Hey, where''d the week go?
It was here somewhere just a minute ago.
Anyway, I owe lots of you thanks for your thoughtful responses about the sports team question I had.
Busy Girl tried out for club (travel) volleyball a couple of weeks ago.
It's very competitive, so we had no idea how things would turn out, especially since she's not played club before (the season she just finished was the
I haven't written anything on a Thursday since I started over with the site, so....here.There's not really much to say except that I was not feeling well in the morning but things got better. Meh.
Because I have more subscribers here than these other two sites I’m about to mention, I thought I’d throw out a quick post to let you know I have two giveaways going right now.
One is on Who Doesn’t Like Free? and there will be 3 Winners drawn.
The other is on Everyday Lotus
All you have [...]
So it's that time again where you get an email blast from all your vendors to vote for them in the FoxPhilly "Best of" contest. But you won't be getting an email from me. Why? I'll let you all in on a little secret. It's a contest with no rules.That's right. Anybody can vote. And you can make up different email addresses and vote multiple times. And then you can call all your friends and have them
Since EVERYBODY AND THEIR DOG is writing a pre-BlogHer post about clothes and shoes and OH THE WEIGHT WE DIDN’T LOSE, I’ve decided to join in.
After all, what’s a bandwagon without all the people jumping on it?
So it’s true, I’m going to BlogHer. And I’m excited except I’m clearly in denial because I leave in [...]
MENTAL STATUS: "Bleh". I am currently hosting a variety of ailments that would stink under normal circumstances but especially stink because of the upcoming Fourth of July and it just being summertime.Well, as you can see from the above post, I'm sick. Sore throat, neck aches, tired. Is that meningitis? I'm worried it might be. I think I'll cruise on over to WebMD and relieve my anxious mind aft
There was a Japanese who went to India for sightseeing.
On the last day, he hired a cab and told the driver to drive to the Airport.During the journey, a Honda drove past the taxi.
Thereupon, the man leaned out of the window excitedly and yelled, “Honda, very fast! Made in Japan !!!.
After a while, [...]
There was a Japanese who went to India for sightseeing. On the last day, he hired a cab and told the driver to drive to the Airport.During the journey, a Honda drove past the taxi. Thereupon, the man leaned out of the window excitedly and yelled, "Honda, very fast! Made in Japan !!!.After a while, a Toyota sped past the taxi and again the Japanese man leaned out of the window and yelled, "Toyota,
We're in Camden. Indie (whatever musical style that is) Central, blah blah.This pub is a venue given iconic status by it's association with pop legends, Madness, last century. It has retained it's coolness, blah blah...
In that vein of uplifting songs delivered with energetic charm, ... read more!
The Fed cut rats by a quarter point. Am I suppose to be excited? Does it really matter? What does it all mean?
Obviously, we weren’t doing as well as many might of thought we were. There were even some rumors, before all the bad reports, that the Fed might consider raising rates (it has got [...]
Never before have I had to leave a gig early because of the sheer poor quality of the acts on the stage. , the sardonic indie pop trio from London were the first support act of the night, and despite the drummer and ... read more!
A Free Man is still wandering the wilds of southwestern Sweden, but before I left Blighty I lined up a chat with East London road warriors Blah Blah Blah. Their new EP “Death To The Indie Dancefloor”, which the Guardian called “Arctic Monkeys performed by Madness circa “Baggy Trousers, is out today. I’ve been impressed [...]
back! and oh how much ive missed! all the girls on the hills have clothing lines now? rachel bilson for dkny? lindsay lohan has a leggings line coming out?what is wrong with these people? do they really think they have fashion credibility? in real clothing news, according to WWD, botkier is going to do an accessories line for target! yay! also, coming april 15th GAP Design Editions limited edition collection will be back the second time. the new collection feature real designers such as 3.1 phillip lim, band of outsiders, michael bastian, philip crangi and threeasfour, this round it will also feature menswear and jewelry and besides the united states, canada, the U.K. and japan stores will also carry this limited edition collection. GAP will also kick off this year’s GAP design editions
I listened to k.d. lang’s album “Drag” on repeat while I was quitting smoking last year, so she’ll always have a special place in my heart. Her new LP, “Watershed” came out in January and what I’ve heard of it is outstanding. The steel guitar alone on “I Dream of Spring”, an appropriate track for [...]
