my 5 o clock breakfast

i woke up really late today (but was happy about that cause i REALLY needed the rest) & jake went to salem to practice with early adopted about 1/2 hour after we woke up. the sun was shining and i made a relatively easy to accomplish to do list for the day over my super strong coffee. first off - grocery shopping, especially while the sun was out because i definetly haven't had my fill of solar energy lately.

on my way back from trader joes, i was finally getting the grumbles in my stomach to eat. what would my first meal of the day be? it took me about 1 minute flat to decide that i definetly wanted my idea of the perfect breakfast. usually jake does the breakfast cooking and he does so amazingly. i thought i'd give my version of an ultra super mega deluxe breakfast an honest try. boy im glad that i did.

recently, i've been ordering eggs sunny side up when we go out to breakfast. this is the way my sweetheart always orders them and after being a pigeon to his plate, decided this is the way that i like my eggs. i was actually pretty grossed out by eggs until about 6 months ago. scrambled was SERIOUSLY the only way i thought you could order eggs ever (see my "food adventures" post earlier this month for why) & they were always cold when i got them. this is why i didn't eat eggs for approximately 15 years.

so i called my mom who always can give me wonderful cooking advice. my stepdad was also there and he was pretty much raised a chef - so i knew i was in luck. she explained the simple (yes, i was surprised) way to make a sunny side up egg. i whipped it up as soon as i got home. i decided to take a picture of my 5 oclock breakfast and figured this would be a good blog entry & could share the picture of my first EVER time making sunny side eyes at 23 years old. haha.



it might not be that pretty, but it was SO delicious. have the trader joes salsa in the background because i was planning to doctor the "mistake" egg with something, and that was the best looking thing in my refrige. especially with the salsa on my mistake egg. now i know why kids always put ketchup on their eggs.

im so excited about the weekend!

the weather is just gorgeous today in Boston and i feel 1000001% better than i did last week at this time. i feel like i have this weekend to catch up on all the fun personal stuff that i didn't get done last week and that i've been meaning to do. 

here are a few things on my list for this weekend:

- attempt at concocting a new soup

- attempt at baking a new dish

- finish my really cool homework assignment for this week

- spring clean and get rid of some of the junk in my life!

- sketching some ideas for new tattoos

- work on 'daydream', the new song that jake and i plan to write and record soon

thats all for now folks!

oh, goodness i cant get enough of this.

thank you so much to my redlist who passed this along to me. 

hahahahaha.

the p.o.s show - 2.22.09

one of the things i said that i wanted to use this blog for from the beginning was a place to do show reviews. i feel like there isn't anywhere in boston or on the good ol interbews where i can see an honest fans (or not fans) review of live music in boston. more particularly, boston hiphop. i feel like over the past 5 years, the boston hiphop scene has unfolded to me in a variety of ways - most ways that i love. its also really ill being in a city known for conciousness and music - and always being a tour stop. its also rules that our friend works as the bouncer at the bar that our kind of shows stop at alot.

[ so without further delay: ]

pos never better tour- featuirng sims & mike mictlan of doomtree - the locksmiths
harpers ferry, allston rock city, ma. weather forecast: shitty snow & rainy mix 40 big D degreez.

pros: the locksmiths, man that lil mc with those big dreads can really kill it. their dj looked like a spitting image of evidence, and claimed that he was "too high to do the show". that is a good thing. seeing hiphop preformed live, and seeing ill people like sims slay the mic and really got the crowd going. i was definetly entertained and it felt so good to drink beer and watch live hiphop after being so sick for the past week.

cons: where the HELL did doomtree + pos find a following with the hipster scum kids of allston. holy shit i was surprised when i walked into harpers ferry and the place was BUMPING. and i mean that like ive never seen that place so packed for HIP-HOP. besides the distraction of those people and the pissed off bartenders, each set went on for 45 minutes. it was 12:50 when pos announced he had 4 more songs. we HAD to peace at that point.

im my opinion, definetly a solid show. wasnt too into the whole posse vibe of doomtree - but still was highly entertained and mostly impressed at ill lyrical skill of some pretty talented dudes.

being sick SUCKS

im drinking my first cup of coffee in 7 days. and if you know me, that the longest i've gone without having coffee or any caffeinated substance in probably 4 years.

ive been fighting awful cold that paralyzed my head, throat, chest, and all sinus regions since monday and i absolutely hated it. im NEVER sick and ive just been so miserable this week. im so grateful that today im feeling about 90% of myself again.

when i get like this, the hardest thing for me to do is: nothing. and nothing is what ive been doing since monday. my mom had to remind me last night that its okay to do nothing until i started feeling better. for someone who wishes there were more hours in a day, this is really hard to hear. i think the hardest thing for me to take on is what i missed while i was under the influence of dayquil and 100 degree fevers.

with the help of my favorite herbal remedy, and alot of that positive thinking (that i used to have abundance amounts of), i need to pump myself up for getting my shit in gear and back on track for this week.

i really owe 10000000 thanks & kisses to my redlist who has been my right hand man as always, even when i was at my worst. <3

quite an inspriation

my little kitty Beretta recently inspired a project in my first graphic design class at NESAD. we are in our fourth week already and i feel like i'm really getting it & flexing my creative muscle much more.

