So... obviously i've been occupied and neglected to update this blog, but thats because i was in the middle of occupying my other mermaid blog.
Yeah. I have another one where I interview authors of mer-books and mermaids who write books. No biggie. :P If you want to read it you can check it out here.
Other things I have been up to:
- Being domestic and cooking food for the husband. Honestly when he says he loves your cooking and appreciates all you do for him you can't help but want to cook for him always. Aw... <3 (also i'm pretty sure that one-liner came from a CLAMP manga....)
- Creating magic at my work place. a lot.
- Watching cooking shows and other TV shows
- Sleeping in. because I like sleep.
- For some odd reason giving relationship advice...?
- Making art!
- Decorating my new home!
- Planning vacations for next year.
and now, I must be off. Time to make dinner!
Friday, 20 November 2015
Thursday, 2 July 2015
Canada day and Nonexistant National Pride.
Yesterday I was working from 9-2 at the store, which involved waking up super early. Fast forward to when I got off work and i was so pooped out i fell asleep from 2:30 to 5:30.
So with the rest of the day gone by and nothing else to do, I enjoyed the rest of my day in Stouffville. We ate at a restaurant called Symposium Cafe and we had this amazing server. The food was also amazing. If y'all ever decide to hit me up in the woods, go there to eat. And if y'all need to eat some form of protein, get the mussels marinara. It's delicious. And ask for a server named William. HOLLAH!
Anyway, after we ate, we headed down to the annual Strawberry/Canada day festival. It was a drive and walking distance down to a park... and it was my first time at a community gathering so it was really different, and i wanted to get myself acquainted with the area. Since it was a little town, parking was basically free for everybody in the city. There was food, a small local band covering songs, food trucks, police just chilling, kids riding and running around and their parents just chilling... I'm literally chilling because it was super cold outside. We saw fire works, and that was basically it.
Nothing special about this Canada day really. I didn't even feel the need to display my national pride anywhere on my body...
Mainly because of the introduction of Bill C24.
Now for those who's heads up in the clouds imma bring you back down into the water/onto the ground where you belong.
This Bill was introduced to us by our "lovely" Canadian government in order to "prevent terrorism," and there is a SHIT TON of things wrong with this bill.
This bill came from fearmongering. If you have dual citizenship, (actually, even if you also DON'T and decide to get one) and if the government feels that you are doing something "terrorist-like", or "espionage-like", they can easily deem you as a terrorist and kick you out of the country, without the judges' consent. Except so many Canadians are immigrants and therefore have dual citizenships. There are literally thousands - no, MILLIONS of us who know someone with dual citizenship or are immigrants, or know someone who have immigrant parents.
I quote from the Global News: "The law as it is could strip someone who is not a terrorist—like Mohamed Fahmy—of his Canadian citizenship, because some court in some other country has said that he’s a terrorist.”
On top of which you could also be easily deported/life-banned if you decided to leave Canada and step foot into your own country.
First of all, under the Canadian charter of Rights and Freedoms, Section 7, every individual is equal before and under the law, and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability. The Charter also guarantees our fundamental freedoms of conscience and religion, thought, belief, opinion and expression, freedom of the press and other media of communication, freedom of peaceful assembly, and freedom of association.
And second, Harper Government, how the FUCK dare you. This so called "BILL" gives the government the kind of power that is common in dictatorships.
If you want to make obtaining Canadian Citizenship harder for people coming into Canada henceforth, fine, be my guest. But don't make thousands of us who ARE Canadian "second class," and then claim US as terrorists. Like what the fuck is this? The middle ages? Using that kind of logic, that must mean every single white person who currently lives in Canada, who has ancestors enslave the indigenous peoples of Canada, are "second class" and are therefore terrorists as well. Which also means Harper is a terrorist because only terrorists remove the rights and freedoms of so many people.
Third, if you don't think this "bill" affects you in any way shape or form, you are highly mistaken. It's that kind of mentality that created concentration camps of Japanese Canadians and Chinese Canadians during world war two. Completely backward in thinking, I tell you. The next thing you'll know is that they'll take away our right to hold property, jobs, education... ugh.
We are a supposed to be a country built on love and freedom. Canada is supposed to be a cultural hotpot where everyone gets along and no one judges each other, and are united because of our individuality. We do not need another reason to judge each other just because of the idiotic acts of a few terrorists.
This entire Canada day weekend leading up to the big day had (and still has) got me fuming and so utterly ashamed to be Canadian. Ashamed that we are repeating the same backwards mentality only meant to be in the history books. Ashamed that this is what Canada is becoming - a once great country being ruled by unconstitutional mind frames intending to inspire fear in us to get us to support their ideology.
"True North, Strong and Free"? Not the case any more.
So with the rest of the day gone by and nothing else to do, I enjoyed the rest of my day in Stouffville. We ate at a restaurant called Symposium Cafe and we had this amazing server. The food was also amazing. If y'all ever decide to hit me up in the woods, go there to eat. And if y'all need to eat some form of protein, get the mussels marinara. It's delicious. And ask for a server named William. HOLLAH!
Anyway, after we ate, we headed down to the annual Strawberry/Canada day festival. It was a drive and walking distance down to a park... and it was my first time at a community gathering so it was really different, and i wanted to get myself acquainted with the area. Since it was a little town, parking was basically free for everybody in the city. There was food, a small local band covering songs, food trucks, police just chilling, kids riding and running around and their parents just chilling... I'm literally chilling because it was super cold outside. We saw fire works, and that was basically it.
Nothing special about this Canada day really. I didn't even feel the need to display my national pride anywhere on my body...
Mainly because of the introduction of Bill C24.
Now for those who's heads up in the clouds imma bring you back down into the water/onto the ground where you belong.
This Bill was introduced to us by our "lovely" Canadian government in order to "prevent terrorism," and there is a SHIT TON of things wrong with this bill.
This bill came from fearmongering. If you have dual citizenship, (actually, even if you also DON'T and decide to get one) and if the government feels that you are doing something "terrorist-like", or "espionage-like", they can easily deem you as a terrorist and kick you out of the country, without the judges' consent. Except so many Canadians are immigrants and therefore have dual citizenships. There are literally thousands - no, MILLIONS of us who know someone with dual citizenship or are immigrants, or know someone who have immigrant parents.
I quote from the Global News: "The law as it is could strip someone who is not a terrorist—like Mohamed Fahmy—of his Canadian citizenship, because some court in some other country has said that he’s a terrorist.”
On top of which you could also be easily deported/life-banned if you decided to leave Canada and step foot into your own country.
First of all, under the Canadian charter of Rights and Freedoms, Section 7, every individual is equal before and under the law, and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability. The Charter also guarantees our fundamental freedoms of conscience and religion, thought, belief, opinion and expression, freedom of the press and other media of communication, freedom of peaceful assembly, and freedom of association.
This bill basically removed this right. To deny this right to millions of Canadians, and to legalize this kind of discrimination based on where we are from or who we are, just because the Harper Government fears terrorist activity, is inexcusable, unacceptable, unconstitutional, and moreover extremely racist.
And second, Harper Government, how the FUCK dare you. This so called "BILL" gives the government the kind of power that is common in dictatorships.
If you want to make obtaining Canadian Citizenship harder for people coming into Canada henceforth, fine, be my guest. But don't make thousands of us who ARE Canadian "second class," and then claim US as terrorists. Like what the fuck is this? The middle ages? Using that kind of logic, that must mean every single white person who currently lives in Canada, who has ancestors enslave the indigenous peoples of Canada, are "second class" and are therefore terrorists as well. Which also means Harper is a terrorist because only terrorists remove the rights and freedoms of so many people.
