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. thinking out loud #26 .

April 11, 2013 by Amanda @ .running with spoons. 99 Comments

Hey , hey, hey! Happy Thinking Out Loud Thursday! A day where I can throw coherent thought flow to the wind and just spew out whatever random thoughts are in my head. Yay! ๐Ÿ˜€

1.ย Remember how yesterday had me gushing about my mom and the amazing dinner she made me let me mooch off her? Well today I’ve got to do some gushing over my dad; a man who picked up not one, not two, butย three watermelons for me when he was at Costco the other day…

Three Watermelons

Gah! They spoilย love me :mrgreen: But in all fairness, I doย think of them when I’m out and about as well…

Chocolate for Mom and Dad

2.ย Speaking of which, you’ll never believe some of the things I come across while I’m out and about…

Sexcereal
Hair Mayo

Gee, thanks! But as amazing as both of those sound, I’d really just settle for some Chobani and a Chipotle around these parts. Get your priorities straight, Canada!

3.ย Guess who already started packing for her snowboarding getaway this weekend?ย Mmm hmmm –ย this girl right here! Ms. Packing Procrastinator herself! Although… I feel as though I should mention that I never really unpacked from my last trip… but let’s not get caught up in details and consider this progress, mmkay?

4.ย Does harboring thoughts like this make me a bad person?

Evil Gummy Thoughts

5.ย How about the fact that I didn’t inform a girl I came across whose self-tanning fail was so blatantly obvious that having a pumpkin orange face and a ghostly white neck isn’t a good look for anybody.ย Does this girl not have a mirror? Or good girl friends that will tell her these kinds of things?!?

6.ย Speaking of self-tanner… what are your guys’ thoughts on it? I’ve always preferred soaking up some sun as opposed to slathering myself with creams, but with things like skin cancer and premature aging being a pretty big concern,ย I’m starting to reconsider. I’ve actually got my eye on this one here…

St Tropez

St. Tropez Bronzing Mousse

7.ย Nothing makes you feel older than someone calling you ma’am.ย Seriously?! On the one hand I’ve got people telling me that I barely look 18, and on the other I’ve got people ma’aming me. I’m not sure which one bothers me more.

8.ย I heard this song by Radiohead earlier this week and it’s been stuck in my head for something like three days straight. It’s a good thing I like it, although a few more days and I’m going to start to hate it…

[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBH97ma9YiI&w=560&h=315″]

9.ย I’d like to draw your attention to this little bar right here…

Sharing is Caring

You can find it at the bottom of each of my posts and use it to share my post to places like Twitter and Facebook. The real reason I’m bringing it up, though, is because I just added the Pinterest option to make it easier to pin any of my images to your boards.

10.ย Oh and by the way… just call me Queen Ygritte Snow…

GoT Name

. – . – . – .

Do you mooch/get food from your parents?
Do you use self-tanner? Which one?
Even if you’re not a fan, what’s your Game of Thrones name?

Filed Under: Life in General, Thinking Out Loud Tagged With: Dad, Game of Thrones, hair mayo, Lindt chocolate, Pinterest, Radiohead, random thoughts, self tanner, Sexcereal, shopping, St. Tropez, taking candy from children, thinking out loud, watermelon

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  1. Heather @ Kiss My Broccoli

    April 18, 2013 at 12:31 am

    Bahaha! The gummy bears! Omg, I would have paid money to see the look of restraint on your face at that moment! ๐Ÿ˜†

    Your parents are the BEST! My mom and dad don’t really eat the sort of things I like, if you know what I mean, so there isn’t much mooching going on over here…mind if I borrow yours? ๐Ÿ˜‰

    I’m White Walker (yeah, sensing that is a bad thing?) Greta Targaryen….I’m so behind the times, I don’t even know what Game of Thrones is about! Sorry. :-/

    Reply
    • Amanda @ .running with spoons.

      April 18, 2013 at 8:32 am

      Weeeellll, a White Walker makes you basically like a demon zombie, but being a Targaryen means you have the royal blood line in you… so I guess it balances out? ๐Ÿ˜€

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  2. Emily @ Hungry Delights

    April 15, 2013 at 8:12 pm

    Irri Westerling – Knight of KingsGuard! Wooohoo! So glad someone is the blogosphere is a game of thrones fan. I don’t feel like such a nerd anymore. Any chance you play skyrim or far cry 3… no? Sadly I am still alone on this one.

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    • Amanda @ .running with spoons.

      April 15, 2013 at 8:41 pm

      Oh girl, I’m the biggest closet geek there is… Although I don’t play it as much as I play Warcraft, I love Skyrim ๐Ÿ™‚

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      • Emily @ Hungry Delights

        April 15, 2013 at 8:44 pm

        I am too scared to start warcraft – I hear it is a real time consumer ๐Ÿ™‚ I already have a problem no need to add to it right ๐Ÿ™‚

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        • Amanda @ .running with spoons.

