Would It Be Too Much To Ask???????
Designers to make dresses for fancy occasions that were both long sleeved-or at least 3/4 or half sleeves AND longer. I swear, this season is full of tanks, and strapless sparkly dresses. I found one that will work nicely with longish sleeves, but it’s knee length. Which I suppose it ok, I mean it will freaking have to be won’t it??? And I did find some pretty pants that will work-can I find a nice dressy top that has some sort of sleeve option other than tank or halter? For a dress to be purchased in THE WINTER TIME??? No. I cannot. All this basically means that in addition to dress, shoes, jewerly, hair stuff (really like I’m not going to get my hair done even if it’s just a blow dry?), nails and pedicure (why yes, I AM going to the prom thankyouverymuch-and the pedicure is because apparently SHOE designers only make strappy high heeled open toed dressy shoes, fodder for another rant I suppose) I’ll have to get a dressy coat to wear so I don’t freeze to death. Or at least a wrap or shawl, which will end up costing the same, and be used about as often. *sigh*
Oh, did I forget to mention that I’m going to see Handel’s Messiah in Fort Worth? Because that was my real point. Telling you all I’m going to the symphony.
After I spend my entire paycheck at Macy’s apparently.
Jewelry I totally need!!!
With a capital N!!
Necklace:
Earrings to match:
I went ahead and bought the necklace above PLUS one for my Sushi Twin, Stephanie. They came today. Stephanie’s is a bit different:
The pictures do not show how awesome these are-they have amazing detail and look so totally cool. Yes Stephanie and I are dorks but we do represent when needed, and we are massive sushi fans so these are ideal for us. We’ll be wearing them this Friday actually, as it’s PayDay, and PayDay=Sushi Friday!!
I found these on Etsy, at tatsuko by the way.
Breakfast of Champions, posted 11/11/08
Malt-O-Meal’s (Suziannie’s Glam Posh Lifestyle is possible through careful and constant budgeting) Marshmallow Matey’s (Lucky Charms Rip Off).
But what’s even better??? CHOCOLATE Marshmallow Matey’s. Think the best part of Lucky Charms (the marshmallows if you need a hint) mixed with Cocoa Puffs. It even turns the milk all chocolate-y and wonderful.
Lap-Band? Weight Loss?? Good health??
Ppppfffffff screw that. I’ve got chocolate-y marshmallow goodness to fill me up.
Of course with the carb factor through the roof on these, I’ll be hungry again in about an hour!
Yup. It’s been about an hour. Hungry am I!
Eye Candy! Originally Posted 11/1/08
Today’s Eye Candy involves a short trip in the Way Back Machine to the Summer of 1987 when these guys….
had me and all my friends thinking about moving to California in hopes of finding a tribe of Hot Young Vampires of our very own.
And also the Two Coreys were in there, and they were pretty swoon worthy in those days-when Bop and Tiger Beat did thier PR and not A&E who I’m sure didn’t care either way, but they were more than happy to let the world know what giant douches those two have turned into.
But here’s how they will forever burned upon my mind…
And finally, because in my heart of hearts, I’ve always had a terrific soft soft for the geeky guys…
Wesley Crusher is totally the reason I like science fiction shows, well that and the nifty sound a Tardis makes.
Also….Wil’s still totally hot:
It Makes Me Sad…originally posted 10/31/08
First, you should watch the video….of which I HAD posted, but the link is bad so go find a You Tube’d version of the Thriller video.
…..Now I used to be rather obsessed with Michael Jackson so I’m trying to be unbiased here. But this video is purely fantastic. The effects, the makeup, even the acting are top notch and seem to have survived well. It’s a great song, and say what you will, but in his heyday, Michael was the S&^% and could preform better than anyone around.
So it makes me sad for a few reasons:
- Much in the same way the original Star Wars movies does, it makes me sad that kids today, and my hypothetical future children will never ever understand why this video was freaking groundbreaking. Not only was Michael kicking it on the charts and in the media, but that album was breaking huge records AND it’s just awesome that EVERYONE loved this video and that parents were upset about it being too scary-it was a little controverstial if I remember correctly. But not for sex or immoral behavior.
