Demon Cats and Potato Salad

When you have a massive storm brewing and the weather has reached record temperatures that we have never seen since 1939, you make potato salad and fry some chicken.


This was certainly a whole new experience in my little kitchen. I already knew how to make potato salad. I must say, it is quite good. This frying chicken thing? Well this is a whole new mission for google. I just typed in chicken, fry, and no deep fryer and was provided with a very easy recipe.

So here is my chicken hidden in the flour mixture of flour, garlic powder, sea salt, and a bit of pepper:


I fried it in a pan on the stove top until no pink juice were visible. I am thrilled I was able to have the balcony door open. There was quite a bit of smoke. I really didn't want to meet my neighbours tonight.

Napoleon and Rebel headed for outside. I think they remember the grilled cheese incident when I first moved in here.


This is my supper:

Not bad eh?

Have a good night everyone. Friday is just next door!

Comic Crawl

I haven't done a pub crawl since my late teens, early twenties. I find that I have a better stocked liquor cabinet than most bars. I was never really one for dancing in small, very crowded bars. I would go because the friends I was hanging out with at the time loved them. I did enjoy myself. I always heard new music that I would never listen to on my own. Drunk people watching is way more fun that sober people watching. I did actually dance. Maybe not that all great, but there was moving happening. lol.



Anyways, I digress. Yesterday morning, I went to Toronto in search of comic books. He was hunting for Star Wars; Knights of the Old Republic. I was just looking for something unusual and odd. After all, it is Toronto. There is bound to be something catches my attention.
I googled comic stores in Toronto and was provided with apparently the top ten establishments. And away we went!
What I love most about Toronto is the variety. You will encounter absolutely everything and then some. It is a beautiful city. Whatever you are searching for, it will be there. You sometimes just have to be patient and treat it as a scavenger hunt. There is always some sort of construction going, which has its pros and cons. On one side, something is getting improved or created from scratch. On the other hand, something may be getting replaced or destroyed. It all depends on your perspective.


It is a very creative and unique city. There are displays of sculptures and paintings everywhere!



Even store fronts are works of art:



Comic book stores are no exception. The first one we found was The Beguiling. There are two floors of books, movies, action figures and who knows what else to sift through. Since it was my first visit, I found it a bit overwhelming. I tend to get into overload mode when there is some much for my to see in such a confined space. This store wasn't exactly small, but with all the items lined up from floor to ceiling, it may appear to be more compact.

Across the street from The Beguiling is Vintage Video. Now this was a pleasant surprise. You name the movie and I bet that it can be found somewhere within the walls of this establishment!


I emerged from the store with this little gem:

I love Vincent Price!

Dragon Lady Comics in Little Italy is where I found my Daredevil comics.

For me, this store had the best arrangement for a first time visitor to navigate.

With all the hype surrounded the Silver Snail, we had to visit that place as well. There were lots of things to look at but in all honesty, I was not as impressed as all the hoopla makes it out to be. Don't get me wrong, it was still worth the dollar to park.

We also found Hairy Tarantula. With a name like that, you know have to step inside.

I think that about covers my day. I know there is so much more I can share, I am just unsure how to describe. So why don't I leave you with some more pics of Toronto? I'm off to mom-proof my apartment before my parents land. Have a great May 2 4 everyone!

A Present.....

For me. From me!

My little parcel here has traveled farther than I have for the moment. It was mistakenly sent to Cambodia.

But it managed to find it's way to my home. It arrived in a cute little box:


This was in the box:

A necklace which has a portion of a print of from the Audubon Society Nature Encyclopedia. I was all over that when I first saw it!

The creator, Erica. has a fabulous shop on Etsy. She has all sorts of neat and interesting pieces.

After I finished checking out my new purchase, I started to paint. I am finally liking where this piece is going.

It was way too yellow before. I couldn't seem to add any depth. It felt wrong and I just couldn't see why. I think I have it now. When it dries a bit, I will go in and clean it up a bit so it is not so muddy.

