The Smarmy Revolution

later addition

2009-09-07T23:18:00.003-04:00

well - there were two pictures at the estate sale, but Audrey was the one that stood out. But after the fact I decided that I need the other portrait as well... he is Danny Walker. He was my mom's friends Uncle. He had more damage, silverfish or something got to him. I forgot to get a before pic, but here is his AFTER photo!

Audrey Update

2009-07-30T16:42:00.004-04:00

So I took in Audrey Gaddis-Walker into Colonial Art Gallery and had her all fixed up. She has an acid free matte and backboard and they even cleaned up her old frame and got her new glass.
This is her before and after shot - she looks so beautimus!

Estate Sale

2009-07-18T19:04:00.016-04:00

So I had the opportunity to go to a couple of Estate Sales on Friday and Saturday. I didn't have that much luck today/Saturday, but Friday I was able to make a couple of purchases

I got 2 silver necklaces, a drawing of a girl {who needs a ton of TLC} and some old cards, I would guess from the 60's {most were blank birthday and Christmas card}

ALL of this cost me a total of 9 bucks... not too shabby considering Christmas Cards can be sooo expensive plus the girl in the pic is lovely.

I didn't take any photos of the necklaces - they are just simply silver chains... but the cards and the lady I got some shots of...

I am beyond crushing on the typography! love love love it! And so many of the cards have lovely little details that just aren't done that often (especially for less that 2 bucks a card). Not sure how noticeable it is in the photo but Santa's beard is made with some lovely glitter. And come December and birthday's I am sure some of you will receive these cards so I hope I didn't ruin the surprise too much.

now check out the girl - that hat and the collar on her shirt - TOO CUTE! Other than the actual drawing she needs new everything - but all in good time. I believe the lady whose home I was in was named Audrey so I am pretty sure its her in the drawing. Or at least I hope, because the drawing looks like an Audrey to me now.

LAST THING - one of those homes I was in today - they LOVED color and crazy fun wallpaper. There was pink and purple everywhere! I took a shot on my iphone of one bathrooms wallpaper. Very brave color scheme they had going on, personally not for me but fun to see in a home.-

Cake Decorating

2009-07-18T18:55:00.004-04:00

I had wanted to take a class for a long time but I just never did, so when a family friend told me about a short class at Hobby Lobby I jumped at the chance. Its a 1 day a week, 4 week class and I only have 2 classes left but I finished my first cake! The lady told us to make something super simple with just 3-4 colors. I chose to make my own image because I wanted to draw a cute little owl.

Without further ado - please meet Mister Owl

I had someone tell me that it looks like he is screaming haha - and it totally does now that she said that, but it was just supposed to be the top of his beak to the bottom of his beak, not of an open screaming mouth oops! I should have made his eyes bigger and maybe made the top of his beak more rounded - oh well - live and learn! I promise to share my next cake with you, but she is having us make clowns - bleh - not my favorite thing.

Records covers

2009-07-18T18:19:00.020-04:00

Record covers could supply me with endless entertainment. For the most part, it's one giant WHAT WHERE YOU THINKING kind of moments. Great fun for moi!
Well, I was able to go through somebodies old records and take what I wanted and there are a few I thought I would share because... well they were funny

SO here is a man named GEORGIO - he kinda reminds me of one of the guys from Milli Vanilli (sp?)

Some of his songs titles are perfect considering his album cover styling - the pic I took wasn't so great but you might be able to make out a few like, "I Won't Change" and "Menage a Trois" hehe

BUT I guess GEORGIO had a change of heart seeing that his SECOND ALBUM was titled "I Don't Want 2 Be Alone" I guess he was able to sow his wild oats during his 1st album. Oh, and I am pretty sure he was sporting the manscaped brows LONG before it became popular. What an interesting "artist" I didn't keep either of these musical masterpieces but I thought others might be interested in Georgio.
I didn't know anything about him so the what is the best place on the internet superhighway to get random information???? well its WIKIPEDIA of course so click on that if you wanna know things about him.

SO this last album I thought was just plain weird... it is "The Language and Music of the Wolves" HUH??? and its by ROBERT REDFORD??? HUH squared!

Do you remember the time

2009-06-30T23:45:00.003-04:00

Oh Mister Jackson - How I have missed you far longer than just your recent passing
SO here are some of my fondest memories of Michael Jackson

+ dancing all by myself in my room to the Thriller album on my Fisher Price record player
{I would had to have been 5 or younger because we moved when I was six and it was in the old house}

+ totally owned some Michael Jackson figurine which I played with with my Barbie's - and its quite possible that I still have him in some box filled with dolls in some dank storage unit???

+ Being able to see Captain EO in 3-D at Disney World or Epcot on two separate occasions and loving it both times {fun facts - I just now found out via wiki that Captain EO was directed by Francis Ford Coppola AND apparently its the first time the world sees MJ with a celf chin}

+ learning the Thriller dance in HS - and now only remembering bits and pieces of the dance

+ and lastly - not even 2 months ago I obtained a pretty good vinyl of Thriller - maybe in hopes of recapturing my inner 3-5 year old ha

Okay - so those are some of my personal fav MJ moments, do YOU have any you wanna share?

In my lifetime {thus far} I was able to grow up as Michael was becoming the King of Pop. I really only knew him as an artist in his own right, being that I was too young to associate him with the Jackson 5 until I was older. The 80's and 90's were his glory days and he deserved any and all accolades he received. And although
his mystic and magic faded into an shade of peculiarity that became difficult for me to love and I resorted back to his early music to tune out his oddities. He changed music forever, I mean for crying out loud his is Michael Jackson and he will be forever missed!

In these days that lie ahead for his children I send this warm and happy thoughts.

{and the pic is of the Thriller album I got not long ago}

sorry - bad humor ahead

2009-06-28T00:16:00.003-04:00

because I sometimes have the mentality of a teenage boy - but I thought it was funny

and here is another to prove it really is a cemetery

got a new camera

2009-06-16T19:04:00.010-04:00

and my parents doggie is so far my only willing model and she isn't always reliable - she doesn't always recognize the command "stay"

here is miss gussie lou on the 15th

and here she is today

and lastly here is a pic of one of the dahlias that I planted in my moms front yard that grew WAY taller than I expected oops - but they are quite pretty

stop motion

2009-02-18T22:36:00.002-05:00

stop motion, when done with creativity can be brilliant on screen - two that have recently stayed on my mind... enjoy

uh oh

2008-12-19T12:56:00.001-05:00

I have Wii Arm - which I kinda made up, but in my head its kinda along the line of Tennis Elbow

My parents bought a Wii and I played tennis and now my arm is a little tender {pathetic}

Cupcake turkeys

2008-12-02T15:57:00.006-05:00

well Mom and I made cupcake turkeys after we saw a betty crocker ad and we did a pretty good job if I do say so myself - they were a pretty big hit with the kids at Thanksgiving

{the first couple that mom did looked pretty hilarious but she got pretty good with a little practice}

discount!

2008-12-02T15:26:00.002-05:00

so friends... if you like Chip and Pepper jeans I have a coupon code for 40% OFF!!! woot woot!

I ordered two pair - the shipping was even free - and for 2 pair of jeans I got it for under 200 bucks AH-mazing.

the coupon code is 40%off (no spaces between the %{and the}off)

xoxo

I hope everyone had a good turkey day

tres cute!