Third, if you don't think this "bill" affects you in any way shape or form, you are highly mistaken. It's that kind of mentality that created concentration camps of Japanese Canadians and Chinese Canadians during world war two. Completely backward in thinking, I tell you. The next thing you'll know is that they'll take away our right to hold property, jobs, education... ugh.
We are a supposed to be a country built on love and freedom. Canada is supposed to be a cultural hotpot where everyone gets along and no one judges each other, and are united because of our individuality. We do not need another reason to judge each other just because of the idiotic acts of a few terrorists.
This entire Canada day weekend leading up to the big day had (and still has) got me fuming and so utterly ashamed to be Canadian. Ashamed that we are repeating the same backwards mentality only meant to be in the history books. Ashamed that this is what Canada is becoming - a once great country being ruled by unconstitutional mind frames intending to inspire fear in us to get us to support their ideology.
"True North, Strong and Free"? Not the case any more.
Friday, 12 June 2015
8 weeks before closing
OK. SO.
It is officially 8 weeks before move date, and I got shit to do. Imma make this post fairly quick.
I've gone to the home presentation, and, let's just say, I don't do well at "adult events."
Incident 1 - I did my best to look as old I possible could (much to my displeasure), and we reached the gallery where the presentation was being held, and there was a free art event for kids.
"I'm a kid" instead of strolling into the gallery to sign in, i went straight for the kid's arts and crafts. BUT Steven, being the good husband that he is, held me back and redirected me inside.
Incident 2 - We went to the booth to sign in but the lady only gave Steven his name tag and kept referring me as "guest." My bitch mode turned on. "But I bought the house too... my name should be there..." Sure enough it was. She gave me my name tag with our unit number on it, and... instead of going to the presentation room i went into the gallery where an artist was being featured.
(Which was incredible by the way. one installation art piece was just stringed pearls, and cloud artwork that hung from ceilings, fungi made from copper, and cloud paintings on rice paper. I HAVE A FEELING that i might be frequenting the gallery more often. It's a straight path from where our new place is, AND THEY HAVE ADULT PAINTING CLASSES. EEEP!!)
Incident 3 - Once we made it into the presentation room, we.... headed straight for the mini-bar and hor d'oeuvres and ordered (wait for it......) ginger ale.
Presentation was pretty brief. Talked about what we should expect what went into the house yadda yadda yadda. I lost focus pretty quick. Made acquaintances with a soon to be neighbour, and his wife and kid. Promptly made asian jokes and scared the child into listening to his parents (or else the asian lady will come after him. I am THAT person). And then question and answer time came and all the asians asked brick questions. just asian people. no one else. Then me and an asian guy at the back were silently like "bitch better have my monehh."
Context about the brick: people who bought vinyl for their house instead of brick immediately got a free upgrade TO brick. But people who already upgraded to brick prior had to pay for the uprade, so all the asian people (i'm assuming y'all didn't read the design/decor contract before actually signing?) ended up asking BRICK UPGRADE questions and if they would be receiving their money back. Someone should've told them, but otherwise it wouldve been included in their pamphlets and tiny cards.. had they actually been reading. THIS IS WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO READ.
Anyway after that i met with my sales rep who was there and informed her of my last name change and i needed to have two photo IDs to send to her (for lack of the second one, she requested my marriage certificate and so I have to get my passport changed. sigh.)
And with that I will need to start packing. BYE FOLKS!
It is officially 8 weeks before move date, and I got shit to do. Imma make this post fairly quick.
I've gone to the home presentation, and, let's just say, I don't do well at "adult events."
Incident 1 - I did my best to look as old I possible could (much to my displeasure), and we reached the gallery where the presentation was being held, and there was a free art event for kids.
"I'm a kid" instead of strolling into the gallery to sign in, i went straight for the kid's arts and crafts. BUT Steven, being the good husband that he is, held me back and redirected me inside.
Incident 2 - We went to the booth to sign in but the lady only gave Steven his name tag and kept referring me as "guest." My bitch mode turned on. "But I bought the house too... my name should be there..." Sure enough it was. She gave me my name tag with our unit number on it, and... instead of going to the presentation room i went into the gallery where an artist was being featured.
(Which was incredible by the way. one installation art piece was just stringed pearls, and cloud artwork that hung from ceilings, fungi made from copper, and cloud paintings on rice paper. I HAVE A FEELING that i might be frequenting the gallery more often. It's a straight path from where our new place is, AND THEY HAVE ADULT PAINTING CLASSES. EEEP!!)
Incident 3 - Once we made it into the presentation room, we.... headed straight for the mini-bar and hor d'oeuvres and ordered (wait for it......) ginger ale.
Presentation was pretty brief. Talked about what we should expect what went into the house yadda yadda yadda. I lost focus pretty quick. Made acquaintances with a soon to be neighbour, and his wife and kid. Promptly made asian jokes and scared the child into listening to his parents (or else the asian lady will come after him. I am THAT person). And then question and answer time came and all the asians asked brick questions. just asian people. no one else. Then me and an asian guy at the back were silently like "bitch better have my monehh."
Context about the brick: people who bought vinyl for their house instead of brick immediately got a free upgrade TO brick. But people who already upgraded to brick prior had to pay for the uprade, so all the asian people (i'm assuming y'all didn't read the design/decor contract before actually signing?) ended up asking BRICK UPGRADE questions and if they would be receiving their money back. Someone should've told them, but otherwise it wouldve been included in their pamphlets and tiny cards.. had they actually been reading. THIS IS WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO READ.
Anyway after that i met with my sales rep who was there and informed her of my last name change and i needed to have two photo IDs to send to her (for lack of the second one, she requested my marriage certificate and so I have to get my passport changed. sigh.)
And with that I will need to start packing. BYE FOLKS!
Friday, 5 June 2015
World Oceans Day 2015
Before I start I would like to say that.. I didn't end up going to the after party for dreams take flight (BOOO) because I can't drive. I was going snag a ride with my lovely fraand (I shall call her Vision) but Vision sprained her toe and couldn't drive (yikes!), so we both sat at home like losers. Well... actually I got excited and did an OUAT belle ootd before she could let me know she was home ridden. If you were waiting for it on my other blog, well... that is why.
So I fancied myself up with nowhere to go. And I currently still feel so horrible about not working. I packed up my guilt in a bag and went shopping for home supplies. Hangers, work pens.. all boring stuff really...
Anyway, today is world oceans day (seriously everyday is world oceans day for me). So I thought I'd do a quick review of some products I'm using that would normally end up back in the ocean by way of water cycle. Disclaimer: Not sponsored or paid for, by the way.
About two years ago I started using a vegan product called Arbonne. My lovely friend Laura introduced me to it. After a super long presentation and a little spa night i was convinced i needed to replace all my nasty drugstore products and switch it out. I was quite aware of all the crap i was dumping into the water system but at the time i couldn't do anything to at least alleviate it.
It's expensive but I've had products that has lasted me so long that it was pretty much worth the one time purchase and was cheaper long term. The containers themselves you could probably recycle or re purpose them for something else, but I honestly feel so much better using these products because it's guilt free.
ANYWHOO let's get started.
FACE
RE9 Advanced Set.
This anti-aging set I have has 6 bottles that include a cleanser, toner, renewal serum, eye cream, and moisturiser cream with SPF 20, and a nightly moisturiser cream.
On top of this set I have two other bottles that aren't included but I make it part of my daily summer/spring routine (cellular renewal mask in gel form, and instant lift gel).
So far I super love the set. I have had it for over 11 months now (holy crap almost a year). Mostly made up or Orange and Almond (and I have a little catalogue/booklet that comes with all the ingredients for every product that my lovely friend gave to me for reference).
