Chicken soup for the sick soul.

bless dkf for making such good food for my sick soul. what would i do without him? :)

PB choc chip cookies

checkin' for perfection

Japanese Chicken with Scallions

scallions

Japanese Chicken-Scallion Rice Bowl

garlic bits over potatoes and turkey

Not Like the Movies

Not Like the Movies
Katy Perry

He put it on me, I put it on,
Like there was nothing wrong.
It didn't fit,
It wasn't right.
Wasn't just the size.
They say you know,
When you know.
I don't know.

I didn't feel
The fairytale feeling, no.
Am I a stupid girl
For even dreaming that I could.

If it's not like the movies,
Thats how it should be, yeah.
When he's the one,
I'll come undone,
And my world will stop spinning
And that's just the beginning, yeah.

Snow white said when I was young,
"One day my prince will come."
So I wait for that date.
They say its hard to meet your match,
Find my better half.
So we make perfect shapes.
If stars don't align,

If it doesn't stop time,
If you cant see the sign,
Wait for it.
One hundred percent,
With every penny spent.
He'll be the one that,
Finishes your sentences.

If it's not like the movies,
Thats how it should be.
When he's the one,
He'll come undone,
And my world will stop spinning,
And thats just the beginning.

'Cause I know you're out there,
And your, your love came for me.
It's a crazy idea that you were made,
Perfectly for me you'll see.

Just like the movies.
That's how it will be.
Cinematic and dramatic with the perfect ending.
It's not like the movies,
But that's how it will be.
When he's the one,
You'll come undone,
And your world will stop spinning,
And it's just the beginning.

cemetary peace.

today, after my long forest hike, i decided to follow the road across the forest into a green area, hoping to discover another hidden treasure. it looked like it might be a park or picnic area. what i ended up finding was a beautiful and serene cemetary.

cemetaries don't creep me out. part of this is because i have been to the memorial park many times to bury many kin. i've also made many trips to visit them. i have always associated cemetaries with peace and quiet, sorta like how i feel when i walk through a park or the forest. usually, they are very green, full of foliage of all sorts, well manicured, empty of people, and thus a great place to meditate and breathe in fresh air. i hope the people resting in peace don't mind that i enjoyed being in their company and the company of the beautiful tree canopy road that ran down the middle, even as we are strangers. this cemetary was well kept, and dated way back in the early 1900s in terms of the birthdates of the residents. most of the last names appeared Swedish, some sounded German too. the cemetary is surrounded by a main road on one side and a small road on another. on the other sides, it is surrounded by lines of bushes and grass (unoccupied plots i presume) which gave off a gentle sense of privacy and peace. i noticed how many of the headstones were simple in nature, some very monolithic, which i really liked. i saw designs i had not seen back in the US cemetaries. cemetaries also strike me as very artistic as well. they make for poetic fotos. black and white fotos always seem to capture the solitude, tranquility and eternity of these beautiful final resting places. i would love to sit on the grass and read a book in the late afternoon, perhaps have a picnic, oh but i know the policy on picnics. just an afternoon dream i have... thank you kyrkogård, for being a wonderful afternoon discovery.

and i'm back!

it was a wonderful month in the OC, full of sunshine, smiles, laughter, sand and surf, kids, food, family, friends, music, and joy and pure bliss of being alive.

i will miss it...but i will be back..