Colour Nymph Cakevent, day 23! Took the pictures this morning, and forgot about them! Today’s box has something pretty light in it… It’s a rubber thing! Let’s investigate!

Took me 4 tries to settle on this party outfit for today. Do I look tired? THAT’S BECAUSE I AM TIRED, JANET. Doing my best.

This morning’s Coffee Across Canada is Infusio’s Crème Brûlée. It smells like “coffee and…”. Can’t place the scent, and same with the flavour. Kinda lacking. Kinda just coffee. I give it a B. My parents agree that the flavour of this one is lacking. Mom gives it a B+, dad a B.

Tiny Plantvent, day 7! Today’s plant is one of the biggest! It’s a big ol’ red flower. So pretty! And comes with a little wood slice.

I think…it’s time.

The old Simpson’s labelscars reveal themselves now that the Hudson’s Bay store plaques have a been taken down at the historic Queen Street flagship.

In Pill Jail for 45 more minutes and my coworker (for now. lolsob) Elizabeth got this Lego flower pot thing-in-a-ball! Let’s put it together.

One last good long look. This is the first place that I have ever had, in any job, that has been MINE. Mine to decorate, mine to exist in, mine to call home for the work day, mine to make my little safe space for me and for everyone who walks through the door. It is unlikely to continue to exist.

One last good long look. This is the first place that I have ever had, in any job, that has been MINE. Mine to decorate, mine to exist in, mine to call home for the work day, mine to make my little safe space for me and for everyone who walks through the door. It is unlikely to continue to exist.

Colour Nymph Cakevent, day 22! Today’s box is suspiciously light again, what do we have…? A plastic tray of spiders! (I kid) 😅 Let’s investigate!

This morning’s Coffee Across Canada is Infusio’s Vanilla Crème. The scent is not nearly as vanilla-y as other brands. Flavour is the same. It’s there, but very subtle. I give it a B. My parents agree, and both also give it a B.

Tiny Plantvent, day 6! Today’s wee plant is another little shrub in an urn, but sliiiiightly bigger than the last one.

There playing in the snow at Sobeys and oh boy is it loud. (Snow-blowing snow into a tractor pulling a giant bucket trailer, that is then going down to the harbour somewhere and dumping the snow) Enjoy my excellent cinematography.

Lego Capy 6 is done, and the half-family is now complete. The other half of the family is on a very slow boat, assuming the listing actually exists as a real-life product. That would be just my luck, wouldn’t it?! 😂 Capy Stacky! Very cute.

Well, Thoop Troop: we stressy-depressy cooking tonight. We need to start early cuz this takes forever. Gather those ingredients, and let’s get cooking!

So. I have a random theoretical question that has no actual bearing on my life whatsoever 🧐 How does one become a travel companion for seniors/the elderly? Here's what I'm imagining: older lady, single (maybe after the death of her partner), wants to travel, doesn't want to travel alone. Enter: me.

Colour Nymph Cakevent, day 21! Today’s box is suspiciously light again. What do we have…? More stickers. Let’s investigate!

This morning’s Coffee Across Canada is Infusio’s Butter Toffee! It’s yummy! Kinda buttery, kinda toffee-y, still lots of coffee flavour. B+. My parents both like it and give it an A.

Tiny Plantvent, day 5! Today we have…a plant! A purple plant. Same vibe as the yellow friend from a few days ago!

I have a new 45-min pill jail when I get home from work, and today I spent it making a new friend. Is he…smoking?! 😅 Anyway, off he goes to join his friends! One left to build. Tomorrow! Or maybe Friday!

OK, Thoop Troop! Tomorrow we makin’ thoop! We’re up to Soupvent, day 9! I went grocery shopping (while I can still afford food for who knows how long…lolsob) and this is what I pulled together. Do you know what we’re making without looking at the ingredients list?!

Can someone remind me how much money bridge tolls generated for the province? I'm curious at how much mathin' that math does.

So...I should probably now stop joking with "what are they going to do, fire me?" because while the answer is still no, with an $11mil budget cut, I will almost certainly be laid off as an "unnecessary" budget line item here. Anyone hiring? 🧐😑 my job skills are simultaneously random and diverse.

Colour Nymph Cakevent, day 20! Today’s box is hefty! I think we’re back to makeup! We are! It’s an eyeshadow palette. Let’s investigate!

This morning’s Coffee Across Canada is Infusio’s Horchata! (My parents have Rum Horchata, but same vibe) It’s peanutty! And creamy! I get the “aire of horchata” in it. I give it a B+. My parents like theirs and both give it an A.

