tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58771127169586552722024-03-18T20:24:52.622-07:00sweetheart bitterheartjohnny badseeds' life storysweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.comBlogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-85353929646183801362012-11-22T11:35:00.003-08:002012-11-22T11:35:49.318-08:00tglet's see:<br />
new nephew<br />
old nephews<br />
new boyfriend<br />
old friends<br />
MARTY<br />
green bean casserole<br />
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yep. life is rad.sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-35964462360589796822012-11-10T12:51:00.004-08:002012-11-10T12:51:45.391-08:00life is so rad."even radder without cavities." -rodrigo.<br />
<br />sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-63945997343738003352011-12-09T22:54:00.000-08:002011-12-10T00:09:22.488-08:00malnutritioni figured we should all have a good laugh about how i took 5 years off of my life today.<br /><br />food diary 12/09/2011<br /><br />-cereal with soy milk<br />-frozen trader joes indian cuisine (palek paneer)<br />-fried fish taco and some fried shrimp and french fries<br />-frozen cheese pizza on sourdough bread<br />-3 pieces of chocolate<br />-some pringles<br />-chocolate cupcake<br /><br />THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MOVE BACK INTO YOUR PARENTS HOUSE.<br /><br />lol. sad. excuse me while i go chug some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorella">chlorella</a>.sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-50847319418713176142011-12-02T01:46:00.000-08:002011-12-02T01:50:09.548-08:00hi world.i just wanted to say hi. and that God is a tricky lil dad! he will take us around the world to get us back on track. it's like that band of horses lyric, "if i am lost, it's only for a little while." that's one of my favorite lyrics. anyway, i'm getting back on track. and feeling more like myself again. (hence the blog writing? miracle?) i can't believe i ever thought i might need to compromise that. <br /><br />and it feels good.sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-64373708209266420902011-10-23T21:28:00.001-07:002011-10-23T21:28:26.860-07:00on second thought<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ayjep-LOxM8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />i'd rather hang around.sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-56126481923958449002011-04-20T17:52:00.000-07:002011-04-20T17:54:04.784-07:00adrienne doesn't live here anymorehead on over to my <a href="http://addiemco.blogspot.com/">new blog</a>!<br /><br />new name, same great taste.sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-17262762886054305872011-04-14T10:47:00.000-07:002011-04-14T12:43:57.469-07:00why i became a veganthis post has been in the works for some time now, but it's hard to know exactly what to say and i don't particularly want to offend anyone. but nonetheless, here we go.<br /><br />a month and a half ago, on feb 24, we moved into our new apartment. (still <a href="http://adriennebarringer.blogspot.com/2011/03/home-equipt-with-many-nook.html">obsessed</a>, by the way.) after a whole day of moving our stuff in, we decided to go eat at red robin for dinner. we shared a crispy chicken salad and an appetizer. that night, i got extremely sick. i'll spare you the gory details but suffice it to say i was either in the bathroom or writhing in pain in bed. i don't know why, but all night i kept thinking, "it was that nasty chicken. it's rotting inside my body." (fyi, the chicken didn't taste nasty.. we both enjoyed in, and james didn't get sick.) it was just my intuition telling me the chicken caused my sickness.<br /><br />fast forward to probably 3 weeks later. i had read somewhere about jonathan safran foer's book called "eating animals." i had previously read everything is illuminated and loved it. i don't think i realized it was a nonfiction case for vegetarianism, but rather thought it was a cool indie book with a pretty <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eating-Animals-Jonathan-Safran-Foer/dp/0316069884/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302804102&sr=8-1">cover</a>. well, i started reading and within a chapter or two i was resigned to the fact that i'd probably go vegetarian by the end of the book -- an idea i didn't fear, as i've never been a huge meat