Two youtube videos that are cracking me up lately!
Saved By The Bell Hot Sundaes Music Video
Panda Cheese (I've watched this video about 20 times and I laugh every time)
Have a fabulous weekend!
My birthday is in 35 days. One month and 5 days. While I'm not getting ready to celebrate or even declare it as my birthday month I am starting to brew some ideas for presents. I like to think about my wish list for a while so that when the time comes I will have really thought out my options and not ask for something on a whim.
Chris is surprising me with a little mini-vacay the weekend of my birthday. He's planning a trip to some unknown local! He's going to try and keep our destination a secret for as long as possible. But, I think he will have to give it up once we get to the airport.
Since Chris is taking me on a trip the only presents I will be receiving are from my parents. Here are some of my ideas:
A copy of Swallow Magazine (which, yuck, totally sounds like a porn but is actually a foodie mag)
Bon Appitie describes Swallow Magazine as unlike any other food magazine. "Distributed biannually, each issue focuses on a different region of the world. One part service journalism, one part ethnography of culinary cultures, and one part art project, Swallow reads as intimately as a backpacker's diary but thrives on experimental aesthetics. Each issue features lush and often bizarre food photography and stories. The graphic depictions of some food prep techniques--like hunting, butchering, and cooking marmots with Mongolian huntsmen--might cause you to squirm. (Or maybe they'll cause you to buy a plane ticket and get the experience firsthand.)"
A new point and shoot camera-- Olympus Stylus
My sweet little pink nikon was broken a year and a half ago during a camping mishap. It would cost more to fix than just to get a new camera (so much for being green). Since I am really hard on cameras I am desperately wanting the Olympus Stylus. It's crush-proof, water-proof, freezer-proof (does anyone REALLY need this?), and shock-proof. The big question is if it is Meredith-proof. I have a larger camera but I this would be perfect to throw in a pocket or take to (or into!) the ocean.
And really that's is. Only two items? And one is only $25; this list is so boring! Help! What amazing items am I missing? Maybe an iPad? Cash? Clothes?
What should I add to my list?
Chris is surprising me with a little mini-vacay the weekend of my birthday. He's planning a trip to some unknown local! He's going to try and keep our destination a secret for as long as possible. But, I think he will have to give it up once we get to the airport.
Since Chris is taking me on a trip the only presents I will be receiving are from my parents. Here are some of my ideas:
A copy of Swallow Magazine (which, yuck, totally sounds like a porn but is actually a foodie mag)
Bon Appitie describes Swallow Magazine as unlike any other food magazine. "Distributed biannually, each issue focuses on a different region of the world. One part service journalism, one part ethnography of culinary cultures, and one part art project, Swallow reads as intimately as a backpacker's diary but thrives on experimental aesthetics. Each issue features lush and often bizarre food photography and stories. The graphic depictions of some food prep techniques--like hunting, butchering, and cooking marmots with Mongolian huntsmen--might cause you to squirm. (Or maybe they'll cause you to buy a plane ticket and get the experience firsthand.)"
A new point and shoot camera-- Olympus Stylus
My sweet little pink nikon was broken a year and a half ago during a camping mishap. It would cost more to fix than just to get a new camera (so much for being green). Since I am really hard on cameras I am desperately wanting the Olympus Stylus. It's crush-proof, water-proof, freezer-proof (does anyone REALLY need this?), and shock-proof. The big question is if it is Meredith-proof. I have a larger camera but I this would be perfect to throw in a pocket or take to (or into!) the ocean.
And really that's is. Only two items? And one is only $25; this list is so boring! Help! What amazing items am I missing? Maybe an iPad? Cash? Clothes?
What should I add to my list?
I'm sure you're all wondering when exactly Chris and I are leaving to travel. It's a long story that deserves a blog post on it own. I've been procrastinating writing about it.
But to make it really short, there's been a delay and we won't be leaving until January at the earliest. That means I need to figure out a better life plan for right now. I've been applying to cooking schools and had an interview at Kendall College in Chicago yesterday.
I think the way you dress for interviews, appointments, and first dates is really important. A lot is inferred by the way you dress. That said, dressing for my interview was a bit of a challenge. I wanted an outfit that said "I'm a creative young professional who would be an asset to your program. While I take things seriously, I also have a lighter and more artistic side." (read that statement in your best interview voice!)
I was getting dressed and the first outfit I choose just wasn't right. It was just a little too yatch club for the interview. At this point I sent an emergency email to Stephanie from Le Sigh of Fashionista:
from: Meredith
to: Stephanie
date: Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 12:23 PM
subject: fashion EMERGENCY
I'm going to an interview to be accepted into cooking school.
Which is better:
1. White Trousers with Blazer
or
2. Dress
Stephanie, being the amazing friend she is, replied literally in the SAME MINUTE! She said dress, and since I always trust her fashion opinion I went with the dress.
Here's how it turned out:
Here's the first outfit:
I LOVE this blazer. It looks amazing on and has awesome sleeve lining if you want to cuff it or scrunch it.
Which would you have chosen for a culinary school interview?
But to make it really short, there's been a delay and we won't be leaving until January at the earliest. That means I need to figure out a better life plan for right now. I've been applying to cooking schools and had an interview at Kendall College in Chicago yesterday.
I think the way you dress for interviews, appointments, and first dates is really important. A lot is inferred by the way you dress. That said, dressing for my interview was a bit of a challenge. I wanted an outfit that said "I'm a creative young professional who would be an asset to your program. While I take things seriously, I also have a lighter and more artistic side." (read that statement in your best interview voice!)
