how can you not love this face?

She's totally a human. I just know it. :-)

My mom sent me this in an email this morning...it made me so homesick! I want to be in Maryland, with the snow, and my mom, and my home, and my dog.... wah. Freaking ugly rainy Tennessee winters... Why don't you just get like 10 degrees colder!!?? please!!

Great lunch today - a fab treat: Bongo Java Cafe O'Lait and a cup (very small, but it did the job) of their black bean chili and a slice of fab hearty wheat grainy whatever toast. (avec butter, of course!!) I can't be good all the time!
The chili was very very good, and I will be getting it again. So healthy! Who needs tons of ground bif in their chili?
Usually, me. but not today!

mmm freakin' mmmmm

One of the best breakfasts I've had in quite some time.

1 - A nice, warm bowl of these. So delish with a sprinkle of cinnamon and sugar added on top!
2 - a gorgeous bowl of fresh strawberries, and green and red grapes.
3- a scrumptious, soul-warming Grande Soy Cafe Misto from Starbucks. (just a coffee with steamed milk...but oh so good.)

great start to what I hope will be a great day.

Tonight, I'm going to this. Hosted by the Bacchanalian Soceity of Nashville, it's taking place tonight in the TPAC main lobbies....hopefully, I will be on the winning team, and will win a few hundred bottles of Australian Red!! :-) drinking like the roman gods....oh, how exciting!

sunday night

no shower.

laundry in the scary basement garage.

black beans, brown rice, and a bit o' cheese.

bed covered in work that i took home. how shit-tastic.

four hours of house. why do i love him? is it because his character makes me feel a bit better about myself? hmm, or just because he's a sexy asshole. oh yeah, the latter. for sure.

nip/tuck - wow what a love fest. i love it.

recipe book reading and more menu making... what's up for this week? stay tuned to see if i actually go buy all that shit. ugh. lazy. someone hire a live-in chef for me. and pay for it. thanks.

strange animal rustling around in my non-working a/c wall unit- i wonder if it's building a nest? i wonder what kind of animal it is.

any takers?

a bird? a squirrel? something with fleas that will eventually invade my room and eat me alive?

i've been watching too much house.

i have off tomorrow. plan on doing a little bit of "money i don't have spending" - i've been dying to go to the Scarlet Begonia off West End. I'm going tomorrow, damnit.

i worked today. money... thank god.

yes we puede!!

Cord's friend John co-owns an indie label out in LA called vosotros (music for "you-all"). check it out. They are doing some amazing things.....

In celebration of the Inauguration, they had some of their musician friends put together a great compilation of some p.d. patriotic songs. Super fun! Click below and enjoy.

http://yeswepuede.com/ (puede = "can" in Spanish) - get it? ha...

Meanwhile, Cord had me take some photos of his studio last week and I just finished editing.... here are two of my favs. I love that place! It was so fun to photograph! .... shameless plug.. if you or anyone you know ever needs photos taken of anything (like a studio, home for sale, salon, anything?) just let me know! I'm el cheapo. ;-)

Gasoline Studios

go greek and eat beans.

choo choo!

I finally sat myself down this Sunday and made a menu for the week! It was very fun, actually!! I'm kind of enjoying being a homebody at night.... even if I'm by myself sometimes. It's very nice to just RELAX!  :) wow, what a concept!

So, yeah - I made a menu by looking through a few recipe books (why have them if you don't use them, hello?). I went to T. Joe's and Kroger (for those things that Joe's is lacking) and I made a menu for the week!  Here it is, I hope you're excited!

-Black Bean & Pineapple Salad (made with fresh baby spinach, fresh yellow and orange peppers) 

-Marinated Asparagus Salad (with tarragon and lots of herbs and spices!) - from the WW 5 ingredient or 15 minute cookbook!  one of the best cheapo purchases ever!

-Southwestern Two Bean Soup (from the WW cookbook - SO YUMMY and only like 2 WW points!)

-Greek Rice (brown minute rice with fresh chopped tomatoes, kalamata olives, feta cheese and greek seasoning!) also from the WW cookbook - it was delish!!!!  

-Spinach and Mushroom Fettucine Alfredo - I think this is from the WW cookbook too!

So yeah, pretty healthy and something different!!   Buy that cookbook!! 

diana pics

Post #3 of the day - no, i'm not bored...just excited about my first roll of 120mm Diana film!
Here are my favs.

