tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42882621149758840522024-03-18T20:46:50.566-07:0090-Days + Raw Foods = Navel-Gazing"It's not a habit, it's cool; I feel alive."
I have a bunch of websites as creative outlets and social experiments. This one was an experiment in hummus and hubris. sonyagibson.comSonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288262114975884052.post-56635906259030633052015-08-22T14:58:00.000-07:002015-08-22T14:58:51.805-07:00I can't believe it's not better! I mean, butter!Hey.<br />
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I ate a nice big slice of humble pie, revisiting this site. Ah, sweet memories of bland food.<br />
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Reminds me of my breakfast this morning.<br />
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Not speaking of food, my other website is not about food at all. Really. It's about some other <a href="http://sonyagibson.com/">projects</a>.Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288262114975884052.post-24362592047888607442011-04-20T21:18:00.000-07:002011-04-20T21:18:02.333-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8H4mSkLPtevXczdsw9a1sGINDv20QpDmNp8a61hXtik9B4dAq4vn3qj3AONVaMcKSvR3ZPGI8VTGwTaCoZOaSX_AuRnIeZcKHxM7uGVylgPKuvVh4mfiy0esSbN43lPkAGK5PZAJzn5g/s1600/DSC01499.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8H4mSkLPtevXczdsw9a1sGINDv20QpDmNp8a61hXtik9B4dAq4vn3qj3AONVaMcKSvR3ZPGI8VTGwTaCoZOaSX_AuRnIeZcKHxM7uGVylgPKuvVh4mfiy0esSbN43lPkAGK5PZAJzn5g/s320/DSC01499.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stirfry of garlic, mushrooms, kale and broccoli on some leftover brown rice, sprinkled with hemp hearts and Udo's oil blend. Mmhmm. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unquestioned Inner smile of the day: I watched a mouse scurry across Burnaby Street at 17:25.</div>Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288262114975884052.post-12960892621604544392011-04-19T21:19:00.000-07:002015-08-22T18:52:00.923-07:00Red Thai Curry While Watching HockeyMy curry started out looking great! And then it all went to hell. (I left the burner on with the curry still sitting there while I watched the last 2 periods of the Canucks' game.) I won't need a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Supplement-Constipation-Fast-Acting-Parasite-Internally/dp/B00M138NHG/ref=sr_1_149?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1412896391&sr=1-149&keywords=colon+detox+cleanse">detox cleanse</a> after this.<br />
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Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288262114975884052.post-73714238589829695522011-04-17T13:02:00.000-07:002011-04-17T13:02:54.622-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I've been eating lots of stir fries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPTiAsBdGd7UonWH4AuYKLJS3r76xEeKJSZs2sJrol2WHc5URzQ89jKLstDppwx0TgJ_icsX0brvKC8vPd69rvwD47_TE7rIojeYQVETFg-Hx_oM6qQWl4pIu1-AIQR7VUh9cV3j5gvY/s320/DSC01488.JPG" width="320" /></div><br />
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And I made a Thai red curry with shrimp, kale, broccoli, mushrooms, garlic and avocado on brown rice. My first time!Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288262114975884052.post-67491845879980552432011-01-22T17:30:00.000-08:002011-01-22T17:30:08.037-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAE05SUt6I4VMk8BaBIREI15Rg0jk5pS61At_MPeLpJXbA671snr5JoQL8sINQvC1o1nO30TaN5zjVsjxCGkEFNZ7WcK0CN0kt4LYSs_s0I20MkqO_y8pHlAgmfknsqUJ9ULCwE_iUN0/s1600/DSC01133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAE05SUt6I4VMk8BaBIREI15Rg0jk5pS61At_MPeLpJXbA671snr5JoQL8sINQvC1o1nO30TaN5zjVsjxCGkEFNZ7WcK0CN0kt4LYSs_s0I20MkqO_y8pHlAgmfknsqUJ9ULCwE_iUN0/s320/DSC01133.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For dinner I ate a large, straight banana.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went to Bandida's (at 12th on Commercial) for a 2pm brunch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So. Good. