It’s kind of interesting.

I’ve been sort of recording the spikes in my Feedburner subscriptions and every time I write or post something controversial, my Feedburner stats shoot up really quick.

Quicker than when I go through my nice periods and am not bitchy to anyone.

Either y’all are just subscribing to see how bitchy I can get on a blog with people who just play into my hands, or you really enjoy it for the content…

I am going to assume the former because that’s why I’d subscribe to some blogs – because they’re interesting (which includes controversial), and informative at the same time.

Or not at all. Sometimes you just need something to read that doesn’t make you yawn and click to the next blog.

Whatevs.

The stats don’t lie.

I don’t care how you get to the blog, am just happy you’re here and you find SOMETHING interesting about the blog to read, even if you hate my guts and don’t agree with what I say.

Or, even better if you actually happen to love the blog and sort of agree most (half?) of the time with what I say.

I just hope your blood pressure can handle it. …

JUST TEASING!… Jeez.

Felt like cooking today. Have been really listless and bored lately.

Spent time preparing and cooking since 9 a.m., and just finished (1.30 p.m.), which includes buying the chicken, preparing everything, cooking, eating, finishing cooking the rest of the food, and cleaning up.

Yum?

I think so. BF kept sneaking bites of chicken. I think this will be a good staple dish to master so that I can give him a break once in a while.

I’d give a recipe, but I don’t measure anything.

Here’s a rough idea:
- Rice Noodles
- Scallions (Green Onions)
- Onions
- Mushrooms
- Chicken (4 thick chicken thighs makes about 3 meals for 2 people if you include rice and noodles as a side)

I cut all the chicken meat off the bone, made them into small chunks and marinated them in this:
- Soy sauce
- Garlic
- Pepper
- Sesame Oil
- Flour
- Oyster Sauce

You can pan fry, grill or bake each piece individually.

Et voila.

I used to be a black clothing FIEND.

When I was younger, it was kind of the only colour you could get me to wear. BLACK.

Black top, pants, skirt, suit, everything black.

And just recently, I’ve found my colour tastes changing. I have sworn off wearing black, and have found a new neutral that fits my complexion and skin tone better – GREY.

There are of course, times when all black is chic, wonderful and a perfect backdrop to those blood red heels you’ve been dying to show off.

But for everyday wear, I’ve started to want to change my all-black ways and wear more neutrals with bright necklaces and accessories instead of BLACK with those accessories.

I now feel that I look softer, less tired and less gloomy. People are more likely to assume I’m happy and fresh, and the black doesn’t accentuate the dark black circles under my eyes that is my genetic fate.

It’s not as good as swearing off neutrals forever, but at least with grey there are different shades – dark, medium light, and different mixes – heather grey, speckled grey, dotted grey, and the mixes can be with different colours like pink with grey in very subtle ways.

There are a lot of neutrals you can wear instead of black:

Grey
Ivory
White
Cream
Beige

And dare I also say..

Dusty Rose
Seafoam Green
Burgundy
Forest Green
Navy

Check out these examples below:

I know you don’t really think of them as ‘neutrals’, but maybe it’s time to rethink what a neutral really is.

Neutral: a color, such as white, black, gray, or tan, that blends well with other colors

I think that definition is correct, but old now. Neutrals seem to have expanded their colour palette and pale colours being blended or paired with really vibrant ones seems to be the ‘in’ thing now.

Think of a great buttery yellow top.

It would NOT look good with black (for me, black with brighter colours for example can look cheap). But with seafoam green it may look quite fresh, or with navy for a nautical feel.

And with any of the ivories, whites and creams, it would look fresh and lovely.

Think about that, the next time you go to reach for the black version of some great dress or top that you see in the store. Look at the other colours and consider whether or not you would be willing to swear off black for that coat, and pick the deep burgundy version instead.