Slightly casual without being sloppy. Taking into account their own body types and what works. Please - let's see more of this guys!
26.10.07
Fashion
Mens fashion. Fashion for most men is something of a secondary thought. Not many guys that I know really pay much that attention to it. But I must say, I really have a weakness for a guy who can pull off a clean, well put-together outfit without looking too metrosexual, or too indie-hipster. Walking down 8th street today during lunch hour I saw a perfect example of what I'm talking out. Since I didn't have my camera (nor would I have to courage to ask him, as he was um, quite the cutie), here are two examples from the Sartorialist:
Slightly casual without being sloppy. Taking into account their own body types and what works. Please - let's see more of this guys!
Slightly casual without being sloppy. Taking into account their own body types and what works. Please - let's see more of this guys!
24.10.07
Design
My obsession over home design has skyrocketed over the past six months. Currently I don't have my own place, and it's driving me crazy not to have total control over the design of our place. Soon though, very soon. In the mean time, here are a few snapshots which can't leave my brain. Thanks to two of my favourite design blogs, www.designspongeonline.com, and http://smallplacestyle.blogspot.com/.
First, Dream Kitchen. Clean, tidy, minimal colour:
Second, Dream Bathroom. Relaxing and soothing and a punch of colour:
I've always wanted a claw food tub since I was a little girl. But really, are they at all practical?
First, Dream Kitchen. Clean, tidy, minimal colour:
Second, Dream Bathroom. Relaxing and soothing and a punch of colour:
I've always wanted a claw food tub since I was a little girl. But really, are they at all practical?
11.10.07
Cooking
Cooking for me, is sometimes like a game. Not a game I play with someone else, but some sort of game to test myself.
I took on the uknowningly huge task of making salsa. And not that kind that you just whip up for a cocktail party from fresh tomatoes and white onion. But the kind that requires 20 pounds of garden grown tomatoes, and the addition of flavourfull veggie components. Little did I know the actual amount of work it requires to complete this task. The how-to step-by-step instructions the internet gave me the impression that was I was doing was SO worth, that I would never buy Old El Paso again.
Step 1 is to remove the skins of the tomatoes. This requires boiling them in hot water, then flashing them in cold ice water. You then bring them over to the sink to remove the skins by gently squishing each fruit.
Step 2 is to remove as many seeds and as much water from tomato as possible.
Step 3 is to chop the heck out those red little guys.
Then put all the chopped up tomato guts in a bit pot, and mix in the cut up other veggie fixins (peppers, onion, cilantro, garlic, you name it).
MMMMMMMM tomato stew!! (no, it's just salsa!)
Once the salsa is nice and hot (temperature wise), and hot enough for your taste buds, it's time to put the mixture into starilized jars.
Labels add a nice touch too.
Oh but wait, before you label them, make sure you boil the sealed jars in water for at least 15 minutes each! Contamination is bad!
It's much better if you own a real canning set. I simply used to large soup pots. So my jars would bounce around in the pot while the water boiled.
And it's also a good idea to prep your kitchen much better than I did. I had tomato stickiness all over my floor, under my toaster, and staining all my dish towels.
And be prepared to get tomato all up in your 'do. And all over you arms.
When all steps were completed, total time it took me to finish this game was 6 house. Was it worth it? Come on over and try some!
I took on the uknowningly huge task of making salsa. And not that kind that you just whip up for a cocktail party from fresh tomatoes and white onion. But the kind that requires 20 pounds of garden grown tomatoes, and the addition of flavourfull veggie components. Little did I know the actual amount of work it requires to complete this task. The how-to step-by-step instructions the internet gave me the impression that was I was doing was SO worth, that I would never buy Old El Paso again.
Step 1 is to remove the skins of the tomatoes. This requires boiling them in hot water, then flashing them in cold ice water. You then bring them over to the sink to remove the skins by gently squishing each fruit.
Step 2 is to remove as many seeds and as much water from tomato as possible.
Step 3 is to chop the heck out those red little guys.
Then put all the chopped up tomato guts in a bit pot, and mix in the cut up other veggie fixins (peppers, onion, cilantro, garlic, you name it).
MMMMMMMM tomato stew!! (no, it's just salsa!)
Once the salsa is nice and hot (temperature wise), and hot enough for your taste buds, it's time to put the mixture into starilized jars.
Labels add a nice touch too.
Oh but wait, before you label them, make sure you boil the sealed jars in water for at least 15 minutes each! Contamination is bad!
It's much better if you own a real canning set. I simply used to large soup pots. So my jars would bounce around in the pot while the water boiled.
And it's also a good idea to prep your kitchen much better than I did. I had tomato stickiness all over my floor, under my toaster, and staining all my dish towels.
And be prepared to get tomato all up in your 'do. And all over you arms.
When all steps were completed, total time it took me to finish this game was 6 house. Was it worth it? Come on over and try some!
5.10.07
Fashion
I really love fancy coats. As impracticable as they are in our Canadian climate, somehow I feel the need to keep buying them. Maybe it's editorial fashion pictures such as this one from Meg:
I visited her Toronto store while I was there in the prime of summer. Luckily I came across an end-of-season sale and bought the most pretty dress for Vanessa's Dominican wedding. And I have pride in saying that Meg herself is a Calgary girl and managed to leave this city and make it "big" in the world of boutique fashion. It's not an easy game, but she's doing well with four stores; one in T.O., one in N.Y., one in L.A., and now one in DUBLIN IRELAND. Three cheers for Canadian designers kicking some ass.
I visited her Toronto store while I was there in the prime of summer. Luckily I came across an end-of-season sale and bought the most pretty dress for Vanessa's Dominican wedding. And I have pride in saying that Meg herself is a Calgary girl and managed to leave this city and make it "big" in the world of boutique fashion. It's not an easy game, but she's doing well with four stores; one in T.O., one in N.Y., one in L.A., and now one in DUBLIN IRELAND. Three cheers for Canadian designers kicking some ass.
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