I made soap yesterday and my house smells like all sorts of yum.

Pictures to come after I unmold it.

Entertainment for wlotusYou asked for it....

Okay so I have to say, so far I am so impressed with the quality of dancers this season. The judges haven't had a whole lot of negative feedback to give the dancers. I was disappointed at last night's cuts because as hot as Kapono is, he isn't the dancer that Max (even for a BR dancer) is. And the girls.....she shouldn't have gotten cut. Kapono did her in with that hip hop number. And out of the two blond chicks the one who did that weird jazz routine on Wednesday is the better one. Yeah so the other one had hip surgery. That's impressive but if it is based on talent alone, she has less talent than the other blond.

But that all said. There have been very few contemporary dances since the one below that have been better or on par with. I know there have been a few that I loved but this one as much as I hated Lacey, was so raw.


I had a few favourites from the last two seasons, but for those of you who watch, post your favourite numbers from past seasons. This was my all time favourite ever. Damn sexiest dance I ever saw. Oh it's a crappy from TV copy but it has better sound than the audience captures and it is the correct viewing angle. I wish I could find a high quality version.


Okay a second favourite. Can you tell I have a contemporary preference? Damn artist in me. LOL


Those guys are not bad for two hip hop dancers with very little training hey?

On a side note, I wonder how many of the male dancers are actually straight? I ask because there are the ones you can sort of tell are gay, like Blake McGrath, but others are so hyper masculine and when partnered up with their female partner are so convincingly acting the part that you wonder if they are truly in love. You know? I mean there is performing, and then there is totally taking on the role the choreographer's give you, and making it believable. I think Wyatt would make an awesome dancer. If he were interested. Ben has not much rhythm, but he likes to mess around with his interpretations of hip hop. So cute. But Wyatt, has the physique. Long, and lean. He may be too tall though. All those guys are so short. Based on my estimation, Wyatt will be over 6ft tall as an adult.

So any preferences this season so far? I don't know yet myself....but I sort of like Ade, and Brandon. They are beautiful dancers.

Our wee baby is I believe a sparrow, or a starling. Which makes sense based on where he was found. My kids called him Lucky. Because he is lucky we found him. He made it through the night, and wow it was like having a newborn in the house again. I was up every 2 hours with him.

I called these guys this morning and someone is on their way to pick him up. All that work for a wee bird makes me feel there is still hope in humanity. It certainly isn't the old farm thinking. My kids really wanted to keep him, and I admit, I was so happy he made it through the night. And I got a little attached to him.

He is pretty fiesty which gives me hope that he'll make it. He is constantly hungry, and not all limp and lethargic like he was yesterday. I'm sure he was on his way out then. Dehydrated, cold...poor little guy. I have a soft spot for birds.

Anyway, here are some pictures of him.
( wee birdy )

ETA- The guy that came to pick him up was an old hippy in a volkswagon van. LOL.

Since Albert is late, (apparently he runs on filipino time), and I have time to kill....I've been asked if making sushi is hard.

So....This entry is brought to you by
( sushi! )

Yummy. Apparently homemade wasabi is potent. And thick. My nose is streaming. It's awesome and I love it.

( Esme!  )

A sale to a friend of our_nest

I was thinking we could make sushi this week. I have loads of rice, so all I would need is the nori, and fixings. Does anyone have a sushi rice recipe that works? I'm leery to try a random one that hasn't been successful with people I know.

I can pick up some avocado, cucumber, crab (fake), or smoked salmon, maybe some shrimp. Ben LOVES tuna maki, but I am leery to get tuna and doing it myself as I never have. Anyone ever made maki at home? Tips? What kind of tuna should I get? Any other favourite sushi fillings that Wyatt would eat?

I need a sushi icon.

I'm stuck My kids come back on Sunday and we are officially in warm weather, in the pool, playing outside all the time days. Getting them to come in and eat dinner when everyone else is out playing, and cooking in the heat for that matter is tough. It's hard enough to get them to come in and do some homework. So. I am asking you my eljay peeps to plan my meals for this week coming. Only caveats: cheap, minimal cooking (slow cooker is fine I guess), and quickish to eat, or even okay to eat outside by the pool. I am on a limited budget. Vegan/vegetarian is okay too as long as it is kid friendly. Benjamin hates cooked veggies (that he can tell are veggies) but likes raw. He also likes things like caesar salad. Wyatt is less picky with veggies, but isn't fond of most meats unless he can eat the chicken leg or wings, or he has gravy. So between the two of them, and me who LOVES anything different or good, but hates boring kids foods....it makes for planning on a budget tough. So I need 7 meals people. Get cracking. ;-) Recipe links appreciated, or left in comments.

In exchange I will offer my own suggestions from some of my favourites to whomever is interested.

I did this today. I think I like them. All shot with my 70-300mm Tamron lens.

I was thinking they would make nice art cards or prints. Actually some of them even in canvas which would be a great way to test out some different labs before that wedding.


( flower power )

I could totally get my geek on here!!!!! Next time (or first) I am in London....