I cut my own hair! I cut my own hair!

Remember in Big Daddy when Julian pleads to Adam Sandler's character: "I wipe my own ass! I wipe my own ass!" Read the title of this blog post thusly.

Today was the day I cut my own hair. I had big plans, and 100 different ways to do it (okay, more like three--try to do it myself, get Tyson to do it, get my mom to do it).  Then, I remembered what my yoga instructor called "Google Guru."  The internet has everything!  And, sure enough, there are several tutorials about how to cut one's own hair.
"But wait, Internet!  I want layers in my long hair." "No worries," replies the Internet. "I've got you covered."

Mickie M has a fantastic 9-minute tutorial on how to cut one's hair into lovely luscious layers:

1. Brush all the hair forward and secure into a ponytail in the centre of the head at the hairline.
2. Determine how long you want the layers to be.
3. Raise ponytail above head and mark where you want to cut.
4. Bring the end down in front of your face.
5. Cut, cut, snip, snip.
6. Now tidy it up by cutting the ends vertically with the scissors: snippy, snippy, trimmy, trimmy. 
7. Take out the ponytail and shake out your gorgeous new 'do.
8. Check out the sexy b%$#h in the mirror.  ;)

Wanna cut your own locks?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLqRMH5nlcA

Free movies

I used to live down the road from Metro.  It was handy for late-night cravings for capers and salmon.  It was also handy for Air Miles collection. Yes, I know it's a wonderful initiative by fat cats to track spending habits of average citizens.  I hope that my spending habits bring the flabby weak-eyed devils much joy.  My green pepper and almond milk purchases must fill the rooms with excitement.

On the plus side,  I do collect Air Miles, and I like that they can be used for endeavours other than flight. From time to time, Tyson and I cash our Air Miles in for movie tickets. For 200 points, you can get two movie passes with a regular popcorn and two regular drinks. Not a bad deal for purchasing olives and toilet paper.  So, Tyson and I went to the movies courtesy of Metro last night.

We saw the movie Guardians of the Galaxy. First off, I must say that they shouldn't consider Bradley Cooper to be one of the actors, when all he does is voice an animated racoon.  Sheer disappointment.  But, Chris Pratt had his shirt off a few times, so that sort of made up for it.  The fact that it was free, as was the salty bag of popcorn certainly helped to quell the sadness of no Bradley sightings.  

Overall, though no Bradley, the shirtless Chris Pratt, silly humour and swollen fingers from all the salty popcorn made it a great evening of budgeting with my honey!

Veganism, anyone?

I am seriously considering veganism.  A bunch of beans is certainly cheaper than a chicken breast and a striploin steak.  My husband supports me in a lot of things, but he shot me down on the vegan thing.  I believe his words were "You're nuts."  Nuts are vegan.  Maybe it was a hidden message?!

Anyway, I do eat a lot of vegan stuff anyway, chickpeas, lentils and rice are staples of my lunchtime diet. But dinner will be a bit harder. I likely won't be a hard-core vegan, but I did convince Tyson to try Meatless Mondays and Fish Fridays. Today is Meatless Monday.  I made an awesome quinoa salad on the weekend, but left it at mom and dad's.  What will tonight's tortuous tasty dish be?

After a perusal of the internet, I have decided to forego the quinoa salad and go with my good old fave: deep-fried tofu.  I had it one time at a friend's house.  They were vegan, and served a wonderful array of nontraditional:  Kohlrabi, spicy hummus, rich guacamole, and yummy deep-fried tofu.  Before allowing us to dig in, he presented us with a bowl of rich red sauce.  With the variety of food on the table, I excitedly asked what the red sauce was. Was I ever disappointed when he looked at me and replied simply:"ketchup."

Tyson and I eat the tofu with siracha mayo. I really think the tofu is just a vehicle to consume the mayo!
Tonight's dinner will not be vegan, as I use an egg to get the breadcrumbs to stick to the tofu before frying. And, there will be siracha mayo consumed in copious amounts.  Accompanied by a kale cesasar salad, I'd say we've got dinner!