          April 15, 2013 at 8:45 pm

          Oh it’s definitely a time sink. Sooooo many years invested in that game, but I can’t regret it because I had some good times and met some great people.

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  3. [email protected]

    April 13, 2013 at 3:05 pm

    Lord commander Margery Royce. And I so badly wanted to be a queen.
    I’m pale, or porcelain as I like to say, so I’m afraid self tanners will just look silly on me. I’m with you on the orange face, white neck look. How do you not notice that?! Where are your friends?!

    Reply
  4. Clara

    April 12, 2013 at 4:05 pm

    It’s an honor to meet you Queen Ygritte Snow. Sellsword Shireeen Stark is my name! ๐Ÿ˜€

    Reply
  5. Ksenija @ Health Ninja

    April 12, 2013 at 8:33 am

    Since winter seems to be never ending this year I started using a light self-tanner. Solarium is a no-go for my skin – I am so pale that my boyfriend always tells me a sheet of paper is more tanned than me – and probably should be a no-go for everyone considering the health risks! Self-tanners got quite good over the years and mine is really just as light that it makes me look like a human being and not a zombie, vampire or whatever undead association you might have when you meet me after 6 straight month without decent sunshine.

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  6. [email protected] and soda

    April 12, 2013 at 7:39 am

    i would love a self-tanner but i can’t stand the smell! i used to use clarins or lancome but the smell just got to me and i stopped using them. also, i can’t seem to find a color that suits me..i always turn out orangey, not the golden brown they advertise on the bottles ๐Ÿ™

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    • Amanda @ .running with spoons.

      April 12, 2013 at 8:14 am

      Ending up looking like an Oompa Loompa is one of the main reasons I’ve been hesitant as well!

      Reply
  7. Kat

    April 12, 2013 at 7:22 am

    I actually really need to pick up some sunless tanner, but I was thinking maybe the Jergens one that is a lotion and gradually builds? My legs are super white from soccer, only the knee area is exposed during the game, my socks cover my shins and my shorts cover my thighs, so I have a super cute tan going on. My heels are nude for the wedding and literally my legs are so white you cant even tell I have heels on lol

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  8. Liz @ I Heart Vegetables

    April 12, 2013 at 7:19 am

    TIME OUT. What is in that Sexcereal???? haha I’m so curious, but i’m scared to google it on my work computer, HAH

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    • Amanda @ .running with spoons.

      April 12, 2013 at 8:14 am

      ๐Ÿ˜† It’s actually not anything horrible – it’s just full of ingredients that are supposed to support hormonal balance … but really, most of it is probably gimmicks and it’s just kind of a healthy granola cereal.

      Reply
  9. Alex @ Cookie Dough Katzen

    April 12, 2013 at 6:58 am

    I totally shop my parents’ pantry when I’m home! It’s great ๐Ÿ˜€

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  10. Kelly @ Femme Fitale

    April 12, 2013 at 5:21 am

    Hey!
    I haven’t used it in a year as I was pregnant and just avoiding all unnatural products, but I still have St. Tropez under my sink. I definitely worry about too much sun exposure, especially now that we are living in Australia for a few years. If you’re going to go for a self tanner, then I definitely recommend St. Tropez. It’s the best I’ve ever tried, as it doesn’t streak and doesn’t make you smell horrible, as do all pharmacy brands (despite what people say, they are all nasty). I’ve used Victoria’s Secret before. It smells the best, but it came off on my clothes. Hope that helps!

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  11. Gina @ Health , Love, and Chocolate

    April 11, 2013 at 10:55 pm

    Aw, your dad buying you watermelons reminds me of my dad always picking me up kabocha squash when he sees them at the farmers market. I always try to repay him also though! Ha ha, and I’ve definitely seen a couple pictures of that sex cereal around the Canada Instagram and blog world, they should just replace that with Chobani and you guys would be good to go. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  12. Shira

    April 11, 2013 at 9:45 pm

    I used to tan like crazy.. in tanning beds year round (like 2x a wk.. minimum.. *cough*) and baby-oiled up allll summer long. My tan was sick ๐Ÿ˜‰ It was a beautiful thing… buut the fake tanning was getting expensive, my skin started to kinda feel weird (kinda thicker? sounds worse than it was ha) and some guilt inducing family members made me promise to stop.. so I did. I wear spf yr round and don’t tan anymore.. and I am a paaale girl like lightest shade of any foundation brand pale. I Am interested in using self tanner, because I miss having a tan sometimes, I still get a little colour in the summer even through spf 30.. I love the feeling of lying in the sun, that’s what started my tanning obsession in the first place! I have completely embraced and come to love my natural pale colour though, and would much rather be snow white here than streaky jersey shore orange. So I’m not too worried about it.. but I would love to hear of a natural looking, safe for sensitive skin, Fool-proof lotion ๐Ÿ˜‰ A girl can dream..
    Oh and I get the same.. some ppl think I am way younger than my real age, and then I get a ma’am, or even a miss and I feel over the hill..

