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ABOUT US<br />
Pandemonium Collective is a magazine<br />
that centers around the motto: For<br />
Teens, By Teens. Our editors come from<br />
High Schools in St Lucie County Florida,<br />
but our magazine is for teens<br />
everywhere. We focus on providing a<br />
safe space for the community to become<br />
informed on current events, and to tune<br />
into some of their favorite topics. At<br />
Pandemonium, we focus on finding unity<br />
within the chaos of society. Our name is<br />
also a fun play on words, as our<br />
magazine was founded throughout the<br />
Pandemic. Today, young voices are<br />
rarely given a platform for their<br />
opinions and concerns, we seek to fix<br />
this problem and create a future that<br />
transcends through creativity,<br />
individuality, and unity.
C O N T E N T S<br />
PHOTO: LUX STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
MODEL: SHANNON MACGREGOR<br />
6<br />
MEET THE TEAM<br />
7<br />
NEW MEMBERS<br />
10<br />
CLAY TUTORIAL!<br />
13<br />
BUY YOURSELF JOY!<br />
14<br />
INTRO TO TAROT<br />
17<br />
HOUSE BILL 5<br />
18<br />
SHOP HERE!<br />
19<br />
SCREEN TIME
C O N T E N T S<br />
PHOTO: LUX STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
MODEL: TALIA BOCK 21<br />
HOUSE PLANTS<br />
24<br />
INVASION OF THE<br />
PORTUGUESE MAN<br />
O'WAR<br />
26<br />
SENIOR<br />
ANNOUNCEMENT<br />
27<br />
JUNIOR<br />
ANNOUNCEMENT<br />
28<br />
COLLEGE INTERVIEWS<br />
30<br />
HIGH SCHOOL<br />
LESSONS<br />
33<br />
ART GALLERY<br />
35<br />
RECIPES<br />
39<br />
LONELINESS IS A SIN<br />
41<br />
EUPHORIA FINALE<br />
PREDICTIONS
MEET THE TEAM<br />
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: TALIA BOCK<br />
ASSISTANT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:<br />
AMANDA MESSINA<br />
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER: ZOE<br />
BROOKER<br />
WEBSITE DESIGNER: JAIDEN MAGNAN<br />
ACADEMIC EDITOR: HERLANDA<br />
MARCELIN<br />
ARTS EDITOR: NICOLE BELTRAN<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL EDITOR: ZOE<br />
BROOKER<br />
GRAPHIC DESIGNER: TIFFANY VU<br />
GRAPHIC DESIGNER: EWAN RENN<br />
PHOTOSHOOT DIRECTOR: TALIA<br />
BOCK<br />
PHOTOSHOOT DIRECTOR: SHANNON<br />
MACGREGOR<br />
LEAD PHOTOGRAPHER: SHANNON<br />
MACGREGOR<br />
ART DIRECTOR: AMANDA MESSINA<br />
ART DIRECTOR: TALIA BOCK<br />
GRAMMATICAL EDITOR: STEPHANIE<br />
OJITO<br />
PRODUCTION MANAGER: TALIA<br />
BOCK<br />
WARDROBE DIRECTOR: TALIA<br />
BOCK<br />
WRITER: STEPHANIE OJITO<br />
WRITER: HERLANDY MARCELIN<br />
WRITER: AMANDA MESSINA<br />
WRITER: TALIA BOCK<br />
WRITER: NICOLE BELTRAN<br />
WRITER: HERLANDA MARCELIN<br />
WRITER: ZOE BROOKER<br />
WRITER: STEPHANIE OJITO<br />
WRITER: SHANNON<br />
MACGREGOR<br />
WRITER: SOFIA TOVAR
Pandemonium Collective is far from finished when it<br />
comes to reaching our ultimate goal of unity,<br />
individuality and creativity. It is our hope that this<br />
digital magazine will continue to be a uniting platform<br />
for teens for years to come. However, our staff will be<br />
changing within the coming months. As our seniors<br />
prepare for the next chapter of their life,<br />
Pandemonium Collective is excited to slowly start<br />
introducing our junior team. Our junior team will grow<br />
to be the face of Pandemonium, and we know you will<br />
love them just as much as we do!<br />
<br />
THANK YOU PANDEMONIUM READERS!
