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Archives for November 2011

Handy Dandy, In Pictures

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Breakfast: Overnight Oats with Chia Seeds & Maple Syrup

Lunch: Brown Rice Pasta with Spinach & Leftover Veggie Patties

Dinner:  Greenwise Salad Bar

An iPhone case that holds a license and credit card has got to be the handiest invention ever.  I’m obsessed.

I stashed my cards, completed Week 5, Day 2 (can you believe it?!) and headed to the grocery store for some salad bar action.  The cashier that checked me out was pretty darn obsessed with the iPhone case too.  His jaw dropped in amazement as he twirled my phone around in his hands.  Hooray for a good purchase!

Just Add Water

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My pantry is still as bare as can be.  And if I hadn’t already eaten out for lunch, I would have gladly accepted my mom’s offer to meet at Pizza Fusion for dinner. We both shuffled around our plans to the point where dinner together wasn’t in our future until it just kind of worked out.

I found a bag of Joe’s Oat Patties that I had purchased at VegFest a few weeks ago that I had been meaning to make.  The fact that they only required water sealed the dinner deal.

These patties stayed together much  better than the lentil patties I experimented with a while back.  I tasted some of what was left in the bowl and was surprised at how flavorful the mix was.

I made use of borderline rotten tomato and kale for sides.  Seasoned and broiled tomatoes are quickly becoming my new jam.  And then the best part…  I was able to make use of the Intensity Academy Chup that I love so much!

I hugged my mom goodbye, twice, finished loading the dishwasher, and curled up on my couch to finish the book I started yesterday.

Book 1, Kindle-style = Finished!

And if you have any must-reads you’d like to share, I’d be down with that!

Chick-lit-alicious

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When my weekend visitors left this morning, I sat on my couch and pondered how to spend my Sunday.  I couldn’t remember the last time I had a free day without an impossible task list, heaping loads of laundry, and the weight of being out of town for the next however-many days on my shoulders.  I enjoyed the feeling for about two minutes until I freaked out and made a phone call, “Mom, I’m bored”.

She suggested going somewhere to read a book, which seemed like a genius idea.  And it was.  But I have this really awesome ability to turn the simplest activity into something completely crazy-town.  I think the library is closed today and they never have the books I want and I accumulate late fees like it’s my job and…  and…  and, I was tooootally trying to convince both myself and my mother that I needed an ereader.  I simultaneously researched ereaders and Jenna @ Eat Live Run’s book reviews and came to these day changing decisions: the Kindle and How To Love an American Man.

I, too, was hesitant of a book with such a “not me” title, but in a year of self discovery and potentially large life changes, the following review equaled total bait.

The author’s treatment of the central conflict that drives the book-the quintessentially modern female quandary of finding lasting love while staying true to personal ambitions-comes across with an integrity and veracity women readers will undoubtedly appreciate…Chick-lit-alicious.

I embraced the chick-lit-alicious-ness by making some frozen berry water, tossing on a maxi dress, and heading down to the pool with my new book-loaded Kindle.  Three hours later, I was still hooked!

Architecture In Helsinki

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With soup season comes boot season and, for some reason, the cooler weather also brings concert season.  Last year we noticed a huge influx of good shows in Tampa between October and February and this year promises to be the same way!

I curled my hair for the occasion, embracing my ratty ends.  My mom is probably going to have a heart attack when she sees a publicly posted picture of my blonde, damaged locks, but in all honesty…  I hate haircuts.  Freshly chopped veggies are yum, freshly chopped hair makes me cry.

Justin picked me up and we headed to The Bricks, our usual pre-show spot, to grab some cold beers and a bite to eat.  It was happy hour so I ordered one of J’s favorite, Brooklyn Lager, and what the waitress deemed the ‘least offensive beer on tap’, Palm Belgium Amber.

I ordered the portabelly sandwich with a side of Asian slaw for the gazillionth time.  The past two times I’ve ordered it wrap style and have been super satisfied with the modification.

And then it was Crowbar time!  Crowbar is quickly become my favorite venue for shows.  It’s small, the sound is decent, there’s no bad place to stand, bartenders are friendly, there’s a quaint porch out back, and on some nights the Vegan Beagle even sets up shop.  Oh and I live super close by so I’m on the way, which means it’s never out of the question for me to hitch a ride!

Architecture in Helsinki was one of the best live bands I’ve seen in quite some time.  It was a total 80’s dance party and it just so happens that my sweet dance moves are so appropriate for 80’s dance parties!