Not This Time, Blog.

You know when you really feel like you should be blogging because it's been a while since your last post and you feel guilty about having a night to yourself and not using it to be productive...?Or maybe you have two cookbooks worth of recipes that are waiting to be scanned so you can finally give them back to your coworker because he's probably been starving ever since he let you borrow those cookbooks...?Or maybe there's a load of laundry that has two days worth of clean wrinkles sitting in the dryer, begging to be folded...?Or maybe you could do a little extra "work-from-home" stuff since it could easily be done and you...

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Weekend Recap.

I had SUCH a great weekend. Without boring you with the minor details, here are the noteworthy parts.I was introduced to not one, but TWO weirdo-alternate-universe Twin Peaks-esque restaurants. The first is actually a local bar that I've somehow managed to avoid over the past 31 years. The bartender looked familiar and it turned that we used to run into each other at a local hole-in-the-wall bar like seven years ago. He introduced himself and within 5 minutes I called him the wrong name. Which was pretty fucking embarrassing because...

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Girl Scout Cookies: The Big Debate

Yesterday morning on my way into work, I was listening to Kevin and Bean on KROQ. The topic of debate was Girl Scouts. More importantly, how Girl Scouts just aren't doing their job these days.One of the hosts (Kevin or Bean, I'm not sure which is which), was going off about how kids these days don't even participate in their own selling events. Instead, it's the parents who go into the workplace and hit everyone up Soprano's-style to buy a paycheck's worth of Samosas and Thin Mints. Isn't the point of selling goods for your group/ club...

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Every Now and Then I Like to Throw the Vegetarians a Bone.

My friend Melissa is a Vegan. (I'm friends with a real life vegan. I know, I'm just as shocked as you. But she makes up for her lack of meat-eating with sweetness and laughter.)She designed/created/made a cookbook. And gave me a copy. Because we're friends, you see. And also probably because she's secretly trying to turn me. Into one of "them". Hello, little bookie.Lots of helpful cooking information.Blank pages for kitchen love notes.Everything your heart desires.Even though I have yet to attempt one of these recipes, I'm going to fully...

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We Had a Hawaiian Potluck at Work Today.

We had a "Hawaiian" themed potluck at work today. We pretty much used the term "Hawaiian" as loosely as possible because it wasn't really very hawaiian at all. The party was originally supposed to be an after-work event. However, one particular coworker who turns all Hulkamania-roid-rage when he gets hungry asked (and asked and asked) if we could move it to a lunch time party instead. Since we didn't have anything better to do (except work), we decided to get the party started.And by "party" I mean "everyone swarming the buffet table...

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I Take a Picture of Almost Everything I Eat.

I take a picture of almost everything I eat. Not because I have a weird eating disorder. But because I have high aspirations of blogging about it.The blog only happens about 8% of the time.The eating happens 100% of the time.Here are some random shots of food that never made it to the blog. (They were all taken with my phone, so don't expect some Dorothea Lange photojournalism here.)Holiday Hams (Vons)Three giant cakes I made for Pearl's birthday party.Picnic at Malibu WineryPicnic at the beach.Snow Cone at the Obon Festival$5 Cosmos...

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Recipe: Penne al Forno (It's Great for Entertaining!)

Last weekend Boyfriend and I hosted a little Game Night get-together at our house. Since we were having a good amount of people over, I jumped at the chance to try out a Nadia G. recipe (Bitchin' Kitchen).Can you tell we like Bitchin' Kitchen...? I'm pretty sure Pearl wants to actually BE Nadia G. Like, in real life.Penne al FornoINGREDIENTS (bolognese)2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil2 garlic cloves, smashed1/2 tsp chili flakes1 red onion, minced8 oz ground beef4 cups San Marzano tomatoes, hand crushed1/4 cup fresh parsley, minced1/2 tsp...

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I Just Took Ten Years Off My Face! (And Also Added Ten Pounds to My Face.)

Remember when I was contemplating whether or not I should get bangs?Well, obviously I got them.And I say obviously because I'm impatient about that kind of stuff.So, before I reveal the "After", let's take a look at some of the good times I had without bangs.Poses inspired by Toddler & TiarasAnd now. For the moment you've all been waiting (for the past 38 seconds), MY BANGS!!!I think bangs tend to make me look younger, which I'm not really complaining about. However, said bangs also accentuate my acorn-storing cheeks, which is something...

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Vlog: Working Out with TILTE

Many of you have asked how I keep in such great shape. Well, here it is. The secret to my success.The Wii Fit.I discovered it in our garage two weeks ago, but I've already used it like four times. Which basically means I'm fucking ripped now.You ready?It's time to get swole.(Music: Satisfaction by Benny Benassi)People also ask how I manage to stay so fresh and beautiful while I exercise. To which I reply "I guess I'm just lucky that way".If anyone wants any workout pointers, just hit me u...

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Life with Endometriosis.

Most of you have no idea what endometriosis is like. Lucky for you, I'm here. Today I'm going to enlighten you on what it's like to have endometriosis.WARNING: This is not really a humorous look at endometriosis. I mean, it's somewhat humorous, but the point here is that it really fucking sucks. This is a 100% frustrated rant based on the fact that I've been in unbearable pain today. (Male readers- go ahead and exit this window now.)So, there's the given: Periods with endometriosis are not like normal periods. They involve fucking nightmarish...

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