Glance

I look away for a second
The rush of the wave

Approaches my towel
Causing me to spring and move
Out of the way of the ocean


When I lived at the beach I wrote all the time. It was so inspiring and free to be there, I wrote this in 2004 the pic is from Aquabumps. They have the best shots from Bondi and other amazing beaches. I always miss it when I see them but i’m also reminded of how great it is.

Board, Go!

Breathe and surf
Take it in
Oceal pearl
Sandy feet
Salty skin
Running back and forth
Feel the sun
Burning down
Ride it in
Take Me out again!

Fond Memories…

its cold outside and i wanna stay warm

the wind is whipping at my windows

winding my thoughts around
whirlwind words spin
Me, Bondi Beach, Aus, 2004.

High.
Sunrise,
Over sand,
Over sea.
Sunshine,
On my face,
On my feet.
Sunflower,
Growing tall.
Eat your seeds.
Sunny day,
At the beach.

Recieved this Today

How fucking true. Lol. I had a good chuckle over it.

Pay it Forward Peeps

GIVING IS ITS OWN GIFT


Watch this video and let me know your thoughts. I participate in The Daily Challenge and it makes me feel great to do at least one good thing daily to help make the world a better place. I recommend giving it a try. This is your world, your life, and you have the power to change it. Do it.

Happy Halloween

I wish you all a very Happy Halloween. I love to dress up and today is one of my most favorite days of the year. Always has been! I am at work in Zombie gear today. I called Mum and she’s at work as a Butcher. Totally hot!

This Pho-tastic one is for Inna!

I changed my status to ‘Casie is having pho for lunch today.’ I love, love, love pho. I have it AT LEAST one a week.

My friend Inna asked if I was making it myself and to share recipe. I’ve never made pho. I’m sure it’s complicated and for $4.99 at the pho place by my work, I’d rather just order it. However, I may decide to make a pho so I browsed online for a recipe and found one. This is for you Inna!!


Prep time is 15 minutes and cook time is 45 minutes.

What you need:

  • Beef Broth:
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 2-inch stick ginger
  • 2 pounds beef bones
  • 12 cups water
  • 6 star anise
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 pound lean, tender beef
  • Noodles:
  • 1 16-ounce package dry, flat rice noodles (pho)
  • Garnish:
  • 3 scallions, thinly sliced
  • 1 large onion, thinly sliced
  • 10 cilantro sprigs, finely chopped
  • 1 cup bean sprouts
  • 10 sprigs basil
  • 10 sprigs fresh cilantro (ngo gai)
  • fresh red or green Chile pepper, thinly sliced
  • Accompaniments
  • lime or lemon quarters
  • fish sauce
  • hoisin sauce
  • hot chili sauce

Prep:
Broil onion and ginger until they look burned. Using back of cleaver, smash the ginger and set aside.
Wash beef bones, place in a large soup pot and add water to cover. Bring to a boil and immediately pour off this “first boiling” water and discard. Add another 12 cups of fresh water and again bring to a boil. Skim off foam. Add the broiled onion and ginger, star anise, salt and sugar. Over medium-low heat, simmer for 30 minutes. Slice raw beef into thin strips and set aside.
Remove bones from broth and strain out vegetables and seasonings. Soak noodles in cold water for 10 minutes. Drain. In a soup pot bring two quarts fresh water to a boil. Add drained noodles and cook seven minutes at a rolling boil, stirring occasionally until noodles are tender.
Rinse noodles under cold running water and set aside.
Return the broth to a boil over high heat.

To serve: Divide noodles among 4 to 6 large individual serving bowls. Arrange thinly sliced raw beef, scallions, onion, and cilantro on top. Pour boiling hot broth to cover noodles and serve immediately. The boiling broth will cook the thin slices of beef. Pho is always accompanied by bean sprouts, basil leaves, cilantro and chili pepper. Serve with lime and lemon quarters, fish sauce, hoisin sauce and hot chili sauce. Serves 4 to 6.

Thanks to The Vietnamese Cookbook, by Diana My Tran and for more details check here.

Baby LAMB

Gwen is grogeous. Need I say more?
This is her newest little bundle of joy,
Zuma, with Gavin Rossdale.
God they make nice babies.

My Pearly Whites

Today I received a nice little package of Listerine Whitening Quick Dissolving Strips from my friends at Matchstick.
I read the instructions and excitedly put the strip on my teeth. I am wearing it now. It tingles a bit and tastes like mint. A very ‘Listeriney ‘ (made that one up!) taste.

It seem like it is kinda dissolving, it takes about 10-15 minutes. I’d like to use the strips all day and make my teeth uber white, super fast. I really need to find a Toronto Dentist now I think about it! I’m due for a visit.
I remember I fell asleep with a Crest strip on once. I woke up, had a glass of water and screamed, my teeth were SOOOOOO sensitive. I surely do not recommend sleeping with white strips on. It hurts.

My teeth are already pretty white so I’m not sure how the strips will work on me. Maybe my teeth will start glowing! One of my friends had her teeth whitened at a Dentist Fort Wayne so we have been sharing teeth whitening tips. Hopefully mine will be as bright as hers one day. That would be awesome. Maybe if I had kept my teeth in good condition from the start and had followed advice from my dentist in Glen Rock, perhaps I wouldn’t be in need of the strips but here we are…

Now my teeth are looking a little whiter, I have been seriously contemplating treating myself to some Invisalign aligners. I have always wanted straighter teeth and therefore I think that now could be the right time to do something about it. An old colleague of mine who lives in Arizona recently had her Invisalign fitted by a Dentist in Yuma so I might have to ask her for some advice.

For now though, despite the sensitivity, I am happy with the results of my strips. However, I would love some strips with sparkles in them. Wouldn’t that be lovely!

The goop on my teeth is still there and feels squishy. It’s not so bad though. I think these guys are a-ok!!

Today, it happened.

It snowed on my jacket over lunch.I went to Starbucks, got the Globe and read many things. There was a Porter Pilot speaking about some Porter stuff to his mates. I read a few obituaries and had a slice of lemon poppy loaf. It was very windy and cold as I walked back to the office. Then the snow started coming sideways and very light. It landed on my jacket.