Do Re Mi

While browsing in Target's 'dollar' section, I came across these super cute DIY mini potted plants~! Right now I saw they had strawberry, forget-me-not, and poppy seeds.  I decided against strawberries because I was thinking about it possibly attracting bugs. :P I've always thought about trying to grow my own mini plants but never got to it.  I'm trying to grow the little seedlings right now and after researching a bit, I found that it's good to keep them in a warm environment with adequate moisture.  I also read something that suggested I place the germinating seeds on top of the fridge because apparently it's warmer than the rest of the house up there. I put some plastic wrap over the mini pots and poked a few holes in them to hold in the moisture.  Here's what they look like now.. Hopefully I'm doing this right.  It would be cute to have mini flowers on my windowsill.  ( ^ _ ^ )

Today was my first day back to work after a week.  For some reason, I was overly hyper today.  But it wasn't like I entered work feeling like the social butterfly of the year.  I started my day walking in on one of my fellow associates from my home department and she loves to talk; I mean, she REALLY loves to talk.  So I entertain her by sticking around, (mostly) listening. I think it all started when I ran into one of my previous teachers a little bit later.  Only problem is, it's been 10 whole years since I've seen the lady so although I clearly recognize her face, I cannot for the life of me connect her face to 'who' she is.  This is probably the first time I felt like I had memory loss or a form of amnesia.  I felt pretty stupid because she obviously knew who I was but I had no idea who she was. Anyone else run into this etiquette hell?  So she comes over and gives me a big hug and I sort of go along with it because I do recognize her; I j...

Even though it's been getting warmer these days, I'm still inspired to cook hot stews and soups.  x3 Here's a few of the dishes I've made over the past couple of weeks.   Beef Curry This may sound silly but my inspirations for making any kind of stew comes from watching Brock cook in the show Pokemon.  I still remember watching it as a child and my earliest memories of anime characters cooking was seeing Brock cook for his friends.   Because of this, I always think about his stews when I make my own.  xP I even cut up the potatoes into more spherical shapes to achieve the anime aesthetics.   And does anyone else notice that food always looks tastier in Anime?  Their food always looks so delicious!!! Examples: Now back to my own dishes... Nikujaga I really wanted to put our portable hot pot to use so I looked up some recipes similar to oden and came across nikujaga.   It's beef and potatoes m...

1. Kyoko Mogami (Skip Beat) Kyoko is possibly the ultimate shoujo character.  She has the whole package: hardworking, funny, intelligent, talented, cunning, kind, humble, strong-willed... the list goes on.  I like her because she inspires me to push myself to become better.  xP   2. Tohru Honda (Fruits Basket) Tohru is kind, empathetic, and hardworking and I really love her for these traits.  Instead of getting mad at people, she tries to understand their reasoning for doing certain things and shows kindness instead of hate.  I think that's something to really admire in a person because they are so uncommon. 3. Ginko (Mushi-Shi ) Ginko is cool just because he is.  He never seems to overreact or get mad about anything and usually has on his signature poker face.  I like how Ginko seems aloof but still sincerely cares about the people he encounters.  He also goes by a truly amazing quote, "Don't let yourself be blin...

Something new, something spontaneous, something crazy...  I've been waiting a long time for something interesting to happen so I could blog about it.  Well, I just asked for this one... It's about 6pm in the afternoon.  I fell asleep near my heater fan whilst doing some youtube surfing.  As I open my eyes, I see the familiar chestnut colored fur of my Jack Russell Terrier as he lifts his skinny little leg to PEE right onto a pillow.  His pillow to be more precise. I was fairly shocked because hey, if the first thing you woke up to was a dog peeing on your bed, I'm sure you would probably react the same.  In a way, I was lucky because I got to scold him on the spot.  It's not everyday that I catch my dog at the scene of the crime and I always feel a certain satisfaction when I do, lol.  Although this time, I was a little out of it since I was just waking up. Somehow, I'm not really mad about the whole thing.  That's what a nap does for y...

*NOTE: Lots of swearing and bad language await you in this post.  Read at your own discretion. I was inspired to create this post after watching some youtube videos of people elaborating on what annoys them the most.  Anyway, lets start with my major annoyances!  :D 1.) People who don't express thanks This one really gets to me and to all those people who do this and assume others know that you're thankful, go-to-hell.  We're not mind readers!  When people don't express thanks, even if they do feel thankful inside, the other party WILL assume in the end that this person is a totally unappreciative jackass.  They shouldn't go accepting something or some favor without acknowledging someone's sacrificed time and energy on them.  I honestly feel like people who act this way believe they're entitled to walking all over other people's good intentions which is just not cool. 2.) "Mall walkers" aka. People who think they own the sidewalk/walkwa...

I was so excited at the time when I successfully created this look but of course got lazy and ended up not posting it... I was originally going for the look Cassie wore in Nicki Minaj's video "The Boys" but since my eyes don't have that certain hollowness that Cassie's has, it didn't work too well on me.  For some reason, whenever I try to do some really dramatic looking makeup for my eyes, they end up looking like sh*t!  xD So after playing around and watching some tutorials, I came up with this.  The main emphasis is on the outer corners of the eyes where I used a black eyeshadow to really intensify the look.  You can honestly use any kind of lighter eyeshadow to the middle part of the eye.  I used a shimmery rice paper/beige color.  The middle part of the eyelid isn't too dramatic with just a slight gradient from the outer edge going inward.  This gives a great contrast between the outer part of the eye and the inner part. I used false la...

Yes, it's that time of year!  I finally mustered up the enthusiasm to bust out our hot pot and put it to some good use.  I couldn't really decide between oden and miso ozoni so I eventually combined both and created something new! Here it is, my beautiful creation... I thought of ozoni because it was New Year's day and it's this traditional Japanese dish that's eaten in Japan on New Year's.  My parents also brought back some mochi pieces that were given to them by this awesome lady at the party; Since ozoni calls for mochi pieces, everything just fell into place. I added a lot of things that would have gone with oden such boiled eggs, spinach, and tofu.  I was thinking about adding mushrooms and many other things but there's picky eaters in my family so I decided against it. This dish came out really well and it was super fun eating right out of that hotpot.  I'm thinking of using it for ramen too when my sis gets over her stomach flu.  x3 H...