OK this might not be as bad as Hummer...or is it? This fine East Van establishment has changed names many times but this takes the cake. What's with the triple umlaut?
Slave To Shopping is all about living in Sydney, Australia: Shops, food, events, travel and home. Shopping is my cardio.
Thursday, December 30, 2004
More innapropriately named stuff.
OK this might not be as bad as Hummer...or is it? This fine East Van establishment has changed names many times but this takes the cake. What's with the triple umlaut?
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Christmas - brought to you by Starbucks.
Was a mostly Rockwellesque Christmas...turkey dinners, family, kids, Santa, champagne, chocolate, gifts and chaos. All good. (Even with the crazy Cuban camp.)
Someone said that for Christmas you should get at least a toy or two that you can play with. Craig's is a Colin McRae rally game that actually came with a steering wheel to attach to his desk. Thing is, he played it so much that he has blisters. He's a trooper tho - he put on his weight gloves to soldier on last night. My toys are a Starbucks Barista machine (oh how I love it) and a giant encyclopedia of a cookbook. Craig thinks that the house-y gift aren't very exciting but I'm not a big fan of losing skin from my thumbs on a game. I'm super stoked to make lattes at home.
But man, I'm feeling pretty roly poly especially if we're going on a Windjammer cruise in January - the best gift af all. Back to the gym and on WW 20 pts a day.
Must. Stop. Eating. Leftover. Chocolates.
Someone said that for Christmas you should get at least a toy or two that you can play with. Craig's is a Colin McRae rally game that actually came with a steering wheel to attach to his desk. Thing is, he played it so much that he has blisters. He's a trooper tho - he put on his weight gloves to soldier on last night. My toys are a Starbucks Barista machine (oh how I love it) and a giant encyclopedia of a cookbook. Craig thinks that the house-y gift aren't very exciting but I'm not a big fan of losing skin from my thumbs on a game. I'm super stoked to make lattes at home.
But man, I'm feeling pretty roly poly especially if we're going on a Windjammer cruise in January - the best gift af all. Back to the gym and on WW 20 pts a day.
Must. Stop. Eating. Leftover. Chocolates.
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Twas the week before Christmas...
Monday, December 20, 2004
Ode to Bissell OxyKik after a kickass party
OxyKik, sweet OxyKik
Cleans up after messy party tricks
At least 40 people came through the door
Red wine on the floor!
But wait there's more...
There's were stains everywhere
No one seemed to care
Even when Craig had to forcibly eject Bogdan's derierre
Had a wicked time
Then I had to clean up the grime
Which included Andy's barf...what a crime
There were scandals and vandals,
Hilarious jokes and Cuban smokes,
Good food and good times,
Tequila and a sh1tload of wine.
A roomfull of booze, guys and girls so tarty,
Hangover on Saturday was oh soooo gnarly
It'll be a while before we have another party
Cleans up after messy party tricks
At least 40 people came through the door
Red wine on the floor!
But wait there's more...
There's were stains everywhere
No one seemed to care
Even when Craig had to forcibly eject Bogdan's derierre
Had a wicked time
Then I had to clean up the grime
Which included Andy's barf...what a crime
There were scandals and vandals,
Hilarious jokes and Cuban smokes,
Good food and good times,
Tequila and a sh1tload of wine.
A roomfull of booze, guys and girls so tarty,
Hangover on Saturday was oh soooo gnarly
It'll be a while before we have another party
Friday, December 17, 2004
The soundtrack to this week is...
Scissor Sisters...love this CD! It's been in heavy rotation with the latest Cake, Gavin Froome, Gem and Postal Service. I think these were all released in the summer but I've only lemminged on to them now.
Bummer thing is that they're playing at the Commodore Jan 28th but it's sold out. Crap. Ah, ah, ah've become comfortably numb!
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Fluffy Christmas prezzies
Just so no one thinks that all I do is sit around all day and watch stuff that I've taped on Tivo (OK I do).
Yesterday, I sat around and watched stuff I taped on Tivo *and* made Christmas pillows.
Ooh, gotta go...Stevie Wonder is on Ellen.
Yesterday, I sat around and watched stuff I taped on Tivo *and* made Christmas pillows.
Ooh, gotta go...Stevie Wonder is on Ellen.
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Give him a Hummer for Christmas
There are a few celebrity endorsement trends that I've chosen to ignore. Jessica Simpson's edible perfume, Carmen Electra's strippercise DVDs...I've even tolerated SJP hawking for the Gap. But it's Christmas and the advertising is a bit un-ignorable.