NO LIE.

no lie. 100% super serious. 3rd office injury of the week. also food related. I cut my finger on a STAPLE trying to get into my lunch today!!! It even drew BLOOD! for real! In my lunch was a baked potato and and a salad - not the worst lunch in the world mind you, but maybe it was telling me not to eat the roll inside?

Oh well, screw it! I ate the roll - but I did not eat the huge amazing cookie. I figured someone was REALLY trying to tell me something. I just can't believe this!! It's so strange - all of these minor, painful injuries at work - all related to eating BAD FOOD! I must listen to these signs.....

The roll was very delicious. :-)

office injuries and wii fit

I guess I'm having a hard time getting back in the groove of being in the office. I'm exhausted, for one....and two, I've injured myself on harmless objects twice since Monday. That is not a good track record.

On Monday, I sliced (yes, pretty serious slice) my finger on a HOT CHOCOLATE TIN! Who does that, you ask? Moi. It's actually scaring me a bit b/c it won't close up. It did finally stop bleeding. Today - I snapped a binder clip (that was holding my bag of rice chips closed) on my finger. I think this is the health gods trying to tell me something. Don't eat hot chocolate. Stop snacking on rice chips. (even though they're healthier than potato chips, they're still not that great to snack on).

I guess I should listen.... especially since my wii fit told me that I gained 4 pounds since November 11 (the last time I was on my wii fit - no WONDER I gained weight!!) ha! Now, there have been a few gym trips in between those wii fit days - but not many. Not enough, evidently. Between Jamaica, Christmas, and just being at home... I have gained 4 pounds. I'm actually relieved, because it looks and feels like about 10.

Guilt ridden, I wii-fitted last night for 45 MINUTES!! I am so proud. I did the real stuff too - not all just the balance games which are the fun ones. I hula-hooped, did lots of strength training, a bit of yoga, and the "long run." Which is very challenging to do in socks on a hardwood floor, in place. And I've somehow effed it up so that the music doesn't play - I can see my little mii down there with music notes coming out of it, and there is no music. Just silent...running... only the sound of my footsteps. I guess it's bad when my grandmother's mii flies by my ass at a fast-paced jog..... ha....it's good motivation to run in place faster.

So yes, 45 mins of good sweating, lunging, hula-hooping exercise. It will make my rice chip snack not make me feel so bad, I guess.......

Picking up my Diana photos today. If there are any good ones, I'll share :)

no resolutions.

After the holiday pudge has packed on, my jeans are barely zip-able, and I feel like a whale, I have decided to get back on my health train. I had done pretty well up until Jamaica. By that trip, I ate whatever I wanted, and it totally got me back into my bad habits.... I'm not calling it a New Year's resolution, because we all know those never work. It's just continuing what I started a while back, and knowingly let slip during the holidays.

The holidays were fabulous... lots of rest and relaxation, lots of family (which I was very happy about) and LOTS of driving...ugh! But actually, the driving was not too bad this year - my sister helps the journeys go by pretty quickly! Lots of eating, and lots of wine.. mmm..... lots of my mom's from scratch bread (wowza) and oysters....and stuffing... I love Christmas. NYE was back in Nashville, very fun and very expensive-o. But worth it. I can be an old fart when I'm an old fart, right? I better get out and celebrate while I still feel like it! So yeah, great holiday. I need to put some pictures up on this dang thing!! Dang! Nothing better than the Atlantic Ocean in the dead of winter.... it's beautiful!

My favorite gift is a Diana F+ camera my mom got me!! LOVE! check it out... I'm getting my first roll developed soon so I will be posting some pics from that...if they turn out!! It's tricky!!

So, since I'm back on the health train, I might as well blog about fun things I find that are healthy and also enjoyable. I'm currently enjoying a winter delights (or something) salad. It came in a bag, and I really like it! It's mostly lettuce (butter lettuce, which I actually like!) and a little bit of almonds, dried somethings (some sort of berry) and then a little bit of bleu cheese crumbles (OMG!) in a white balsamic vinagrette. Tres yum. I'm pairing it with a healthy choice minestrone soup. Nice hearty, healthy winter meal! I also stocked up on Edamame at the grocery, so I'm back to that craze. We'll see how long it lasts. Something has to happen to these five pounds of hibernation-ready flab.

:)