....as of yet.
Some people have asked as I am usually pretty fast at putting up a "new look" for this blog. I am usually inspired by the weather but Mother Nature has been screwing up my system.
Last week it was 15 C (I had to wear a jacket at night) and today, it's a blistering 30 C, but with the smog and humidity, it feels like 40 C. I wish I could peel my skin off.
It is coming along. I saw a flower bed that totally inspired me last week. When it doubt, look to nature for inspiration as it never fails.
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Posted in Delectable Design
Every so often, people will either ask about this or actually do this - have fake flowers and plants in their homes. Not only do they do this, but they try to justify their actions by saying the fakes are "really" good ones. To me, having fake plants or flora in your home or anywhere for that matter is like screaming out loud, "I have really, really BAD taste!"
Today while I was flipping through the channels, I caught an Oprah show on decorating and there was an audience question:
"Is having fake flowers in your home considered tacky?"
The decorator and Oprah looked sick and then vehemently said,"Yes! Nothing is tackier than fake plants or flowers."
They went on to explain how anything else, even nothing is better than going this route.
All I can say is, Hallelujah! Thank God, Oprah's said it out loud. Hopefully offenders have caught the same show, and are now currently, quietly, disposing of these eyesores.
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Posted in Glued To The Tube, What's Buggin' Me
The goddaughter continues to slay my heart...
The last picture just cracks me up. Even as a baby, she always loved her best friend (a.k.a herself) best.
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Posted in Lurves
We have this really weird attraction in Toronto called Medieval Times. As far as I can tell from TV ads, it's essentially a show where people reenact the medieval era. There are jousts, lots of pomp and pageantry. Audience members cheer on their knights from wooden tables surrounding the ring, while feasting on a "medieval" meal.
A former co-op student was forced to go as part of a high school class trip, and she said it was one of the most surreal experiences of her short life. She complained about the girls having to wear weird paper crowns, having to eat dry rotisserie chicken with her hands and endure a remarkably cheesy show.
For some reason, I REALLY, REALLY want to go to it. I only want to go with one person, and that one person is Marie. I just think that it's going to be so painfully embarrassing, that it's going to be fun. I told Marie that the next time she visited I would take her there.
Funny how she hasn't visited in two years.
Sure, she says it's because she was busy being pregnant, giving birth and now raising a child. I think she's just trying to avoid this delectable treat I have in store for her.
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Posted in Joy-Friends, Randomness
Dearest Stefan,
7 years! I can barely believe it. Do you feel the itch? I don't feel one at all. If anything you enthrall and interest me more and more everyday. You're always making me laugh, assuring me when I need it, and you constantly challenge my mind. Knowing my A.D.D-ness, you would have thought that I would have gotten distracted by now, but you still completely fascinate me. What I appreciate most of all, is that you make sure that I begin every day and end every night knowing that I am loved.
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Posted in Lurves, Stefan
Marie and I tend to have our own language as all people who are close are wont to do. Usually it's just one word, other times it's a string of words. When we do that, people around us look as if we're speaking pidgin English, which in a way, we are. Sometimes, it's just plain silliness where we address each other in French and it sounds really romantic but what we're really saying is "My dear roasted pork chop..."
Anyway, this is a word that we often use when we're shopping or to each other.
Lurve - To really, really love (beyond any definition of love) something or someone
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Posted in Joy-Friends, Little Bitty Girl Lexicon
I was very honoured and surprised to find out that my cousin in Singapore nominated me for a couple of Blogger's Choice Awards - Best Blog Design and Best Blog Of All Time.
I am not vain enough to think that I qualify for either of these awards, but it's really nice to know that my family reads and enjoys this. After all, the whole reason for me starting this blog was to keep those who were not physically close to me, in touch with my life.
Now, if only there was a category for Best Scatterbrained Blog, I think I would be a shoe in.
And yes, I did vote on one of the categories because I was testing to see how the voting worked and more importantly, I didn't want to seem like a complete loser with only one vote. A little vanity never killed anyone!
Thank you Grace, for such a sweet and thoughtful gesture!