lover. then i came across this passage in the section about food borne illness:<br /><br />"Why aren't more people aware of, and angry about, the rates of avoidable food-borne illness? Perhaps it doesn't seem obvious that something is amiss simply because anything that happens all the time -- like meat, especially poultry, becoming infected by pathogens -- tends to fade into the background. <p>Whatever the case, if you know what to look for, the pathogen problem comes into terrifying focus. For example, the next time a friend has a sudden "flu" -- what folks sometimes misdescribe as "the stomach flu" -- ask a few questions. Was your friend's illness one of those "24-hour flus" that come and go quickly: retch or crap, then relief? The diagnosis isn't quite so simple, but if the answer to this question is yes, your friend probably didn't have the flu at all. </p> <p>He or she was probably suffering from one of the 76 million cases of food-borne illness the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated happen in America each year. Your friend didn't "catch a bug" so much as eat a bug. And in all likelihood, that bug was created by factory farming."</p><p>my mind immediately took me back to the red robin incident. and i was convinced. meat is disgusting.</p><p>i don't remember where i went from here, but somehow i got the idea to order alicia silverstone's book, "the kind diet." basically, it talks about why meat, dairy and eggs are nasty (meat: contributes to heart disease, cancer, and osteoporosis, it's full of hormones, it's horrible for the environment, and obviously it's really sad for the animals in these conditions. dairy: linked to cancer, makes you fat, causes allergies and asthma, CAUSES osteoporosis, nasty to the planet and cruel to the animals.) i didn't list all of the harm meat and dairy cause, if you want to know more, check out alicia's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kind-Diet-Simple-Feeling-Losing/dp/1605296449">book</a>. she then goes on to mention all the perks of veganism. to name a few: lose weight, your skin glows, you have more light energy and are more peaceful (some people believe you take in the fear and depression of the animals you eat), save the environment, animals, and yourself from many diseases. her book is also helpful to people flirting with veganism because she debunks all the myths: how will i get my protein? iron? vitamin b12? at the end, she has recipes for all types of vegan and "superhero" foods, and they all look fantastic.<br /></p><p>finally, i was referred to colin campbell's book, and the longest nutritional study to date, "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/China-Study-Comprehensive-Nutrition-Implications/dp/1932100385">the china study</a>." this one basically confirms all of what alicia claims but in a more detailed, scientific way. bottom line: protein from animal-based foods CAUSES cancer. and heart disease. and obesity. etc. as you can imagine, the chinese eat a mainly plant-based diet and they have much lower numbers of these "western" diseases. they also weigh less, but consume around 30% more calories than we do! magic.<br /></p><p>i'm not done with the book yet, but one of the coolest thing i've read so far is the study dr. caldwell esselstyn conducted. he took 18 people who, in the previous eight year before the study, had a combined total of 49 coronary events including agina (chest pain), bypass surgery, strokes, heart attacks, and angioplasty. these were <span style="font-style: italic;">broken</span> hearts. for the next 11 years, dr. caldwell only subscribed one thing: a plant-based diet focused on avoiding "oils, meat, fish, fowl and dairy products." can you guess what happened? they cured themselves. they not only haulted the heart disease, but reversed it. 70% of his patients saw their clogged arteries open up. in other words, dr. caldwell CURED HEART DISEASE. again, MAGIC!!</p><p>aside from all of these health benefits, i really just want to save the animals. they live in the most unbelievably horrible conditions and frankly, it's not fair. they are innocent beings and they don't deserve that. it makes me sick and so sad. if you don't know anything about this, please watch "meet your meat" videos on youtube or watch the amazing documentary, "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358456/">earthlings.