Kimolisa Was Here

I so want to see this, getting in touch with my inner child always help me forget the stresses of the day


This looks like Tim Burton in colour and with an extra dash of neo-artsy (yes, people, I make up words)

A couple days ago I introduced to you istalkphotography's pics of food and instead of creating a completely different tumblr or blog dedicated to mouth watering food, I'll just introduce a regular post called Food Porn. It's kinda like Ted Thursdays but on Saturdays. Why should I suffer alone from the temptation of oh so delicious looking food *wink*

Bon Appetite!!!

I just started following a new tumblr called istalkphotography because it had pretty pictures, then I started to notice pics like this


At first I was like "Okay, cool, that looks tasty." Then I kept finding more and I noticed that I felt like I was being tempted. Here I am eating good, healthy food and I come across things like this on my tumblr dashboard:


Do you know what this is? This is food porn!!! The sight of these kind of images makes one's mouth start to water and in some strange way even taste the food, feel the texture. This is just wrong, but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop following. I'm just going to have to be strong. Oh so strong.

I guess you can say this is a continuation of the last Ted Talk whereas they speak of stuff and our consumption of stuff. I can't even remember when exactly I started recycling on a small scale, but I buy those 1Gal bottles of water because I don't trust the tap water down here and for the life of me I can not bring myself to throw the bottles away. In my head I have the image of all my water bottles sitting in a landfill forever. Long after I die, those bottles would be there. I want to up my recycling because I want to throw away less and recycle more.

About The Talk

Less than 10% of plastic trash is recycled -- compared to almost 90% of metals -- because of the massively complicated problem of finding and sorting the different kinds. Frustrated by this waste, Mike Biddle has developed a cheap and incredibly energy efficient plant that can, and does, recycle any kind of plastic.

The Talk

Well, actually, I was never really gone I just I had a terrible case of writer's block which was a product of me focusing on a project I had just launched called Shaken-Not-Stirred.us. You may have noticed the addition to the side which is an etsy store which shows the product which are cocktail recipe cards the size of business cards.

You see a couple years ago, my sister and I visited our brother and we came across a book of sexy shot recipes. Thinking that we would like to try a particular one, we made it a point of ordering it whenever we went out. Unfortunately, only one place out of four had could make it and I think it was because we brought the book. Seriously, though, would you want to walk around with a book of cocktail recipes when you go out? Not fun, trust me.

In the end I made the cards, currently available through etsy are printables as well as laminated versions of the cards. Each set has 10 cards with an accompanying envelope. The series now available are Sexy Cocktails, Cocktails Based on Places, Frozen Cocktails and Pop Culture Cocktails. There is also a free printable you can download from the Shaken-Not-Stirred.us site. Definitely check it out.

There is still a lot of work to do in terms of promoting the business, but I am just happy I've gotten over the writer's block. I'm looking to post more thought provoking stuff, I've been meaning to do another Male Appreciation post, as well as another 100 dates post for a long time. Also I'm going back and forth with if I should post my figuring out the whole love and relationship thing from my perspective. It's a matter of so much to write and wanting to write it well.

Anyway, check out my new project, Shaken-Not-Stirred.us and show some love.

Okay, let me begin by saying that I'm not flat out naive in believing the imagery in ads and magazines are complete, 100% real but I must say I was blown away when I visited the site of Biana Carosio, a professional retoucher.

I came across her through Chill Out Point where they had the before and after pics of celebrities. Like these:






It has left me unsettled. Can we have real women? Can the public handle real women? How does it affect young people who are constantly bombarded with such imagery at such a young age? Especially when they don't know that these women have been retouched and/or altered to create an impossible to attain concept of beauty. *sigh*

This reminds me of an article I came across over the weekend on Reddit, When a woman puts herself down... this is relevant. It is a must read and the comments are interesting too. Definitely something worth thinking about. Also I posted this video some time back


Newest Miss Representation Trailer (2011 Sundance Film Festival Official Selection) from Miss Representation on Vimeo.

It had shown on OWN, unfortunately, I don't have cable so I missed it twice, but I'll be on the look out for it as I heard that it was really good. Okay, I'm rambling.

This movie looks interesting, the concept is new or better a collection of different concepts used in one film - found footage, superhuman powers, moral dilemma and high school life. I just hope it makes it down here.


I'm looking forward to this

My brother will love this talk, it's short so it won't take up his time and it's about living with less. There has been a movement call Minimalism that has taken root on the internet and although I understand it, I can't see myself adopting it wholeheartedly. Then again I can't adopt vegetarianism and atheism wholeheartedly. What I can adopt though is living in a small space. for some strange society associates grand homes as symbols of success, but for me it is about cleaning, securing, nesting. The bigger the space, the more I have to clean. The bigger the space, the more expensive things I have or people think I have and then I get broken into. The bigger the space, the more I want to stay in rather than go out exploring.

Don't get me wrong, I love space and interiors, but in an ideal world I want sufficient space, big enough for me to feel comfortable and happy when I'm in and small enough that I would feel inspired to leave on a regular basis. Just my thoughts.

About the Talk

Writer and designer Graham Hill asks: Can having less stuff, in less room, lead to more happiness? He makes the case for taking up less space, and lays out three rules for editing your life.

The Talk

This looks good on so many levels


I'm not sure if I would watch this on the big screen, but it has it's moments


This looks so scary, I would have to watch it at home with the lights on.

I came across this pic on tumblr with one of the people I follow writing something inspired by it. Honestly speaking, I could not not post this pic. For me it exudes a kind of sexuality I would love to possess, one that is not intentional but exists in the everyday act of living. Perhaps we work too hard on being "sexy" instead of just letting our sexuality emerge without coaxing it out. Perhaps every now and then, we forgo on the comfy pajamas and put on a slinky night dress. Perhaps we should forgo on munching on chocolate bars and savor good chocolate bon bons. Perhaps we should pass on trying to be "sexy" for others and develop a higher level of sexuality and sensuality for ourselves. Just my thought.