I’m about to settle into editing Aarti Paarti, but thought I’d put up a few pics from our holiday up the coast. Bren’s brother Will, and his lovely lady Rachel, invited us on their trip to Yosemite, San Francisco and Big Sur. Can you believe we did all of this in 4 days? Driving?! It [...]
UPDATE: National Weather Service says that plume is 20,000 feet high! After living in Los Angeles for a number of years, and covering a handful of wildfires, I’m kinda used to them. But I still gasped when I climbed out on our deck and took in an eyeful of this: That’s the “Station Fire”, burning [...]
One Thanksgiving, I brought bacon-wrapped dates. When I got there, the poor, over-worked mum asked that I please not put the dates in the oven until dessert. At first, I was at a loss. These were the perfect appetizer, they were how I was going to win over a family I had never met before! [...]
I’ll shut up about my birthday eventually, but in all honesty, I’d like to hear this particular birthday message every day. And I figured that you all might like hearing it too. Every year, the awesome folks at my awesome church sends me a card with these verses. I’m holding onto it this year, and [...]
They don’t have to do this. And that’s why I love Silk for printing this on their soy creamer: -x-aarti
I know you’ve been besides yourself waiting to see how Bren’s first pedicure went. Here ya go: -x-aarti
Last year, on my birthday, I painted my toes blue. I take it as a bit of metaphor that this year, I chose to paint my nails a bright, cheery yellow! Yes friends, I turned 31. I am for real-zies in my 30s now. There’s no frontin’ about being in my “late” 20s anymore. And [...]
I’m slowly getting back into civilization — I promise a post on my little holiday jaunt up the California coast is coming, complete with hundreds of pictures! In the meantime, perhaps a little chuckle will distract you. Are you familiar with Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt? The well-heeled, matching blonde couple of The Hills and [...]
I’m watching Monsoon Wedding right now. I think it’s way better than Slumdog. What do you think? -x-aarti
I already loved Lisa Hannigan — she’s the woman who sang with Damien Rice on his angst-ridden, heart-wrenching ballads that were ubiquitous a few years ago when “Closer” came out. She was always my favourite part about those songs because her voice is so gorgeous: husky, strong, feminine. I didn’t think I could love her [...]