Thursday, October 24, 2013

My American Indian theme jacket I decorated

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUxkE0pqCAU&feature=youtu.be


Again, the video was too large for blogger so I had to use youtube. I talk too much. LOL

Jacket that I decorated for myself--my first one!!

Again, the video was too big for blogger so I had to upload to youtube....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l49ixEcq1yw&feature=youtu.be






Jacket I decorated for my mom

The video is too large for blogger so I had to upload it to youtube.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuLRZKcyej0&feature=youtu.be




Halloween wreath I made for myself.

Here's a wreath I made for myself. It's the first one that I ever made with the tree effect. My GF saw it and wanted one of her own, hence the TWO below.

Another Halloween wreath

 
Another wreath I made for my bestie. She loved it. I gave her 4 wreaths. I forgot to take pics of the 2 xmas wreaths I made her. I have to go up to her house so maybe I will take a few pics then. She was born on Halloween so I love making her Halloween wreaths. I still have a bunch of halloween stuff to make some more. 
 
 
 
 



 
 
 

Friday, October 18, 2013

Miss me!?

Uh huh.

 
 
 
The cat is my brother's. I always knew cats could say, "Fuck you".

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Blind picks


I decided to pull out the bpal in the 18th hole in my ammo box, since I was born on the 18th.


Alecto

Clear in color.

Very mediciney in the vial. Piney bandaids. Minty too. Some spritely florals.

On the hand: Vetiver? I am getting some sunflower seed smell. This is an odd scent. Only slightly minty, but really bold and candy like too. Smells like warped candy necklaces. Candy necklaces with sandalwood. I like it yet I don't. It's still kind of odd smelling. This would be good on a man.

What's in this? Olive leaf, raspberry leaf, vetiver and cedarwood.

The raspberry is the candy, the cedarwood is the sandalwood and mint, and the olive is the oddness.

So I was able to describe what's in this just not the correct components. Not too bad. I have to let this sit a bit before I decide if I truly like it or not. I think I do but not a big bottle winner.


I pulled out number 25 since Jeff's BD is the 25th.

Ulalume

The faintest yellow color.

WOW! Another spearmint. OMG this IS a strong bandaid smell. This stinks in the vial. Ack. Mosquito spray. Super bubbly.

On the hand: Freaking cosmic starbursts. Clean and white. Toothpaste up the nose. Juicy Fruit gum combined with Wrigley's Doublemint. (when I smell Alecto now it's a smooth great candy smell)
I'm really liking both of these. Alecto is totally feminine now. These two really compliment each other and would be good for layering.

What's in Ulalume? Starry white lilies lend an eerie brightness to the deep black wooded scents of cypress and oak, layered with a touch of crushed dried leaves and the faintest aquatic note.

The aquatic note is NOT faint. I'm surprised I didn't guess ambergris because it feels like it's in here. Elizabeth (bpal's founder and oil creator) never reveals every scent in her oils. Otherwise other companies could duplicate them.

I had to take this pic of the most beautiful gerl in the werld.



Later: These two bpals ended up smelling almost identical to each other. No shit. Weird. Maybe that's another hint that me and Jeff are perfect for each other. :)

SWIG!!

I'm on vacation this week. Next week is jury duty. Don't get me started.


Today I am watching Ellen and every time she flicks her tongue to the corner of her mouth I am going to take a swig of Bud Lite. I know Ellen would love this adventure I'm taking with her! Let's see how many beers I've drank by the end of the show shall we? Also in the process I will talk a bunch about nothing in particular. Crap, so to speak.



For one, the sun is blinding today (not complaining) and it's shining in my eyes through the blinds. Bah!! I don't tan but it feels a little burn-y. OH! My face, arms and chest are tan this year because of my new Miata.

See? Crap.

I need a word to type every time she flicks and I take a swig....Hmmmm....how about Swig!!??

That's it!

Okay.  Fresh beer. Peed. Blocked the sunlight with a piece of paper taped to the window. Ready!!
(I'll post the time too)

4:02   Swig!!

She's dancing now.....I'd love to dance with her! She's so much fun and makes me laugh a lot.

I'm making pho broth too. I know! How do I do it!?  ;)


4:08   Swig!!

4:08 again! Swig!!

4:09   Swig!!


It's smelling amazing in here. Anise......cinnamon.....cloves....

It's now 4:49. I need a swig.

LOL


No more tongue flicks.....Ellen you've disappointed me!!

RIP Aunt Helen. She was Ellen's aunt. It breaks my heart to hear of someone's death. So sorry, Ellen for your loss. I will be thinking of you and your family.

But you still let me down! I have half a beer left! And it's getting hot! Bah!
My house smells photastic!!