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had <a href="http://bandidastaqueria.com/menu.html#7">The Breakfast</a>: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f7772; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Free range eggs, pinto beans, roasted yams and potatoes, purple cabbage salad, and fresh salsa, served with cornbread and honey butter.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #7f7772; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span></div>Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288262114975884052.post-28334730375226940362011-01-18T19:07:00.000-08:002011-01-18T19:07:45.844-08:00Spicy Evening<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBC1gt9RrPli2wtseKOicfaBN_X80R0muibRi65UhJuLBXYKvAcLsNkUsOdgFbiQt4MrXOUPaDnnl-DhG0ZtbugbfUvZCysHAPfLiMdbo8Z7tkcdywpRc48PwqZyrMXn8n9AvgLY3-Iao/s1600/DSC01125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBC1gt9RrPli2wtseKOicfaBN_X80R0muibRi65UhJuLBXYKvAcLsNkUsOdgFbiQt4MrXOUPaDnnl-DhG0ZtbugbfUvZCysHAPfLiMdbo8Z7tkcdywpRc48PwqZyrMXn8n9AvgLY3-Iao/s320/DSC01125.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NICj_h0na79nqUxbkEYvCK-kKEKsMpW8HYSuH37SdIJj3qRKWbYCWD71xQ0NGdBCRLWuB6kKAQ4BYan0ua0SH3_FCD3nqYVRCSUX9sSF1vQ2B5JlDz5oAPLd_mLhDVTZtHr1DGYwxv4/s1600/DSC01120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NICj_h0na79nqUxbkEYvCK-kKEKsMpW8HYSuH37SdIJj3qRKWbYCWD71xQ0NGdBCRLWuB6kKAQ4BYan0ua0SH3_FCD3nqYVRCSUX9sSF1vQ2B5JlDz5oAPLd_mLhDVTZtHr1DGYwxv4/s200/DSC01120.JPG" width="200" /></a> For dinner, I made (heated on the stove) a spicy-as-hell Thai Coconut Soup.<br />
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This is Michelle right after I showed her a photo of myself in a corset.Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288262114975884052.post-72690803359017324022011-01-15T22:55:00.000-08:002011-01-15T22:55:05.190-08:00Week of January 10-14My week looked like this:<br />
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Up at 5am; ate a banana. Drank some water. Dressed and out the door.<br />
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(Sorted mail for a couple hours then bundled it up.) Another banana at 9am. Some more water.<br />
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Did the stair-climb mail delivery route in East Van, opening and closing countless gates in the rain.<br />
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More water throughout the day (on days I remembered to bring my water bottle).<br />
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Home by 2 or 3pm; removed wet clothes then jumped into the shower (why?!), drank some water, and then had a meal of: Monday) eggs and potatoes; Tuesday) french toast; Wednesday) an apple and a tofurkey sausage; Thursday) a muffin, Friday) a muffin and prawn curry thing. <br />
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And <a href="http://michellemeals.blogspot.com/2011/01/poutine-five-guys-cake-gord-lamb.html">snow</a>.Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288262114975884052.post-31717207028668296092010-12-01T19:30:00.000-08:002010-12-01T19:31:18.216-08:00Real Chocolate Cake; Vegetable Pie; With Salad; Snow. & Harry Potter, that asshole.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mM9eaOXqd4YhKWG83493n3qGm9Ix_kQ4zXQN0kgHnZT47CzKBj-PkLZNehsb9Xp11rQ_dZnW61uPFygSie73XE2pz4y8AqFre2ngOw4qVIOxiMIBfSjzw7Yg9uz9_GvL4yoDCFgjZtI/s1600/DSC00741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1mM9eaOXqd4YhKWG83493n3qGm9Ix_kQ4zXQN0kgHnZT47CzKBj-PkLZNehsb9Xp11rQ_dZnW61uPFygSie73XE2pz4y8AqFre2ngOw4qVIOxiMIBfSjzw7Yg9uz9_GvL4yoDCFgjZtI/s320/DSC00741.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzuezus6fqyLE9IFautek4d1TS_tg2KO5WcYRVljOjNoNuANtkhpWx5Tn9dJUJ1up6kNBH8UR2aT2ZssC4UC__a_Cg_Sa455ihZ_EFXoqHb3UEzNFCPOOB-Vuj6b-AOw4Pdwsxh-Fc5k/s1600/DSC00749.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzuezus6fqyLE9IFautek4d1TS_tg2KO5WcYRVljOjNoNuANtkhpWx5Tn9dJUJ1up6kNBH8UR2aT2ZssC4UC__a_Cg_Sa455ihZ_EFXoqHb3UEzNFCPOOB-Vuj6b-AOw4Pdwsxh-Fc5k/s320/DSC00749.