Candle in the Wind

Speaking of smelly things, I bought a scented candle from the cute little store across the street - Jonathan Wright and Company. That is not a very cute name for a store, am disappointed now that I have checked the receipt. But they had a cute little poodley dog running around that looked like a very small lamb with a bald patch on it's rump. And their website is cute. So I guess it's ok.

My tropical chutney or whatever from Bath and Bodyworks has been running down, and as I said, NB has very smelly farts, so I decided I needed to invest in a new candle. I only like citrussy ones, don't ask, just personal preference. This is 'Goji & Tarocco Orange' by Voluspa and it smelt quite delicious, but now that I have it lit I can barely smell it at all.

Still, at least it is brightening up my lonely office and keeping my mini pumpkin company. When is the appropriate time to throw away a mini pumpkin? Should I keep it through Thanksgiving? It doesn't seem to be rotting yet.

*Update -- two coworkers have said that my office smells rocking the stockings so I guess it's just my nose. *

Sprouts

Here is my champion weekend purchase from Trader Joes. I don't even like brussel sprouts but it was like $3 and who knew they came on a vine and were such freaks?

Roasted with EVOO, salt and pepper... for an hour... on 400F. A bit of a failey fail, the house was very hot and the outsides were a little black and the insides were a little raw and the stalk did not cook at all even after another 20 min sans sprouts. That was sad. In the end, we should have just plucked em off and roasted them so they would be cooked evenly. But that seems like such a waste.

Now everyone is farting sprout farts, which are similar to cabbage farts but stay in the air longer.

Oh, yes, that is NB in the background. He bicycled all the way to LA from Washington state. I know, what a crazy. Now he is all hairy and all his clothes have holes and his shoes are smelly and actually orthopedic shoes for elderly women. My receptionist is going to queer eye him this weekend.

Bring on the Waterworks

Bad news guys.

Nicholas Sparks + Army movie + Handsome Man + Karen from Mean Girls = Tears for SURE x I'm a mouse, duh.

Did you miss me?

Of course you did.

I'm a real working girl now. With my own desk. And computer. That means that I can blog again! About pointless things! Hoorah!

To celebrate, let's have a nice stolen picture from JustJared.

This is essentially what brought me back.

Above you see Kellan Lutz, aka Emmett ''My Monkey Man'' Cullen from Twilight, making kisses with AnnaLynne McCord, aka some chick from 90210 that isn't Darcy from Degrassi.

I like this photo collage because it is very cinematic. It looks like a scene from a movie, where someone is hiding in the bushes taking pictures of someone he is going to kill. But really mostly because I think it is really creepy that AnnaLynne is making eye contact with the camera, and that made me stare at it for a long long time.

Anyone else wondering what could be in that box and why she would be carrying it herself? Anyone else find themselves fixated on her bony feet and shockingly bright toenails?

Anyone else out there?

New Show Alert! - NYC Prep

Is basically real life Gossip Girl. So like, uglier. And less witty.

Initially I only liked Camille, because I think she has a really interesting face. And she is basically Blair. But now my favs are Kelly and Sebastian. Kelly reminds me of Emma Roberts, and she's all cute and funny. Sebastian thinks he's a player (actually, he is, you should see the way girls fall all over the place for him) and comes up with gems like 'my passion is really... hooking up with girls', and 'Kelly could be my girlfriend, but I would rather hook up with as many girls as I want'. Winner.

Plus... looks like Dom, no? Same age. Luckily he has a gf.

Do not like: The blond girl. Her name is Jessie, she's obnox and not very attractive, but mostly I don't like her because she reminds me of someone else I don't really like. JBabyB for those in the know.

Get on it.

Juno Temple

We should all start loving Juno Temple right now.

You might remember her as bitchy redhead kid that got James in deep shizz in Atonement. Or bitchy wife who got Natalie Portman in deep shizz in The Other Boleyn Girl. Bitchy annoying child in Notes on a Scandal?

As you can see. she has generally only played bitchy horrible children. But now:

She's also in year one, looking very blond-chick-from-the-TingTings.

Adorable. Must now try and watch her in Wild Child with my other girl-child crush, Emma Roberts.

Lucky

NB complains that I do not say good things about him, with particular regards to my journal. Which he read. Easy to confess once you leave, right?

Anyway, since it seems to be not adieu but ttfn, here is something nice.

Um, does anyone else think this is the worst music video ever? Awful editing, zero story, clearly just an excuse to go on holiday.