Montanans have themselves a fine Governor.
The Department of Homeland Security is trying to force states to issues "Real ID-compliant" drivers licenses. The Real ID Act of 2005 requires licenses to hold electronically encoded information, along with more complicated background checks for license applicants.
Background from the NY Times:
The federal government issued national standards on Friday that states would have to meet in order for driver’s licenses they issue to qualify as identification at airports and federal buildings, setting the stage for a confrontation with states that have voted not to cooperate….In Washington and elsewhere, state lawmakers have complained that the requirements add up to a national identification card, that it is too costly, puts privacy at risk and
Got this video from a friend. About the upcoming general elections in Malaysia. I personally think it’s quite funny. Worth a watch.
Disclaimer: The ideas in the video does not represents mine. Just sharing something funny.
Bashy with some little boysThis isn't the reconstruction of Mercston's underage shenanigans it's actually a shot from Bashy's Black Boys Remix. The Remix which will feature over 20 people and will run at over 22minutes long (not too long then). Along with the original UK Hiphop and Grime mc's verses that some of you may already have heard, Skinny man, No Lay and Skepta have wrote exclusive new verses for the track especially for the video.Skepta & Bashy doing a duet of Blue's - One LoveThe video will be dropping in early January on most video channels (although I'm not too sure what station will let a whole 22minute video run unless it's Michael Jackson - will the video have an edit?). Along with that apparently they will also be releasing a special edition Black Boys DVD box set released on 11th February 2008 featuring the full length video, exclusive pics, behind the scene's footage, freestyles, all the remix's and much, much more (apparently).
This post is just going to be like so many of my other recent posts, a bland retelling of everything that is happening or not happening around here. Because most of it is so fatiguingly and tediously boring I'll try to spice it up with a few funnies strewn throughout. I'll let you judge if I'm even remotely successful.Boring thing #1. Today I scooped doggy poopy. Two weeks because-of-us-feeling-like-doggy-poopy worth of doggy poopy. Two weeks worth of doggy poopy is a lot of doggy poopy, just in case you were wondering. You never have to wonder again. The mystery has been unveiled. The privileged information no longer enshrouded in a dark and foreboding cloak of secrecy. It really is a lot of poopy. You have it on good authority.Boring thing #2. I cut back my plants in anticipation of winter's interminable icy blasts of plant killing anger, what some like to call the stuff of "winter wonderlands." While doing so I reached to grab one of said plants and instead landed my
After an absence of almost 3 months i think i’m going to start blogging again inshallah - yipee!
I think my writer’s block is over and i shall be blah blah blahing about many things soon inshAllah.
i feel like copying Zakka and just saying lots of controversial stuff , we shall see.
I just don't have it in me to blog right now.I don't know if it's permanent or just a few days. But I'm on hiatus for the moment. More than likely it's a temporary thing...just a few days, but we'll see. I'll be around reading your stuff...keep me entertained :-)Stay blessed!
