Fruit Bowl Facial

25g finely ground oatmeal

25g finely ground almonds

50g soft fruits or vegetables of your choice (strawberries, blue, rasp, peach, plum, cucumber, lettuce, tomato)

Filtered mineral water

 Mix ingredients in bowl and stir. Add chopped/mashed fruit and combine. Stir in enough water to form a past. Leave on for 10-15 min. Rinse well with warm water and moisturize.

Courtesy of The Beauty Book

procrastinating 

birthday tomorrow!

hornby

back from hornby!

cosmo!

vacation

4 days till hornby

Folk Festival

my boyfriend and i went to the vancouver folk festival. well not actually into it but we shopped around the little booths. we were going to go in but decided not to and sold our tickets. we originally got them for 25 bucks each which is a good deal and got our money back. i only went for 1 day last year at night because i got back from hawaii the day before and was very jet-legged. but this year was much better. i actually bought something this year. i got a silver anklet for $3 and a long gold chain necklace with a green rock pendant for $25. the last day is always the best. i am definitely volunteering next year.

The Jale Berry

Ingredients:
1. 1/2 cup sugar
2. 7 blackberries
3. jalapeno slice, about 1/4 inch thick ice cubes
4. 4 oz. gin
5. 1 1/2 oz. lime juice
6. 1/2 oz. orange liqueur

Method:
1. combine sugar and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan to make simple syrup
2. bring to boil, stirring to dissolve sugar, about 2 min. remove from heat. cool completely
3. in a cocktail shaker, muddle blackberries and jalapeno slice
4. add ice, gin. lime juice, 1 1/2 oz. simple syrup and orange liqueur
5. shake well and strain into martini glasses. garnish with a lemon twist

How To Get Gorgeous Skin

1. Apply... sun protection before leaving home. always use a moisturizer with 20 spf.
2. Eat... everything you put in your mouth affects your skin. too much refined sugar can weaken collagen and create brown spots so try honey instead.
3. Drink... lots of water! and green tea.
4. Always... read labels on skin products and avoid petrochemicals liek mineral oil and synthetic fragrances.
5. Never... go to sleep stressed. it shows up on your skin the next day. before bed meditate. it calms the mind.

Lemonade

Ingredients:

*1 cup sugar

*1 cup water(for syrup)

*1 cup lemon juice (4-6 lemons)

*3 - 4 cups water

METHOD

1 Make simple syrup by heating the sugar and water in a small saucepan until the sugar is dissolved completely.

2 While the sugar is dissolving, use a juicer to extract the juice from 4 to 6 lemons, enough for one cup of juice.

3 Add the juice and the sugar water to a pitcher. Add 3 to 4 cups of cold water, more or less to the desired strength. Refrigerate 30 to 40 minutes. If the lemonade is a little sweet for your taste, add a little more straight lemon juice to it.

Serve with ice, sliced lemons.

Serves 6.

going on a rollar coaster ride!

VAG

today jessie and i went to the vancouver art gallery. tuesdays are by donation instead of paying $15. rembrandt's and vermeer's paintings were good. i preferred his landscapes than the portraits. the detail was incredible.
there were some watercolours that looked pretty realistic. they were my favourite.

jobs?

how come it is impossible to get a job here in vancouver? well i guess because all the students from college and university are done school so they applied in april. but even people with jobs can barely get shifts. the most people can get is 2 or 3 a week. and in the summer you are wanting mabye 5 or 6 at the most? i gues i gotta keep trying...

Top 6 movies i want to see

1. public enemies 

2. breakfast at tiffany's

3. the hangover

4. american gangster

5. the curious case of benjamin button

6. the godfather(s)

Why do cats poo on beds?

how come my stupid (but nice) cat, elvis, decided to take a nice crap on my duvet cover? I come home all excited to go to sleep when i smell this gross stench of cat poop. there may be many reasons for why he did this. probably because he wants to go outside and it was too late for him to go out or because he is too lazy to go to his litter box. or maybe the door was just locked and he couldn't get out. he could even be sick! hopefully this behaviour won't happen again.

Michael Kors Gansevoort Large Tote

is $300 too much?

new hackie sac move

stall it on the bottom of your shoe, and then thrust it onto the other foot.
my friend kadir just did it for the first time! pretty weird. another thing is to kick it from yuor foot onto a tall stick. my boyfriend did it.

July 4th

happy independence day all you american's! today i went to langara to write an english LET exam. hopefully i make it into the regular english... after the test i went to the SPCA to look at the cats and dogs. there was this one dog, half husky half something else. it had one white eye and one brown one. tooo cute. i wanted to take him home with me. i also saw a kitty that looked exactly like my black and white elvis. after that i went to the beach with jessie. such nice weather!

cosmo kitty

cosmo as a kitten!

Prom 09

5AM

Ryan, me, Lana, and Jessie

Jessie and I

prom would have been better if my liver wasn't inflamed. for me i didn't find it to be as good as everyone made it out to be. it was basically grad with out the ceremony and parents. almost everyone behaved themselves. there were a few rowdy characters during the dinner. everybody looked great in their dresses and suits! glad i didn't miss it.

In The 70's

All pictures taken by Brain I.
Jessie and I
Jessie jumping over a garbage can
Elliot and I again
Elliot and I
my boyfriend Jessie enjoying a beer

Marilyn Monroe

icicles

-07

naramata

thunder and lightning storm coming our way! thank god we were going the opposite way. -08

elvis! so silly hiding under the christmas tree. i still got you and cosmo!
chazz was my prized possession until he died last summer in a coyote incident. ill miss your patch of black under your chin!

Plane Wing

on the way to Hawaii last summer. just like this picture... -08

Lemon Roast Potatoes

• 8-10 pots
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup real lemon juice
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 2 t salt
• 1-2 t oregano
• 1 t pepper

*whisk together and our over pots, which have been cut lengthwise. coat evenly. bake at 325 turning ofter to keep moist. bake 2 hours.

Best Brownie Recipe

*heat oven to 350 degrees F
*microwave chocolate and margarine
on HIGH 2min until mixed
*stir sugar into chocolate untill blended.
stir in eggs and vanilla till mixed. mix in
flour till mixed. add nuts.
*grease 13x9-inch pan.
*bake for 20-25min for gooiest brownies!

• 4 squares of bakers unsweetend chocolate
• 3/4 cup margarine or butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup chopped nuts

really delicious1

Vacation Spot!

favourite beach on hornby - big trib

This summer I'm going to Hornby Island to enjoy the peacefulness of lying on the beach, going to the co-op, and showering outside! The house we're renting is nicer then our own.

*hornby in 26 days*

Amazing Photos

This guy has the most incredible pictures. He has been posting a new picture everyday for four years! Take a look at his site www.topleftpixel.com
My favourite is this one.

Vermeer, Rembrandt and The Golden Age of Dutch Art Masterpieces

This exhibition started May 10th and ends September 13th being held at the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG). I want to go sometime this week.