caramel macchiatos and a breakfast sandwich

I'm obsessed with this particular drink...and LINE Camera.

Caramel Macchiato.

My co-worker and I went to Starbucks during lunch yesterday. We weren't too hungry - there was a large potluck in our department yesterday - but we were tired and needing the coffee we hadn't had that morning. I decided to get this drink, a caramel macchiato. I had never tried it before, but I had heard of it many times.

 

Oh. My. Glob.

I was in Heaven with that first sip. I had to resist the urge to down it like a shot. I was happy I caved in to purchase a Venti - I won't be doing that too often, that thing is over $5 with tax - because that thing is delicious. I shouldn't have been surprised when all the milkiness went away, but that coffee was...quite bitter. Sweet, but bitter. That coffee taste really sits at the bottom unless you stire it up! I finished it, because I needed to stay awake those last few hours.

Mon petit dejouner.  

I knew I had to come back today to get it again. I was talking to my friend yesterday, and he recommended the spinach wrap, so I thought, "Well, I'm trying to eat healthier, I'll get a spinach wrap and a coffee!" (I know the coffee isn't healthy, and I doubt the wrap is the healthiest thing in the world, but hey, spinach is healthy, and a diet happens for me one step at a time.) Well, after talking to the barista at Starbucks, the idea of a spinach wrap was thrown away, and I was suddenly interested in a turkey bacon sandwich.

Mon petit dejouner, up close and personal.

I told the lady, "No egg!" and she seemed compliant...until I bit into my sandwich here at work and, low and behold, there's egg. Now, I actually couldn't taste the egg too much at first, but I noticed my sandwich was thicker than it should have been. I looked at it and studied it closely, and determined that there was egg in my sandwich. Normally, I'd pick off the egg and continue on, but eggs are healthy, so I sucked it up - and boy could I now taste that egg in every bit afterwards - and continued on.

Yes, I realize this is not exactly the best "first post" after not posting in a week and a half. I've been housesitting for my parents and helping run my Mom's business, as well as move and have a job interview (I start my new job in September!)... and then I was obsessed with Comic Con last weekend... So I've been pretty busy for a while. I'll be getting back into the swing of things this week, once I stop moving. (Well, tomorrow there should be a post - I'm going to a Fifth Harmony concert and meet&greet. I'm excited about that!)

la fete nationale/bastille day

joyeux le quatorze juillet!

(Just like we say "Happy 4th of July", they say "Happy 14th of July")

WOW, this post should have been up Monday, but we were so busy that day and I didn't post on my off day yesterday... So, honestly, expect two posts today. (One for this, and I may do a post on some TV I watched last night, but that might turn into a post later this week.)

Anyways, my friend Megan and I love France. We've each been to the country twice (once together, and then we each had a separate trip before that), and well, we're dying to go back. ("Dying" might be a literal term in this case. We're stir crazy for some sort of travel, and Paris is higher towards the top of our lists.) We haven't seen each other in a while - we're busy, busy, busy working adults - and I suggested we celebrate Bastille Day, since this year it fell on our off days.

[caution: raw chicken bits ahead. I've emitted the grosser bits in picture form, but descriptions are still there.]

#moviereview - pacific rim

(HTML stars don't post well on my work computer, I'll fix this asap.)

(4 1/2 stars)

While this wasn't the most anticipated movie of the summer, a huge surge of positive word-of-mouth has increased this film's popularity and anticipation.

I'm a huge Guillermo del Toro fan. I'm a fan of his Hellboy movies, as well as Pan's Labrynth. I'm a big fan of much of the cast (Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman, Ron Pearlman, Mana Ashida). I'm a sucker for loud action movies. (Let's just say I'm a bigger fan of Transformers than I'd like to admit at times.)

I think I first heard about this movie a year ago, around the the time of Comic Con 2012. Back then, of course, I was high off of excitement for Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into Darkness, two of the most anticipated 2013 summer blockbusters. I knew that this movie would be good - I trusted the director and the cast - but I excitement, at the time, wasn't at the level as it was for other films. In March, there was a preview shown at WonderCon, and ever since then, my excitement has been in full gear.

For the past couple of weeks, various critics and celebrities have been able to attend special screening/premieres of the film. Kanye West's tweets about the movie increased my excitement, if that was even possible by that point. I follow a few critics/reviewers on Twitter, and while of course there are a few "negative nelly's" floating around, many people have been praising the film.

[spoilers ahead]

VA2013: day four (final day)

Trolley!

My final post on my escapades in Virginia!

VA2013: day three

Ducks!

(Whoops, didn't post this yesterday. Maybe I'll post the last two days today?)

VA2013: day two

I miss having a 7/Eleven around.

VA2013: day one

I know that picture isn't much, but I can't give away too much with an introduction picture!

VA2013: getting to and from there

Going to Virginia, I used three forms of transportation in getting to and from there: car, bus, and train.

a few quick updates...

My sincerest apologies for not posting anything since June 22nd! (Thanks to Blogger for the reminder.)

I had little inspiration last week. I worked, worked, worked, and attempted catching up on television. I did nothing last week, I was seriously broke before my getting my paycheck, so that added to having nothing to write about.

I do have some events coming up, like concerts, movies, out-of-town visits, and moving, so I'll have more to write up in the coming weeks. The Emmy nominations will officially be announced in less than two weeks (13 days!), and based on my post about who I would likely nominate...well, I'll be having a lot to write about. (I know the television I watch has little to no chance of being nominated.)

From this past Sunday to yesterday, I was up North visiting my ONTD/Twitter buddy Rachel (go visit her blog!). I took many pictures and will be doing 2-3 posts on it over the next few days! I should have the first part of my trip up later today, so look out for that!