One of the many fun things on this trip is being able to share with the sisters random ridiculousness found on the web in real time and get the immediate reaction in person. We were just browsing through the ridiculousness of Ascot Day hats.
I realize that the Ascot has a deep tradition where the fashion is just as important as the racing. But I would be interested to know when it became a trend for odd headgear to be displayed in public.
Perhaps it's a cultural thing that we just don't get. But to refer to some of these debacles as hats is what makes it all the more ridiculous. This particular one made us laugh so hard. It's not just the fact that her "hat" is somewhat silly but her expression of "This old thing? It was just hanging around in my closet" is what really takes the cake...
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Posted in Fashion Smashion
I forgot to share very exciting news but second family is now visiting from Vancouver. It has almost been a year since I last saw them so it is a very exciting time. When I came to pick them up at the airport, Ryo gave me such a priceless look, as if saying,"Who the F are you and why the heck do you know my name?" Then she looked to Jenna as if to say, "Do you know who this strange person is?"
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So far, she has been quicker to accept me this time around, already letting me hold her hand and read her books. I love that she still loves reading as that is my favourite type of gift to get her. She hasn't been too sure of Stefan yet. I guess it did not help that we all pretended to scream in horror when he walked through the door. We forget that a nearly two year old doesn't understand sarcasm yet...
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Posted in Joy-Friends, Lurves
I had my first spill on my bike a couple of weeks ago and I thought that I would share. Haven't I told you that sharing is caring? It was a very unfortunate incident on an early morning enroute to work and I managed to make a group of pre-schoolers cry. I have several different routes to work and this one takes me through a residential area. It had been raining and the leaves had managed to cover a minor pot hole on the sidewalk. A quick crash and I was down. Right in front of the group of pre-schoolers holding hands, out on their morning walk. One cried and of course, the rest of them started. What is it about children at this age? Is it a mutual sympathy thing?
Of course, the first thing on my mind is not that I fell, scraped my knee and bruised my thigh. My first thought were the very fabulous boots I had on, bought at the end of the season. What can I say? I am lucky to be blessed with small feet that I can wait to the very end of season sales. I always seem to score. I got these great vintage style boots for $225 marked down from $750. That, of course was my most foremost thought after crashing. Was whether the boots survived the fall. (They did).
Yes, I really am that superficial.
My second thought was that, I haven't had a knee scab or such a doozy of a bruise since high school years of playing field hockey. And how much I am looking forward to picking it.
Yes, I really am that gross.
I obviously have issues I need to work on.
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Posted in Me-ness
I am starting to hate, hate, hate the look of this blog. So much so, that I am seriously considering taking some graphic design and web courses so that I can make the site look just the way I want to.
I am so anal about certain things. It's frustrating for me because sometimes I can't translate how I want something to look the way I want to. And there's also because my CTO doesn't like the fact that I demand that any changes I want be made immediately. It's not as if he doesn't have a whole other job, you know, doing what he does.
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Posted in Stefan, What's Buggin' Me
So much for trying to post more often. I just cannot get into the swing of posting regularly. I think one of the reasons for my writer's block is simply because for the longest time, I refused to blog about anything relating to work. Which makes it very hard since I am a workaholic and many of my really interesting moments happen during work or while I am thinking about work. I had mentioned this dilemma to Lisa S, who was convinced that somehow I would find a way.
And so here I am, finding my way.
I was in New York this past month attending the ICFF. I don't know what it is but I just love going to exhibition shows. There's a certain energy and buzz about attending ones that have interesting products and ideas that you just can't get from reading a magazine or blog. It also has to do with being in NY itself.
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Posted in Coveting, Delectable Design, Furniture
