Why oh why can't we be friends? I love coffee, especially with half and half. Nothing beats a hot creamy cup of coffee.
However, I just cannot deal with the effects. My heart jumps, I feel like I'm having an anxiety attack and then there are the calories from the cream.
I need to quit you coffee.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
arty stuff
The bird again.
Small salt and pepper shakers
Pie server in blue
Super crappy pictur of the owl. It looks so much better in person. I think I will sand it just to finish it up a bit more.
Tree
Small salt and pepper shakers
Pie server in blue
Super crappy pictur of the owl. It looks so much better in person. I think I will sand it just to finish it up a bit more.
Tree
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Sunday
We started our day with coffee and Rock of Love 3. Such trash. All the girls are whores and Bret is in DIRE need of a makeover. Rock the haircut Bret. Do it. Bald is Rock N Roll.
I'm putting the No Kneed bread. I'll put it in the oven in just a few minutes. Matt is making Vietnamese style chicken soup and we're both drinking a bloody mary.
I plan to finish up a new art piece and start making some rings. I found an easy wire twist ring that will show off a bead nicely.
A nice long walk and watching Rachel Getting Married is also on the agenda.
I'm putting the No Kneed bread. I'll put it in the oven in just a few minutes. Matt is making Vietnamese style chicken soup and we're both drinking a bloody mary.
I plan to finish up a new art piece and start making some rings. I found an easy wire twist ring that will show off a bead nicely.
A nice long walk and watching Rachel Getting Married is also on the agenda.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Matchmaker, matchmaker make me a match
Did you know that male Northern Mockingbirds sing both day and night from February - November. They have a spring song and a winter song. The single males sing more than the partnered males.
I have a male who I would like to find a partner. So if you have a single Northern Mockingbird, probably a female is preferred (are there gay birds?), please send her my way.
Let's make a love connection.
Seriously, the bird sings all night. Not solid singing, but anytime a car drives by or a person walks by, or a plane flies overhead he sings away. He's going to become bird soup if he can't find a ladybird friend.
I have a male who I would like to find a partner. So if you have a single Northern Mockingbird, probably a female is preferred (are there gay birds?), please send her my way.
Let's make a love connection.
Seriously, the bird sings all night. Not solid singing, but anytime a car drives by or a person walks by, or a plane flies overhead he sings away. He's going to become bird soup if he can't find a ladybird friend.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Long Weekends
For valentine's day I got Matt House of the Dead - Overkill for wii. Zombie killing at it's best. It is multi-player so we get to rid the world of zombies together. It is a pretty hilarious game lots of cussing and half naked girls, including half naked girl zombies!
We had a lovely valentine's evening at the local sports bar/wings joint. We figured it wouldn't be a hot valetine date destination and we were right. We spilt wings and spinach artichoke dip, both of which were sub par. We then came home to play House of the Dead. It was a perfect low key night.
Today we walked with Emma to starbucks, she'll probably sleep the rest of the day. It is a bit farther than she is used to walking these days. She is really showing her age, I can't belive she'll be 14 years old in just 3 weeks. She's getting a special pupcake from the local dog bakery.
We're going to spend the rest of the day watching movies and playing the wii. We have Secret Life of Bees and Hamlet 2. Later, we'll walk over to Blockbuster and return Hamlet 2 and exchange it for Pineapple Express. I really like the combo of both by mail and looking in person at the store.
Tomorrow! I do love Monday holidays. Tomorrow I plan to do some baking. I'll probably start one of the breads tonight and make a couple other loaves tomorrow. Both Matt and I loved the Spiced Prune bread, it doesn't sound appealing but it is really good! Especially toasted with butter, the prunes get all carmalized and crispy.
My birds have been spending more and more time in the feeder. Throughout the day the male bird comes to the feeder and coos. Sometimes the female bird comes to join him and they both sit in the feeder for a little while. I hope that I can catch them making the nest. According the the internet one of them sits in the nesting area while the other gathers nesting material. Then it comes back and lands on the back of the one in the feeder to hand off the twings and leaves.
It will be fun to have another batch of baby birds!
We had a lovely valentine's evening at the local sports bar/wings joint. We figured it wouldn't be a hot valetine date destination and we were right. We spilt wings and spinach artichoke dip, both of which were sub par. We then came home to play House of the Dead. It was a perfect low key night.
Today we walked with Emma to starbucks, she'll probably sleep the rest of the day. It is a bit farther than she is used to walking these days. She is really showing her age, I can't belive she'll be 14 years old in just 3 weeks. She's getting a special pupcake from the local dog bakery.
We're going to spend the rest of the day watching movies and playing the wii. We have Secret Life of Bees and Hamlet 2. Later, we'll walk over to Blockbuster and return Hamlet 2 and exchange it for Pineapple Express. I really like the combo of both by mail and looking in person at the store.
Tomorrow! I do love Monday holidays. Tomorrow I plan to do some baking. I'll probably start one of the breads tonight and make a couple other loaves tomorrow. Both Matt and I loved the Spiced Prune bread, it doesn't sound appealing but it is really good! Especially toasted with butter, the prunes get all carmalized and crispy.
