I love chips! Yesterday, I got a big bag at Costco ( and I mean the BIG) bag. Plain with salt. My favourite. I love them. I can eat the whole bag- well maybey not a whole Costco bag but the smaller bigger one. I could never have an eating disorder, I love food too much. YUM. I love everything except: octopus, organ food of any kind, mussels, squid, and oysters. My favourite foods are: toast, pasta, steak, lobster, cheese , and chips. I am lucky in that I live with someone who does all the cooking. I love to eat but I don't like to cook. I like to eat. And do the dishes. And shop for food. Food glorious food- where would I be without it? People often ask me how I got to be this tall. It's because I ate so many Big Macs. Honestly.
That's not my line, it belongs to Christopher Small- designer and advocate for proper colour and architecture everywhere. While standing in the rain today, we discussed the lack of " good " architectural design in our fair city. Both of us are native Vancouverites. We abhor the recent tauping of Vancouver. My personal un-favourite is the salmon peachy pink cement home. Since when is that a pretty colour in a city where it rains and rains and the peachy pink inevitably turns to.....something not- so- peachy- keen. We bemoan the faux gingerbread architecture that has found its way into Steveston - a rip off of New England architecture..... which by the way, is on the other coast, people! I guess it comes down to a matter of personal taste, or as Christopher said so diplomatically those colours/styles, " belong elsewhere."
I'm turning 50 on Tuesday. I thought by now I would have something pithy and profound to say but I don't. So I will revert to my love of lists and close with 50 things I have learned this 50 years I have lived on this planet. 1. It is vital to laugh every day. 2. Years from now all things that happened to you will be funny. Truly. 3. Drink 2 litres of water daily. 4. Always take time to rest. 5 Do what you love. 6. If you have to do what you hate, find a way to make it fun. 7. Find a few great friends. 8. Hang on to them. 9. Signal and shoulder check when turning. 10. Have pets. 11. Have a garden. 12. Do not go camping. 13. Do not do double shots of tequila and then smoke pot. 14. Do not eat expired cheese. 15. Do not run for the bus. 16. If it feels wrong, it probably is. 17. Apologise quickly when necessary. 18. Eat fresh food as much as you can. 19. Eat junk food once a month. 20. Don't be afraid to treat yourself. 21. Don`t be stingy; buy others g...
Comments
Post a Comment