs: 42 Fat: 6 Protein: 22 Sugar: 38 Sodium: 395 from what the database from my fitness pal says it is for home made.

Also if on a strict low carb diet, once in a while is ok to splurge on "cheat" days. I personally wouldn't do this every day or constantly, as the sugar and carbs are pretty high because of the Almond milk and brewed coffee. Might not be good for Celiac's or people with digestive issues. KNOW YOUR BODY before consuming anything.

I'd personally give this recipe a 4.5/5 star rating. Just switch up a few things according to your diet and you'd be ok.

Pics from Family Reunion 2018 (Promised Land)

Collections of Terrible-Cheesy Poems

https://driver93.wordpress.com/2018/07/07/collections-of-terrible-cheesy-poems/


rain, rain falling in the sky
i wonder why, oh tell my why
why does everything fall in the sky.
i also wonder why do i fall in love.

every passsing day i wonder.
rain sets my depressed mood
i wonder why


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when i fall for you, i get weird.
i feel something special. something that
i havenever felt before. i guess it's a crush, but i
think differently. oh well, now i dont feel like myself
anymore. it's hard to find a good girl like you.
i think that i'm in love with you.
I'm not afraid.
You just hurt me in a way
That it sinks inside of me.
I was going to tell you
That I love you.
But now it doesn't matter
Cause, we are apart
Far away.
We cannot be together
I can't feel
The way I feel anymore
Because of you.
I have sleeples nights
And dark days. I
don't want to be with you
Or in this world.
I hope you understand
I hate you and myself
Please rip my heart out.
Cause I want to die,
because I am heartbroken
In my eyes, the way you look at me.
I can't really tell you the way you are breaking
me.
I just wish that I could tell you,
How much I care for you.
I wish we could be something more
I like standing by you, trying to talk to you.
You know what?
I just like everything about you.
I just want to tell you this, but  I am too shy.
That's why I get slightly weird.
You might think that I'm odd, but I am not.
I just can't tell you verbally
I just can do it in writing.
I LOVE YOU


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pitter patter pitter patter
standing alone in the pouring rain
at last my dear
holding on to the very last moments of life

Breathing
loving
needing

to hear the lost voices of
the silencing rain
tapping along my window

alone in this darkness
i have the many souls speaking
listening to the falling raincoming down upon me.

weeping, in sorrow
lost ones
may regain
the strength to listen to
your own heart.

Electronic Music of the 1990's and Early 2000's (Rave Style)

Electronic music has been around since the mid to late 70's in it's most popular form.  But something about the EDM scene in the 1990's and early 2000's is something special. I was a wee youngling so I wouldn't have experienced the full rave scene that went down in clubs and warehouses (minus the drugs, because I consider myself straight-edge 90 percent of the time)

The EDM scene had some breakthrough genres which I personally adore. This isn't a review per-se but more of a reminiscence of the genre and sub-genre.

• Happy Hardcore- defined as more of an upbeat version of hardcore, also has trance-like vocals.
• Prominent Artists: Dune, Scooter, Blumchen (Jasmin Wagner) 

• Dream Trance- an early - mid 90s' subgenre of trance,  in which the theme to the X Files popularized the subgenre. 
• Prominent Artists: Robert Miles, Faithless, DJ Dado 

• Progressive House- a subgenre of house where artists experiment with sound.
• Prominent Artists:  deadmau5, Avicii, David Guetta

• Euro-Dance- was a general subgenre of EDM where the artists had a "rapper" and a singer duo, or with a mainstream vibe. 
• Prominent Artists: Culture Beat, DJ Bobo, Ice Mc
• Vocal Trance- is trance with focuses on vocals and melodies. 
• Prominent Artists: Cosmic Gate, Tiësto, ATB, 4 Strings
• Techno-is the foundation of most electronic music
• Prominent Artists: Aphex Twin, Moby, Felix da Housecat
• French House- house music that has been produced by predominately French artists.
• Prominent Artists: Daft Punk, Bob Sinclar, Stardust
• 
  

I've been looking back on how raves were back in the day. Maybe someone should suggest to Electric Daisy Carnival or Euro festivals to once in a while do a throwback where they play ATB, Dune, Lasgo, Wamdue Project, Tiesto,

For some reason, it's hard for me to get into the new EDM though I have soft spots for Skrillex, Deadmau5, Kaskade, Tiesto. But for me personally the nostalgic songs of the millennial generation seem to have a hold on me. I guess that's what nostalgia goggles are for music. 

Sounds that have been running through my mind: (Soundtrack to this scribble)

Zombie Nation- Kernkraft 400

Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On (The Dub of Doom)

ATC- Around the World

Wamdue Project- King of My Castle

DUNE- Who Wants to Live Forever (South Bound Remix)

DUNE- Hardcore Vibes

ATB- Ecstasy

Lasgo- Something
Daft Punk- One More Time
Bob Sinclar/Fireball- What I Want

Credits:
https://youngpeopleandglobalization.wordpress.com/all-edm-subgenres/

(own edit)

Take A Break, Driver 8

R.E.M is one of my favorite bands as of late.

Driver 8 stands out to me personally. It’s off of the album Fables of the Reconstruction (1985) I feel like a personal overall favorite. It’s about the Southern Crescent/Amtrak Crescent. But it seems like it has another meaning; meaning that with how many people are working constantly. We need to calm down as a collective. Overworking ourselves is killing us slowly.

“Way to shield the hated heat.
Way to put myself to sleep.
Way to shield the hated heat.
Way to put myself, my children to sleep.”

I believe with this world, I do not believe people will slow down or stop and take a good look at their lives and step back. Relax. Feel good about their accomplishments. You do not have to be a perfectionist to feel good.  Overworking causes exhaustion and possibly premature death. As an artist, I feel it’s my obligation to be perfect. But looking at everyone else, puts me in a depressive state, and will overwork myself trying to have my craft look like every other professional studio artist.

2017 Top Song (Last.fm)

To complete the circle, here's the top 100 songs of this year (December 2016, to November 2017)

2017 Top Albums (per Last.fm)

Now here's the album portion of my top 2017 lists.