Meowee East - season two

As I suspected would happen, Fernando seems ready for a second cat. He's been saying he doesn't want a second one for years, but I've also learned that he likes to bullshit me, so I suspected this stance wouldn't last long. Well also, because he is a lurver of the kitties.

Anyway, he knows someone at work who's cat is going to have kittens, and he wants one. I do think Haley would like another kitty, because she seems a bit bored to me. I think she regrets getting rid of BOTH the old boys, cause she has no one to torment. I'd like to get her a cat who's playful, but unconcerned with letting her be Top Cat. She's not a big cat, so I'd like one that won't grow up to be huge and therefore physically dominant. We need the runt of the litter!

I was thinking of a girl cat, cause I'm so afraid of getting another sprayer... but apparently girls spray too, and are very territorial. So. A small, frisky, non-power-hungry boy?

We would normally always get a grown cat, since they're harder to adopt, but we think Halzebub will feel less threatened by a kitten.

In the old Meowee East Haley was identified as Isreal, because she was the perceived "interloper." But in the end she was probably more Hezbollah that anything else. Sherry was more Israel--clearly the top cat, trying to mind his own business, but ready to FREAK THE HELL OUT if another cat got in his face. Nombly was always Egypt - kindly, stately, but powerless. So what does that make a new kitten? An invading American force? Guess we won't know til we see his or her personality. Expect new and fresh drama in The Meowee East.

music from a sleepytime gal

This is the second time I heard a song on my mp3 player and thought "This is great! How did I end up with it?" and it turned out to be from the free Bonnaroo playlist from Spin.

Scenes from a marriage - Food Fight

Best 1970s play title to come out of a marital fight:

I Never Agreed to Let You Control My Strawberries (I Would Have Remembered)

Jason Segel is so funny

He was always my favourite on Freaks and Geeks (after Bill, naturally). And I've loved him in everything else I've seen him in, and now I love his writing and directing (just watched Sarah Marshall.) Except I think he's on some random stoopid sitcom now. There'd better be more movies in his future. Or Apatow-esque tv.

Unfortunately I'm becoming an etsy addict.

So here's the wallet I bought a few weeks ago--a 1960s Lady Buxton with secret compartment! But Fernando fell in love with it and now its his. The change part was a bit small so I let it go.


Here is the new one I ordered. (Well not new, but "vintage.") I love the colour and style.

I found the perfect use for my little wristlet, made by a staff member with an etsy store. My mp3 player is tiny, but I use bulky headphones, so they're a big mess in my bag. Now I put them in my wristlet!
Here is the second purse organizer. I tried it out this weekend. It fits almost all my stuff, and stands up well in the purse, and would fit better in smaller purses or when my backpack is full of groceries. But...
...I've grown so fond of my bottom-one. (The top one is a strip of fabric that you curl up. This one is a bucket.)
Because the big things that don't fit in the pockets, you put them in the middle, so when you change purses you hardly have to transfer anything. I move the bucket, my headphones, and umbrella. I also, Quite Brilliantly, added a clothespin upon which I can hang my keys. It's like having a really big wallet.

Whereas with the top one I'd also have to move my wallet and book and maybe sunglasses. So I'm using the top one for the little basket of things I keep by the couch - gum, dental floss, pens, scissors, cat nail clippers, measuring tape, etc. and I put a little purse full of my nail polishes in the middle. It's perfect!!
Sigh. I do so love organizing things. I highly recommend a purse organizer. Digging out a stick of gum has never been so pleasurable.

I went looking for cheap earrings, but only bought one pair ($2.50 + shipping.) The thing about etsy is that it's either greener purchasing, if you're buying vintage or upcycled items; or it has value if you're buying artisanal wares (value re supporting small business, craftsmanship); but when you're shipping things from Thailand, or even just the States, it's certainly not green-local! So I'll probably limit my earring buying. Though there's a nice pair of Frankenstein earrings, and a Hanuman necklace, and Oscar Wilde locket, and an octopus necklace giving out free hugs.


I also bought this little scarf-ee, I love it's kind-of china-dish pattern. I love this handmade scarfee but it's a bit too cher pour moi.

And finally, I went on the Great Slipper Quest. I really liked these, but no one makes them, it's just a pattern. And I can't make them. And these look well made, but less cute. And these are cute, but more expensive, and made of wool which I don't really buy anymore (vegan-wise.) These are a lot of fun, but will have to wait for a $50 slipper day, not a $15 day.