2008-11-24T12:27:00.003-05:00

I think this TINY house would look great by the lake

its only 392 sq ft... but it contains pretty much all the basics {minus a washing machine - i think}

I think it would make for a perfect lake house! you buy the plans HERE and have some one build it for you! woot woot

don't check my list twice yet...

2008-11-18T18:37:00.004-05:00

so I was asked by my mom what I was wanting for Christmas and at first I couldn't think of anything - but after roughly 20 minutes I was able to manage to make her a small list

here is one of them
5300 California Fleece Pant - from American Apparel
I am thinking I would like them in Brown, Navy or Black

buy these comfy duds HERE
{I already have them in green and grey but I love them so much that I feel that I need more}

cross my stitches and call me Sally

2008-11-18T18:25:00.004-05:00

well I know I have talked about this cross stitch for some time - and I am pressing my sister to buy and make it for me for Christmas - so we will see...
but in the mean time

SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH

buy it HERE!

I already ordered mine

2008-11-10T12:28:00.003-05:00

Its free for one - even the shipping! I placed my order and I bet a number of you follow suit!
GET YOURS HERE!

this weekend

2008-11-10T12:21:00.002-05:00

I went to The Girlie Show which is kinda like an arts and crafts show - but way cooler. I mean they sold booze so they get a one up on most craft shows. But its all women designers and it isn't those moms in Christmas sweaters or anything like that... it was a fun crowd. I was a little disappointed in the fact that there weren't as many vendors as I thought it would have but it was a fun environment nonetheless. The pic was of the sign above the booze line.

GET OUT

2008-11-04T16:52:00.003-05:00

and go VOTE!!!

I urge everyone to vote - no matter who you are voting for! I went at about 11 this morning and where I go there are about 5 different precincts for voting... a couple had long lines that snaked around - but luckily mine had no line at all. Walked in and walked right back out, it was lovely.

and as proof - my I VOTED sticker

I am eagerly anticipating the Presidental outcome - I might go into hiding for a couple of days if my dear canidate doesn't win. Well I lie about that - but I will be V.V. sad!

I heart Cecily Anne

2008-11-03T15:24:00.002-05:00

MFC finally had her baby on Oct. 26th! Her name is Cecily Anne and she is beyond perfect! I love her soo much already

the pic is of her being a one-eyed pirate

she opens one eye to see if the coast is clear and you are lucky she will consider opening the other one... ADORABLE

JURY DUTY

2008-11-03T15:20:00.003-05:00

well as an update on my jury duty... I showed up at 7am {blerg - it hurt getting up that early} and then they ended up letting me leave at 4. No jury duty for me - I served my afternoon and I guess that was all I was needed for. I didn't even get selected to see if I was a possible jury candidate. Oh well!

took the pic as I was leaving for the day

sorry

2008-11-03T15:01:00.003-05:00

I know - I am a terrible blogger! So I might do a few today to make up for it a little!

so this is an awesome photo don't you think!!! I mean - where is Ken Medema looking? he follows you everywhere {spooky}

its the cover of a record that I found at a random vintage store in OKC - MFC showed me this store and I knew I had to record the moment via a pic of one crazy looking dude

100th post!!!

2008-10-18T11:38:00.010-04:00

well pat me on the back cause this is my 100th post - I should have managed this feat back in Sept but oh well

So, today is MFC due date (although I think that baby might stay in hiding a few more days). Her belly is crazy big and I heart it! oh and happy wedding anniversary to you and Benjamin.

this pic is of her belly at 8ish months I believe? {and yes A.C. I hijacked a photo of yours}
But my dear cousin I thought it would be fun to have a couple of pics of us when we were just bambinos

I notice a similarity from your 4-D pic of your baby and you! THOSE BIG CUTE CHUBBY CHEEKS! How cute is g'ma in that pic?!? loves it! But I just wanted to say I can't wait for your baby to get out of your belly so we can have a proper introduction. I hope its soon! Love you!
{oh and how awesome are our outfits ha}

hello again

2008-10-13T11:29:00.002-04:00

sorry for the delay in blogs -

so here is an interesting story

I get back to Oklahoma, and I get a new drivers license {because I shamefully lost mine in NY} and not but a couple of days later I receive a notice in the mail saying ...

I HAVE JURY DUTY hahaha

now I have never had jury duty and I think it could be interesting if I get an interesting case but the timing stinks something terrible because I have a friend {lets call her HB} flying into town on a Sat. staying Sunday and flying out Mon. late afternoon. But I have to report for jury duty early that very same Mon. morning

{booo hisss}

oh well - I already decided that on Monday my mom will show my friend around. Which is actually all too appropriate because HB already believes my mother is a Oklahoma ambassador because my mom would always give her Oklahoma related items in hope that she would venture out this way for a trip and now its finally become a realization. SO hold on to your hat HB - I am pretty sure my mom is making an itinerary of all the Oklahoma related things that you will be doing on that Monday.

xoxo

Little Britain USA

2008-09-26T10:14:00.005-04:00

I have every season of the orginal Little Britain from the UK and I am so excited that Little Britain USA that is going to be airing on HBO - it is a must watch! Seriously - they are so wrong on so many levels, but thats what makes it soo funny.

please stand by...

2008-09-25T16:10:00.004-04:00

well I am knee-deep in the process of packing up all my belongings for the journey back to Oklahoma. I will admit that at this point I am much further along than I normally am when I move but to the strangers eye, I am probably not even close. Fret not, I still have 3 days to get all my things situated and boxed up. Probably not going to have the chance to blog for a while - so later for now my sweets!

woo hoo

2008-09-23T11:43:00.005-04:00

So I know that MTV or VH1 have tried to rip off this show but it hasn't worked but the orginal show called NEVER MIND THE BUZZCOCKS on the BBC is fantastic! I haven't watched any of the episodes when Mark Lamarr was hosting, but the newest host Simon Amstell is hilarious. He makes me giggle with glee. To quote the BBC, Never Mind the Buzzcocks is an "Irreverent pop quiz, with guest competitors from the worlds of music, TV and comedy." Well the new season is starting soon and I can't wait... and do a search on youtube for the show {especially the ones with Simon hosting} you won't regret it.

fyi - The fella in the pic is Simon.

MOCHI

2008-09-23T11:30:00.004-04:00

So one of the guys in the office just took a trip to Thailand and brought back MOCHI for every one in the office. Now I have had plain mochi in my red mango frozen yogurt but I have never tried mochi that is filled with anything. But this mochi that he brought into the office is filled with MILK CHOCOLATE! OMGosh it is so yummy - I have already had 2 pieces today

here's to me hoping that the asian supermarket in OKCity will carry some mochi for me to nosh on!

ode to Gussie Lou

2008-09-22T12:48:00.003-04:00

So my parents got a dog - well I guess its been a couple of years now - they got a maltese poodle mix. The breeders showed J and T {my 'rents} the doggie parents of the puppies and they were somewhat reassured that the puppy they chose would be small or at least small-ish. Well low and behold they took home what they considered to be the cutest of the litter and gave her the name Gussie Lou. Well Gussie Lou turned out to be not so small and a bit of a handful. I think she ended up with more poodle than maltese because the last dog they had was all maltese and she was not nearly as wild and crazy as dear Gussie Lou.
She has chewed up some expensive rugs and done various other naughty things and my parents have, at times, been so fed up with her they considered finding her a new home.

Alright alright, I'll wrap it up, but the reason I brought this up was because I got a card in the mail from my mom last week
On the front it has a dog that looks fairly similar to Gussie Lou and the dog is wearing blue sunglasses and a red bandana - the card reads as so...

