Happy Monday, friendly faces!
It’s the start of a new month, which means it’s time to update you all on what’s currently going on in the land of Spoons. I’m going to keep the intro short and sweet because a) writing them in a pain in the butt, and b) I talk too much anyways, so let’s jump right in to things…
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Current book: I just finished up Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas and I’m trying to decide what to read next. Maybe Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor or Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. We’ll see what strikes my fancy when I hop into bed tonight. Although I kind of want to pick up the next book in the series so that I can see what happens…
Current music: I’ve had “Goodbye” by Glen Morrison on repeat. Now I should probably look up the lyrics so that I know what he’s singing in the chorus and not mumbling through it hoping I get it right 
In the streets of Mexico? Endless streets of Mexico? Exactly. 
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Current guilty pleasure: Staying up late to read. This is probably going to come back and bite me in the ass soon, seeing as my only hope of getting enough sleep is to go to bed early since I can’t sleep in past 4:30 or 5, but I can’t help it… I keep getting sucked in by adventure stories…
Current nail colour: I’ve been crazy for the baby pinks lately. Not only are they a perfect colour for spring, but they’re subtle enough to hide smaller chips so that I can wear them for longer without having to reapply. A favourite lately has been I Theodora You by OPI.
Current drink: Coffeeeeeeeee.
Current food: Bars, bars, BARS! I whipped up an eighth (or ninth?) batch of my soft & chewy granola bars last week, and some recent kitchen experimentation resulted in these beauts right here, the recipe for which I’ll be sharing soon…
Current obsession: Hmmm… Can I say chocolate? Because it would probably be chocolate…
Current wish: That winter would stop clinging to us like a lingering stench and go away already. I mean, snow in May?!? Not uncommon around these parts, but not appreciated! I want to see green grass again! And trade in my boots for flip flops.
Current need: A haircut! I was so good about getting my hair cut every 6-8 weeks for a while there, but I completely fell off the wagon and it’s been about… 8-ish months since my lat visit? I blame winter! I need to go get a trim soon, though, because even my split ends are getting split ends. Maybe I’ll even do something crazy this time around…
Current triumph: Finally renewing my passport! I’ve been talking about it since… February?… and it’s finally done 
But man was it ever a pain in the butt. I usually go get my passport pictures taken in the registry, and after standing in line for 40 minutes, I got to the desk only to be told that they no longer take pictures because they’ve been having issues with getting them rejected Thank you! That info would have been more useful 40 minutes ago!
Current bane of my existence: Having to fill our a word verification when I’m trying to leave a comment on certain blogs. I understand the need for spam filters, but daaaaaaaaang… some of those can be annoying. I mean… what the heck does this one spell?!? Whatever it was, it wasn’t Uritroa Stevens…
Current indulgence: Afternoon naps. It’s no secret that I follow a pretty wonky schedule, and one of my favourite things about being self-employed and working from home is the fact that I can take an afternoon off if I need to. My brain is the least productive at that time anyways, so the break is usually a good thing… even if it means I have to occasionally work into the early evenings.
Current procrastination: Erm… booking a plane ticket to Salt Lake City. I need to be on a plane exactly one month from today if I want to go to Blend, so I should probably get around to making sure I actually have a [window] seat on that plane.
Current blessing: How cliche would it be to say “Life in general?” Life has been good. Crazy at times, but I’m genuinely happy and have no nagging complaints… except for maybe the fact that I just burned my tongue on hot rice. Ow.
Current excitement: Did I mention that BLEND IS IN ONE MONTH! Oops, caps 
But really… Blend is coming up, and don’t get me thinking about it or you won’t be able to get anything other than squeals of excitement out of me.
Current mood: “Because I’m happyyyyy…”
Current link: StumbleUpon. I’m smitten with this site. You fill out a little bit of info based on what kind of topics you’re interested in (food, health, sports, politics, etc, etc.), and SU will “stumble” you across pages on the net based on those topics. It’s a great way to discover new sites and interesting content.
