Nerdness around my neck.

Awesomely nerdy. Wonderfully silky.

Falling at the Falls!

Helloooo folks! I am posting from Niagara Falls. Boyfriend has taken me here because he owes me big time. :)

We haven’t really done anything outside of eating a whole bunch, drinking a bunch of wine, and enjoying the in-suite jacuzzi a lot. The weather is mediocre (rainy), but I am enjoying catching up with my reading on the couch, mostly unplugged (I brought my laptop… can’t take the geek out of the girl) and doing a bit of walking. Tonight is a fun little Brazilian steakhouse and then to the casino. I am still working on my 5-year plan to become the WSOP chipleader (ha).

In fashion news - I have returned the McQueen skull ring. I loved it, but it didn’t fit (the smallest 5.75 was too big for my finger and kept sliding).. sadface. It hurt to pack it up again and to return it, but it belongs with someone else.. someone with a 5.75 finger. Sigh.

Have a restful (not the web services type ;P) weekend! I’m thirsty.

Skulls and crystals.

It finally came in! Isn’t it lovely? McQueen, I miss you. I also love that this picture is almost 3D-like. Thanks, 50mm lens, you’re the funnest lens I own (but don’t tell the others)! :)

I hope you’re all enjoying your sunny, hot day - I sure will be… enjoying it over a bottle of Shiraz Grenache and some meatballs that Boyfriend is creating. I like his new hobby :)

Relaxing weekend.

Lots of sun, lots of movies and a splash of reading. New spectacles cause I’m slowly going blind - I’m afraid that by the time I’m old and grey, I won’t be able to see what’s in front of me. Need more carrots! ;)

My Barbie.

I was at the Elle Show this afternoon with a girlfriend and there was a Barbie booth where we could design our own Barbie… and there is mine! Black scarf, laptop and black booties… Now I want to dye my hair that colour!

Playing with the barbie reminded me of how much I loved my Barbies growing up… except my Barbies were way less chic.

Girly socks.

These take me back to when I was a kid. I used to own all kinds of ridiculous socks - socks with frills & lace, socks with little balls, and socks with bananas on them. I found these and they are such a throwback! I love them! But Martin hates them :(

But when did I ever listen to him anyways? ;)

New Jacket.

It is gorgeous! Yummy leather.

Pretty purple bunnies.

I got a new lens for my camera! It’s not fancy shmancy, by any means - it’s probably the world’s cheapest lens (both price-wise and what it is made out of). However, it’s a prime lens and it is super fun to play with… as you can see above :)

For those that are curious, it’s the Canon 50mm f1/8 II. There are a bunch of youtube reviews on it, as well. It’s an amazing little lens and I think Boyfriend will want to throw my camera out the window soon (after he realizes how many photos I have/will take of him!).

Now, I just have to figure out how to use this thing.

Also, the bunnies above are from yummy bellini’s I had imbibed a few days ago with some good friends over tasty kobe beef sliders. Happy belated, Shar :)

Monday’s suck.

The client sends me an issue:

“This is a bug. Very hard to reproduce, root cause still unknown. Please fix.”

Seriously?

I remedy my shit Monday with this video. SO HILARIOUS. And I’m going to go home and attempt to attend a yoga class…. and then drink a lot.

Also, my friends are wonderful and uber talented - I was reminded of that this weekend :)

Random Musings.

- I have spent a ton of money buying books for my Kindle. Damn the convenience of buying books over the air!

- However, I had to ride the subway for at least an hour of my life yesterday and the Kindle kept me company - I was able to read various books with a click of a button. It kept me occupied while I tried to avoid the crazies.

- Oh help me, I hate side plank. It’s so hard! And my yoga instructor made us do it twice last night. TWICE.

- I normally don’t rock patterns, but I am looking for a dress/skirt/shirt/scarf/anything with roses on them. I feel like roses and lace are my new loves.

- Cool/geeky conversation at the office (if you can figure out what we’re talking about, bonus points!):

Dude-A: “In just 9 years, we’ll have Nexus Sixes.”
Dude-B: “And that’s a Nexus One!” *points to device Dude-A is holding*
Dude-A: “No. This is not an Android. It runs Android.”

- It is girl brunch this weekend! And I am SO EXCITED.

- I am wearing these booties today:

And let me tell you - they are as uncomfortable as you would imagine.