</a>" you can watch it online for free <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6361872964130308142#">here</a>. we need to know this stuff. (and can you imagine treating your dogs and cats like this? not cool.)<br /></p><p>FINALLY, for those of you who are thinking, "but, in the bible it says that God ordained animals for our use." to that i say, no. it is my personal belief that God has cursed the eating of animals. yes, it was initially a blessing and a need, but when we abuse blessings they become curses unto us. and we have COMPLETELY abused the system of animal husbandry. we are killing the earth God gave us and we are mercilessly slaughtering billions of his beautiful animals every year, needlessly. back in the hunting and gathering days they ate tons of meat, and did they get cancer or heart disease? no. as far as i know, things like e. coli and swine flu are new phenomenons. God is pissed!! this is not how it's supposed to be. and the bottom line is, we need to STOP these crazy ways or we will all die.</p><p>end scene.<br /></p><p>and that's why i became a vegan.<br /></p>sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-84560379946925540842011-04-12T22:05:00.000-07:002011-04-12T22:08:44.817-07:00the heavenly child<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzarG3nooGi894Fep-5BBysJ6w8r2yGrG9d-dLml13k0SoBh3L16SaKhas0zsbYYDECmv84wgFMwPAdS7Krxw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-15896467056060267472011-04-05T09:48:00.000-07:002011-04-05T10:00:31.092-07:00day offwell, every tuesday is my "day off" but something feels really day-offy about this one. here's what i plan to do:<br /><br />-collard greens/baked sweed potato<br />-walk doggie<br />-lovin up on my little doggie while my man's at work<br />-finish "the kind diet" (more on this later)<br />-work on lit. review for paper (only if i get realllly bored)<br />-rewatch a conference talk or two that i may or may not have fallen asleep during<br />-clean room<br />-apartment therapy<br />-dishes<br />-smiths/sunflower/whole foods for more veggie fare<br />-start "china study"?<br />-bake more vegan pumpkin cookies for the stratttons (and mostly for us)<br />-pay christian (JAMES!)<br />-loving up on my man when he gets home in 5 hours<br /><br />well, lunch is calling, gtg!!!sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-89829087298677579082011-03-27T18:39:00.000-07:002011-03-27T18:40:55.367-07:00bffs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyArbiZfMN8psghlAxjOQEpML6H0IxQb2r7q4AtOA8_IhF9acsC0V_MFHBZKq8lwwbb0SYg_IsBYcYdXswkXiisXJwuDxovIQgwG_hAgZ7sNqkjrEKuzdXIzHyx68r-GnASHk3KdAPXA/s1600/deercat3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyArbiZfMN8psghlAxjOQEpML6H0IxQb2r7q4AtOA8_IhF9acsC0V_MFHBZKq8lwwbb0SYg_IsBYcYdXswkXiisXJwuDxovIQgwG_hAgZ7sNqkjrEKuzdXIzHyx68r-GnASHk3KdAPXA/s400/deercat3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588939659290935426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezFhB9rwBr2DJk86z4SdrwYRKZiSU0EL-Ht_DhSI0Ou98_ILBer2zt6YAD4wuc-fFiNBbX5C_aGhPCd05VAO9_SdtgHGZd8eGmVPpzOhHNLGWYBc1YERBbOl1L6bMj8MIIcuaf6pQGes/s1600/deercat2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezFhB9rwBr2DJk86z4SdrwYRKZiSU0EL-Ht_DhSI0Ou98_ILBer2zt6YAD4wuc-fFiNBbX5C_aGhPCd05VAO9_SdtgHGZd8eGmVPpzOhHNLGWYBc1YERBbOl1L6bMj8MIIcuaf6pQGes/s400/deercat2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588939654147160770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhSfwQ4L1Sh1w5VhpEGrxjEeRZqnLFba7PixQRTv8oTIiU62kG8-9f_2BMySTmOm1BTV_qJTJRmo54ZG35bmD0-1IVgJPEgpGr_Fh-8sfyWL8iUPulGk3adcExi4Gz2g5mM3-9tS6GDY/s1600/deercat1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhSfwQ4L1Sh1w5VhpEGrxjEeRZqnLFba7PixQRTv8oTIiU62kG8-9f_2BMySTmOm1BTV_qJTJRmo54ZG35bmD0-1IVgJPEgpGr_Fh-8sfyWL8iUPulGk3adcExi4Gz2g5mM3-9tS6GDY/s400/deercat1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588939655316017058" border="0" /></a>sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-74638569826151748352011-03-21T12:29:00.000-07:002011-03-21T12:30:41.008-07:00currently playing<div style="text-align: left;">kelley stoltz ~ i remember, you were wild<br /></div><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KcoLkzG0tS4" allowfullscreen="" width="640" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe>sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-46971491293377971202011-03-14T14:47:00.000-07:002011-03-14T19:57:42.172-07:00HOME. (equipped