"Dear Meleia,
Gussie Lou is eagerly awaiting your return home! She wears her sunglasses, sits in the VW Bug, just waiting- just anticipating the many places you will take her! Gussie Lou loves you!"

My mom is funny and clever and she makes me laugh - but darned if she isn't trying to pawn her dog off on me. ha

last night

2008-09-22T09:30:00.006-04:00

So last night I was packing up more and more boxes when all of the sudden the movie PRACTICAL MAGIC came on, I was shocked to learn that it came out sooo long ago in 1998. I loved that movie - I loved that soundtrack, when I was watching it, to me, it didn't seem dated so I suppose thats good. Consequently, I became engaged in the movie and I couldn't pull myself away. Later my roommate comes in to find me watching the movie and asks why I'm not watching the Emmy's {CRAP} well thats because I totally forgot about the Emmy's. Well I was already in too deep so I finished out the movie and switched over to the Emmy's right in time for Tina Fey to win all the good ones. Again I will state that Tina Fey is flawless - she is comic perfection... her line after winning one of the awards thanking her parents of "somehow raising me to have confidence which is disproportionate with my looks and abilities. Well done! That is what all parents should do." {I totally concur - now is as good of time as ever - Thanks Mom and Dad!}

And the bit she did with Amy Poehler - welcoming all the nations watching the Emmy's and Amy saying hello to all the parrots - tee hee fantastic. Steven Colbert and Jon Stewart - always funny but besides that I thought that the Emmy's were boring {as usual - I'm glad with my decision to continue watching Practical Magic}

Any gowns you liked? I like Kate Walsh's gown other than the flower in the middle, I liked Mariska Hargitay's yellow gown, and Kyra Sedgwick's little shorter number.

this made me happy

2008-09-19T13:17:00.002-04:00

FIND IT HERE

dinner

2008-09-18T14:20:00.003-04:00

so last night I had dinner with my friend Julie...

we met in the East Village at a restaurant called Mercadito - it was a tapas restaurant and it was scrumptious and the inside was cute to boot

dinner consisted of

guacamole - we did the tasting of 2
one had pineapple in it which was delish
and the other one was super spicy and it too was delish

the actual meal portion was
the tilapia taco (2)
and the beed taco (2)

and as a side it was plantains roasted in sugar or something
all of it was soo yummy

OH and I got a drink - apparently in Mexico or areas of South America they make a sort of mixed drink with beer called a michelada - mine was basically a bloody mary but with beer instead of vodka
I think Julies had watermelon in it?

anyways it was all yum - and since it was tapas the portions were small but I was totally full by the time I left.

Rosetta Stone

2008-09-18T10:31:00.004-04:00

So I really wish that I had a knack for learning languages.. I don't. I do hope that my niece learns a 2nd language because the world is becoming so small and being able to communicate with others is so key in being sucessful. So I think that I am going to save up and buy the 1st level of the ROSETTA STONE learning system of Spanish so my niece and I can learn together. Its cool because they don't do translations but you learn through immersion - so you learn the language naturally. Its fairly pricey at $259.00 but I think it will totally be worth it.

I want it - give it to me I LOVE IT

2008-09-17T11:32:00.002-04:00

i heart this SHIRT and i feel i might need it asap!

lemon macaron

2008-09-16T16:21:00.005-04:00

I had one today and it was quite simply - scrumptious! I could have eaten a TON more even though they are sooo rich. But the other thing is, I can hardly afford to eat them. For a single macaron, $2.50... Miért!

weekend recap

2008-09-16T15:40:00.005-04:00

On Friday I went with a couple of friends to see the movie BURN AFTER READING - if you haven't seen it I say SEE IT. Personally I loved it, Brad Pitt was great as the dim-witted gym trainer.

Sat. was a fairly do nothing day - veggied out and watch some football Michigan {go blue} and then after that the OU game {boomer sooner} - then on to SNL

B-T-Dub Tina Fey as Sarah Palin is dead on and hilarious. Is there something that Tina Fey can't do? I say NO - and if you think differently then don't tell me because I am pretty postive that she is flawless!

Sunday I packed some boxes and waited for a friend from HS to get in town and then after that I pretty much had the best NY day ever.

The SAN GENNERO FESTIVAL in Little Italy was going on so we hit that up and then we headed over toGRIMALDIS for pizza {some of the best if not THE best pizza in the city}
and then down the street to the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory for vanilla with chocolate chunks on a waffle cone. But to top off the night we walked from Brooklyn to Manhattan via the Brooklyn Bridge and it was just perfect!

YUM-E

2008-09-09T15:23:00.004-04:00

So MAC came out with a their new NANO and they are so pretty!

I will take one in EVERY COLOR PLEASE

and if you want to shuffle the music all you have to do is shake your NANO {shake it like a polaroid picture - I am sooo not even joking!}

it even creates playlists for you after you pick a song - just click on 'start genius'

um this little ipod is freakin crazy and I LOVE IT!

KYLIE

2008-09-09T10:46:00.003-04:00

The hair gods have heard your plea about bringing back the BANANA CLIP! I saw a nice older Eastern European woman today on the subway ROCKIN out a banana clip and all I could think about was getting to tell you this exciting news! It was a clear frosted banana clip and you would have jumped for joy!

pic isn't the ideal pic because its only black - but hey I do what I can

something else I want off EBAY

2008-09-08T11:48:00.006-04:00

LETTER M

I like its rustic look - but I think by the time its all said and done this letter is going to go for one pretty penny - so for now its just on my watch list.

ohhh I believe in yesterday

2008-09-08T11:12:00.007-04:00

so yesterday I made another trip back to Brooklyn so I could make it inside the doors of the Blue Ribbon General Store since I went on Labour day last weekend and they were {of course} closed. But I was able to make a couple of small purchases

I have posted on both of these posters before {I think?} but after I saw them in person I decided I needed them all to myself

my dear roommate make the journey with me this time and we hit a couple more shops in the area... it was nice.

but here are my AH-MAZING purchases {jealous much?} - I have to admit I think the best part about it was they were only $4.95 each woot woot!

Phrenology Head Wrapsheet

A New Yorker's View of the USA

shipping confused

2008-09-08T09:37:00.002-04:00

but thats okay - because today in the mail I was totally taken by surprise when a gorgeous typewriter showed up at my office. People here are loving it! They said it reminds them of the tv show Mad Men on AMC. I need to figure out what kind of typewriter ribbon I need to purchase for blue beauty!

the A.M. extremes

2008-09-04T10:14:00.004-04:00

I had just gotten off the train and I was taking the stairs up to the street I noticed a woman walking with one of those backpacks on wheels and there was a man who wasn't paying attention and he stepped on her bag. Mind you I don't think it was intentional but he clearly stepped on this womans bag in a big way - it really tripped her up. This man failed to say he was sorry or even acknowledge the fact that he did anything wrong and just chose to ignore the situation entirely. So the woman says something to him - he again looks at her and then looks away chosing to just ignore the situation. She says something to him again and he won't even look at her this time, so this woman proceeds to pull up her backpack on wheels and hit him in the leg with it and tell him to grow up. He still refuses to address her in any way so she hits at him again with her backpack. Now I am standing on the corner waiting for the light to turn green but I am really wrapped up in this situation so I turn to look around and notice that I am not the only one intrigued by this circumstance... a lot of people are watching at this point. She yells at him once again and tells him to grow up to which he finally responds - well you just hit me with your backpack why don't you grow up. hahaha - the whole situation is SOOO mature I can't even stand it!

