• Today was a hectic day. My par…

    Today was a hectic day. My parents own their own pet supply wholesale business and we deliver to just about any independent pet store in Northern California (and UPS to some in SoCal) that has needs for exotic pet supplies that will have us. Today, we delivered to Incredible Pets (Grass Valley), Mut…
  • New Collection by Mango at JCPenney is Disappointing, Overpriced

    I don't usually shop at JCPenney, but after seeing a ridiculous amount of commercials for the new MNG collection by Mango, I thought that I would check it out. Boy, was I disappointed. I found the collection to be pretty overpriced and for the lack of a better word, ugly. Some of the dresses run…
  • Recipe: Mango Pomegranate Coconut Ice Cream

    I've been hankerin' for some vegan ice cream these days, even though it's winter. While I love the decadence of vegan "ice creams" like So Delicious and Rice Dream, they get a bit expensive when you have a habit the size of mine.Serendipitously, Raw Girl in Mumbai posted what looked like a scrumptio…
  • My Favorite Things

    Let's keep this going, shall we?I'd have to say my action figures. To list them all would be showing off... so here it goes in no particular order:Fist of the North Star: Raou with removable armsFist of the North Star: Rei with breakable/sliced enemy.Metal Gear Solid transparent Psycho Mantis.Metal…
  • Excited! JcPenney Will Sell ALDO Shoes and MNG Clothing

    ALDO's shoes will be sold in JcPenney soon!Forever 21 recently launched a new store (4 stories high!) over at Times Square, but guess what - JcPenney will wow you even more soon! JcPenney will team up with ALDO and MNG by Mango to sell their products in its departments stores! How convenient is tha…
  • Mangoes and body heat

    Health Ripe mangoes are said to increase one's body heat, the reason why it is not advised to eat more than one, especially at this time when the temperature of the planet is just so up there. I came across this piece of knowledge when a friend quipped that he doesn't care if he gets heat strok…
  • Oh yeah, Robbie got Robbed...

    Edit: I wanted to post this yesterday but xanga was being a pooper not lettin me upload pics. My car got mugged today. I think I have to start at the beginning to let you understand how bad (it wasn't completely bad) the day went. Got up in the morning because I was invited to go to a what I t…
  • Stop Creeping Me Out, Scarlett Johansson

    ScarJo is the face of Mango clothing stores, but her new ad campaign is making me do an about-face! I get that they were going for the Spanish villa, Frida Kahlo-type effect, but yikes...those eyebrows are seriously affecting me, and not in a good way.
  • Learning How to Accept Grace

    I grew up with a mother who never took a gift... just half of an exchange. I remember watching, with horrified amusement, a lady try to give my mom a bag of mangoes. My mom chased her down and literally threw the bag into the open window of the car as it drove away. My dad is sometimes guilty of…
  • Let's go Cooking Cambodian

    "Cambodia Cooking Class is the first and only Khmer cooking school for travellers in Phnom Penh. Learning to cook Khmer food is a great way to introduce your Cambodia experience to your friends. Recreate the real recipes back home and invite them to a mouth-watering meal." Taken from the website of…