with many a nook)<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46765815@N06/5526995923/" title="12 by thriftycakes, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5299/5526995923_87434d220e_z.jpg" alt="12" width="427" height="640" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46765815@N06/5526977379/" title="1 by thriftycakes, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5012/5526977379_e490d99e6b.jpg" alt="1" width="500" height="333" /></a><br />the bay windows aka the best part<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46765815@N06/5527568850/" title="8 by thriftycakes, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5093/5527568850_03f44d6828.jpg" alt="8" width="500" height="333" /></a><br />lovely view of the city<br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46765815@N06/5526977607/" title="2 by thriftycakes, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5260/5526977607_24b40c0257.jpg" alt="2" width="333" height="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46765815@N06/5526977635/" title="3 by thriftycakes, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5059/5526977635_03bb381c7f.jpg" alt="3" width="333" height="500" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">karlstad nook<3 //////////////////////////cubby nook<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46765815@N06/5527596580/" title="11 by thriftycakes, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5094/5527596580_8a41360414.jpg" alt="11" width="500" height="333" /></a><br />entertainment nook<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46765815@N06/5527568974/" title="10 by thriftycakes, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5251/5527568974_099f6ea567.jpg" alt="10" width="500" height="333" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">never without a stack of library dvds. (apparently we're on a disney kick right now)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46765815@N06/5527568554/" title="5 by thriftycakes, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5091/5527568554_1b54482b85.jpg" alt="5" width="327" height="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46765815@N06/5526978135/" title="9 by thriftycakes, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5212/5526978135_c2f2251a9a.jpg" alt="9" width="325" height="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">the dining nook<br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46765815@N06/5526977697/" title="4 by thriftycakes, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5057/5526977697_dae1c030fe.jpg" alt="4" width="333" height="500" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46765815@N06/5527568586/" title="6 by thriftycakes, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5295/5527568586_cb69b7dcec.jpg" alt="6" width="333" height="500" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">fireplace nook/////////// /////////// reading/sun bathing nook<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46765815@N06/5527568740/" title="7 by thriftycakes, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5138/5527568740_09c3e99ced.jpg" alt="7" width="500" height="333" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46765815@N06/5526978379/" title="13 by thriftycakes, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5251/5526978379_1b0cf5a37b.jpg" alt="13" width="500" height="333" /></a><br />yeah. we pretty much love it.<br /></div><br /></div>sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-78447657097563170172011-03-13T14:24:00.000-07:002011-03-14T19:58:01.564-07:00subday<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46765815@N06/5524113576/" title="Photo0707 by thriftycakes, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5255/5524113576_240b33ed8b_z.jpg" alt="Photo0707" width="480" height="640" /></a><br /><br />quizzing james on his sandwiches. he's taking his new job very seriously.sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-42975982700024011592011-03-11T19:58:00.000-08:002011-03-11T20:01:30.892-08:00slc sunset<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46765815@N06/5518490695/" title="slcsunset by thriftycakes, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5294/5518490695_50d88f4080_z.jpg" alt="slcsunset" width="640" height="480" /></a>sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-39024726145515642562011-03-02T22:15:00.000-08:002011-03-02T22:19:18.222-08:00slumberwe moved! more on that soon, but i just wanted to shout it on the mountain top that i LOVE our new house. okay, it's a tiny apartment. but i get to call it a house because it already feels like home to me. and you know what? i have been sleeping SO well for the past 4 nights (ever since we moved in.) for the last week or so in our previous house i could barely sleep. maybe it's cause i was stressed with school or the idea of moving or because i was sick but i secretly think it's because we're finally in the right place.