So It Got Busy Again...

Where were you Izzy? Well, last weekend was an amazing adventure which will get its own post here shortly. After a wonderful birthday and graduations I got to hang out and shop a little with my Mama. She picked me up this SUPER cute polkadot tshirt dress for work, and we found adorable little hair clips, so heres one of my new favorite work outfits. Humble brag alert!! lol. The day she had to fly out I ran out and picked up a strawberry tart from Nations, a small local chain which makes GREAT giant cheeseburgers, and the best pies.. like.. ever. We then headed to aline dancing class with my Aunt then had to rush mama to the airport. Its hard to say bye every time.... but Im going to convince Gentleman Friend to take me to LA to see her :3 Soon. Hint... lol!!

After an hour or so of wallowing in sadness and eating a self serve minitub of haagen-dazs Angela came over and we got to hang out! :D GF managed to get Pre-preview tickets to Man Of Steel, the tuesday before it came out so we headed out to go see it. BTW, its good. Its a nesting doll of flashbacks and theres a dragon, but I liked it!!

Not time for a new segment I hope to be installing weekly on the blog-

MEAT OF THE WEEK!

ok, This isnt ment to offend anyone, but I LOVE meat. I grew up in a meat eating family and have raised my own animals for consumption (Dont name them, it makes you sad T_T) This week I kind of cheated and picked up a pack of Trader Joes Carne Asada. What is Carne Asada? Oh ya, not everyones state is attached to that delightful cornacopia of food known as Mexico (it IS cone shaped, think about it). Carne Asada is basically marinated cheap beef cut thin and grilled into delightfulness. The marinate on TJ's is REALLY good, Like I'll be eating it again soon.Tangy and a little spicy and not to salty. Its also not very exspensive, which is good for a girl like me on a tight budget.

I opened up my pack and was delighted to find it was already presliced, which means the marinade has maximum coverage of the meat. I seared it up in my trusty little frying pan, which I got as hot as possible and gave a light spray of a Pam knock off.  

Half of the package, which mine yeilded about 5 servings

Sadly I got so excited I forgot to get a finished picture! But that handsome Gentleman Im dating and I thoroughly enjoyed it with a side of fresh fruit, some carrots and snap peas.

I have been watching way to much Due South reruns this week, and playing a lot of my DS. Part of my birthday present from my aunties is Plants VS Zombies which is a HUGE time sink... Im addicted... Here are some silly screen shots from Pokemon White- 

BACON DAY!! Sir Francis Bacon

Hello all! So this was an epic, salt laden, artery clogging bacon fest!! :D For the event I made mini Bacon Cheesecakes, Mini Bacon Brownies, Mini Bacon cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Syrup, A Bacon Explosion (aka the Bomb), and Bacon Bleu Grilled cheese sandwiches (OMG). Steve made Bacon Wrapped Jalalpeno Poppers and Bacon Wrapped Sausages, and Brandi and Cody brought Double Bacon Pizza, and Katherine made a really yummy Bacon Asian Vegi Stir fry. Tim also came with a bottle of Mangria, and Rachel came to clean up left overs. It was SUPER fun, and we were all SO FULL we didn even make bacon cinnamon rolls or the four horseman sandwich, which is bacon wrapped dates and blue cheese on sour dough. Ok, so pictures!!

The Bacon Bomb (Explosion) is really almost more of a show piece then meal. Its DELISH but so rich, a small chunk is all even the more intrpid baconeer will do, but I think evenone should do it once, so heres the recipe. This time I added the crumbled bacon to the innerds :)

This week I have also been playing WAY to much gameboy... Because Im a nerd.... :D Anywho, heres a funny screenshot of my dragon :3

Game Update! and Proud of my Size

Hello all! Here we go with me showing off my Utah sweatshirt, which makes the GF extremely happy (Its even Utah Utes colors ;) ) For those who Arn't aware, Proud of my size is the brainchild of the beautiful and amazing Rachel over at the Near Sighted Owl. Be bold! Be beautiful! and Don't let someone elses opinion of your size, be it big or small, bring you down. I actually had a moment this week that made me think of Rachael and her movement. Im a good Size 10+ these days and one of my favorite work outfits is a very little black dress. at my job we are allowed to be a little.. trendy? and I have been trying to push things a little lately for my own asthetic, and get out of boring Izzy mode. So its VERY short, but paired with opaque tights adorable as can be, and covers everything. Also, I have been wearing it atleast once a week, and even to meetings with the managers with no comments what so ever. So I was just getting to work, and got on the crowded elevator with fellow co-workers. One gal, a larger gal who looked like she was having a rough day was giving me dirty looks, but I ignored her, as I work with a lot of asshats. As I got off on my floor, I hear her say to the rest of the elevator "That dress is SO inapprorpiete, I hope she gets written up." Really? Is it jealousy? Then later 2 other associates stopped me and asked if I had been warned about this dress yet. All of these are either new folks or seasonal hires because I havn't seen any of them before. Old Izzy would have been crazy embarressed or asked to go home and change, but new Izzy thought, Suck a bag of hobo penis. I get plenty of compliments on how cute it is, and the Gentleman Friend is a HUGE fan of this little lacy dress. Love yourself! Love your choices! Im guessing one of the lower level managers is pushing dress code and has the ready to wear people on edge. Im in shoe's guys, suck it. :)

Ok, so its been a crazy long time since I have done a gaming update. Its been a long time since I have played my games!! But this week Pokemon Black/White 2 came out! OMG! Yes, Im 27 years old and play pokemanz. and Im DAMN good at it. Anyways, I picked up White2, figuring most people will get Black2, as past experiance has taught me that everyone like the black dragons. Therefor I have trading fodder :) I also picked up the limited edition, hard cover guide, and splerged. OMG its soooooo pretty!! It came with a holographic plate, and its so amazing. 

I started with Snivey, as he's the only starter I havnt tried yet. I was up till midnight playing and am not to far yet, but OMG its great!! I am dissapointed they kept the same starters, it could have been cool if they gave you something else, maybe a throwback to one of the older games. Oh well. I looked into the VGC's (Nintendo's Video Game Championships) which I attended a few years ago, but they are Sunday. :( WHY??? We just got the game???? Well, MY regionals are sunday. Eastcoast doesnt go till APRIL. Not cool guys!! Anywho, sorry for the orientation, but computer and blogger are not in aggreement. But here is a shot from the game. WTF is up with Bianca's Face?

OMG my nerdyness knows no bounds!! Does anyone else out there game? Whats your system? and your game? Im a handheld girl myself. I currently play a DS Lite (not on board with the 3DS yet :( ) I have other systems but my favorite is for sure my Gameboys. Aside from Pokemanz, I also enjoy Teenage Zombies Attack of the Alien Brain Thingies, Orcs and Elves, Zelda, Harvest Moon and others. 

Have a GREAT day all!! :D Im going to ignore homework and murder pidgeons with a lizard.