In the car on the way home from the airport on Sunday...we're in the cab, an ad comes on the radio for the Bay: "This Christmas, give him the gift he really wants. Hummer. A fresh and exhilarating burst of freshness."
What?! No! I have no idea how anyone can advertise "Hummer for men" with a straight face. I can imagine the jokes in the marketing meeting. This is no femenist rant about inappropriate advertising blah blah blah. It's the whole Hummer thing. What are guys supposed to smell like? Roadrage? Dumb.
Spirit by Antonio Banderas? Trump by Donald Trump? Obvious grab for Christmas spending. What to buy for the man for whom you have no idea what to buy. I just hope people don't actually get this crap under their tree.
Monday, December 13, 2004
Mele Kalikimaka!
Things I love about Hawaii:
1. Hearing Christmas carols poolside while sipping a slushy fruity drink. (It did get pretty tired by day 5 tho)
2. Getting sunburned shins in December.
3. Hotels that have pools full of hammerhead sharks, manta rays and all kinds of fish.
4. The ABC store. I went everyday. The perfect place to get sushi, bean cakes, beer, fresh pineapple all in one go.
5. Shopping. Shopping. Shopping.
6. Not reading the news or watching TV for 5 days... (Craig didn't play any PC games for 5 days too. Yay!)and reading 3 books in 5 days.
7. Kitchy Hawaiian hula music. Auhea, `auhea wale `oe E ka pua, e ka pua lokelani A he nani, a he nani no `oe He wahine u`i
8. Sipping drinks poolside at sunset. Eating dinner outside on the beach at Duke's.
9. Christmas trees in the tropics.
10. Getting to wear all my summer stuff again.
1. Hearing Christmas carols poolside while sipping a slushy fruity drink. (It did get pretty tired by day 5 tho)
2. Getting sunburned shins in December.
3. Hotels that have pools full of hammerhead sharks, manta rays and all kinds of fish.
4. The ABC store. I went everyday. The perfect place to get sushi, bean cakes, beer, fresh pineapple all in one go.
5. Shopping. Shopping. Shopping.
6. Not reading the news or watching TV for 5 days... (Craig didn't play any PC games for 5 days too. Yay!)and reading 3 books in 5 days.
7. Kitchy Hawaiian hula music. Auhea, `auhea wale `oe E ka pua, e ka pua lokelani A he nani, a he nani no `oe He wahine u`i
8. Sipping drinks poolside at sunset. Eating dinner outside on the beach at Duke's.
9. Christmas trees in the tropics.
10. Getting to wear all my summer stuff again.
Friday, December 03, 2004
Not bad for the lull week
Daddy bought a Segway!
After all the excitement last week, this was supposed to the lull week...considering we were about to move to another country last week and next week we're going to Hawaii, I didn't have much planned this week. But I did a few cool things.
First of all, I'm the Vancouver Tivo pimp. After having Tivo working for a while now (and, oh, how I love it) I've been telling anyone who'll listen how cool Tivo is. Tape shows, pause live TV, find out Tivo has taped Fashion File for you without even asking. How can I not tell people. So now I've bought 2 more Tivos for other people on eBay...pick up the Tivo in Blaine, tell 'em how to set it up and let 'em feel the Tivo love. I'm not even going to mark them up. It's practically charity.
Saw Bridget Jones with the girls on tightwad Tuesday. Cute movie, pigged out on greasy popcorn. I have no idea how Mark Darcy keeps going back to Bridget - her character is so awkward and, quite honestly, lame. If this sort of thing keeps women thinking that they can completely spaz out and their boyfriends will just love it and come back for more, they will find they are sadly mistaken.
I had the best day today. Started out with learning last night that Dad bought a Segway. It for one of the Craftsmans that's separated into 2 separate buildings: the offfice/detailing is where customers drop off the cars and the body/paint shop is a half block away. The Segway is to get the manager between the 2 buildings faster. So Dad is going to cruise into his company Xmas party on the thing and give a speech, then give it to the manager who's getting it. Hillarious!
So, I planned to try the Segway out today before it got given away. Then, this morning, Craig calls and says he told a friend of a Vancouver Sun reporter that I used my iPod all the time...I wind up getting interviewed for an article about girls who use iPods and get my pic taken with my iPod on the Segway. Geeky! Then, I did a little shopping at the new Park Royal Village (found the cutest sequinned T at Old Navy for $5.99!) and had a pedi at Spa Utopia. Woohoo!
Oh, and I got hair extensions this week too. Wasn't quite sure about them at first but it's day 3 and I'm loving them.
No big plans tomorrow, other than studying for an Economics final on Saturday morning. Then we're off on Sunday. Whee!
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