I felt crafty......Art at it's worst

Hi dolls

Every once in a while I feel the need to paint or draw,despite the fact that my skills are not the best.But it's better to draw badly than not drawing at all!!!Usually I draw very weird stuff which is kind of private because it exposes too much of my mental state,but the following two projects won't be too weird.
Let's start with the happy stuff shall we?
It is supposed to be a chinchilla comic where a chinchilla begs the human (depicted as a pair of legs and feet) for a treat,but doesn't get it.And because chinchillas are slightly evil it chews the tv cable as an act of revenge.

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The second piece of paper and paint is rather crazy......A primate skull(?)...well a skull of some sort with lipstick and a really swirly eye condition.There is also a jelly bean with a top hat and a flower.
I am not sure why I painted this,but I surely had a great time doing it :D

I think I have to share another fact: During my years at school I always had bad grades at art,because it is so difficult for me to draw something a teacher wants to be drawn.
"Draw a pumpkin kids.....with water colors"
Me:" But I don't wanna draw a pumpkin and I haaaaaate water colors"
"But cookingchinchillas,you are at school and sadly the curriculum demands the students to draw pumpkins"
Me :" Oookaay :("
So I just painted a huge orange dot on a black background and gave it some stripes.....
F!!!!!
What was your craziest art project?



Huggies
Cookingchinchillas

The sins of the blogger-world

1.Stealing pictures or content :  This is actually a crime.If you don't add the source of the content or picture or re-upload it without the permission of the owner,you can get into big trouble.Especially when the thief  pretends the pictures are his/her property ,the situation gets ugly.Thank god there are backwards search engines that can locate stolen content or pictures pretty quickly.


2.Nasty Anonymous comments : Trolls can be quite funny,no question! But when the comments have sexual or racist themes it's just a pain to deal with.On this blog you can't comment anonymously because of  that reason.


3.Being affected by free products : At some point every beauty blogger will receive free products for review purposes and some companies will try to get you to say that their product is great for some sort of payment.
A lot of famous beauty bloggers went down that lane and they recommend crappy,expensive products just for some freaking dollars.

4.Trash-Blogs : There are actual blogs that have just one purpose....Trashing another blog.I came across a blog a while ago that was so pathetic.The trash-blogger was writing about a fashion blogger who tries to trick her readers into believing that all her purses were real designer purses.The trash-blogger was sure that the purses are fake,cheap-ass knockoffs.  I remember leaving a three-lettered comment : " WTF" 


5.Using deceiving titles : The stupid Youtube trend of using titles containing names of famous artists infected the bloggesphere."Lady Gaga-Judas official  HD "  Or constantly using lyrics from famous songs as a title just to gain views.C'moooon that's dumb.



6.Cry baby-bloggers : If a blogger asks his readers to do him a favor (Vote,Poll,survey,follow on fb/tw) and he doesn't get the response he has wished for is not a big deal.But there are actually some bloggers who think their readers are their fans and would do anything for their master.......
And then they create a post :" The world is such a bad place,even my own readers and followers won't support me....bla bla bla,cry cry cry" Errrrr Hello???

All of the above are not intended to hurt anybody's cyber-feelings they are just a personal chinchilla point of view.

If you feel cyber-butt-hurt,please sue the chinchilla ,because he controls my thoughts by sitting on my head using tele-chinchillopathy.OK?

Epic Meals and a shrinking muffin top.

Hi dolls


Yes,I have had another lazy day at the beach and it was fabulous.It wasn't too hot today,so I had one more reason to lay around under my umbrella and just listen to the waves.But I did something really dumb: I know I have to religiously apply sunscreen and not swim for more than an hour in order not to get burned by the sun and not to get too much of a tan.I ignored that and now my cheeks and my nose are red X_X
Yogurt is my savior......
On the way home I had to satisfy an urge that I had for a looong time: Mc Donald's.....
I have been doing really good with my project of getting back in shape,I cut all soda kind of sugary carbonated drinks and the only thing I consume with bubbles is an occasional bottle of sparkling mineral water,because hey I grew up in a household where sparkling mineral water was supposed to be the most thirst quenching thing.

