Musik Mundi: Loew's

Alyssa Bonagura - I Make My Own Sunshine
Gin Wigmore - Don't Stop
April Smith - Colors


Whoever is in charge of selecting the music for these new slew of loew's commercials should be commended and given a raise! I watch a lot of telly but usually i'm only partially paying attention to whatever it is i'm watching since i'm prolly eating and reading at the same time or doing art and crafts. And i mos def don't usually watch the commercials. But every time the loew's commercials come on, i look up from what i'm doing and watch the commercial cos i really like the music and the commercial itself is also kinda entertaining to watch. I watched the documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi Friday evening. It was really good. It's crazy to think that a restaurant that serves only sushi could be a 3 star michelin restaurant. I guess it all depends on whether or not you have the palate. Some people come out and are inspired to eat the unique types of fish showcased in the film. Or you could be like me and feel a little nauseous because it was just way too much raw fish for me. I don't think i would want to get to that point. In the end, the doc is more than just about sushi. It's about the dedication and sacrifices involved to become a master sushi chef, and that perfection is not attainable. There's always something new you can learn to better your craft. I think my favorite part of the doc was when his youngest son went off to open his own sushi restaurant, he told his son that he better succeed because he has no home to return to. It's tough love but his reasoning is that parents our day in age tend to baby our kids and tell them they can always come home if they don't succeed, thus breeding failure. Failure is not an option. You must do whatever it takes to succeed. There is no gray area with Jiro. He is very matter-of-fact with every though he has. This man has dedicated his entire life to his craft. For a better review of the movie you can google it or read it here. What else did i do this weekend? I slept for nearly eleven hours. Jealous? And i got the most painful reflexology massage at the place next to teahouse on bellaire called "PAIN RELIEF CENTER". OMG it hurt so bad. I'm never going there again. I thot it was just me but when i mouthed the words 'it hurts' to big poppa, he drew a line from his eye down his cheek with his finger. As in he had TEARS it was so painful! Haha. I just burst out laughing. So yeah. Don't go there. Man, i use splenda in my coffee every morning and today i decided to try that pure via stuff. GROSS! It made my coffee taste awful. Co-worker friend agreed. And i used up all my lactaid milk so i'm stuck with it.

Placenter: McGovern Lake

For the last couple of months, i had convinced big poppa and myself that this route that i had picked that went around rice and through hermann park was more than six miles. When we finally timed ourselves, we quickly realized that it wasn't more than six miles but rather 4.75 miles. Haha. I'm very aware of how slow i run so i immediately doubted my time. Using Map My Run, i mapped a correct 6 mile loop for us to run. Running through hermann park is actually really nice. I definitely prefer it over memorial. And you're not overlapping anywhere and that's really important to me. After work one day, i decided to go for a walk/jog by myself. I knew there was this new public sculpture installation by Ai Weiwei at McGovern Lake so i decided to take a small detour to go check it out. I have this number belt thing with a pouch that i was able to put my small point-and-shoot in so i can bring it along. The installation is called Circle of Friends/Zodiac Heads. You only have until June 3rd to go see it. After that, it'll be moved to another city. I'm not sure how many cities it will be featured in total but i think that we are so lucky to have Houston be on their list. Ai Weiwei was part of the team who designed the bird's nest stadium in beijing for the olympics. I have such admiration for him and his fearlessness in speaking out against China's policy on free speech and human rights. These sculptures stand at ten feet high and weigh about 1000 pounds each. It's really pretty how they have them facing the lake. After looking at them and taking some pics, i started my jog back to the car which was prolly another two miles or so. I ended taking this path behind the playground area. As i jogged, i pass strange lady number one who yells at me if i knew the lord and savior jesus christ. I yell back with a hearty 'YES!' and keep running a little faster. Then as i approach the playground, two mi dang families are yelling at each other. Like screaming blood murder at each other. A lot of cursing and craziness. Something's about to go down! I slow to a walk to watch. Where's freaking security?!? A lot of arm flappin' and mouths yappin'. I see a sane couple ahead. We look at each other, shake our heads, and i continue on. As i get back into a miserably slow jog, i pass by strange creepy man number one, then two, then three. They all make annoying and unnecessary comments. I run a little bit faster each time i pass one of these creepy fellas. Even though i prolly clocked in a PR for finishing, i don't think i'll take that detour anymore. So much stress!

Vlog: Tirimisu Cupcake

A little vlog that i put together to thank croatia for her delicious cupcakes. I was hoping that this would encourage her to make me more cupcakes. I think it worked! I think i might go and make these just to make them so that i can have some. I should have put music to the vid but i was too lazy.

Trippin': Cairns - Marrdja Boardwalk

When i read marrdja boardwalk, what i had in mind was a linear boardwalk that lined itself parallel to a beachscape. Not quite so in this case. It was another trek through the forest. Which i love and don't mind. This hike is perfect for people of all ages. Instead of navigating uneven terrain, there are paths (boardwalk/metal planks) built throughout the forest. Shane showed us this really awesome tree that look like it was formed from intertwined branches. The one neat thing that we did was eat these green ants. Well, i ate ONE ant. And it tasted lemony! You could sprinkle these suckers on a taco. Haha. Who knew. I am very tired right now.