February 2011
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musemuette.tumblr.com
This is a very cool blog that I follow. It is art.
That’s it.
Lots and lots of art.
I have always thought paintings were kinda cool but I mostly focused my creative interest elsewhere.
Thanks to this blog I have realized that I really LIKE art. I just didn’t know it. And musemuette serves up a wonderful selection of paintings for my edification each and every day.
Go...
January 2011
An Old Dieter's Tip I Picked Up From My Mother
If you eat a piece of cake (or even the entire cake) by breaking off small pieces at a time with your fingers (instead of actually cutting a full slice and eating it off your plate with a fork) it loses all of its calories.
Something about fracturing the calories and rendering them harmless or something.
She first discovered this with Entenmann’s coffee cakes and chocolate covered...
In my ideal house...
abqryan:
I just had this awesome idea, I think we should totally make this into a meme.
The concept is simple, you start with “In my ideal house” and then you describe something you’d like in your house if money was no option and you could totally do anything you’d ever want.
I think it’ll be a fun little fantasy escape as well as providing a bit of insight into people so please, please play...
Being Relevant in a Teenager's Life
My friend’s daughter, Amelia (who I have known since she was 4), called me up excitedly tonight:
“Aunt Chelle! I just got my dress for the Valentine’s dance at our school! It’s pink and strapless with a black band around an empire waste. It’s VERY Valentine-sie!”
“Wow! It sounds incredible! Where did you get it?”
“TJ Maxx! Emma...
A Note to "MOMISTIRED"
Thank you so much for the “follow!” I know that as the mother of 4 your time is extremely limited and that makes it even more of an honor that you would choose to follow my little corner of the Tumblr universe.
I noticed that your “Ask” is not turned on— but after reading that you are the mother of an autistic child I thought you might find one of my blog posts to...
Annie wants to know...
…if there is a support group for people who live with bloggers.
She had asked me what SNARK was and I told her it was a get together for bloggers. She seems to feel that the S.O.’s of bloggers need a get-together of their own, as well.
I also discovered a blogging pitfall, tonight.
If your S.O. reads something in your blog that he or she didn’t already know about— ...
Happy That My Blog Is Picking Up Steam!
I just looked at the latest numbers and there are 203 different people who read my blog, 45 of whom are fellow bloggers (“followers”).
Based on the rapid growth (130 to 203 in one week) and the emails from people telling me that they’ve been recommending me to others I think I have cause for excitement!
As much as I enjoy the repartee with all of you (and I really DO enjoy...
A SNARKY Observation
I have come to realize that the bloggers attending SNARK don’t begin to post anything until they’ve consumed vast quantities of alcohol.
Hmmm.
Would it be reasonable for me to assume that when they’re posting from home that they are similarly “empowered?”
Inquiring minds want to know…
-jealousofallthesnarkersandhavingtroublehidingit!chelle
jas508 said: Where do you live and can I come...
Georgia— and I’ll save you a place!
White wine or red?
Chelle Fried Rice
I made my decision of what to take to Gourmet Club, tonight.
I’ll call it “Chelle Fried Rice.” (see ingredients in photo above)
I’ve already cooked the rice in a rice cooker and infused it with garlic and basil.
I then chopped up the herbs: fresh cilantro, basil, garlic and ngò gai (my favorite herb— it’s Vietnamese— and it tastes like cilantro on...
I think it's pretty neat...
…that I just unloaded the dishwasher and the only eating utensils in it were 6 pairs of chopsticks and some Asian soup spoons.
Forks have become almost obsolete in this house!
Here is your assignment for tonight:
Put a sheet over the couch, cook your man’s favorite meal and then feed EACH OTHER with chopsticks while you sit facing one another on the sofa.
I promise you’ll...
A Revelation
While responding to one of originalcyn’s posts it occurred to me that WTF, spelled backward, is FTW.
Now how cool is that?
Some times it scares me that my brain works this way. (Make it stop! Make it stop!)
-isanyoneelselikethisorisitjustme?chelle
[Edit: for the sake of clarity and a PG rating, let’s assume that WTF means “what the frack?” and FTW means “for...
asensibleheartt asked: you could give me that last piece of red velvet cake.. i like red velvet cake. but aside from that, i love to cook too. i seriously contemplated doing culinary school, but i like the idea of being a scientist better. i got a korin chefs knife from my parents for my sweet sixteen, and i use it all the time. keep posting recipes, i'm going to start using you as my cookbook!
haleyjanderson said: can i please just have you...
