by Liz Heather in

“For what it’s worth, it’s never too late, or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit. Start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. And I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. And if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.”
— Eric Roth, writer of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. If you think this is too schmaltzy or lame, then dude… you need to soften up, ‘cause this part in the movie is magic when Brad Pitt narrates this as written in a letter to his daughter.

by Liz Heather in

“Got a headache? Put some Vicks VapoRub on your forehead instead of taking an Aspirin. (Don’t use the no-name Vicks knockoff. That stuff is trash.)”
— #lizadvice

Tip - Vitamin E Cream & Baby Oil

by Liz Heather in , ,

All right, listen. I got rough elbows. That is - I *used* to get rough elbows. You know what I mean by that, they were ashy as hell little nubs. I’d endlessly rub this Life brand Vitamin E cream on throughout the day, with little results, for as long as I can remember. And a few weeks ago, I was reaching for the Life bottle and it slipped off my dresser due to some oil that had spilled underneath it. 

The heavens parted, and I came up with the idea of combining the two. And man? I’ll never go back. Now if you’re going to try this, you must use the tiniest amount of baby oil, otherwise too much will for sure dry them out. And I’m just using this on elbows, I haven’t tried it on anywhere else yet. Perhaps on a particularly ashy day, I’ll venture elsewhere, but until then…

Mom Says

by Liz Heather in ,

“Members of the opposite sex should never dry themselves on the same towel as this will invariably lead to a quarrel between them.”

EDIT NOTE: These will be recurring posts. They will consist of things that my mother has said to me over the years. They will be comprised of West Indian superstitions, general superstitions, some advice, memorable thoughts, and/or some Hassina originals. She’s a lovely woman and I take all of this stuff ridiculously seriously, unfortunately. 

by Liz Heather in ,

This is still the greatest trailer of all time. I watch it maybe once a month. Just so, so good. 

Plus I remember reading this before it came out: 

“It is not acceptable for a grown man to be getting teary-eyed at out-of-context snippets of a movie played at a comic-book convention. And yet there I was, sitting in Hall H, fighting back tears.” – Devin Faraci, after seeing ten minutes of a Where The Wild Things Are at a screening at Comic Con

And just knowing that there were other weirdos out there who had the same strong reaction that I did made me feel less like an adult who needs to get over this damn book. Ugh, what a trailer. 

by Liz Heather in

“Not a shred of evidence exists in favour of the idea that life is serious.”
— Brendan Gill