Brownie in a mug!

SO I should be doing my homework for Research Methods class. or at least finishing up my mom's present for her birthday tomorrow. But no. I got a call from a Div1 college coach and was able to discuss soccer, coaching and life with her for the good part of an hour! So while we chatted I wrote some notes and browsed the web.  After she hung up, I found myself on a cooking site. I was pretty into our conversation so I have no idea how I got there or why but I was on the page of the most mind melting and easy idea. A chocolate cake in mug. I dont even like chocolate cake that much.  But this looked genius.  Unlike the woman who wrote about the experience she had, I didnt actually make it, I just drooled over it.  And figured I would share it with you for my own selfish purposes.  Selfish purposes? Oh yeah this is the best place for me to put a note to remind myself to bake these lil suckas up :)


microwave!

• coffee mug
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 2 tablespoons whisked egg - 1 egg is too much, 1 egg white is too eggy, 1 yolk is too dense, but 2 tblsp is just right!
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 3 tablespoons chocolate chips
• splash vanilla or other flavoring - try peppermint or cinnamon

For a fudgier version, omit egg! Also there are reports of successful cakes that are made using chocolate pudding instead of cocoa powder so that will be the direction I most likely take due to the price of pudding vs. cocoa powder! Let me know if you like em!!

Success Map

Tonight I was feeling more of a question to no body in particular.  I dont have the answers to these questions and I dont pretend to be even close to finding out.
What is success? I was wondering that today while I was chasing papers in the wind, trying to register high school soccer players for the irvine ID camp. What is my definition of success? Ive defined it in terms of a soccer season: a championship. Ive defined it in terms of a class in  school: an A. I have even determined what success is in terms of an ideal day.  But what is the real definition? What is life success?
In Psychology we learned that the definition of success was self-actualization. Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a theory proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper A Theory of Human Motivation. At the bottom of the pyramid is physiological needs.  A person must first meet their basic needs for food, water, oxygen, etc before they can move on to the second level which is his or her safety needs.  Safety goes beyond that of the body and includes monetary well being and family security.  Level three delves a little deeper into the needs of a human being and lists friendship, family and sexual intimacy as neccessary to life success.  At the level that is second from the top in this pyramid, Maslow lists esteem. Self-esteem, confidence, and respect bring a person right up to the brink of success.  But the final triangle at the top of the pyramid is the most esoteric. Self-actualization is considered complete success.  Spontaneity, creativity, morality, problem solving and lack of prejudice are just some of the qualities that  Maslow lists for a self-actualized person.  A successful person. 
Now that I have learned all that psychology and listed it all for your understanding, I will admit that in no way helps me to understand what success really consists of.  How do I know if I will be successful in my life?
I am on the path to my success.  Each turn we take defines the success we have.  I just wish there was MapQuest or a GPS or something, I guess.