truly, truly, truly outrageous!

halloween... my fav time of the year!

i decided to go as the best rock star of the 80's... Jem! the costume was made from scratch (thx mom) and i spent an hour teasing that wig until it reached proper Jem proportions! i even got out the scotch tape to get those straight edges on her eyeshadow...

this is the first time in ages that i didn't go to a club for halloween... we did it up at a house party, which was good because there were less douche bags (i would like to emphasize LESS and not NONE) but it was bad because we were still downtown and couldn't find parking for 45 mins

anyhoo... pictures!



musical masters unite: Jem x Big Poppa!



the Twittering flapper



it wouldn't be Halloween without candy! (i'm getting mine on Nov 1st, when it goes on sale. i'm a cheapass)





the Malibu snuck in the pic!

beach bum!

in just over a week, i will be frolicking on a beach. i'm going down to the DR for a friend's wedding and some much needed vitamin D.

now i already have 20+ bikinis/swimsuits, but the hoarder in me says i need more. this is where the SoCal brand Tavik comes in. let me tell you, these swimsuits are hot! i picked up a few (see below!) and i am suuuuper excited to wear them!

the monokinis are never the most tan-line friendly, but what can you do... the Bobby/Bret bikini at the bottom is cool too... it's got an acid wash/distressed denim look!

i'll be counting down the days.... 7 to go!

frozen lunch

sometimes frozen food gets a bad rap... but here was my lunch yesterday... frozen french onion soup from M&M. it looked kinda weird, but seemed harmless enough.

i've been on a Tim Horton's F&O soup kick lately (i thought it was gone forever, but its back!!! YAY) and this was gonna be it's competition... my BB will document our microwaveable adventure. here we go!





so here is our meal. vacuum sealed in one cylindrical block. tasty.



the block goes in a bowl... bonus points for M&M, you get to keep the bowl!

7 mins later... we have:



it tasted sooooooooooooooooo good! melted cheese... caramelized onions... croutons. yum. and obviously there was one more fan in the office:



lets not take his opinion TOO seriously though. he eats garbage. literally.

hellooooo mr schuester!

i watched Glee last night, as i normally do on tuesday evening (after dragging myself to the gym, of course *rolls eyes*). the kids covered the Rocky Horror Picture Show, which was one of the most bizarre things i've ever seen. come to think of it, i probably watched it when i was too young to even understand 90% of what was going on... i should probably re-watch it (i bet it won't make anymore sense now either... ha)

so anyhoo, things are going pretty textbook until... Mr. Schuester gets his shirt ripped off by Emma during their "Touch-A, Touch-A, Touch Me" duet.

um. why wasn't i informed what Mr. S was packing under that shirt? was i the only was that was surprised?

anyways... i decided to perv out on google and do a search...

*types in Will Schuester... shirtless...*



...and came up with a shoot he did for Vogue... holy!

phew. anyways... lets just say i am going to be watching Mr. S a little more closely now...

Happy Hump Day ladies!

fail

what?

this post doesn't have to be meaningful, the picture just made me laugh.

2 good reads

i tend to be suuuuuper lazy on the weekends. i lay around in bed and watch large amounts of tv and Rogers on Demand. eBay is always somewhere inbetween too.

when i get particularly bored with the boob tube, i turn to magazines. i buy a decent amount of mags, but these 2 have been recent faves:

• FT 25th Anniversary special commemorative mag - i grew up watching Fashion Television. i owe FT and Barbie for getting me interested in this industry... haha! covering all facets of fashion... designers, clothing, beauty, architecture, photography... and the list goes on. i can't think of a better wrap up of it's last 25 years. a really good read.
• Nylon - not necessarily just this issue... but the mag in general. i love it. it's a total culture/lifestyle mag, but the fashion editorials and beauty shoots are my fav. they mesh high fashion with more wallet friendly pieces. i like that... i like seeing something in a magazine that i can actually afford! ha ha!
  

jamon!!!

i consider myself a chip connoisseur. whenever i go somewhere, i need to get to the closest grocery or convenience store to find out what chip flavours they offer in their hood.

my top 3:

• Doritos - Cool Ranch (ok, its not the most creative, but it's a classic)
• Marks & Spencer - Beef & Onion crisps (in the UK, "chips" are actually fries... "crisps" are chips)
• Miss Vickie's - Honey & Roasted Garlic
  

when i went to the UK this summer i went nuts and ate about a million bags... everything there is meat, cheese & onion flavoured... mmm. M&S has the best chips... ham & honey, beef & onion, cheese & red onion, thai chilli and the list goes on. i'm drooling thinking about it.

Walkers makes some kick ass flavours too. argentinian flame grilled steak, french garlic baguette, japanese teriyaki, roast chicken (this one is super salty, my fav!!!) they make Monster Munch too... even tho i know the pickled onion might be a turn off for most... i like 'em.




the US has a lot of good flavours too... but i look to them for other treats & snacks... most importantly, Cheez Its and Cheddar Chex Mix.

my bf went to Spain recently... and knowing my love for chips, she brought me back these:



jamon aka ham Ruffles! mmmmm... i'm sad that i finished them already, but i sure enjoyed eating 'em! Ruffles has made some damn good chips... another fav of mine: sour cream & onion. that is a classic that i will eat from any brand.

whoa. i talked about chips waaaaay longer than i meant to. i'm thirsty now.