Anyway, as we speak someone is hard at work knitting these for me, in gray. And now, time for an etsy break. Money doesn't grow on trees you know!! Or on etsy.

50 Questions - Bumbling bitterbugs!

Q: Who's your favorite Care Bear?

A: I'll do some Care Bear research, hold on... okay. This will have to be hypothetical cause I was too old to watch the show. Here is the original line-up. I think I'd have to choose Bedtime Bear. I hate going to bed, but I loooove being in bed, and tucking in, and sleeping in, and napping.

• Bedtime Bear is a very sleepy bear. He helps everyone get a good night's sleep and have sweet dreams.

• Birthday Bear wants everyone to have happy birthdays and loves birthday parties and games.
  

• Cheer Bear is a very happy and perky bear, who helps everyone be their happiest and cheer up those who are unhappy.

• Friend Bear is a kind and friendly bear who shows what it means to be a good friend. She is orange with two intertwined smiling flowers on her tummy.

• Funshine Bear loves to play and tell jokes all the time, but sometimes forgets that there are times in life you must be serious.

• Good Luck Bear is all about spreading good luck for everyone.

• Grumpy Bear shows that while it's okay to be grumpy sometimes, it is also silly to let grumpiness go too far. His phrase in the TV series Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot is "Bumbling Bitterbugs!"

• Love-a-Lot Bear is a bear who helps spread love and help it along wherever she goes.

• Tenderheart Bear helps everyone show and express their feelings and helps his fellow Care Bears be the most caring they can be.

• Wish Bear helps make wishes come true, and although they don't always come true, making wishes and working hard to help make them come true is still fun.

munsch-ee end of The Nom Bom Experiment

Alright, as of the end of today the Nom Nom Experiment is over. Phew! It's harder on weekends!

Having tried this for a week I think I need to come up with some general rules. I don't intend to always not-eating-while-being-entertained, but I did learn some things.

WORK
- If I'm eating a controlled portion, like one sandwich brought from home, I'm probably safe to eat while working. But if I pull out my snacks, or I buy a bigger lunch nearby, then it's better to focus on what I'm eating so that I don't over-do it. In any case the continued problem will be resisting running off to buy a snack when I just don't need one. Maybe if I make a rule like "I have to eat that snack while standing on one foot" my laziness will prevent the snack!

BREAKFAST
- This all depends on getting the portion right when I'm standing in the kitchen. Cause once I'm back sitting in bed eating, I'll eat whatever I've got, and have often eaten too much just cause it's there. One bowl of cereal, or two toasts with milky-tea or chocolate milk is the right amount for me.

- The other problem is eating nutritiously at breakfast, because it's the moto-rev-up for the day. I try to do peanut butter on my toast, to get a protein boost. But Shreddies or Wheetabix aren't really doing me much good. I sometimes make homemade granola and it's very nutritious, but it's soooooooooooo good that Fernando and I eat it within a couple days (as constant snack.)


LUNCH/SUPPER
- When I get home from work I'm usually very hungry so I take a huge portion of whatever. So this would be a good meal to eat at the kitchen table.

- Unless it's vegetable based, in which case I don't think I mind stuffing myself. For example, a soup that's almost all pureed veggies. Or dipping crunchy vegetables into homemade hummus. I can probably do that while watching TV or reading. The veggies are so full of fibre and water that you really feel the fullness anyway.

- On the other hand, something vegetable based but heavy, and carried to the mouth on a tortilla chip, spells trouble. Yes guacamole, I mean you. Today I ate my guacamole at the kitchen table and stopped when I felt full. I think I should stick to this practice. I can't say the number of times I've gorged myself in front of the TV on guacamole, and just felt totally BLEH sick afterwards. That much oil just can't be consumed in one sitting.

SNACKS
- Here lies danger! I suspect I should always eat sweets without doing anything else. Because if the cookies disappear too quickly, without me being really conscious of them, then I'm much more likely to go back to the kitchen and get more. The cookies require Attention.

- Chippies. Oh chippies. How I love you. But when I eat too many of you, I always regret it. There are some food theories that you only fully taste the flavour of something at the first few bites (which might be why a food with complex flavour and ingredients is more satisfying), and that is SO true for chippies. I'd almost say that the drive behind chippy consumption is the quest to recapture the taste of the first three chips. So if I sit and Do Nothing Else, I'll probably realize that the taste is gone, and stop. And plus, the boredom. (Crunch crunch stare at wall crunch crunch stare at foot crunch crunch...)

And now I feel like having some chippies. Bye!