I would LOVE to cook for you— or anyone ELSE who is hungry!
I don’t even really cook for the purpose of eating. I would be content to cook, save a small sample for myself, and give the rest away.
Annie has put on ## pounds (she would kill me if I actually filled the number in there) and she says it is impossible to lose weight in a house that always smells as good as ours does.
...
Note from Chelle's Waistline to Her Mouth
Dear Mouth:
I just wanted to take a minute to congratulate you on eating such a healthy lunch. The light beef broth with lots of bean sprouts, a few paper thin slices of lean beef and fresh garlic, cilantro and basil were an incredibly low calorie and healthful choice.
It was even filling and— dare I say— delicious?
If you continue to make such choices we stand a really good...
Gentlemen Make the World a Much Nicer Place to...
I have a male friend who I have known for a decade. Everyone who knows him even slightly would agree that he is an exceptionally nice guy, without hesitation. My female friends have called him “hot” and “hunky” enough times that I think he should probably just go ahead and change his name.
And he is a gentleman— a gentleman who doesn’t even have to think...
I Have Figured Out How To Get Skinny
Seriously.
I have no problem living a low fat lifestyle if I need to, but I love my carbs. I love pasta, rice and potatoes even more than steak— more than almost anything.
I just haven’t known how to give them up.
‘Til bean sprouts.
When I cook them in a flavorful broth it’s like eating pasta. I am just as satiated. They are low in calories, fat and carbs and...
onesassyrn said: It AMAZES me that you can call...
I suppose it helps that I’ve seen it so many times I’ve lost count! Annie and I don’t even watch it for the plot anymore.
“I love her hats!”
“Do see how crinkled his tie is— even after he fixes it? Why didn’t they fix that?”
“Look at the grand piano in the background. Have you ever seen one as beautiful as that?”...
A Wonderful Evening
Annie and I just finished our movie date. We both just LOVE the 1940’s fashions— especially the hats. I sure wish they would come back in style.
My crispy duck came out perfecto— and why shouldn’t it? It’s one of my specialties! This was the first time I’d made it since Sean and k8zeez were over for dinner a little while back.
I saved the duck liver...
So THAT'S Where All The Money Went!
Just printed 17 sets of W-2’s. (I love Quickbooks. Just love it!)
Employees will be happy. Happy employees means happy me.
Yay!
-quickbooksgoddesschelle
Long Distance Movie Dates
When Annie and I are apart, one thing we like to do is have “movie date nights.”
We’ll both rent the same movie, call each other, get the movies synchronized and then watch it together while we drink wine and keep the line open between us.
It’s nice ‘cause we can hear each other laugh in the same spots and boo hoo in the other spots.
It makes the miles...
“Chelle! Quit procrastinating and print out W-2’s for your employees! ...”
– finallychelle. To herself, unfortunately. This is what it has come to.
tongue-tiedtight asked: My significant other is just finishing his degree in civil engineering, so I've definitely been able to see both the stereotypical engineer and the real people behind that social stigma. By choosing engineering I was hoping to leave my doors open to entrepreneurial opportunities and perhaps even a career in law, so hearing that you had a chance to own a business and the opportunity to use...
tongue-tiedtight asked: I noticed that you received your degree in electrical engineering. I was just accepted to a chemical engineering program and am slated to attend next September. I was wondering if you're still working in the field of engineering, how you felt overall about your years as a student in engineering, and if you have any insight as a woman in the field?
Thanks so much Chelle :)
Thanks so much Chelle :)
I Call It Cajun-Asian
I have long combined cajun seasoning and soy sauce (an interracial marriage made in Heaven) in my various cooking adventures and today’s lunch reached a new high.
Using mustard oil (my favorite cooking oil) I stir fried a seafood mix of shrimp, surimi, squid, baby octopus and mussels that had been coated in cajun seasoning. When they were almost done I added fresh rice noodles, seaweed,...
A Delicate Subject
I want to preface this post by saying that I completely respect non-Christian faith traditions. A large percentage of my very closest friends (whom I love dearly) hail from other countries and practice non-Christian religions. I also have other close friends who are pagans and atheists.
I would never, ever presume to push Christianity on someone who didn’t invite me to do so.
That...
The UNFOLLOW Disease
I sure thought things seemed pretty quiet on Tumblr today until I looked and saw that more than half of my “follows” were no longer following.
As I re-followed everyone I think I cast my net a little wider. I think I can handle it, though.
I promise that I have never unfollowed anyone, ever.