<br /><br />sigh of relief.sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-91321377139847514682011-01-23T16:54:00.000-08:002011-01-23T16:55:53.146-08:00f & flast night i dreamt that all my friends were dead. are you? i miss you guys.<br /><br />before i got married i felt this "ambiguous longing" as james calls it, for what i assume was the void in me longing for a family. before i got married, i always had good friends around me but never a strong family situation.<br /><br />now i have family and no friends. weird.sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-58044879159269984302011-01-18T19:23:00.000-08:002011-01-18T19:43:34.773-08:00leadersi was in the middle of finding the birth and death dates, countries of origin, occupations, and accomplishments of 40 leaders like genghis khan, king montezuma, peter the great, sha jahan, czar nicholas, hirohito, mccarthy, etc when i took a break to browse fashion blogs, and came across the name nirrimi. will she ever be on a list of great leaders? i don't know.. but probably not. just goes to show how little formal education actually coincides with reality. to me, the beauty in her photos are just as important as whatever sun yat-sen did.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SrIDHOdzf0296pj-YuCpU7P4bK57aE9KJGSHMTdd9voL7AhrdeIULZvTfkkRKOEb31BMpkHWhEQ-WkrZdr3uRU8CH-27V1LayXc0PpPOVC_ogK8OlnyYYhRLC9GFha9G6Uw9nXv0dTQ/s1600/nirrimiSP.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SrIDHOdzf0296pj-YuCpU7P4bK57aE9KJGSHMTdd9voL7AhrdeIULZvTfkkRKOEb31BMpkHWhEQ-WkrZdr3uRU8CH-27V1LayXc0PpPOVC_ogK8OlnyYYhRLC9GFha9G6Uw9nXv0dTQ/s400/nirrimiSP.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563737269643569842" border="0" /></a>(<a href="http://nirrimiphotography.carbonmade.com/about">nirrimi's</a> self portrait)<br /></div>sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-33448090227438047582010-12-14T11:49:00.001-08:002010-12-14T11:51:28.336-08:00rosethese photos are just about pretty enough to turn me into a drinking lady. jk, but aren't they just LOVELY?<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9ZJaRxAWUH-k-U-c0ObVnumfudfW56ZK62ZMM9UKBFa_iv9Rv4hhDg2B3XFeqPMEJEhC2ath4UfK3PPa33J-8i_-BM4Jfnmlg4B72l8PMTaFOuqQtvEs8at-8lr5PNr5x0qBuqtem-I/s1600/pretty.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9ZJaRxAWUH-k-U-c0ObVnumfudfW56ZK62ZMM9UKBFa_iv9Rv4hhDg2B3XFeqPMEJEhC2ath4UfK3PPa33J-8i_-BM4Jfnmlg4B72l8PMTaFOuqQtvEs8at-8lr5PNr5x0qBuqtem-I/s400/pretty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550627747252451666" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXU70lD6INAwZQyfte-AI-mCZI3JBg4pXtqM5JU6Idjiv0iw2vVWhw0hCgd7Dssu9iszMbc66vw02gW5cLvVzRmSvCgEs64kG34755AzVpXuAtJDGtyIqG2-7_SUrwi3hwWPSy8n5fdSI/s1600/pretty2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXU70lD6INAwZQyfte-AI-mCZI3JBg4pXtqM5JU6Idjiv0iw2vVWhw0hCgd7Dssu9iszMbc66vw02gW5cLvVzRmSvCgEs64kG34755AzVpXuAtJDGtyIqG2-7_SUrwi3hwWPSy8n5fdSI/s400/pretty2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550627757797896530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">i wish real life looked like this.</span><br /></div>sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-13832684352391669862010-12-09T22:49:00.000-08:002010-12-09T22:56:25.952-08:00Q.T.This is a factual list about Quentin Tarantino's best films (starting from the best).<br /><br />1. True Romance<br />2. Kill Bill 2.<br />3. Kill Bill 1.<br />4. Reservoir dogs<br />5. Pulp Fiction<br />6. Death Proof<br /><br />sorry dudes. it's just a fact. don't get your panties in a bunch about #5. to put it in perspective, i really liked death proof.