Give me your current:
1) … song (I’m looking for some new ones!)
2) … food.
3) … drink.
4) … excitement.
5) … mood.
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Ohhh, that song! I hadn’t heard it yet! I like! And I also like the fact that you got that passport renewed…now puhhhhhlease tell me you’ve booked your plane ticket by now or I may just have to come over there and force you to fill out captcha’s while I book it for you…and I can be a verrrrrrry slow clicker!
Oh girlie, I can’t wait to see you!! Ahhhhh!
PS, my inner bookworm wants to be you when she grows up!
It has been bought! I’ll be there Thursday evening
I’m thinking I might have a pretty big hair change coming up soon…This long mane is driving me a little crazy. LOVE the pink polish – which reminds me I should probably get some color on these nails. And I agree about spring. Yes, it stopped snowing for us, but its been raining and gloomy…I want some sun and warmth!
1) song: love All of Me by John Legend.
2) food: your t&c chocolate smoothie, sweet potatoes, applesauce and cashews.
3) drink: well, lots of water, plain almond milk and FitAid from my gym (think energy drink I guess?)
4) excitement: my mom is GOING TO BE HOME NEXT WEEK…sorry, couldn’t contain my self!
5) mood: pretty darn happy, but a little lost? Does that count?
A little bit. It’s definitely something that tugs at my heart strings more.
A forty minute line to nowhere would have made me crazy since patience is not my strong suit. At least the passport is renewed, now get on that ticket pretty lady. :).
Current excitement: I’m on vacation and I’m actually doing something really exciting this afternoon, which if all goes well, will be up on the blog next week. A hint: I’m working a new angle (audience) that I’m super passionate about. Cross your fingers for me: I’m nervous, excited, hopeful.
The picture of the bars was absolute perfection. Perfect chocolate drizzle work right there.
Eeee! Does this have to do with what you mentioned in your last e-mail?!? Can’t wait to see/hear more about it!
Those bars! OMG.
And I honestly wish I were going to Blend again so badly so that I could meet you!! You will have the most amazing time
I am already looking forward to reading all about it!!
Totally with you on those spam-preventing code words on some blog comment forms…Why must they be THAT indecipherable??
Ooo I need to paint my nails soon! I loveee that color, girl. And eeep! So exciting that Blend is coming up!! I wish I could be there this year, but I guess saying goodbye to all my high school friends is important too
1) Song: “It’s About Time” by Young the Giant
2) Food: Mangoes
3) Drink: water
4) Excitement: tomorrow afternoon when my AP Calc exam is over
5) Mood: happy!!
I’ll need to send you a playlist of some amazing tunes…they are the random perfect mix, it would make you whip your hair back n forth one second, and then mellow like a marsh…mello the next.
Green and Blacks…PLEASE tell me you got the 70 or even 85% ….
Can I give you a hair chop?
Yes, yes, and no
I can’t wait for that granola bar recipe. What an edible photo! Also, love the look of that OPI colour. I probably have 10+ baby pinks in my collection but I’m thinking they need a new friend…
Just curious, do you still do dry-brushing? Would you still recommend it ?
Yup! I still do it pretty regularly, and I would definitely recommend it. It’s made a huge difference in not only the appearance of my skin, but in my circulation as well.
1) … song: George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue – my husband loves classical Pandora and I have “liked” every version of that song that ever comes up on his profile
2) … food: Chips & Salsa – see my recent post
3) … drink: Water – I’m trying anyway!
4) … excitement: My friend’s wedding in 2 weeks
5) … mood: Monday blah
I wish I wasn’t too busy to go to Blend!
It sounds like it’s SUCH a fun time!
1) … song: whatever is on the radio on my commute. I feel like I hear the same songs over and over again, and I’m getting so sick of them all! I need to buy a cord to plug my iPod into my car.
2) … food: just had a prosciutto and gruyere omelette with coleslaw and toast topped with avocado!
3) … drink: Third Eye Chai kombucha. Soooo good.