FC5 Complexion Revitalizing Set for normal/ dry
For winter or colder weather I need something gentle, so I switch to this set which has a cleanser+toner, SPF 20 moisturiser, and night moisturiser. I also bought a separate scrub (no plastic microbeads, just clay).
And then I use a Clear Advantage Acne Spot Treatment for.. you know. pimples. I've used this set so far for two winters and I gotta say, I think the cleanser+toner is my absolute favourite out of everything I have.
BODY
FC5 Hair
What I normally find when you use regular drug store products is that you get product build-up on your skin, on your hair, and i break out because of it, and it was a hot effing mess. These do not give me product build up at all. I have the daily shampoo and conditioner that I constantly need to repurchase at the end of every two months. I use these as my daily thing if i suddenly have back-acne. Finally I can shower happy!!
Awaken Sea Salt Scrub
This uses orchid extract, avocado oils, nettle extract, birch leaf extract, aloe vera extract, coriander, lemon and sea salt (again, no plastic microbeads, yay!)
Formula is a bit too oily for me but when my feet feels absolutely dry and super sore I let it soak in the tub, and then it feels like butter.
SeaSource Detox Spa Set
Of course because I am a "mermaid" I am always stocking up on this set which is comprised of marine derived botanicals like sea algae, sea fennel, seaweed... sea salt...
Include a body wash, sea salt scrub (again, no microbeads at all), a full body gelee moisturiser that I double up as massage gel, and a hair mask. What? Girl needs to pamper herself ok??
Pure Vibrance Hair Set
I dye my hair (yes thankyou, fully aware of the toxins I'm dumping down the drain. As I said, trying to alleviate it) and I want to keep the colour for as long as possible so I'm using the shampoo, conditioner, serum, and when I style my hair I use hairspray. What's awesome about this set is it retains 93% of my colour after 20 washes. And I have red hair... that shit is hard to maintain. Even after 30 washes my hair colour is still strong.
Main ingredients are rice extract, hawaiian white ginger, horsetail leaf extract, sage leaf extract, and white tea leaf extract.
And then I have an onslaught of their makeup and makeup remover, you pretty much get the picture.
If you were looking to do a bit of change with the products you're using, definitely go with Arbonne (unless you have fruit/nut/flower allergies, then avoid at all costs). Remember that all the products you use on a day to day bases ends up in our oceans.
Mission Blue said it best:
The ocean is Earth’s blue heart and it sustains us and all we love. As we commit ourselves today to respect planet Earth, let’s remember that without blue, there is no green.
Monday, 1 June 2015
What have I been up to?
I feel like I have neglected this blog once again! SO get reading for another session of my brain-vomit.
- My mermaid tail from MerberryTails is essentially dead. So I shall be dissecting it and using the monofin inside for swimming, then I'll sew it back up and use it as a second dry tail for any of my friends to use at costume parties :P In the mean time, I've ordered my first silicone tail from SirensStudios.
- I started jogging in my spare time. On top of watching and revisiting Disney movies for work. And blogging on my Disney blog.
- I started a NEW blog! Except it's kind of more like an online Mermaid's library that I started for the community I'm in (well i might as well make SOME use of my Library Diploma). So far I have a pretty comprehensive list of books and magazines and a few movies, and I'm also starting an "author of the month" feature as well. So far I've interviewed 3 writers and I'll be interviewing an author!
- On Thursday I will be attending the afterparty BBQ for DREAMS TAKE FLIGHT at the Toronto Airport (yay!) I'll tell you all about it on Friday on the Disney Blog.
- On Friday, a friend of mine who is in a band will be playing and I'll be there to support her and help her out at the door (I am a bouncer and money collector. YAAS)
- Then NEXT Thursday I have to go to a presentation for my house, which is basically one of those adult parties where you get to mingle with your soon-to-be neighbours, ask the authority questions about things that might matter, and eat fancy hor d'oeuvres . I guess I have to dress like an adult :| But I'm 24 so technically I AM an adult. No. J'ai Refusé. Sigh. I can already see the judging white-man eye looking over at us and contemplating if we have chaperones with us. Watch me and the husband be the only ones there with all out documents in our hands, and we'll look like we stepped out of a college classroom with our notebooks. Will tell you about all of that next week.
- Also gathering all my documents together for house warranty. This is scary stuff.
- My older sister is getting married the week I am moving my things into my new house. Coincidentally enough I am booking off the two weeks so I can still be her bridesmaid. Being her bridesmaid is weird because we've never actually gotten along with each other, but I guess she realized I got my shit together... as opposed to the other sister who she gets along with but doesn't have her shit together. But anyway YES. She is getting married.
- I have 2 new bebe nieces. none related to be in blood. But das okayy ALL MY MERBEBES ARE MINE.
Um... I guess that is all for now!
Friday, 29 May 2015
Bert Tait
I don't know if you guys can recall me endlessly complaining about my street name for the house or not,
I found information about a Bert Tait who lived in Stouffville on OurOntario.ca (I'm not sponsored by them btw) using google. I know. So pro.
http://news.ourontario.ca/WhitchurchStouffville/1245774/data
Then, as I was scrolling down, I found legal documents on the naming of the streets in our soon to be neighbourhood. Say WHAAA? Is that allowed?
http://www.townofws.ca/en/town-hall/resources/Documents/Committees/SWC_Minutes_01-Oct-12.pdf
And it turns out that a meeting was held in the city to name the streets. Uhh where was my invite?? So I did some more sleuthing (aka basically scrolled an inch down on the screen). I found another legal document (seriously is this allowed?) just chilling right underneath the previous link. Low and behold, our street names... were actually named after of all the people who have lived in Stouffville and what their occupation was!
https://whitchurch.civicweb.net/document/76985/2013-174-RD.pdf?handle=C4570756BCA34BADAEFF0056EFB823EC
So it looks like Bert Tait was a drover. A livestock mover who moves sheep or horses or cattle from one place to another. And all I could imagine was a shepherd. Then a literal cowboy. Too bad no pictures so all I can really do is picture a cliché stereotypical cowboy from one of those raunchy romance books in my head kinda looking like James Dean.
Hubba Hubba.
I'm pretty much ok with the name now. I can deal.
"Why did I get such an ugly street name? Bert Tait. It sounds like 'Bird' and 'Tit'. It sounds like the name of a paedophile."So I decided to do some research on the name this morning as I was contemplating on why we got such a random name. Turns out it wasn't so random.
I found information about a Bert Tait who lived in Stouffville on OurOntario.ca (I'm not sponsored by them btw) using google. I know. So pro.
http://news.ourontario.ca/WhitchurchStouffville/1245774/data
Then, as I was scrolling down, I found legal documents on the naming of the streets in our soon to be neighbourhood. Say WHAAA? Is that allowed?
http://www.townofws.ca/en/town-hall/resources/Documents/Committees/SWC_Minutes_01-Oct-12.pdf
And it turns out that a meeting was held in the city to name the streets. Uhh where was my invite?? So I did some more sleuthing (aka basically scrolled an inch down on the screen). I found another legal document (seriously is this allowed?) just chilling right underneath the previous link. Low and behold, our street names... were actually named after of all the people who have lived in Stouffville and what their occupation was!
https://whitchurch.civicweb.net/document/76985/2013-174-RD.pdf?handle=C4570756BCA34BADAEFF0056EFB823EC
So it looks like Bert Tait was a drover. A livestock mover who moves sheep or horses or cattle from one place to another. And all I could imagine was a shepherd. Then a literal cowboy. Too bad no pictures so all I can really do is picture a cliché stereotypical cowboy from one of those raunchy romance books in my head kinda looking like James Dean.
Hubba Hubba.
I'm pretty much ok with the name now. I can deal.
