dream+do

A friend of mine posted this in their stories yesterday, and honestly, I can’t remember the last time I was this disappointed.

Let’s go back to June when the World Cup started.

I. WAS. PUMPED.

I wore this jersey every time the USWNT played.

I posted about the World Cup almost every day in my stories. I tweeted my excitement and weekly countdowns…and then when the games started (just…

Week 2: Read 1984

Day 1: Buy The Book

This book wasn’t required reading when I was in high school, so I have never read this. Every news cycle or so, I hear reference to this, so I always feel like I’m missing out. Not anymore! First thing I needed to do was buy this book. I went to my local bookstore, bought the book, told myself not to buy anything else (harder than it sounds), and then resist sitting…

Week 2: Read 1984

Day 1: Buy The Book

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This will be a nice pace from last week. My back hurts from standing for hours working on those macarons. 1984 wasn’t required reading for me when I was in high school — but I’ve heard references to it for decades. So, I’m missing out on what everyone is talking about. But first, I need to buy the book. I went to my local bookstore,…

Week 1 -- Done. 

Learn To Make Macarons

...I realize I'm going to fail a bunch on my first tries.

Gonna break a lot of eggs as it were.

I'm trying to prep my ego for this. I think the failing and trying is going to make this enjoyable. Not for me....at first.

Recently, I found myself browsing the aisles of Sur La Table...which can be hella dangerous. Financially. Luckily I walked out only buying a ravioli stamp.

Okay, that's a lie. I also bought two cups and saucers... but they were cute and "treat yourself"...am I right?

I went straight to work on mozzarella+spinach ravioli. The stamp took pressure to cut out the ravioli and the filling took patience - to fill not to cook.

The final result was a 95% success rate. I had a few open on me in the water.

Anyways, I'm filling a jar of ideas up as we speak. Lots of ideas and dreams I have yet to conquer. I can't wait!

Hi. My name is Jalon...

...and I have a problem.

I think I can do anything I see, taste, or watch. I don't mean it in a cocky way, just in a total appreciation and desire to recreate something that has moved me. For example, when I first got into loving beer, I went from getting flights at every brewery to buying a brew kit and trying to brew beer myself. My friend that I was brewing with asked me what made me want to brew my own beer and I said: "I think I can do anything."

I've yet to make a drinkable batch.

I love pasta so much that I went out and got a pasta machine and attempted to make pasta on several occasions. Every time I did it, it was a huge flour mess that left me feeling unsatisfied. Until one day, after taking my time and focusing, and honestly, buying the right flour, I made a perfect batch of pasta. Now I'm cocky with it. Spinach pasta, hand-cut tagliatelle, branching out and making my own sauces -- I'm unstoppable now.

Which brings me to this blog.

There are dozens of things I have yet to conquer, including making a perfect batch of beer. Anything I dream I think I can do, marvel at, or always wanted to do, I'm writing it on a piece of paper and putting it into a jar. My goal is to once a week pull out a dream and then do it.