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I've been on the run, this shadow weighs a ton, it's starting to make sense to me

It was a very rainy day in Vancouver today. Luckily I got out of the rain and went to see Dal Richards (or the 'King Of Swing' as he is known here in Vancouver) play an afternoon show with his big band orchestra. If you don't know Dal, he's a big band leader who has been playing the sax since way back in the 1940's when Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman ruled the radio. And he's still swingin! He truly is a living legend.

black sweater - F21 / long sleeved shirt - Target / white t - thrifted and diy ripped+

paint splattered / scarf - Dorothy Perkins / jeans - primark / boots - somewhere in belfast /

bag - Max C London / fingerless gloves - Warehouse One

Slacker, Underachiever

These are words I used to use for my brother all the time when he was in school. (In the most loving way possible of course.) He was just content with getting a B in school without studying instead of studying and getting an A. How are we related?

Well now, that is me. I am in grad school and I am just not motivated. This is so not like me. If I get a B in this class, which is where I am headed, I am going to be so upset. But I cannot muster up the energy or effort to get that A.

On top of that I have been slacking on working out. I was so motivated last month with the Rocktober Challenge. But now, I don't even know what happened. I think I have worked out once this week. I am definitely working out today, so that would be twice. But I am definitely not doing what I want to be. I could make excuses, like the weather sucks right now and I just don't want to leave the house when I don't have to. That statement is true, but it is just an excuse. I have to somehow find that motivation I had last month. Oh motivation.....where are you???

I refuse to let this one bad week curtail my fitness goals. In the past, one week of no exercise would turn into months of no exercise. Not this time. Not gonna happen. I am gonna get up and do it.

That is gonna be my mantra, just get up and do it.

Recipe of the Week - Sea Scallops

The Hubs has tried several times to make scallops and the results have been....well, not good. He had given up on them. So the last time we went to the wharf we got a pound of scallops for me to give it a go.

I got the recipe from the Food Network.

16 medium diver scallops, cleaned
1/8 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for searing
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon finely chopped thyme
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 cups field greens

In a medium bowl, marinate the scallops with olive oil, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper. Let them marinate for 20 minutes.

Heat enough olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of a medium saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the scallops. Cook quickly in each side until golden brown, about 1 to 2 minutes per side. Remove from the heat and place 4 scallops around a mound of greens. Repeat.

I did not use the field greens and just made the scallops.

I figured out what the Hubs was doing wrong each time he made scallops. He was using waaaay too much oil, well in his case butter. (I am trying to get him out of that unhealthy habit).

If I made this recipe again I would not add the salt, but other than that they were very good. Yeah, because we both love scallops.

The New Grunge

I love the grunge look but I would hate to look like a reject from a Courtney Love music video. I figure it goes along with the rule that if you've already lived through that decade/era once, you don't go back to it (I think that rule started when the 80's neon/leggings/shoulder pad trend came back around...)- I never actually had a chance to do the grunge look, but for the present time I'm thinking grunge with a glam edge. The New Grunge.

grunge = flannel. lots and lots of flannel. doc martens. converse. baggy, torn jeans. torn pantyhose. anything from the thrift store.

glam = sequins. lace. flash. luxe. shiny things. jewellery. metallics. anything from the mall.

a beautiful marriage.

Let's bowl, let's bowl, let's Rock-'n-Roll!

I think that the 3.4 rating for Grease 2 on IMDB is kind of a travesty. It may be no Grease, but it's got a campy charm all its own. Just check out some of the videos at the bottom of the post- fun, right? The "Reproduction" song always gets stuck in my head after listening to it!

Watching this movie makes me want to slide into a pencil skirt, put on some cat eye glasses and do the jitterbug.

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