Him + Her

Him: Goodbye

If your still checking in with us periodically you've probably noticed that the amount of posts slowed down and then came to a complete stop.  

There are a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, Her has been putting allot of time and energy into getting  her etsy shop and new web site that you can find it at aliceclair.com launched. For those of you that don't know us personally. Or haven't found out on one of the other blogs that have posted about us, our names are Jarod and Alice Clair.

The other reason is that I'm just not really putting out any content that I'm really happy with. I would like to take the time to create original content instead of writing opinions and posting funny videos. But I just lack the motivation to do so. I'm a man of many hobbies and this was one to many for me.

We both sincerely appreciate those who have taken the time to follow us up until now. Fortunately for anyone who wants to still keep up up to date Alice has a constantly updated blog her web site which you can find here. You may even see a cameo of Him there from time to time. 

  

Her: Locked Out.

 

Image from We Heart It

Today was beautiful. The sun was shining, the air was warm, and I felt like going for a walk. Him leaves for work at 3:30PM so I asked him to drop me off at the local supermarket on his way, about a 15 minute walk away from our house, and I would do some shopping and then walk home.

Before leaving, I asked him if I should wear my jacket, since he had just been outside with the dogs and knew what the temperature was like. He told me I wouldn't need my regular jacket and perhaps I should just bring a sweatshirt. So that's what I did.

After him dropped me off I bought some groceries (I'm making vegan cream of broccoli soup tonight) and headed to the drug store for a bread pan. On the way there I suddenly realized that Him had locked the door to the house when we left, and my keys were in my jacket pocket... on the back of a kitchen chair. Although I was a bit worried, I shrugged it off figuring the tenants on the top floor would be home and could let me through the house to our suit.

Turns out they weren't home. Because we live in a basement suit, we have bars on our windows. I was able to slide the windows open, and tried my best to squeeze my body through. I was only able to fit my head through, and scratched up my ears when taking it out. I could see the jacket that had my keys in it, but it was too far away for me to reach, even with my head through the bars. I searched the yard a bit and found some long wood beam type things that our landlord uses for her garden. I took one and tried to move the chair over to the window. I ended up knocking it over, on top of the jacket. I kept trying and shoved the chair and jacket along the floor, closer to the window, but they were still way too far down for me to reach with my hand. I grabbed a second piece of lumber and used them sort of like chopsticks, then started rotating them together so that the jacket rolled up a bit on itself and it created a stronger hold. When the jacket kept falling off I gave up and stuck my head through the bars again - almost getting my head stuck this time. All I could think was about those poor people who have to call the ambulance when they have parts of their bodies stuck in unusual places, like genitals in hot tubs or being stuck in a child's swing. I did not want to be one of those people.

After finally squeezing my head out again, I tried the twisting chop stick routine one more time and... success! I brought the jacket up to the window and was able to grab it with my hand. I got my keys out of the pocket, grabbed my grocery bags, and went inside. That's when I dropped a can of beans on my big toe. 

I think there is a chance that the neighbors were watching me the entire time, laughing together and placing bets on whether I would get in or not. I'm also pretty sure I had plumbers butt the entire time.

Her: 10 reasons to avoid talking on the phone

via www.swiss-miss.com

This is hilarious. I hate talking on the phone (of course unless it's to you, sweetheart).

Him: Secrets

I saw Her post and I thought it was interesting. Here's my list.

1. Sometimes I'm a dick. Anyone who knew me growing up knows I like to mess with people. I think it's all in good fun but I always go too far. I didn't tease random nerdy kids, just people I knew. When Her and I were first dating a guy in my group of friends told Her that I was a bully behind my back. I was picked on as a small kid and I feel guilty when I can tell something I've said or done has bummed someone out.

 

2. I'm dyslexic. I had to go to a special class in elementary school a few hours a week to work on my reading. 

 

3. When I was a kid I wore a super man costume for a couple of months after halloween. It was pretty boss (real photo of me).

 

3. I talk... a lot. I love explaining things to people, even if they don't want it explained. I also interrupt people or start talking louder and louder when I get excited. 

 

 4. I like the dark. I fell much more comfortable at night. I also get low level anxiety if I'm inside at night and there are a lot of bright artificial lights on. I prefer candles.