I was getting dressed and the first outfit I choose just wasn't right. It was just a little too yatch club for the interview. At this point I sent an emergency email to Stephanie from Le Sigh of Fashionista:
from: Meredith
to: Stephanie
date: Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 12:23 PM
subject: fashion EMERGENCY
I'm going to an interview to be accepted into cooking school.
Which is better:
1. White Trousers with Blazer
or
2. Dress
Stephanie, being the amazing friend she is, replied literally in the SAME MINUTE! She said dress, and since I always trust her fashion opinion I went with the dress.
Here's how it turned out:
Here's the first outfit:
I LOVE this blazer. It looks amazing on and has awesome sleeve lining if you want to cuff it or scrunch it.
Which would you have chosen for a culinary school interview?
During my three months backpacking in Europe laundering facilities were hard to come by. They were expensive. And when you only have two pairs of pants with you and 6 shirts it's annoying to pay for an entire washer and dryer.
After a while I became a little creative:
After a while I became a little creative:
(Nice, France)
(Riomaggiore, Italy)
(Riomaggiore, Italy)
(Paris, France)
(Riomaggiore, Italy)
(Manarola, Italy-- and NOT my undies!)
The Chicago Air and Water Show was great! We brought a delicious picnic of chicken salad and tomato and basil salad and watched the amazing aeronautic display!
We saw the Blue Angels
Parachutes
Cute little biplanes
Grumpy Chicago grandfathers
Incredibly drunk half naked people
There were over 2 million people watching on Saturday!
But only a few were brave enough to dive in to ice cold Lake Michigan!
We saw the Blue Angels
Parachutes
Cute little biplanes
Grumpy Chicago grandfathers
Incredibly drunk half naked people
There were over 2 million people watching on Saturday!
But only a few were brave enough to dive in to ice cold Lake Michigan!
Woooohooo! It's Friday my love bugs!
My mom is in town this weekend so we're going to do some girly things together. And tomorrow is the big show, The Chicago Air and Water Show!
The show brings over 2 million people to the shore of Lake Michigan to watch an amazing display put on by some of the best civilian and military teams in the country!
We're making a picnic and spending our Saturday staring up into the sky!
Because the beach is not far from our apartment it will be easy to bring lots of yummy goodies. Here's the menu I'm thinking about:
- Spring Rolls with Ginger-Soy Dipping Sauce
- Caprese Salad (we LOVE tomatoes)
- Fresh Fruit Salad
- Some TBA pasta salad
- And cheese cheese cheese! (YUUUUMMMM!)
Any suggestions?
My mom is in town this weekend so we're going to do some girly things together. And tomorrow is the big show, The Chicago Air and Water Show!
The show brings over 2 million people to the shore of Lake Michigan to watch an amazing display put on by some of the best civilian and military teams in the country!
We're making a picnic and spending our Saturday staring up into the sky!
Because the beach is not far from our apartment it will be easy to bring lots of yummy goodies. Here's the menu I'm thinking about:
- Spring Rolls with Ginger-Soy Dipping Sauce
- Caprese Salad (we LOVE tomatoes)
- Fresh Fruit Salad
- Some TBA pasta salad
- And cheese cheese cheese! (YUUUUMMMM!)
Any suggestions?
M is one of my best friends in the entire world. I've known her for 12 years now. We weren't always close. In fact, we hated each other. If you asked her she would tell you that I was an evil bitch to her for a few years in high school.
While I love her with all of my heart now, I do have a large catalog of embarrassing stories about her. And like any good best friend and bridesmaid, I'm going to share them with the internet.
90210
I first met M when she transfered mid-year into my 8th grade class. Her family had just moved from Australia and M was something of a oddity.
Was she from Australia? No, she's actually from Canada.
Did she have a pet kangaroo? No, she's lame.
After a sleep-over, Jessica M eagerly reported that M had a trampoline and a large collection of perfume bottles. As you can imagine, this only made me more curious about M. We were in the same group of friends for the remainder of the spring semester. That fall we both went to the same small all-girls high school, Salem Academy.
We had no sort of dress code at Salem. I usually wore soffe shorts (which I rolled twice making them obscenely short), a souvenir t-shirt, and plastic flip flops from Old Navy. About 10 times a year I would put on a dress and some makeup, but it was rare for me to look presentable.
(This was me, except I'm taller and have brown hair-- which was always in a ponytail with at least 3 pens and pencils stuck in it)
Not everyone at Salem looked like a slob. Best friend D would actually wake up in the mornings, take a shower, eat breakfast, apply makeup, and get dressed (for the first two years of school she wore a sweater set almost every day. D had the largest collection of sweater sets I've ever seen!). M and I usually both rolled out of bed, threw on the closest items of clothing and speed to school.
One day, sophomore year M arrived to school a little late. I will never forget the moment she arrived in the student lounge. She was wearing a denim skirt.
A Denim skirt? What's so memorable about a denim skirt?
It was an acid washed, pencil skirt with the 90210 logo stamped on the left thigh.
ACID WASH + PENICL SKIRT + 90210 LOGO
I almost died when I saw this skirt. And this was 2000! I know (because of wikipedia) Beverly Hills 90210 ended in 2000. But was anyone still watching? Much less buying acid washed denim skirts?
On Tuesday I received this email from M:
"What does this remind you of?"
M creepy stalked this woman on the streets of NYC and took her picture with an iphone and sent it to me (see why I love her?).
This is only the beginning of the great stories I have about M-- I didn't even tell you about the time she wore head to toe khaki....
(Sadly, M's mother gave the skirt to goodwill a few years later. If anyone can find a picture of this skirt I will send them an amazing present! I've been searching for YEARS.)
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