Peek-a-boo

Looks like it's going to be another hot week *sigh*. It wouldn't be so bad if my work didn't involve long hours at the computer (which tends to heat up the room). Oh well, nothing to do about it. Happy thoughts! =)

 

Like playing peek-a-boo! I caught Motzy taking a nap on the floor next to me and snapped a picture on my phone. She heard me and peeked out, so I snapped a second one. I know it's a super simple GIF but it makes me smile watching it =) It's the simple things in life!

I had an awesome time Saturday night watching the Perseid meteor shower with Nelson. I'm preparing a post all about it, so be sure to come back tomorrow to check it out! 

Happy Monday everyone!

An Adventure in Cooking: French Food

Time for a second round of my adventure in cooking! I've been wanting to read and watch the Count of Monte Cristo for awhile now, so I was pretty happy when my friend chose that as her movie pick for the week! We decided to go with a French food theme. On the menu: Bouillabaisse with French bread and Creme Brulee for dessert!

 Bouillabaisse was the first thing I thought of when I thought French food. I'm not sure why, but it seems very "French" to me. I was a bit nervous making this dish since it called for so much fish and I really didn't want it to come out tasting too fishy. I also had to omit some key ingredients like saffron (yikes too expensive!) and the orange zest (no zester... yet!) so I'm not sure if that would've changed the taste. Everyone seemed to like it though! For me, it was okay but I felt like it needed something else. A dash (ok, maybe a little more than a dash...) of tobasco sauce solved that problem nicely =)

It's not creme brulee without the caramelized sugar on top, but what to do if you don't have a torch? I found this no-torch method online that worked out really well. My only mistake was making the layer way too thick whoops!

When I first heard of creme brulee, something about it just sounded very unappealing to me. So I avoided eating it for the longest time. I finally tried it for the first time about a year or so ago and realized it's actually quite delicious! Not something that I would eat all the time, but as a treat once in awhile it's yummy!

That was my cooking adventure! Both recipes turned out successful enough that my friends have already asked for them to be entered into the regular cooking cycle, so I'm really happy with the results =) I leave you with this quote from the Count of Monte Cristo:

Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes.

Happy Saturday all!

Color me blue

Oye it's been a really uncomfortably hot week! That's one downside of working from home - no more air-conditioned office. Oh well, at least it doesn't get this hot that often =) It's been hard to be productive though, so I've been online shopping more than usual. I was looking at a few things the other day and realized that several of them could be combined into an outfit or two. I'm horrible with fashion - I just toss clothes on in the morning, regardless of whether they "go together" or not. But I think this would look pretty good no?

I've always been more of a tomboy, but lately I've been getting the urge to wear more dresses and jewelry/accessory stuff. Oh no, I'm going girly!

|1| - I doubt this dress will look good on me, but I like the way it looks on the display!
|2 and 3| - Peacock feathers and doves! I should wear more scarves
|4| - I'm not too crazy about the floral prints on this dress, but look at that skirt! I love uneven hem on skirts =)
|5| - I think I mentioned before that I'm space obsessed, so moon and star earrings? Yes please! I'm about to get two more piercings in my left earlobes. These would go perfectly there!
|6| - I have a pair of Rocket Dog boots that I really love. These ones are pretty nice too!
|7| - Such a delicate bracelet!

Happy Friday everyone! Hope you have fun stuff planned for the weekend =) The Perseid meteor shower will be peaking this weekend, so be sure to try and catch it!

WW #1

I call this series Wednesday Around the Web. Basically just neat things I find while surfing around that I think might interest other people =) Also, it'll be awesome to be able to look back on all of them later!

I love these libraries in Austria! I'm a huge bookworm and if I ever buy a house, I would definitely make sure it has an extra room I can turn into a library =) 

via MyModernMet

These little animal magnets are so cute! I can't even pick a favorite one, I want them all!

via MochiThings

These aren't colors I'm normally drawn to, but they go together so well! I love the shoulder straps and that peek of pink in the skirt!

via ModCloth 

I want to be here right now!

via MyModernMet

 

I love the details in this belt buckle, and the color is so pretty!

via Romwe

 Look at these cute dragons! I've only tried crocheting once (I made a few brain slugs from Futurama for our Halloween costumes), but I really liked it! When I have time again I think I'll give these little guys a try =)

via Fresh Stitches

Have an awesome Wednesday everyone!

Happy Thoughts Mondays!

Aaah Mondays. Back to work, back to reality. To help keep away the Monday blues, I try to think about things that made me happy. Here are 5 five things that made me smile this past week!

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 Curiosity lands on Mars!! How awesome was that?? I was so excited watching the NASA feed during the landing. It was like I was actually there! I'm completely space-obsessed and would like to think that in another life, I could've been in that room. Hey maybe there's an alternate universe out there somewhere where I actually am! =)  

via NASA

|| 2 ||

Catching Motzy sleeping in the funniest positions. Soooo cute!!

|| 3 ||

Look who I ran into at the Obon Festival over the weekend!! George Takei himself! He was there promoting his new musical, Allegiance, and was nice enough to take a picture with me! Excuse my horrible hair ugh

|| 4 ||

It's Calvin and Hobbes and Firefly. How can you resist?? I ordered a blue one =) Can't wait for it to come so I can wear it a million times!

via Other Tees

 

|| 5 || 

My kitty is so talented, she peed a perfect music note! I kid you not. This is not photoshopped! Maybe I should put her on the piano with a camcorder recording. Or the ukulele! Youtube video time! 

(Yes, I realize I'm posting a picture of cat pee heheh)

I hope some of those pictures made you smile too! Have a Happy Monday everyone!