My Friday Confessions 10-25

OK, peeps. The Friday confessional is open. Let's get to it.

I do not wear lipstick. Like, ever. I don't even own a tube of lipstick. I remember telling someone that a few years ago and they just looked at me with this confused look on their face, like they were trying to understand a foreign language or something. 

And while we're on the subject of things I don't wear, I also don't wear high heels. I don't even own a pair of heels. No seriously. 

That last time I wore a pair of heels was on June 23, 1984. The day I got married. And those were very low heels. Heels are just not comfortable. And since I seldom have the need to wear a dress, I don't really have the need for heels either. And besides, I can wear flats with a dress. I'm just cool like that.

I have never tried Nutella. I should try it. I mean, it's got chocolate. It's got hazelnut. It definitely sounds like something I could eat too much of like. Which is probably a good reason to never try it. I hear that stuff can be addicting.

And lastly, I finally got Ian Somerhalder, aka Damon Salvatore, to show up at my house. He's right behind me in my office as I type this.

OK, yeah, he's a poster. But I'll take what I can get.

That's the sum of my wild confessions for this week. I hope it wasn't too much for you. ;)

Mexican Shells and Chicken Casserole

OK, peeps. It's time for another Tinalicious Tasty Tuesday. This week's recipe is a casserole with a hint of Mexican flavor and flare. After all, a little spice in your life is good, right? Admit it. You're excited.

So here's what you need to make this oh-so-fabulous dish:

• 3/4 LB of Small Shells pasta
• 2 Cups of Cooked Chicken, chopped
• 2 Cans Cream of Chicken Soup
• 1 Can (10oz) Rotel Diced Tomatoes w/Green Chiles (I used Mild)
• 1-1/2 Cups of Sour Cream
• 2 Cups Shredded Mexican Cheese
• 1-2 TBSP Chili-O Seasoning (to taste)
• Salt & Pepper, to taste

And here's how create this tasty bit of Mexican-flavored heaven:

1.  Preheat the oven to 350°.
2. Cook the pasta, per the package's directions.
3. In a large bowl, mix all the other ingredients (you can reserve 1/2 Cup of the cheese to sprinkle on top of the casserole, if you like--it's up to you). Add the cooked pasta. Mix well.
4. Put in a 9x13" baking dish. Cover with foil and bake for 40-45 minutes.

When it's finished, you'll have a bowl full of this deliciousness:

And really, the only thing that could make this better is if you had this guy sharing the meal with you after you've made it.

But naturally, I shared mine with the Hubs. I may or may not have called him Damon during dinner.

Watching The Vampire Diaries Meme

I created this little meme about watching The Vampire Diaries because...well...because I could.

So I did.

What?

At least I was productive on a Friday. 

Vampire Crushing

OK, yes, I admit it. I'm maybe slightly too old to be crushing on 34 year-old celebrities. But on the other hand, that's only 13 years younger then me. That's not so bad, is it? Or does that make me a soon-to-be card-carrying member of the National Cougar Society (my happily married status aside)? Well, whatever that makes me, I have almost no shame in saying that I have a huge crush on Ian Somerhalder, and his ever-so-hot-vampire-alter-ego, Damon Salvatore. So sue me. I can't help myself. And frankly, I don't want to. The man is H.O.T.

Anyhoots, since I'm such a big fan, and since I need to add to The Vampire Diaries category on the blog, I thought I'd post a few Damon/Ian-related memes, just on the off chance that any of you are Damon/Ian fans too. But if you're not, I'm only too happy to try and convert you. I made the first two memes, and the other one I found while surfing Pinterest.

Now come on...it's not just me, right? Whether you watch The Vampire Diaries or not (or you've loved him since he played Boone on LOST like me), you have to be able to appreciate that kind of hotness. Am I right? And if you are in fact a die-hard TVD fan like myself, well, you already understand.

But I guess maybe that's enough Damon/Ian appreciation for today. Except...

You're welcome.

My Friday Confessions 6-14

Time once again for another rendition of My Friday Confessions. I know you wait for these with baited breath, so let's get to it!

1.  I think 80's hair is cool. 80's hair really gets a bad rap, in my opinion. I think it was the height of coolness, like, literally. OK, well maybe not Flock-Of-Seagulls-Cool.

But definitely a Madonna or a Janet Jackson 80's hair kind of cool.

Seriously, what is wrong with that hair? There are a lot of things that should have stayed in the 80s--like shoulder pads...or neon colors. But 80's hair? I think not. Bring on the big bangs and the hair that reaches to Heaven. Even Jersey girls can appreciate that.

2.  If I'm doing a Google image search and a random penis shows up in the search results, I enlarge the photo to view it full size. Let me just say that I don't go around Googling penises. I'm married, after all, so I can see a penis any time I want to. But if one happens to pop up in Google images when I'm searching for something else--as penises are occasionally known to do--then, well, I'll be damned if I'm not going to enlarge the photo and have a peek. If you can't be a semi-anonymous man-parts voyeur on Google, then what is the point of the Internet?

3.  I have an irrational hate for the word, 'splice.' Let's face it, one day someone decided that the words 'split' and 'slice' should hook up. And that became like, a thing, that then became a word. And some words are just annoying. 'Splice' is an annoying word, dammit. It just is. Because it is.

4.  People who write 'should of' when they mean 'should have' annoy the crap out of me. Get your grammar together, people.

5.  And speaking of penises, I'm tormented by the inexplicable existence of vampire erections. I'm a Twilight fan. And I'm an
obsessedaddict where The Vampire Diaries is concerned. Can you blame me?

But even though I am fully capable of suspending disbelief for every hour of TVD that I watch, because of, um, the reasons clearly displayed in the photo above, I am still confused by the notion that vampires can have, you know, erections. I'm happy to keep pondering it though, as long as the vampire eye candy continues to keep me...compelled.

Now I think I'm going to go ponder this further...perhaps on Google.

My Obsession with Damon and The Vampire Diaries

I originally created these memes for my Fangdom blog on Tumblr. But I decided it would be a good baby step back into the world of Tinalicious blogging by sharing them here as well. After all, The Vampire Diaries is one of My Obsessions the last couple of years. And let's not forget about DAMON. What can I say?

If only I was 10 years younger. And 50 pounds lighter. And single. And with better teeth. And um, hot. Yeah. Then Ian Somerhalder would be mine, I'm sure of it.