Monday, 25 May 2015
Anticipating...
Oh my gah. guys. my house now has a basement, 3 levels, and a roof. structural part is nearly done. and some houses are even putting up bricks.
No pictures though because they chained up the area so no one can drive in to look around.
But I can tell you that, because we get a side house, we have an adequately sized lawn and some grass beside the house plus a tree. ALSO, we get two extra windows for our house. So when we go up the stairs, it won't be really dark. I guess it's nice that we get more natural lighting. I thought it was just gonna be two windows.
What else should I mention...?
Oh yes we finished picking out the interiors for the house. Their Basic Packages are very nice.
In the areas were there is supposed to be tile, i picked out while tiles. Standard white but very nice tiles with grey streaks in them. For carpeted areas, we went with a cream/beige colour... and we upgraded the living/dining room to regular hardwood. We also ended up getting a painting package (one time cost) for the house and we get to choose up to 3 colours, and they do the painting for us.
Colour 1 was China glass which is kind of a muted grey blue colour.. a bit on the lighter side. That is gonna be along the walls of the living room, dining room, kitchen, master bedroom, and the hubby's game/office room.
Colour 2 is gonna be a mint colour... in the foyer, master bathroom, powder room, and closet.
Colour 3 is gonna be a mocha colour (they called it sand dune) and that'll be in the hubby's washroom.
the upstairs walls though i believe we're leaving white.
Remember that blog i wrote about what design i wanted? well it came in handy. I showed our consultant pictures from this blog (yeee she legit looked at my blog!) and she picked out everything for us. the white cabinets in the master bathroom, the brown cabinets in the guest bathroom, black cabinets in the kitchen, standard white counter tops everywhere.
And then we picked plumbing and electrical. That's all the technical stuff.
My dad offered to replace the standard counter tops with marble since he works at a marble and tile shop so I'll take him up on that offer. Also, for some reason they didn't provide us with a wash basin for the laundry in the basement so at some point I have to go to home depot to pick out one :|
My older sister after gave me her 4 seater dining room table.. so yay I have a free table!
All that's left are accessories for the house and get the brick to move appliances into the house. .... oh yes i also get the keys on my birthday :P yayyy!!
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In other news, I went to Dreams Take Flight which is basically Volunteer operated and it allows special needs children, and orphaned children to go to Disneyland - FREE OF CHARGE and includes hotel stay, flight, and food. You can read about my first experience on my Disney Adventures Blog below!
http://kittylovespenguin.blogspot.ca/2015/05/we-alone-could-make-their-dreams-take.html
No pictures though because they chained up the area so no one can drive in to look around.
But I can tell you that, because we get a side house, we have an adequately sized lawn and some grass beside the house plus a tree. ALSO, we get two extra windows for our house. So when we go up the stairs, it won't be really dark. I guess it's nice that we get more natural lighting. I thought it was just gonna be two windows.
What else should I mention...?
Oh yes we finished picking out the interiors for the house. Their Basic Packages are very nice.
In the areas were there is supposed to be tile, i picked out while tiles. Standard white but very nice tiles with grey streaks in them. For carpeted areas, we went with a cream/beige colour... and we upgraded the living/dining room to regular hardwood. We also ended up getting a painting package (one time cost) for the house and we get to choose up to 3 colours, and they do the painting for us.
Colour 1 was China glass which is kind of a muted grey blue colour.. a bit on the lighter side. That is gonna be along the walls of the living room, dining room, kitchen, master bedroom, and the hubby's game/office room.
Colour 2 is gonna be a mint colour... in the foyer, master bathroom, powder room, and closet.
Colour 3 is gonna be a mocha colour (they called it sand dune) and that'll be in the hubby's washroom.
the upstairs walls though i believe we're leaving white.
Remember that blog i wrote about what design i wanted? well it came in handy. I showed our consultant pictures from this blog (yeee she legit looked at my blog!) and she picked out everything for us. the white cabinets in the master bathroom, the brown cabinets in the guest bathroom, black cabinets in the kitchen, standard white counter tops everywhere.
And then we picked plumbing and electrical. That's all the technical stuff.
My dad offered to replace the standard counter tops with marble since he works at a marble and tile shop so I'll take him up on that offer. Also, for some reason they didn't provide us with a wash basin for the laundry in the basement so at some point I have to go to home depot to pick out one :|
My older sister after gave me her 4 seater dining room table.. so yay I have a free table!
All that's left are accessories for the house and get the brick to move appliances into the house. .... oh yes i also get the keys on my birthday :P yayyy!!
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In other news, I went to Dreams Take Flight which is basically Volunteer operated and it allows special needs children, and orphaned children to go to Disneyland - FREE OF CHARGE and includes hotel stay, flight, and food. You can read about my first experience on my Disney Adventures Blog below!
http://kittylovespenguin.blogspot.ca/2015/05/we-alone-could-make-their-dreams-take.html
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
My Personal Earth Day
Hey guys! For the past few months I've been in the middle of converting my lifestyle into something better, which includes changing my diet, where i buy my clothes/jewellery/ personal care products, which companies I want to support, how to be more environmentally responsible.. stuff like that.
While I'd love to preach about everyone should do their part and educate themselves about the environment, I also believe that talk is cheap and that you should be living green, not preaching green. So to start I'm gonna be sharing a list of which products I've switched out, and what changes I've made.
Fashion:
I'm purchasing PuraVida Bracelets. This company is like the best company I've ever come across. First they're super stylish. Second, every bracelet you buy helps provide full time jobs for Costa Ricans. Third, they also support every single organization and cause you can think of.
Environmental causes like save the sea turtles, save the sharks, save the orcas, save the taiji dolphins, sea shepherd, 1% for the Planet, vegan outreach...
Animal awareness like working dogs for conservation, cat rescues, save the frogs
Education and children causes like 1love, anti-child abuse awareness, anti-bullying, prescription drug abuse, suicide prevention, depression awareness
There's also multiple cancer awarenesses, women's causes ...
HONESTLY, THIS IS LIKE THE BEST EVER.
You can easily get these bracelets in Ontario because they're also sold in chain stores like American Eagle Outfitters in Mississauga, Tilla and Johnson in Toronto, Get Outside Shoes also in Toronto, and Be Chic in Mississauga. Or you can order online.
In terms of clothes, I haven't been purchasing anything with real leather, down feathers, or real fur. Fake EEEVERYTHING!
For shoes, I've been going to the thrift store. POPPIN' TAGS! My bags also have no trace of leather either. They're all fabrics... but to be fair I don't buy brand name so... yeah.
Diet:
I cut out Pork and Dairy in my diet completely, and I don't drink any juices. I'll have a vegan meal once every week. There are a ton of places that do vegan options now like Aroma Espresso Bar at Vaughan mills. I'm always eating there. There's also this brand that sells vegan foods at freshco but I can't seem to remember what they're called. I just know they sell tempeh "bacon", and curried tempeh "chicken strips," and their selection of "burger meats" are yummy. With the right sauces you can't even tell that you're not eating meat. I also substitute eggplant for meat. GUYS. I. AM. IN. LOVE. WITH. EGGPLANT!!! Grill it, coat it with teriyaki sauce and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and you have the best damn thaaaang ever.
Then I'll go vegetarian for 2 days. And the rest of my days, well I go back to my chicken and beef dinners. But when I do that I get it in an entrée salad because, holy shit, they ACTUALLY PROPORTION THE MEAT CORRECTLY (meat serving is a deck of cards like it's supposed to be), AND it's inexpensive, AND it fills you up. Well it's a start... Canyon Creek, Alice Fazooli's, Pickle Barrel, Swiss Chalet, Aroma Espresso Bar, and Earl's have the best salad options IMO.