5. I've always wanted long hair. Unfortunately my hair is extremely thick and curly. Every two or three years I attempt to grow it out. I never make it past 6 months. I'm hoping it'll look like this.    

 

But it always ends up looking like this. Actual photo from about six years ago, after waking up. I decided to grow it out again this weekend. Her isn't thrilled.

 6. I have ADD. I can't watch a movie a home without stopping it multiple times. I'll read a book for awhile, surf the net maybe make a snack then go back and watch 15 more min. before doing it all over again. It drives Her crazy.

7. I have 19 pairs of shoes in good condition. I know most girls have a ton of shoes but they're mostly dressy shoes they buy and wear once. I almost never wear the same shoes two days in a row. I usually put on different shoes every time I leave the house in a single day.

8.I don't drink. There is alcoholism in my genes and I don't want to step on a slippery slope. 

9.Her used to have her own blog. She got twice as many readers as we have now. Anyone who consistently read her old blog would have seen the post leading them here. Only half still follow Her. I drove them away. Bet your glad you convinced me to do a blog with you honey. I feel the love.

 

10. I got sent to a psychiatrist in grade one because I showed my penis to a girl in my class. 

Him: Alexander McQueen RIP

Four time British fashion designer of the year and my personal favorite Alexander McQueen was found dead this morning due to an apparent suicide. He had been struggling since his mentor Isabella Blow  took her own life in 2007. The passing of his mother on Feb.2nd may have pushed him over the edge. Her funeral was scheduled for tomorrow Another artist gone in their prime. He was 40 years old.

 

 

RIP
   

Her: Larva in my hair.

A larva fell on me today. I was sitting on the sofa doing homework when I saw something fall on my chest. I looked down, and saw a larva. Him was sitting next to me, and when I told him he responded "oh, that was in your bangs a few minutes ago. I thought it was just fluff". Lovely. We discussed how on earth a larva could end up in my hair, and we started doing a mini hunt around the house for anything that it could have come from, but found nothing. A while later, we were back on the sofa and I happened to look up at the ceiling. That's when we noticed about TEN more of them crawling around above us. We got rid of them (Him wanted to squish them, I made him flick them off in to a box and dump them outside). We did a more thorough check of the house and still found nothing.

I decided to do a little research on the computer. I had thought that what fell on me was a maggot (larva of a fly) but when looking at pictures I found they didn't quite look like the little bugger in my hair.

I did discover some interesting facts. First, caterpillars are larva, which I already knew but it made me wonder why we sort of like caterpillars but hate maggots. I also learned that tadpoles are lava. And, I discovered this picture of a giant larva. I didn't post it because it's not very pretty, and sort of scares me.

Also, for you foodies out there, Casu marzu is a very soft type of cheese that is made by allowing maggots to eat through fementing Pecorino cheese. Casu marzu literally means "rotten cheese" in Sardinian. Some people clear the little white larvae from the cheese before consuming; others do not.

That was possibly the most random post I ever have, or ever will, write :)

Her: The Holidays are Here

Can someone please tell me how it is already December? I swear, the older I get, the faster years are going by. I am not even a tiny bit in the holiday mood yet. Hopefully it will hit me soon, as I usually love decorating and doing holiday type things. I can't wait to have kids... it will be so much fun to create traditions with them and plan wonderful surprises.

Sadly, I wont be able to eat very much this Christmas because of my allergies. Soy egg nog? Nope. Mother-in-Law's amazing bruschetta? Nope. My mom's yummy barley casserol? Nope. I do plan on making a tray of vegan, soy free, gluten free treats to bring to the holiday get-togethers though. Him and I will be spending Christmas Eve + Day at his parents' house and then we will be going over to Vancouver Island on Boxing Day to be with my family (sans my sister and her boyfriend though, they'll be at home in Ontario this year). 

I finish this term of school next Friday so I am in major freak out mode with my final assignments. So much to do!

When him and I were at the grocery store on Sunday I found the free recipe book/photo album for a dairy company that I had worked on while doing my internship at a design firm this summer! It was very exciting to see one of my concepts come to life. I snatched up a few of them because I was so proud. 

So for the next two weeks my posts will be lacking, but then I'll have a few weeks off and Him has a week off to, so we'll plan lots of fun posts for you then.