So finally the light changes the woman heads in the opposite direction of the man and I head to cosi to grab a coffee. I order my iced coffee with soy milk and the man behind the counter starts on my order. Then all of the sudden as I am grabbing my splenda to put in my coffee I turn around to see the man standing RIGHT behind me handing me my coffee. He asks if it has enough milk and I tell him its perfect.... and he responds with "your perfect, love"

it was weird - I just kinda looked at him funny and said thanks but then I noticed a guy standing in line about to order - start laughing at what had just transpired.

well that was my morning so far... jeepers creepers

oh and because its HIGH-LARIOUS

re: Sarah Palin

Fox News: "She does know about international relations because she is up therein Alaska right next door to Russia."

Jon Stewart: "Alaska is also next to the North Pole so, obviously, she must also be friends with Santa."

my 5 day weekend

2008-09-02T09:35:00.002-04:00

So Thursday I went to Jones Beach with my roommate Laura - caught some rays - it was delightful other than the water was filled with dead jellyfish. So I didn't get in the water much. Bleh - Jellyfish creep me out.

Friday I didn't do much I hung around Astoria because I knew I had to get to bed early because...

Sat. my rear end was meeting up with 3 other Astoria folks so we could all head over to New Jersey so we could carpool up to Bethel, NY for the Cheap Trick, Heart, and Journey concert. The drive was a little long but it was totes worth it, we tailgated and pulled out blankets and sat down and watched a fun fun show!

Okay - if you have the chance to see Heart perform - jump on it, they were freaking fantastic!
and a little tid-bit I did not know before I went to the show,
-Journey found their latest lead singer on youtube? not even kidding - he is from the Philippines and this guy is a freaking parrot! He sounded just like Steve Perry, it was a little ridiculous! Apparently he can also sound just like Sting too! Pretty wicked, but the funny part was at the very end when he was saying thank you to the audience it was in pretty broken english... its just so odd he can sing perfectly like Steve Perry but when he says thank you and goodnight it was quasi-tough to understand.

Sun. got up pretty early and headed from Bethel, NY back to the city where I crashed - slept slept slept

Mon. I got up and around because I wanted to head to a store in Brooklyn called the Blue Ribbon General Store. Made it out there only to find it closed - DUH I mean its Labor day, I should have known better. But thats okay because I then spent some time just walking around Brooklyn in the Boreum Hill, Carroll Gardens and Park Slope (my old hood) areas of Brooklyn. There are just soo many restaurants and shops and pretty much anything else you can imagine. I am going to miss that a lot - all the diversity there is in NY.

AND LASTLY - I went from Park Slope to the L.E.S. in the city and cooled myself off in a movie. I went and saw American Teen - a documentary about group of 5 students who went to HS in a town in Indiana. It reminded me to be grateful that I survived HS fairly unscathed. It was good - I recommend everyone to Netflix 'American Teen' once it gets released.

Well that was basically my weekend round-up! How was yours?

craigslist OKCity

2008-08-29T14:25:00.003-04:00

CUTE!
okay not a fan of the supposed horsehair filling but I love the sofa and chair a lot! and only $280

almost licked the screen

2008-08-26T14:44:00.004-04:00

totally not necessary right now - but this is just EYE CANDY!

So far today...

2008-08-26T09:17:00.005-04:00

Did anyone watch the some of the speeches for the Democratic National Convention last night? I loved the tribute to Ted Kennedy. {shhh - but I teared up a couple of times during Michelle Obama's speech}

There was a line from his speech that really stayed on my mind - "Barack Obama will be a commander in chief who understands that young Americans in uniform must never be committed to a mistake, but always for a mission worthy of their bravery." - I wholeheartedly agree Senator Teddy!

Hmmm, what else OH there were a crazy amount of cops out today... I noticed 3 searching bags as I entered the train - 2 two on my actucal train and 4 more searching bags as I exited the 23rd St. station.

AND I realized yesterday that I still had a few vacation days off work so I am taking off this Thurs and Friday {I think its going to rain on both day bleh} - but if it doesn't I might be hitting the beach and then prepping myself for the concert on Sat.

cute clutch

2008-08-25T15:52:00.003-04:00

I like THIS - and the big plus is that it's only $42!

Just a couple of things

2008-08-25T11:40:00.006-04:00

- I got asked directions again today {they were looking for 3rd Avenue and I felt kinda bad telling them how far they still needed to go}

- I am sad the olympics is over but I am happy that I can finally get to bed before 1am

- my niece got a cell phone and I have gotten text message/pics/recordings galore! I love it - she is my little buddy! The recordings are the funniest, I have to admit. They come through as a text message but then all of the sudden she is talking to you, haha which totally took me by surprise.
{the first one was her asking if when ever I get back to Oklahoma if I will take her ice skating "I don't know why, but that just came into my head"} hehe
{the second one was her asking if I knew that she got her ear pierced} which I did know but I still love getting little messages and things from her

It seems like she went from a little kid to a t'ween the moment she got her cell phone

- going to a big concert this weekend in Bethel, NY - which is the city of the original Woodstock. NOT to keep up with coolness of the original bands that played there I am going to see JOURNEY - HEART - and CHEAP TRICK

BAHAHAHA - pretty ah-mazing right - should make for some fun sing-a-longs and killer people watching

- oh and I am sooo still relishing in my HUGE win on ebay last night

I WIN

2008-08-24T19:31:00.007-04:00

Well I am the official new owner of a rockin' Vintage Blue Remington Streamliner Portable Typewriter! The really ah-mazing pink one got too pricey and so Sunny Isles, Fl. ended up not having to mail me something after all. BUT its ON Hastings, Nebraska! Well my first time on Ebay actually bidding on something and I WIN. My stomach was churning because I was so nervous but alas I pulled off a win... $27 bucks plus $17.50 for shipping and insurance.

not bad because my max bid was 32.55 - so it was a bit cheaper than I thought I was going to have to pay. I really need to try and understand all the bidding rules on ebay cause I don't get it... but right now I am just soaking up my WIN!

She is really cute isn't she! I think I might name her Hildegaard - Hildy for short{that was the lady's name in the movie His Girl Friday and she totally used a typewriter}

My SUSPENSION! via EBAY

2008-08-22T12:53:00.007-04:00

This might get long... so here it goes
Well I have to be honest - I really only scour EBAY I never actually buy things. But I am quite hell bent on getting that really HOT hermes-rocket typewriter. So I went to sign in the other day and for some reason Ebay told me my account was SUSPENDED!!!! WHAT? Suspended? I couldn't even tell you the last time I actually made a purchase on Ebay... I had in the past (and by past I mean many many moons) only made 'buy it now' purchases because the actual bidding on Ebay confuses me a bit.

SO I thought that maybe I had made a purchase and then never paid and Ebay suspended my account because of that? I was really nervous and scared like a school kid in trouble, but I knew I needed to resolve the issue. So Ebay sent me to this IM chat room so I could talk/write one on one with a person from Customer Support. Well my persons name was Angelo F. and I tried to keep our conversation light and funny because I thought I was in trouble and I figured he held the keys to me being reinstated with EBAY. SO then he asks me if I remember registering my account at an address in Brooklyn {see - I tried to tell you it was many moons ago - I haven't lived in Brooklyn since 2005}. I told Angelo "I do!" and he wanted my complete address... I told him to wait because I had to search some old e-mails to see if it was in there because I have moved 3 times since then and I didn't know that old address off the top of my head. Luckily I was able to uncover it in an old e-mail {me not throwing away any old e-mails does occasionally come in handy}. Angelo then proceeds to ask me if I have any immediate family members with an EBAY account? Um, I don't think so, but maybe my sister. Then Angelo needs me to find out. So I text my sister to ask... and she tells me that NO she does not have an EBAY account. Well he then tells me that I did not give him enough information to verify my account and that I am going to have to send some documentation proving I am who I say I am. AND that part of that documentation needs to list my old Brooklyn address. WOAH WOAH WOAH... So I wrote him and I told him that taking longer is not the issue, I can handle that.... but what is going on? What happened to my account and what kind of documents does he need other than my Brooklyn address? He then ignores the first half of my question and only answers the part about the documentation.

