retired extremely dangerous.

nycole and i watched this tonight and were thoroughly entertained.

brutal heart.

random pics accompany the song but...the actual song is awesome :)

packing list.

you might have to be a descendant of my dad to appreciate this but...i give you the 'hawaii packing list':

Vacation Packing List – Dad’s Updated version without Nelson’s Sippy Cup 3-25-2011

Clothes

1. Sunday Church Clothes

2. 5 underware

3. 5 socks

4. 2 Swim Suits

5. 2 change of casual clothes (cotton pants and cool lose cotton shirts/blouses)

6. Water shoes/Dress Shoes/Casual shoes

7. Hat/cap

Electronics

1. Digital Camera

2. Computer/ipad/ipod

3. Cell phone

4. Spare HD’s

5. DVD’s/CD’s

6. All Necessary Chargers

Medical

1. Vitamins/pills

2. Glasses (both Sun and Prescription)

3. Bug Bite Lotion

4. Sun block

5. Retainer

6. Skin Lotion

Toiletries

1. Toothbrush/paste

2. Comb

3. Chapstick

4. Deodorant

5. Razor

Financial/Document

1. Wallet/cash/credit cards

2. Passport/ID

3. Temple Recommend

Recreational

1. Mask/Snorkel/Fins

2. Books

3. Head Phones

4. Portable DVD player

my dad has almost always provided packing lists for family trips. there was a standard backpacking list that stayed with our packs and year after year we'd reference it.

last summer when i went backpacking with a group of friends i realized that my family is a little old school when it comes to camping. everyone else had their camp stoves and astronaut dehydrated meals while i brought a pot and cooked on the fire. although i still hear from the boys how good the biscuits we shared were :)

anyway. over the years the lists have slightly changed. as you can see nelson no longer needs his sippy cup and there are almost as many electronic items listed as anything else.

i can't wait till my older sister gets to check her kid's packed bags before a trip (just like my mom used to) and provide them packing lists that stemmed from my dad's :)

the tradition will be passed down and continue!

quadruple chocolate cake!

1 pkg. duncan heinz devil's food cake

4 eggs

1 pkg. instant chocolate pudding mix

1 1/4 cup water

1/2 cup oil

mix/blend 2 minutes. place in greased and floured bundt pan. bake at 350 degrees for about 50 to 60 minutes. allow to cool. heat container of chocolate frosting to desired runniness and pour over cake (acquire the skills of lamia if able). add sprinkles. eat with ice cream or glass of milk.

mmmm.

update: eek! i forgot the fourth bit of chocolate. add half a bag of semi sweet chocolate chips just after mixing then pour into greased/floured bundt pan :)

out of print.

eek! i love this shirt :)

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afi 100 movies.

so i've seen quite a few on the afi's 100 movies list. now to watch the rest.

1. CITIZEN KANE 1941

2. THE GODFATHER 1972

3. CASABLANCA 1942

4. RAGING BULL 1980

5. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 1952

6. GONE WITH THE WIND 1939

7. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 1962

8. SCHINDLER'S LIST 1993

9. VERTIGO 1958

10. THE WIZARD OF OZ 1939

11. CITY LIGHTS 1931

12. THE SEARCHERS 1956

13. STAR WARS 1977

14. PSYCHO 1960

15. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 1968

16. SUNSET BLVD. 1950

17. THE GRADUATE 1967

18. THE GENERAL 1927

19. ON THE WATERFRONT 1954

20. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE 1946

21. CHINATOWN 1974

22. SOME LIKE IT HOT 1959

23. THE GRAPES OF WRATH 1940

24. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL 1982

25. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 1962

26. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON 1939

27. HIGH NOON 1952

28. ALL ABOUT EVE 1950

29. DOUBLE INDEMNITY 1944

30. APOCALYPSE NOW 1979

31. THE MALTESE FALCON 1941

32. THE GODFATHER PART II 1974

33. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST 1975

34. SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS 1937

35. ANNIE HALL 1977

36. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI 1957

37. THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES 1946

38. THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE 1948

39. DR. STRANGELOVE 1964

40. THE SOUND OF MUSIC 1965

41. KING KONG 1933

42. BONNIE AND CLYDE 1967

43. MIDNIGHT COWBOY 1969

44. THE PHILADELPHIA STORY 1940

45. SHANE 1953

46. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT 1934

47. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 1951

48. REAR WINDOW 1954

49. INTOLERANCE 1916

50. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING 2001

51. WEST SIDE STORY 1961

52. TAXI DRIVER 1976

53. THE DEER HUNTER 1978

54. M*A*S*H 1970

55. NORTH BY NORTHWEST 1959

56. JAWS 1975

57. ROCKY 1976

58. THE GOLD RUSH 1925

59. NASHVILLE 1975

60. DUCK SOUP 1933

61. SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS 1941

62. AMERICAN GRAFFITI 1973

63. CABARET 1972

64. NETWORK 1976

65. THE AFRICAN QUEEN 1951

66. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 1981

67. WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? 1966

68. UNFORGIVEN 1992

69. TOOTSIE 1982

70. A CLOCKWORK ORANGE 1971

71. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 1998

72. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION 1994

73. BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID 1969

74. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS 1991

75. IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT 1967

76. FORREST GUMP 1994

77. ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN 1976

78. MODERN TIMES 1936

79. THE WILD BUNCH 1969

80. THE APARTMENT 1960

81. SPARTACUS 1960

82. SUNRISE 1927

83. TITANIC 1997

84. EASY RIDER 1969

85. A NIGHT AT THE OPERA 1935

86. PLATOON 1986

87. 12 ANGRY MEN 1957

88. BRINGING UP BABY 1938

89. THE SIXTH SENSE 1999

90. SWING TIME 1936

91. SOPHIE'S CHOICE 1982

92. GOODFELLAS 1990

93. THE FRENCH CONNECTION 1971

94. PULP FICTION 1994

95. THE LAST PICTURE SHOW 1971

96. DO THE RIGHT THING 1989

97. BLADE RUNNER 1982

98. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY 1942

99. TOY STORY 1995

100. BEN-HUR 1959

30 before 30.