Does anyone know if this will ever stop? Will Tumblr ever get it together?
...
High School Photo Meme
Thought about participating in this— for a split second— and when I looked at pictures of myself in high school (trying desperately to pretend I was a guy) I started crying.
So I think we’re going to pass on that one.
I guess I could have done the coffee mug meme except my coffee mug is a can of Diet Pepsi.
Oh well.
-memechallengedchelle
Helpful Hint From Chelle-oise: A Humorous Take On...
My dear friend, rocknrolltoaster, gave me saffron for Christmas. A goodly sized container of saffron, at that.
She said to herself, “Self. I am going to buy Chelle the most expensive spice available on our planet— and I’m going to buy enough to make it count.”
And she did.
What makes saffron so special?
The flavor is completely unique. It is almost impossible...
A Meme Thing
1) What is the first meme-thing-a-ma-jig-questionnaire that you ever filled out? This one.
2) Where did you get it from? I made it up.
3) Assuming that you made it up, why did you do so? It was easier.
4) Assuming that you answered, “It was easier,” why didn’t you just blow it off altogether? Oh yeah…
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-totalmemeslackerchelle
Sorry Meggins!
You have been a faithful reader of my meandering prose. Shame on me for not following you sooner. I have just rectified the situation.
I’m trying to keep from having an avalanche of blog posts fall on top of me but right is right and wrong is wrong— and I’ve been doing you wrong.
-willtrytodobetterinthefuturechelle
I know that there are several of you...
…who never saw my 4am post about the “Snapshot of My Childhood.” It was probably too far down in the pile by the time you got on Tumblr, today.
It DID come from deep in the heart, though, even if I was hormonally crazed at the time I wrote it— but I hope that it doesn’t get left behind.
Thanks.
-analandcanthelpitchelle
lostmustard-deactivated20110424 asked: Hi, I'm Meg, and I am finally introducing myself! I, uh...What sort of things am I supposed to say when I introduce myself? Kate calls me Meggins.
Do you like unicorns? I like unicorns.
Do you like unicorns? I like unicorns.
tweetface asked: You couldn't bring yourself to heart it because they look like two nerdy geeks?
factualfiction asked: I've been to NYC a few times but I'm no expert when it comes to shopping there. I've been to Canal, the knock offs are great fun. I have a fake Burberry bag and a Kate Spade.
I'll be in Manhattan until Sunday night, so not a lot of time. Have you been to the 'Bag Man; (West 34th & 8th Ave) It's a cool/cheap place. I actually bought my luggage...
I'll be in Manhattan until Sunday night, so not a lot of time. Have you been to the 'Bag Man; (West 34th & 8th Ave) It's a cool/cheap place. I actually bought my luggage...
“Dear God: For 2011, please give me a fat bank account and a slim body. And...”
– Unknown
Shopping Advice for FactualFiction
Paula:
You may already be an expert New York shopper who needs no advice and, if that is the case, please ignore this post!
I was born and raised just outside New York City (Long Island, actually) and most of my family still lives in and around there. I love to stimulate the economy whenever I’m there and I know lots of good places to go.
You could always Google “What Not To...
Jonesing For Some Estrogen
I just realized that I forgot to take my hormones, last night, which explains why— emotionally— I was bouncing off the freaking walls by 4am and thinking/writing about childhood memories.
Lord have mercy on us all.
The good news is that I should be fine in a couple of hours.
“Keep walking— nothing to see here, folks. Just cleaning up the mess from last...
A Snapshot from My Childhood
Throughout my life most of my friends have been female. I suppose that’s the case with most women, but I HAVE had a few memorable male friends along the way, as well.
One of those friends was Patrick Kelly (name barely changed so that my parents can still figure out who I’m talking about).
I think we were probably friends from 1st or 2nd grade up until around 8th grade— and...
You'd think with all of her money, Oprah could...
I am loathe to reblog but this made me laugh ‘til I cried… -gaspingforairchelle
Whether the Earth Gets Hotter, Colder or Stays the...
…remember that it’s still proof of global warming.
To all my Tumblr friends who are braving -20°F weather I bid you a chilly hello from 49°F Georgia. We feel your pain!
-notreallyallthatcoldchelle
My Hundredth Post
And I wanted to thank you guys for making my blogging experience such a blast…!
I had never written “in public” before and had no idea it could be this fun. Many of my blog posts have subsequently been reprinted in the newspaper in our area and the response has been beyond my wildest imagination.
Who’d have thought?
To all the people who continue to send me hilarious...