For seafood I've been eating sustainably. I use this app called Seafood Watch and that tells me which seafood is ok to eat, and what methods are used to catch it. I also use the OceanWise app when I'm picking which places to eat out. So when you go, you just look for the OceanWise label in the menu and that'll indicate that it's ok for you to eat.
Personal Care Products:
Shout out to my home slice and long-time friend Laura Krause for hitting me up with Arbonne. It's a vegan company that doesn't test on animals, or use any animal by products, and most of their stuff is all natural so i don't have to feel guilty when I'm washing my hair and the product does down the drain and into the water cycle, and the ecosystems. YAY! She gives me discounted items and for what I get it's SO worth it. I switched out my shampoos, conditioners, eyeliners, lipsticks, eyeshadows and foundations, serums, facial cleansers, toners, creams, health powders, EEEVERYTHING. They also have a wide range of Health products, baby products, and men's products! Vegan, environmentally friendly, not detrimental to my health or anyone's health, AND i don't sacrifice my beauty while at the same time supporting my friend's business? WIN-WIN-WIN-WIN-WIN all around! I get a win, she gets a win, the animals get a win, EVERYBODY GETS A WIN!!!!! The best part? NO PLASTIC MICRO BEADS IN ANY OF THE PRODUCTS. That means no plastic ends up in our rivers and oceans. YAYY!! Products are a little expensive when you first purchase them but for the quality of the product and how long they've lasted BECAUSE of the high quality ingredients, SO FREAKING WORTH EVERY SINGLE PENNY.
For more details, contact my loverly. Check out her Facebook Page. She's honestly the best.
Other Areas:
I cut down water bottle purchases by buying a Brita water filter pitcher, and a Brita water bottle filter. And now I don't have to feel guilty for throwing out water bottles because there are no water bottles to even throw out. Do you know how many water bottles end up in the ocean? Too damn many.
And because I don't waste electricity or gas heating up my tap water for me to drink, I also save on electrical bills. YASS!
Things i can improve on:
Cleaning products and personal hygiene products... well... v_v;;
This is just a start, so I'll be updating my progress as I go.
EDIT: Nearly forgot to mention when I was searching for homes to move into, i ended up picking a reputable builder called Minto Group. Click here for details. So I was super happy I went with them.
Did I mention the Disney Company is also green? :P THEY ARE. I BOW DOWN TO THE MOUSE.
I guess I'll end this with a quote from Alice Walker
While I'd love to preach about everyone should do their part and educate themselves about the environment, I also believe that talk is cheap and that you should be living green, not preaching green. So to start I'm gonna be sharing a list of which products I've switched out, and what changes I've made.
Fashion:
I'm purchasing PuraVida Bracelets. This company is like the best company I've ever come across. First they're super stylish. Second, every bracelet you buy helps provide full time jobs for Costa Ricans. Third, they also support every single organization and cause you can think of.
Environmental causes like save the sea turtles, save the sharks, save the orcas, save the taiji dolphins, sea shepherd, 1% for the Planet, vegan outreach...
Animal awareness like working dogs for conservation, cat rescues, save the frogs
Education and children causes like 1love, anti-child abuse awareness, anti-bullying, prescription drug abuse, suicide prevention, depression awareness
There's also multiple cancer awarenesses, women's causes ...
HONESTLY, THIS IS LIKE THE BEST EVER.
You can easily get these bracelets in Ontario because they're also sold in chain stores like American Eagle Outfitters in Mississauga, Tilla and Johnson in Toronto, Get Outside Shoes also in Toronto, and Be Chic in Mississauga. Or you can order online.
In terms of clothes, I haven't been purchasing anything with real leather, down feathers, or real fur. Fake EEEVERYTHING!
For shoes, I've been going to the thrift store. POPPIN' TAGS! My bags also have no trace of leather either. They're all fabrics... but to be fair I don't buy brand name so... yeah.
Diet:
I cut out Pork and Dairy in my diet completely, and I don't drink any juices. I'll have a vegan meal once every week. There are a ton of places that do vegan options now like Aroma Espresso Bar at Vaughan mills. I'm always eating there. There's also this brand that sells vegan foods at freshco but I can't seem to remember what they're called. I just know they sell tempeh "bacon", and curried tempeh "chicken strips," and their selection of "burger meats" are yummy. With the right sauces you can't even tell that you're not eating meat. I also substitute eggplant for meat. GUYS. I. AM. IN. LOVE. WITH. EGGPLANT!!! Grill it, coat it with teriyaki sauce and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and you have the best damn thaaaang ever.
Then I'll go vegetarian for 2 days. And the rest of my days, well I go back to my chicken and beef dinners. But when I do that I get it in an entrée salad because, holy shit, they ACTUALLY PROPORTION THE MEAT CORRECTLY (meat serving is a deck of cards like it's supposed to be), AND it's inexpensive, AND it fills you up. Well it's a start... Canyon Creek, Alice Fazooli's, Pickle Barrel, Swiss Chalet, Aroma Espresso Bar, and Earl's have the best salad options IMO.
For seafood I've been eating sustainably. I use this app called Seafood Watch and that tells me which seafood is ok to eat, and what methods are used to catch it. I also use the OceanWise app when I'm picking which places to eat out. So when you go, you just look for the OceanWise label in the menu and that'll indicate that it's ok for you to eat.
Personal Care Products:
Shout out to my home slice and long-time friend Laura Krause for hitting me up with Arbonne. It's a vegan company that doesn't test on animals, or use any animal by products, and most of their stuff is all natural so i don't have to feel guilty when I'm washing my hair and the product does down the drain and into the water cycle, and the ecosystems. YAY! She gives me discounted items and for what I get it's SO worth it. I switched out my shampoos, conditioners, eyeliners, lipsticks, eyeshadows and foundations, serums, facial cleansers, toners, creams, health powders, EEEVERYTHING. They also have a wide range of Health products, baby products, and men's products! Vegan, environmentally friendly, not detrimental to my health or anyone's health, AND i don't sacrifice my beauty while at the same time supporting my friend's business? WIN-WIN-WIN-WIN-WIN all around! I get a win, she gets a win, the animals get a win, EVERYBODY GETS A WIN!!!!! The best part? NO PLASTIC MICRO BEADS IN ANY OF THE PRODUCTS. That means no plastic ends up in our rivers and oceans. YAYY!! Products are a little expensive when you first purchase them but for the quality of the product and how long they've lasted BECAUSE of the high quality ingredients, SO FREAKING WORTH EVERY SINGLE PENNY.
For more details, contact my loverly. Check out her Facebook Page. She's honestly the best.
Other Areas:
I cut down water bottle purchases by buying a Brita water filter pitcher, and a Brita water bottle filter. And now I don't have to feel guilty for throwing out water bottles because there are no water bottles to even throw out. Do you know how many water bottles end up in the ocean? Too damn many.
And because I don't waste electricity or gas heating up my tap water for me to drink, I also save on electrical bills. YASS!
Things i can improve on:
Cleaning products and personal hygiene products... well... v_v;;
This is just a start, so I'll be updating my progress as I go.
EDIT: Nearly forgot to mention when I was searching for homes to move into, i ended up picking a reputable builder called Minto Group. Click here for details. So I was super happy I went with them.
Did I mention the Disney Company is also green? :P THEY ARE. I BOW DOWN TO THE MOUSE.
I guess I'll end this with a quote from Alice Walker
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
1st Married couple Valentines day
We had a very special sea themed valentines. it was simply spectacular.
First we went to watch Song of the Sea. Beautiful animation, but a bit dark and the theme was a bit mature. Definitely not for kids.
