OK, so I’m vain!

Well, I didn’t look quite so bad as our boy Nick Nolte here but Monday, I went to a local big box home improvement store to get some supplies for my mate’s house looking, a bit disheveled.  I was going to be working at his place, after all and wasn’t really expecting to see anybody I knew.  Monday was Memorial Day you see, a holiday for picnics, parades, family get-togethers; nobody was supposed to be out shopping for home stuff.  I saw down an isle a library patron; a very cute and well turned out Chinese girl.  I did what anybody in my state of disheveledness would do.  I avoided her!  I ducked down another isle, turned my head away, and hoped she wouldn’t see me!  Aww come on!  You can’t tell me you haven’t done same!  We’re all just a bit vain, eh?  She came in library Tuesday and I said I saw her but didn’t want to interrupt her shopping.  She had not seen me, she responded.  Whew!  My well dressed, well groomed image has been maintained.  Eureka!  Hurrah!  Oh sure, tell me YOU’RE not just a wee bit vain.  Come on.  You liar!

Memorial Day 2008

Happy Birthday!

Today is Mr. T’s birthday. I pity the fool who doesn’t celebrate that!

Skewed values.

Rachael Ray is droning in the background because I’ve not turned off TV yet. What caught my attention is the thought that “there are women who have never put on a bikini.” OMG! How tragic is THAT? OK. First of all, I know very few women who, in real life, should EVER wear a bikini. Second of all, why is it important that ANYBODY wear a bikini? Why is it so uber important for female or male bodies to be “perfect?” We would all have to spend every waking moment of our short lives striving toward that goal. We would always feel pressure to attain that goal and upon any failure would become depressed. I personally think life is too short and sweet to worry about a few extra pounds. Pasta and cookies are far too delicious to be ignored. Put that bikini away, I say. Eat that cookie if you want it! Just don’t eat the entire packet of them!

‘Nuf said!

Another idea stolen from Gina!

Words Ending in ING ~ I Ask, You Answer

1. Avoiding…?  Any and all physical activity!

2. Baking…? Rarely.  There is too large a danger I will weigh 300# (not really, but too much at least.)

3. Camping…?  I hate camping because of the sleeping on the ground thing and the pit toilet thing.

4. Decorating…? I’ve been helping my chum decorate his place and when I’m done, I’m going to tackle my bedroom.  I do love decorating.  I especially like retro-modern home furnishings.

Here in hog heaven…

Today I had KFC, Burger King and McDonald’s! Lunch at KFC was hot wings and cole slaw. Early supper was a Junior Whopper, fries, and a frozen Coke with a McDonald’s ice cream cone for dessert. Not sure how I’ll feel tomorrow but today I’m in hog heaven!

Sorry, you STILL lose!

Here is “the game.”

You lose!

Have you ever eaten honey at KFC?  Have you ever read the contents?  Now, to be fair, they DO call it “Honey Sauce,” but really, didn’t we all think we were eating honey?  Not so!  Honey is the second to last ingredient!  We’ve been had!  Next they’ll be telling us the mashed potatoes aren’t home made either!

Speaking of food….  tonight I made Jambalaya.  Truly delicious!  It’s sort of an expensive dish to make; it contains chicken, Andouille sausage, and shrimp.  It’s totally worth it.  Yum….

P.S. If you are playing the game, you just lost.  Ha!  Gotcha!

Nice weekend

Saturday:

Went in the evening to see Ironman . Brilliant fun.  Robert Downey, Jr. was fab.  Had soft serve ice cream after.  Very nice evening out.

Sunday:

Made a “puff pancake” for breakfast.  It is prepared in a cast iron skillet in the oven.  It is much like a giant popover.  We eat it with powdered sugar and apple butter.  Grilled casing franks for lunch and et them along with baked beans and black pepper crisps.   Drove up to see Mum and my older brother was there with his wife as well.  Enjoyed the visit quite a bit.  Stayed at Mum’s for a supper of veg pizza.  Another nice day.

Hope your weekend was as nice as ours was.

Ripped off and mislead!

Sunday, Dennis and I went on a road trip. No, it wasn’t anything like the one in “Animal House.” We had lunch in a cute downtown diner in a college town and then drove into the city to an outdoor shopping mall. That style of mall has gained some popularity here. It resembles a village full of shoppes but is really just a shopping mall or plaza, as they used to say. At any rate, we decided to get Starbucks iced coffees. First of all, look at the sleeve they provide for your cup. See the bit I’ve circled? It is an out and out, total lie! The sleeve was not hot in the slightest either before or during use. This is the bit where I felt ripped off… Dennis is quite skinny, and so ordered a regular iced coffee which comes with whipped whitness on top. I, being a bit squidgy, ordered the “light version” which is made with low fat milk and no whipped fluffiness. When mine was finished, the coffee whipping person discovered she had made mine a regular as well. She then held it aloft and said, “Does anybody want this? It’s free!” That is how the chap in front of me received a free coffee, compliments of me. Hmmm… Where’s MY free coffee? Whilst waiting, Dennis noticed that the iced coffee frappalator was encased in a clear plastic box. I explained to him it is to keep frappalated, coffee coated, ice chunks from flying into the waiting crowd and putting out anybody’s eye. Makes sense, innit? In any case, the coffees were good and some stranger benefited from my “diet.” After we visited a shoe store and Dennis tried on a large variety of trainers, a pair were chosen and purchased. We drove into another part of the city and shopped for antipasti, bread and wine. We came home with 5 bottles of various whites, a bagguette, chaivare, tabouille salad, mixed olives, and strawberries. We also stocked up a bit on couscous.

Over all we had a wonderful, fine day out. Hope your Sunday was as good as ours.