theinbetweenismine

just a girl living the expat life

Archives for March 2007

SPF: Behind…

filed under: my so-called life

I had a few ideas for this week’s SPF and I like it when Kristine comes up with “themes” that have a very wide range of interpretations.

march 30, 2007 - day 163

Today I thought, since you almost never see yourself from “behind”, I would take a photo from behind :)

I am also using this for my 365 days self-portrait for today on Flickr.

I could have gone with the obvious… I am behind with posting on this blog this week, I am behind with replying to my emails and I am also behind with some other things. Taking pictures of it would have been kind of difficult though.

Did you play?

Summer can come…

filed under: my so-called life, shopping

shoes

Which ones do you like better? ;)

I had to go grocery shopping yesterday and decided to make a little trip to the Mall as well [since J and Aaron where at the studio all afternoon]. I still had a gift card from Nordstrom’s from last year and decided to look around at Nordstrom’s Rack [Nordstrom’s Outlet store so to speak] if they had anything cute for the summer. The shoe aisles are ALWAYS a good point to start.

Within a couple of minutes I had three pair of shoes in my hands [two of which you can see above ;)] and taking a look at the price tag made the decision very easy :) 50% off the last marked price!

Both shoes are designer shoes and would have cost well over $70 at regular price – well, I got them for $17 and $15 bucks. What a bargain! I love Nordstrom’s Rack!

After dropping J off at the studio today, I decided to check out the Co-Op in Santa Monica [because I want to bake more bread this week :)] and I was very pleased to see that they had bulk foods and I bought a couple of different things [Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Muesli, sprouted flour]. I think I am going to try a multi-grain or muesli bread this time.
Also, today was cleaning day – not very exciting, but oh well, it has to be done. I spent a few hours on the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. My hands smell like “Soft Scrub” – I need to get gloves :(

How was your start into the new week?

Movie recommendations

filed under: fun!, my so-called life

J and I watched “Brokeback Mountain” on Wednesday. We had the movie sitting on our desk for weeks and I kept pushing and pushing that I wanted J to see this movie. He didn’t feel like watching it for a couple of weeks, but when we finally saw it, he was like “What the hell? Why didn’t we watch this earlier? What a brilliant movie!”

Guys, I can only repeat myself over and over again… you HAVE to see this movie. Especially you, yeah YOU, who doesn’t want to see it because of the “delicate matter” the story is based on. It’s really not all about homosexuality, but about the uniqueness of human relationships and finding your soul mate, regardless of gender, and the tragedy and also negation of one’s true self because of societal pressures.

On Thursday, J’s Mom came to visit. J had promised her a private concert at the studio. While she and I went for a walk around Westwood and had some coffee and pastries at a french boulangerie, J and Aaron were warming up at the studio.
We drove over there later and enjoyed a 2.5 hour-long private performance. J’s Mom hadn’t heard them play in almost a year and she was quite impressed with the progress they’ve made. I really can’t wait to be able to provide you with a link to video footage on the Internet :)
Afterwards, we went out to an Indonesian restaurant for dinner. I’ve never had Indonesian food before. It – of course – basically fits in with other Asian food, but the taste is somewhat different from Chinese, Japanese or Thai cuisine.

Yesterday, J and I went bowling. We both hadn’t bowled in almost two years. J is a far better bowler than I am, but I am always willing to learn and improve and it was fun [yeah, and I feel my butt cheeks today ;)]. The first three games were the “warm-up” and then we both bowled the game of our lives. I had a score of 173… I was so impressed with myself :)
We made pizza [from scratch!] for dinner and then watched “Borat“. OMG! If you have seen this movie, I am curious about what you think of it. Please feel free to add your opinion in the comment section.
Note: I had no idea what I was getting into when we started watching the movie. I hadn’t heard too much of it beforehand. The guy who invented this character must have had a LOT of free time on his hands ;)

SPF: Two

filed under: my so-called life

Yes, it’s Friday again and time for another SPF hosted by Kristine who asked us this week to come up with a photo for the title “TWO”.