My birds have been spending more and more time in the feeder. Throughout the day the male bird comes to the feeder and coos. Sometimes the female bird comes to join him and they both sit in the feeder for a little while. I hope that I can catch them making the nest. According the the internet one of them sits in the nesting area while the other gathers nesting material. Then it comes back and lands on the back of the one in the feeder to hand off the twings and leaves.
It will be fun to have another batch of baby birds!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Professional Juror
Seriously. Jury duty again. This time it's for District Court which is under Federal jurisdiction. So I can't even use the I just did jury duty excuse, since that was Superior Court.
This trial is expected to last 4-5 weeks.
As far as jury duty goes, Federal is way better. Better food options and they pay more.
This trial is expected to last 4-5 weeks.
As far as jury duty goes, Federal is way better. Better food options and they pay more.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Free
We're done with the 30 days of restriction! But honestly I was off as soon as we hit Aspen. Come on! Free vacation food or restriction and not eating? Um and the whole open bar all the time, hard to decline.
Sadly I'm back on coffee. I am especially busy at work right now and it is a treat for me in the morning. If I need a quick break in the afternoon I go back for a half caf/half decaf, save the cup and register a gift care and it's free. I'm far less concerned with the caffeine than the half and half I add by the bucketful. Seriously I need to make myself switch to whole milk or something. Either that or exercise extra everyday to burn off the dumb fat calories.
We're still cooking everything we eat. I'm still making any breads we eat. We're not using sugar. We don't have any junky food in the house. Except for salted caramels, I try to only have a few a week. Soon enough they'll be gone. And ideally I won't make any more.
Matt is still choosing not to eat a number of things no caffeine, sugar and very limited dairy. We've both had the occasional alcoholic beverage. In fact I plan to have one shortly.
Overall I don't feel any different. I don't have any food alergies that effect my everyday life. Shellfish and I will never be friends and I know my limits on other fish, those are easy to control. It was a good January challenge. I'm glad we did it.
Our first dinner out in a month was to our favorite place Pitfire Pizza Co. I seriously love that place. We had a lovely dinner on the patio near the fire pit, which is a great new addition. We split a big salad and the winter special spare rib pasta. I had a sangria and Matt had a beer. It was a warm 75 degrees and we took our time walking home. Well worth waiting a month!
Sadly I'm back on coffee. I am especially busy at work right now and it is a treat for me in the morning. If I need a quick break in the afternoon I go back for a half caf/half decaf, save the cup and register a gift care and it's free. I'm far less concerned with the caffeine than the half and half I add by the bucketful. Seriously I need to make myself switch to whole milk or something. Either that or exercise extra everyday to burn off the dumb fat calories.
We're still cooking everything we eat. I'm still making any breads we eat. We're not using sugar. We don't have any junky food in the house. Except for salted caramels, I try to only have a few a week. Soon enough they'll be gone. And ideally I won't make any more.
Matt is still choosing not to eat a number of things no caffeine, sugar and very limited dairy. We've both had the occasional alcoholic beverage. In fact I plan to have one shortly.
Overall I don't feel any different. I don't have any food alergies that effect my everyday life. Shellfish and I will never be friends and I know my limits on other fish, those are easy to control. It was a good January challenge. I'm glad we did it.
Our first dinner out in a month was to our favorite place Pitfire Pizza Co. I seriously love that place. We had a lovely dinner on the patio near the fire pit, which is a great new addition. We split a big salad and the winter special spare rib pasta. I had a sangria and Matt had a beer. It was a warm 75 degrees and we took our time walking home. Well worth waiting a month!
Monday, February 02, 2009
Market Research
I start a new market research study tomorrow. Sadly this isn't driving sporty new cars, but rather using hand cream.
The cream is approved for human usage, which is good, seeing how I am human. I do have ridiculously sensitive skin so hopefully I don't break out immediately upon usage. It is nice to get compensated for doing something you do anyway.
So anyway I use the hand cream 3 times a day, fill out a couple forms and they pay me money.
I'm not ashamed to admit I'm a whore for products.
The cream is approved for human usage, which is good, seeing how I am human. I do have ridiculously sensitive skin so hopefully I don't break out immediately upon usage. It is nice to get compensated for doing something you do anyway.
So anyway I use the hand cream 3 times a day, fill out a couple forms and they pay me money.
I'm not ashamed to admit I'm a whore for products.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Aspen a photo essay
Michelle and I in the toasty warm Monster Energy Drink viewing suite. Catered, open bar and heated! So lovely.
The viewing suite overlooked the superpipe.
Early in the day, hardly any people.
Oops.
Escorted out.
Me standing at the base of Aspen mountain. Burr.
Michelle and I with the slope and style finish behind us.
View of our viewing suite from far away. Just below and to the left is the ESPN broadcast booth. The judges are above and to the left.
Smiling, happy camera man.
Gretchen is the local favorite. She fell 2 out of three times. Once really, really hard. She is super cute.