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Posted in Family Shenanigans
I got my teeth cleaned today after not going for almost a year. What can I say? I'm the type of person that needs to be harassed repeatedly before I go. It's not that I hate going to the dentist, I just can't be bothered to remember appointments so far ahead in time. I can barely remember my anniversary or birthdays for Pete's sake.
I've never really understood people's fear of dentists. Even as a child I was so fascinated by all the gee gads that dentists have. It also helps that I've always had very nice, funny dentists. I usually lie there and if the appointment is early enough, I can almost fall asleep.
People say it's also because I have never had issues with my teeth. Only three cavities in the 29 years of my life. I can't help but crow over this fact because I am really, really lazy with dental hygiene. I only floss when I remember and I sometimes fall asleep at night without brushing. I hear dentists everywhere gasping with horror.
On the other hand, Stef is every dentist's dream. He brushes all the time and flosses like a maniac. He always has issues with his teeth. He's convinced my dentist is a quack for never finding any problems.
Sometimes, (very rarely) the fates just like to take my side.
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Posted in Much To Do About Nothing, Stefan
Stefan, like all boys, doesn't usually listen to me. That's to say, he'll hear me chatter but sometimes not all the information filters in. That's not really unusual or insulting, as I wouldn't listen to me as well if I lived with me. I always feel like my brain is on "Operation Overtime" in comparison to those around me. Smells, sights, memories tend to trigger random tangents and I usually like to filter my thoughts out aloud (usually to those close around me, but mostly to Stefan) so it's no wonder that it's tough for the boy to follow.
Once Amy witnessed one of my random thoughts exchanges with Stefan during brunch. After I bounced around several topics ranging from politics, to medieval ideas of society, I finally came to my point. Stefan was nodding and giving me his opinions in his own quiet way when I glanced at Amy. She was all agog and just exclaimed,"What was that?!" to Stef. He just shrugged and said, "That's how she thinks. See how difficult my life can be?" and just kept on eating.
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Posted in Homage to Hunger, Stefan
If you haven't heard, Paris Hilton is out of jail after serving a mere 4 days in her already shortened sentence. According to gossip blogs out there, the "medical" condition was due to the fact that she was not eating the food in jail (I bet many people who first go to jail, don't actually think it's exactly all gourmet either) and a psychiatrist thought she may have a mental break down.
Boo fucking hoo.
It's really awesome to see how the L.A Justice System works - if you're a white, stupid, celebrity with money, you can get away with the crime. I bet you if the EXACT same thing had happened to some poor, black person; not only would that person be in jail as soon as the infraction occured, they definitely would not be let out so quickly. Especially on such a flimsy excuse.
I personally am waiting for her to commit some other crime, so that (hopefully!) she will have to not only serve a full term but a longer one.
Update: YES!!!! The judge presiding over her case has ordered her back to jail to finish her sentence.
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Posted in Glued To The Tube, Star Gazing, What's Buggin' Me
I only recently found out that one of my childhood friends (also a favourite cousin) doesn't really eat any greens. How very shocking! I can't ever eat a meal without vegetables and by the end of the week when we run out, I usually complain that I am about to die of scurvy (don't ask me why but that is my favourite thing to say right now).
That's when I go on my anti-scurvy shop; which usually consists of going to the library, going through Kensington market for bread, cheese and fruit and ending in Chinatown for my Asian "weeds." That's what Stefan calls almost all leafy Asian vegetables. In our household, he's in charge of putting all the groceries away. He's always at loss of what to do with all the vegetables bursting out.
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Posted in Family Shenanigans, Homage to Hunger
As usual, I was late with my gift box for Marie. I always want to make sure that the box is perfect before I send it off. After several months of delay the box was ready to go. But alas! I had no brown wrapping paper left. So I looked at my recycling box and this inspiration came.
Marie has a tendency to get embarrassed easily so what better way to embarrass her by wrapping her box with the sex columns from Cosmopolitan? Especially since she has to go to the post office to pick it up. Luckily for me, the contents of the box outweighed the embarrassment factor.
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Posted in Joy-Friends