Main plot focuses on a little girl named Saoirse, and her big brother Ben, and a Celtic legend of Selkies. Which is a kind of mermaid. SURPRIIIISE!
The Selkies are basically mermaids with seal suits. They take off the seal suits to lounge on land, and then slip the coats back on to return to the sea. If a human finds the coat, the selkie must stay with the human until she gets the coat back and then she can return to the sea. That's the back story. The actual plot revolves around a girl who discovers her she's a selkie, and ... from there you'll have to watch what happens. It's such a beautiful film. This is a new level of artistry.
Then we made our way to Leon's. we saw Pocahontas was JUST starting to play on their tv screens and we decided to stay and watch. the leon's sales rep actually extended an open invite to stay and watch. it was steven's first time watching to i had added commentary so he understood the basis of the songs, the plot, underlying themes, stuff like that. but then he fell asleep :|
Then we headed for dinner downtown and dined with the fishies. Standard 3 course meal, with white wine. There were a lot of couples that went. there was a little kids area and because it was just us "grown adults," i decided to go in and crawl though the tunnels and into the little playpens. steven joined me... and i guess i started SOMETHING because then ALL THE OLDER PEOPLE JOINED IN ON OUR SHENANIGANS! i allowed everyone to tap into their inner children. best moment of my life. Quite fun :)
First we went to watch Song of the Sea. Beautiful animation, but a bit dark and the theme was a bit mature. Definitely not for kids.
Main plot focuses on a little girl named Saoirse, and her big brother Ben, and a Celtic legend of Selkies. Which is a kind of mermaid. SURPRIIIISE!
The Selkies are basically mermaids with seal suits. They take off the seal suits to lounge on land, and then slip the coats back on to return to the sea. If a human finds the coat, the selkie must stay with the human until she gets the coat back and then she can return to the sea. That's the back story. The actual plot revolves around a girl who discovers her she's a selkie, and ... from there you'll have to watch what happens. It's such a beautiful film. This is a new level of artistry.
Then we made our way to Leon's. we saw Pocahontas was JUST starting to play on their tv screens and we decided to stay and watch. the leon's sales rep actually extended an open invite to stay and watch. it was steven's first time watching to i had added commentary so he understood the basis of the songs, the plot, underlying themes, stuff like that. but then he fell asleep :|
Then we headed for dinner downtown and dined with the fishies. Standard 3 course meal, with white wine. There were a lot of couples that went. there was a little kids area and because it was just us "grown adults," i decided to go in and crawl though the tunnels and into the little playpens. steven joined me... and i guess i started SOMETHING because then ALL THE OLDER PEOPLE JOINED IN ON OUR SHENANIGANS! i allowed everyone to tap into their inner children. best moment of my life. Quite fun :)
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
First World Wife Problems.
Finally, The hubby and I came to a consensus and decided we were going to celebrate our 9 year anniversary of being together up until the 10th year so we can say "we've been together for a decade!"
You would click on the icon of what wastes you want to get rid of and enter your postal code. then it'll give you a list of places and the locations where you could dump your waste. SO AWESOME. Totally using this.
NOW I'm gonna have a huge orange section with a skull on it for HHW.
I have never been this happy or excited to throw out and organize garbage wtf...
THIS IS ANDREA BEING A WIFE. :| i am not sure how to feel.
Then we'll just celebrate wedding anniversaries in July.
Which means this year we're also celebrating our wedding anniversary. This to me seems very wierd because "wtf steven we've been celebrating in February. it's like the coldest time of the year and so depressing. there's not gonna be a reason to celebrate anymore" and at the same time it's like "aweyiss an excuse to leave and go to disneylands far and wide."
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I had a random thought in the washroom this morning... "what if we had a housewarming party and everyone suddenly brought be things i didn't like or wouldnt fit with the look of the house? i'm gonna constantly throw shade at their stuff..." I am so picky with my things you have no idea. Not that i won't graciously accept them and be thankful, but in the back of my head i'll be thinking "this doesn't match the dining table..." first world problems, ya know? but then i decided.. well why not post up a list of what i want? Then if anyone ever wants to buy me something i can give them something to look at.
1) Cleaning Supplies
- Greenworks ...I love this stuff. Or anything biodegradable or vegan is fine by me because chances are when I'm cleaning the tub/showers/sinks/toilets, the products are gonna go right into the sewage system or back into the ocean... Hand soaps I would avoid buying from Greenworks because i already use Arbonne. By all means, please load up my home with this stuff. I will embrace them with open arms. Hand soaps I would avoid buying from Greenworks because i already use Arbonne
- I only use blue Windex to clean glass because it doesn't go down the sink. Please also buy me Windex. If you buy me anything else outside this I am going to judge you.
- Bounty. I only use Bounty when cleaning mirrors and counter tops. This kind, please.
2) Laundry cleaning supplies. I love our earth, but I really hate smelling like shit even more. Smelling like shit versus Animal testing. Wtf guys... wtf. why y'all gotta make me choose? the struggle is real...
- Bounce Dryer Sheets please. These kinds.
- Tide Coldwater Detergent please.
- Ultra Downy April Fresh please.
(Pause. Judging from what i have written so far, you can already tell that i am a fucking clean freak. Continue scrolling.)
3) Silverware is the only thing I'm not picky about. Don't buy me plates or cups i already have sets. Bitches, i love my dinglehoppers, ok? Forks are the only thing i use to eat. noodles, rice, pastas... the only thing i wouldn't want is a knives set. those things make me uncomfortable. just get me a pair of kitchen scissors and butter knives.
4) In regards to decor, avoid plushies, artwork to hang up, disney... DUN DO IT. I have too many! I have a systematic place for everything and everything i buy will have it's place o-o but if you insist, tiny glass bottles and driftwood or seashell home decor, I'M DOWN FOR. Home sense/Winners has a bunch of awesome stuff. OOO and lanterns from IKEA. I LOVE ME SOME LANTERNS.
5) Towels. Body towels, face towels, hair towels... and wash cloths. Would love me some washcloths.
6) Papers. Cashmere toilet papers and Scotties tissue papers.
7) Rechargeable batteries. Those things are dope. And an emergency kit. and label makers. I don't care what kind, it's free game form here.
8) POO-POURI. THE BEFORE-YOU-GO TOILET SPRAY. I SHIT YOU NOT THIS THING WORKS. you can find it at your local COLES/INDIGO/CHAPTERS bookstores.
8) POO-POURI. THE BEFORE-YOU-GO TOILET SPRAY. I SHIT YOU NOT THIS THING WORKS. you can find it at your local COLES/INDIGO/CHAPTERS bookstores.
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When typing up this list I suddenly remembered... how i am going to get rid of the hazardous household waste (HHW). I already have a basic diagram of how i'm gonna be dealing with waste from our house.
(Blue bin Plastics) (Blue bin Metals) (Blue Bin Glass)
(green bin - Bio degradables, compost, and papers also go in here)
(Leaf and Yard waste)
(Black Garbage - for items too big to fit into anything)
Where am i gonna put the HHW? I'm not gonna dump it down the sink... So off i went to look for places where they would accept paint, solvents, single use batteries and other shit. Using my awesome librarian searching skills, i found this:
"WHAT IS ORANGE DROP?"
"The Orange Drop Program is a free, safe, easy way to dispose of household products that require special handling. Fully funded by industry, this network of collection sites accepts nine materials."
You would click on the icon of what wastes you want to get rid of and enter your postal code. then it'll give you a list of places and the locations where you could dump your waste. SO AWESOME. Totally using this.
NOW I'm gonna have a huge orange section with a skull on it for HHW.
(Blue bin Plastics) (Blue bin Metals) (Blue Bin Glass)
(green bin - Bio degradables, compost, and papers also go in here)
(Leaf and Yard waste)
(Black Garbage - for items too big to fit into anything)
( HHW )
I have never been this happy or excited to throw out and organize garbage wtf...