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  13. Kate

    April 11, 2013 at 8:27 pm

    Ah the self-tanning dilemma. Personally, I’m pretty adamant about sun-safety. I think a lot of people have the “oh it’ll never happen to me” mindset, but what few people realize is that it’s not just a sunburn that puts you at risk – it’s sun EXPOSURE, period. I’ve already had a mole removed for biopsy, and though it came back clean I would really rather not repeat the experience – so I don’t go outside without sunscreen. I can still enjoy the light and the warmth, but as far as color goes, I’m all about self tanning lotions. Jergens makes a nice one, you can put it on an hour before bed, sleep on it, then wear sunscreen during the day (that way you’re not layering two lotions and being greasy lol). Being outside is awesome, but intentionally trying to get a tan via the sun is really REALLY dangerous (especially for fair-complexioned northern-european types such as you and me). Okay, off my soapbox now. I’ve been called “ma’am” before too! by guys my own age! Mostly when I’m down south in Virginia or NC, because that’s how people are raised down there…but still lol.

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  14. Heather @fitncookies

    April 11, 2013 at 8:17 pm

    I love watermelon! I can’t wait to get my hands on all the fruit this summer! I miss it during the winter ๐Ÿ™ I heard of Sexcereal on Kelly and Michael a few weeks ago! So funny! I use tanning lotions.. melanoma killed my uncle, and I’ve had more than 30 moles off my body because of pre-cancer cells. Better to be safe ๐Ÿ™‚ I really like neutrogena bronze tanning! Never streaks and looks great! However, nothing beats laying out in the sun! I love that, just use sunscreen for it! ๐Ÿ™‚

    I probably would’ve gone for those gummie bears.. nothing wrong with sharing?!

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    • Amanda @ .running with spoons.

      April 11, 2013 at 8:58 pm

      I honestly don’t think I’d be able to last the whole winter without my watermelon! The trouble is that only the mini ones have been around, and they can be pretty hit or miss in terms of sweetness ๐Ÿ˜•

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  15. Jessica @ Prayers and Apples

    April 11, 2013 at 8:12 pm

    I live too far away from my parents to mooch… but my mom just came to visit and i totallllyy made her cook for me (and order like three nights worth of take-out food lol) ๐Ÿ™‚

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  16. Kate @ Quarter Century Southern Living

    April 11, 2013 at 7:57 pm

    I definitely mooch and get food from my dad and mom. As a matter of fact, my mom made us pizza and brownies tonight. There’s no place like home. Have a fabulous Friday!!

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  17. [email protected]

    April 11, 2013 at 7:15 pm

    Oh how I wish that there was chobani, chiptotle (or any decent mexican food) and trader joes in Canada. ๐Ÿ™

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    • Amanda @ .running with spoons.

      April 11, 2013 at 7:56 pm

      I think all of us Canadians do ๐Ÿ™

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  18. Tessa @ Amazing Asset

    April 11, 2013 at 7:07 pm

    Woot yay for boarding this weekend, I hope it is wonderful for you m’dear! I have always been about soaking up the sun but like you, the premature aging and that whole horrid cancer business has me rethinking my decisions. So self tanner… I think if you find a good one then heck yes to using it, but the cheap ones that leave you looking nice and streaky? Ehh not so much lol
    Mmm those watermelons are going to be good, I just bought a half of one at the store earlier today, a beauty and oh so sweet ๐Ÿ™‚ get excited about yours
    I’m Queen Cerci! Dohhh crazy, wine-loving lady with an evil son shares the same name as me!

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    • Amanda @ .running with spoons.

      April 11, 2013 at 7:52 pm

      ๐Ÿ˜† Well I’m a bastard (Snow) if it makes you feel any better!

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  19. [email protected] for the Soul

    April 11, 2013 at 7:06 pm

    Ohhh that self tanner sounds and looks like a great buy! Kind of pricey but I’m sure it’s worth it. And wowww…that cereal thing is creepy, I’m still not even sure what it really is, haha! And I definitely get food from my parents every now and then. Mayyyybe once every 2 weeks? It’s such a great feeling to be fed by them because it brings memories and makes me feel so loved. ๐Ÿ˜€

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  20. [email protected]

    April 11, 2013 at 7:01 pm

    All of those watermelons! I’m definitely a little jealous right now ๐Ÿ˜‰ It’s my pony’s favorite food, so occasionally for Christmas etc. we throw a whole one in his stall- he stomps on it and breaks it open with his hoof and has a blast lol. Have a great night Amanda!

