Monthly Archives: May 2009

the no list.

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No explanations, no extrapolations, no excuses.

Just no.

NO

Vitamin smell
Platform flip flops
People who refuse to hang on to anything while taking transit
Yellow eyeshadow
Howard Stern
Sleep advice
“Clubbing”, be it imitating Paris Hilton or bonking baby seals
Most of what American Apparel sells
The uniboob
Leggings as pants
Sneezing post-mascara-application
You Tube sensations
Calling anything but the upper part of a baked good a “muffin top”
Shoe shopping
Wedge heels
Those cards that fall out of magazines
Being ignored
The phrase “going forward”
Air kissing
The fashion sense of Chloe Sevigny
Facebook invitations
Autoplay video on websites
Celebrity perfumes
1-ply toilet paper
Muppet characters created after 1984
“Sour” candies that aren’t really sour
Oversensitive smoke detectors
Elton John after 1987
Ads that are MUCH more loud than the tv show
The terrifying possibilities of the autoflush toilet
Oprah’s recommendations
The idea that “plus size” women are “minus style”
Coupons for 10% off something that are not worth my time unless it’s 10% off a car or a house
Fake banana smell
Baby pageants
The McRib
The Entire Canadian Telecom Industry
The eternal comeback of David Hasselhoff
Star Wars prequels
Fruit salad that is suspiciously mostly cantaloupe
Windows Vista
Slow shower drains
Gladiator sandals
Aspartame
The term MILF and all variants thereof
The question, “Do you have a lazy eye?” (no, it’s just tired of looking at you)
MySpace
Hipster t-shirts with ironic sayings
High-waisted jeans
The phrase “baby bump”
“Spice” coloured pantyhose
Floral air fresheners
Red Bull
Flaky internet connections
“Torture porn” horror movies
Jamie Kennedy

friday love list: summer is coming edition

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First, go here and fill out this wee questionnaire at my recently launched skincare blog.

THEN… let’s talk about LOOOOVE.

Specifically, SUMMER LOVE.

I have the rare gift of really loving all the seasons while I’m in them, for the most part. For example, in winter, I am stoked about snow and Christmas lights and hot cider and fireplaces. In spring, I am bonkers for blossoms and the smell of rain on fresh soil and grass. In fall, I would happily spend my day rolling around in crackly leaves and purchasing foxy new sweaters.

But summer?

Beaches? Waves? Freckles? Sunsets at 10 pm at night?

YESSSSSSSS.

This love list is dedicated to my (current) favourite season and all that goes with it. I encourage you (as always) to write your own in the comments, or post one at your blog, and leave us a link.

Because, though the Beatles didn’t exactly say this, on a Friday? A love list is all you need. All you need is a love list.

THINGS I LOVE

The smell of Hawaiian Tropic and Coppertone lotions
New freckles on my nose
Ripe peaches
Ceviche
The beach at night
Memories of family vacations to Vancouver coming back to me as a resident
Baseball-cap-and-ponytail days
Sun tea
BBQ smells
Lawnmower sound (from a distance)
Sprinkler sound
Kids playing in the backyard sound
Pedicures
Havaianas (my flip flop addiction)
Sundresses
Turquoise rings
Silky sand
“The golden hour” for photography
Silly jewelry that jingles like wind chimes
San Diego (I miss you!)
Cannon Beach (I’m coming back, I swear!)
Whidbey Island (Ditto!)
Going without makeup
Cool, late evening showers
White tank tops
Swimming pool smell
Ocean smell
Road trips (hoping, hoping, hoping to have one this summer)
Camping with baby bunnies running around
Drive-in movies with the windows down
Making the house smell like a garden with fresh-cut salsa
Gelato
Patio dining
Patio lanterns
Patio furniture
Patios
I really like patios
Air conditioning at dire moments

And you?