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More Words, Less Weenies

Mar 16th, 2010

It was recently pointed out to me that my blog just looks like a bunch of weenie pics lately. In fact, I haven’t written a non-WOTW post since I discovered Bacon Salt.* Sadly, this isn’t the first time this has been brought to my attention. When I’m devoid of things to write about (aka avoiding writing) the only consistent posts are my Weenies of the Week. Not a horrible thing, but I want to be more than just that weird girl who only posts pictures of weenies on her blog. I mean, I know they’re cool but there’s only so many weenies you can take before it gets to be a little much, if you know what I mean. (If you’re not catching my double entendre here, we can’t be friends.)

So, friends, I’m adopting a new motto.

OK I really did try to make a version of that graphic without the weenie silhouette, but it just didn’t look as good. Honestly. Give me some time to wean myself off of them. Ha, get it? Wean myself off of weenies? Whatever, I thought it was funny. Kind of. Aw man, with jokes like that I bet you’re wishing I’d take back my new motto and just post more pictures, aren’t you? Aren’t you? OMG you are, how sad for me.

Anyway! My point is I’ll post more. So there won’t actually be less weenies, but there will be proportionately less weenies.

I just realized — if you were playing a drinking game that involved drinking every time I used the word weenie, you’d be wasted right now.

I dunno why you’d ever play that game, but hey, I’m not here to judge.

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*BTW, tried it! Amaze.

Is This Real Life?

Feb 24th, 2010

by Sachi.

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You guys!

I was about to write a new post commenting on the new layout here (if you’re reading this outside of a reader, obviously you can see how different it looks, yay-woohoo-go-me new layout), but I just stumbled upon an ad for this amazing-looking product and felt compelled to post about it instead.

At first, I didn’t know if I should be grossed out or excited. But then I was like, who am I kidding? I LOVE BACON. I’m a little bit like that dog from the Beggin’ Strips commercials when I get a whiff of that fatty deliciousness. Only hopefully less annoying. Bacon Salt is, as described on their website, “a low sodium, zero calorie, zero fat, vegetarian and kosher seasoning that makes everything taste like bacon.” SIGN. ME. UP.

And if that weren’t tempting enough, they have a variety of flavors to choose from — there’s hickory, peppered, natural, applewood, maple, cheddar, jalapeno, mesquite, oh my! Plus, according to their website, they sell it at pretty much every major grocery store. How have I missed out on this? Seriously, is anyone as excited about this as me?! Now I don’t wanna go tooting their horn before I even try it myself, but the concept has me sold. I’m gonna try some ASAP. And if you happen to do so before me, let me know what you think.

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The makers of Bacon Salt also invented something called Baconnaise. Not sure how I feel about that one, but again, curious…

Cute Celebrity Child Induces Mild Rambling

Dec 4th, 2009

by Sachi.

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maddox jolie-pitt

Maddox Jolie-Pitt accompanied his parents to the Invictus premiere tonight (December 3) in Beverly Hills, where this picture was snapped.

A few things:

This kid is getting cuter by the second. Seriously, how precious is he? The hat, the scarf, the ring — I mean, this whole thing, it just works.
Do you think he wore that ring to match Brad’s? ‘Cause if so, cue the awwws.
Check out the healthy grip Brad and Angelina have on him.
I don’t blame them for the death-grip. I’d hold him tightly too if there were weirdo blogger fans like me out there who dedicate an entire post to talking about how cute and fashionable your Cambodian kid is. Hold on tight, Brangelina, or the kid is mine!
All jokes aside, I surmise that Maddox will turn out to be one of the coolest cats you’d ever hope to meet.
If Angelina and I were both in a contest for veiny-est hands (’cause that’s something people want a prize for), I would win. But if Madonna were also in that contest with us, she would win.
If Angelina, Madonna, and I were in a contest for biggest biceps, Madonna would win first prize, I’d come in second, and Angelina would place last. Man, two losses in a row, Angie just can’t catch a break. I guess she wouldn’t care much though. She still wins the prize for most-goodly-reformed celebrity since, um, Madonna?
If Angelina, Madonna, and I were in a contest for darkest complexion, I would win by a landslide. (Come on, I had to place myself first in at least one of these hypothetical contests.)
If Angelina and Madonna were in a contest for who’s adopted more children of the world, Angelina would win (obvi). Until Madonna adopts quadruplets from Chechnya.
If Maddox and Pax were in a contest for cutest Asian kid adopted by Angelina Jolie, she’d call it a tie. Until she adopts a Laotian newborn who would take the cake — ’cause really what’s cuter than an Asian baby? Nothing. Maybe a black baby. Maybe.

Have You Tried These?

Nov 20th, 2009

by Sachi.

