Monthly Archives: February 2010

Good times

By now you know that I went to a movie last weekend.  You also know that I liked said movie – but did you know that I saw the best commercial EVER?!  It’s true, I did.  It’s pure marketing genius; take a look:

Old Spice | The Man Your Man Could Smell Like

A lost cause

I’m thinking this Valentine’s weekend may have been one of the best.  I know, I know …  I should totally be the one hosting Valentine’s Day Sucks parties, but I just can’t seem to do it.  I can’t be a hater.  It’s not that I haven’t tried, mind you, because I have.   Last Friday for instance, I walked right into the grocery store fully anticipating a wave of depression – I even made certain my step was slowed and my eyes downcast, just to get the full effect.  But alas … reds and pinks caught my eye, the scent of flowers assailed me, fanciful chocolates captured my heart, and I couldn’t help but smile. 

I, my friends, am a lost cause when it comes to Valentine’s Day.   I hope the same might be said of you.

Now, onto President’s Day …

Happy hearts to you!

A very Happy Valentine’s Day weekend to you!   No matter where you are, or what you do, may celebration be the intent of the day – and may love follow wherever you may roam.  

*Thanks to Vintage Holiday Crafts for providing the free clip art!

Now that just *%@!!!

If you happen to be on Skype, innocently chatting with your brother, sister-in-law, and wee nephew, when suddenly your computer monitor goes black – BLACK I tell you - not once, but several times in rapid succession, do not – I repeat – do NOT utter obscenities because, hello, it’s only your monitor.  They can still hear you.

Mmmm…tasty!

I have this thing … when I’m next to a little kid who is eating I have to say, “Mmmm, tasty!”   It can’t be helped.  Most of the time they just look as me as if to say, “I wonder what, exactly, she’s smoking.”  And still I say it.  At a certain celebration, the birthday boy’s little brother was sitting next to me with his soda.  Every time he took a drink he would smack his lips and then exhail loudly, Aaaaaah, so good.  So I took a sip of my bottled water and said my usual:  Mmmm, tasty.  We went back and fourth three or four times before he stopped, gave me a good looking over and said, ”water is not tasty.”  I told him it was tasty to me – to which he raised his eyebrows and turned away.  Grownups, they know nothing

Speaking of not tasty, I got my vegetarian cookbooks – just in case you were dying to know – and it SUCKED!  Oh my word.  Profuse apologies for the offensive word, but no other will do for such culinary disasters.  It was weeds and tofu and any number of things I don’t even know, nor do I care too.  The pages were a dirty brown and the photos - all thrown to the middle – were creepy.  CREEPY I tell you!  I snap better food photos – and if you’ve seen any of my food photos, you know that’s not saying much.  With that in mind, never buy a vegetarian cookbook on discount.

So, I’ve decided to stick with the internet.  Here was my latest find:  Honey-Soy Broiled Salmon.  I served it with brown rice and these veggies.   

Let’s all say it together:  Mmmmm, tasty!