Retail Therapy: Shoe Wish List

Town Shoes is having a shoe sale!

Mood Ring

http://www.explosm.net/comics/2007/

Civil Twilight Sonic Session

I went to my first Sonic Session last Wednesday, to see Civil Twilight. It was a little disappointing to see that the Pointe West Honda Listener Lounge (as cramped as it was) was still so empty, because Civil Twilight is so awesome!! At the same time, it was satisfying to know that I am one of the music elite who manages to stay ahead of the scene.

The boys talked a bit about themselves and the band and South Africa, why they moved to the States, commented on the flatness of Edmonton, and of course played some songs! (Soldier, Perfect Stranger, and Letters from the Sky)

Then there was an autograph and photo session.  I was having a bad hair day and I look like a dork. 

A creepy music video

I could have touched a beaver

I was at the park today when I saw something swimming towards me in the water. At first I thought it was an otter, but as it got closer, I could see it was much larger.  It swam past and then I forgot about it.

A while later, I was walking back to my car and guess who I met amongst the trees... a beaver! He (or she, I don't know how to tell them apart) was so close I could have touched him, but thought better of it.  If a beaver can nom nom nom through a big tree, then I wouldn’t want it nom nom nom’ing on my arm!

 

This beaver was nom nom nom’ing on the nice green grass.

Magical Star Cocktail

Today we went to Disney’s California Adventure park and had lunch with the princess at Ariel’s Grotto.  I found a little piece of Disney heaven, where they served adult drinks!  I got a fancy magical star cocktail.

Light up your celebration with X-Fusion Organic Mango and Passion Fruit Liqueur, Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, Pineapple Juice, and a souvenir Multicolored glow Cube

check it out

New Pink Things

While in California, I have assumed a few new pink things.

A Pink Coach Bag:

A Pink GUESS Purse:

A Pink pair of Shoes:

Molly the Owl

In local California news, there is a barn owl in San Marcos, CA who is now world renowned.  Since February, she has a webcam set up on her, capturing her laying eggs last month, to their recent hatching.  Her name is Molly.

You can watch Molly, and read more about her, her mate McGee, and their hatchlings, here. http://www.ustream.tv/theowlbox#more

Live TV by Ustream

Coconuts

If you were a nut, what kind of nut would you be?

Lots of coconuts at the store here.

Inside the Lego castle.

Lego Fox

In Legoland! This one didn't make any noise.

What does a fox sound like?

I didn’t know what a fox sounds like, so I googled “youtube fox sounds”.

State of Perpetual Mourning

If you were the betting kind, it would be safe to bet on any given day
that I will be dressed in black.

In an attempt to fuse more colour into my wardrobe, I tried on a bunch
of colourful garments. I come home with 5 new pieces, every one in
black. I tried so hard to find colour but the pieces I that fit best
didn't come in other colours. I tried!

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It all started with a black cat

I found cat bottles, filled with wine – Moselland Riesling.  Initially, I was going to get the black one, because the empty bottle would make a nice decoration in my bedroom.  Then, I saw the pink bottle… how can a girl decided?  Who says she has to… I took home both!

Moselland pink cats support breast cancer research

Scheduled Insurance Coverage

I think I need to schedule insurance coverage on my nail polish collection.  I now have 89 different colours (not including the ones Amanda got me for Christmas, because I stuck those in a “safe place” that was even too safe for me to find).  When I usually spend $10-15 on a bottle, it really adds up!

For the love of ManGlaze

It’s totally not my style to be posting an advertisement like this in order to win a contest, but I really want to try out this ManGlaze nail polish (check out the kick ass bottle!)… There is a product giveway on one of the nail polish blogs I follow, and I’m hoping to win it.  Click the picture for more details.

Who pissed off the garbage man?

I came home last night to find the garbage bin in the middle of the
driveway. It is still sitting there this morning.

There are no tracks in the snow so it wasn't pushed over. The garbage
truck would have had to set it down there.

Overheard at the mall

Sitting in the food court, I just over heard a teenage girl schooling
her gal pals about vegetarians.

Teen: My aunt is a vegetarian. She only eats chicken. She said that
since it's ok to eat eggs, it is also safe to eat the chicken, because
eggs come from chickens.

???

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New Favourite Blue

Blue has been my favourite colour to paint my nails lately.  To be more precise, Sea? I Told You! by OPI has been my favourite.  So much so that the bottle is nearly empty! 

I went to buy another bottle, but I accidentally grabbed Teal the Cows Come Home.  To the average eye it looks the same, but as soon as I got home and pulled the bottle out of the bag I knew I didn’t have the right one.  Out I went in search of Sea? I Told You… Can’t find it.

Enter Absolutely Alice. I had read about the new colour online and thought that it might be nice, but I wasn’t crazy for all the sparkly flakes it in.  Normally they annoy me to wear them.  But I bought it anyway and it has become my new favourite! 

It’s a nice sparkly mix of blue, black and gold.  (inspired by Alice’s blue dress and golden locks.) I’m a silver girl, not a gold girl, but the gold blends in so well that all you see is sparkles!  The picture doesn’t do it justice.

Here is a link to some better pictures of the colour.  I also have Mad As a Hatter.

Watch it!

For the first time in years, I am wearing a watch.  A kick ass new 01TheOne Kerala Trance binary watch.

The TLC Fat Marathon

Looking through the TV listings for today, I found the programming on
TLC to be so disgusting!

Obese and Pregnant
I Eat 33,000 Calories A Day
The World's Heaviest Man
Half-Ton Teen
Half-Ton Dad
Half-Ton Mom
650-lb Virgin
And the fat shows continue until midnight. Gross.

