This is not a trip recap. That will come later… however, 83 days ago, I wrote a post by (almost) the same name. And since then, my days have changed. I also had a lot of ideas about how my trip would go, and it hasn’t quite been what I expected… Now that my final …
Category Archives: Foodie
Hello Old Nemisis
I’d like to own that my first macaron attempt looked like this: . Today would be different. Give me macarons or give me death! It started like this: Because of this: Lookin’ good!: Except Batch 1 did this: Ookie. (at least it made feet): So the team mobilised: as Ivan made fresh pasta (baking is …
I Hate Tourism
I really am—I don’t want to hit the key sites in the big cities, because I won’t feel like I *know* a place until I live it. That doesn’t mean in a hotel, surrounded by foreigners, consuming the marketable versions of a country or city’s crown jewels… for me, it’s when I spend time with …
The More About Me Post
During my little hiatus, a very fun thing happened… Do you ever read some blogs and think, “I bet if we sat down to coffee with each other, we wouldn’t get up for a week“? I feel like that about a number of my faves, not the least of which is the delightful Heather. Ever …
Things You Just Can’t Live Without
I’m about a month from the first part of my move. In terms of my day-to-day life, it’s already having an effect. Example: This week, I wanted to buy some new Yogi tea… but since we’ve already discussed my little collection “problem“, I had to just say “no”. I finished (after about 6 months) the …
Going Yoga Crazy and New Recipe
It’s been snowing for almost 24 hours now. Just in case anyone was worried that I might never be heard from again, here’s a half post. Apologies on it not being more, but I’m in the process of trying to achieve a stupid work goal I set for myself last week, and has required almost …
Matcha love
Ladies, I have just submitted my LAST application. And not a moment too soon—for one thing, it’s 2 hours until the deadline, and for another, I’m not so lucid. So today, I’m going to say it with chocolate. If you find yourself in Vancouver, get thee to Chocolate Arts, because “Fine Chocolate is an Art”. …
What is life?
Given that I’ve been hanging out in little Suzy B*itchfaceland lately, I’m happy for my 5-posts-about-chocolate plan. How can anyone be unhappy when there’s chocolate? And while we’re at it, though I’m SO sore today that every movement is *felt* deeply (ouch: yoga), I can’t help repeating yesterday’s mantra with each step. Now, really, I’m …
Dying a good death
I just had the realisation that there are about 47 posts on the tip of my brain, waiting to be spilled into the blogosphere… and that means that by the time I get to the 47th, it won’t be so newsie anymore… but let’s see what we can do. First of all, for those of …
Mellow like Yellow
Actually they don’t. I dare say no one has ever linked “mellow” and “S” in the history of the world, and especially not now with my deadline still looming: T-11 days and I’ve been writing this post for THREE DAYS…! Which means it’s now T-8 days!!! Eeeek! Let’s not think about deadlines—until then, let’s talk …