Blue Valentine

I saw Blue Valentine last week with a friend and I really appreciated the script and the acting. Blue Valentine is about a couple coming together and coming apart; about the beautiful love story between two strangers and the devastating truth that they do not belong anymore many years in the future. As depressing as the movie is, it is so acurate and raw that we cannot refuse its reality. It might not sugar coat and offer a happy ending full of hope, but it does offer a naturalistic look at love, at sex and at marriage. It is not because something is right at a time that it will stay right. People change, people grow apart and, unfortunately, love is lost. Not to mention that Michelle and Ryan act their butts off. The abortion scene will make every girl who watches the movie reconsider taking sexual protection lightly. You've been warned!

Shakespeare Sonnet # 36

Let me confess that we two must be twain,
Although our undivided loves are one:
So shall those blots that do with me remain
Without thy help by me be borne alone.
In our two loves there is but one respect,
Though in our lives a separable spite,
Which though it alter not love's sole effect,
Yet doth it steal sweet hours from love's delight.
I may not evermore acknowledge thee,
Lest my bewailed guilt should do thee shame,
Nor thou with public kindness honour me,
Unless thou take that honour from thy name:
But do not so; I love thee in such sort
As, thou being mine, mine is thy good report.

Everyday Conversations

Nick: "Let watch football!"
Me: "You're such a typical male.."
Nick: "I don't even drive."
Me: "I'll give you that one...."

Pescetarian

Wow no updates in a while. i've been kinda lazy. The big news recently is that I decided to be a pescetarian for the month of november. It's inspired by a friend of mine who did the same a while back. I'm not a picky eater and I love all kinds of food (except onions, 'cause those are just disgusting!) so this isn't about me giving up meat or not enjoying it. I really do love meat and even if I'm an animal lover, I don't believe in not eating the flesh of animals, simply because that is how it works. We prey and we eat each other. Ok, things changed and we don't actually hunt our food, but that's still the way it works within the animal realm, so I don't feel guilty eating meat myself.

Now, why am I doing this then? Because vegetarianism is something that's always intrigued me. And because it's healthy and it's good to challenge one self once in a while. So here it is, I'm spending the entire month of September with no meat. However, I am not a vegetarian as I'm eating fish (and I'm not a vegan, as I'm eating dairy). I chose to add fish to the mix because this is the first time I will have a diet without meat and I didn't want to shock my system too much. It's also easier to ensure I get all my nutrients. I'm trying not to eat fish too much though. So far, i've had one seafood meal and one fish meal. So i'm doing good with legumes and vegetable so far! :)

Dogs

I'm obsessed with the idea of having a dog. It's so frustrating...Ever since I became a foster home for Mia (who was re-named Daphne when she got adopted) I wanted to just adopt her. And I feel like I can't as I am gone a lot. I'm gone minimum 9 hours a day (with 8 hours of work and an hour of commute). That's no life for a dog...But I really really want one! My poor little Charlotte is all alone all day and I want a friend for her, but she doesn't like other cats very much. Maybe if I got a kitten that would trigger her motherly instinct but there's no guarantee...My volunteering at the SPCA is giving me pet cravings!

My cutie pie; Charlotte.

High Boots

I bought my first pair of high boots the other day. Shocking I know! It took me 24 years to buy the staple ‘fuck-me’ boots. The thing is, I’m really tall and have been avoiding heels most of my life (being a terribly skinny and awkwardly tall teenager makes you in love with sneakers!). I’ve gotten over my teenage issues a couple of years back and have started slowly reintegrating heels in my shoe collection. But since I’m not use to walking around with my feet in a weird position, I usually end up uncomfortable and don’t wear them much unless it’s a night out and I want to look hot. So all that to say I’ve never bought boots as they are usually in heels. The other reason I don’t buy boots is because my calves are small and I hate slouchy leather boots. I like the really straight pretty ones, like they show them on the presentation shelves. So I took a trip to Naturalizer to try and find comfortable, stylish and tight on the calf boots. Not an easy task. But I found them! They aren’t as tight on the calves as they could be, they do slouch a lot in the lower calf/almost ankle area, but they’ll do. So I can now enjoy the simplicity of skinny jeans in high boots. Yes, i've come a long way!

Thanksgiving and Celebrations

I've been pretty busy lately! I've fostered a dog from the SPCA who had kennel cough (dog flu) and that took a lot of my time. She was really worth it though as she was the cutest thing ever. She got adopted by good friends and will therefore keep being a part of my life, which I'm grateful for.

Here's her cutsy face:

Really the nicest, funniest and cuddliest dog I've known. She loves to sleep all night in your bed and cuddle on your legs while you watch TV. She's really like a cat/dog, some kind of weird inter-species personality! ;) She and Charlotte got along fine which means that I can volunteer myself to babysit her when her owners are away on vacation! :)

I've also been busy planning my mother's 50th birthday. It includes a dinner and a week-end getaway at a cottage with her friends. It's quite a lot of planning! From getting confirmation from people, to reserving at the restaurant, to grocery shopping for the chalet and also collecting money for a collective gift! Pfiou! Sometimes I wish I had brothers and sisters to help me pick up the slack. But oh well, I really can't complain at this point! ;)

It's thanksgiving soon and I'm planning on baking Martha Stewart pumpkin cupcakes recipe for Sunday night dinner in my boyfriend's family. i'm debating right now whether or not to make homemade marzipan to shape little pumpkins to decorate on top. But considering I'm trying a new recipe and I'm already a beginner baker, this might be over doing it a little...