- What happended to him? I mean I’m sure he’s still just as talented and creative-but why did the crazy seep into his brain, and why or why didn’t someone STOP IT??? Watching that video made me realize that he’s a great actor for a musician I mean, a fantastic dancer and a hell of a singer. He did some great things back in the day-can you imagine what his videos (becuase he helped to write that one) would be like these days?? It makes me mad that someone DIDN”T have an intervention or something to get his shit under control-like the Spears family seems to have done for Britney. Is it becuase he didn’t have kids at the time? Is it becuase he was so rich that when Thriller was made he freaking owned the Beatles?
- Prince, who was arguably Michael’s biggest competition at the time-is still around and playing good music. But Purple Rain, in all it’s lace and hig heeled glory can’t hold a candle to this short film. I know that everyone used to argue about who was better, Prince or MJ, and now it’s clearly Prince as MJ’s a few short of a load these days and not doing much music wise. But see #2, if someone had stopped him before he went Batshit-I’d be blogging about how sad it was that they don’t make more movie/musicals like Purple Rain and why didn’t more guys wear high heeled boots while driving too big motorcycles.
I Got A Disney Trip!! Originally posted 10/24/08
And you get photos…
We stayed at Disney’s All Star Movies Resort, in the Fantasia section. It’s a great resort if you’ve got kids very Disney themed inside and out.
They did the whole towel shape thing too. Bears were a popular theme.
The first ride we rode was Teacups…I love these shots…
Some decorations…
We watched a parade.
The Bibbity Bobbity Boutique dress up thing was awesome. Alicia looked up at me when we were waiting for her turn and said “I’m so lucky” that statement not only melted my heart, it totally made it worth every penny of the $150 that it cost.
That night we went to Epcot where we had the Princess dinner in Norway it was good too!
While waiting you get a chance to have a portrait done with Belle, and inside the resturant we met Ariel (her real favorite, she just likes yellow better than blue and green) Sleeping Beauty, Jasmine, and Cinderella. All of them stopped by our table and chatted with her. So cute! Alicia also made Ariel show her her shoes and feet.
On the way out of the park , we met Donald Duck:
The next morning was Alicia’s 4th birthday. She insisted on wearing her outfit and having me fix her hair and makeup (they gave us the makeup, nailpolish and combs they used) so she still looked like a princess. We had breakfast in Animal Kingdom with Micky Mouse, Goofy, Dasiy and Donald. At the end they gave her a cake:
Lunch was with Winnie The Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Eyore. So good.
Then for dinner we went to the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue.
The next morning we had a Princess Breakfast in the castle at the Magic Kingdom. It was amazing to see the inside of that castle too.
In attendance at breakfast was Cinderella of course, Belle, Snow White (MY favorite-and who’s voice was EXACTLY like the cartoon and had the NICEST complexion I’ve ever seen) Sleeping Beauty, and Mary Poppins.
Later, Mom and I went off to do some scary things…
Sunday, originally posted 10/12/08
I think the AC was a little too high for Oliver’s taste….
I was in the kitchen cooking and when I looked out, that’s how I found him.
Here’s what I was cooking:
Chocolate Merguine (spelled wrong I’m sure) Cookies from Mrs. Field’s Cookie Book. Which isn’t a book of her receipes from the store (apparently she’s a really person) but a book of receipes from her home that her and her daughters selected. Most of them look pretty good. These were the first that I made and they’re pretty and they taste good too. They’re simple and I think it would be easy to use splenda instead of sugar as that’s about the only ‘bad’ thing in there. Anyways-they’re part of my Christmas cookie gift try out-I think I’ll make tiny ones and use them in between the others. Like I said they’re good, but really not to special.
I also staged the shot a bit. The shots of just the cookies looked ok, but this just looked more interesting.