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I can so cook

Boiling water and stirring counts as cooking!

I made some pink watermelon (with watermelon schnapps) flower shaped Jell-o jigglers

Avatar

I saw Avatar yesterday.  It was awesome!  I want to see it again!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1_JBMrrYw8

I (heart) Sonic

I went to the Sonic studio this afternoon to pick something up, and they sent me home with all sorts of goodies, and lots of PINK things!

http://www.sonic1029.com

Brrr! Did I say Brrr because I meant Brrrrrrr

Article from the Edmonton Metro

Frigid temperatures recorded yesterday shattered records set in previous years, marking the coldest Dec. 13 in Edmonton’s history.

The temperature at the Edmonton International Airport dipped to -46.1 C at its lowest point, smashing the -36.1 C record set in 2008, Environment Canada meteorologist David Schmidt said yesterday.

“It was a chilly one,” he said.

The Edmonton City Centre Airport recorded -36.6 C yesterday, beating the previous record of -32.8 C set in 1882.

“We’re probably experiencing the coldest temperatures we’ll see for the next little while,” he said.

Thankfully, Schmidt added, the season’s icy grip will ease by mid-week when the  Arctic high-pressure area dominating weather over the Prairies will shift to a Pacific stream.

Temperatures will level out by Friday, likely reaching minus single-digits.
The all-time record at the International Airport was set in January 1972, when the mercury fell to -48.3C.

“We almost beat it — just within the two-degree range,” Schmidt said.
Edmonton was the coldest place in the world yesterday, second only to a Siberian weather station, where temperatures reached -48 C.

OMG Such a Cute Kitty!

It giggles when tickled!

Christmas Ornaments

M and I were at Hallmark the other day and she came rushing over to me, so excited because she found the perfect ornaments for us, right beside each other.  I said, “I bet mine is a shoe or a dress!…”  Oh yeah, I am gooooood!

A pink Barbie shoe for me, and a blond Barbie on a horse for M.
We couldn't have planned it any better if we tried!

A Motorbike, A Guy and A Dog

I saw this guy with his dog in the sidecar doing down 109 Street on Saturday.

 

My Buddies, Mono, Chlamydia and Polio

George, my Serta Counting Sheep that has been in my window for probably 5 years has been evicted, and replaced with the giantmicrobes Mono, Chlamydia, and Polio.

 

Polio guards my prescription sunglasses.  Stay away or he will get you!

Yesterday i was walking to my car (not wearing my glasses) and from a block away I saw something green in the window.  I thought, WTF!  That better not be a ticket, because I know I still have 2 minutes left on the parking meter!  I laughed to myself when I realised what it was.  Oh, that’s not a ticket, it’s just my happy little toy Chlamydia!

Flakey

Pictures of my new bedroom fish, Flakey.  I hope I don’t have to tell him to keep it down so I can get some sleep.

White Fishy

I got a new fish on the weekend. It's a baby Beta and he is almost all white. I made a joke that I was joking to call it Dandruff and no matter how hard I try to pick a classy name (like Snowflake or Glitters or Crystal) the icky flake idea is funny. So Dandruff has evolved to Dander and now I have just decided to name him Flakey, like an icky flake of skin... or like the delicious Passion Flakies that are sold in the Twinkie isle of the convenience store.

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Dress Up Keychain

I was shopping for a new keychain and when I saw this one, I knew it was for me.  A keychain… that you can change the clothes on…!!  That has my name written all over it.  Oh yah, it’s pink too!!

And it’s for a good cause, raising Breast Cancer Awareness, with part of the proceeds being donated to Rethink Breast Cancer.  www.keyringofhope.com

Don’t Touch My Lunch

I have new lunch containers.  I hope they will deter others from touching my lunch in the office fridge and at home.

Wanting to leave with Herpes and Chlamydia

Yesterday, I was in the gift shop at the Telus World of Science, when I saw a tag in a basket of stuffies that said “Ebola”. I laughed at the silly name for a snake.  Then I reached for a purple round one with eyelashes: “Kissing Disease”.  The sunny yellow one was “Herpes”.  The happy green one was “Chlamydia”.  The mean black one was “Polio”.

The toys were GIANT Microbes!  The tags show the microscopic view of the actual microbe.  How ingenious!!  I wanted to take them all home with me!  These 4 are my favourites:

Kissing Disease	Herpes
Chlamydia	Polio

As I was at the display, a guy and girl walked over and were talking about them.  He was showing her one that he picked up, and I took that opportunity to offer him “Herpres”, which he willingly took from me. hehehe!  I gave a stranger herpes.

I want to be a science teacher now, and have these little Microbes all over the classroom!  They have a website so you can order these cuties online GIANTMicrobes .

Bad Breath	Bookworm
Common Cold	Ebola
E.Coli	Egg Cell
Fat Cell	Flesh Eating Disease (love the fork & knife!)
Lyme Disease	Sperm Cell

New Favourite Jeans

This past weekend I took at trip to the Lucky store and tried on practically every pair of jeans in that shop.  I found only one pair that fit me, their Easy Rider jeans (pictured on the right). 

Unfortunately, I left empty handed because they only had one pair of Easy Riders in my size and one leg was sewn shorter than the other!  The jeans were only 32” to begin with so hemming them was out of the question and with heels on, the un-even leg length was so obvious even a man would notice it.

 

A stop at the GUESS store proved to be more productive.  I tried on 2 pairs of jeans and went home with a pair of Alana Bootcut jeans! (pictured on the left) 

I also totally love those shoes and want to track them down.  I think they are the Cashy shoes (pictured below).