Thai Xing

So good.
Especially when:

• Eaten on the porch
  
• In 70 degree weather
• With wine
• and boyfriend

*not necessarily in that order

The Positive Spread of Cupcakes

This weekend I made some amazing new cupcakes, well new for me. Rosewater Pistachio; Marble with Chocolate Buttercream frosting; and Pumpkin Chocolate Chip with Cinnamon frosting. All of them were vegan. That's right, I am going back, or trying to. It has been over a week since I have eaten animal products. I don't really want to get into any discussions about my decision, so let's not. Vegans get very defensive and I will do my best to not be that way.

Anyway, this week started work yoga! It was great, I like yoga at work.

This weather! It is wonderful. Dania is coming to visit and I cannot wait to sit outside with her and Carolyn and sip on margaritas.

No more weeds! I cleared the front yard on Sunday and Nate laid down mulch. Now our yard is not an embarrassment to our neighbors. I did spread the cupcake love to them!

If you are ever interested in baked goods, stop by on Sundays...

Oh, and the pope. He is around town today. He made it difficult to park my bike this morning. It is nice to see the city so alive, it makes it feel more like summer somehow.

George, Washington

I was talking to Ben last night and we decided that a good place to live would be George, Washington. Look at their road signs!



I also wondered if we lived there if we could play Twin Peaks. He would come down to the beach front and I would be wrapped in plastic. Mostly, I think this would be a nice place to have pie shop. Just think, Dale Cooper might stop by!

I am turning into my boyfriend

I am making friends online.

I made three pies yesterday, lemon meringue, blueberry, and key lime. I also made guacamole, chocolate chip waffles and the most amazing home fries I have ever had. I always forget to take pictures because food is more exciting in my tummy than in a picture. I will work on this, promise.

Sputnik had surgery last week. She was soooo snuggly all weekend. I just had to separate her and Warner because she is back to her old self, i.e. romping.

I want to take cake decorating classes, the only place I can find them is Cake Love, which is amazing, but I would have to go to Silver Spring and they are expensive, ~$60 for one class!

Whoa, look at the time! I need to be asleep in t-minus four minutes!

yikes!

Worth looking into

I don't know if I have ever heard a better tag line for a movie. Wow.

It's 4 A.M., Where's your kitty?

Last night the kitties were sleeping with us, then they started to play. This is a typical night. WE let them out of the room. We kept hearing them scratch on the door trying to get back in. Around 4 A.M. I woke up and opened the door. Sputnik ran in. I tried to get her to sleep, but she was clawing at the dresser. I started to get worried because I didn't see Warner. I checked in Riboflavins room, I looked downstairs, I even looked outside. No sign of him. Then Nate said, I think he is inn the dresser. Sure enough...

My Two Cents on Pollution and Hybrid Vehicles

I was reading about an article that mentioned pollution and it I started thinking about how it has affected my views and life. I am glad that it has become mainstream to try and be "green" and that many people are trying be more aware and do their part. The one thing that truly gets my goat every time is all these people buying hybrid vehicles.

First, these cars are really not better for the environment. Okay, to drive them, yes, but to build them, no. In fact, from everything I have read, the mining of nickel (which is what is used to build the batteries in these cars) destroys land and makes it basically, completely useless. It becomes a wasteland. It is more harmful than driving a Hummer for the duration of its life.

Second, people are getting rid of perfectly good, running cars to buy these, what do you think happens to old cars? They are put into dumps, causing, guess what??? MORE POLLUTION!

Third, and one of the most despicable things I have heard, there was a guy last year that purchased a USED Hummer. His neighbors were offended by his choice and looted his car. They scratched it, popped the tires, broke windows, etc. He then had to get all this fixed. Do these people realize that tires cause pollution? Do they also realize that he now had to get it all fixed and therefore all the things that had to be thrown away would further pollute the earth.

So, here is my point: for those people that do not want to pollute, don't. It is simple. I decided a while ago that I wanted to lessen my carbon footprint, I got rid of my car and purchased a used bicycle. I know that this is not a possibility for everyone, however, I will not judge people's choice to own whatever car they please. If you want to get a hybrid, at least wait until they make stable lithium ion batteries, these are far less devastating on the environment.

Okay, done preaching.