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLUU4KQWlsuGyOUfi5BmuSthH9rmbsrxXBxJvB6n6oDI8cdW4sylFZj911xYooMYgckcTAMmSsFseTek0hRL_SuVlvyVQbbb1ZhTYetx45rGAb355oAN2hfVZtL0OScf19JoHm5nlVac/s1600/DSC00754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLUU4KQWlsuGyOUfi5BmuSthH9rmbsrxXBxJvB6n6oDI8cdW4sylFZj911xYooMYgckcTAMmSsFseTek0hRL_SuVlvyVQbbb1ZhTYetx45rGAb355oAN2hfVZtL0OScf19JoHm5nlVac/s320/DSC00754.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rB56GN_Wfzm-cOxBBWw22mKPqky3xNX2OH_jWQy4i9HH3-Gm3T8Q0PEHiPf2bZTARrZbrskNTvMNLVE4MBH2-6n44NPo0v-XAUZqBsBRr9KXvNrDmusa7JO_SU0Xl7x6L6dSdDwe1qE/s1600/DSC00758cross.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rB56GN_Wfzm-cOxBBWw22mKPqky3xNX2OH_jWQy4i9HH3-Gm3T8Q0PEHiPf2bZTARrZbrskNTvMNLVE4MBH2-6n44NPo0v-XAUZqBsBRr9KXvNrDmusa7JO_SU0Xl7x6L6dSdDwe1qE/s320/DSC00758cross.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Wednesday (a week ago) we baked a chocolate cake -- a real one, with melted chocolate and butter! -- and a vegetable pie (wit<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">h c<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">rème</span> frai</span>che and grated parmesan cheese on top) in record time so we could catch the 9:30pm viewing of the latest Harry Potter movie: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, PART 1. Swann didn't understand the British accents, and I didn't understand what was happening with the sauce recipe, but it all turned out well in the end. Actually the movie didn't end; the credits rolled midway and left me hungering for more, more! I want to know what happens next! If you want to know how we made the foods pictured above, I'll tell you in a couple of months to a year when I download a leaked copy of Part 2. It's only fair.</div>Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288262114975884052.post-3301897146747250572010-11-21T19:30:00.000-08:002010-11-21T19:32:05.801-08:00Kingyo: Prawns with Eyeballs IntactToday, we went for a long walk from Davie to Robson and looked at home furnishings in warm stores. Outside was freakin' cold but beautiful. (Typical combination.)<br />
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We looked through cookbooks and decided we were hungry for fish, so we made a perpendicular bee-line for Kingyo. It was nice and almost empty at 2:30pm on a Sunday (likely since they take the last order for lunch at 3pm). So. We sat down (at a table). I salivated in anticipation of rewarding my tastebuds with some deep-fried seafood. Read over the menu -- no tempura! I wanted the prawn tempura but they didn't have it for lunch--gasp--so.... I ordered whatever else was on the appetizer menu with the word prawn in it. <br />
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Also: ahi-tuna appetizer (the appetizer Swann ordered but I ate) and two pieces of (delicious) fish with an assortment of sides. We couldn't figure out how to eat the fish that wasn't salmon, but we persevered and I think it ended successfully as a WIN for us.Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288262114975884052.post-51552969758328958652010-11-14T22:43:00.000-08:002010-11-14T22:43:25.779-08:00Stir-fry and Carthage Cafe.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisT8-L6zpaLDQDCRR08C966R3aDYRrUDS3hnetcXWqjyrk_HV8aFkCdfT4s3xFuka58H5LpnXuqUg8gyzxEIpgv1sxaJa__q3ha8CWIe-qqSzKDrKroSr3oIrsfYvjii-7CBV2ld9afAs/s1600/DSC00259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisT8-L6zpaLDQDCRR08C966R3aDYRrUDS3hnetcXWqjyrk_HV8aFkCdfT4s3xFuka58H5LpnXuqUg8gyzxEIpgv1sxaJa__q3ha8CWIe-qqSzKDrKroSr3oIrsfYvjii-7CBV2ld9afAs/s320/DSC00259.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was going out to dinner tonight at Carthage Cafe, but by 3pm my hunger drove me to throw together another stir-fry: mushrooms, broccoli and kale, then avocado. MMMMMM. I felt perky and alert and happy on my walk to the sky train. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 hours later, I ate too much: snapper and salmon with rice and veggies, chocolate ganache cake and Moroccan Tea. This was all wonderful, but nothing compares to the simple satisfaction provided on all levels by my humble stir-fry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxi-Ua2sPxVwAqeyi0RY8Ix7A84Dznl9kN1U-ZRQQrtgP3N61lYcW9XKfJyulrQJHiVo1iyP_DbDFYwNK76Oj2xJFCga6_wAuDuybdXkGzM5Wo6q0CT9bklMatwvYaynDNEJO9NiY1sQ/s1600/DSC00261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifxi-Ua2sPxVwAqeyi0RY8Ix7A84Dznl9kN1U-ZRQQrtgP3N61lYcW9XKfJyulrQJHiVo1iyP_DbDFYwNK76Oj2xJFCga6_wAuDuybdXkGzM5Wo6q0CT9bklMatwvYaynDNEJO9NiY1sQ/s320/DSC00261.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<li style="text-align: left;">Went for a walk in the sun while talking to my Grandma</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Did some errands</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Made this stir-fry and omelette thing</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Made tea, with no milk/sugar</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">GOT PUMPED and now doing workage.</li>
</ul><div style="text-align: left;">The ingredients in my stir-fry: oil, then red onion and mushrooms, then some broccoli and bok choy. One scrambled egg on the side. I was still hungry after eating this entire portion, so instead of making something else that would have been too much, I made some tea -- and it filled me! I'm learning these things.</div>Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288262114975884052.post-28563359303759827862010-10-24T10:20:00.000-07:002010-10-24T10:20:23.033-07:00WaaZuBee Cafe<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0mYIDmLhasUoPS-y0ob1I42ldZev_ebsRqcmUfB4UghK1566vlRbKxuq-eZ4nFp0DziEqIJFfVyPoJfAnBUjsKBlPcn0iscVAfVSCi9PIV6lGQEDXzKcVpNLb2kahWgAs6dvKS5gryk/s1600/DSC00027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0mYIDmLhasUoPS-y0ob1I42ldZev_ebsRqcmUfB4UghK1566vlRbKxuq-eZ4nFp0DziEqIJFfVyPoJfAnBUjsKBlPcn0iscVAfVSCi9PIV6lGQEDXzKcVpNLb2kahWgAs6dvKS5gryk/s320/DSC00027.JPG" width="320" /></a>Hello. I'll just jump right in. Yesterday we were going to check out the Havana Restaurant, as I hadn't been there before (the only person in Vancouver...), but I was swayed by online reviews to skip it. Bandidas is always satisfying, but it was packed and we were too hungry to stand in line and watch people eat. Instead we walked a mile to WaaZuBee Cafe for a Salmon Benny and French Toast brunch. The hashbrowns are my favourite -- a little salty and perfectly crunchy. I could live on hashbrowns. And I enjoyed the food -- quick service, friendly staff, almost-empty restaurant. They ran out of freshly squeezed OJ and freshly brewed Earl Grey tea, though! I don't know if that's forgivable. </div>Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288262114975884052.post-34839603822298321642010-08-22T01:01:00.000-07:002010-08-22T01:01:23.809-07:00Omelette avec Mint et Goat Cheese<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_r64kvqKCXxW9VWAdtQ-isVoNTVJefpIoJ6Y1xUQ-i8ViAw7MAS8d6LiRNb8juJsF-QaNaOATpFAHRuH0l7HhoI1hDh2IZVJekX8nsUjj9XXqrZb7lFoM9UCmnDromypcQ-EWAD1CVzc/s1600/P8180725.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_r64kvqKCXxW9VWAdtQ-isVoNTVJefpIoJ6Y1xUQ-i8ViAw7MAS8d6LiRNb8juJsF-QaNaOATpFAHRuH0l7HhoI1hDh2IZVJekX8nsUjj9XXqrZb7lFoM9UCmnDromypcQ-EWAD1CVzc/s320/P8180725.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I've been eating a lot lately. Swann makes really good food and she teaches me things about cooking. Things like: don't throw cold water into a really hot pan or the pan will distort into a misshapen freak of cookware; add water slowly to pancake mix if you want the mix to have a thicker pancake-batter-like consistency and not be all runny; buy things made in France because the French are the best.</div><br />