MEET YOUR NEXT EDITOR-IN- CHIEF<br />
PHOTO: LUX STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
MODELS: AMANDA MESSINA AND TALIA BOCK<br />
Hi, I'm Amanda Messina! I'm sixteen years old and a Junior at<br />
Treasure Coast Highschool. My favorite subjects are history and<br />
science specifically revolving around the environment and its<br />
preservation. I enjoy traveling, learning about new cultures and<br />
religions, and crystal collecting. I'm really excited to be working<br />
with Talia and Pandemonium Collective because it provides a<br />
creative space and outlet for teenagers to discuss important topics.<br />
However, I'm most excited to promote the magazine and include<br />
more teens as it grows!
PHOTO: LUX STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
MODEL: STEPHANIE OJITO
CLAY CREATIONS<br />
Nicole Beltran<br />
Hi everyone! Happy Valentines Day! For this month’s<br />
edition, I would like to share with you all a tutorial<br />
on friendship charms! What better way to express<br />
your love and appreciation this Valentine's season<br />
than with a BFF necklace, bracelet, keychain, etc.<br />
Stay tuned to learn how to create a BFF donut<br />
charm!<br />
The basic materials that you will need are cutting and circular<br />
tools, paint (optional), glaze (optional), an oven, and a variety of<br />
clay colors.
For the base of the donut, roll the tan clay piece into a circular<br />
shape and then flatten it out. Use the circular tool to create an<br />
opening in the center of the flattened piece.<br />
Repeat this process for the<br />
frosting of the donut but this time,<br />
take your circular tool and create<br />
a sequence of dents within the<br />
clay to achieve a dripping effect.<br />
Place the frosting onto the donut and line up the opening.<br />
Then slice the donut in half.<br />
Take your variety of colors and roll them<br />
out to cut small rectangular pieces.<br />
These will go on top of the frosting to<br />
create sprinkles! When you adjust to<br />
your liking, place the donut in the oven<br />
and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for<br />
about ten to fifteen minutes.
FINAL PRODUCT...<br />
Once it is done baking, you can use paint to create a face! This is<br />
completely optional and could also just be accomplished with<br />
clay. Personally, I have found it much simpler to work with paint<br />
to create facial features rather than using clay but there is no<br />
wrong way! After, you can glaze your creation for a glossy and<br />
neat finish!<br />
I hope you all enjoyed this tutorial. This<br />
donut charm is the perfect way to<br />
express your love this Valentine's<br />
season… Food and art all in one!
And They Say Money Doesn’t Buy You<br />
Happiness…<br />
While it may be true that money doesn’t buy ultimate<br />
happiness, material things can still bring about joy….<br />
Shocking I know. Spending time with your family or friends<br />
might bring about happiness, but so does receiving that<br />
long-awaited package in the mail! Life is a journey full of<br />
constant roadblocks and obstacles, its okay to treat<br />
yourself to those small things in life that make you jump<br />
with for joy!<br />
PHOTO: LUX STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
MODEL: AMANDA MESSINA
HIDDEN MYSTERIES: A GUIDE FOR<br />
BEGINNERS IN TAROT<br />
By: Amanda Messina<br />
BRIEF HISTORY<br />
Tarot Cards were initially popularized in the late fourteenth century as<br />
playing cards. They regained notoriety in the mid-1400s when Royal families<br />
would pay to personalize decks as a display of wealth. It wasn't until the late<br />
sixteenth century that Tarot cards were used for divination, granted it was<br />
much simpler because it was still developing as a practice.<br />
CONNECTING WITH YOUR DECK<br />
When choosing a deck, its important you get one that calls to you and grabs<br />
your attention most. Every object and living being radiates energy; with that<br />
being said, it's important that your deck is familiar with your energy. There<br />
are various ways to intertwine your energies, including sleeping with it under<br />
your pillow, meditating with it, and carrying it around with you. \I would also<br />
recommend cleansing your deck with incense like Frankincense or crystals<br />
like selenite. After about a week of becoming comfortable with each other's<br />
presences, an interview spread can be done. By doing so, you can learn about<br />
your deck's personality, motives, and methods.<br />
using your deck<br />
Tarot cards are typically used for advice<br />
and to gain access to knowledge you<br />
wouldn't normally have. Most decks differ<br />
and come with a guidebook; reading out of<br />
the bool helps, but your interpretations are<br />
what matter. The guidebooks provide a<br />
variety of spreads that you can practice<br />
using.
