Aw – MIUB made me feel better!

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Daisy

Monday night I went out with My Flattie and Dr. Sarcastic. We caught up for a gluten-loaded Japanese dinner and I am SO paying the consequences today. Can we say ELEPHANT? Ah well … I’m still 4 lbs lighter than when I declared war on BFA’s scale but even still … it’s what I like to call a BIG SUCKS!!! I’m going back to super high maintenance. Why oh why can’t I just be the fabulous weight from when I first arrived and had lost a TON of weight from food poisoning?

Anyway … Dr. Sarcastic was an arrogant jerk was so super funny! I absolutely LOVED that he called me a country bumpkin. And I loved it even more when he took his serious “I hate to break it to you” tone and explained to me why I really am country.

His reasoning? Even though I’m incredibly independent, living 8,000+ miles away from my family ALL ALONE, am intelligent, care about the latest trends and fashions, am a perfectionist and amibitious … well … you see … I like stereotypical pink roles and I have no problems with a guy who wants to do the stereotypical blue roles. So that TOTALLY makes me country. Oh and because I’m friendly, smile, don’t appear jaded and want a family. [frustrated grumbling]

Needless to say I was a bit frustrated by the whole thing and YAY! :) Most Important Utah Boy (MIUB) found me on IM last night. I SOOOO needed to talk and he knew exactly what to say (though there is a good chance it was completely accidental.) Anyway … MIUB and I both know that MIUB is in no way country. At all. In fact, there is a chance he’s more high maintenance than I am.

I told MIUB what “country” means (according to Dr. Sarcastic) and here is how he replied, “I guess it’s all about where you grow up. So I guess that also means that I am looking for a country girl to settle down with… which makes me country too.”

Simple words. But they made me feel a whole ton better. Why? Because he’s not country and he has the same aversion to being called country. Plus, instead of telling me to ignore the comments, or trying to justify why people call me country, he gave me the benefit of all of my feelings and took the “horrible label” as his own too. If I am country then a whole lot of people in Salt Lake are as well – including him.

So yeah … there you have it. MIUB can be a total jerk but he was a good friend last night.

Dreamin Big – When I grow up I want to be …

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Daisy

Did you ever have big dreams about what you wanted to be when you grew up? Or maybe you (like me) refuse to grow up and still have big dreams?

When I was about 8 my only career ambition was to be the first woman president of the United States of America. That’s right. There were NO doubts in my mind about what I wanted to do nor doubts that I COULD achieve my dream.

I stayed fairly true to my goal and at the age of 21 graduated with a B.S. and was accepted to Law School. I was on the fast-track to success right? I’ll show THEM!

Ahh … not quite. This is when disenchantment set in. Being a lawyer wouldn’t help me change the world – it’d only secure a spot for me in the lovely rat-race of bureaucracy. No thank you.

I declined my offer to attend the school and 5 years later found myself here, in Sydney, where I could potentially have a career with global impact.

Potentially is the key word. However, with my knack for rocking the boat like there’s a hurricane/tsunami around the corner … I doubt I’ll win many friends here.

No worries! Here are my NEW goals for what I want to be when I grow up. :)

To learn how to make the yummiest (for REAL yummy not for fake yummy) gluten-free treats. And then after I’ve taken the State Fair by storm and won ALL of the HIGH Blue Ribbons, I’ll move on to publishing my collection of delectable gluten-free dessert recipes. But why stop there? I see a COOKING SHOW in the future. :)
With my new found cooking talents I have no doubt I’ll be an amazing hostess. Move over Martha Stewart! Wait til you see MY cooking/entertaining magazine!
And then with my celebrity status ;) I’ll adopt a child and plaster myself over the tabloids. I may even sell my story about the bitter life of being discriminated against as an American in Australia. HAHA!
My story will sell wildly and I’ll be offered a book deal to write children’s literature. No Harry Potter’s for me – instead I’ll write about pretty flowers and butterflies. :)
Last but not least, I will have so many connections in so many places that I’ll return to my childhood goal and finally run for President. Hey – it’s entirely possible. ;)

For now – I’ll settle with my newest “When I grow up” goal: Learning to decorate cakes.

When I grow up I want to learn to decorate cakes and present them like this.

HHIMML!!!
The picture from Flickr by Cupcake Queen.
HWTM’s Blog is where I saw the lovely cupcakes presented.

And this because it’s funny

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Daisy

And here’s my Debbie-Downer … it’s too bad I can’t eat cookies anymore! :( Darn that gluten-intolerance!!! And darn my vanity!!

C is for cookie – that’s good enough for me. Oh! Cookie, Cookie, Cookie starts with C!!!!

Yes that would be ME with the chubby face.

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Daisy

As I looked at the pics taken of me today (showcased in the blog post below this one …) I was like – oh my gosh who is that Fatty McFatty with the swollen face?

And mom – please don’t say you can’t tell :) Because if you take a CLOSER look you’ll see my chin and cheeks are a little “softer” than they were in the pics I posted just a couple days ago.

Why is this? Because I ate Gluten AND Dairy a LOT this week. Voila – instant swollen face.

Why did I do it? Because I hate being an inconvenience to my friends. They want sushi – I go eat sushi (soy sauce is a gluten nightmare) – a friend is serving crepes for brunch? I eat crepes for brunch. But these pics are a great reminder that I need to start embracing my high maintenance-ness. No more gluten or dairy for me – regardless of the inconvenience. It really can’t be very healthy for me to go around as Fatty McFatty Chubby Face … especially since it’s only a reaction to food.

Oh how I hope it doesn’t take as long as normal for me to get back to normal!!!

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Aw – MIUB made me feel better!

Dreamin Big – When I grow up I want to be …

And this because it’s funny

Yes that would be ME with the chubby face.