[cool products: What I Like Today ...]

I know what I like, and I know what I don't  ... I don't like lace.  I don't like skull patterns.  I don't like jeans with whiskering (you know, the faded lines where the creases are?).  I don't like angry music.  I don't like an unmade bed.  I don't like icecream that has melted too much ... 

But what do I like?

I like intelligence in a craft.  I like originality.  I like the sound of a girl who kicks it when she sings.  I like steak with peppercorn sauce, and food that has colour.  I like the "ou" in the Canadian word, "colour" *grin*.  

... but I've been thinking lately - that maybe what I like isn't necessarily who I am?  You know what I mean?  I mean, I can have an appreciation for all of these things and more - but it doesn't put me in a box.  I could like an indie band, but that sure doesn't make me indie.  Or I could like pale yellow on the walls, but that doesn't make me country.

A lot of people I know have a definite "thing" that they are.  I think it's cool.  They're consistent.  They're urban.  They're hippies.  They're hard core artists.  They're "whatever". 

Nope.  No box for me - although some of those boxes look pretty cool.  But I'm pretty sure that I just like what I do, and don't like what I don't.  I like all kinds of things.  What I like just makes me, me.

Here are some of my faves right now ...

Ok ... I just bought this because I LOVE it.  It's a "shoulder necklace" and I have a number of strapless tops/dresses that this would look so cool with.  Plus - it could be worn over a t-shirt, or under a vest or open sweater ... I think it's the coolest.

I posted about this on my personal FB page a week or so ago.  How cool is this?? An attachment for your Iphone that turns it into an SLR camera.  Or sorta.  But pretty cool, no?  More info on that HERE.

I've discovered a yummy chicken recipe that includes thai chili sauce.  You toss cubed chicken in a light batter, brown in a little oil, crisp up some halved wontons (set aside) and then toss chicken in the sauce.  Serve with jasmine rice and steamed veggies.  Oh my WORD.  Hmmm.  Gonna make that tonight I think (**pause as I type items onto my IPhone grocery app**).  It's a good thing that I run every now and then ... 

I added another lens to my collection ... this time a 35mm 1.8 from Nikon.  It was under $300.00; far cheaper than the $1500+ 1.4 lens.  But I've tried it out and I LOVE it.  Prime lenses (ones that don't zoom in or out) are the way to go for sure ... 

Ok ... really horrible pic - should've just taken one of my own deck - but whatever the case, I LOVE these deck-rail planters.  Ours are in black ... they look super sharp.  I have 6 of them ... and one contains my herbs this summer (basil, thyme, dill and parsley).  Love them ... they allow for greenery without taking up space.  (**we actually don't have any flowering plants on the deck, b/c my hubby hates wayward bees).  Wish I would've invented them *grin* ... 

And finally, the music that I've been so loving as of late, "The Civil Wars".  This duo are so incredibly great ... Joy is a former Christian artist who has a voice that could melt butter - and no.  They aren't married to each other ... but they are to other people *grin*.  Their hit song "Poison and Wine" is HERE ... you may have heard it.  It was featured on an episode of "Greys Anatomy" last season ... 

Well ... 

That's about it for now ... I've decided to embrace the ridiculously-fall-like weather today,  and hope you have a good one *grin*.