Procrastination and Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab: A Love Story

I have not had that much work due lately. In fact, the only real work (or what I consider to be work work) has been a short 2,500 word paper due this Friday. Really, it has been the only school related thing I’ve need to focus on for the past two weeks. Which is, of [...]

Vegan Tiramisu Cupcakes

One of the members of my cohort has brought in 2 vegan pies this semester (chocolate peanut butter tofu pie and chocolate tofu pie) so I promised to bring in come vegan cupcakes. It may have taken me 2 months to get around to making them, but victory was finally mine! My first vegan [...]

Things That Make You Go Hmmmm?

My favorite search term to find this site, thus far:
“stalking your ex on myspace”
Oh the hilarity! Well person looking to stalk your ex on myspace, I hope you found what you were looking for!
Second place goes to this one: “muddy girls on a rainy day” I suspect you did not find what you are looking [...]

If You Can’t Be It, Dress It

As a kid (or maybe still) I fantasized of being a number of things: a mermaid, a female Indiana Jones, a pirate, and a princess ala Marie Antoinette, or even an [ancient] Egyptian. Unfortunately the science to turn me into a mermaid has not yet been discovered. But in the meantime I can continue to [...]

Garden Inspiration

1. IMG_2498, 2. Birdbath and delphinium, 3. Backyard Color at The Garden Cottage Bed and Breakfast, 4. Modular Garden 38 Patio and Deck

1. Moroccan garden door, 2. Colors, 3. Blue pot at the Majorelle Gardens, 4. Remains in Bloom

1. Up The Garden Path., 2. Iris Garden Path, 3. Garden Path with Flower Inlay., 4. Garden [...]

Recipes: Magnolia’s Vanilla Cupcakes and Lemon Buttercream Frosting

I decided that my one lone recipe post was pathetic, and that something needed to be done about it! Andrew and I cook quite often, but I just never seem to have my camera around. Or more like I just never remember to take any pictures. These were taken in horrible lighting and with my [...]

Quote of the Day

We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss about whether they was made or only just happened. – Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Weekend Excursion: Montreal, Canada

photo by SilverPuppeteer

According to wikipedia Jacques Cartier was the first European to to travel to the area now known as Montreal in 1534 while in search of a passage to Asia during the Age of Exploration. However, Montreal didn’t become a city until 1832. Montreal is currently one of the regions of Quebec, the [...]

Wedding & Special Occasion Makeup Tips

photo by Alex Hi-Fidelity
It’s wedding and prom season, and if you plan on doing your own makeup you may want to read through some of these tips:
Skin:

For the love of god do not overdo the tanning No one wants to look orange, I refer to these individuals as Lizard Girls – because they have [...]

The Week-End: April 4, 2008

Domino offers a discount on a beautiful Winifred Grace Necklace.
Even if I was ridiculously wealthy I still wouldn’t want a $81 burger or a $480 cocktail!
The Beauty Snob offers a review of Urban Decay’s Heavy Metal Glitter Eye Gel, which I think I’m going to have to get. Not that I ever go anywhere that [...]