This post brought to you by Freddie and Newfie, who both tagged me with a meme.First "The Rules"1. Post the rules for the meme at the beginning of your post. (Ok fine. Done)2. This meme consists of the blogger listing eight random facts/habits about themselves. (Screw that. This meme now consists of eight behaviors that are generally frowned upon during funerals based on my experience during the past week.)******************************************#1 - The "My Grandma Just Died" sympathy card is a great way of finagling your way out of a speeding ticket but people! please make yourself familiar with its limits! Don't play the "My Grandma Just Died" sympathy card at the actual funeral lest you be trumped by the "My Wife Just Died", "My Mom Just Died" or the "My Sister Just Died" sympathy cards which, by the way, beat the snot our of your sympathy card like a royal flush beats a pair of twos.#2 - There is no such thing as a bereavement high-five. If you are uncomfortable with the whole
Dan's Blah Blah Blog garnered mostly positive reviews, if not a lot of overwhelmingly enthusiastic endorsements. The reviewers were mostly in agreement that Dan has a friendly, easy-going writing style, but several of them mentioned that it seemed like he was trying too hard to be funny. The reviewers were also turned off by the length of posts and the need to click an extra link to read the full post. Several remarked on the virtually unprecendent number of comments Dan gets on each post. As one reviewer wrote, "I didn't know there were 300+ people on the internet, let alone 300+ people that would comment on one blog. Is he as funny as his readership indicates? Probably not, but Jerry Seinfeld doesn't deserve 300+ comments per post either." Dan's infrequent and somewhat irregular posting schedule also hurt him a little. Overall, the sentiment seemed to be that Dan's Blah Blah blog was well-written and enjoyable, but not really remarkable. More than half said they would
I will begin with my birthday first..of course. :) You see, yesterday I turned 29 (for the fourth year in a row according to my kids) years old. Okay so I'm really 32 but my kids are smart enough to not remind me. lol. Anyway- my birthday became important to me three years ago because of my cancer diagnosis. When the doctor gave me the news some of the first things that went through my head were (besides the obvious ones about my kids)- Am I going to even make it to Christmas? Am I going to see my 30th birthday? I had waited so long to finally turn 30 and in an instant I thought it was being taken from me along with everything I held dear.Luckily we found out that I would definately make it to my 30th (although I'm afraid my adrenal glands weren't there to celebrate) and hopefully many more. Every year that I celebrate another birthday is another year I'm alive to make memories with my husband and children. I no longer care about what I do or don't get, who remembers (except the h
I recently ran across something called a "Blogger Code of Ethics" on the web somewhere. What a great idea! It's about time somebody got us unruly bloggers in line. I agree with this Code 100%. Or maybe 74.3%. Still, I mostly agree with it. I've republished it below with a few comments of my own.I will tell the truth. Man, wouldn't it be great if all bloggers told the truth? I strive to include some truth in almost every one of my posts. Lies are important too, of course.I will write deliberately and with accuracy. Or hire a lot of monkeys.I will acknowledge and correct mistakes promptly. I always do this. I think. I'll have to come back to this one.I will preserve the original post, using notations to show where I have made changes so as to maintain the integrity of my publishing. This one is crap.I will never delete a post. Even if the original writer of this post tells me to. I have my principles, after all.I will not delete comments unless they are spam or off-to
And to celebrate, here are some fun things:It's a Runaway Bride bobblehead! From Saturday Night Live, it's Dr. Turlington's tattoo remover! Important info on how to survive a robot uprising!And a little levity from today's Yahoo News.
The Dreamgirls cast attended the premiere to their hit movie in Paris yesterday. Of course, Beyonce was there trying to steal the attention away from the sensational J.Hudson...Beyonce you little pathetic selfish country girl- when will you learn!
* Yes - I'm still upset about my Pats losing :(* It is funny to see all the comments on my recent addictions post - who knew that we were all so addicted to this damn box we call a computer??* I finally bought all the paint for my apartment!!! This weekend I'm taking tons of pictures - FINALLY* Furniture shopping really sucks - granted I'm doing it through Craigslist but it still sucks. I found this fabulous table and emailed her and she said I could have it but one hour later she emailed me back and told me she sold it! What happened to holding it for someone who says they will come by later this evening??* I did buy a kind of cool entertainment center. It is light wood which I hate, but for $50.00 you can't complain about it! It has recessed lighting and glass shelves to put knick knacks and pictures on and plenty of drawer space on the bottom to hold the DVD's my son seems to get in record bunches* I know people hate to hear this - but my son FINALLY did #2 on the potty to
For those paying attention, you'll see a new item in the sidebar: "The Blah Blah Book Club." And, while Amazon might pay me money if you click over and buy something, that is not really its primary purpose. It is intended to keep everyone in the loop as I struggle to finish reading the entire list of the Modern Library's 100 best novels of the 20th Century.It's also to remind me to finish, since I've now missed my original deadline by about 8 months. I've only finished 30 of the books; I've started more than that but have lost interest. I get too distracted with new books and non-reading activities.So, if you want to join me in the reading, go ahead. Maybe I'll post blog items so that we can talk about the books. If I ever get back to reading them . . .
