I think it's time to break up with my hairdresser. We've been together for over a year, and he introduced me to sideswept bangs, so I'll never forget him. But the spark just isn't there anymore. Oh how I remember when we first started seeing one another, and how I'd feel when I left his chair -- energetic, fresh, elegant. The euphoria would last for weeks, until our next visit. But the butterflies just don't endure like they used to. I mean, this last time, I felt the urge to see a stylist the very next day -- and, even worse, a different stylist. That's how I know that it's over, and it's time for me to move on.
If you live in the greater Cincinnati area and know someone you'd like to set me up with, please leave a comment with his (or her) digits.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
BSG Sugar Cookies
This post requires a huge nerd alert. The Battlestar Galactica series finale was this Friday, and a friend and I trekked up north to watch it with my brother and his equally obsessed friends. I made cookies shaped like cylon raiders (the enemy ship pictured here) to further mark the occasion.
I had a ton of green food coloring leftover from other baking endeavors, but upon reflection I should've colored these black or gray, and maybe used red sprinkles for the cylon eyes. Next time.
I used this recipe for the cutout cookies and Martha Stewart's recipe for the icing.
I had a ton of green food coloring leftover from other baking endeavors, but upon reflection I should've colored these black or gray, and maybe used red sprinkles for the cylon eyes. Next time.
I used this recipe for the cutout cookies and Martha Stewart's recipe for the icing.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Unrequited love
Recent events have turned me into quite the unromantic, unsympathetic curmudgeon. I can no longer set aside my prejudices and appreciate art for art's sake (and I use the word "art" loosely, as you'll soon discover). Tales of unrequited love induce only eyerolling rather than the intended emotions.
E.g., the Katy Perry song "Thinking of You," which is always on the radio. The chorus features lyrics such as "When I'm with him I am thinking of you." I usually turn the channel right afterwards, because boo fraking hoo. Just quit wasting the guy's time and you can moon over your ex boyfriend to your heart's content. Or, go back to writing songs about pseudo lesbianism.
A (slightly) more respectable example is the movie Like Water for Chocolate. A young man named Pedro falls in love with a girl named Tita. Tita's mother denies his request for her hand in marriage -- but says he can marry Tita's older sister instead. Pedro accepts the replacement sister in order to be closer to his dear Tita. At this point, I turned it off, so I don't know if maybe Pedro eventually learns his lesson or whatever. Probably not to my satisfaction, because if I had my druthers he'd end up miserable and alone to mull over his bad choices, and the main character would find herself happier without him.
Clearly, I'm projecting, but I'm okay with that. So into the mail goes Like Water for Chocolate, and I anxiously await the next movie in my queue.
E.g., the Katy Perry song "Thinking of You," which is always on the radio. The chorus features lyrics such as "When I'm with him I am thinking of you." I usually turn the channel right afterwards, because boo fraking hoo. Just quit wasting the guy's time and you can moon over your ex boyfriend to your heart's content. Or, go back to writing songs about pseudo lesbianism.
A (slightly) more respectable example is the movie Like Water for Chocolate. A young man named Pedro falls in love with a girl named Tita. Tita's mother denies his request for her hand in marriage -- but says he can marry Tita's older sister instead. Pedro accepts the replacement sister in order to be closer to his dear Tita. At this point, I turned it off, so I don't know if maybe Pedro eventually learns his lesson or whatever. Probably not to my satisfaction, because if I had my druthers he'd end up miserable and alone to mull over his bad choices, and the main character would find herself happier without him.
Clearly, I'm projecting, but I'm okay with that. So into the mail goes Like Water for Chocolate, and I anxiously await the next movie in my queue.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Resolution updates
Usually my sporadic blog posts are mostly irreverent-- irreverence is way more amusing than sharing one's feelings earnestly. But today I'm breaking from convention to make a sincere recommendation (and oh, who am I kidding -- to brag a little).
I'm 2 for 3 on my New Year's resolutions -- as it turns out, I'm a creature of habit and really thrive on routine. The year ain't over yet, though, and I'm still going to strive to get out of my comfort zone whenever possible.
On the brighter side, I can (tentatively, while knocking wood) say that 2009 has been way more awesome than 2008.
Specifically, my resolution to run a half marathon has been going swimmingly. I can't run the 13 miles yet, but I can run 3. It might not sound like a lot, but I could only run 0 miles when I first started, and I'm confident that I can keep building and add 10 more by September.
Now that I'm done with the bragging part of this post I shall move on to the sincere recommendation part... if you, one of my seven readers, are interested in running, I'd strongly suggest you try the Couch to 5 K program. Not to belabor the obvious, but it took me from sitting on the couch to running 5 k in only 9 weeks. I've tried running as exercise a few times before but have always given up, probably because I had unrealistic expectations -- or maybe because I had no idea what I was doing. Sticking to a training schedule has been invaluable, and I'd give this program five stars/two thumbs up/an enthusiastic rating.
I'm 2 for 3 on my New Year's resolutions -- as it turns out, I'm a creature of habit and really thrive on routine. The year ain't over yet, though, and I'm still going to strive to get out of my comfort zone whenever possible.
On the brighter side, I can (tentatively, while knocking wood) say that 2009 has been way more awesome than 2008.
Specifically, my resolution to run a half marathon has been going swimmingly. I can't run the 13 miles yet, but I can run 3. It might not sound like a lot, but I could only run 0 miles when I first started, and I'm confident that I can keep building and add 10 more by September.
Now that I'm done with the bragging part of this post I shall move on to the sincere recommendation part... if you, one of my seven readers, are interested in running, I'd strongly suggest you try the Couch to 5 K program. Not to belabor the obvious, but it took me from sitting on the couch to running 5 k in only 9 weeks. I've tried running as exercise a few times before but have always given up, probably because I had unrealistic expectations -- or maybe because I had no idea what I was doing. Sticking to a training schedule has been invaluable, and I'd give this program five stars/two thumbs up/an enthusiastic rating.
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