(because he's a cutie and i love him)

1. watch the 100 greatest movies.

2. run a 5k.

3. read through the entire book of mormon again.

4. change the oil on a car.

5. get back to paris.

6. beat my brother colton in chess.

7. find a shade of lipstick that suits me...and wear it :)

8. teach a weekly yoga class at a studio.

9. fully back up my computer/files on both hard drives.

10. take a martial arts class.

11. learn how to play 5 songs on the guitar.

12. take a trip/vacation using the train.

13. cook a turkey.

14. make 100 origami paper cranes. completed 10/20/11

15. sew a quilt.

16. take my niece and nephew on a camping trip.

17. knit a scarf.

18. learn how to us my camera.

19. iron a wrinkly button up shirt.

20. paint a watercolor that i want to hang up.

21. find an ancestor and do all the temple work for them.

22. cut bangs.

23. save set amount of dollars.

24. go scuba diving.

25. grow and cook with my own little herb garden. completed 9/12/11

26. climb mount olympus.

27. go sugar free for 1 month. completed 10/9/11

28. sleep in an igloo.

29. learn to apply liquid eye liner.

30. successfully donate blood.

again, dancing on my own.

i go to the gym multiple times a week for physical therapy. i'm the one doing the bike at zero resistance and lifting weights which really don't have much weight on them. however...i'm enjoying making little playlists to listen to. and. i always get excited when this song comes on.

the music video is ok...but the song itself is catchy pep :)

cornflower blue.

so my photography skills need some work. or maybe i should have turned on a light :)

the fabric is a watercolor in yellows, browns, and a little blue. it was in the clearance bin mostly because the brown is well...brown. but i kind of love watercolors right now. there is a flat front, elastic in the back. i added a belt for definition of the waist (definition...such a good friend) and of course blue sweater and flats to bring out the blue. cardigan courtesy of my mom! all in all i had a very good time making it :)

fleur-de-lys tumbers.

i went to the d.i. today looking for a skirt that i could possibly use pattern-wise to make more skirts. i'm an addict.

however.

i was browsing the glassware section (don't ask how many goblets i've picked up in my day) and i saw 4 glasses incredibly similar to the one above. they were slightly larger and darker and $ .75 each. yowza. i bought all 4. don't tell nycole.

b the w. the above glass is found at the beloved anthropologie for $ 8.00.

i may have also bought the game of life still in plastic for $2.00. and not the newer one starring the bozo family but the game i played in my childhood. unopened.

i love the d.i.

to sew.

i was a sewing maniac today!! although to finish the project i need to get one last thing from the store. so i'll have to post a pic later this week.

[i saved this pic in 2009 and need to search for the source...bummer]

mmm chicken.

for dinner last night i made breaded chicken, rice and broccoli. i used this chicken recipe from the blog, dinner: a love story. it turned out really really yummy. and since we don't have an oven it's a chicken recipe you can do entirely on the stove which is fantastic.

next time i'll need to crunch crush mash smash the corn flakes a little more.

and for the rice i used a lipton rice mix. you can get them on sale at groceries stores periodically but even full price they are only about $1.25. i ate these all the time while at university. they were perfect for two meals and i could always add veggies, chicken or tuna. last night, i had the chicken flavor rice on hand and added frozen broccoli.

by the time it was ready i just ate. didn't stop to take a picture :)

silly girls.

:)

how much is too much.

i have a weakness for shades from forever 21

i decided that the month of february i would spend less money. so aside from monthly bills (and a few times eating out) i didn't really buy anything. i stocked up on groceries in the end of january and didn't spend money on many outings.

it helped that i had acl surgery on february 1st and didn't really leave the house for 2 weeks. after that it was mostly church and physical therapy outings. i made friends come to me and watch movies :)

SO. how to keep up thriftiness and smart spending? i saw this principle on a blog a long time ago and though i'd share. the $100 rule.

when you're about to buy something ask, "would i spend $100 on this?" the answer almost exclusively is no. i like the idea. i'm going to employ it for awhile and see if it actually works :)

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north and south.

if you haven't seen this...you probably should. and. i'm putting the book on the reading list.

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first position.

this made me laugh :)

yay!!

congratulations to my brother nelson and soon to be sister ginnie!!!

babies.

i fiercely miss these two.

hales bells.

one of my bestest friends from the university days got married last year in salt lake city. i was lucky enough to attend her wedding reception. on her blog she posted a link to her wedding pics and...fun surprise...i was in one of them :)

and my purse too.

rêve de paris

i am experiencing somewhat vivid dreams lately. ones that i remember even awake.

one dream included me running through paris (the city was under attack) and then i took refuge in 18th arrondissement. the dream then transformed and i was in my parisien apartment and 'inception' like i was the architect. move the apartments walls, doors, decor, etc until it was perfect.

and for some reason polly was in the apartment as a baby (i think this has to do with the fact that i've been looking at tons of family photos from the mid 90s).

it was nice to visit paris again for a bit.

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