Archive for September, 2009

What’s my view on marriage and weddings?

Well I think I believe in the idea of a marriage. That you dedicate yourself solely to another and promise to take care of each other for the rest of your lives. However, I’m not a fan of the name change or the joint financial annual filing. eh

Weddings, are just so expensive that it’s almost easy not to like them. I think weddings, including the ceremony and the reception, are more show-offish then they really need to be. Hence the high price tag. What I don’t get is how women spend $1k to $10k on a wedding dress and hide it behind a $40 bouquet of overpriced flowers. I think brides who really care about their dress should not cover it with some, dare I say it, weeds. haha

Here are some pictures of some beautiful brides with their bouquet being so eye catching that their gown is barely even noticeable. Is that how you want to be remembered? The bride with a very beautiful $40 bouquet?

I really enjoyed the series 1 and 2 of the Showtime series Secret Diary of a Call Girl. I find her tips to be very valuable for a woman like myself who’s in the dating scene and a workaholic.

• wear men’s deodorant and no perfume so he won’t get caught
• “shit, shower and shave”
• misspellings and poor grammar in emails = bad guy
• work a lot if you enjoy it but it will interfere with your personal life no matter how hard you try
• try not to go crazy and share your story with people (exhibit 1. this blog 2. twitter)
• have him shower before playing

Sometimes I find myself trying to imitate her accent – but to no avail.

I have been told by many people that going to a fondue restaurant that specializes in fondue is just an awesome experience. Well, I went to Bay Area Half Off and was able to get $50 worth of certificates for only $25, for a fondue restaurant chain called Melting Pot. Little did I know, I get 2 certificates for $25 that can’t be used together. Regardless, I have been wanting to go but it’s been just too expensive, until now.

As some of you have read in my Tweets, I was going on a date in the middle of the week and we dresses up for fun. I was an incredibly scrumptious night. A 4 course meal, good wine and great company made for an enjoyable evening. I took some pictures of my feast. Enjoy!

fondue appetizer

cheese fondue baby dill pickle

The baby dill pickle was surprisingly the best combo there!

3rd course of surf & turf

dessert fondue

I just couldn’t wait to dip in. haha

marshmallow with graham cracker

We were so stuffed but everything was so good. Even though we spent $118 to cook our own food and have someone poor us some glasses of wine, it was a great time. (And that was the total after the $25 certificate was debited!)

Here are a few square / princess cut diamond rings that I picked out in 2007 from the Zales website. I wonder how my tastes will change in the future?