<br /><br />also, he is actually NOT a Q.T. and he needs to stay behind the camera. but i still dig him.sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-82194272559789740812010-12-03T21:06:00.000-08:002010-12-03T21:20:26.760-08:00what the church means to people like mehave you ever heard of the talk, <a href="http://www.zionsbest.com/people.html">what the church means to people like me</a>? it's a must read for anyone who wants to better understand the way they or their loved ones approach the gospel of jc. i think it can be especially helpful to couples who might find themselves using differing approaches (you'll see what i mean once you read it) because it helps clarify that there isn't just one right way to function in this church of ours which leads us to be less judgmental. it was given in 1960 in palo alto, where james' pops was in attendance so it gets extra cool points for that.sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-68847699147122580502010-11-25T09:44:00.001-08:002010-11-25T16:11:52.344-08:00tis the dayI'm grateful for:<br /><br />-James and the love we share<br />-our sweet dog who brings us so much joy<br />-a house to live in where we stay warm and cuddly<br />-a clear spot underneath the trees for marty to do his business even when it snows<br />-the gospel, and all the blessings it continues to bring even when we take it for granted<br />-my family back home..<br />-my mom and her kindness, and her young, silly sense of humor<br />-patrick and his sweet spirit, kindness, and how well we get along<br />-bridget and her quirky sense of humor, sweetness<br />-neil and his hilarious weirdness, sweet wife and cute cat<br />-ryan and his beautiful wife and beautiful baby boys..<br />-esp elliott (i haven't met pierce yet!) and his intellect, sweetness, cuteness<br />-my dad and his generousity.<br />-our 4 cats for making our lives interesting and making us laugh<br />-the memory of sweet simone<br />-james family and their kindness in accepting me into the McO clan<br />-james' cute nieces and nephews, esp when they are real nice to me :) AKA annniiieeee... jk.<br />-the fact that james and i are from california and we're gonna go back there soon<br />-the blessings living in utah has brought and the friends i've made here<br />-like afton!<br />-and staci, ariel, candice, marissa, whitney, etc<br />-the amazing lifelong friends that i've known for 10 years (you know who you are)<br />-the big TV james' friends bought us<br />-my hair that grew back<br />-movies and art and fashion and design and music<br />-and everything that makes life beautiful<br />-pretty good health<br />-having a job<br />-having a blog <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><br />Happy Thanksgiving from the McOmbers!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46765815@N06/5207388083/" title="mcothx by thriftycakes, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5207388083_e9b45b50b6_z.jpg" alt="mcothx" width="640" height="556" /></a></div>sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-12884787348876011802010-11-15T13:16:00.001-08:002010-11-15T13:18:00.274-08:00a work of mart<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfuXk3cUcvOhlezUuZnAndCDGCGtvZX35bAyeNaGFa3edKIbWVjc2tr90cWRvVYNJeevxtpV9Vc0h5XCO3BOGEM2UAEKlrgM-X8oXhyphenhyphenS6SBxpMqeCLREbPsW0_paN75sZVtGYGlGO_Cg/s1600/marty3.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfuXk3cUcvOhlezUuZnAndCDGCGtvZX35bAyeNaGFa3edKIbWVjc2tr90cWRvVYNJeevxtpV9Vc0h5XCO3BOGEM2UAEKlrgM-X8oXhyphenhyphenS6SBxpMqeCLREbPsW0_paN75sZVtGYGlGO_Cg/s400/marty3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539888653149903890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhlcu8NfeQfa3Va0EnuMirA8jpBUcMg0MIXUgpnEbiQm7a9VazDr17tGpeXUOb5I62pSfuB3wvJmcGdGWHyYgFRijRZJTyhvVP9geeGJxb-do4bRtn4Ft1y48-VZp47Z9pFv8VD0KfyQ/s1600/marty1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhlcu8NfeQfa3Va0EnuMirA8jpBUcMg0MIXUgpnEbiQm7a9VazDr17tGpeXUOb5I62pSfuB3wvJmcGdGWHyYgFRijRZJTyhvVP9geeGJxb-do4bRtn4Ft1y48-VZp47Z9pFv8VD0KfyQ/s400/marty1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539888648201343234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHl6mm2o2oGbIwS-zVbOHAVFduwa8tNzzKj4UhS5EZIv6ej_K7GmuSj-EPLNNAMD_B76qIejloeyVXmrQ11zWOLZS_1drSCN14mCBRyZKPzzHVrlHUdmbyRXeryg00HHXfx6jzYUo75c/s1600/marty4.