it’s thanksgiving. but more importantly, it’s on my birthday this year.
i have so much to be thankful for. this has been an unbelievably transforming year for me, and i have much to reflect on and celebrate! i plan to take it easy and do whatever i want… and you can guarantee i’ll be EATING today!
here’s the menu : Continue reading
i put up a tree this year… my roommate and i decided to.
listen, i only have it up until like, january 2nd. so i figure a good month or so is reasonable for an 11-year old faux fir to stand adorned in bulbs and glowing objects in honor of an outdated and consumer-driven holiday…
now if only the weather would mirror the season around here – it’s almost 70 degrees today!
oh, and today is my last day as a 32-year old. 33 is going to kick so much ass, and so is all the food i plan on thankfully consuming tomorrow 🙂
happy holidays, ya’ll!
i’m talking about THE woodstock… former-music festival host and so much more. and yes, the town is exactly how you picture it… and i have some fotos to prove it.
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i’m *pretty sure* this is the lawn where the famous woodstock music festival was held…
this is about as self-explanitory as it gets. i was originally going to post images of the halloween parade i walked in one year in new york, but there are far too many to sift through and i’ve had a very busy week. so, the next best thing is this. i hear they’ve cancelled the parade in manhattan this year, so i doubt they’ll be doing this either – let’s live vicariously through my fotos, shall we?!
in manhattan’s east village – typically every year – they host a “halloween dog parade” — and yep, it’s as adorable as it sounds.
here are some fotos to prove it :
i have a very dedicated follower of the blog and of my work – i am proud to call him a friend. anthony is a native new yorker and when i lived in the city, he’d always show me the best and most authentic hidden parts of that huge playground. anthony always knew {and knows} about the coolest things to do in the city – it seems he always has tickets to the best stuff, too!
a couple years ago, anthony had an extra ticket to the new york comic con… and he was generous to share it with me. i had never heard of it, but once i found out what the event was all about, my camera and i got super excited. the javits center was no stranger to me… i had been there a few times for photo events…once for the PDN expo in 2008. the building alone is cool to visit – when they have events inside, as they typically do, it’s even cooler 🙂
i had a friend at the time that was/is an outstanding illustrator. you can see his work here. i plan to hire him if/when i do a childrens book… he is so incredibly talented. he was an artist at comic con that year… i’m so glad i got to go! it was really fun.
this year, the NYC comic con is this weekend – October 11-14. so in honor of that, here are some fotos i took when i attended this famous event.
this one’s for you, anthony 🙂 Continue reading
i randomly found this video online and i LOVE IT!! i’m too tired to write anything today and i didn’t have a backup post created, so i’m just going with this. it’s way cool. i love the use of the still frames to create the video… i think it’s so well-done!
enjoy and happy whatever wednesday!
here’s my “true fat tire story” —
so… by now you probably all know that i got promoted at work – and if you didn’t, now you do 🙂
it’s a good thing. added stress is always annoying, and with management usually comes more stress… but i decided that on my shifts, there will be none of that, no drama, no “issues,” no stress. that’s just how i roll.
i digress.
so, after my promotion, i was all like “i want to buy myself a congratulatory meal!” and so, the first thing i always go to when i want to treat myself with food – is seafood. i love love love me some seafood. anything that’s been in the ocean, really. but my favourite go-tos are shrimp, crab, scallops, or salmon. mostly shellfish, mostly delicious maryland blue crab meat. i have been craving them ever since i made my homemade potato chips… when i visit NYC in october, i’m actually considering making a day trip back to the bay, to mow down on some chesapeake catches! Continue reading
i like making stuff myself.
salsa and guac are always so easy, super healthy, and a hit for any occasion. i sometimes just like to have it sitting out while i’m preparing dinner or of course, during any football game. i’m so happy it’s preseason! the broncos are playing super late tonight, so i look forward to catching the game!!!
east village radio. classic.
one of my former co-workers DJed at this spot once a week. you can listen live to streaming music on their website. DJs share a small booth right in manhattan’s lower east side and take up about a 2-hour slot, which varies. my buddy JW likes to spin old-school jams like boyz to men, heavy D, bel biv devoe — take ya back.
