stale bananas

this banana is feeling a little stale. dear world: send me some fresh bananas and some inspiration- stat.

when your alignment is off.

today i am having a plumbing crisis. the location of existing plumbing is contradicting my floor plan. there is a supposed hostile stub up in the open corner of the WC. highlighted for dramatic effect in vendetta red. what's a girl to do?

stamp stamp

you know that sound when the stamp rolls over, clicks and hits your passport? that's a happy sound.

say yes

something about this image is inspriring to me. I'm with you that I cant stand a phony 'yes man'... but in a realistic way I am trying to say yes, more. It seems positive. Well, it is positive; but more than that, it feels happy. especially when it's typed in a simple font, capitalized and repeated three times. Seems like with a quick click of the heels, good things will come.

I agree. Life is brilliant.

yes. yes. yes.

foodie highlight from france

a long time staple of french cuisine, but relatively new to me: snails.

we were at: Le Bar a huitres in Saint Germain. they were served on ice, in their shells with a variety of sauces (most of which i had no idea what they were...) An easy one to identify was a red-wine vinaigrette with some floaty things- likely onions/shallots/something like that. the texture of the snails was firm but not rubbery and paired a little too well with white wine. Tres bon!

white is the new blue

ok, back from istanbul and the blue wall has GOT. TO. GO. at first I was thinking what a great idea it would be to paint it dark. like a 'turret stair' dark. but after getting some sun i am thinking that white is it.

I'm also thinking that in my next life (or next career, which ever comes first) that i will be a curiosity shop keep. since i cant very well name a curiosity shop 'hot bananas', I am brainstorming names.