It kind of is though.First I just refused to drink cola,but after a few weeks of not drinking cola's cousins,I noticed how disgusting they really taste and the overwhelming sweetness is just absurd.*lol*
I am cola-cured!

The meal at Mc D was epic: Unhealthy,fatty,but sometimes I just need a crappy burger.I had a CBO and 4 chicken nuggets and it was reaaaallly yummy.
On the parking lot somebody sprayed a genius graffitti

I have lost 7 kilos till now and I am almost happy,because all that is left to do is to get the muscles in the tummy area a bit tighter.Not going for a six pack though :D

What is your Mc D-Favorite?

Huggies
Cookingchinchillas

The essence of chillaxing:

Once in a while every human being needs time to relax and just enjoy to be lazy.
Today was such a day for me,because the last week was a tutti frutti of emotions.....Great epic moments,baaad baaaad fights,lies,backstabbing,forgiving,overcoming major fears,finding inner strength and feeling like an alien.


At least it wasn't boring !
So today I treated myself with not getting up until 11 am,having a huge decaf-caramel-frappe-au lait.
And I spend  a lot of quality time with the animals,because animals have innocent souls and they are sincere.

For lunch I had a tomato basil soup with hot bread rolls.....dinner was a fruit salad with yogurt.
Now I shall create a playlist with great metal and chillax on every piece of furniture that is chillaxable!

Huggies and have a Great Week!
Cookingchillaxingchinchilla

Lazy Chinchilla :D

Hi dolls

Today I spend the whole day at the beach swimming and being lazy.
It was beautiful,because there was hardly any wind,the sea was clean and the beach was very quiet.Thanks to a religious application of the sun screen every 30 minutes,sitting under the umbrella most of the time and a huge sun hat ,I didn't even get a tan.Yes,goths can have fun in the sun (or shade) too without messing up their porcelain complexion!!After 5 o'clock the fabulous loneliness was over.People,dogs,children,noise and weird walking vendors pretty much ruined the silence.Thank god for headphones !

Yay! Silence

Art??

What is your favorite beach activity??

Huggies
Cookingchinchillas

Chinchilla Antics

Hi dolls :)

The first 'results' from my little survey show one thing very clearly : You want more chinchilla pics.
Our chinchilla is the cam whore in the family.Whenever he sees a camera he starts to pose.It's not just us who think that (pet owners interpret a lot of stuff into their darlings behavior...etc) A friend brought a camera and he was like :" Wtf he is posing".

That's what I see every morning when I peek into his hide-y-house

Chinchilla plotting to take over the human brain.Possible world domination

PSA! He had to clarify that !

Fell asleep on my lap :) 

Favorite winter sport: Being carried around in a blanket.It has to be this specific old blanket though.

Tomorrow I will post ice cream recipes,be prepared :)


Huggies
<3
CookingChinchillas

The cooking chinchilla meeting

We had to do an urgent meeting on a cheesecake recipe,because we are not sure what to make.The left recipe is in German,the right one in Greek.
Finally we came to the conclusion that strawberry season is over and I maybe should do cherry-cheesecake.
We'll see....
Huggies

My first 4th of July fireworks

Hi dolls

Here in Greece we don't celebrate the 4th of July,so it was a huge surprise to see fireworks today.Maybe some tourists made those cool fireworks :) Happy 4th of July everybody! I raise my cup of tea towards the Americans :)
Needless to say all the pets got scared to death *poor babies lol*
Don't watch the video full screen,the quality is baaaaaad,but hey the music is epic :D

CookingChinchillas FAQ

Hi dollies!

Because these questions get asked a lot of times in the comments and via email,I thought to do a FAQ post again.