maintenance of a deck<br />
<br />
A deck needs to be cleansed periodically. This<br />
ensures your readings are correct. There's a<br />
variety of ways to cleanse a deck including incense,<br />
chimes, music, rearranging and organizing your<br />
deck in order, or using selenite. I also suggest<br />
playing music or lighting a candle while doing<br />
readings it sets a calm ambiance. Readings can be<br />
done as often as you like, some people doing a daily<br />
reading.<br />
<br />
Overall, Tarot is a fun hobby, you can do readings with<br />
your friends and show your family. I enjoy the surprises<br />
I get when a card relates exactly to what I'm<br />
experiencing, it never gets old.
PHOTO: LUX STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
MODEL: DAISY NOTO
HB-5<br />
TALIA BOCK<br />
What’s Going On?<br />
A new abortion bill was just recently passed by the Florida<br />
house. It will now head to the Florida Senate.<br />
What Does this Mean?<br />
The bill is looking to ban abortions past the 15-week<br />
mark, with no exceptions for rape, incest, or human<br />
trafficking. The bill states that the only exceptions to an<br />
abortion past the 15-week period is if the mother’s life is in<br />
danger, or if the fetus has fatal abnormalities, and even<br />
then, these conditions must be confirmed by two different<br />
doctors.<br />
Despite protest from house democrats and proposals<br />
which amended the bill to provide exceptions for rape,<br />
incest or human trafficking, the debate over the bill lasted<br />
a mere 6 hours and ended in a near party line vote of 78-<br />
39.<br />
So, what Now?<br />
The bill is now going to the senate where it will then wait<br />
approval from the governor if passed. Governor DeSantis<br />
has previously pledged support for the bill and has<br />
mentioned that he sees no problem with a Pro-Life<br />
centered government.<br />
The fate of Roe V Wade now hangs upon a single string,<br />
dangling above a dark abyss that sees no light regarding<br />
the fate of Women’s rights.<br />
As many of us turn 18, approach 18, or know others that<br />
are 18, it is time to vote. We have the ability to vote on our<br />
elected representatives; we need to elect those who will<br />
give women the right to choose!
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I’m sure you, like many others, have found yourself alone,<br />
beyond boredom with nothing other than your phone, and<br />
whilst our phones do seem to soak up an abundance of our<br />
time, even Tik Tok, Snapchat, endless hours of music, or<br />
online shopping start to feel redundant at a certain point.<br />
The funny thing is, a few years ago I never EVER found<br />
myself becoming bored on my phone and I think that has a<br />
lot to do with the fact that games used to occupy a lot<br />
more space on my device. So, I’ve decided to try out some<br />
newer games and revisit some of the old ones that I used<br />
to love… and no, I’m not encouraging more screen time, I’m<br />
just suggesting something to pass the time when your<br />
teacher finishes the lesson early or you’re stuck in the car<br />
for another five hours.<br />
<br />
Below is a list of some of<br />
the games I recommend<br />
when you need a little<br />
something to get through<br />
your boredom.<br />
<br />
Twisted Wonderland<br />
Wordle<br />
2048<br />
Wordscapes<br />
Emoji Blitz<br />
Lucky Pusher<br />
<br />
PHOTO: LUX STUDIO<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
MODEL: KAILEE LARMON
PHOTO: LUX STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
MODEL: SHANNON MACGREGOR
THE BENEFITS OF<br />
HOUSE PLANTS<br />
AMANDA MESSINA<br />
House plants are a great way to decorate your cozy home while still<br />
bringing life and energy into your space. They’re extremely beneficial<br />
and have multiple mental and physical health advantages! My favorite<br />
part about having house plants is simply the beauty of them.<br />
<br />
Common house plants and succulents have the easiest care, as<br />
someone who struggles with maintaining tasks I’ve been able to care<br />
for my plants effectively and consistently for three years and have<br />
even added to my collection throughout the years! I enjoy taking care<br />
of my plants and indoor gardening because it gives me a sense of<br />
purpose outside school and extracurriculars. Most people think it’s a<br />
messy and diligent process to take care of plants but it just needs<br />
minimal requirements like being watered every two weeks and placed<br />
in indirect sunlight. Once you inform yourself on the proper care<br />
specific plants need it’s astonishingly easy and you get to watch<br />
them triple in size and grow with you.
