Made another sale!
Oh, I hope you weren't putting off buying this one from my Etsy store. It's gone, baby, gone!
My commission client remembered me, and came back for a little more. She bought this notebook for a friend's going-away gift. The best part: the client said, "I was thinking, 'oh, I'll just pick up a notebook at Barnes and Noble' and then I thought, 'wait, why don't I just call Lisa?' "
I'll be savoring that for a while.
Since I brought her a selection to look at in person, she bought it then, so I just took the notebook down from Etsy. However, I've re-listed some other notebooks, so see if there's anything you'd like to take home. You can click on the link in the first sentence of this post. Or use the Etsy widget on the right side of the page, and click on "YoLisaLisa."
My commission client remembered me, and came back for a little more. She bought this notebook for a friend's going-away gift. The best part: the client said, "I was thinking, 'oh, I'll just pick up a notebook at Barnes and Noble' and then I thought, 'wait, why don't I just call Lisa?' "I'll be savoring that for a while.
Since I brought her a selection to look at in person, she bought it then, so I just took the notebook down from Etsy. However, I've re-listed some other notebooks, so see if there's anything you'd like to take home. You can click on the link in the first sentence of this post. Or use the Etsy widget on the right side of the page, and click on "YoLisaLisa."
Daddy's Day recap
Wow, am I late with this recap. Well, we'll live.
That's how The Husband celebrated the reason why he gets Father's Day gifts: taking The Boy and me to The Boy's first movie theater movie. (The Husband got a couple of books -- that I will break in for him -- and a pedometer he'd actually considered on his own.)
We prepped The Boy for the experience, and he did really well. Went to the bathroom before and afterwards, had a few peanut M&M's, didn't get scared by the "fight" scenes (although he was a little worried that the bad guy was really going to hurt a few other characters), and no more than the usual loud-child's-voice-in-the-theater moments. But that's to be expected in a KID'S movie... anyone who was in there expecting peace and quiet was in the wrong damn showing.
Together with breakfast at our favorite local diner, it was a pretty swell day. Oh, and I remembered to get the cards to the fathers-in-law out in plenty of time. Bonus.
That's how The Husband celebrated the reason why he gets Father's Day gifts: taking The Boy and me to The Boy's first movie theater movie. (The Husband got a couple of books -- that I will break in for him -- and a pedometer he'd actually considered on his own.)We prepped The Boy for the experience, and he did really well. Went to the bathroom before and afterwards, had a few peanut M&M's, didn't get scared by the "fight" scenes (although he was a little worried that the bad guy was really going to hurt a few other characters), and no more than the usual loud-child's-voice-in-the-theater moments. But that's to be expected in a KID'S movie... anyone who was in there expecting peace and quiet was in the wrong damn showing.
Together with breakfast at our favorite local diner, it was a pretty swell day. Oh, and I remembered to get the cards to the fathers-in-law out in plenty of time. Bonus.
Oh. My. God.
On the back of the can: "Promotes and restores sexual desire, improves circulation and sexual function. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease."Ya think?
Oh, I just fell off my ass laughing at the packaging. Just wait until I go back to the store and take a picture of the "Sweet Love Rolls." I am not kidding about that name.
The Husband and I decided to investigate the offerings of this market that re-opened up the street from us. We thought it was going to be strictly fresh produce, but it's like the marvelous mega-ethnic market -- with a gigantic selection. Mexican/Central American, Asian (and I do mean all over Asia) and eastern European products, stuff I've seen or read about before as well as things I'd never seen. It was like being back in LA!
Photo courtesy WikipediaThere were at least five different options to buy durian fruit, for example. Durian is a southeast Asian fruit that smells so strong (read: knock-you-on-your-ass stink) that Thailand doesn't allow
it to be carried on public transportation. Don't ask me why this man apparently didn't get that memo.
Photo courtesy Wikipedia
It cannot be imported to this country unless it's frozen first. On my first visit to my father-in-law and stepmother-in-law's house, he served a durian and mango sticky rice dessert to see if I'd eat it.
Photo courtesy Wikipedia
Photo courtesy WikipediaThe Husband just needed some Thai curry paste for Sunday dinner, and I grabbed a couple other things as well. What I really wanted to do was spend more time taking pictures of the various packagings... the non-alcoholic malt drink apparently made in a Greek monastery... the snacks with anime-style cartoons (Julie would just plotz in there!)... the preserved stuff that probably hasn't been approved for consumption by pregnant women and the elderly... the list goes on.
I ain't tryin' out that Aphrodite stuff until after I see my doctor next week.