I then write "Um, Angelo - I feel that you are avoiding my first question {ha}" (the 'ha' was me keeping it light)
he was nice about it and said that EBAY would be more than happy to explain what happened after I send over the documentation.

So last night I rummage through some old papers and luckily I kept a few pay stubs from an old job that had my Brooklyn address on there and just now EBAY wrote me to tell me that my account is OFF suspension!!! YAY - apparently I didn't do anything wrong and an unauthorized 3rd party hacked into my account. BOOO, but EBAY is taking the steps to make it all better

right this moment...

2008-08-21T17:39:00.003-04:00

MFC asked me to make her a chill/relaxed cd to listen to at the hospital before she gives birth... I have to say I feel a little bit of pressure.

I think I came up with a pretty good list - I was a little surprise how many oldie songs I chose and I hope she will be happy with it... I will be sure and post the list after its in her hands

But it got me to thinking - I should make a cd to give to my friends here before I leave NY and I thought it should include all songs that mention the word Oklahoma.

SO other than the obvious anyone have any suggestions? I can think of a couple but I shant mention their names because ONE of them is on MYC cd!

{ASH - I promise that the last song on the CD is not PUSH It by Salt n Pepper at your request} :)

"I bet she knows... ask HER"

2008-08-21T11:39:00.010-04:00

Maybe somehow I just exude an extreme sense of direction and many a stranger/tourist are attracted to it { it must be a super-power I have no contol over}

So here's the thing - I get asked directions all the time. I don't know what about me that makes people assume I know where I'm going but it happens a couple of times a week. I think a lot of it has to do with the part of town in which I work, but it happens in Astoria as well. MFC can attest to part of this because I was speaking with her on the phone the other day and I had a girl interrupt my conversation to ask me which direction she needed to start walking.

Which I found to be funny because not only did she interrupt my phone conversation but I also had on a Oklahoma t-shirt and I was walking around Astoria. Alright alright - the area I was in was a little shady and I was probably the only half normal looking person around but still - I think some of my direction "super-power" lured her into asking me!

xoxo

If I had one of those things people park their cars in...

2008-08-18T18:13:00.003-04:00

Ahh yes you know what mean - a garage! Well if I had a 'garage' I would totally place this awesome TRANSISTOR radio in it! I doubt I would be spending much time in a garage but if I were - I am postive I would turn on this transitor radio - tune into an AM oldies station and rock out. It would make spending time in the garage better! Ahhh I can hear Elvis and the Beach Boys playing now

YOU WILL BE MINE!

2008-08-16T13:02:00.007-04:00

{please note this is a special Sat. blog because this is of major importance}
Okay so that maybe not exactly true but I am pretty sure that my {nonexistant} ebay skills are going to be put to good use - why you ask? Well because when I saw this Hermes Rocket-my heart went pitter-patter!

I might even call on my dear friend Candypants because she has honed her mad ebay skills and I am really thinking I need this! I think I even like it better than that pink typewriter I found before. Watch out Sunny Isles, FL - you are going to be mailing me something v. v. soon!

xo

Say no to drug kids!

2008-08-15T15:11:00.005-04:00

meth teeth = crazy disgusting

So I had this man approach me as I stepped out for lunch. He looked homeless and had scary/meth teeth but he was dressed well enough - it just looked as if he had not changed out of his quasi-nice outfit in a good month. I assumed he was wanting money and I was correct but he managed to keep me entertained with his story so I heard him out {plus I didnt know how to get away gracefully}. His story was that he needs help "and don't be frightened because I am a gay man" he is a costume designer who left his keys inside his apt. and couldn't make it back in the door and in the hallway he had left his latest designs... and he was sorry that his eyes were a little crazy because "I am so panicking that someone might steal them". But he helped design the costumes for a show on Broadway called The Drowsey Chaprone "Oh good you know of the show!" And that he really needs money for a cab to get back to his apartment to try and beg someone to let him back in. And don't worry about insanely heavy breathing because "I am just panicking about my clothes and its triggering my asthma." I mean him waiting for his next fix didn't have anything to do with it I'm sure.

So I finally get to speak and I tell him I don't have any money... that I am crazy poor and live paycheck to paycheck so I am not the one he should be asking for money - then he got a little grumpy and said that any amount would do - so I gave him a single dollar. There was some talk of his John Varatos jacket... something about that I could hold it but he needed it back? Not really sure where he was trying to go with that.

{Obviously I didn't take a photo of his teeth but they were on par with gleaming enameled pearls}

ugh

2008-08-14T17:36:00.000-04:00

there is a nor'easter a brewing outside - it is raining crazy hard. I really really really don't want to be out in it! ugh

not Ebay but I still likey

2008-08-14T16:27:00.006-04:00

might look AH-mazing framed and hung over a fireplace for the cheap price of $750
{edit - there was a hint of sarcasm}

my new stomping ground

2008-08-13T16:36:00.003-04:00

my new stomping ground is EBAY

its just a gold mine of fun things! I found these CHAIRS and I think they would be SO fun as outdoor furniture with a cute little table in between them! and they are only 99 cents so far! I showed them to MFC and she put them on her watch list because she also fancied these gems

oh AND...

2008-08-12T17:28:00.005-04:00

So I went with my friend Heather to see one of her favorite bands on Sat. But I have to say that one of the opening bands for her band killed them!

{take a seat for this announcement- cause you are sooo going to need it}

Their name is Tragedy and they are the #1 BEEGEE's METAL TRIBUTE BAND in the Tri-State AREA! hahahahaha {the link is to their myspace page}

and I have to tell you they rocked it out - and live they really did sound similar to the Gibbs brothers and I think the very best part was the fact that I knew every single word to every single song they played. It was basically the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. I am fairly positive that I must buy their cd on iTunes - but if they come to a neighborhood near you I highly suggest you go and see them. They were sooo much fun!

smitten kitten

2008-08-12T17:14:00.003-04:00

I am in swoon city over this sofa on EBAY!!!

granted the mint green isn't exactly perfect but its soooo pretty and the mint green could work til enough money was saved for a reupholstery job. $399 starting bid - cheaper than most sofas on the market and those sofas don't have any character - or chutzpah.

another sofa in a very DISTANT second place {and you have to click on the link to see the pics because I am too lazy to post them for a sofa that I don't like nearly as much - the mint green stole my heart}

Wolf Parade - KoL - Black Keys

2008-08-07T11:01:00.008-04:00

well I went to see WOLF PARADE this past Friday night and they were really great live. They don't have just one lead singer and the different singers sound so different. It was like seeing a few bands in one. BUT here is the BIG NEWS!!!

