Ever wonder about tipping? I do! I feel like there are a lot of questions about it, and apparently so did these etiquette experts. Here's a little info on tipping...
To tip or not to tip.
I don't feel obligated to tip at a coffee shop, unless, like the article says, I am friendly with the people working and frequent that particular shop. Honestly, I do more work for most of my customers than the people behind the counter at a coffee shop do for me.
Do YOU tip at coffee shops? Where do you tip? Not tip? Have you ever had a moment like George on that Seinfeld episode where he wants the person to see him putting money in the tip jar and when they don't he tries to take the money out and do it again, but gets in trouble? Haha, I have to admit, I like people to see me putting the money in the tip jar!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Quick As a Cricket
I'm as quick as a cricket,
I'm as slow as a snail,
I'm as small as an ant,
I'm as large as a whale.
I'm as sad as a basset,
I'm as happy as a lark,
I'm as nice as a bunny,
I'm as mean as a shark.
I'm as cold as a toad,
I'm as hot as a fox,
I'm as weak as a kitten,
I'm as strong as an ox.
I'm as loud as a lion,
I'm as quiet as a clam,
I'm as tough as a rhino,
I'm as gentle as a lamb.
I'm as brave as a tiger,
I'm as shy as a shrimp,
I'm as tame as a poodle,
I'm as wild as a chimp.
I'm as lazy as a lizard,
I'm as busy as a bee.
Put it all together,
and you've got ME!
This book, complete with some beautiful pictures, by Audrey Wood was my favorite as a child. Pick it up sometime or give it as a gift if you know any youngsters with a birthday coming up.
Is it any wonder I liked it? The protagonist is obviously a total schizophrenic who relates his (it was a boy in all the illustrations) various character traits to different kinds of animals!
I'm as slow as a snail,
I'm as small as an ant,
I'm as large as a whale.
I'm as sad as a basset,
I'm as happy as a lark,
I'm as nice as a bunny,
I'm as mean as a shark.
I'm as cold as a toad,
I'm as hot as a fox,
I'm as weak as a kitten,
I'm as strong as an ox.
I'm as loud as a lion,
I'm as quiet as a clam,
I'm as tough as a rhino,
I'm as gentle as a lamb.
I'm as brave as a tiger,
I'm as shy as a shrimp,
I'm as tame as a poodle,
I'm as wild as a chimp.
I'm as lazy as a lizard,
I'm as busy as a bee.
Put it all together,
and you've got ME!
This book, complete with some beautiful pictures, by Audrey Wood was my favorite as a child. Pick it up sometime or give it as a gift if you know any youngsters with a birthday coming up.
Is it any wonder I liked it? The protagonist is obviously a total schizophrenic who relates his (it was a boy in all the illustrations) various character traits to different kinds of animals!
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Holy sheet!
Look at my new sheets! About 2 years ago I won a gift card to Pottery Barn and I finally used it on these beautiful new sheets from PBteen! I love them! Belami is so nicely modeling them for you- one of his favorite things is when I make the bed. Animals are so weird...
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Winter
And for those of you who love winter...
Revival
Snow is a mind
falling, a continuous breath
of climbs, loops, spirals,
dips into the earth
like white fireflies
wanting to land, finding
a wind between houses,
diving like moths
into their own light
so that one wonders
if snow is a wing's
long memory across winter.
Revival
Snow is a mind
falling, a continuous breath
of climbs, loops, spirals,
dips into the earth
like white fireflies
wanting to land, finding
a wind between houses,
diving like moths
into their own light
so that one wonders
if snow is a wing's
long memory across winter.
-Steve Crow
Summer
For those of you who are, like me, sick of winter, here is a poem to bring a little sun into your life!
Summer
I like hot days, hot days
Sweat is what you got days
Bugs buzzin from cousin to cousin
Juices dripping
Running and ripping
Catch the one you love days
Birds peeping
Old men sleeping
Lazy days, daisies lay
Beaming and dreaming
Of hot days, hot days,
Sweat is what you got days
It's never too early to dream about summer...
Summer
I like hot days, hot days
Sweat is what you got days
Bugs buzzin from cousin to cousin
Juices dripping
Running and ripping
Catch the one you love days
Birds peeping
Old men sleeping
Lazy days, daisies lay
Beaming and dreaming
Of hot days, hot days,
Sweat is what you got days
-Walter Dean Myers
It's never too early to dream about summer...
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Oh Oscar!
Here's a link to the full list of Oscar nominations:
Nominated :)
Here's a link to the films and performances that various EW readers feel were snubbed by the Academy:
Snubbed :(
Thoughts? Are you surprised by any of the nominations? Or by anything that wasn't nominated?
Oh and I'd just like to say congrats to Colin and the rest of the incredibly talented folks at Pixar on the BEST PICTURE NOMINATION!!!!!! for Up!! Well done!
Nominated :)
Here's a link to the films and performances that various EW readers feel were snubbed by the Academy:
Snubbed :(
Thoughts? Are you surprised by any of the nominations? Or by anything that wasn't nominated?
