i made this yesterday.

and i have enough fabric left over to make some sort of summery dress. i wish it was warm outside...

december 26, 2008

last night my dad made delicious hot and sour soup, and all us kids were over. it has been a long time since the smith and mack kids have all been together, so of course we had to take a picture. none of us look good in every shot though, so there are a few up so everyone will be happy.




and then there is this evil picture of peaches from a few years back. click on it. it is a nice one.

it is christmas time

today i went to a christmas eve brunch and had a few too many mimosas, followed by a to go cup of wine. i am tired now and would like a nap. instead i am going to sit down with my new (to me) issue of BUST and eat some pizza.


tra la la

feliz navviiiiblaaaaaah

every year we watch pee wee's christmas special. this has always been my favorite part. i love you pee wee, and charo.

cuchi cuchi!

maybe next year...

i think megan should either make a calendar, or this should be her christmas card.

freeeeeeeeeeedom!!!!!!!

to celebrate school being over, i am spending my weekend baking and cooking.
i am making this today. i cannot wait.

yummmmmmmm!!!


3/4 ounces dried porcini mushrooms (1 cup)
6 cups tepid water plus 2 cups hot water, divided
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1/2 stick unsalted butter
2 celery ribs, finely chopped
1 medium carrot, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 1/2 pounds white mushrooms, sliced or quartered
1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
2 tablespoons finely chopped dill

preparation

Soak porcini in 2 cups hot water 15 minutes.

Cook onion in butter with 1 teaspoon salt in a heavy medium pot over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Add celery, carrot, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.

Transfer porcini with a slotted spoon to pot and strain soaking liquid through a fine-mesh sieve into a large glass measure. Add white mushrooms to pot with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring, until mushrooms are tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, remaining 6 cups water, and porcini-soaking liquid. Simmer, partially covered, 30 minutes.

Purée 1 cup vegetables and 1 cup liquid in a blender (use caution when blending hot liquids), then return to pot. Stir in parsley, dill, and salt to taste.

i need a change.

and i think this might be it. so cute.

jock jams.

lord knows i love them.

http://aids-3d.com/midi/d-pumpupthejam.mid




this is my life now.

i want a gold toof.

so not only would i look like a scary pirate, apparently in some parts of the world i would appear to be quite wealthy. wikipedia sez: "In certain regions of the world, especially in the former Soviet Central Asia and the Caucasus, gold teeth are worn as a status symbol, a symbol of wealth."

my photoshop skillz are incredible!!! hahaha

i think that when i go in for my DOUBLE ROOT CANAL over the break, i will just ask them to replace my bad teeth with some solid gold ones.

oh.my.god.

here is some stuff

i am feeling boring so here are some pictures so i don't have to talk about what is going on in my life.

day 1, sort of.

today is my first official day of getting my lazy ass back into shape.
wish me luck.


this is me being lazy and blogging about going to the gym, instead of actually doing anything.

oh, october.

this is what i have done so far in october:
ditched class not once, but twice to go to the zoo with megan. i love the zoo. i know it is depressing, but still everytime you go you are supporting it. i am obsessed with the tiger. i want to break him out and snuggle the shit out of him. and these are not the best photos, i still do not have a camera. only a cell phone.





















also this cat came into my moms backyard. i think i am attracting wildcats. i think i am destined to own at least 5 cats. there are two lurking around justins apartment too. one killed a pigeon and left it on the side of the building. he will be mine. the one at my moms house was super cute though. i tried to feed it some ravioli, but it was not that into it.





megan found these sweet boots at the rack to go with her purple fringed leather jacket. at 70 dollars, they are a total steal.



i went to denver to hang out with my favorite rats and their rat pets. cool pig and moustache pumpkin were born when kendyl and i made sugar cookies.



we also went on a long long drive up a beautiful canyon to go to a stupa, it was beautiful. see???
it looked like the white witch came through the canyon though, everything was covered in frost. it was so pretty.


kendyl and i went out in our hobo/pirate/lazy outfits. we make a lovely couple.




oh and i got to hang out with pseudo.


i miss you guys!!!

then this guy came to visit for a minute:


soon i will have new neighbors!!! megs and brittany and joey are moving right around the corner from my moms house.


halloween! this year meg and i had planned on being dinosaurs but we are too lazy to sew our costumes. so now i am going to be like a virgin madonna.


and still to come this october:
yelle!!!
tomorrow!!! saturday the 25th, i am so excited!!!