S’mores
Posted on 7 December 2010 | No responses
Rainy Sundays are for baking with friends.
Ok, that’s a lie.
Rainy Sundays are usually for watching E! between naps, pleased to finally have an excuse not to leave the house.
But this weekend was different.
Check out these s’mores my friend Elsie and I made with homemade graham crackers. That’s right, graham crackers MADE FROM SCRATCH (we got the recipe here). I know that, given the season, they should be holiday themed. But there were no more red or green sprinkles at Safeway and all I have are heart-shaped cookie cutters, so we went in a different direction.
They taste almost as good as they look! Just don’t eat two for breakfast.
Target.com Ruined Halloween
Posted on 28 October 2010 | No responses
My fiancé is my favorite vampire.
My second favorite vampire lives in a cobweb-infested castle on Sesame Street. You might know him as The Count. What’s not to love about a muppet who sends himself letters just so he can count them?
So when I met my Transylvanian fiancé two years ago, I didn’t think Team Edward, I thought Team Count von Count.
I was elated to have a friendly vampire all to myself and insisted that he dress like my childhood obsession (ok fine, crush) for Halloween. But we couldn’t find a costume and we were too lazy to make our own so in the end, we spent Halloween 2009 at home in PJs.
But this year was poised to be different — Sesame Street is HOT. Sexy Elmo might be a disturbing prospect, but if his popularity means we can buy a head-to-toe Count costume on Target.com, I pledge my support. Read more ⇒
The Bar Method Hurts
Posted on 2 September 2010 | 5 responses
I’m not one of those girls who looks cute at the gym. Off-label track pants, oversized t-shirts and visible panty lines are just a few of my staples.
So to say I felt a little out of place at my new Bar Method class — a sea of capri leggings and perfectly coiffed pony tails — is an understatement.
What’s the Bar Method, you ask? It’s a form of torture that combines yoga, pilates and ballet. I decided to give it a shot after several of my friends swore it changed their whole approach to exercise (and made them skinny). Read more ⇒
Why Do People Hate Oprah?
Posted on 30 August 2010 | 3 responses
I have a confession to make. As Oprah Winfrey steps down from her daytime television throne and CBS steps up the commercials reminding us it’s her last season, I find myself feeling a little emotional. She’s been telling uplifting stories, getting celebs to embarrass themselves and changing the lives of ordinary people one hour at a time for more than two decades.
So why do so many people hate Oprah?
Sure, she shamelessly plugs tons of products and never misses an opportunity to mention just how much she donated to this or that charity. And yeah, there was that time she threw a tantrum at the Paris Hermes. So what? No one’s perfect. Least of all these haters from an online forum titled “Why I Hate Oprah”:
- Oprah thinks everybody likes her because she was poor.
- i hate oprah as well… she is a racist… she helps people to show off…
- I think she’s too full of herself, she buys her popularity by giving away presents she didnt even pay for herself and she cries too much.
Who cares why she thinks people like her? How exactly is she racist? Most importantly, what’s wrong with presents?
The fact that this woman took over 1000 people (her staff and their families) on a Hawaiian vacation to commemorate the show’s 20th anniversary is hardly a reason to despise her. So if you can think of a better one, please share in the comments. If only to stop me from tearing up at every nostalgic montage of her career.
Nothing to Write About
Posted on 29 July 2010 | No responses
I once heard you should never apologize for a gap in blog posts, that doing so only highlights your negligence, especially for new visitors. But since Russian spammers and my boyfriend are the only people who read this blog, I’m about to break all the rules with a little confession (or two): not only have I not written in three months, I can’t think of anything to write about.
I haven’t been too busy (or at least not any busier than usual). I’m not traveling a lot or making a conscious effort to disconnect for a while. I’m not working on freelance projects. Nope. I’ve been quiet because I just can’t think of anything to say.
And the more time that passes, the harder it is.
So I’m writing this post with the hopes that just writing something, anything, even a post about no posts, will help get me back in the groove.
If this doesn’t work, I might have to resort to writing prompts. Or your suggestions, dear readers (Daniel and alexasuzyjohn).
