I finally finished reading the Twilight series. The last book was kind of a letdown for me. At the end I was just like…this is the end??? I have to admit the whole series was one of the worst books I’ve been addicted too. I couldn’t stop reading it but there was so much about it that annoyed me. I feel like I am going to have the same thoughts for the movie. I’m 99% sure that the movie will be very bad, but I REALLY want to see it. I can’t wait!!!

Anyways, I was thinking someone should throw a Twilight party and then we could all go watch it. I would if I wasn’t so busy (and lazy). ha ha. Here are some ideas:

Drink blood rimmed martinis

Eat werewolf cupcakes. How awesome are these!

Play pin the tail on the werewolf

And you can’t forget the vampire cookies!

All while having the Twilight soundtrack playing in the background. Stephanie Meyers has great taste in music by the way.

I can’t believe by the end of today, we’ll finally know who the next president is.

On a side note, if you live in CA remember to vote NO on prop 8!

*This is part of an ongoing series in which I highlight the foods that are in season for the current month and some yummy recipes from around the web

Here are the fruits and veggies in season for November:

Vegetables

*pumpkins
*winter squash
*sweet potatoes
*broccoli
*mushrooms
*spinach

Fruit

*cranberries
*oranges
*tangerines
*pears
*pomegranates

Pumpkin cupcakes by Cupcakes Take The Cake

Roasted Winter Squash with Seared Cod by Mark Bittman

Slow Cooker Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew by Yum Sugar

Roasted Broccoli with Soy Sauce and Sesame Seeds by Kalyn’s Kitchen

Thin Crust Pizza with Onions, Mushrooms, and Ricotta by Simply Recipes




Orange Glazed Chicken Wings

Pear Wrapped Prosciutto With Balsamic Dressing by Fig & Cherry

Pomegranate Salmon Kebabs by Esurientes

I need to take more pictures. My camera is seriously getting dusty and my weekend recap posts might be a little more interesting with pictures to go with it!

Start xmas shopping early. Every year I wait til the last minute to buy my xmas gifts and then regret that I didn’t start earlier so I could be on the lookout for hot deals. Right now you can get 25% cashback on any ebay buy it now auction if you use live.com. This literally equates to getting anything you want for 25% off…I just tried it and it works! Why am I not buying all of my xmas gifts right now?

Do more wedding planning. Ever since we pushed our date back 2 months, I’ve been procrastinating on anything wedding related. We have our save the dates done, we just need to send them out. Why can’t I just hit send? (They’re electronic save the dates hehe). Not to mention the millions of other things I could be working on for our wedding.

Bring my lunch to work. For awhile I was obsessed with bento boxes. I still am actually. I pore over bento pictures and recipes everyday and bookmark them for future lunches. Have I made one yet? Nope. I really need to start bringing my lunch more often. It forces me to eat healthier (instead of opting for a fast food lunch) and controls the amount I eat.

LAZY LAZY LAZY.

This is the coolest pumpkin ever….ROBOT PUMPKIN!




Free spooky tree face pattern – man, if I owned a house and had a tree in my front yard, I would so stick this spooky face on it.

Easy costume idea, fried egg: basically it’s a white sheet + yellow beanie

and also toilet paper roll costume

Budget halloween costumes for couples – Amy Winehouse would be a hilarious costume!

Vampire cupcakes recipe – I saw a video tutorial of this. So easy and cool effect!

How to make fake blood – ew, gory!

This video is so funny because the dogs just sit there and they look so miserable!

DIY Halloween Makeup Guide

These pumpkin chocolate cookies look so DELISH

Homemade halloween costumes

This video is probably more funny if you’re asian and you know how hung up asian guys are about being…unpopular with non-asian girls hehe.

Listen to the song the whole way through..there are some hilarious lyrics!! I have to admit he’s pretty good for an asian guy.

If you’re reading this website at work, that probably means you aren’t too busy ;) If you need some more things to waste your time how about origami with your post it notes? Check out this link for some youtube tutorials!

Yes…I can just see my menagerie of animals sitting on my desk now.