Pack them in!
Michelle and I getting ready to snowmobile! I'm terrified at this point.
Cold. Why didn't I bring a freaking scarf? I was cursing myself. It was fun to go snowmobiling. But I was nervous a lot of the time. It was hard to steer and the whole shear cliff drop off thing...
Michelle took a turn at driving along the flat mountain top.
Inside the warming booth drinking hot cocoa!
Up at the top!
Our breakfast, lunch and activity pals, Tom and Cheryl.
There was a group of Russians who also were snowmobiling. One of them was an Olympian who plays for the Detroit Red Wings. Pavel Datsyuk. Michelle and I are about as far away from sports as you can get so we didn't know who he was. He was just the handsome Russian in the Olympic snowsuit.
Sleds! Can you imagine?
The crowd watching the Next Big Trick on snowmobiles.
Levi LaVallee team preparing the top of the mound of snow for a soft landing. Completely futile in hindsight.
Levi after the DOUBLE BACK FLIP!!! video to follow at the end
The crowd assumed he hit it, but sadly he fell off on the landing. He over shot the landing by the entire mound of snow.
One of the most fun activities was handing out Monster Energy Drink swag while waiting in line for the shuttles. You would have thought we gave people $100. So freaking excited. Here some of our favs.
Michelle and I at the top of Aspen Mountain for the fancy Monster Energy Drink private party. It has been a long, long time since Michelle and I have been to a party like this. The last time was Hustler's 25th! We had a BLAST. Seriously so much fun.
We rode up and down the gondola to the top of Aspen Mountain a few times. It was gorgeous.
After every few runs on the superpipe a group of kid snowboarders or skiers take a run down the middle of the pipe. My new friend Chase, the next big snowboarder who is 14 and sponsored by Monster, told me that this clears away the slush created by the snowboard. We chatted for a long time and I learned a ton from him.
This boy is a local kid who lost his leg in an accident.
After each competitor this guy would follow filming from an on the ground angle in HD. They were able to get some amazing shots.
The crowd watching the pipe.
This is one of the guys who rides for Monster.
At the end of EVERY race the competitors take a few swigs off the signature monster drink container. Fantastic branding and marketing, so impressive.
Shaun White the winner of the superpipe.
Crappy video of Levi LaVallee doing a double back flip.
The viewing suite overlooked the superpipe.
Early in the day, hardly any people.
Oops.
Escorted out.
Me standing at the base of Aspen mountain. Burr.
Michelle and I with the slope and style finish behind us.
View of our viewing suite from far away. Just below and to the left is the ESPN broadcast booth. The judges are above and to the left.
Smiling, happy camera man.
Gretchen is the local favorite. She fell 2 out of three times. Once really, really hard. She is super cute.
Pack them in!
Michelle and I getting ready to snowmobile! I'm terrified at this point.
Cold. Why didn't I bring a freaking scarf? I was cursing myself. It was fun to go snowmobiling. But I was nervous a lot of the time. It was hard to steer and the whole shear cliff drop off thing...
Michelle took a turn at driving along the flat mountain top.
Inside the warming booth drinking hot cocoa!
Up at the top!
Our breakfast, lunch and activity pals, Tom and Cheryl.
There was a group of Russians who also were snowmobiling. One of them was an Olympian who plays for the Detroit Red Wings. Pavel Datsyuk. Michelle and I are about as far away from sports as you can get so we didn't know who he was. He was just the handsome Russian in the Olympic snowsuit.
Sleds! Can you imagine?
The crowd watching the Next Big Trick on snowmobiles.
Levi LaVallee team preparing the top of the mound of snow for a soft landing. Completely futile in hindsight.
Levi after the DOUBLE BACK FLIP!!! video to follow at the end
The crowd assumed he hit it, but sadly he fell off on the landing. He over shot the landing by the entire mound of snow.
One of the most fun activities was handing out Monster Energy Drink swag while waiting in line for the shuttles. You would have thought we gave people $100. So freaking excited. Here some of our favs.
Michelle and I at the top of Aspen Mountain for the fancy Monster Energy Drink private party. It has been a long, long time since Michelle and I have been to a party like this. The last time was Hustler's 25th! We had a BLAST. Seriously so much fun.
We rode up and down the gondola to the top of Aspen Mountain a few times. It was gorgeous.
After every few runs on the superpipe a group of kid snowboarders or skiers take a run down the middle of the pipe. My new friend Chase, the next big snowboarder who is 14 and sponsored by Monster, told me that this clears away the slush created by the snowboard. We chatted for a long time and I learned a ton from him.
This boy is a local kid who lost his leg in an accident.
After each competitor this guy would follow filming from an on the ground angle in HD. They were able to get some amazing shots.
The crowd watching the pipe.
This is one of the guys who rides for Monster.
At the end of EVERY race the competitors take a few swigs off the signature monster drink container. Fantastic branding and marketing, so impressive.
Shaun White the winner of the superpipe.
Crappy video of Levi LaVallee doing a double back flip.
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