here is my logo for my "fictious company" assignment:

beretta is getting famous!

well, just a little bit. i purchased a sweater from BeanTownHandmade, a store on etsy that features handmade knit dog sweaters and accessories. i messaged the owner and asked if she would create a custom sweater for our little hairless princess. i was so excited to finally find some warm clothes for her. i feel so guilty that we brought her to such a cold place - but she seems to always find a way to get warm.

well, the other day, the wind was blowing but the sun was brilliantly shining in through our apartment windows. beretta was woken up by the sun, and with her sleepy eyes found all the warms spots on our floor where the sun was. she sat there basking for a minute when i then, got an idea! i thought, this would be a great time to put on her new sweater and get a great picture with the beatiful sunlight.

thanks to my mans incredible photography skills, we got this awesome shot:


he uploaded it that night (really fast for him!) and i almost immediately sent it to Anne from BeantownHandmade. and guess what! she is now featuring Beretta on her blog, and is making a listing for future spyhnx cat sweaters. She is using Beretta as the model in her store. what an honor!

thanks again to anne for making our little snugglebun sphynx just that much more snuggly!

this dedicated to the one i love

[photo taken: 10-2007]

and that one i love is named Jacobus. we met in november of 2006 and is the best thing that happend to my life. (beretta is a close 2nd) even as i write this blog, i wonder why and how i was able to meet this incredible man who loves me infinitely.

[honestly, one of our first kisses 11-2006]

instead of going along with the crowd and spending money on an expensive dinner or candy/flowers that will go bad, we get to "celebrate" our love by doing a show together tomorrow night. this is so special to me, because its jakes first show in Boston and the fact that i get to share the stage with him, makes me feel (extremly) honored.

thank you for being the man you are and the best friend that i always wanted. i love you more than words<3.

take me back...

to sf, please.
thank you to ping ping on flickr for the image.

beretta is getting so big!

beretta is almost 8 months old and we have really started to notice a change in her. shes growing! her kitten features are turning into ones of a beautiful lady cat.

here she is relaxing with her dad. [check out how big her paws are getting!]



...and apparently jake isnt the only one who was thirsty for chai this morning.

food adventures

yes. i love food. and i have thoroughly have enjoyed experimenting with food after growing up with a very limited diet. im talking i ate about 5 or 10 things until i was about 10 years old. among these 5 or 10 things were: poptarts, frosted flakes, mac & cheese, cucumbers, and bologna and cheese sandwiches. oh, and i cant forget fishsticks. my mother firmly believed that she was never going to feed her children vegetables, because she was force-fed them as a child herself. then i go and turn vegetarian at the age of 10 and really started to not only eat healthier, but eat in a way that was an experiment everytime.

two years ago now, ive gone back to the dark side of eating meat -- and have really never felt better. my favorite food 5 years ago, was still macaroni and cheese. today, if you were to ask me, i would have to say leg of lamb, medium rare, with a side of potato (prepared just about any way). [side note: this dish is amazingly served at gaslight, where my handsome man & i celebrated our 2nd year anniversery].

along with my food-ventures over the past 12 years, ive also jumped into the wonderful world of cooking and baking for my man and myself. my inspiration you may ask? well, for (1), my man, who taught me that you really dont have to follow a recipe to create a great dish. another reason being when youre cooking for yourself, youre not only saving a helllll of a lot of $$, but are making sure that your food is as healthy and preservative free as possible. thirdly, this summer i found a food blog written by two lovely ladies in portland, oregon called bread and honey. summer and alicia bring amazing recipes down to earth and include mouth watering pictures as well.

ive tried many of their recipes (and am looking forward to trying many more), and am no longer afraid of turning on the stove to make dinner or a different dish. the days of microwaving broccoli and eating cereal for dinner are not over. jake & i have decided to try one new recipe a week.

this week: quiche. stay tuned for how that goes.

this is the most fun i've ever had watching the superbowl...

and that is the truth right there! 

the menu tonight:

+ breaded buffalo chicken tenders w/ blue cheese & celery sticks

+ potato skins w/ sour cream

+ jalepeno poppers

...and if we still have room for more...

+ nachos

the commercials have been awesome and i've been actually laughing out loud. and...i've never seen my redlist so into football!

GO CARDINALS!

...cant WAIT for the next OFFICE!

the winter slump...

as summer turned into a beautiful fall, i was already mentally preparing myself for the wretched Boston winter. every year, i say, "oh this one will be different, " and come up with a million reasons in my head where i wont let the awful cold and grey affect my personality, my mood, and my body. 

now we are officially a month and a half in, and have about 2 more months to go. the past two weeks since i've posted last have been rough -- mentally and physically, and that always comes out in my writing, so i tried not to post. 

i've been hearing birds chirp when as i open my eyes to a brand new day, and sun actually shined through my apartment windows yesterday afternoon. little signs are everywhere, but with 110% effort i have to fight through the rest. so i decided this morning, that i'm gonig to post everyday till this awful season ends, a way (everyday) to forget about the cold & grey. 

today's happy goes to:

something hiding in here. i came across this adorable couple kicking it in philly, who kind of  reminds me of me & my man. jake now says im in "apartment mod" mode. they were super inspirational and got me thinking of hundreds of ideas for our very similar loft.