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Preface: Lately my husband and I both spend an inordinate amount of time at home, but most of the day we’re in our own respective creative spaces. As such, we have a habit of randomly Skype-ing each other when we’re not in the same room. Not calling each other, mind you, just typing. It’s our version of FB/Google chat. (Side note: The Skype emoticons pwn all others. Srsly.)

The other day, we had this little exchange:

Him: Caramel (41%) + Nougat (37%) + Chocolate (12%) + Hazelnut (10%) = ???

Me: what’s that?

Him: it’s a recipe for perfection

(then he sent this image)

If you’re like me, chances are you’ve never heard of Toffifee much less partaken in its scrumdidlyumptiousness. They aren’t yet part of the commonly accepted collection of mainstream faves (Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, etc.) but they are damn delicious. Toffifee packs so many of my favorite sweet things into one charming bite-sized candy. The caramel-nougat-chocolate-hazelnut ratio is indeed perfection.

Here in the States, though identically packaged and containing the same candy, they spell it Toffifay. Not sure why. Maybe they thought Americans wouldn’t be able to pronounce it with the original spelling. Not a bad idea considering I do pronounce it “Toe-fee-fee.” In my defense, Toffifay sounds kind of awkward (read: obnoxious) whereas Toffifee sounds as cute as the candy is yummy. So there.

Anywho, as a recent Toffifee convert, I thought I’d share them with you. If you’re ever cruisin’ the candy aisles of your local Walgreens/Rite-Aid/CVS and spot these suckers, pick ‘em up. I promise you won’t be sorry.

And enjoy this vintage commercial. Guess this stuff’s been around for a while. Who knew?

Speaking in Absolutes

Nov 19th, 2009

by Sachi.

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(Generally speaking)
The two things that anyone wants to hear from their partner are:

“I will always love you”

and

“I will never leave you”

They’re also the hardest to say and virtually impossible to guarantee.

But we promise anyway and we want to believe in our word.

Also, semi-related, watch Away We Go.

The Naked Photographer

Nov 19th, 2009

by Sachi.

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Uncomfortable with nudity? You might not like this post.

How ’bout nudity in public places? Photographer Spencer Tunick specializes in it.

Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland*

For years, Tunick’s been snapping pictures of mass amounts of naked people all over the world, and he was even the subject of a number of documentaries that delve further into his ambition, his work, and the artist himself. I just found out about him yesterday. While he started small (photographing individuals, then a group of 30, then a group of 100), his projects grew in scope over time. As I eyed some of his recent work, I was struck by the sheer audacity of such an undertaking. How do you even organize that many naked people?

In 2003, he captured 7,000 naked people in Barcelona:

In 2007, he gathered nearly 18,000(!) people to pose Mexico City:

Here are some more nakies in Amsterdam:

At a theater in Bruges:

At New York’s Grand Central Station:

And (my personal favorite location) in Cleveland, Ohio:

I love how many different shades of the human skin they are. It’s beautiful, really.

You can access Tunick’s entire catalogue and sign up to be a potential participant in a future installation on his official website. Go ahead, click it – I know you’re curious.

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*How freezing must those people in Switzerland have been? Seriously. Brr.

Return of the Night Owl?

Sep 29th, 2009

by Sachi.

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It’s 3:30am. I’m sitting in bed with my laptop propped on a pillow, my dog sleeping against my leg, and my husband reading beside me. I barely feel tired. I feel fantastic, alive, inspired.

For the past few months, I’ve gotten in the habit of falling asleep by 2am at the latest every night. Most nights I’d be out before 1. My priority was waking up early enough to not waste an entire day (early enough being around 9am). I’m re-thinking this now.

I forgot how much I love staying up late. My mind wakes up at these late hours. I honestly think my synapses function at a faster rate. I don’t know if it’s the outside darkness or the quiet or some actual physiological effect, but I feel freer at night. My writing gets better (don’t take this post as an example). My voice resounds. I let myself flow more, make mistakes, edit later. I’ve missed this.

Dare I say it? She’s back.

The night owl, that is.

Have you heard of this game?

Sep 20th, 2009

by Sachi.

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I was doing my usual perusing of people.com and stumbled upon this picture of Ugly Betty‘s Suarez Fam at a Hasbro event:

See that game they’re playing? It’s Connect 4×4.

I know, right? WTF?

It’s like the Connect 4 that we all know and love, but up to 4 people can play it. I dunno how I feel about it. Out of pure nostalgia, I’m inclined to say I prefer the original… but I won’t knock it ’til I try it.

Which will probably not be anytime soon.

Unless someone wants to throw a Retro Game Night?!

Slow On The Uptake

Sep 19th, 2009

by Sachi.

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Over the last few weeks, I’ve seen the ad for the latest season Curb Your Enthusiasm more times than I can count — in magazines, on the internet, on billboards — but I just realized the shrink who hanged himself in the background. Seriously. Glad I’m finally in on the joke now though. Took me long enough.