My Twitter story.

Since joining Twitter on the 21st of May 2010, a lot of amazing things have happened. I met Giles Coren, then I met Sue Perkins, then I met Mark Watson. And the first person I followed was Giles Coren, and maybe that's why he's my Godfather (see the link below).

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It's been an up and down journey. Some people have blocked me, for reasons I'll never know, others have unfollowed me, also for unknown reasons - maybe they got bored with me, maybe they just realised that what they were into, was not what I was into, maybe they just didn't get my humour - I'll never understand those people. But also, there are the people who have followed me, and stayed following me. They are the BEST people. For example: @thepinkwhisk, @MayorOfLondon, @Miranda_LadyA, etc.

And, most importantly of all, if it weren't for Giles Coren and Sue Perkins being on Twitter, I'd of never joined, and I would of never tweeted these amazing people, I'd of never started a blog, and I'd of never met Sue Perkins or Mark Watson, as they were both achieved through the power of Twitter, and meeting Sue Perkins only came about because I tweeted her, then she tweeted me, etc. And I got put on her guest list for The News Quiz, and it was all thanks to Twitter. And she even followed me for a short while to get some info. from me. (How cool is that?)

Without Twitter my life would be boring as hell. No lie. I really do love it, and talking to new people, as well as old people, who I've been tweeting for months, or maybe more. It's just become a big part of my life, and it means a lot to me.

Also, recently, I have been tweeting newer people, like @HollyBellMummy, @JoanneWheatley, etc. They are lovely, and very nice to me. I could not of wished for better people to tweet with. Also, @BotanicalBaker has followed me, and tweeted me recently, and she is also very nice, and funny.

There are so many things that have happened that it's hard to write about it all, but I thought I'd do this, just to give you an idea of what my time on Twitter has been like, and how it's like now. It also shows my progress. I remember when I had no followers, then just one. Then now, I have over 300 followers in just over a year and three months.

Who knows what the next couple of months, or the next year, will bring. Only time will tell.

Ss1. x

No pics this week...

This week, unfortunately, I haven't been able to take any pics of The Great British Bake Off, from this week. I did want to, but other things have taken hold, I'm afraid. Hopefully, after the biscuit episode next week, I'll be able to. By the way, I am really looking forward to the biscuit one. I love biscuits! I eat them like every single day! It's like my alternative to cereal when I wake up.

I know, eating biscuits instead of cereal is not the healthy opinion, but I just don't care. It's never bothered me much. I eat what I want, most of the time (well, all of the time, really), and I'm not likely to change.

Anyway, I'd better wrap it up. I've got stuff to do, ya know.

Just as a last little thing, I read Giles Coren's opinion column today, well, this evening, and as always LOVED IT! Never ever see anything wrong with what he says or does. I think he's a legend. One day, people will look back at all he has written, and done, and be in amazement at it, like I am. (Ha ha ha!) I know some people I know, don't agree, but who are they to judge!?

Bye now!

Ss1. xxx

Sausages.

Hey peeps! I have something good to show you. Nothing breathtaking, but it will make you hungry. Yes, of course, it's SAUSAGES! Nothing better to have on a September evening than sausages.

And who made these sausages, I hear you ask. Well, that's top secret, but all I can say is that they can really cook. Now, for the picture:

Don't they look devine? And if you notice, there are bits of bacon wrapped around them. Mmm mmm mmm.



Thanks for looking at the sausages. Now, I'm off to eat some. See ya!

Ss1. x

The Great British Bake Off, episode 3 (bread).

Hi there. Welcome back to my on-going review of the series of the 'Bake Off'. Each week, so far, I have done a blog post shortly after it has been on TV. (Without pictures.) Then, a few days later I have included pictures, but they weren't my own. Recently, this has felt a little wrong, as the blog post is not all my own work, and I have collaborated with someone else. So now, as I feel I need a change, I will be taking my own pics, however few of them there may be, and the fact that they will be taken from the TV.

However, in this particular blog post I will just be writing my thoughts about the programme, before I take any pictures, as I feel I need to get my thoughts out as soon as poss. Also, the idea of me taking my own pictures from the TV is not a new one, and something I thought up ages ago, but also to do with The Great British Bake Off, even before episode one was shown (as far as I can remember).

