Sunday, February 8, 2009
I Boycott McDonald's
My order: Combo # 12 which is the Southern style crispy chicken on honey wheat roll (I completely dislike this roll), medium fries and a regular drink. The total came to almost $ 7 including taxes. I nearly gasped and am just appalled! I don't ever remember fast food combos being more than $ 5! Absolutely ludcrious!! I'm "NOT" loving' it!!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Food Budget
I have a new goal! My new goal is to budget $ 200 monthly towards food just for me. I figured that if I spend about $ 5 a day on food times 7 days a week, I will spend about $ 35 weekly on food. That will be about $ 140 a month and then an extra $ 60 for special eating out.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
My Office - Previous and Current
Previous office - Pro: Bigger, more storage space, double screen monitor. Con: No window, furniture made of metal
Current office - Pro: Corner office (although it sounds more grand than it really is), windows, wood furniture. Con: The window behind the chair faces south. When the sun is setting, from around 2 pm to 5 pm, I can feel the heat on my back. Not fun. Office is not as big as the previous office. No double screen monitor!!!
Current office - Pro: Corner office (although it sounds more grand than it really is), windows, wood furniture. Con: The window behind the chair faces south. When the sun is setting, from around 2 pm to 5 pm, I can feel the heat on my back. Not fun. Office is not as big as the previous office. No double screen monitor!!!
The term "Regency"
I came upon the term "regency" twice this week as I was surfing the internet.
The first time was when I was blog stalking Trista Lerit's blog, a photographer based in Orange County, CA. She blogged about her recent home decorating and her love of "Hollywood Regency." I seriously thought the term was made up to give the whole Hollywood thing more glamour. Oh who am I kidding? It probably is but who cares because we get suckered into these things anyway. The term "regency" just sounds so much more elite and sophisticated then Hollywood style or Hollywood decor.
Anyway, the second time I encountered that term was when I was looking for romance novels similar to Judith McNaught's writings in Whitney My Love, A Kingdom of Dreams, Once and Always (probably my favorite among the bunch), Until You, Almost Heaven and Something Wonderful. What do all of these books have in common? (OK besides being romance novels!) For the longest time, I always thought they were considered historical romance novels and they are, BUT they are also considered around the British "Regency" era. Isn't that interesting? Well...maybe not to some people but it definitely got my interest since I encountered the word "regency" only days earlier. According to wikipedia, "The era was distinctive for its architecture, literature, fashions, and politics. It was a period of excess for the aristocracy..." In any case, you can find the full excerpt about British Regency here. Another interesting thing to note, the author, Jane Austen, falls into this category as she was from this era and her books were written in this period and I love Jane Austen! Although I must admit - some of her writings require repeat reading to fully understand its meanings.
The first time was when I was blog stalking Trista Lerit's blog, a photographer based in Orange County, CA. She blogged about her recent home decorating and her love of "Hollywood Regency." I seriously thought the term was made up to give the whole Hollywood thing more glamour. Oh who am I kidding? It probably is but who cares because we get suckered into these things anyway. The term "regency" just sounds so much more elite and sophisticated then Hollywood style or Hollywood decor.
Anyway, the second time I encountered that term was when I was looking for romance novels similar to Judith McNaught's writings in Whitney My Love, A Kingdom of Dreams, Once and Always (probably my favorite among the bunch), Until You, Almost Heaven and Something Wonderful. What do all of these books have in common? (OK besides being romance novels!) For the longest time, I always thought they were considered historical romance novels and they are, BUT they are also considered around the British "Regency" era. Isn't that interesting? Well...maybe not to some people but it definitely got my interest since I encountered the word "regency" only days earlier. According to wikipedia, "The era was distinctive for its architecture, literature, fashions, and politics. It was a period of excess for the aristocracy..." In any case, you can find the full excerpt about British Regency here. Another interesting thing to note, the author, Jane Austen, falls into this category as she was from this era and her books were written in this period and I love Jane Austen! Although I must admit - some of her writings require repeat reading to fully understand its meanings.
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