4) … excitement: my birthday this month!
5) … mood: stressed about internship.
Ahh, looks like you have a lot of good coming up for you.
1) … song (I’m looking for some new ones!)
-Here’s To Us – Victoria Justice. I have had it on repeat. It’s just so catchy!
2) … food.
-Oatmeal as breakfast and before bed. It does help me sleep better.
3) … drink.
-I’m cheating on Diet Snapple Peach Tea with Diet Snapple Sweet Tea.
4) … excitement.
-I will be going on Summer vacation soon and I’m moving this weekend!
5) … mood.
-Stressed. o.o
Oatmeal is seriously the best pre-bed snack there is. I used to have a bowl every night, and it’s something I seriously need to bring back into my life.
Those word verification make me so angry!
Then I realized I had it on my site . Oops. It’s gone now
1) song – I finally download “let it go” . It made me run faster
2) food – dark chocolate (always)
3) drink – starbucks refreshers
4) excitement – only 19 more days of school!
5) mo0d – sleepy
LOVE StumbleUpon! I had to delete the app off my phone because is was taking up too much time haha! I just tweeted yesterday how much I hate those Blogger capchas.. great minds think alike
I wish I was going to Blend!!
GIMMMIEEE THOSE Granola bars. YUMMM! If I have to type in that code multiple times on a blog, I give up and just don’t comment. NO NO NO.
I am so tempted to buy a ticket to Blends! I have zero vacation time left and quite a bit of debt but…I WANNA GO, waaahhhh. $115 is very reasonable for a ticket…
I can’t believe you are still getting snow. That is just insane. Move to California. It will solve all of your problems!!
Don’t tempt me! But I’ll tempt you with Blend… because you know it’s going to be awesome, and $115 is more than reasonable… and you know you want to give me a huge hug
I wanna go to Blend. So bad.
So jealous and so mad at myself for passing up the opportunity…again. Le sigh.
I’ll just live vicariously through your beautiful pictures and detailed recaps. (:
PS: I hate those word verifications. They’re horrible and I’ve definitely NOT left a comment on certain blogs when they pop up…which isn’t nice, I know. But they drive me crazy.
I’m going to check out Stumble Upon now. I keep meaning too! My current mood is anxious..is that a mood? I’m soooo ready for school to be over and summer to begin. As a teacher, this has been one heck of a difficult school year. But I’m SO thankful I get a summer break.
Aren’t those word verification requirements SUCH a pain sometimes? I have often wondered if I am the only person who has such issues with those… I am glad to see that I am not the only one who struggles with something that is supposedly so “simple”
1) … song: Rather Be by Clean Bandit and Jess Glynne
2) … food: Raw almonds, because I just ate a big handful of ’em
3) … drink: Water? Ok this is turning out to be boring haha.
4) … excitement: I can’t wait to leave work (oh right, I’m supposed to be working) and go home to my boyfriend and dog!
5) … mood: Content/happy. I ate healthfully today, I already worked out, and my work day is almost done!
In my Friday post, I shared five of my favorite songs (which also happen to have a perfect pace for a 5mph jog). LOVE “Chasing the Sun” by Sara Bareillis.
I’ve read Throne of Glass but haven’t got to the sequels yet, although I have read a few of the prequel novellas. So many books on my “to read” list! Love your nails … I’m still trying to grow out the damage from my acrylic set. I am pretty sure I’ll never have pretty natural nails though
… TOTALLY agree with you on word verification. I struggle with those and sometimes it’s not even worth it to leave a comment (but often you don’t know until you’ve already written your comment and you go to submit it).
Did you enjoy the prequels? I went to pick up the sequel today but they were sold out of the second and only had the third… I have to admit that I was tempted
I am totally feeling you on the haircut. I am going on two….wait for it….YEARS next month. Granted, for about 8 months my hair didn’t grow because my immune system decided my body looked yummy to eat…but still. I’m pretty sure my split ends now have great grand children. Or something.