BENEFITS<br />
The mental benefits of house plants are<br />
extensive, plants have been proven to lower<br />
anxiety levels, especially through the process<br />
of indoor gardening. Since starting indoor<br />
gardening I’ve been able to gauge a sense of<br />
responsibility that doesn’t overwhelm me and<br />
lowers my stress instead of making it worse.<br />
I’ve also noticed an increase in air quality<br />
that isn’t present in rooms without house<br />
plants.<br />
The difference is notable because air can feel<br />
denser or heavier without house plants to filter<br />
through the Carbon Dioxide. Additionally, they<br />
can make you feel accomplished and increase<br />
your productivity, something as simple as<br />
watering your plants can be a source of<br />
satisfaction that can end periods of sadness<br />
and unproductivity. It can also get you used to<br />
routine-based hobbies making you more aware<br />
of time and dates.
RECOMMENDATIONS<br />
I have a variety of plants and succulents with limited care. I tend<br />
to gravitate towards succulents like Jade plants/Money Tree<br />
plants, Silver dollar plants, the string of buttons, Copportone<br />
Sedum, and Moonstones just to name a few which follow the<br />
same watering schedule and need the same amount of sunlight. As<br />
for house plants I love vines and climbers, especially in my room,<br />
my favorites include Golden Pothos “The Devils Ivy” and Monstera<br />
Deliciosa “The Swiss Cheese Plant”.<br />
HOUSE PLANTS ARE TRULY BEAUTIFUL AND DELICATE BEINGS<br />
THAT ARE REFLECTIVE OF YOUR ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH. ITS<br />
IMPORTANT OBTAIN ACCOMADATIONS THAT"LL IMPROVE YOUR<br />
STATE OF MIND AND LIVING AND HOUSE PLANTS ARE AN AMAZING<br />
WAY TO ACHEIVE THAT
INVASION OF THE PORTUGUESE MAN O’ WAR<br />
ZOE BROOKER<br />
If you live on the east coast of the United States, from<br />
Florida to South Carolina, then you have probably come<br />
across washed up jellyfish along the shore in the spring<br />
and summer months. One of the most commonly misidentified<br />
organisms that wash onto the shore are Portuguese Man o’<br />
War. Many people believe that these organisms are<br />
jellyfish but they are an entirely different group of<br />
animals, with similarities to jellyfish. Man o’ War float<br />
on the top of the water and travel by wind and ocean<br />
currents: a key difference to jellyfish.<br />
As I was walking along the beach in February, I found an<br />
abundance of washed-up infant Man O’ War along the east<br />
coast of Hutchinson Island, Florida. Within 2 weeks, there<br />
has been an increasing amount of Man o’ War that get<br />
pushed onto shore from the tide and end up desiccating<br />
(but be careful, their tentacles can still sting you<br />
months after the organism has died.)
The increase in the presence of these organisms<br />
could be attributed to the strong offshore winds<br />
that the east coast has been getting for the last<br />
couple of weeks. Since Man o' War float on the top<br />
of the water, they can easily be pushed onto shore<br />
during high tide and have no way of getting back<br />
into the ocean. It’s a good thing that<br />
reproduction of this organism creates hundreds of<br />
spawns because many small, infant Man o’ Wars are<br />
dying on the beach but the overall population of<br />
this species is in good shape.<br />
Since these deadly animals are becoming abundant<br />
on the water's edge, be aware of where you’re<br />
stepping and swimming this spring and summer. The<br />
best option is to swim in areas that have a<br />
lifeguard so you don’t accidentally encounter one.<br />
Information from:<br />
US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic<br />
and Atmospheric Administration. “What Is a<br />
Portuguese Man o' War?” NOAA's National Ocean<br />
Service, 6 July 2015,<br />
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/portugueseman-o-war.html.