So, lets start with Mel and Sue. As in every other episode in the series so far, they have never failed to make me laugh, and make the whole programme a joy to watch. The stuff they come out with is just so funny, and you never know what they'll say next. One thing that stuck out to me, was when Sue was talking to one of the contestants, and she said that Paul will just critisize everything. And, not only did that make me laugh, but it is fairly true, he does tend to critisize pretty much everyone's baking skills, and even critisized Rob yet again. Just because his bread basket was slanting.

I thought all of the contestants tried extremely hard to impress Paul and Mary. Many of the bread baskets were very good, and all had different decorations on them. One of the contestants even stood up to Paul which I was very impressed by, and it also made me laugh. I was like "yeah, you stand up to him!".

Also, from what I can remember, (although I only saw it about half an hour ago, it is quite difficult to remember stuff, because so much went on) Jo won one of the rounds, and I felt really pleased for her. Last week she really stuggled, so it was nice to see her come first.

Also, Holly did pretty well this week, and never came last in any of the rounds, although wasn't the star baker. She did come across as pretty confident in this episode, and hopefully, her and Jo will make it through next week, as they did this week. Sorry for my poor memory at the moment, I am feeling a bit poorly today, otherwise I would of written loads more about you both.

Anyway, it was a great episode, and I am very much looking forward to next week's one. Hopefully, I will be able to take a few of my own pics, and upload them in the next few days.

Thanks for reading, and please leave a comment below. (Because, in all honesty, hardly anyone is commenting at the moment, and I'd love to get some feedback.)

Ss1. x

More pics from episode 2 of The Great British Bake Off.

So, even though last time I only had two pics to show you guys, it now turns out that Matt has taken lots more pics since then, and, although it would be great to show you all of them, I don't think that a blog post full of loads of pics would go down very well, and it would take me forever to upload them.

So, instead, I am going to pick out my favourites, and then write a little something about each one. This is because that is what I have done every time I've included pics from the 'Bake Off', and also because I already did quite a long blog post the day after episode 2 was shown on TV.

Here is my favourite pic of Holly. This is my fave pic because it looks like she is contemplating something, whilst her tarte au citron is in the oven.

And here is a pic of Holly's Pesto Quiche. It looks perfectly shaped, in the way that it is circular, and the pastry looks perfectly cooked.

And here is a pic Matt took of Jo looking down at her tarts. I think she looks quite pleased with them, and the fact that her tarts are blurred make me focus on Jo's face more.

And here are Jo's tarts, which look very well shaped and the extra little leaf on each one adds an extra special touch to them.

Here is Urvashi making honeycomb, while Mel looks with surprised eyes at it.

Here is Paul, Mary, Mel, and Sue, all sitting down, trying to work out who to send home, and who was the star baker.

Here is my fave pic of Sue that Matt took. She looks a bit sad that one of the contestants will have to leave the competition.

Here is my fave pic of Mel. In contrast to the one of Sue, she looks relatively happy, and I really do love her blue scarf.

That's the end of the pics for now. I hope you liked them, and I know that Matt spent ages over these, as I found out on Twitter. Please leave a comment if you can, telling me what you thought of them, and what I wrote about them.

Thanks for reading, and bye for now.

Ss1. xxx

Two pics from The Great British Bake Off - episode 2!

Hello everybody! Now, last time I did say that hopefully more pics would be in another blog post, and there will be, but I only have two to show you. Now, this is in complete contrast to when I did loads of pics in a blog post after the first episode of the 'Bake Off'. And this was only because Matt (@miblodelcarpio) took so many pics. And also because they were all so good, that I had to use most of them. This time he has only been able to take two, because his netbook's screen has kept dying, which is obviously not his fault, and I completely understand that - tecnology can be a real pain sometimes. Also, as it is now Sunday, and the third episode will be shown on Tuesday, I don't have much choice but to blog with only two pics, because the next episode is so close now.

