Archive for August, 2007

when the bad dudes win…

posted on August 31st, 2007

Ocean’s 11 was on T.V. last night & my little Max was perturbed that I was hoping the “bad dudes” got away.  It’s a bit hard to explain to a little person, isn’t it, that the characterizations are created in such a way that the audience hopes they totally rob the Bellagio blind and then […]

MAC me, baby

posted on August 30th, 2007

Okay.  Back on the MAC.  Sorry if you’re sick of it.  I found some Tiger Tiger on e-Bay.  They want a fortune.  I’m even considering paying… I’M SERIOUS.  Time to quit drafting letters.  I sent them an e-mail last night.  This is the deal…
I did not discuss my gigantic lips or the worldwide implications if they don’t receive proper […]

Juiciest Reasons NOT to want to go back to school….

posted on August 29th, 2007

Students start after labour day.  But the teachers start today!  And while there’s always a certain excitement surrounding going back to school [read:  new fall leather, jackets, shoes, new fall lipstick shades, new fall books & pens, new issues of Vogue, In Style etc. to pour through] I must say I’m still a bit in denial […]

Dear MAC Lipstick Gurus: Draft Letter #2

posted on August 28th, 2007

My quest is to find more of a MAC discontinued lipstick, “Tiger Tiger”.  In looking at my Draft Letter #1, it seems just a tad… um… well, freakish.  And so.  A new voice.  (A caveat here.  I’ve spent the entire weekend installing new hardwood floor on the entire top floor of my house.  Hopefully the […]

Dear MAC Lipstick Gurus: Draft Letter #1

posted on August 25th, 2007

So.  From my blogs & stuff, you might my obsession with MAC lipsticks.  And you might know that my ABSOLUTE FAVE is the limited edition Raquel Welsh lipstick called Tiger Tiger.  And it’s empty.  I’ve checked Vegas & Kelowna MAC stores for more.  The gorgeous people there just flutter their perfect false lashes and say “sorry”.  […]

Summer Juicy Stuff

posted on August 24th, 2007

I’m finally home.  Coming home is the best thing about vacation.  We drove a long way and we did some wonderful stuff.  And here are the best of the best:
Juiciest Song:  Thanks to Sirius, we had good tuneage for the whole 4000 kilometers we traveled.  These kept us grooving and I’ll be downloading them:  Shut up […]

our vanities… (september ed.)

posted on August 17th, 2007

I’m a Vanity Fair junkie.  As soon as I see the new cover at the grocery store, it’s in my cart.  And I suppose it can be considered a bit of a vice because even when I’ve watched the latest ‘get a budget already’ Oprah show, I still manage to convince myself it is a […]

flowing wine, a mystical pyramid & a super JUICY couple

posted on August 16th, 2007

Summerhill winery last night.  Ah.  An absolutely perfect setting in the Okanagan Valley for a girls only dinner.  My ma, my sis & I shared Pinot Noir, some grilled calamari, fresh bread, hummus, garlic chevre, grilled prawns, & an organic pizza made with ingredients grown at the winery.  And all of this perfection made more perfect by two things.  […]

When The Boy Gets Preggo, Too…

posted on August 15th, 2007

I know someone who is pregnant.  She (unlike yours truly) is very, very good at being pregnant.  No random vomiting whilst grocery shopping.  No bizarro cravings for  out-of-season fruit.  No demands for an impossible one-in-the-morning- chocolate chip mint ice cream sundae with extra hot fudge sauce.  Not a lot of weight gain and not even any […]

An 80’s Timewarp

posted on August 14th, 2007

 ← (one of the best movies ever made…)
I’m on holidays.  Every year we come back to Kelowna, B.C. (a few hours from Vancouver in the Okanagan Valley) to play on the beach and visit with family.  It’s funny, though, always coming back to where you grew up.  Maybe it’s just me (because I was a […]