.::. .::. friday excitement .::. .::.

it's friday!
which means tomorrow is saturday and that's the day some friends and i go to montreal for the night!
it's been a long time coming and i think it'll be good for all of us to get away (even if it is just a one night sleepover) from our boys...

i'm excited.

lattes! foufounes! good food! ANDY WARHOL @ fine arts musuem!! betsey johnson! MAC! simon's department store! H&M! bagels! shoes! thrift stores! urban outfittters (over priced but fun)!

it's now time for me to panic and say 'i have nothing to wear, i hate my clothes'

i dyed my hair blonde again. not for this occasion per se, but, just because i found the red to be a very difficult colour to keep nice. with bleach, you can't go wrong in the long run. simply use a really god conditioner and don't fuss with it too much :) i had forgotten how hard it is to erase colours from your hair. it's impossible to get the red out..and i look like a yellow haired freak cuz it's so brassy right now.. eech. i want to do it one more time, but i'm scared that it will get too damaged and that's not pretty.

friday is also indian food for lunch!! it's become sort of a ritual since mid summer, i still salivate thinking about it.

butter chicken, chicken qorma, naan, chicken samosas with mint chutney, basmati rice, riata salad, beef vindaloo, balti paneer

we also went to a little hole in the wall little mom and pop place, this week.. Ye Olde Fish and Chip shop. i couldn't resist. somebody out of the place with a tray laden with steak and mushroom pie, peas and old fashioned chips! we had to go in. i had the latter and jer had a hot turkey. it tasted like christmas! heaven. can't wait to go for yorkshire pudding someday!

proud moment

i just wanted to say thanks to sublime stitching for immortalizing my 'true love' pillow cases in the customer gallery!


here's 2 more rings...




i'm trying to take my mind of the growing pressure in my head and popping of my ears...
it feels like i'm going up in an elevator at the empire state building at full speed...

earl gray tea+steamed milk+vanilla sugar= heavenly elixir for my brain

pretty.things.that.sparkle.

i spent my night making these.







it's my first attempt @ rings..

...i think i did ok...

...for amy...

sorry the pics are kinda bad...

owl in a frame with some pearly beads

sublime stitching, with metallic red an pearly eyes.

red velvet cakes with purple bows and choco mini cupcakes

a new hope.

a house!
well, i guess it's a duplex.
it's got a fab kitchen (all white cabinets right to the ceiling some have glass fronts) , 3 bedrooms, close to both of our workplaces (approx 10-15 mins to each place), he takes care of shoveling and lawn mowing...i *will* have a craft room in one of those bedrooms!
...and it's owned by jer's boss's dad!
fridge, stove, washer, dryer included!
it's a bit (60bux) more than what we're paying now...so that's a bit worry some. i'm not sure if that's all inclusive or not tho...
one good thing; jer's brother is already living there. we might be able to persuade him to stay, then the rent wouldn't be so burdensome.
the gas we'll save will make up for some of it..PLUS we won't have to save our loonies and quarters for laundry!!
it's not even listed in the paper yet.
the only shitty thing is that he's asking first and last months rent...BOO. i don't ever have $1800 just lying around, and i don't know many who do..

*fingers crossed*

!!!happy birthday miss amy!!!

pics of the stuff i made for her soon...

it's wednesday, and i'm sick.

eating m&m's helop a bit...
my head feels like it's full of mucus filled balloons.
my throat feels like there's a million little kitties scratching away inside it.
not so nice.

i will be attempting a sublime stitiching owl in a frame for my friend's b-day tomorrow.
*fingers crossed*
i'm also making her a little red velvet (with purple bows) and cupcake arrangement.
it will rock, hard.

ooh, anyone know what to do with mustard oil? it says for external use only. i've looked up on wikki and it says that it's just a way to get around selling restrictions in certain places & to heat it to its smoking point. it's used in areas in india and bagledesh in cooking all the time.
... i'm nervous about using it.