I don’t know why but the top part of my political post was missing today! I don’t remember what other links I had except for this very important one:

Kerry was predicted to win in 2004

I thought it was important to repost this considering Obama is supposed to “win by a landslide” but you never know what will happen. So if you live in a swing state… remember to go out and VOTE!

And this is just plain funny:

My 4 yr old looks like Obama – it’s uncanny!

20 most corrupt members of congress – Republicans lead 14 to 6. I’m just sayin’….

Is it true McCain voted with Bush 95% of the time? I love factcheck.org and the answer is yes.

CNN compares SNL skit to real Palin interview


61 nobel laureates endorse Obama

AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer on why workers should vote Obama. very inspiring.

In debates, McCain loses blinking contest to Obama – I totally noticed his blinking problem during the debates!

Racism will play a role in this election. Sadly it really is like this in the boonies.


Palin claims the VP is in charge of the US Senate

Obama eats babies – yeah, completely useless website hehe

Obama assassination plot disrupted – I seriously hope there aren’t more stories like this when he gets elected. people are pretty crazy!

666 reasons not to vote for Obama

This photo gallery of Obama is awesome. Be sure to click on the gallery link so you view all of the pictures and captions. Very intimate photos!

McCain accidentally makes fun of western pennsylvania

Educational backgrounds of the candidiates – not only did mccain vote with bush 95% of the time but their intelligence seems to be on the same level.

Tally of obama endorsements made by leading newspapers is 194 to 82

Why Barack Obama is winning by Time magazine

McCain supporters speak out against racism at their own rally

Please tell me who you’re voting for and why. I love hearing other people’s opinions.

This weekend I went house shopping again. We probably won’t seriously start looking to actually buy until the beginning of next year but it’s good to see what type of houses are available and what type of house we can afford. It is encouraging to see many houses have dropped as much as 100K in the area we are looking at. I only hope it drops more by the time we will buy!! From what I have read/heard, it is a strong possibility.

Anyways, all of this house buying business gets me so excited about the things I will do in my future house. I just can’t wait to have a place all my own…to decorate and use as I please!!!!! Here are the things I am looking forward to:

– growing plants…mainly herbs and who knows, maybe I will try my hand at something floral. I’ve had this link bookmarked forever about growing arugula in your kitchen. I love how it can be used as a salad green (love my salads!) or as an herb. It’s supposed to be SUPER easy to grow as well. I would also love to have some home grown basil in my kitchen!

-dinner parties. Every once in awhile I get in the mood to to do some major cooking. I have a huge backlog of recipes that I have been meaning to cook. I can’t wait to have my very own kitchen fully stocked with the best kitchen gadgets and high end pots and pans. I’ve refrained from spending too much on my kitchen stuff while being in college and living in apts since I’ve always had limited storage.

-having a general hangout spot. Boyrobot and I love hanging out with our friends. We will always have an open door policy with all of our friends. One of our main goals in buying a house is having a room soley known as “the game room”! We imagine it having a nice table where we can play our many boardgames or poker and a sweet LCD hanging on the wall to watch our many movies. I am also on the goal to find the most comfortable couch in the world. Tell me if you sit in one!

– throwing themed parties. I love themed parties! Well mostly food themed parties hehe. My old roommate threw a make your own pizza and make your own taco party that was really fun. We’ve also had a successful crawfish boil and dip party. My sister just told me about her frito chili party (everyone gets a bag of frito chilis and she supplies a variety of toppings and you eat everything out of the bag!).

– buying a bike and biking to the beach regularly. Right now I don’t really want to buy a bike because I have nowhere to store it and no bike rack in case I need to move it. But every once in awhile me and boyrobot go to his brother’s house and I borrow his sister-in-law’s bike and we bike to the beach and just layout on the grass (there is a grassy area at the beach! I hate sand haha). It’s so fun and relaxing and I feel like I’m getting such good exercise when I bike. I can’t wait to be able to do this on a regular basis with my OWN bike!

Ok I have many more things I’m excited about but this is getting long enough! AHHH can’t wait!