Here are the latest pics Matt took from episode two of the 'Bake Off':

You all know who this is, don't you? (Ha ha!) Yes, indeed, it's Sue Perkins!!! And I am loving the thin purple jumper she has on in this pic. And the scenery behind her looks very picturesque.



And, here is Holly! And, as I said in my previous blog post, I like her green top very much.

So, that's about it. I would write more, but basically I'm just commenting on the pics, rather than the programme, which I already commented on in my previous blog post.

I hope you liked the pics that Matt took, and please leave a comment if you can, saying what you thought of them.

Thanks for reading, and see you next time.

Ss1. xxx

The Great British Bake Off, episode 2. (Pastry.)

Hello everyone! I am very happy to announce that I have finally watched episode 2 of the 'Bake Off'.

Yesterday, I did want to watch it when it was on, at 8pm, but, as luck would have it, I was out yesterday, as I had to go somewhere with my companion, and then we decided to stop by at a really lovely aquarium, and look at all the little fishies, (which were adorable), and we even ate at a cafe nearby, and I had a pot of tea, which I shared with them, and half a sandwich, (this I did not share with them, but I couldn't seem to finish it, plus I knew that there was pudding, so I thought I'd eat that), and so then I ate the pudding, which was a chocolatey flapjack, which was quite rich, and which I didn't quite finish.

But, the main thing was that I did enjoy myself, and to get out of the house was great too. Plus, the cafe staff were extremely friendly, and let us stay for a while after they had closed the cafe.

The only thing that I was gutted about was that I couldn't get home in time to watch the 'Bake Off', and once I got in, I was far too tired to watch it, so I had to leave it until this afternoon, at 2:50, roughly.

And, because Matt, who is @miblodelcarpio on Twitter, hasn't taken any pics yet and sent them to me, I haven't got any to include in this blog post. But, I can tell you what I thought of the show.

And, as always, it was great, just the right balance of funny, and serious, and with people baking - otherwise it wouldn't be called the 'Bake Off', and people getting stressed about their quiches, and tarts.

Overall, they were all getting things wrong, or worrying about things going wrong. Mostly, I felt sorry for Jo, who at the end got very emotional, and if I had been there at the time, I would of given her a big hug, because of how upset she got, and she tried really hard to stay in the competition, which, thankfully, she did. I was so glad she stayed, I was pleading at the TV screen, saying "Don't send her home, don't send her home!" and I was like "YES!" when I found out that they sent someone else home instead of her. Not that I was pleased about them going home either, but I just didn't want Jo to go. Plus, on Twitter she has been lovely to me, so why would I want her to go?

Also, not only did Jo have a hard weekend of baking, so did Holly. Holly, like Jo, is definately one of my favourite contestants, and she and Jo are both lovely, which also adds to why I like them over the others. Holly looked lovely in her green top, which Mel commented on, in the episode. Which was weird, because when I met Mel I was wearing something green, and she said that she liked it, which I was pretty pleased about at the time. Also, Holly didn't do so well in the first two rounds, but she came fourth in the last round, I think, it may not of been, but I'm writing this from memory, so it's quite hard. I was also pleased that Holly didn't come in the bottom few of the bunch of bakers. But, a bit disappointed that she wasn't the star baker this time. But I'm sure she'll outshine some of the others next time, as she did really great in the first episode.

Also, again, loved what Mel wore in this episode, another gorgeous blue scarf, and they both made me laugh. Sue especially, when she said to Ian (I think it was), "So you're trying to butch it up?", meaning his quiche. A real highlight there, of that episode.

Overall, the things that were baked, I liked roughly half of the flavour combinations, especially the ones without whole fruits on them. I'm not a big fan of whole fruits. I don't mind flavours of fruits, like a starberry flavoured yogurt, for example, but whole ones I don't really eat. Also, when one of the contestants made honeycomb, that was awesome. I've never seen that be done before, and it was just like magic.

I could take time trying to think about other things I saw on the show, but that would just be too hard for me, so I'll leave it there for now. If you want to leave a comment, and tell me your favourite part/s of the show, then please do.

Thanks for reading, and hopefully another post will be put on my blog soon, showing pics from the episode.

Ss1. xxx