I used two of the flavor packets and also my own coffee filter tied with anise, cloves, a black cardamom pod, cinnamon sticks and coriander seeds. I want this broth heavily seasoned. I plan to freeze it in freezer bags for future pho cravings.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Bpal-- Marianne and Made Up Chicken.

Bpal's Marianne is a plethora of Patch.

But first the vanilla wallop.
Reminds me a bit of Solitary and Abhorred, and Sentimental Initiation. Super fabulous patch scents.
Wall Street by BPAL is a patch too but it's harder. Biker hard.

Marianne is a sophisticated patchouli. Sensuous.
It seems like there's lots of vanilla. Sweetness. Sticky. Musky. The scent melds into you skin and makes an intoxicating wood candy. It's wet wood rolled in brown sugar. But better.

What's in this? Red musk, bergamot, black currant, mimosa, orchid, patchouli, and lotus root.

No vanilla. WTF!  I reviewed on bpal forums about 2 years ago and totally forgot there was no vanilla. LOL

I love Ellen but I wish she'd stop flicking her tongue to the corner of her mouth. Drives me nuts!! Bah! LOVE YOU ELLEN!!

I need to find a new recipe for chicken breasts. I am thinking of cooking them in an enchilada sauce with onion, pablano peppers, garlic and green pepper slices. Then topping with some queso fresco.


Today I hit the Halloween City store for some stuff for wreaths, Gordmans for a new purse, the Mexican store for pablano peppers, ancho chilies, lard, and limes (they're cheap! 10 for a buck!!!), then to the Asian store for black cardamon pods, pho noodles, oxtails, leg and knuckle bones, cloves, rock sugar, sui mai, potstickers, ginger, and pho seasoning boxes.

I made pho again about 2 weeks ago (sorry Blogadelphia) and it turned out so good. In some of the youtube videos the people used the premade pho seasoning bags so I decided to buy some to see if I like it too. I do like making food from scratch better though. The packets smell amazing and just like pho so I'm gonna use them too.

I don't have any enchilada sauce so I am going to use Rick Bayless' (Frontera brand) Red Chile Barbacoa slow cook sauce.

http://www.fronterafiesta.com/store/seasoning-sauces/red-chile-barbacoa-slow-cook-sauce/27-115



It says it's for beef but I don't care. I'm such a rebel.


I took 3 frozen breasts and put them in my small enameled cast iron pot. Then I covered them with the Red Chile sauce, and one can of diced tomatoes. I think the chili sauce has enough garlic already so I'm not going to add any extra. I do think I will cut up some green pepper to add.

I used frozen breasts for a couple reasons. They will add some liquid during the cooking and by the time they are cooked through they will still be moist. I hope anyway.

I'm not a breast fan but Jeff is. Both kinds. He says he remembers me in the halls of high school because of my ta-tas.


Sigh.


I think chicken breasts are dry and tasteless. Gimme thighs anyday.





I decided to add some red bell pepper. The chile sauce is pretty pungent so I thought the red peppers would add some sweetness. I put the lid on it, and will take it off later so it can thicken. I don't dare add any pablanos. It's already spicy enough and Jeff will flip if it's too hot. Wimpy Chicken Shit, remember?
I'm not sure if I will make this into a chili or to eat on tortillas. Probably the latter. Jeff's going to poo poo it anyway because it has tomatoes in it. That's okay, there's a Burger King up the street! Ha! Nah, he'll eat it.....with some bitching, then he'll say, "That wasn't so bad, but it was too tomatoey." I know my man!! I do!!
I bought lard so I can make my own tortillas. That's the only way to make good homemade tortillas. I need baking powder though. I'll have to have Jeff pick some up. Plus some Guerrero uncooked tortillas.
http://www.pasionguerrero.com/productos/Guerrero%AE+Tortillas+de+Harina+Fresquiricas%2C+Fajita/48564-22133/en/

LOVE THESE! It's all I buy anymore. No more tough premade tortillas! I cook them on a 10 inch round cast iron skillet. They are sublime.
It's only been a half hour since I put the chicken on and it smells crazy good in here!!

LATER: The chicken was perfect. Jeff didn't think it was spicy at all but my mouth was tingling, what's up with that?? I shredded it and had it in tortillas with onion, tomato, green pepper, and Mexican cheese. The red sauce was the perfect hot sauce to slather over the top. So far we've tried 4 flavors of those Frontera seasoning packets. They're a liquid. They've all been really, really good. I'm going to buy more.

http://www.fronterafiesta.com/store/seasoning-sauces/27


Ironically as I was perusing the packets I still had on hand, I have the enchilada sauce one. So I did have enchilada sauce yesterday that I could've used for the chicken. But I'm glad I didn't see it! The Barbacoa sauce was perfect. I knew it'd be good with chicken!!