I also worked on a new cardigan:

It is called Sunkist Cardi by Kirsten Kapur. It is worked from the shoulders down on a circular needle as one piece. I am a huge fan of one piece and little seaming!

I also enjoyed watching Rebel play with his toy today:

Well that is cool! I've never uploaded video before.

Napoleon had a great time all in his own right:

This is why I go through so many mouse things.

He likes the sound things make when they hit the ground, like I don't know,dropping my keys behind the stove for example :(

Now you are all up to date about what happens at chez Jocelynn's. lol. I hope you all have a great week end!

Need a New Cyclopes

I've been home sick for two days. I don't know what's wrong. I'm thinking just a bad mix of allergies and a flu bug. Maybe my body is telling me to slow down for a little bit? At any rate, I am feeling miles better today. I kept water down which I believe to be a good sign. So it is back to work tomorrow :D
I have had the pleasure of my crack medical team to supervise me:

Mom! You all right?


Hey Napoleon! What should we do with her?


Hmmmm. Let's just observe and report for now.


Hey Rebs? You think this will affect dinner time?


Not sure Napoleon. If she doesn't come to at 17h58, we will poke her with a stick.


I did come to. I have also enjoyed a nice cup of coffee this morning. That is when I realized I should be hunting for a new favourite coffee cup.


I have had Cyclopes now for a few years. I'm concerned he won't be around for much longer.

Might have to rechristen him Chip.

He is the best! He holds two cups of coffee. This means less trips up on Saturday mornings to that kitchen place. I will just have to keep my eyes open for a suitable replacement.

I was able to do quite a bit today. I settled on the sofa to watch some movies and work on a few projects:


I completed a large chunk out of my cross stitch:

It is called Colourful Night Cat, designed by Vivienne Powers. The pattern is from Cross Stitch Gold, Issue 22

I also finished my circle socks:


I've caught up on a lot of my favourite shows, Sanctuary and Spartacus; Blood and Sand mainly. Not bad for a sickie eh? Well, I'm off to watch Aeonflux and try to stay awake so I can sleep better tonight. Happy Wednesday all. :)

Welcome to the Week End

We made it! And what an awesome day yesterday turned out to be:


This is the weather I encountered on my way to my parent's for Mother's Day:

It actually snowed.

I think I'll stick with yesterday's pictures:


This is what I wore to work yesterday:

Nope. My bed is not made. What is more surprising is there are visible cats. They must have been eating when I attempted to take this picture. Anyway, this is the sweater I made for the Ravelypics. It is my not so Orange Peel Tunic. It received a lot of compliments. This made me quite proud to be able to wear something that I made!

My thoughts are all over the place right now. It's hard to focus on one thing at a time and judging by the look of Napoleon, it's time to start shutting down.

I'm off to watch Betty White host Saturday Night Live!!

My Little World

Is filled with a lot of sugar and a lot of other goodness.

My friend came by Saturday and left this wonderful treat:

Makes an awesome breakfast! Carrot cake with icing :). I had to fight the cats to enjoy my slice.

Drivers at work seem to notice that I function miles better when I have sugar. Someone kindly provided me with these:

I haven't blinked now for four days. O_O

I was invited to a BBQ on Sunday, but it was canceled due to whatever reason. This gave me some personal time I was craving. I know I live alone. This should provide me with lots of "me" time. It sadly doesn't. When I arrive home from work, I just do not want to do hardly anything. I go on my elliptical machine, eat some supper, do a bit laundry, watch a little television....but I don't really concentrate on me. During all these activities, I think about my day, what so and so said or did. So Sunday was a wonderful treat. I woke up around 14h00. I stayed in bed and read a little of my book. I wandered over the shower. Had a very long cup of coffee and just thought about what I would like to do at this point. You know what is funny? I like what I'm doing now. I am not looking to change anything up for the time being.