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College Interviews<br />
Whether you’re a junior, senior or even just entering high<br />
school, you’re bound to endure the stress of college<br />
interviews… yet the funny thing is, this doesn’t have to be<br />
a nerve-wracking process. Whilst interviews are often<br />
used to evaluate the student, they aren’t an interrogation,<br />
but rather an exploration of character. College Admission<br />
Office’s want students who aren’t robots; they’re looking<br />
for candidates who are whole heartedly passionate and<br />
excited about what they do and who they are.<br />
Although I wouldn’t call myself an<br />
expert on the interview process,<br />
turn to the next page for a few<br />
tips that I’ve accumulated along<br />
the way, and a few common<br />
questions you should be prepared<br />
for!<br />
PHOTO: LUX STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
MODEL: AMANDA MESSINA
N T E R V I E W T I P S A N D<br />
I<br />
U E S T I O N S<br />
Q<br />
·Just be yourself. This sounds cheesy but remember, the<br />
college already has your application; they already know your<br />
grades and test scores, now just let your personality shine<br />
through.<br />
·Have questions and take the opportunity to get to know<br />
about the school. This isn’t just about the college seeing if<br />
you’re a good fit for them, it’s also your opportunity to see if<br />
the school is a good fit for you. From personal experience, I<br />
lost interest in what I thought to be my “Dream School” after I<br />
got talking with my interviewer and realized that the campus<br />
vibe just wasn’t what I was looking for.<br />
·Don’t over prepare!!! This is a big one. Of course, you should<br />
prep for you interview and get comfortable answering and<br />
asking questions, but over preparing can result in sounding<br />
robotic or extremely rehearsed.<br />
Common Questions<br />
·Tell me a bit about yourself<br />
·Can you tell me a bit about what you consider to be your most<br />
meaningful activity throughout school?<br />
·How would others describe you? Why?<br />
·What’s your favorite book and why?<br />
·If you could have a conversation with one person living or<br />
dead, who would it be? Why?
MOST IMPORTANT LESSON<br />
FROM HIGH SCHOOL<br />
HERLANDY MARCELIN<br />
I asked a selection of high school seniors the most<br />
important lesson they learned throughout their schooling<br />
career that they have used or will use later in life. Below are<br />
the responses that I received.<br />
Hannah: “To not depend on anybody else to get you where<br />
you want to be; you got to do it yourself.”<br />
Rosemary: “What I’ve learned in high school is your better off<br />
alone.”<br />
Herlanda: “I’ve learned that change is good, and sometimes<br />
you have to fail to actually succeed.”<br />
Alize: “One thing I’ve learned in high school is if you’re<br />
already late, you might as well stop to get breakfast.”<br />
Maria Emilia: “The most important thing in high school that<br />
I’ve learned is to take care of yourself, to put yourself first in<br />
every single situation… Put your mental health first, put your<br />
own self-image first, everything about yourself first before<br />
you want anything academic.”
Brianna: “Not to trust people, even when you think they’re<br />
your friends.”<br />
Richie: “The value of corporation and teamwork.”<br />
Lucia: “Is to be true to yourself, you don’t have to see<br />
validation from other people... or to get other people to<br />
like you. Be true to yourself because that’s how you gain<br />
more friend types, that’s how you gain more relationships<br />
and a really great relationship with yourself.”<br />
<br />
Finally, the last quote will be from me, a freshman.<br />
<br />
“I feel like personally, the best thing you can learn is to<br />
not expect success. You can’t be perfect at every second<br />
of every day; you will fall short at some point in your life,<br />
that being in your academic or personal life. What matters<br />
most is getting back up and fighting for what you want.”
PHOTO: LUX STUDIO<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
MODEL: STEPHANIE<br />
OJITO
ART GALLERY<br />
SHANNON MACGREGOR<br />
The painting featured on the left is named “La Jeune Fille au<br />
Bouquet” which translates to “Young Girl with Bouquet”. The artist<br />
Émile Théodore Frandsen, was a French-danish painter who lived<br />
from the years 1902-to 1969. This painting became famous after<br />
being used as the cover art for the album,<br />
“Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs” was created by the<br />
band Derek and the Dominos which was led by rock legend<br />
Eric Clapton. The painting was originally gifted to Clapton by<br />
the artist’s son, while the band stayed at his home. The girl in<br />
the painting is widely known as “Layla” which was a hit song on<br />
the album. Émile Théodore Frandsen was an incredible artist<br />
and has many beautiful paintings similar to “La Jeune Fille au<br />
Bouquet”.
