Something Gray

Meet Cotton...

I want you.

Sleepy thing...

You can steal him for me at the petting zoo at the PNE.

Green Gucci

Love this dark green leather from Gucci's 2010 Fall collection.... to be worn with a cream, gold, black, and blue silk scarf... or just a nice gold charm. I'd take you everywhere!!!

Love love.

I've Decided...

Parisian grays


Pale petal pinks


Crisp Whites


Luxe gold


Glass


Mirrors


That seductively dark espresso shade


... my room

Aquaness

Riesling + my Natbot cup @ M's

Emerald, waiting for her pho

Brother + me + kiddies @ Vancouver Aquarium

Seal show (hug-a-seal)

Beluga getting ready to splash the audience

Octopus! Sooo scary and big and invertebrate-y glob glob glob

Touching slimy and spiky creatures

Scarily huge sunflower starfish (other starfishes move out of the way for these giant things that are even bigger than my head!!)

Mister green sea turtle I remember from my last trip to the Aquarium almost 15 years ago. This guy might even outlive me (they can live to be 140)! Emerald took this picture.  He looks wise.

Tub of lards (seals) resting

Near the lab

Racoons

Loved the sea otters and jelly fish....

"Mama" Simona comes in with a bag of chocolate covered almonds (they're giant) and pretty much sticks it next to my face from the side while I'm typing away.


"Natasha!!"


I look. "uhhhhhhhhhhhh...." like, you know, I shouldn't... after already taking hoards of other chocolates, coconut macaroons, beard papa cream puffs, and gummies when offered.


Simona: Oh come on. You know me. I'm trying to get you fat so you can join the club with the rest of us. 


Gee thanks...


Wondering what I'd look like with a giant headband like this. Might be good for the Winter because it covers my ears a bit. Snow bunny look??

IKEA Catalogue: I love pictures along stairways!!!

Designer nail designs. Love the Chanel one for my 4th finger and the Dior and YSL would be cute for my index finger.

lalala

Staying On Track

OK so I have tons of ideas when it comes to decorating. I see things in store, in magazines, and online and am SO inspired, go about dreaming, and get set on acquiring THAT look. But, when it comes down to it, reality hits and time gets in the way. I don't make it a priority because, honestly, the project is for noone but myself. I end up making my designs simpler. Now, everything in my room is suddenly from IKEA (though, I must say, their designs have evolved quite nicely. I'm even lusting an IKEA kitchen when I move out)! It's everything I didn't want - thoughtless and matchy matchy, lacking warmth and individuality. Yet, at the same time, its what I like - simple, clean, extremely reasonably-priced, and modern classics.


I keep reminding myself, well, justifying, "it's ok - I'll just get this simple piece and will dress the room with accessories that define me better after". An end-of-bed bench from Homesense with a pattern (shock!) gets replaced by a solid, cold-feeling black-brown wood storage bench that matches my bed frame. My search for an ornate gold full-length mirror ends when I see every 4th person in the IKEA checkout line rolling in the classy black-brown HEMNES mirror which makes me think of how smart and streamlined it looks. 


Anyway, some days, well, recently, I've had the wish to just start from scratch and live a super inexpensive, down-to-earth, and minimalist life. 


Just like Victoria here.


I sure would save a LOT of money, I'm tellin' ya.

Cute kitty in the middle of the road. Alive.

 Washed my brushes. Makeshift drying using elastics. Best to dry them upside down so water doesn't collect at the base and mould.

 Such soft bunny buddies at Chapters. Hao!

Bye Jerry! 

 Taken in the saddest spot in Vancouver... YVR departures...

Grar I hate how I can't edit these pictures on the netbook. Dull pics..