1.Why don't you post full face pictures? The internet is a dangerous place and photos can spread easily.Apart from that my job is quite serious and I don't want to come across unprofessional by posting pictures with crazy make up.
2.Are your nails real or do you have acrylic nails? They are real,because I had a quite unpleasant accident with acrylic nails back in the day.
3.How do you manage to draw the eyeliner wing? I use liquid eyeliners with  a brush tip only,because the brush reacts to pressure and once I get to the wing I just do a quick stroke with no pressure to get a sharp wing.
4.I want to grow long nails,but they always break off,what can I do? There are tons of cuticle balms/oils/creams out there.Try to use them at least 3 times a day.Even lipbalm and cheap body lotion will do the job.I also recommend nail strengtheners.Never use a nail strengthener longer than two weeks,switch to another product after 2 weeks.
5.My parents won't allow me to dress like a Goth/wear crazy make up: I grew up in a very conservative catholic family and I was allowed to wear black,but mini-skirts,fish net stockings and heavy make up were forbidden.So I did it behind my parents back,which only got me in more trouble.Sadly as long as you are not 18 parents have a right to tell you what to do and what not to do.Try to explain them what Gothic means,show them pretty pictures.....
6.Why don't you post in Greek? Greek is not my native language.I moved here 6 years ago,so if I would write posts in Greek I would make a fool out of myself because I have a tendency to screw up the spelling.Other than that with English I can reach more people.
7.Are you a make up artist? Yes,right now I am freelancing ,but I took a ton of classes and in winter I will be a certified make up artist.It all started last year,when a newcoming fashion designer stumbled over the site and literally spammed my email address.But I prefer to do make up for normal people and brides,rather than those fashionistas who hate food and gossip all day.



Those are all the questions that get asked on a regular basis.Feel free to ask any question via comments or email,I answer them within 2-3 days :)

Huggies
Cookingchinchillas

Fun in the sun and a new friend

Hi dolls

The weather was so warm today and it had that summery feel in the air.We went for a little ride to the place we discovered last week.This time it wasn't that windy,so we could sit by the sea and chill.
I also made a new friend.This is Mr. Crabby...we met on the rocks and he was really scared.
But he was such a cutie!

Thankfully my face didn't tan.My right arm is the only tanned spot :)

Huggies
Cookingchinchillas

Sorry

Hi dolls,
Today was a crazy day,so I will just go to bed now

Tomorrow posts will be back to normal :)

Huggies+Good night

Kitchen herb growth progress and a report

Hi dolls

Here in Greece with all the political problems and the fucked up economy ,the electric power supplier decided to strike and just shut down electricity for a few hours.
So the last few days we had no power for about then hours.(they shut down the power for 1-5 hours).
It's annoying,but it's their right to strike.
BUT if you live in an old house like we do,all the cables are not that forgiving.
So last night just a little bit before bed time ,once again we had no electricity.First we thought that it is another strike,but then our fuse box started to spark and make weird sounds.
We closed the power supply and waited,but then we noticed the wall around the fuse box was warm.
As you can imagine,we were scared,but we decided to turn on the power again after a short time,because the things in the fridge would spoil.
When we turned on the power nothing happened.Pfffff

So we called a friend who is an electrician to fix everything.He came and thankfully the damage wasn't bad.A cable just overheated and started to spark.Because of the strikes and the numerous blackouts our cables were fucked up.
Everything got fixed and then the power still didn't come back.
Thankfully he knew what was going on.A fuse in the main fuse box that is sealed by the electric supplier company,had blown.
We had to break the seal.....Don't know if we will get punished for that.

Anyway.I threw away 80 Euro of food from the fridge and freezer and I am furious!

Last but not least: My kitchen herbs.They are growing really great and I am sooo happy.If you look closely you can see that the dill also came out now.
My biggest worry is the chives,which I seeded in another pot.It's been more than 10 days and nothing much happened except 2 tiny green sprouts.

Huggies
COokingchinchillas

Discovering beautiful places

Hi dolls

We went for a little drive today with our friend who has  a Jeep that gives you the chance to see places that are not accessible with a normal car.
Here are some impressions:

Huggies
Cookingchinchilla

Extreme Home Make Over (cookingchinchillas edition)

Hi dolls,

We are still fixing the house,but the to-do list get's smaller every day.And today we managed to get three steps closer to a pretty house.
1.The balcony area : This area didn't suffer any damage,but it had turned into a personal junk yard for all those things that had to be thrown away.Everything is cleared now,the furniture is painted and everything is decorated.

2.Woodwork is finished! Because we have heavy winds and ugly rainstorms during the winter we added a little Pergola roof to the entrance area,so that people who actually wait at the door don't get pouring wet or blown away by the wind.

The sun had already set when I took the big picture,so I added a picture with flash to show the actual color of the wood.