one day after work, JW and i were leaving at the same time and he asked if i wanted to come along, since i had my camera at work that day. heck yes, i’ll snap some photos and sip a red stripe while i listen and watch you play with some old records. sounds awesome! Continue reading
meet my cats :
ferris bueller loves to help out in the kitchen. and by help out i mean – get totally in the way and make me always almost step on him and spill stuff… but he’s got so much personality! super chatty, and no doubt a gemini, just like his owner – my roomie.
callegurl loves to hang in the “studio” and make sure lighting is taken care of and she also provides the cute factor, which she has perfected exceedingly well. she is most likely a scorpio or cancer, very emotional, independent, and kind of hard to tie down, just like her owner – me. Continue reading
when people ask, “where are you from?” you probably have one solid answer, right – “california, wisconsin, canada, las vegas, china, etc…” ?! well, i usually respond with, “i’m kind of from all over…” because, i am. i mean, i just never respond with the place i was born and stop — i don’t claim one place as ‘home’ — i am really, kind of, from all over…
a little history on me :
– born in south carolina, didn’t stay long…
– lived in pennsylvania for a year {ish}
– massachusetts for like another year or so, i think…
– then maryland for a while, with some
– long summers in oklahoma
– then colorado for a while…
– long summers in virginia
– colorado again… always came back to colorado
– then back to maryland for a while
– then back to colorado
– then back east to new york
– and now here we are… once again, living in colorado. i always come back to colorado… i suppose there is something to be said about that…?! Continue reading
pizza and beer, anyone?!
breakfast pizzas are popping up all over pinterest and blog sites alike, and i was so eager to try one of my own. after 14 days of cleansing, i have been obviously rather ravenous lately. carbs, bacon, eggs, and cheese were all that would suffice last weekend. so, i made my own organic breakfast pizza and served it with a delicious farmhouse saison… you’re going to want to try this. Continue reading
oh boy, you are seriously going to want to make sure this is on the drink table at your next summer BBQ!
i can’t take the credit for originality on this, however – i’m a huge rachael ray fan… and she had this on her show a few weeks ago and i was uber excited to have company over so i could test it out. i think i pretty much insisted my brother come by for a visit, mostly to force him to drink my concoction 🙂
click HERE to watch rachael explain the whole recipe. Continue reading
so, i’m doing my morning yoga yesterday and it’s a lovely morning… the sun is hot as per usual here in colorado even at 9 a.m. i was resting in corpse pose, breathing in the quiet morning air, when i suddenly heard this scraping sound along the concrete. i had my two furry four-legged children out with me, but they were accounted for. so, i lift up my head to see what is the noise, and that’s when i connect with mister adam the ant. — as he’s dragging a seemingly no-longer-living “rollie pollie” across the small walk in my backyard. just like this :
i was a little confused, having just learned in that moment that perhaps ants are not vegetarians… hmm, curious. Continue reading
so, it was kind of weird having 4th of july on a wednesday, no? granted, i’m on a glorious 3-week long {2.5 weeks left} staycation, so it didn’t much matter to me this year. though, i will say this is probably the first holiday i’ve had off from work in probably a decade. working retail hours doesn’t typically allow me to get time off during any fun holiday.
but i feel like it’s weird because it’s like, when did you celebrate? or are you celebrating this weekend? are people still busting out festivities?! i sure am – i plan on grilling some vidalia onions and corn on the cob tonight!
but since i’m taking some time off, i’ve been doing my best to really relax, submerse myself in some social activities, and just kick back- cuz it’s summah-time {summer summer summer time… summertime} 😉 Continue reading
happy 4th of july!!
i’ve decided to start making a lot more stuff on my own. it’s only fitting.
and i love love love me some pickles! so when i saw kirby cucumbers {AKA pickling cucumbers} at whole foods last week, i had to snag some up. i have always wanted to try to make my own pickles, and so this was perfect timing. Continue reading
these were such a hit!! and i got the recipe from these super cute sisters over at deuxchicago. such a simple idea, but i so appreciate alison and laura for sharing the recipe and for “healthing” it up a little 😉
and, being a huge football fan – i’m so eager to replace my normal monday night game crave – chicken wings – with these tasty new treats. i don’t really eat meat all that much anyway and chicken is okay in my book when i do. but i don’t really like the wings because there is hardly any meat and you just end up eating fried oil and i don’t know… this is just so much better! i begin with a roasted chicken that i pick up from whole foods market on their wednesday chicken sale (7 bucks!) Continue reading
food & foto 