I have to say that I had MANY ideas for this SPF and could have picked many different pictures, but decided for the obvious.
Being a [fraternal] twin, a lot of things in my life always came in “TWO’.

my sister and I :)

When my Mom was pregnant and found out that she was going to have TWO girls, she nearly freaked out. She was working full-time as a teacher at that point and had planned to go back to work after 6 weeks of maternity leave. My Grandma had agreed to take care of the baby in the mornings, but with TWO babies, my Mom didn’t think she would be able to go back to work.
Well, my Grandma didn’t let her down and said that if she could take care of one baby, she would certainly be able to take care of TWO as well :)
So, with me and my sister, everything came in pairs… TWO babies, TWO dirty diapers, TWO bottles of milk, TWO pairs of shoes, TWO runny noses, TWO of everything, save for the fact that the troubles of raising a child were cut in half for my parents since we went through everything at the same time :)

So, what did you come up with when hearing the word “TWO?
Did you play?

A lot and nothing is going on

filed under: food, fun!, my so-called life

I want to write. Seriously. I have a lot to write about in the back of my head right now, but the thing is – most of it shouldn’t or is not intended to be out in the public of this blog yet – or at all. I know I am talking in riddles. Just forget about it and pretend to be satisfied with what I can give your right now. I am sure some things will find their way on this blog sooner or later ;)

First of all, I officially bake my own bread now. Sourdough, dark wholemeal bread – you name it. I can do it all. Remember that I took home some of the sourdough that Andreas had made from scratch? I kept it in the fridge for a week and then it was ready to be used for a new loaf of bread. Tuesday morning, while I was talking to my Dad on the phone, I kneaded the dough and since you have to do it for quite a while and it’s “hard labor”, my Dad jokingly asked at some point if I was running a marathon while talking to him on the phone ;)
Well, the hard work paid off. The bread was delicious and smelled so good.

Two days later, I decided to try and bake my Mom’s dark German bread. It’s actually very easy to prepare – no kneading involved, just heavy stirring ;) – and although I wasn’t sure if I had bought all the right ingredients [I had to cheat a little bit, because not all ingredients were available], it turned out great. Does anybody want a slice?

What else? Oh yeah, we have a new roommate since last Thursday. J’s friend Aaron moved in with us after the break up with his girlfriend and finding new tenants for their old place. It’s going to be a temporary solution, but he might be staying here for a couple of weeks. I really think it’s no big deal – although J and I had promised each other that we would never live with roommates again after getting married. Oh well, some situations require radical measures. This is such a situation.
We moved all his stuff on Thursday. Some stuff was taken into our apartment, some stuff was left on the street for people to take. That’s how things are done in LA ;)

We had a fun weekend. The three of us spent St. Patrick’s Day at the studio. J and Aaron had been there pretty much the whole day already [while I was doing the laundry] and I joined them later. We got some Take out Thai food for dinner and hung out at the studio [which included a private concert for me :) Oh, these stories will be worth so much once the band will make it *g*].
We also met a drummer from down the hall – very nice guy, maybe a potential drummer for the band? I don’t know yet, but we’ll see.

Today we went out for breakfast at Café 50’s, a diner in Santa Monica – it was my belated birthday breakfast. I don’t recall if I mentioned that before, but Café 50’s has a Reward program that you can join for free. Every time you eat there, you earn a certain amount of points and when you have collected a certain number you’ll be rewarded with -let’s say – a free desert or something like that. Also, I receive discounts and special offers in the mail and for my birthday they sent me a coupon for a free entrée. Well, who wouldn’t want to go for that?
Yeah, the breakfast prepared me real well for an afternoon of talking on the phone [it was great to talk to you, Kim *smooch*] and writing letters [three!]. I am so proud of myself :)

Yeah, and now I start rambling and I’d better let you go.