As always, I’ll be taking them to work with me tomorrow for thier opinion.
And that was my Sunday. Fun times.
Oh The Cute, originally 10/11/08
First the cute:
It’s not enough that I’m siting next to him, as he’s curled up in his plush bed that’s sitting on the couch, but he’s covered in the velour blanket and snuggled up to me. Also? He keeps snoring softly from time to time. I tried my best to capture the moment, but geez, that little bugger is cute. Who says terriers cant’ be lap dogs?
Let’s see…
- Is it bad that for my sister’s birthday I’m considering giving her my hard copies of the Twilight series? Don’t worry about me, I have been reading the e-copies more than those. And I do sort of need a gift to give her for her birthday when we’re in Disney as I’m sure she’ll have something for me since she said she did and all. I guessI feel bad since thier used, but she loved the Anne Rice books, and while these aren’t of the same nature, I think she’ll love these too.
- I need to think of something small and cheap to give my niece for her birthday too. Focusing on cheap as her ‘real’ gift from me is the Bibbity Bobbity Boutique thing where she’l get a princess style makeover ($10 says she picks Ariel) for a mere $200. But I feel like she should have something to open up at the birthday dinner from me because she’s 4 and has no concept of money and stuff like that.
- I found the greatest pasta sauce last night at Target. In the deli section they sell Nouvo brand Portabello and Truffle sauce-sort of like a pesto I suppose. Anyways, I bought fusilli (long spagehtti style sprial shapes to help soak up the sauce) boiled it, then tossed it with the sauce will keeping the heat on the pot. That way the pasta got sort of crunchy and the pine nuts in the sauce toasty. It was fabulous.
- To solve my plane ride/boredom/TSA crisis, I taught myself to tat with a plastic shuttle which is not only more traditional butmost of the patterns Ihave are for that method as needle tatting isn’t as popular as shuttle tatting. Plus it looks tighter and is easier to keep the right tension. It’s been something I’ve been meaning to do for a while now.
- Me and 6 other women from work have a crush on one of the Engineers in my dept. He’s not the hottest guy in the building but we’re all over him because of the way he acts. He’s very attractive don’t get me wrong, but seriously it’s his personality and mannerisims that are making him the most desired fellow right now. Spread that around to guys-what you look like matters, but not as much as how you act! Also…I’m joining him at mass tomorrow. I need to remember the rosary that he brought me back from El Salvador too. I bet he didn’t buy the other 6 chicks gifts from his vacation.
- Is it odd that yesterday at lunch I wondered what he’d look like if I stood him out in the sun and poured glitter all over him??
- I’ve been making cookies as I plan to give a selection of tiny homemade cookies this year as gifts. I’m also using my dept as guinea pigs for the new recipes. Not that they mind. Monday’s are now Cookie Days. This week I’m also making Nanaimo Bars as it’s the most Canadian thing I can think of to make in honor of the real Thanksgiving. Of course I’ll be posting recipes and pictures of all I bake.
- I made Oliver’s boarding resevations for my Disney trip. Can’t believe I put it off that long. I also made his Christmas reservation too, since I’m pretty sure my mother doesn’t want me, him and 17 other people in her house Christmas Eve, as that’s how big the guest list is now. I’m sort of sad to be away from him. We’re really close I’m codepenent.
I think that’s it for now.
Except for this….
Pretty Things, originally posted 10/8/08
I got flowers a while back, and they were the most perfect things I’d seen in a long long time. They opened up perfectly and looked glorious. They didn’t come in an arrangment which is why I didn’t just take one big shot, but you get the idea of thier beauty. It was neat because there were 2 of each color and each one, being a different color looked so different than the others. The white ones smelled the best, but the orange ones had such a lovely shape to them. So nice.
Also…in an attempt to distract myself from thoughts of a certain sparkly cold underage vampire I did some tatting last night….
It’s about half way done. When I work a bigger piece I like to ‘block’ it so it’s flat and looks like it should when finished. I find it easier to work with that way.
