INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Place 1 to 2 tablespoons (14.3 to 28.6 grams) of fat like butter or oil into an open frying pan and set the stove to medium to high heat. Let it heat up until the butter has fully melted or the oil starts to move freely around the pan. Use a heavy pan (like cast iron) to ensure even cooking. Store the container toward the back of the freezer so they aren't exposed to temperature changes when opening and closing the door. If you want to use your frozen mushrooms at or after the 9-month mark, let them thaw first. If you see a gooey film or squishy, slimy texture, they've gone bad.

SUMMARY: Heat a large frying pan on medium to high heat with a fat source. Store the mushrooms in the freezer for up to 9 months.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You need to know the entire play/movies or episode well, not just your character. Actors exist to drive forward the larger theme and plot of a movie, play or TV show. If you don't understand the larger themes and ideas of the script, then your performance will seem out of place. When reading the script, ask yourself what the main theme of the work is. How does your character fit into the story? Once you've got a grasp on the full story, turn to your parts and read them an extra 1-2 times. Now, focus on your character's role and lines. To really get into your character, you need to dive past what is on the page and start thinking about what makes your character tick. All of this might not make it to the screen/stage, but these little facts will help you fully portray the character and can lead to important discoveries about how you'll play the role. When coming up with "answers," trust your gut, or ask the director or writer for help. Who am I? Where am I from? Why am I here? All characters, in almost all stories, want something. This is the basis of plot. The desire can be to save the world, to get a date, or simply to grab a bite to eat. But you need to know this desire, and why your character has it, in order to accurately portray them. All of your character's actions will stem in some way from this desire. It is what drives and fuels them. A character's desires can change, and you need to note when this happens. It is almost always a major scene or moment to portray. As an exercise, try and pick out the desires of your favorite characters/actors. In There Will Be Blood, for example, the main character is completely driven by the need to find more oil. Every action, look, and emotion springs from this unending, passionate greed, and you can see it on Daniel Day-Lewis's face each scene. You shouldn't ever have to stop and think about what you're about to say. You should be more concerned with how you're saying it. The only way to get to this point is to practice your lines over and over again, doing your best to recite them without consulting the script. Get a friend to play the rest of the parts so that you can realistically bounce the conversation back and forth. Experiment with the lines as you read. Try them multiple ways, with different inflections or emphasis, and see how it affects your character. Recording yourself and watching it later can help you see small mistakes, or hear new ways to deliver the lines. Focus on getting the lines down first before worrying about perfecting the lines. You want to be able to recite the words now, then make them perfect later. If you've already got the role, sit down with the director to see if there is any specific direction they want to go with things. Briefly let them know your ideas about the character and how you see them contributing to the themes in the project, then listen to their ideas as well. Remember that you are there to serve the project as a whole, not just yourself. You need to be able to take constructive criticism and ideas gracefully. If you don't have the role yet, and are going to an audition, pick a direction for the character and stick with it. Don't try and give people what they want to hear. Instead, read the notes and prepare the lines in the way that feels natural to you. You can not adequately represent a character unless you can get inside their head. Even though your words are scripted out, your actions and blocking aren't always written in stone. In addition, knowing your character well will help you improvise should someone forget their lines. Preparing for a role is the process of getting into your character's head, embodying them the best you can. Method acting is when an actor refuses to break character on set. In between takes, they stay in the role, trying to fully inhabit the character so that they are always perfect when playing the role on camera. Find the parts of the role that ring true for you. Have you felt the sorts of emotions your character is going through? Do you know a little bit about the struggle? Find ways to channel your emotions into your character's lines for the best results.

SUMMARY: Read the entire script 2-3 times. Ask and answer several key questions about your character. Know your character's defining desire. Practice your lines until they become second nature. Talk to the director about their vision for the character. Put yourself in the shoes of your character.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Words act as signifiers for the object or concept that they are describing. Therefore, in order for a word to have any meaning, it has to be related to some form of object or idea. This relation can be specific or vague. For example "tree" calls to mind the concept of a tree, but could refer to any type of tree. The word "tree" itself is not descriptive in any way of what a tree looks like or any other characteristic of a tree, but it is attached to the meaning and thus will always recall the idea of a tree in the reader's mind. Words you create will necessarily need to connect to an idea, object, or action in order to make sense. This connection is built through context, or how you use the word and how it is affected by the words around it. In order to create a convincingly real word, it will need to be grammatically correct. The grammar of your sentence will help provide the context for your meaning. Decide what part of speech your word belongs to. Is it a noun, referring to a person, place or thing? Is it a verb, describing an action? Is it an adjective, a word that describes a noun? Is it an adverb, a word describing an action? Knowing where your word fits into grammatical structure will help you build convincing sentences with it. Many of the words in the English language come from adding a suffix or prefix to an existing word. Try adding a suffix or prefix to a word you wish to modify. Add a "-tastic" to the end of a word to imply that something was fantastic, either genuinely or sarcastically. For example, after going to see a concert, you could say that it was "rocktastic". Create an adjective by adding "y" to a noun. For example: "It had a newspapery feel to it." Many English words are derived from foreign languages. Taking concepts from foreign words can give your word a more credible and "realistic" feel. Latin and German are two very good languages to investigate when looking for base words.

SUMMARY: Learn how words work. Brush up on your grammar. Study suffixes and prefixes. Study other languages.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Or, use some old ones you have stopped wearing. Discard of them. Cut or bend off the pieces you don't need. You can either do this with your hands or using strong scissors or tin snips. You'll be left with a tiny ring, you can adjust the size if necessary. Adjust while fitted, as needed (look in the mirror to assist you). Also, if you consider that the edges are too sharp you can bend them for a more comfortable fit. This very simple and fast method for creating a lip ring will allow you to wear the lip ring in just a few minutes.

SUMMARY:
Purchase some cheap hanging earrings. Remove the little hooks from the earrings. Adjust the size. Try the ring on for size. Done.