jer's making butter chicken tonight, i'm excited about that!!


here's some pics of a farm fresh mini tomato tart i made a few weeks back. frozen puff pastry is a life saver
sorry, there's no finished product pic..
i was so excited to munch on it that i forgot to take one.



i drizzled a bit of balsamic and sprinked some of my balcony fresh basil on top before eating it.
pretty fantastic, i have to say.

hang overs, hot dogs and red velvet cake.

i think that is pretty much self-explanatory...
my day will consist of fighting this terrible headache (note to self: don't drink with the alguires anymore...my boobs were touched a few too many times, lots crown royal & gin was consumed on my part) , washing a buttload of dishes piled miles high in the kitchen (ugh), watching football(!!), grilling some hebrew nationals (yessss...got some in the usa yesterday) and (best of all) gorging on mini red velvet cakes (again, from the good ole us of a)

will make a purchase on etsy later this week of ring blanks so i can see how adept i am at making rings. it looks like fun, the sky is the limit....

the girls weekend is all booked!!!
*dance*
a train will be taken, drinks will be had, fab food will be consumed, a glam hostel will be slept in, betsey johnson will be swooned over, beautiful girls will have fun, a 25th birthday will be celebrated.
2 weeks and counting!

~~~under construction~~~

in case you couldn't tell
in the process of changing stuff around...
my computer's not cooperating with my right now...
so it might be a day-ish..

**serenity now**

you can never go back.

...just to update. i found my nostalgic ex-boyrfriend on facebook.
he's married and had 2 kids.
weeeeeird.
he's not as cute as i remembered... ;)
his wife's not what i would have pictured either...ha.
poetic justice i guess.

my cousin's wedding was a breath of fresh air. non religious and so out of the ordinary in a really beautiful setting. it rained but stopped just in time for the ceremony.
she rode up in a horse drawn carriage and wore the most amazing red and cream coloured dress. corset bodice and tiny jewels and beads around the bottom. the cake was really good too!
(i hope those links work, they're facebook pics)

football started today!!
finally.
i missed up my fantasy picks today, big time....reggie bush did amazing, but did i have him in..NO. duh.
JETS WIN! go farve.
sundays will now be spent on the couch with beer, nachos and my fantasy roster in hand.
incommunicado until feb.

..one more thing..
tom brady is hurt. (knee)
who fucking cares..they're acting like it's the end of the world. an outrage. like it was done intentionally... guess what...clean hit, randy moss...crybaby..
suck it up tom baby..

i haven't been busy..

but i embroidered these pillowcases for my cousin's wedding.
kinda his & hers type deal.
metallic thread is my mortal enemy. it gives everthing a bit of sparkle.
call me a rebel, but, i refuse to buy people stuff that they ask for. i actaully find it a bit rude and presumptious. it's always so expensive and stuff so prissy that i'm sure they won't even need it.
when/if i get married, i'm resgistering at my tattoo parlor, i want gift cards to really expensive restaurants & a trip to europe. that's it. simple.
it's probably not martha stewart proper, but i could care less. they've already been living together for a few years.
the pattern is from Sublime stitching- stitch it kit. black, blue & red floss and a bit of sparkle with metallic floss too.

on an nostalgic note:

yesterday i was at work with the radio on. it's a 'work friendly' all crap kinda station, but sometimes they play some ok songs. anyways, i was working away and heard 'foolish games' by Jewel. it brought me back to college and a guy i was dating. his name (for reals) was Starr. he was a total babe but acted child in a strange way. it's hard to explain. he was kind of an enigma. i didn't get to know the 'real' him. it was always like he was putting on a show or someothing. i was always thinking he was cheating on me or something. i actually wish that i wasn't so crazy jealous back then, because i think he might have been 'the one who got away'.
i kinda of miss him and wonder what he's up to now.
...i'm going to look for him on facebook...