The KINGS OF LEON
are going on tour with their starting show happening in NYC on Sept 23rd which I MUST MUST MUST attend!
I have listened to two of the songs off their soon to be released album and I have really liked them both.

okay I am the concert queen lately I know - but tonight I am going to see THE BLACK KEYS! out in Williamsburg. They remind me a lot of The White Stripes who I also adore.

She and Him

2008-07-29T11:13:00.003-04:00

I went and saw the band She and Him on saturday night instead of attending my high school reunion back in Oklahoma. Very cool band, I like them a lot - more country sounding than I thought they would be - but not country that is on the radio right now - more like June Cash or Tammy Wynette

here is one of their songs I found on youtube

Moving on

2008-07-25T14:54:00.012-04:00

well today was the very first day I added any meat back to my diet - I just hadn't been wanting any. I had ham and swiss on a brioche roll toasted - can I say delicious much? Um YES I can... DELISHIOUS! hehe

alright now on to more important things - I watched Diane Sawyer interview with the famous swimmer Esther Williams quite some time ago but one thing from that interview that stuck with me was her old swim caps. Which made me wonder about fancy swim caps... do they still make them?

and the answer is - INDEED THEY DO
here are some cute ones

Cute in PINK {althought they refer to it as Mauve} and at $8.99 its a steal :)

And this one is quite LOUD - I mean you could get people talking for sure!

And this one - although not much in the way of a SWIMCAP reminds of of Edie Beale from Grey Gardens! And as many of you know - I love me some Beale's!

The Aftermath

2008-07-22T11:33:00.002-04:00

Well today is my first day off the Master Cleanse, so far I have consumed some freshly squeezed orange juice and it isn't settling all that well. Last night I was sure to run by the grocery store and pick up some oranges for juicing, some strawberries and walnuts for munching. But since the OJ is giving me a bit of a rumble in my belly those strawberries and walnuts might be just for dinner.

a little news besides my detox - going to see the band He and She on saturday
and I am really really digging this cup... its on backorder but I can totally see why!

Day TEN!!!

2008-07-21T10:10:00.006-04:00

Well its the morning of Day TEN - my final day! I still feel good, and I sense that I have benefited the most from this detox in the last few days... although I feel like if I ended it now it wouldn't be as valuable to me. But I'm going to give the notion of keeping this up longer a BIG 'N-O', I am beyond ready to chew on something {gum wasn't even allowed}. As of this morning I had lost 11 lbs. Tomorrow I will do a final report on this 10 day long process!

xoxo

Day NINE

2008-07-20T11:33:00.002-04:00

I can hardly believe I have almost made it to day TEN! I am so close to finishing up this cleanse and I am really ready for it to be over. All is still going well and I just wrapped up my Salt Water drink and I am about to start on my lemonade for the day.

{late} Day EIGHT

2008-07-20T11:30:00.004-04:00

oops - no fretting I forgot to take the time to blog yesterday. I went out to Purchase, NY yesterday with my roommate Laura to lay out at her parents pool. I was sure to pack up my lemonade and water to take with me so I wouldn't be tempted to cheat. All went well, no cheating occured and now on to day NINE!!!

m.

Day SEVEN

2008-07-18T10:35:00.004-04:00

Well - supposedly I am at my worst day. I woke up this morning feeling really terrible I had a sore throat and my stomach was cramping. But after I got through my salt water I was feeling a little better. I got to work and it was immediately busy so I didn't have time to make my lemonade drink before the masses came in and so I had to make it just now at 10:30. Which means everyone in the office now knows I am on the master cleanse. blerg! Oh well, it kinda gave me the movtivation I needed to really keep this 'cleanse' up until monday. Off for now.

UPDATE - as a reward for me not cheating on this program I decided that I will get myself a few mega millions tickets
m.

Day SIX

2008-07-17T10:14:00.004-04:00

Well its day SIX and the bloom has definitely faded on this master cleanse flower - I am quite tired today. But the good news is, I am a little over half way there YAY!

A little more bad news - my dear roommate is a negative influence, she tried to talk me into quitting on 2 separate occasions yesterday - but no worries my fellow readers I did not cave.

On a happier note {nothing to do with this detox} is this funny and sad link. Turn up the volume and tell me what you think Demetri Smalls might look like.

UPDATE - well I am going to the movie on Friday and NONE of you can stop me... well its okay I promise not to cheat. I told Heather to make sure I didn't sneak in a bite of popcorn

xoxo

Day FIVE

2008-07-16T10:43:00.003-04:00

Well I suppose I am a glutton for punishment - I can't stop looking at food blogs! If you have never seen the website tastespotting.com you are soooo missing out! Its a feast for the eyes, which I suppose in my case that is the only part of me that is getting a feast.

But today is a big day - day FIVE - when it is over I will be at my half way point! I was talking to my mom about it last night and she thinks I am a little crazy for doing it, but it a good test for self restraint and I have also lost a little weight. In all honestly I don't know if I have noticed any type of changes, other than I believe my sense of smell has been heightened. Hmmm? Oh well! Check back in later

UPDATE - a bunch of people in the office just brought in fried chicken and it smells heavenly!

Day FOUR

2008-07-15T09:40:00.004-04:00

well its the morning of day FOUR and I am feeling pretty good still. I have to say that I am craving food - well I am craving junk food so I think I'm okay sticking to it for a little while longer. I mean, once I start getting a craving for plain lettuce then I would consider caving on this detox, but all seems well so far.

UPDATE - well I foresee problems, because I was reading about other peoples issues on the Master Cleanse and they all say that they had the worst time on day SEVEN and guess what day SEVEN is for me???? oh its FRIDAY and FRIDAY I am most likely going to the movies and the smell of popcorn might do me IN hahaha - well I guess I will just cross that bridge when I come to it.

Day THREE

2008-07-14T10:10:00.003-04:00

well its only the morning of Day 3 - I had to wake up early so I could make sure I could get my salt water flush in (haha and out) before I left for work this morning

Still not hungry but I have to admit I am feeling like a need to chew on something - my roommate ordered sushi last night and I was okay not eating any, but I will say that is it looked delish. Now that I am at work I will do more small updates throughout the day

UPDATE - its almost 4:30 and I am still not starving like I thought I would be - but I am totes having a hankering for STEAK haha

Day TWO

2008-07-13T14:41:00.003-04:00

Well its day two and I am still on the master cleanse - I have to say that last night I felt like I had the flu. But I pressed on and fell asleep and all was well when I woke up. And because I am a little obsessed I got on the scale and I weighed 4 pounds less than when I started all this on Friday evening. Granted I think the moment that I drank my next batch of lemonade I gained it all back but 1 lbs.

And I had to run to the grocery to pick up some more maple syrup and I was kinda impressed by myself that I didn't feel like caving and just picking up a roasted chicken or something. I walked in and smelled all the deliciousness that the little grocery had to offer and I just kept my feet a'walkin

now tomorrow might be another story

xo

Day ONE

2008-07-12T10:26:00.004-04:00

Okay - I know I mentioned this some time back but today is my first day of my master cleanse. Actually I had to start with a tea last night, but today is the first real day.

So far I have had 8 cups of water mixed with 4 teaspoons of salt... hahah {hell of a breakfast}

next up LUNCH
which consists of water, maple syrup, freshly squeezed lemon juice and cayenne powder

and guess what... that is my dinner as well

UPDATE - well its 9:40 and I haven't eaten any solid food today and shockingly I am not hungry, but I did just finish off my lemonade mixture and about to have my nightly tea. I will be sure and report back tomorrow!