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  21. Victoria @ Reluctantly Skinny

    April 11, 2013 at 6:33 pm

    I totally mooch off of my parents – it’s becoming quite obnoxious, actually, how much I take from them. I can’t say I’m a fan of self tanner – but it’s tempting sometimes!

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  22. Picky Nicky

    April 11, 2013 at 5:38 pm

    lol i totally understand the age confusion ๐Ÿ˜› I work at a tutoring centre on the weekends and sometimes people think I’m one of the students and sometimes people think I’m a teacher ha ha I’m 19!!!

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  23. Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin

    April 11, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    I’ve never used self tanner before… I’m way too freaked out about applying it wrong and looking super orange/streaky. ๐Ÿ˜› I don’t really care about looking tan in the winter and in the summers I just get a bit of a natural tan. I wear sunscreen pretty religiously, but I still manage to get a tan anyway!

    Hahaha someone called me ma’am the other day too. Freaked me the heck out, I tell you!

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  24. Kat

    April 11, 2013 at 4:29 pm

    I’ve seen that sex cereal in stores a couple of times. I’ve actually been tempted to buy it, just because.

    As for self tanners, I don’t use them and never have. I’ve never actually been even remotely tan in my entire life. Because of my Irish blood I’m pale as a ghost year round. I don’t even try to tan because when I used to I’d only burn, and when the burn healed I’d just be white again. So I just stay out of the sun. I don’t mind it, though. I’m so used to being pale that I think I’d look funny if I had a tan.

    And I for one have never tired of “Karma Police”! It’s one of my favourite Radiohead songs.

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  25. Sophia

    April 11, 2013 at 3:46 pm

    Ciao Queen Ygritte- I’m Shae Dondarrion Sellsword at your service lol. I still live with mama and papa so yes they feed me well :). I’m very olive skinned so my apologies I can offer no tan advice but I bet your skin would look beautiful naturally! You could rock any skin colour (even orange) so don’t worry or stress I’m sure your skin looks perfect for you! Ciao and p.s – I’m apparently here if you need anyone taken out my Lady (can you tell I adore game of thrones) lol

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  26. Andrea @Pencils and Pancakes

    April 11, 2013 at 3:40 pm

    eek I’ve always stayed away from self tanner….pale is the new tan

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  27. Kristy @ Southern In Law

    April 11, 2013 at 3:34 pm

    Oh watermelon love! I am so upset that watermelon season is ending (and the prices keep going up) so I’m savouring every bit of watermelon I have. I’m seriously addicted though, I eat a whole watermelon to myself a week (cough… twice a week)…

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    • Amanda @ .running with spoons.

      April 11, 2013 at 4:14 pm

      Oh noes! It’s actually just starting here. And I can easily go through an entire watermelon in a couple of days. Let’s just say that watermelon food babies are a pretty common thing around these parts ๐Ÿ˜€

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  28. Ashley @ AlmostVegGirlie

    April 11, 2013 at 2:27 pm

    I much prefer laying out for a little bit each day on sunny days to get more natural-looking color, but I’ve been using tanning lotion a lot lately as it hasn’t been warm enough yet to lay outside comfortably for too long. I like the Jergen’s Natural and L’Oreal brands of tanning lotion because they both smell fantastic and aren’t too streaky but I haven’t done too much experimenting with other brands.

    You’ve got me craving a giant watermelon right now! I hope the stores around me have started stocking some good ones because I miss my favorite summer fruit.

    Reply
  29. Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table

    April 11, 2013 at 1:51 pm

    They were talking about the Sexcereal on Kelly and Micheal a few weeks ago!!! I’d have to buy it… just to be able to say I sexed up my breakfast.

    Reply
  30. Alex @ therunwithin

    April 11, 2013 at 1:44 pm

    jesus christ can I have your dad? and your mom? wow parents of the century. is it weird though I feel like we are related because my dad does the same thing with fresh fruit every time i am home. especially watermelon because he knows I love them. twins, just saying. I also may come off as really vain but I feel so much better body image wise when I am tan. i want to be tan so bad.

    Reply
  31. Courtney

    April 11, 2013 at 1:25 pm

    Wait… sex cereal?! Ummmmm ok? :/// I like Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs, it’s like a self-tanner but just gives you a little glow. It does have glittery things in it, though. :/

    Reply
  32. Jess

    April 11, 2013 at 1:24 pm

    You get to be a Snow? No fair! Although technically that would make Jon off-limits I suppose (though obviously it didn’t stop Jaime and Cirsei haha). My GOT name is crap – I’m ‘Mordane Harlaw’ and I’m a lowly Sellsword.

    I like to think I’m pale and interesting ๐Ÿ˜› I’d never use a self-tanner – I actually prefer having white skin…it meant I never had to wear any white make-up when I was a Goth ๐Ÿ˜€

    xxx

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