At 1:30pm, which is shortly after we wake up, we like to turn on the telly and watch Nigella do things in the kitchen. I have been missing out, because before this week, I had no idea that Nigella and her joys of innuendo-filled cooking existed! The first time I watched her show, I couldn't tell if the show was meant as a parody of sensual foodies gone wild, or what exactly was going on with the creatively close-up camera work -- and, for once, I'm not the only one thinking depraved thoughts -- excerpted from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigella_Lawson">wikipedia's Nigella Lawson entry</a>: "'Those who did criticise her often suggested she was too flirtatious; a commentator from <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New
York Times">The New York Times</a></i> said, 'Lawson's sexy roundness mixed with her speed-demon technique makes cooking dinner with Nigella look like a prelude to an orgy.'"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hot_18-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigella_Lawson#cite_note-hot-18">[19]</a></sup> <br />
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Yes, yes it does. And her journalist/author background is intellectually appetizing. Appealing from all angles. We never leave the kitchen.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_N3uSbwNv5h3PxoswKWx7rOslunjL0GEBlyUlkOilDPsU_fwRzxPR7qx7HKkGLuhI-BrfcpD9qx1EiTKVaCB678T6BJUYGD1f3aoB-nikqvA3KPwyhqmjY1bVbowm7kT_K_I_3r5-so/s1600/P8180723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_N3uSbwNv5h3PxoswKWx7rOslunjL0GEBlyUlkOilDPsU_fwRzxPR7qx7HKkGLuhI-BrfcpD9qx1EiTKVaCB678T6BJUYGD1f3aoB-nikqvA3KPwyhqmjY1bVbowm7kT_K_I_3r5-so/s200/P8180723.JPG" width="200" /></a><u><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">Corsican Omelette</span></span></u><br />
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Chopped some fresh mint and threw it into the frying pan (Tefal crêpe pan) with some olive oil.<br />
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Added two beaten eggs.<br />
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Added some cooked mushrooms leftover from the potatoes + rosemary dish. <br />
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Crumbled some goat cheese on top.<br />
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Mouth orgasms.<br />
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SO GOOD.<br />
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The show with the Corsican Omelette recipe (at 7 minutes in). We used olive oil in lieu of butter in the pan. <br />
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Chocolate chip muffin during <a href="http://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/aboutus/corporate/management/moyagreene/default.jsf">Moya Greene</a> Q&A.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Veggie sandwich from Tim Horton's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Starbucks spinach-feta wrap.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carrots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Banana and strawberry smoothies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pineapples and grapes during breaks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Babybel cheese from friend. ["The enzymes (rennet) in the original and light Mini Babybel cheeses (red wax) are suitable for vegetarians. The enzymes in other varieties of Babybel cheeses are animal-based." <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babybel">[WP]</a>]</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Roasted potatoes with dried herbs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_spectabilis">Salmonberries </a>from the side of a quiet road after finishing a route in West Van.</div>Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288262114975884052.post-52991637991685431362010-05-15T12:09:00.000-07:002010-05-15T12:09:33.089-07:00This Week, I Ate (including, but not limited to, the following)...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxn53EV3WKqowJyy_l-5FnfP0mKExPP2i8DWfbsFn_c4ozLQ9QtMxo2ocCqiy1DbfiUFhOVinQACNBNsJk9c9G8ttczGsF0NyqYd89bAl96rG3MGEY9hV2zFuZuYfL2l9YvODR0l7VbJw/s1600/P1010083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxn53EV3WKqowJyy_l-5FnfP0mKExPP2i8DWfbsFn_c4ozLQ9QtMxo2ocCqiy1DbfiUFhOVinQACNBNsJk9c9G8ttczGsF0NyqYd89bAl96rG3MGEY9hV2zFuZuYfL2l9YvODR0l7VbJw/s320/P1010083.