and also, I fancy, you'll find a golden ring

What are your feelings about Lord of the Rings?
Mine are... uh, I obviously loved it. Loved all three movies.
Like, I watched all of them immediately in the theatre when they came out.
Made me wish I had a hobbit friend, like Samwise Gamgee.
Or had an intensely cute elf with long blonde hair to be apart of my entourage. 
Or lived in a super cool hobbit house.......

Like this.





Imagine that.
It is a real life home. Real life.
As in, a man built it himself for his family in Wales. True story.
Wicked, eh?

{via a cup of jo and lace & tea}

i bought a f$&*#%@ gateau

SKINS.
Damn, I love this show.
Beware: Mildly controversial. I'd say. But still, so good.
Why do they gotta keep on changing the cast though? WHY.
Bye Effy. Freds. And Cookie Monster. Boo.

when there is nothing left to burn

I almost forgot how good this song is. (Especially this version).

ftw aka for the win

Dear Baking Mitts,
Its been awhile, hasn't it.
Last time we met... was Christmas time? Yikes.
Thanks for always cooperating in my spontaneous domestic antics.
I appreciate it. I really do.



It's been awhile. And I wanted to make something tasty. And easy.
Thus. (Great word). Thus, I made something that can do no wrong.
Lemon Squares.
Gooey, sugary, soury, yummy, lemony, lemon squares.
And the thing is - what I really like about lemon squares is that they have a crust.
I love crust. Pastry crust!
Pastry crust. For. The. Win.


{Recipe: I kinda used a hybrid of two. Here and here.}

the dresses, oh the dresses pt III

Firstly. Can we discuss how Avatar did not win Best Picture?


Secondly. How does Demi Moore still look that good? Seriously though.



Thirdly. This was (by far) thee most gorgeous dress that stepped foot on that damn red carpet.



{all images via here}

true patriot love

I am Canadian.
But. I am also Korean.
Meaning, I am a Canadian-Korean.
And. I love that I am both!
And. At this given moment, I am feeling intensely patriotic.

Why?
Well. The Olympics, obviously.



1. Korea's Kim Yuna won gold.
Easily. Hands down. No competition. Just straight up, easy. Gold. Aaaaand. She was amazing. No but really though. How is she so good? Holy mother of pearls. That girl.



2. Canada's Mens Hockey Team also won gold.
Got me a little bit scared in that last overtimeness there, but truthfully... never doubted them. Come on now. This is our country's sport. Pride and joy, baby. CANADA! Toews! Crosby! My boys! YES. YES!

I can now happily bid the Winter Olympics adieu because the two things I wanted most have been successfully accomplished.
Or might I say... conquered. Yes, I like that better. We conquered!
Bye bye Vancouver Olympics. It was fun while it lasted.