Tiny Plantvent, day 4! Today we have a…plant! 😅 this one comes with an accessory. The set that I bought had 4 random slices of wood with it, so I added those in to plants I thought they could work with like a plant coaster or riser.

New class blog post is up! Lara submitted her second assignment of the semester about faint bioluminescence (kinda...) in humans: how we release photons of light when we make ATP in our cells, and this can be used to monitor disease?! So cool! Read about it at the link below!

Toosdee thrifty bits: thrifted pants, sweater from a vintage show, earrings super-subtle. Just a hint of sparkle. Monday thrifty bits: thrifted shirt and sweater, vintage necklace, earrings from…Amazon, maybe? I forget. Different kind of subtle sparkle.

Colour Nymph Cakevent, day 19! Today’s box is suspiciously light, please don’t be plastic trash… It’s a makeup brush! A bit of a sad one. 😅 Let’s investigate!

This morning’s Coffee Across Canada flavour is Infusio’s Bananas Foster! I taste banana! It’s not as good as other brands (Maud’s or Guy Fieri), but it’s good. I give it an A- My parents agree it’s banana-y and both of them like it and give it an A.

Tiny Plantvent, day 3! Today is a big spiky plant! Well, comparatively big.

Beatz by Capy *bobs head*

I'm watching an older anti-MLM video on Hannah Alonzo's youtube channel about LimeLife and I looked them up and...they're owned by L'Occitane?! Also learned that L'Occitane owns Sol de Janiero and Elemis (and Melvita and Erborian), which I think explains a lot. That's, um, interesting.

Ok, Thoop Troop! It’s time to get cooking! Gather your ingredients, get out a knife and cutting board, and let’s make some mushroom soup! Let’s cook!

Shall we do an afternoon product review?! We shall! I finished 2 things after my shower this morning. One I would like to buy again but can’t, the other I would t buy again even if I could. Don’t know which is which? Let’s talk! 🧵

Made it home, with only one close call. I pushed to beg button, driver saw me, applied the brakes, and slllliiiiiiiiiiiid the 20 or so feet to the crosswalk, through the crosswalk, and about 10 feet past it on the other side. I gave a little salute as they were sliding past. The intention was there.

This is a really interesting post about Crochet.com stance on their influencers/ambassadors posting about the Red Hat (knit/crochet). So if you're looking for red yarn for your hat, maybe don't try KnitPicks or crochet.com (same co.). Lost my business with their data breach; this seals the deal.

Today's Cell Biology class blog post is written by Mahima (her second one this semester!), and is all about how cells sometimes cannibalize their own cellular components to increase survival using autophagosomes. Sound interesting? Read all about it at the link below!

Colour Nymph Cakevent, day 18! Today’s box has a familiar clank of makeup. What do we have…?! A lip balm! If you can’t see what the rest of the class is giggling about, I’ll give you a better picture in the next skeet. Let’s investigate!

This morning’s Coffee Across Canada is another one from Infusio: Texas Pecan! Smells nutty, tastes nutty, it’s good! I’m not a massive fan of nutty coffees, but it’s good! I give it a B+. My parents like it but aren’t sure about “pecan”. My mom gives it an A-, my dad a B+.

Tiny Plantvent, day 2! Today we have…little yellow friend!

I made 1 more little friend tonight and I think he is supposed to be playing a drum? I have no idea. 😅 But anyway, he joins his other 2 friends on the window ledge. I still have 3 more to assemble and then eventually 6 more are on their way (on a very slow boat…).

The number of athletes just standing around during Major Lazer is…wild. Do you know how to fun, children?!

While waiting for the closing ceremonies to start, I made a dumb little thing.

Ok, Thoop Troop! Thought I had 2 more days of soup leftovers, but I don’t! We need to cook tomorrow! I went shopping & got all of this. If you want to cook along, you need all of this too! Can you guess what soup we’re making for Soupvent day 8 without looking at the second pic? See you tomorrow!

So now we burn the White House down again, yes?

Silver shines just as bright, but yeah. And this wasn't the only time the refs just let a bunch-o-bullshit slide while Canada was playing. The Canadian men were a better team. Period. We should have won. We didn't, we still hold our head high, and it is what it is.

Colour Nymph Cakevent, day 17! Today is also suspiciously light and we have… …sigh. A scrunchie. Let’s investigate?

Just heard screaming like someone was being murdered down the hall. I knew we either scored or…well, someone was being murdered. Glad it was just hockey. 😅

This morning’s Coffee Across Canada features a new brand of coffee! My parents and I each bought a box of assorted flavours, and I chose Infusio’s S’mores as the first to drink. Unfortunately…I don’t get s’mores. I get coffee “and then…”. I give it a B. My mom gives it a B+, my dad an A-