Got my SURF on

2008-06-30T11:34:00.002-04:00

I tried my hand at surfing this past Saturday... and I did end up partaking in a great deal of salt water but alas I was able to stand up twice on my board within the hour! I was pretty impressed with myself to say the least, ha - and don't think for a second that my surf board wasn't much smaller than a boat. The surf instructor said that the waves were really stong and that if I tried it again next time I would be able to catch a lot more waves because the ocean shouldn't be as rough. So what did I do...I signed up for another lesson this coming saturday

I am a sucker

2008-06-24T15:24:00.004-04:00

so quite a few moons ago I blogged about the Clarisonic face washing machine thingamajig - it was listed on oprahs favorite things so I figured that I NEEDED it - but alas it is around 200 bucks which I was not willing to spend

But recently I saw a commercial for this new product called the Neutrogena WAVE - which to me was somewhat similar at a MUCH reduced price of 14.99 {it was on sale at Duane Reade for 13.99} so I made the purchase
I just got it yesterday so maybe I will update you later this week to hear about if any progress has been made...haha

TG & Y

2008-06-20T17:21:00.005-04:00

I remember going to TG & Y just about every time I stayed at my Grandpa and Grandma W's house.

It was in the good old Choctaw Plaza and my dear cousin and I would seek out the best of the best of the toy section for under a few dollars! I usually came away with a coloring book or a frisbee or something - OR possibly if I was in the mood, just loads candy!
I was just thinking that I always wanted to buy some balloon maker (rubber in a tube you would blow out of a straw) but I was always told it was unsafe. Hmmm I wonder if that balloon thing is still made - I might just have to buy it for the heck of it! You know, prove to everyone just how safe it is!

so I was thinking about TG & Y because I came across a store and it reminded of of all the silly little things I could find in a TG & Y - its called the Blue Ribbon General Store

here were a few things I spied that would be fun to have!

cute MATCHBOOK

who wouldn't enjoy some CANDY LIPS

ooooohhh FORTUNE TELLER

will return...NEVER!

nutritional facts of WATER haha

drawing pad AWESOMENESS

POSTER

similar to what I found the otherDAY

1st official day of SUMMER

2008-06-20T12:28:00.010-04:00

and here is a list of a few things that should happen sometime during this summer

walking barefoot in the grass

go for a swim in the ocean

partaking in a little grilled food

possibly take in a baseball game or two - especially since this is the last season in both the Yankees and Mets stadium before they move to their newer homes

Master Cleanse

2008-06-20T11:06:00.005-04:00

I think my system is a bit out of wack - and someone reccommended that I try the Master Cleanse for 10 days - I just bought the book yesterday and I read up on it last night. I think I might be interested in trying it!?! I wanna try it because it is suppose to help with your overall health because it detox's your body, but the girl I know who did it said it helped with her allergies.

Basically its the 'lemonade diet' - and you can't have any solid food for 10 days

you drink a concoction of
2 Tlbs of freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 Tbls of grade b maple syrup
1/10 of a tsp of cayenne pepper
8ozs of water

you have to drink 6-12 batches of this a day on top of drinking a slight salt water and some tea - thats it - nothing more nothing less... but 10 days seems kinda long but I think its worth giving it a shot. I read some reviews on Amazon.com and they were mainly positive. HERE is the book I got {I am not doing this to lose weight because I figure once I go back on solid food it will just come right back - I just think it could be beneficial to my health}

I might start it next week sometime?
I am also considering blogging about it everyday because I will need something to distract me from the fact that I won't be chewing on any food!

just a few fun things

2008-06-19T16:07:00.011-04:00

I like this fancy white MIRROR

this men's paper COLLAR!

I like this but I couldn't really tell you why ... it would maybe make for interesting wall ART in someone's office - just kinda fun and cheeky

Vintage chic in an old FAN - just keep the little kids AWAY

Way too big for any logical PURPOSES - but whoever said I was logical?

I heart this house!

2008-06-18T16:22:00.004-04:00

um - no I really do! I love the look of it,

if I owned that yellow house in OKC I posted about a long time ago - I would love for it to have the essence of this house

via Absolutely Beautiful Things - Image via Point Click Home

Paris

2008-06-18T14:57:00.005-04:00

oh how I love thee!

seriously if I could go back tomorrow I would - it is such a beautiful city. I really wished I knew a tiny bit of the french language but I don't and I suppose that is okay too. Ahh, but to sit out in an outdoor cafe drinking coffee and eating - well eating anything they have - makes me one happy girl! If the opportunity ever arises - then I urge you to JUMP on it! A couple of picies from the Paris leg of the trip

in order ... Mary - Laura - ME - Juli and Heather

just strolling along a street in the Montmarte area

Along the Seine

cut a rug

2008-06-09T11:34:00.003-04:00

okay - don't cut this RUG because its soo cute!

she has a pink MOLE - fun stuff - actually you can get her with Pink hair or Blue hair with a black mole but I think the pink mole is funny

What I learned from Old Blighty

2008-06-06T14:37:00.010-04:00

Okay okay - it all pretty much revolves around food!

- that vinegar on pretty much anything is the best thing EVA! um, seriously I can't get enought of salt and vinegar chips they are crazy yummy and the tangier the better! Why did I never know this????

- I was amped up on antioxidents in London due to the fact that I HEART Ribena! Its this drink made from Blackberrys and I think it delish. {and I get to use the term 'amped up' because I own an AMP - holla to my turntable} - I think I might try to see if I can make a small purchase online and get me some RIBENA at home!

- I can't eat a real english breakfast a.k.a. a 'fry up' because the thought of it makes me nauseous. Now please understand, I am from Oklahoma where fried food is very prevalent, but I just couldn't manage to actually order a 'fry up' and not imagine myself as a vomiting mess later in the day. A full english breakfast consists of bacon, eggs, fried tomatoes, fried mushrooms, toast, baked beans and sausages
RIDICULOUSITY I exclaim!

adding a couple of pics from the London part of the vaca
finally in the UK - taking the Gatwick Express into city center London

At this asian restaurant called Wagamama

No trip to London would be complete unless you got a pic in a red phone booth

Things I need on a plane

2008-06-06T12:23:00.003-04:00

I fly a few times a year - and here is a small list of the things I need on the plane with me!
- my ipod
- lip balm
- ear plugs
- gum
- tylenol PM
- and a book just in case the tylenol PM doesn't work

my poor neglected blog

2008-06-02T14:22:00.011-04:00

but fret not because since Cinco de Mayo a LOT has happened!
I was in London for 5 days and then from there I left and headed to Paris for 6. I will give some detail about the trip through some pictures once I get them uploaded. I love London - but geeze Paris is AH-MAZING! I wanna hit up Paris again and STAT!

After we got back that following wednesday I went with some peeps to Pinstripes in the Park. Basically they show a Yankees away game once a season in Bryant Park on a huge screen television so that you can bring out your blankets and sit under the stars and root on your Yanks! It was brilliant - and I was much more appreciative being in NY after having spent time overseas. I even took time to notice the tourist atop the Empire State building {you could see little flashes going off - adorable}

As of saturday evening my turntable is officially in use! I can sit on my bed and listen to little gems in my vinyl collection. I ended up having to get a cheapish home theater system in order for my turntable to connect to my amp to connect to the home theater system. I didn't know much about audio systems - and I still don't really, but I know a little more. I just thought I could plug my turntable into my tv and the speaker on that would work HA!
Then after I finally got my turntable up and running I decided that I needed to get some more records so I spent the day out in the city at flea markets looking to add to my collection -- and ADD I did! {this is a pic of a random record collection}
I bought
- Fleetwood Mac
- James Taylor
- Bruce Springstein
- the best of Patsy Cline
- Michael Jackson
- George Michael
- the best of Captain and Tenniell
- Van Halen
- Bryan Adams
and I think 2 others actually but they have slipped my mind temporarily {not that I love them any less - I am just having a brain}

Upcoming THINGS!