3.A Gothic touch for the house :)
Our front door had a boring color.We painted it with an antique color varnish that made the Gothic Lion head door knock stand out.The result is sooo cool and rustic!

Oh and the big fail of the week: The broken window.
The windows are very very very old and wooden.And due to a heavy wind blow the glass came out of the frame and shattered.But it was meant to happen,because the glue/silicone type stuff that holds the glass in place was rotten.The house is old :)

Anyway these are the changes we made today.Tomorrow we won't do anything because we are exhausted like hell.


Huggies and love
Cookingchinchillas

My cats have Ugly Betty Names

Hi dolls

Today I managed to capture a funny classical moment of Mrs. Hilda Suarez (one of our cats).She makes that super serious face when she is drinking her water.

She is such a lazy meatball,but she is also the most cuddly cat I have met.When she sits down on my lap she won't leave.If I stand up she hangs on to my leg with her claws.As long as I wear pants and not a skirt,it's okay.


Do your cats have funny habits?Tell me all about it :)


Huggies
Cookingchinchillas

It's alive

Hi dolls!

A week ago I put some parsley and dill seeds in my new flower pots.And they already sprouted!
Sadly with the whole house tragedy all my parsley/dill was forgotten and died.
I also planted chives (Finding chives seeds in the country-side of Greece is not possible) so I bought the seeds  from Athens.The chives seeds will take more time to germinate and grow,so you gotta be a bit patient.

Did you plant anything this year?

Huggies
Cookingchinchillas

Snake skin in the garden

Hi dolls,

I just found something very cool in the garden: A snake skin.It was a small snake,thank god so there is no reason to worry.
Never touched a snake skin before in my life it felt like thin parchment paper.

But still it is kind of weird to find such a thing :D

Huggies
Cookingchinchillas

A dream can come true

Hi dolls,

Some people dream of having a Ferrari,others dream about fame.
My dream was always to have my own sunbed.
Being a German Girl who lives in Greece it still feels like being on vacation sometimes. when I walk out on the balcony.
And coming here as a tourist when I was little,I've learned one thing: Renting a sunbed and an umbrella at a hotel-beach is really expensive.
Yesterday I got this cool gift.
Beyond cool actually because it just looks like the hotel sun beds.
Now guess what I have been doing all day???? Right,chillaxing on the sunbed.


Sooooo Happy

What is your 'little dream'???

Huggies
Cookingchinchillas

With one sip I betrayed my kind.....

Hi dolls!

The Greek readers among you maybe already noticed from the picture that I am drinking a Frappe (Greek iced coffee).
I quit drinking coffee when I was 19,because I felt like a slave to coffee.I couldn't wake up without a mug of coffee,I couldn't relax and I couldn't sit in a fancy cafeteria without a frigging cup of coffee.Then one day when I noticed that I was out of coffee early in the morning ,I was ready to cry.C'mon!

That day I decided no more coffee for me.And in all those years I had maybe 4 or 5 cups of coffee.

Today I woke up in the middle of the night realizing that I had forgotten to fill in some forms that have to be submitted today.$#%$%$^%8&*!!!!!
So I got up at this inhuman hour and started to fill in the forms.
After 3 hours and 2 liters of green tea my eyes were so heavy and all I wanted is to go to bed.
But no no no! I still have a whole day of work ahead of me.
So I asked my partner if he could make me a Frappe,because I suck at making any kind of Greek coffee.

He asked me if I was sure....Of course I was sure! (Caffeine and energy drinks turn me into that hyper-fast-jittery being)

I drank the stuff quite fast and here I am now with my eyes wide open,shaky hands,and a hypertension *yay*
But at least I didn't fall asleep.

And now I go back to hating coffee!


Does anybody else hate coffee?
How do you like your coffee during summer?
Let me know in the comments!

Have a great day my dear dolls!

Huggies + <3

Cooking-Caffeinated-Chinchilla

Fun with clouds!

Hey dolls

Yesterday the day started out super sunny and warm,then in the early afternoon the sky got dark and it started to rain like hell for about half an hour.
When the sky started to clear there were those beautiful clouds all around.

Have a good night!
Stay healthy!!!

Huggies
CoOkingchinchillas