These pieces were both created by contemporary<br />
artist Aya Takano. Takano is a 45-year-old,<br />
Japanese artist. She most often uses oil paint and<br />
colored pencil for her creations. Her art displays<br />
dreamlike images and creates a sense of wonder<br />
in viewers. I am a big fan of her large portfolio.<br />
<br />
<br />
This piece of art has been named<br />
“Can’t Help Myself” and is on display<br />
at the Guggenheim Museum.The<br />
piece was created by Sun Yuan &<br />
Peng Yu. The industrial robotic arm,<br />
is tasked which the job of to keeping<br />
a large puddle of dark red liquid<br />
contained. The arm is in a<br />
continuous loop of constantly having<br />
to clean the liquid while in turn<br />
making more of a mess in its efforts<br />
to clean. The art is a clever and<br />
interesting display of how as the<br />
name suggests one just can’t help<br />
themselves.
Valentines Day Treats: Chocolate Covered<br />
Strawberries<br />
Sofia Tovar<br />
Ingredients:<br />
• Regular or white baking chocolate<br />
• Food coloring<br />
• Sprinkles<br />
• Firm Strawberries<br />
Colander<br />
• Microwave Safe Bowl<br />
• Food coloring (optional)<br />
• Parchment Paper lined baking<br />
sheet<br />
<br />
PHOTO: LUX STUDIO<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
MODEL: SHANNON<br />
MACGREGOR<br />
Baking Directions:<br />
1. Gather your strawberries in a colander to wash, then dry them<br />
thoroughly (chocolate sticks better on dry strawberries)<br />
2. Put baking chocolate in a microwave safe bowl, then microwave<br />
for 30 seconds. Stir the melted chocolate, then place back in<br />
microwave until completely melted. Occasionally stirring the<br />
chocolate helps keep it smooth.<br />
3. If using food coloring, place a few drops in the melted chocolate<br />
and stir until satisfied.<br />
4. Dip each strawberry into the melted chocolate, twisting to<br />
completely cover it.<br />
5. Place the chocolate-covered strawberry onto a parchment<br />
paper-lined baking sheet.<br />
6. Drizzle a different color chocolate on top of the dipped<br />
strawberries or add sprinkles if desired.<br />
7. Place in the fridge, NOT the freezer, and enjoy!
Bake the white cake mix according to the boxed<br />
1.<br />
(preferably in a larger pan to cut shortcake<br />
instructions<br />
evenly)<br />
squares<br />
After it’s baked, cool it off in fridge. Then, cut the cake<br />
2.<br />
1 inch squares.<br />
into<br />
Rinse and cut the leaves off of the strawberries.<br />
3.<br />
Put cake squares and strawberries on the skewer<br />
4.<br />
at the end will hold the cake together).<br />
(strawberries<br />
Put baking chocolate in a microwave safe bowl, then<br />
5.<br />
for 30 seconds. Stir the melted chocolate,<br />
microwave<br />
place back in microwave until completely melted.<br />
then<br />
stirring the chocolate helps keep it smooth.<br />
Occasionally<br />
Drizzle the chocolate on top of the kebobs, refrigerate,<br />
6.<br />
enjoy :)<br />
and<br />
Strawberry shortcake kebobs<br />
Sofia Tovar<br />
INGREDIENTS<br />
• Boxed white cake mix<br />
• Strawberries (or other fruit of your choice)<br />
• White baking chocolate<br />
• Skewers<br />
•Large Pan<br />
• Microwave safe bowl<br />
DIRECTIONS:
Mini Heart Cakes<br />
SOFIA TOVAR<br />
INGREDIENTS<br />
• Boxed cake mix<br />
• Stick of butter<br />
• 4 eggs<br />
• 1 cup of milk<br />
• 2 cups of heavy cream<br />
• ½ cup powdered sugar<br />
• 2 tsp vanilla<br />
• Raspberries<br />
<br />
DIRECTIONS:<br />
1. Bake a cake according to the instructions on the box,<br />
but replace water with milk, replace vegetable oil with<br />
butter, and add an extra egg.<br />
2. Cut heart-shaped mini cakes out of the finished cake,<br />
either using heart-shaped cutters or a knife.<br />
3. Make the whipped cream frosting by mixing heavy<br />
cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla.<br />
4. Decorate the perimeter of two heart cakes with whipped<br />
cream dots, then stick them on top of each other.<br />
5. Fill in the plain center of the top cake with raspberries,<br />