THIS IS ANDREA BEING A WIFE. :| i am not sure how to feel.
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Most BADASS DREAM ever.
It started off as a mermaid dream.
Me finally going to Merfest with all my other mermaid friends, putting our tails on.. reciting zefrank's true fact's about the seahorse video. when all of a sudden i heard a baby cry. Beside the pool there was an abandoned baby wrapped with red cloth. i pick up the baby and we walk over to the train station as a group. I find out my parents were being held hostage by the Italian Mafia and i needed to board a train to meet them.
So a group of my mermaid friends and i make our way to the train station when there this sketchy guy I make eye contact with. half my friends wanted to go on the train, but I wanted to go see my lawyer because I found out the baby i had in my arms was the Mafia boss's grand daughter. holy crap. I held the baby so damn close. The sketchy guy got on the subway and shot everyone. including my mermaid friends who boarded the train. so the rest of my mermaid friends and I quickly ran our way to the lawyer's office.
At the office I walked in with the baby still in my custody. The lawyer's office had two offices. one for my lawyer, and the second lawyer was (coincidentally) the Mafia boss's lawyer. My lawyer typed up and hand wrote everything so that the other lawyer doesn't lip read what we're saying. I turn to the window to gesture to the lawyer "If you threaten to kill me, or if you attempt to kill me, the baby dies. either accidentally by your hand, or by my hand. either way the Mafia boss will kill you because you let it happen." and then she turned away and minded her own business. (It's a dream it doesn't have to make any sense"
I made up my mind to visit their headquarters fully loaded with two guns and I needed to rescue my parents. Baby close to my arms, I made my way in. it was very Godfather like. I FELT LIKE A BADASS. But I was pretty damn terrified. All guns were pointed at me and I tell them to "put the guns down before you accidentally shoot the baby, and if you aim at me and don't hit the baby then I'll be the one to drop the baby because you're shooting me to death and then she'll crack her skull on the concrete and die. either way it'll be your fault." so the Boss tell them to put their guns down. I, having my gun in hand, and the baby in the other, gesture to the goon to let my parents go. The boss tells me he wants his grandchild and then he'll let my parents go. "And kill ME? no."
And then I made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
"If you let me and my parents go free, I will give you your grandchild back perfectly unharmed on the condition that you never attempt to hurt or kill me, or my friends and family. I'll even let you have my expensive gun. And to ensure you that I won't be doing any funny business I'm taking one of your goons as insurance. after my family and I make it safely back to the nearest train station, I'll give your grandchild to him and he will bring her safely back. But I must hold her for the duration of the trip to the train station in case your goon tries to kill us." I give the goon my gun and the Boss reluctantly allows it. Sure enough they let my parents go and they run first. I walk slowly so that my parents get a chance to escape far enough. I also requested that we walk instead of drive so that the GOON CAN WALK HIS WAY BACK and we would get enough time to make our escape.
So we're walking in the alley and he said that he was gonna kill me then and there with my own gun and take the baby. But then I pulled out my second gun which happened to be loaded and pointed in... the baby's direction. I tell the goon "This could go many different ways; If you shoot me, it will trigger me to shoot her. Or you shoot me and i put the baby up in defence. Or you shoot me and I miss killing the baby, but I drop her on the head instead and that will kill or injure her. Either way, the Boss kills you for allowing it to happen." So the goon gives in and he lets me reach the train station. By that point we've walked a long distance. Still with the gun in my hand and the pistol pointed to the baby, I give the baby to the goon.
"If you try to attempt to shoot me, remember where this gun is pointing at." i make my way onto the train aaand...
"If you try to attempt to shoot me, remember where this gun is pointing at." i make my way onto the train aaand...
I wake up wtf :| NOW I'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN, GOD HUSBAND WHY WOULD YOU WAKE ME UPPPP
Monday, 19 January 2015
Still No babies?
I know. you're getting tired of my preaching.
But let's switch things up and do something different.
I still wonder what they would look like in theory if i were to every procreate with steven.
I suddenly remembered a morphing website i used a really long time ago... and then i realized i can see what they look like using...
VIRTUAL BABIES. Using this website all i have to do is morph my face with my husbands face aaand BAM.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. BEHOLD!
I still cannot tell if this baby is a boy or a girl.
Generic baby:
Then i realized i could pick the genders before morphing! So i click on each gender aaand...
Now my babies look freaking filipino and nothing like me :| Which basically tell me if i were to reproduce, steven would give me ugly bebes. (i kid. i mean look at generic baby above, they turned out fine).
I've noticed that even after changing your background it still doesn't change anything. why give so generic options? "east asian"? chinese look nothing like koreans or vietnamese, or japanese, or laos or cambodian or thai etcetc...
So know i kind of have an idea of what they would look like.
I clearly have nothing better to write lol...
But let's switch things up and do something different.
I still wonder what they would look like in theory if i were to every procreate with steven.
I suddenly remembered a morphing website i used a really long time ago... and then i realized i can see what they look like using...
VIRTUAL BABIES. Using this website all i have to do is morph my face with my husbands face aaand BAM.
I still cannot tell if this baby is a boy or a girl.
Generic baby:
Then i realized i could pick the genders before morphing! So i click on each gender aaand...
Now my babies look freaking filipino and nothing like me :| Which basically tell me if i were to reproduce, steven would give me ugly bebes. (i kid. i mean look at generic baby above, they turned out fine).
I've noticed that even after changing your background it still doesn't change anything. why give so generic options? "east asian"? chinese look nothing like koreans or vietnamese, or japanese, or laos or cambodian or thai etcetc...
So know i kind of have an idea of what they would look like.
I clearly have nothing better to write lol...
Friday, 16 January 2015
Dates after Marriage+mindless rambling.
I've been getting questions outside of online life asking if we'll ever be celebrating our marriage anniversary, or if we will still celebrate when we first started dating.
"If you do dating anniversary it feels like cheating because you count the times when you dated and not actually when you marry."
Uhm... that's-that's exactly the point. I'm not too fond of the wedding date anyway.
"If you do wedding anniversary you have to celebrate 1 year second year all over again."
...That's also exactly why I don't want to do that either.
I thought about the option of celebrating both but then i was like... "why? so much work..."
I know for a fact that in Korea they celebrate so many damn dates. On top of birthdays, every 14th of every month is like a mini valentines day, then you have the dating anniversary, then marriage anniversary, then the date you kissed, then the date you actually went out FOR a date, the date you got engaged, the date you exchange promise rings, the date you first met each other, the 100 day dating date, the 200, 300, 400 etc etc WTF WHYY WOULD YOU??
So I'm laying on the bed half awake half asleep when i start thinking... "WELL SHIT no wonder so many men in k-dramas break up with the girl. think about all that money you're spending on just dates! I'd get pretty damn tired of the relationship too!"
And then i got to thinking "...what do other people do?" Because I'm pretty sure Vietnam adopted a few of the Korean dates. =_= us viet people are clearly not original. except maybe nail art. we're pretty boss at nail art... digressing.
So far we've only been celebrating our yearly anniversaries, which just so happens to fall two days after valentines day, which means we've just been combining valentines and anniversary date into one. Before we did celebrate monthly anniversaries but after the 2nd year it was beginning to get ridiculous so we stopped lol.
What do I do? it would certainly give me an excuse to travel to Disneyland twice a year. hm...
"If you do dating anniversary it feels like cheating because you count the times when you dated and not actually when you marry."
Uhm... that's-that's exactly the point. I'm not too fond of the wedding date anyway.
"If you do wedding anniversary you have to celebrate 1 year second year all over again."