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chocolate yogurt with pistachios and strawberries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxwxmfcalkdKhEnYQuKpxtirzNknqeW3Wvo55eOjvOyDjQLCTDBrI3gtarcqlX8z5jrWmnwxX8R1CrR_g7D2G6y6BhZwxj3DkLKNQbK_9TBCYzOrkbVJBCcB5Or5TS5HuIfKxWtrGS4uk/s1600/P5120195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxwxmfcalkdKhEnYQuKpxtirzNknqeW3Wvo55eOjvOyDjQLCTDBrI3gtarcqlX8z5jrWmnwxX8R1CrR_g7D2G6y6BhZwxj3DkLKNQbK_9TBCYzOrkbVJBCcB5Or5TS5HuIfKxWtrGS4uk/s320/P5120195.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxwxmfcalkdKhEnYQuKpxtirzNknqeW3Wvo55eOjvOyDjQLCTDBrI3gtarcqlX8z5jrWmnwxX8R1CrR_g7D2G6y6BhZwxj3DkLKNQbK_9TBCYzOrkbVJBCcB5Or5TS5HuIfKxWtrGS4uk/s1600/P5120195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>Spinach/egg-white/feta wrap during bike ride.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Qd916XfTmQWBWkANhy3ylCxcRmx_zNDwYgObDn4vNAV4wtQ2Pwsl0ZL-cCBvh9SbzXAx0p-vHZeO7SpJwU40aFsCu8rX_x1LLXfR2a5PIEzPIoYyJNZYlPB8b-TELRuKLTYOlj9gYP0/s1600/P5120199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="display: inline !important; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Qd916XfTmQWBWkANhy3ylCxcRmx_zNDwYgObDn4vNAV4wtQ2Pwsl0ZL-cCBvh9SbzXAx0p-vHZeO7SpJwU40aFsCu8rX_x1LLXfR2a5PIEzPIoYyJNZYlPB8b-TELRuKLTYOlj9gYP0/s320/P5120199.JPG" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sandwich w/ avocado, tomatoes and lettuce.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDNM-7IOE4cnO5KKoBalun2x6mxYDT9X9TCd-rKg8xhL-gTo8JzlCGtPF8BQt5C0l_1jaA1HJdY-qTCYMM-xNx1emHPks5I7o2OXuJwYWsA8Ru_wUiuhRgqnB3XmUc1BSIK2wKsZyCyE/s1600/P5130206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDNM-7IOE4cnO5KKoBalun2x6mxYDT9X9TCd-rKg8xhL-gTo8JzlCGtPF8BQt5C0l_1jaA1HJdY-qTCYMM-xNx1emHPks5I7o2OXuJwYWsA8Ru_wUiuhRgqnB3XmUc1BSIK2wKsZyCyE/s320/P5130206.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ciabatta with artichokes and veggies in Deep Cove.<br />
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I have 2 avocados on my windowsill, ripening (it's raining outside). <br />
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The other day I went to Seattle on a spontaneous roadtrip. We chose the sunniest day of the week and had a grand ol' time navigating through the local bike shops and a million, "What can I help you find today"s for clipless pedals and dorky road shoes. I didn't get any, if you know what I mean, but I did buy some Rosarita refried beans, <a href="http://www.tillamookcheese.com/">Tillamook cheese</a> (no animal rennet), and some Seventh Generation toilet paper.<br />
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My favourite homemade meal of the week goes to some baked Yukon Gold potatoes with dried herbs, campari tomatoes and red peppers as the prestigious base, topped with an elegant showing of too much sliced cheese, a spoonful of refried beans and half an avocado.Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288262114975884052.post-85530726565723213292010-04-10T17:45:00.000-07:002010-04-10T17:45:36.553-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62Wsge1alRjzmOWtpfDrwBDIzS2Cg_5MzwecrsuH3uVxqOyQEiTCORr0nL9vHgM359nZivS-HqdECXm3uJqHcKlFpLdXVxR9OkeXhJKjdl6ZwSD6GULoQlSq-CzFJTS1jhi6dPX9W86w/s1600/!cid_201004071303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62Wsge1alRjzmOWtpfDrwBDIzS2Cg_5MzwecrsuH3uVxqOyQEiTCORr0nL9vHgM359nZivS-HqdECXm3uJqHcKlFpLdXVxR9OkeXhJKjdl6ZwSD6GULoQlSq-CzFJTS1jhi6dPX9W86w/s320/!cid_201004071303.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One day this week I went to <a href="http://dinehere.ca/vancouver/foundation-the">The Foundation</a> for carrot-ginger soup and goman salad (spinach with sesame seeds and I think a peanut-y sauce. I don't know what it is but I like it.) I order the goman salad every time I go. It has a unique taste, but it's a salad best enjoyed with another dish to create some variation for your palate. The carrot-ginger soup, however, I could eat on its own all day. And I did, because I'm a slow eater.