Oh and I'd just like to say congrats to Colin and the rest of the incredibly talented folks at Pixar on the BEST PICTURE NOMINATION!!!!!! for Up!! Well done!
Movie Recommendations!
Know what I was thinking would be really fun? If once a week I put up a movie recommendation!
So I actually have two recommendations this week...
Bright Star
Rated: PG, 119 minutes
Directed by: Jane Campion
Starring: Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider
I saw this film when it was in theaters a few months ago and I loved it. It's about the poet John Keats and the woman he was engaged to, Fanny Brawne. Their love is a tragic one for reasons I won't go into in case you're not familiar with Keats' story. The film is beautiful with stellar performances from the young cast especially, but all actors do a fine job. If you like poetry, this film is for you. If you like fashion, this film is for you. If you like love stories, this film is for you. It came out on DVD last week so grab a copy and a glass of wine or cup of tea perhaps, sit back and enjoy. Also, I believe Abbie Cornish is one to watch. I have only seen two of her films but she is a talented young lady. If you are a fan of Avatar's Sam Worthington watch Somersault, a 2004 Australian picture starring Worthington and Cornish. It's not a great movie, but it's not terrible. And they both impress with deep performances of damaged characters.
The Hangover
Rated: R, 108 minutes
Directed by: Todd Phillips
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms
I'm sure you're wondering why I'm recommending a film that everyone is already obsessed with. Well I still hear people say that they haven't watched this!!! Can you beleive it!? So on the off chance that someone reading this hasn't seen The Hangover, you need to stop what you're doing and watch it. NOW! I saw it again last night and I swear, it's as hilarious the 4th viewing (or 5th, or however many times I've seen it) as the first! I actually heard a funny line last night that I had never noticed before! I would not recommend a beverage to go with this film as you'll probably spit it out from laughing so hard.
So I actually have two recommendations this week...
Bright Star
Rated: PG, 119 minutes
Directed by: Jane Campion
Starring: Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider
I saw this film when it was in theaters a few months ago and I loved it. It's about the poet John Keats and the woman he was engaged to, Fanny Brawne. Their love is a tragic one for reasons I won't go into in case you're not familiar with Keats' story. The film is beautiful with stellar performances from the young cast especially, but all actors do a fine job. If you like poetry, this film is for you. If you like fashion, this film is for you. If you like love stories, this film is for you. It came out on DVD last week so grab a copy and a glass of wine or cup of tea perhaps, sit back and enjoy. Also, I believe Abbie Cornish is one to watch. I have only seen two of her films but she is a talented young lady. If you are a fan of Avatar's Sam Worthington watch Somersault, a 2004 Australian picture starring Worthington and Cornish. It's not a great movie, but it's not terrible. And they both impress with deep performances of damaged characters.
The Hangover
Rated: R, 108 minutes
Directed by: Todd Phillips
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms
I'm sure you're wondering why I'm recommending a film that everyone is already obsessed with. Well I still hear people say that they haven't watched this!!! Can you beleive it!? So on the off chance that someone reading this hasn't seen The Hangover, you need to stop what you're doing and watch it. NOW! I saw it again last night and I swear, it's as hilarious the 4th viewing (or 5th, or however many times I've seen it) as the first! I actually heard a funny line last night that I had never noticed before! I would not recommend a beverage to go with this film as you'll probably spit it out from laughing so hard.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Beautiful cities.
Hey all you explorers! Here's Forbes new list of the most beautiful cities in the world. Start booking your next vacation!
Pretty cities.
How many of these cities have you been to? I've only been to three of them.
How many would you like to visit? I'd like to visit them all! I always say that there really isn't anywhere I wouldn't go!
I think Edna St. Vincent Millay says it nicely: My heart is warm with the friends i make, and better friends I'll not be knowing; yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take, no matter where it's going.
Pretty cities.
How many of these cities have you been to? I've only been to three of them.
How many would you like to visit? I'd like to visit them all! I always say that there really isn't anywhere I wouldn't go!
I think Edna St. Vincent Millay says it nicely: My heart is warm with the friends i make, and better friends I'll not be knowing; yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take, no matter where it's going.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Roses become cabbages.
Orinthia: ...Live a really noble and beautiful life- a kingly life- with me. What you need to make you a real king is a real queen.
Magnus: But I have got one.
Orinthia: Oh you are blind. You are worse than blind; you have low tastes. Heaven is offering you a rose; and you cling to a cabbage.
Magnus: (Laughing) That is a very apt metaphor, beloved. But what wise man, if you force him to choose between doing without roses and doing without cabbages, would not secure the cabbages? Besides, all those old married cabbages were once roses; and, though young things like you don't remember that, their husbands do.
Magnus: But I have got one.
Orinthia: Oh you are blind. You are worse than blind; you have low tastes. Heaven is offering you a rose; and you cling to a cabbage.
Magnus: (Laughing) That is a very apt metaphor, beloved. But what wise man, if you force him to choose between doing without roses and doing without cabbages, would not secure the cabbages? Besides, all those old married cabbages were once roses; and, though young things like you don't remember that, their husbands do.
George Bernard Shaw
I like this :)
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