...That's also exactly why I don't want to do that either.
I thought about the option of celebrating both but then i was like... "why? so much work..."
I know for a fact that in Korea they celebrate so many damn dates. On top of birthdays, every 14th of every month is like a mini valentines day, then you have the dating anniversary, then marriage anniversary, then the date you kissed, then the date you actually went out FOR a date, the date you got engaged, the date you exchange promise rings, the date you first met each other, the 100 day dating date, the 200, 300, 400 etc etc WTF WHYY WOULD YOU??
So I'm laying on the bed half awake half asleep when i start thinking... "WELL SHIT no wonder so many men in k-dramas break up with the girl. think about all that money you're spending on just dates! I'd get pretty damn tired of the relationship too!"
And then i got to thinking "...what do other people do?" Because I'm pretty sure Vietnam adopted a few of the Korean dates. =_= us viet people are clearly not original. except maybe nail art. we're pretty boss at nail art... digressing.
So far we've only been celebrating our yearly anniversaries, which just so happens to fall two days after valentines day, which means we've just been combining valentines and anniversary date into one. Before we did celebrate monthly anniversaries but after the 2nd year it was beginning to get ridiculous so we stopped lol.
What do I do? it would certainly give me an excuse to travel to Disneyland twice a year. hm...
Thursday, 8 January 2015
EYE CANDY: tattoos (pic heavy)
After that first tattoo, mama said never to get a second one. So I was like "okays maa..."
... but I want a second one. Aaaand maybe a third one. You know what they say about tattoos. Once you get one, you're gonna want more. Though to be honest I don't think I will get another one just because it's super pricey.
So I've compiled a bunch of pictures of all the tattoos that I want just to curb my "tattoo cravings" ... (is there such thing? hrm...)
Anchors
Homage to Disney (of course)
Dream catchers
Fish scales
Galaxy Animals
... but I want a second one. Aaaand maybe a third one. You know what they say about tattoos. Once you get one, you're gonna want more. Though to be honest I don't think I will get another one just because it's super pricey.
So I've compiled a bunch of pictures of all the tattoos that I want just to curb my "tattoo cravings" ... (is there such thing? hrm...)
Anchors
Homage to Disney (of course)
Dream catchers
Fish scales
Galaxy Animals
Sunday, 4 January 2015
Stop asking me for Babies. TMI WARNING!
*Sigh*
I shit you not, that's all I was asked this 2015. WTF guys it's only been 4 days and 5 months since I've been married, and already when I encounter new people or people I haven't met in such a long time I tell them "I'm not planning for children." THEN I receive the most "but" comments and judgemental looks WTF.
For example, a few days ago I met Steven's old mall employer and she was genuinely happy to hear married life was going absolutely perfect... but then she made the error of asking me when I'll be having children. :\ As per usual my response was "I'm not having any. One we're saving up money for the house, and two I'm still way too young."
Doesn't she go "You're not having ANY? What about Steven? How does he feel about it??"
And then YESTERDAY I went to my husband's family doctor because he's been avoiding his annual check ups for 10 years. I'm not exaggerating when I say 10 years. So we go in and i request for Steven to get all of the necessary tests done because a lot can happen in 10 years.. so routine check up, blood test, stool and urine tests (i know, TMI. #SorryNotSorry #hashtagsDontWorkOnBlogs) get his Hepetitis shots, AND a fertility test.
By this point the doc is looking at ME strangely and he asks me "Well have you tried for children?"
I respond with "No."
DOESN'T THIS BASTARD GO "Well if YOU haven't tried, how will you know ah?"
(Yes he was a male doctor. also totally not the point of this story. i lie, the point of the commentary is to never sit me in a room with a male doctor because they're the most judgemental and least understanding motherfuckers when it comes to females and the topic of birth. moving on...)
By that point I was pretty pissed off at him so I retort "Because I'm taking birth control and I want to see what my options are before I get off them and ruin my life."
Finally the doc caves in and is letting us get a fertility test.
WTF MAN, how come it's always about the husband and not about what the wife feels about HER BODY AND HER DECISION NOT TO PROCREATE? Anyway that's not what I told them, but guys... we HAVE sat down and talked about it and we MUTUALLY AGREED that we will not be having any. Kindly STOP asking me about it.
If you've forgotten my reasons for having children, go back to this blog post and read the reasons here.
I shit you not, that's all I was asked this 2015. WTF guys it's only been 4 days and 5 months since I've been married, and already when I encounter new people or people I haven't met in such a long time I tell them "I'm not planning for children." THEN I receive the most "but" comments and judgemental looks WTF.
For example, a few days ago I met Steven's old mall employer and she was genuinely happy to hear married life was going absolutely perfect... but then she made the error of asking me when I'll be having children. :\ As per usual my response was "I'm not having any. One we're saving up money for the house, and two I'm still way too young."
Doesn't she go "You're not having ANY? What about Steven? How does he feel about it??"
And then YESTERDAY I went to my husband's family doctor because he's been avoiding his annual check ups for 10 years. I'm not exaggerating when I say 10 years. So we go in and i request for Steven to get all of the necessary tests done because a lot can happen in 10 years.. so routine check up, blood test, stool and urine tests (i know, TMI. #SorryNotSorry #hashtagsDontWorkOnBlogs) get his Hepetitis shots, AND a fertility test.
Back Story with the Fertility Test:
So not a lot of people know this, but I started going on birth control (yes, yes "all of the taboo things to talk about," shut the fuck up. This shit needs to be normalized.) because I feel that I'm not ready for children, nor am I planning for any. My family doctor (and family friend since I was just in diapers) suggested I start going on birth control just to be safe because she agrees that I'm still way too young and have my entire life to live. YUSS FEMALE DOCTORS! (totally not the point of this story.)
So we both started discussion the birth control option and how many kind of options there were. I chose going on the pill versus the patch or ring. Then we discussed the complications of going on the pill and what side affects might happen. Guys, there are a lot of risky health complications when going on birth control, like blood clotting, high blood pressure, nausea, vomiting, headaches, bloating, breast tenderness, weight change, or fluid retention in the ankles/ feet and if you take any antibiotics the pill wont work as effectively. With that being said, she recommended this to me because she feels that the benefits were greater than the risks and complications. Discretion was advised regardless. So I got my prescription and *sigh* well those things aren't covered by OHIP so it's pretty damn expensive.
Then I started thinking.. well.. if I've been sexually active for 8 years, what are the chances of Steven being infertile? We've never had a pregnancy scare. IF he ends up being infertile well then it'll be convenient for both of us because 1) no scare, 2) it'll save us 87$ a month. that money can go into something else other than birth control. 3) one less pill for me to worry about.
Hence the decision to get a fertility test. continuing the original story
By this point the doc is looking at ME strangely and he asks me "Well have you tried for children?"
I respond with "No."
DOESN'T THIS BASTARD GO "Well if YOU haven't tried, how will you know ah?"
(Yes he was a male doctor. also totally not the point of this story. i lie, the point of the commentary is to never sit me in a room with a male doctor because they're the most judgemental and least understanding motherfuckers when it comes to females and the topic of birth. moving on...)
By that point I was pretty pissed off at him so I retort "Because I'm taking birth control and I want to see what my options are before I get off them and ruin my life."
Finally the doc caves in and is letting us get a fertility test.
WTF MAN, how come it's always about the husband and not about what the wife feels about HER BODY AND HER DECISION NOT TO PROCREATE? Anyway that's not what I told them, but guys... we HAVE sat down and talked about it and we MUTUALLY AGREED that we will not be having any. Kindly STOP asking me about it.
If you've forgotten my reasons for having children, go back to this blog post and read the reasons here.
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