Quarter Life Pedicure

In honor of being a half-assed diva and my upcoming Birthday, I decided to treat myself to a pedicure during my lunch break.

I went in to my usual place, saw there was no line at all (!), and saddled up at the nearest pedicure chair. It was Birthday destiny.

Usually I'm very content to not talk to anyone during my pedicure, especially during the calf and foot massage portion. If you have ever been with me while getting a pedicure, you would know that this is the time I like to close my eyes and roll my head in fits of ecstacy, as a Vietnamese man makes my foot pain go bye bye.

But today my dude was one hell of a chatty Cathy!

We (he) talked about so many fascinating things. Like how he eats so fast he can't enjoy his food and he has developed a sort of stomach condition. Like how he once broke his hand after losing a battle with a front door because "women are crazy". And how he is saving up for a trip to Tokyo - not because he is Japanese, but because he loves sushi. And because his friend went and spent $40,000 in one month to impress the ladies, so he had to also. (I didn't have the heart to tell him there is a sushi restaurant down the street).

Then, because I was out of polite head nods, I told him that tomorrow was my Birthday. And, apparently, he did not know until that exact moment that he was turning 30 this year and that he extremely devastated about it.

For real, as he got progressively more upset about it during the 30 minute treatment, he said things like, "Oh my gosh! The big 3-0! I never thought this would happen to me. I am going to have to take 2 days off of work because I am going to drink myself crazy and because I'm too old to only have one-day hangovers!" Oh and, "I'm so fat now that I'm turning 30! If I eat one bite I gain a pound. Now I'm scared to eat! If I had to eat fattening air I'd just stop breathing." (That last one totally lost me too).

So much for my relaxing pedicure. I ended up spending my salon sesh talking this soon-to-be-3o-year old off a ledge.

Tomorrow I'll just cash in my free Birthday sub at Jersey Mike's at keep to myself.

This Just In: The Internet is not private

Do you think it's possible that some people really don't know that Pinterest is a PUBLIC form?

I haven't figured out how in the hell to operate Pinterest, but I certainly figured out that it is public when it initially invited over 300 of my facebook friends to view my boards just because I signed up. This includes total randos that I haven't talked to since middle school. How do you pin "Awkwardness"?

Yet people continue to post really personal dream boards to Pinterest like it's their own secret garden. I personally know at least 2 people who ARE NOT EVEN ENGAGED that have extensive "Wedding" boards and post to them on the reg.

Homegirls, we can see this! It looks desparate! Keep your ivory and lace dreams to yourself at least until he puts a ring on it!

I was actually with a girl once when we broke the news to her that people could see her wedding boards. (Said girl was not engaged at the time). Her reaction was amazing, "Wait! People can actually see this?!? AAAAH! Someone give me a computer right now to delete that stuff!"

Just wanted to let you know ladies, if it's on the World Wide Web, we can see it. Which means so can your boyfriend, and he's probably very, very afraid.

P.F. Chang's Home Menu Meals - How Do you Say Yes in Chinese?

Y'all - This stuff is GOOD! P.F. Chang's Home Menu Meals

And easier than you could possibly believe. And if you split it with your roommate/life partner, it's only about 380 calories per serving. That's about 1/8 of the amount you'd consume if you ate at an actual P.F. Chang's. Not an option for me since there isn't one in Wilmington. And that's A-OK with my ever expanding rear.

Last night I tried the Garlic Chicken with Dan Dan Noodles. It was so rich and was ready in 12 minutes! In fact, it was so fast that I hadn't even finished making my starter ginger-dressing salad before the entree was ready. AWKWARD!

Last week they were $1.50 off at Harris Teeter. Go check it out sometime soon and see if you can catch a deal in the freezer aisle!

Deep Thoughts over the Dishwasher

Sometimes when I am putting up dishes and I see that something didn't get cleaned all the way and it needs another ash, I sing "Sometimes, just once ain't enough," to the tune of this song: Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough.

And then I put that spoon/plate/cup right back in the dishwasher and keep on keepin' on.

I had a pretty low key weekend of polishing silver and watching Twighlight, so I got to do a lot of soul-searching.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Ice Cream Sundays - Mint Chocolate Cookie

Oh baby. Oh baby.

I forgot how much I love mint ice cream, but this beautiful creation instantly reminded me. So minty fresh! So many giant chunks of cookie.

That's pretty much all I need to say! I want to put this whole pint in a giant bowl, splash it with some milk, and eat the whole thing all day. Something about the freshness of the mint taste makes it feel like it's not as bad for you. Ha!

I'm seriously turning into an ice cream monster who manipulates herself to believe ice cream is good for me. DANGER!

(Btw, I'm not cheating on Ben and Jerry's with Edy's. This is someone else's freezer...That's right, I even travel with my ice cream. Again, DANGER!)

Summary:

Flavors Tried - 18

Pounds Gained - 0

Favorite Flavor - Mint Chocolate Cookie...that's right, there's a new kid in town!

Diveats - Smoothies

I've been making such amazing smoothies recently that it's almost scary. I really might have missed my calling as a Smoothista!

Look at that creamy perfection.

Let me tell you how I do it/Humor me.

In a blender, add about 4 ice cubes, and a frozen banana.

The frozen banana is KEY to this being essentially like a milkshake (yea, you read that right!). Just make sure to break the banana in chunks before you freeze it so it blends easier.

Then add about 3 frozen strawberries and a half cup of milk. Sometimes I add more depending on how big I want the smoothie.

Blend, stir, blend, push everything toward the bottom, blend, stir, and blend until it becomes totally smooth and chunk free. Then put in a cup, marvel at the fact that you made this totally luscious and 100% healthy smoothie, and eat it!

I also add some peanut butter to my spoon so that I get a little nibble with every spoonful of smoothie. I feel like peanut butter gets lost in smoothies if you blend it in, and peanut butter is something that needs to be tasted! So lacing the spoon with PB is my solution to getting lots of little bites.

I also usually add blueberries to the top, but this morning there was no room. My cup runneth over!

Look at that froth! It's just as good as a milkshake and 100% better for you!

Thanks for listening :) Sometimes things are too awesome to not share with the world.