-Heathers birthday and the big celebration is going to be on Saturday at the beer garden in Queens - I might be consuming a hefty amount of Hefeweizen

CINCO DE MAYO!!!

2008-05-05T15:46:00.002-04:00

Ahh, back in the days of good ole' Oklahoma City it was pretty much like religion celebrating Cinco De Mayo.... it isn't as big of a deal up here, but its catching on. I mean, its an excuse to partake in margaritas, and how could anyone be against that?!? Happy Cinco De MAYO!!!

I couldn't believe my ears!!!

2008-04-29T09:41:00.003-04:00

SO I had been listening to this singer for a little bit now, I really didn't think she was on too many people's radar. Well I was really shocked this past thurs. night on Grey's Anatomy when they started playing the song "I'm Good, I'm Gone" by Lykke Li, she is from Sweden... the acoustic version that I had been listening to she had done the song with Robyn, the Shout Out Louds and a couple of others. I guess the cat is out of the bag and she is going to be on every Tom Dick and Harry's ipod... regardless, I really dig her music.
video is the one I had been listening to

O-U-C-H

2008-04-24T16:51:00.003-04:00

Okay so normally I get my eyebrows threaded and I don't think it hurts all the much, the occasional hair might not want to come out, but no worse than plucking. So I am getting my brows down and the lady is harassing me to get my lip done as well, normally I get my lip wax when needed. So I finally cave and allow her to thead my lip... um, never again people. Only waxing from here on OUT. It was so painful, it felt like she ever so slowly riped out each individual hair and took her time in removing it. I thought that tears were going to start streaming down my face, never again!

Give Earth a HUG

2008-04-22T15:12:00.002-04:00

I am not sure if I have ever really celebrated EARTH DAY?? I think once when I was young, McDonalds was giving out little tiny trees with Happy Meals for kids to plant. Or maybe that was Arbor Day??? who knows? I do remember planting trees in college for Arbor Day as well... hmmm.

How to celebrate EARTH DAY?? I already recycled my newspaper and I threw my plastic cup in the plastic recycling, now what?

just cause it makes me laugh

Michel Gondry = amazing

2008-04-17T13:24:00.000-04:00

he is a stud!!!

new header

2008-04-16T17:36:00.004-04:00

so I made a couple of different headers at work... I know which one I like best, but I don't know if MFC actually like any of them haha

I am magic, or so I thought

2008-04-16T11:56:00.005-04:00

PREFACE - Okay, so yesterday while I was at work I had recently stuck a piece of Eclipse® gum in my mouth but right before that I had taken a sip of root beer.

CLIMAX - All of the sudden I had the urge to cough and when I did (this is where the magic comes in) this white powder came out of my mouth. I could easily see it because of the light from my computer screen. It was AWFUL - it made my nose burn and the taste it left in my mouth was nothing short of disgusting and tasted not a thing like Eclipse® gum! I thought I was magically coughing out power... really I thought that my gum and my root beer had a chemical reaction or something hehehe {sadly thats no joke I really did!}

PREFACE {I LEFT OUT} - well before any of the previous things occured I forgot that I had just recently taken a pill. I am sure the little cap on it had some loose and lodged itself in my throat, so when I cough I coughed up my pill

ENDING - my nose burned for a good 20 minutes after this occurance, I don't know how people intentionally snort up drugs through their nose cause it did NOT feel pleasent at all!

so disturbing

2008-04-13T20:20:00.003-04:00

I am so grossed out every time I see the commercial for the Ped Egg!!! Has anyone else seen THIS???

The pic on the top right hand corner is especially vile!

This is P-I-M-P

2008-04-11T14:12:00.003-04:00

I am really diggin on this WATCH! Kinda different and I like that!

obsessive much???

2008-04-10T15:55:00.004-04:00

I think I might be! I have been on a craigslist rampage ever since I got my turntable. If I had a ton of spare cash and a house, I could totally have hooked myself up

let me show you my craigslist find of the day!

a little expensive but I am swooning over this STOVE

And some people's opinion of 'very nice' is really really off base for what I consider 'very nice'.

{oh quick little funny story on my turntable, I didn't realize all the things I needed in order for my turntable to actually work i.e. speakers and an amp. Um, amps aren't cheap! I seriously thought I would just be able to hook it up through my tv speakers and just listen away, but such is NOT the case. I finally bought a couple of records the other day and now all I can do is put my ear as close to the turntable needle as possible to hear a fraction of a nosie coming from the turntable. Not a good way to listen! My good friend Holly called me the other day and asked me what I was doing and I got all panicky because I was trying to listen to my record, but is that something I wanted to admit? Well not really but I had to fess up because I think I sounded really suspicious or something. Anyways, I have the mentality of a 5 year old and I want to play with my new toy NOW, but I can't and it is super frustrating!}

Oh last bit...DRUMROLL PLEASE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I got an E.L.O. record, a Crosby Stills and Nash record and lastly the Saturday Night Fever record.. BOMB!
{> = drum noise}

DANG IT!!!

2008-04-10T15:52:00.002-04:00

SO I am starting to feel a bit of a rivarly with my dear cousin... she has posted a blog two days in a ROW! YIKES... it seems I have some catching up to do!

Londontown

2008-04-04T17:32:00.005-04:00

So I am going to London in May and I bought a ticket to see a SHOW... I don't know anything about any of the 4 bands but I am hoping it will be fun regardless!

Now I am on the hunt for tickets to a show in Paris, this is a bit more difficult because a lot of the websites don't have an english translation page. There is a possibility I could buy a ticket and it not at all be what I thought I was buying a ticket to... I will just think of it as a wild and crazy adventure.

One right-handed Whopper combo please!

2008-04-01T17:37:00.003-04:00

I don't remember this HOAX, but its pretty awesome!

The Left-Handed Whopper
In 1998 Burger King published a full page advertisement in USA Today announcing the introduction of a new item to their menu: a "Left-Handed Whopper" specially designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement, the new whopper included the same ingredients as the original Whopper (lettuce, tomato, hamburger patty, etc.), but all the condiments were rotated 180 degrees for the benefit of their left-handed customers. The following day Burger King issued a follow-up release revealing that although the Left-Handed Whopper was a hoax, thousands of customers had gone into restaurants to request the new sandwich. Simultaneously, according to the press release, "many others requested their own 'right handed' version."

Put Your Records On

2008-04-01T17:16:00.002-04:00

So I bought a turntable from some home skillet on craigslist yesterday. It reeks of cigarette smoke and needs to be cleaned up a bit, but I think I LOVE it already. Mind you, I don't have speakers for it, nor any records, but soon my little kitties! I have been lurking on ebay for some records that I want and I have found a ton. I think with my record collection I am going to be very specific in what I will buy. I don't want records just to have records, I want music that I will actually listen to and that I think will sound killer on vinyl.

making up for lost time apparenlty

2008-03-28T15:12:00.002-04:00

So a lot of blogs right in a row... but I think I will leave you lovely readers with this song. Its been out for a while, but I still like it LOTS! Now when will they get around to releasing the whole CD in the US???

WOW WOW WOW