I’m so pooped. I wonder if all of my weekends are going to feel like this until August 8. If you’re not rich and trying to DIY as much as you can to save money….weddings are so much work!!!!

A part of me wants to try and make this the coolest wedding ever.

The other part of me is way too lazy to do that. And is it really worth the effort? Noone is going to notice the little things I do that took me HOURS to finish. Honestly.

Right now we’re on wedding invitations. I have all of these neat ideas/thoughts but then when you think about it…nobody really cares about the invitation. It’s just a piece of paper. They might go ooh that’s nice for like 5 seconds but in the end, noone appreciates all of the hard work you might have put into it! Freaking nice invitations are so expensive too!

My dream invitations would be letterpressed. I think letterpress is SO pretty!!! But they are like 7 to 15 bucks A PIECE (if you add the invitation, reception, and rsvp card together and want a decent design)! I could buy a book for that price. A best seller! I think people would appreciate that more than a wedding invitation! Am I right?? But gosh those $10+ wedding invitations are so beautiful. At this point, we are thinking of just going with white invitations and having them thermographed (raised printing). Slap a bow on it and call it a day. (and pray that people even noticed we bothered with the nicer printing!)

Another headache for me is the centerpiece. Right now I am wondering if I can get away with a no flowers centerpiece by using our wedding favors and arranging them in the middle of the table with some flower petals or something. I HATE wedding centerpieces. It seems like such a waste to me. I am having a chinese banquet style reception so they literally take the centerpiece away when the reception starts and they serve the food! You want me to pay $50+/table for something people will see for 15 minutes???

This is my DREAM centerpiece. As a wedding guest, I would truly enjoy this. It won’t go so well with my chinese banquet though ha ha.

Bread + herbs + spreads…add me some olive oil and balsamic vinegar and I’m in heaven!

So in my head….I have this most amazing wedding planned. But in reality, my time and wallet is saying NO. All I can say is I can’t wait until August 9th.

Man eating catfish – OMG that is the biggest catfish ever
how cash 4 gold works – as told from a former employee
The photographic dictionary – definitions accompanied by really cool photos
About iceland’s financial situation – wow i had no idea this was going on there!
How to escape a sinking car – written by a woman whose grandson died in one
How to delete accounts from any website – I still get messages from friendster..how annoying!

This video has been making the rounds. Since it was put up, the woman found out about it and complained to the airline about how embarassing it was. They have since fired the worker who filmed this.

I bookmark notes, pictures, and websites all of the time for my “future house”. Here’s a glimpse:

50 nifty tricks for big diy savings

Lid Rack

DIY etched glass storage jars

Wall grafitti

Game room decoration

5 Maintenance lessons from a first time homeowner

Ok…who’s been watching Lost this season. It is has been C R A Z Y. If you want to somehow make sense of what’s happening check out this very interesting link Lost: A Theory On Time Travel

If you don’t want any spoilers you should probably stop reading :P

In my opinion, this is a pretty solid sounding theory as to what is going on in Lost. The whole time I was reading I was like “oohhhhhh…now I get it!” Here is the link to the latest version of the theory. It’s a total fascinating read. It explains why there are polar bears on the island, why Richard never ages, why people see “ghosts”, and even why people get “healed” on the island. Oh and also why children are not born on the island. It answered so many questions for me!

According to the website, the theory has been 50% confirmed on the tv show:

Many key items that frame the TimeLoopTheory are now almost fully confirmed:
1. The island is in a magnetic “bubble” that allows it to be transported through time – Confirmed 100%
2. The smoke monster is the “physical” means of course correction – Confirmed 90%
3. Ben is (or is beinging guided by someone) from a future timeline – Confirmed 50%
4. The pressing of the button in the swan was resetting time on the island, keeping it in a loop – Confirmed 0%

So if you’re a fan of Lost, be sure to check out this link. If you’ve never seen Lost…go rent the DVD set and start watching from the beginning. It’s an awesome show!

I was reading an interesting article about how the Times food writer Mark Bittman has started eating vegan until 6pm. After which he can eat whatever he wants. After being diagnosed with high cholesterol and high blood sugar, his doctor suggested he go vegan. This was his compromise since he figured that going full on vegan was unrealistic! As a total carnivore, I completely agree.

Mark explains how increasing fruit and vegetable consumption and reducing dependence on processed foods will lead to better health not only for your body, but also for the planet.

I know Hakushaku is probably scoffing at this one :) But I’m inspired and totally going to try this! I eat the most unhealthiest foods at lunch…mostly fast food actually. So no more fried chicken or chicken mcnuggets for me! Well at least until 6pm. Oh, I also came up with a few more exceptions haha but it’s a start!

– Instead of going full on vegan, I will just be going vegetarian + no processed foods + high fructose corn syrup.
– I can eat fish. I think fish is healthy and I think I could last longer if I could at least eat fish!
– I get weekends off. ha ha…I know this last one is such a cheat! But I think it would be too hard for me to keep this up on the weekends since I have less control over what I’m eating.

I think this is a good way of forcing myself to somewhat eat healthier. At least it’s a good first baby step :) Anyone want to join me? I will make it a goal to do this til the end of March. And if it’s not too bad, maybe til my wedding!

Koala cools off in tub – the last picture is soooooooo cute
the truth about orange juice – i need to start squeezing my own oj
Totally looks like – here are some of the better ones from totallylookslike.com…so hilarious
100+ language learning websites – pretty good resource for anyone looking to learn a new language
7 most fascinating hot springs – oooh that hot spring in japan looks pretty crazy
two bloggers meeting THE_REAL_SHAQ – this has to be the coolest story ever about shaq
Dinner with a stranger – this is a pretty cool idea as long as the stranger isn’t some crazy psycho!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I found a blog dedicated to JUST ROBOTS. I am going to spend the rest of the day oogling over all of this robot stuff.

Totally Robot!!

I’m very excited right now.

In case you haven’t heard, Jamba Juice is bringing their oatmeal for a buck back! Just go here to print out the coupon. It lasts all through March!

– steel cut
– made with organic oats
– topped with fruit and brown sugar crumble
– SO SO YUMMY!!

Did I convince you yet? Go here to find the closest Jamba Juice near you. (And no… Jamba Juice is not paying me! I just really love the stuff :))

I saw this video posted everywhere but was too lazy to watch it. I thought can a dog sleepwalking be that great of a video? Well let me tell you IT IS. Watch it and laugh. And then share it with someone and watch them laugh. I showed it to boyrobot and he spent the next half hour looking for more dog sleepwalking videos. Of course none were as cool as this one. Make sure you watch it til the end.