Monday, October 7, 2013

Perverted Sunday Gravy

I was making some spaghetti sauce the other day and decided to brown some Graziano hot sausage. Usually I toss it into the sauce raw and let it cook that way. Never sauted it first before. So I tossed it in and took a look a bit later and here's what I saw.





I get the big one!! hehe


I do make a mean spaghetti sauce. With or without big sausages.....

Fuzzy Fly Gerl:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqDMpgNQxiA

I had to make it a youtube video because blogger kept erroring. (I was making dried liver in the dehydrator for the dawgs. Jeff HATES liver. hehe)

Obviously fly stalking is normal for GSDs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQginaZ8se0


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4ZC3YT-UUs


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9vArL_0hIM


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


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjIAhE8G1RY

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Well. let's see......

What's new!!!!!!!

Tuesday I am a lucky gal that gets to have that dreaded probe up the nether region. So starting at 5PM tonight I am on a liquid diet. THANK GOD Bud Lite falls into that category!! Woohoo!!! I've had it done before back in 2008 so it's no big deal but I'm HUNGEE! Bah!
They also plan to scope down my throat. Sweet! Since about February I've needed to take Prilosec everyday. So they want to see if there is any damage. Sigh. Getting old sucks. But only in a health way. Otherwise I don't mind looking older, I like the experiences that have made me more intelligent and I love the money we're making.

Update 10-7-13: I CANCELED MY APPOINTMENT. IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $1,900 OUT OF POCKET. UH...NO.

I'm letting my hair grow out. Gonna ditch the blonde and go au natural. NO SHIT!  Not sure I will be able to handle the growth once it gets to a certain length so thinking about cutting it short and leaving some blonde tips, then finally allowing it to grow long again after all the blonde is gone. The growth right now is little over an inch. I'm pretty gray, maybe 40% on the top and 20% in the back.
I just keep thinking that I'll never have to dye it again and..... when the wind blows my hair is all the same color. That's what's keeping me sane during this. My sister has short cropped hair. I just hope I don't look like a dike. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I'm not one. Unless Drew Barrymore hits on me, then I'd have to re-think that.....LOL

Here's my sister. Doesn't her husband look like mine!!?? Bald with the goatee thang going on?!Plus our two brothers are bald. We lubs bald men!!  I don't want hair THAT short but that's where I'm leaning. Her hair's darker than mine too, by about 2 full shades. I'm more of a mousey brown while she is a dark brown. I want to spike mine up and have the back and sides about 3-4 inches long too.

I haven't reviewed a bpal for a while.


Malediction.

Is that an oxymoron?

And what the eff does it mean?

From dictionary.com:

mal·e·dic·tion
[mal-i-dik-shuhn]  
noun
1. a curse; imprecation.
2. the utterance of a curse.
3. slander.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English malediccion  < Latin maledictiōn-  (stem of maledictiō ) slander ( Late Latin:  curse). See male-, diction


mal·e·dic·tive, mal·e·dic·to·ry [mal-i-dik-tuh-ree] Show IPA , adjective
un·mal·e·dic·tive, adjective
un·mal·e·dic·to·ry, adjective


1. damning, execration.


1. benediction. tion


Oh.
That.
Fitting, considering the oil is decadant and dark looking. yay!!

Some kettle cooked potato chips sound good about now.


<SLAP!>

Bah!

In the vial. Ohhhhh.......so thick and dark and luxuriant. Bout time I had a dark blind pick. Gak! Gak! Gak!! HEAVEN! Blessed patchouli, with really nothing else!! Crazy woody, hippie oil. Black green. Pungent. Warped. Unbalanced people wear this. As it dries it gets greener. More astringent. Why do I love this so? I'm a Wind Song girl!!! Jeff will hate it (don't care LOL).

Here's a New Orleans web cam that Jeff left on on one of our internet tabs. He checks it all the time. Greatest city on earth.

http://www.earthcam.com/usa/louisiana/neworleans/bourbonstreet/?cam=catsmeow2

I'm so glad this man loves NO like I do. No wonder we're so perfect for each other.

Malediction is dark and foreboding. Like a secret you never want released. That dark side of your nature that you can't let anybody see. It's wicked. Out for blood. It strikes when you're looking. It attacks. You can't hide. You can't escape. It takes you down into it's cellar of Hell.

Fucking awesome oil.

I love it.

What's in it? Evil incarnate. Revel in your dark side with this romantically cruel scent. Contains red patchouli and vetivert.

OMG I almost said vetivert because it has that sunflower seed smell. I nailed this one. (patting self on back). I did NOT read the scent description before smelling it. I never do with blind picks.
This is a 24 foot round pool filled with this winner.

Aaaaaaaooooooooochhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!