and enjoy :)
LONELINESS IS A SIN<br />
STEPHANIE OJITO<br />
You’re stuck in a black box. Completely dark inside. Every day, a<br />
shimmer of light sneaks in through some crack you can’t seem to find.<br />
It never settles on the same spot of the room, that would be too easy.<br />
You chase after this light, knowing if you could catch it, your world<br />
would fit into place, even for a moment. So you chase, you run, you<br />
sprint, you race across the room. It expands for you, makes itself<br />
bigger, turns, flips, folds, spins, because the room is working against<br />
you. It knows that once you reach that light, you won’t need it<br />
anymore.<br />
So you chase and chase endlessly until that light disappears again,<br />
like the other 6,357. Everyday since you were born, that light has<br />
come into that room, taunted you with false hope. At the end, every<br />
time, you stumble over an invisible rock, and you fall on your face. No<br />
matter how fast you glance up, that light vanishes. You spend the next<br />
hours waiting for the next day, hoping for another chance, no matter<br />
how stupid it is.<br />
You’re never fed, yet you remain alive. Brittle, weak, small, bony, but<br />
alive. Another way that room makes fun of you. Knowing you will<br />
never be able to keep running after the stumble, over that invisible<br />
obstacle with your frail body.<br />
You may never have a way out. You may catch that light next time, or<br />
maybe never. That light, its hope, but more specifically, the people in<br />
your life who manage to reach a hand in, in the form of the light, and<br />
lift you for a breather, even for a small amount. To give you enough<br />
confidence to face the world around you and not back down. Just<br />
enough to remember yourself.
It only lasts seconds. Months in human time. It is never enough.<br />
Everytime, you are dropped, everytime someone lets go, you crash<br />
back in and you don't look for the light the next day, maybe because it<br />
simply doesn't show. Because this time you have crashed too hard,<br />
too far, your rescuer couldn't stick around.<br />
You want to come out. By yourself. Without anyone's help. But you are<br />
not strong enough. So you will continue to give the sidewalk to the<br />
other person, while you walk in the grass. Move your shopping cart<br />
from next to you to the other side of the aisle, so the tiny child running<br />
after her mother has enough space, so you’re not intruding, so you’re<br />
not in her way. You will continue to be a pushover, you will continue to<br />
not meet anyone in the eye. You will phrase your words to what others<br />
may enjoy hearing, you won't be rude, even when they are. Because<br />
you are not strong enough to face the world alone.
EUPHORIA FINALE THEORIES<br />
THEORY 1: Previous episodes displayed Faye's boyfriends<br />
Custer cooperating with the police and making it known<br />
to Faye that he is working with them. One can only<br />
wonder what he can offer the police... it's theorized that<br />
Custer is working to set up Fezco and Ashtray to distract<br />
the police and frame Fezco for dealing. That'll lead to a<br />
series of events where Fezco is arrested and sentenced to<br />
jail while Ashtray is sent to Juvenile detention or put into<br />
the foster care system.<br />
THEORY 2: Ashtray stabs Custer because he believes that<br />
Custer is working against Fezco and him...this would<br />
explain the blood we see on Fez's shirt in the previous<br />
episode. Before anybody has time to act, the police barge<br />
in, as they were already planning to raid the house, and<br />
they see a lifeless Custer. It is possible that Fezco takes<br />
the blame for the murder, which explains why we see<br />
him on the ground in the episode's trailer. This would<br />
lead to Fezco being arrested and Faye being left to take<br />
care of Ashtray.<br />
These are just a few of our theories, we can't wait to see<br />
what actually happens in the Season 2 finale!
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