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Strawberry Rhubarb vodka = delicious

I adore the sweetness of strawberries with tart crispy rhubarb.  What a better way to spice up some vodka!?  This vodka turned out so fantastic!  Here's how:

First, make sure your bottle of vodka is only half full, or three quarters full.  Hull strawberries and cut them into quarters.  Cut unpeeled and unsweetened rhubarb into one inch pieces. 

Drop the strawberries and rhubarb into the vodka.  It looks gorgeous doesn't it?

Place the bottle in a cool place.  I chose a high shelf in a kitchen cupboard.

Shake the bottle once a day to mix up the fruit.  Do this for seven days.

This is what the bottle looked like on day 3.  That vodka sucked all the color out of the fruit!  I opened it up at this point and it smelled a little like farts....... I was soooooooo disappointed! 

After 7 days, pour the vodka over a fine strainer into another container.  Be sure to press on the fruit to get all of that delicous alcohol out of there!  I used a potato masher and it worked wonders.

Even after the three day fart smell of this vodka, it turned out better than I had hoped!  It was tart and sweet, and uber-dangerous to drink because it tasted just like juice! I had some friends over for vodka tasting and bbq and it was gone in about an hour!  Be careful there. :)

Hope you make this lovely friends!  It is soooo easy.  Enjoy.

How Zooey Deschanel (Almost) Ruined My Sex Life | Nerve.com

Some people blame their romantic failures on their parents, or on magazines that promote unhealthy body images, or on misogynistic rap lyrics. I blame Zooey Deschanel.

As one half of the indie band She & Him and star of the new FOX sitcom New Girl, Zooey Deschanel is the unofficial poster child for hip and quirky twenty-something white girls, who have shaggy bangs and tattoos of fruit on their ankles and a closet full of brightly colored, vintage cardigans. Unfortunately for these girls, however, Zooey Deschanel also serves as an object of lust for their boyfriends, sensitive neurotics who wear thick glasses, brew their own organic beer, and self-identify as feminists.  

As a semi-quirky, semi-hip twenty-something white girl, I am contractually obligated to sleep with these men. Unfortunately, while they are my type, I am not theirs. In my experience, the guys who love Zooey Deschanel see their girlfriends as placeholders for the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope (MPDG). Due to her offbeat personality and her unabashed lust for life, the MPDG is usually an adorable cipher, a saucer-eyed gamine whose quirky hipness and hip quirkiness make men want to change their lives for the better.

via www.nerve.com

This is hilarious! LOVE this article

Be Your Own Pet's "Adventure"

Hello lovely friends!

I found this blast from the past and refounded my love for Be Your Own Pet.  I have been SUPER into this band for the last few weeks.  The warm Spring weather is only contributing to my girl crush on the ever rockin bad-ass Jemina Pearl.  Their debut album is an absolute must for loud gritty music in the sun this May!

Hope you love it as much as I do!  Check it out:

 

 

Lovely goldenrod eye make-up for May!

Hello lovely friends!  I have discovered my favorite new May beauty product.  Rimmel London's Exaggerate eye definer in precious gold.  This color is fantastic for Spring!  It is a light shade of goldenrod yellow, and because it is eye definer and not eye shadow, it is not a heavy powder.  I used it as an all over color on my eyelids below.  Check it out:

So subtle and lovely, perfect for Spring weather!  Happy Mother's day everyone!

Super simple lemon vinaigrette for May

We've all been there........ the weekend ends and you end up with tiny bits of random leftovers in your fridge.  This beautiful Spring weekend in May, I was out of town at a fantastic wedding!  It was a delight, but I came home to super slim pickins in our fridge.  Here's what I had:

Some delish smoked salmon, about half a cup of cooked bowtie pasta without sauce, half a lemon, and some red leaf lettuce.

Some lemon vinaigrette dressing over greens and pasta with smoked salmon for dinner?  It was fantastic!

Here's how:

Mix 3 tablespoons white vinegar, 1 to 1and1/2 tablespoons olive oil, the squeezed juice of half a lemon, and a half a tablespoon of brown sugar.

 Shake well in a small container and...........VOILA!  you have beautiful bright springy salad dressing. 

 

Javier is bubble nesting!

Hello friends!  I am excited to say that our best, and most professional, office friend has started bubble nesting.  This fish is fantastic.  He literally jumps out of the water when you hover his bowl with food.  He is a happy little chico!  Now to find him a date on plentoffish.com. :)

I love his adorable little walrus face in this one.   Love you Javier!

Glorious Red Hair!

I have fallen head over heels for red hair!  Having adored redheads since I was teeny tiny, my favorites are beautiful women like:

Norma Jean Baker

Christina Hendricks

Emma Stone

and of course, the ever adorable Alyson Hannigan

After lusting after the hair on these babes, I took the plunge. 

Thanks so much to my old friend Adam for giving me this great mane!

Hello world!