September 26th

 

Is there any kind of international candy you love or would like to try?

 

Um, yes. See: if it's vegan, I'll eat it. I love all things foreign and I love candy, so it's pretty much a safe bet to send me international candy.

 

I used to really really love White Rabbit Candies... my mom would buy them for me at the Chinese market when I was a kid and though they're often stale, hard to chew, absolutely deadly to your fillings etc... I loved them. They're milky though. I would love to find a vegan equivalent but just haven't yet...

 

Ditto on the ever famous Pocky. I would kill a man for vegan Pocky.

 

I love Chinese New Year style crystallized ginger... can eat way too much of that stuff.

 

What is something totally random (yes, that thing that just popped into your head) that hasn't been covered by any previous questions?

 

Nothing just popped into my head! Aaaaaah!

 

I am really looking for something good to wash my toddler's hair with. He has a super super dry flaky scalp, and it SMELLS. He has never been a good smelling baby to start with* but lately his head really reeks by the end of the day. I've tried washing him with my tea tree shampoo but it's liquid so it often runs into his eyes, which he obviously does not care for. Do you know of a shampoo bar that works well for that kinda scalp maybe? (Not Lush's one, Sink or Float or whatever. Can't handle the scent of it.)

 

Solving his stinky-head would be an immense present to me.

 

*I have grown very skeptical of people who say their babies smell like cream and sugar or anything like that; my son has smelled like wet dog from day 1. When he primarily nursed, he also had constant yogurt breath. I like him a lot, but I would not say he smells _good_.

 

Is there any cheesy/non-cheesy Canadian stuff you'd be interested in?

 

Hm... I can't think of anything in particular that I want from Canada? I have heard that maple sugar is kind of amazing but am not sure what I'd do with it.

 

If you were to go here and create your very own chocolate bar, what might it have in it?

 

Hmm... dark chocolate with lavender & orange peel. Or dark chocolate with ground coffee & hazelnuts. Dark chocolate, basil, lemon peel, ooh.

 

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September 25th

 

Stuff you've been meaning to do:

 

You're kidding, right? Heh. I have a toddler, the list of stuff I've been meaning to do but haven't gotten around to in the past 2-3 years is longer by far than the list of things I've actually accomplished.

 

I've been meaning to:

- get my hair cut (had it done in February but the stuff just keeps growing!)

- organize my cookbooks

- call my mom/sister/brother/other brother/dad/other relatives who I don't talk to often enough

- match all the unmatched socks in my house, a feat that would take days I'm sure

- go to the dentist to have a filling repaired & have a cleaning

- have my cholesterol checked (expect it's normal/low after 5 years as a vegan, and 13 before that as a vegetarian, but high cholesterol runs in my family so you never know)

- write thank you cards for presents people sent on the birth of my son, um, two years ago

- update my BPAL wishlist...

 

I can go on like this pretty much forever.

 

Would you be interested in regional jams, jellies, or other preserves?

 

Oh yes! I have been in a bit of an open-faced PB&J for breakfast rut lately, and I am just burning through the jam. Not a huge fan of grape jellies generally, but other than that, I'm easy to please. Especially fond of cherries & blackberries in jams.

 

Do you have any bedtime rituals? Is there any particular product you have to apply or a certain shirt you wear or an act you perform to get you in the "bedtime" mood?

 

I am currently between pairs of flannel pajama pants. I tend to have 2-3 pairs I really love at a time and I wear the hell out of them. The last pair, like so many before it, literally fell apart after several years hard wear. It's been weeks now and I've been trying everything else... wearing sweatpants, wearing a pair of shorts, just wearing a long nightshirt... and I don't like it. Need more flannel jammie pants.

 

As far as ritual goes, these days, I generally sit on the couch leaning on my husband and watch an episode of something British (often QI, because I can never have enough Stephen Fry in my life) and fall asleep on him halfway through. Then I rouse myself enough to brush my teeth, complain about having to move out of my nice warm sleepy spot, and move into bed.

 

Are you interested in today's/any recent Tee Fury shirts?

 

Not familiar with the site. Today's looks like a nice drawing of HP Lovecraft about to be eaten (or perhaps hugged?) by Cthulhu. I like the design, but as before, I don't really wear t-shirts often.

 

Princess Bride? Yay or nay?

 

Yay! Yay yay! One of my all-time favorites, both in book and movie form.

 

What's your favorite classic fairytale, witches

 

I really love Hans Christian Anderson's Little Claus and Big Claus. It is really quite dreadful. Yet hilarious. Yet horrible.

 

Very fond of HCA's version of the Little Mermaid too. And Hansel and Gretel in any form has always delighted me.

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September 24th

 

how do you feel about ethical animal fiber, i.e. wool and the like?

 

Think I've mentioned before that I'm generally not bothered by wool (have not been sufficiently convinced that it is unethical/exploitative of sheep). I feel the same about other non-sheep animals who give up their fiber through shearing.

 

So called "peace" silk or tussah does not bother me. I've also seen some really lovely yarns made out of recycled silk, and that I'm fine with.

 

What about little wee creatures for your desk or mantel?

 

While I think this unfortunately mostly falls under the knick-knack category for me, I wouldn't mind a small something for my desk at work.

 

Look down. What are you wearing, right now?

 

A pair of black corduroy pants which are just passably formal enough for work (which is good, as they are one of my only 3 pairs of maternity pants), a black tank top, an eggplant colored v-neck shirt with empire waist (not maternity but it works; was too big for me to start with), sneakers, and black socks with bands of thin red-yellow-blue-black-white stripes.

 

If you'd caught me five minutes ago, I'd have also been wearing a white lab coat with my name stitched onto it, which is absolutely one of the best parts of this job. A lab coat!

 

Kerchiefs?

 

I wear them sometimes!

 

It's the weekend, and you find yourself without a single chore or responsibility for a few hours. Right this very moment, what's the one thing you would do if you could do anything?

 

Take a bath, by myself, followed by leisurely self-grooming. Facial moisturizer AND body lotion! Flossing! Possibly TWICE! Maybe I'd even blow-dry my hair! Oh, the options are limitless...

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September 23rd

 

I just noticed that Cocoa Pink has 5 ml Perfume Atomizers. Yay or nay? Scents you would like? Scents you would NOT like?

 

I do like foodie scents... I'd be interested in smelling Black Chocolate Pumpkin, plain ol' Black, Cake on Mondays (or Pumpkin Cake on Mondays), Lime Sugar, Naughty Gingerbread... lots of them sound good, hard to weed out which ones sound best.

 

Their ordering page for the atomizers is confusing to me, I can't tell if they're saying that their atomizers have alcohol in them (which makes it a no go for me, boo allergies) or not.

 

what's your favorite kind of pizza?

 

This is boring as hell, I realize, but I love a good old fashioned pizza margherita. Hard to get a good vegan one since a key element is the cheese.

 

More generally, I like a thinner (but not out and out crispy) crust, little to no red sauce (olive oil-garlic sauces are great), and not too many toppings cluttering up the slice. Kalamata olives are always welcome. Mmm. Kalamatas.

 

who are your style/fashion icons? post pics if you want!

 

Bwahahahaha hahaha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, oh jeez, let me catch my breath. I don't have fashion icons. If I did, I wouldn't post their names, because I'd be afraid they'd sue me for defamation.

 

Are there any food items you're craving/aren't able to find around your area?

 

Can't think of anything in particular this moment but as I know you know by now... food: I'm down with it.