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHl6mm2o2oGbIwS-zVbOHAVFduwa8tNzzKj4UhS5EZIv6ej_K7GmuSj-EPLNNAMD_B76qIejloeyVXmrQ11zWOLZS_1drSCN14mCBRyZKPzzHVrlHUdmbyRXeryg00HHXfx6jzYUo75c/s400/marty4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539888642341757154" border="0" /></a>sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-80656860943351296532010-11-10T16:50:00.000-08:002010-11-10T17:05:36.460-08:00marty mcomber formerly known as orphan acefor anyone who happens to read this and not my facebook, i have the best news in the whole world ever. JAMES AND I GOT A DOG!!!!!!!!! yes, this is a real miracle because as some of you know, james never wanted a dog. but after we went to the shelter to meet some pups and giving it some thought about how happy it would make me, he agreed. (isn't he the BEST?) anyway, our sweet doggie is called Marty (named after one of james' heros, martin scorsese -- i agreed to let james name him if we got one) and he's the bomb. some deets:<br /><br />-he didn't bark at all when we went to go look at the shelter dogs, while all the other dogs were barking their heads off as if to say "pick me"! (the meek will inherit parents...)<br />-he still doesn't bark very much at all, except when he hears someone who might be a bad guy (mailman?) and he wants to protect us, cause that's just what chihuahua's do.<br />-like i said, he's a chihuahua and although i never particularly cared for his breed, he is SO much cuter than any other chi i've seen and much calmer and well behaved<br />-hes 1.5 years old, or (FUN FACT!) about 23 in human years. peers.<br />-all he wants to do is cuddle. no joke. he especially loves to be spooned.<br /><br />so that's a little about our baby whom we love dearly. and overabundance of pictures (doggie pajamas, anyone?) and posts to ensue. for now, here's the one pic i have uploaded. aint he the cutest?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwpoc1gdQETWNoQRwUutULz1s4tcOzcGGzIpi8aum7hLKjcnkT6Eqm0qbtSZc49cme2lHhxSEWhMwAPl-sV3bgn5tpLWLDY3gDdBpcjGXTgl5RfG_tFMXFUDx4m6_UwU7ec48pw4OyLk/s1600/marty.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwpoc1gdQETWNoQRwUutULz1s4tcOzcGGzIpi8aum7hLKjcnkT6Eqm0qbtSZc49cme2lHhxSEWhMwAPl-sV3bgn5tpLWLDY3gDdBpcjGXTgl5RfG_tFMXFUDx4m6_UwU7ec48pw4OyLk/s400/marty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538091709338966322" border="0" /></a>sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-2125795711384960452010-11-06T11:26:00.000-07:002010-11-06T11:28:15.580-07:00pumpkin berry<div style="text-align: center;">one of my items in my etsy store was featured! (top right) how fun.<br />funny enough it's the only thing i have listed right now. more coming soon :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46765815@N06/5151950792/" title="thriftyfeature by thriftycakes, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1363/5151950792_92eab3615e_z.jpg" alt="thriftyfeature" width="640" height="474" /></a></div>sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5877112716958655272.post-16914388258947505922010-11-04T18:51:00.000-07:002010-11-04T18:54:59.389-07:00angelthis dog is cracking me up. he's bipolar!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">sometimes he looks like this:<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIkhw_z92BkmgRU8AtR5HFQG11hHSJ6g89Z3OBjaIBzg6QcnI5H8gOuOQnknHr-T011aHjb8htP62fLSEmIvbRDKSuVN8E7FEi_O0XfpbaXA6QAj_RBRqHlGK5G5995EITYPww-qhDbw/s1600/angel2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIkhw_z92BkmgRU8AtR5HFQG11hHSJ6g89Z3OBjaIBzg6QcnI5H8gOuOQnknHr-T011aHjb8htP62fLSEmIvbRDKSuVN8E7FEi_O0XfpbaXA6QAj_RBRqHlGK5G5995EITYPww-qhDbw/s400/angel2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535877700640980274" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and sometimes like this:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXN6nlb53xGTKwDZJ1_r9eUZTaIoYzuCuKdoE_9LKnLTFsD9jibpGVG-QgFLKYzXvpsOuy6AnqIVkr1iX4XnrkQSvErwILJq6iKxfSF18-0EDkktUwdDnbXOpv54zLDBtPNI3i00JPO8/s1600/angel1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXN6nlb53xGTKwDZJ1_r9eUZTaIoYzuCuKdoE_9LKnLTFsD9jibpGVG-QgFLKYzXvpsOuy6AnqIVkr1iX4XnrkQSvErwILJq6iKxfSF18-0EDkktUwdDnbXOpv54zLDBtPNI3i00JPO8/s400/angel1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535877706642219698" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">go adopt him at http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/17782902 so we can keep him smiling.<br /></div></div>sweetheart bitterhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560573808069904213noreply@blogger.com0