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjePs6VeLB6MqE0CIYRiMiI8KkLAG1LdQM0thst-lB75a4Y7G-GcvTajMoYKrItPLZlcfsOt7jDErY5xJUZmCMk2Kmn0iXUhw3DDdlBzO6g0WN3h374sc7FnUtdANU4U2vUXQstqgQ10k/s1600/!cid_201004080841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjePs6VeLB6MqE0CIYRiMiI8KkLAG1LdQM0thst-lB75a4Y7G-GcvTajMoYKrItPLZlcfsOt7jDErY5xJUZmCMk2Kmn0iXUhw3DDdlBzO6g0WN3h374sc7FnUtdANU4U2vUXQstqgQ10k/s320/!cid_201004080841.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here's a photo of North Van looking reliably beautiful.</div>Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288262114975884052.post-77284419363994898592010-04-05T15:28:00.000-07:002010-10-16T16:10:29.287-07:00So for Easter, I went to Crista's house for wedding video-watching, pampering (she and Sumit made tons of food -- spinach dip inside baked bread, chocolate-dipped strawberries, peanut butter chocolate whipping cream pudding cake stuff, tandoori tofu, an inviting space for guests) and an egg hunt. For the egg hunt, each of us was assigned a partner we didn't know, reminiscent of my grandma's attempts to get the family to interact and love each other). But it worked and I had fun and made new friends for the day. Thanks, Crista and Sumit. I felt like an adult for the evening, especially when the adult music began playing in the kitchen during dinner. Bow-chicka-bow. (Had to be there.)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I brought some roasted potato salad, thanks to a recipe in a magazine that a friend brought here then left here a few years ago: roasted yukon gold potatoes, later mixed with some veggies (green/yellow/red peppers, campari tomatoes). The recipe called for onion and fresh basil too, but I skipped that and added dried herbs to the roasting potatoes. I had no red-wine vinegar to mix with the olive oil for the dressing, so we used balsamic salad dressing instead. The recipe is intuitive enough so I won't post it here. Haha.</div>Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288262114975884052.post-89736918625011623442010-03-28T18:09:00.000-07:002010-03-28T18:09:56.097-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTq2chOntKhetH_1-otRTXGM3yxkyDue4wgu2oiMG07HvyIevvIktqro0N5yKR1qeoQxsO0DYYC5xMdR_ATjUy1OV36JGSDZNOKxgsH3gkm-8mGtuoSrQKILjVeqQKA7hQluSofVQQJqY/s1600/P3180151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTq2chOntKhetH_1-otRTXGM3yxkyDue4wgu2oiMG07HvyIevvIktqro0N5yKR1qeoQxsO0DYYC5xMdR_ATjUy1OV36JGSDZNOKxgsH3gkm-8mGtuoSrQKILjVeqQKA7hQluSofVQQJqY/s320/P3180151.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I biked to North Van for an afternoon of relaxation in the park a weekend or two ago. I was under-dressed -- I overheat when I bike uphill... sitting in a park at 5pm, I cooled down quickly. Paul brought me </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some decaffeinated green tea with lemon so I didn't freeze my </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ass off. The toy dog warmed my heart also.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYHMvx8EEE-qO3AQ8PiJV4STXUtHnOd9XQ5pIEWs3C0P0TyeEUIm-FCgbGsaVBFUB26JOPCkUwBNw3oR3GaZXZSkTqeKmNs01R-q7FmdKIzOs4-K8DdfERUMK6eo2Ga_UE0-lEwhrT5M/s1600/P3240188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYHMvx8EEE-qO3AQ8PiJV4STXUtHnOd9XQ5pIEWs3C0P0TyeEUIm-FCgbGsaVBFUB26JOPCkUwBNw3oR3GaZXZSkTqeKmNs01R-q7FmdKIzOs4-K8DdfERUMK6eo2Ga_UE0-lEwhrT5M/s320/P3240188.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another shot of my favourite place at the moment </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(North Van). A shot of the mountains from under Lion's Gate Bridge on my bike ride home from </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Capilano Delivery Centre, at around 9:30am last week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Remind me to make this at some point soon: <a href="http://www.sweetonveg.com/2010/03/toasted-tomato-avocado-pasta-sandwich/">http://www.sweetonveg.com/2010/03/toasted-tomato-avocado-pasta-sandwich/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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I have raw pumpkin seeds sitting on my desk beside two larabars that were on sale at Choices. I stocked up last week; it was a Friday. Bad decision. I ate all the bars before Monday, so I had nothing for snack! Water doesn't quite cut it these days. I can walk for miles and miles and miles and then nap and then eat a lot. Yesterday when I went to Choices to buy dinner (strawberry rhubarb pie, almonds (chocolate-covered), a deluxe veggie steamroller, avocado, quesadilla... I was hungry), I grabbed a few more larabars. Woohoo. Raw bars, my happy start to the 5am day.Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288262114975884052.post-88174647520252721592010-02-20T23:35:00.000-08:002010-02-20T23:35:26.798-08:00For the past week I've been up at 4:30-ish a.m., eating a banana with peanut butter or pumpkin seeds (good for the prostate, Bob tells me...), or leftover smoothie from the night before, then walking a refreshing 20 minutes in the dark to the depot downtown. I enjoy the relatively quiet walk, though the traffic isn't as dead as it used to be. Olympians are early risers.<br />
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One of my postie friends brought me (and all the other gaylords, which covers most of the depot, so few were discriminated against) snacks of almond butter on muesli crackers most mornings, so on Friday I gave her an all-raw lime <a href="http://www.larabar.com/">larabar</a> (fruit and nut snack bar). She looked pleased. I found out later that she doesn't eat the crap that other people bring for snacks, so I felt good about my offering of pure and natural goodness. Like a virgin sacrifice. No.<br />
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strawberry-cranberry-banana-spinach smoothies<br />
veggie delite subs on honey oat (almost a daily ritual on my way home)<br />
apple crisp<br />
bananas and peanut butter<br />
avocado on spelt pasta with tomato sauce<br />
avocado with aged white cheddar on quinoa, cous cous and chickpeas with yellow/green/red/orange bell peppers<br />
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a few 'quality' chocolate bars<br />
probably other foods I'm conveniently forgetting<br />
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Blogger isn't allowing photo uploads at the moment.Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288262114975884052.post-78829784931832943712010-02-08T22:26:00.000-08:002010-02-08T22:26:45.268-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwiM4C4GhH-WRAhKDOrbwuXyrM4w0X15WqmcEtRcC49ggblOE_gJ3x0rYbbKu3CxsGG85plGSniXPZHWHOaLvb50r3lBTRwsZ2kutJFVUu3s6ByOVSJdugMZ4TXAIR5v95j-EFg9fxCk/s1600-h/P2080133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwiM4C4GhH-WRAhKDOrbwuXyrM4w0X15WqmcEtRcC49ggblOE_gJ3x0rYbbKu3CxsGG85plGSniXPZHWHOaLvb50r3lBTRwsZ2kutJFVUu3s6ByOVSJdugMZ4TXAIR5v95j-EFg9fxCk/s320/P2080133.JPG" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLQENVeXhfznTXEmH3xn1F3Ee1ECA7OmYrr94F639K3WVZhyphenhyphen0aL9jc6I8zvGiLDpCJgUKtZ5UzdWqkd8fcLWISdSkIUMs0OUADFVrWLxCau_Pp917BWEBgzLWbYyc5v3X-gPY5YwsnE4/s1600-h/P2070131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLQENVeXhfznTXEmH3xn1F3Ee1ECA7OmYrr94F639K3WVZhyphenhyphen0aL9jc6I8zvGiLDpCJgUKtZ5UzdWqkd8fcLWISdSkIUMs0OUADFVrWLxCau_Pp917BWEBgzLWbYyc5v3X-gPY5YwsnE4/s320/P2070131.JPG" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had fun today. I wore my sunglasses throughout the rainy morning and was rewarded with a sunny afternoon. I'm sure the people I met in the morning still thought I was a weirdo. Anyway, for the week I'm covering a walk that's owned by someone with ~ 30 years' seniority. Jackpot on easy street for me... I still came home physically exhausted.</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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A nap and then a veggie sub from subway. I meant to save half of it for breakfast tomorrow, but that didn't happen. I'll have water for breakfast! Mmmm. Pure. Bedtime.Sonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10713047950392588062noreply@blogger.com0