Kunstwollen

I spent a solid two hours today reading about "Kunstwollen," which, as I soon discovered, apparently has no clear translation into English. Reading all this German Aesthetic theory for Methods class is really tapping me out, that and the weather today = blah. On the bright side, in order to isolate myself from the lure of my internet connection and the thousands of cute cat videos waiting to be watched on youtube, I went to my local coffee shop, Cafe Novo at Bloor and Quebec Ave and had a superbly delicious scone and cup of coffee. The Baristas there are a little, shall we say, aloof, but every time I have been there the food and bev has been delectable.

I honestly don't know why I ever go to Starbucks since the concept of selling fresh baked goods seems to be beyond their capacity. Scones are meant to be buttery and light people! Starbucks scones are like muffins gone terribly wrong. Starbucks scones are like the coffee shop equivalent of Smeagol turned into Gollum. Also, did you know that a grande pumpkin spice latte has almost as much syrup as milk in it? A starbucks employee told me that the other day and I nearly vomited.

Now that it is undeniably autumn, it is time to switch to my fall nail laquer hues, yaaayyy!! Since I have triumphantly returned to the pursuit of higher education, it is more important than ever that I have pretty nails to stare at as they hover over the keys of my laptop trying to devise a thesis statement that is both epically brilliant and at least a little bit plausible.

French Quarter for your Thoughts

It's not secret that I am a sucker for OPI. My favourite fall colours are in their France collection: http://x.opi.com/France.asp

I also recently picked up a true gray colour from the, "Touring" collection. FYI- this image does not feature my own digits.

Oh, speaking of fall things, I recently tried Pumpkin Beer! I tried the Great Lakes Brewery ale http://www.greatlakesbeer.com/index.php/our-beers/brands/#pumpkin . It definitely tastes like pumpkin and festive fall-ness. I also want to try the St. Ambroise pumpkin ale http://mcauslan.com/en/produits/bieres-saisionnieres/citrouille-pumpki/ because I loooovvveeee their Apricot Wheat Ale. At this point, I'm just hoping that if I try enough pumpkin beers I will find what I always imagined Butter Beer in Harry Potter to taste like. Yummers!