Bag has arrived!

My new Asos bag has arrived, and with no customs charges!!

Now I've noticed something about it. It would appear that Asos doesn't know how to use a colour checker when they're photographing their wares. Or their web guy is colour blind.

This is the picture on the website. I was initially a little worried about he peachy, pink colour since it's not one of my best, but it was a nice shade and far away from my hair, so I went for it anyway. And its got anchors on it. Can't go wrong!

 This is the bag I got in the mail. I like red, a lot, so this is pretty awesome! There wasn't an option for a different colour online, and the colour on the website is described as "Cream." I'm guessing that was referring to the base colour, not the design or piping.

And this is to show that while I don't know how to use a colour checker either, I can still see the difference between red and peachy pink. Note the red details in this scene; the emergency parking sign, the no u-turns sign and the red paintings. Note how the bag is the same colour.

Now I just have to find some outfits to go with it.... or at least a time where I'm not wearing my backpack already...

Miss Piggy for Vogue and MAC

 


Start out perfect and don't change a thing. Always accentuate your best features by pointing at them. And conceal your flaws by sucker punching anyone who has the audacity to mention them.






Amen sista.


Original interview and the image are from here.

Keep Calm and Carry On

Apartment therapy recently posted this lovely post and video explaining the history of the now iconic, Keep Calm and Carry On poster.

Image courtesy of the Barter Books' online shop for their Keep Calm products.

The book store where one of the originals now resides, Barter Books, looks amazing in and of itself. The old train station waiting rooms have been kept while a model train runs on top of the book shelves that sit where the real trains once did. KC&CO is something that seems to have become unbelievably popular in the last few years, spawning a whack load of paraphernalia and parodies. I had no idea that there was actually three design for the final poster, including KC&CO. The other two, which you can now get in reproductions are "Freedom is in peril, defend it with all your might" and "Your courage, your cheerfulness, your resolution, will bring us victory."

All three designs, available here.

I know a lot of people who can't stand this design anymore since it's overdone. I understand that sentiment, but I love it. It's simple, classical and has a great sentiment that still holds true. All the more reason to preserve and celebrate our history and its artifacts. Finds like this in bookstore storage rooms make me feel great about the work I hope to do as an archivist and preservationist.

The story of Keep Calm and Carry On, by Barter Books Ltd.

One last one by kspeddler on Etsy.

Back to my preservation presentation.

Spring Forward!

And lose an hour of sleep.

Although being up and blogging at what is now 3am, probably isn't helping either...

1. Waiting for my new Asos bag. Got it during their Leap Day sale, combined with a February sale, so it should be just under the amount Canada Customs bothers to work out customs and duties for.

2. We've made some great headway on the Bedford exhibition my classmates and I have been working on non-stop for the past two months.

A Bedford photograph for sale on Etsy! Check out William Johnson's shop for more.

3. New York Trip! I going to the AIPAD show for the first time, but the whole thing will be a whirlwind trip. I got a great deal on a return flight from Porter, managed to find one bed left in a hostel, and will be seeing some of the guys from PPCM: Team Rochester. The downside is that I'll be flying in at about 8am Friday morning, and coming back on Saturday morning to make sure I'm back in time for the exhibition installation/painting.

The good news, NYC carts and restaurants!
I'm scouring Eat Street's website for a running list of what's close to the hostel. I'm trying to work out when is the best time to make the pilgrimage to Japadog, and have one of those glorious hot dogs again!

Bedford is my 19th Century boyfriend... he's getting a little irritating

I've spent a fair chunk of my weekend writing drafts for text panels for the Bedford exhibition we're working on. Ugh.

On the bright side I now have 12 new articles of clothing and accessories for the price of a squash! Myself and two friends had a clothing swap and potluck tonight, so I made a new recipe that I've been meaning to try for a while, ginger squash soup. It was excellent, but I only took one picture of when the leeks were cooking, so it's not the most visual blog post. I also have no pictures of the actual swapping and subsequent dress up we were playing, although there was a fair amount of partial nudity happening, so that might be a good thing.

I did, however, actually remember to photograph the dessert I made on Friday night, so here's a Lemon sponge pudding for two! This was part of Canadian Living's annual Valentine's day recipe round-up, which had the extra bonus of only highlighting recipes for two servings. Sometimes recipes don't scale well, as I've learned the hard way.

Lemon Sponge Pudding for Two

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup (75 mL) granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) all-purpose flour
• Pinch salt
• 1/3 cup (75 mL) milk
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter, melted
• 1 egg, separated
• 1 tsp (5 mL) finely grated lemon rind
• 2 tbsp (30 mL) lemon juice

In large bowl, whisk together 2 tbsp (25 mL) of the sugar, flour and salt; whisk in milk, butter and egg yolk. Whisk in lemon rind and juice.

In separate bowl, beat egg white until soft peaks form; beat in remaining sugar, 1 tsp (5 mL) at a time, until stiff peaks form. Stir about one-quarter into lemon mixture; fold in remaining egg white. (I used an electric mixer, because hand mixing eggs to this degree sucks.)

Scrape into two 3/4-cup (175 mL) ramekins. Place in 8- x 4-inch (1.5 L) loaf pan. Pour enough boiling water into pan to come halfway up sides of ramekins.

Bake in centre of 350°F (180°C) toaster oven or oven until top is lightly browned and set, about 20 minutes. Remove from water. Let cool on rack for about 30 minutes. Serve warm or cool.
(I found this cooking time to be incredibly inaccurate. I ended up leaving them in the oven for almost 40 minutes. I'd say to keep a close eye on them after the 30 minute mark depending on your oven.)

They collapsed a bit after they cooled down, as can be seen by the bottom photo. They tasted great though, warm and cold!