rude boy

Such a horrible clash of ideals just happened with the inspiration of the title of this post and the topic of it. I think we'll survive though.

Here's a wonderfully interesting article from the Opinions section of the Washington Post:

In Iraq, women serving in the military are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire.

(It's about women in general in the U.S., not just in the military... it's just that line stuck me a little.) I try not to approach life with an attitude of anger or bitterness, but sometimes it seems like the right attitude to have. It's also strange (or blessed?) to have a daily life that leaves you feeling appreciated, satisfied, worthy; and, yet, intellectually know that is not the reality of so many others. I wonder if there is any possibility of a compromise between these two opposites.

drip

This winter has been quite cold and lately there's all day rain over half the week... so I boosted my spirits with something different than beautiful skies.


Now when I hear the rain I get giddy and run to slip on my rain boots! The day I bought them was truly serendipitous. I stopped by the apartment office for a package and they were getting rid of some unused junk. I was offered a PERFECT side table, with a small drawer and a couple shelves. I know I'm a bit strange for getting excited about furniture, but I seriously have been wanting one (so much so that H was going to buy me an old table from a second hand shop for V-Day.) Then while running errands I stopped by Target to pick up some rain boots. I asked an employee for the boot section and she sadly pointed to rows and rows of empty boxes with only one pair left. So cute, and they fit perfectly. The whole day was meant to be.

Heart Hug Pillow

Here's the original idea found at TreeHuggingFamily.com

And here's how my finished product came out:

I'm quite proud to have followed a pattern, cut, sewed and stuffed successfully. And all that with no help and no instruction. It was well received for sure.

Chocolate Mousse Pastry Puffs

Chocolate Mousse Pastry Puffs
Originally uploaded by liannaburton

My (our) latest and greatest creation. The pastry was bought by mistake for a recipe many weeks ago, and finally I was inspired. They came out deliciously! But really I think they look far more impressive then anything else. I whipped that mousse myself!

Carlotta

The Carlotta
Apples, Carrots, Celery and a Lemon squeezed in

I'm at work listening to Animal Collective (because of this review) and drinking my first ever creation on my new juicer. Delicious! There will be many more to come