Sometimes I can tell a product is going to be great even before I get it. Looking at the site, reading about the company you can just tell. Such was the case with my newest find for customizable jewelry--namely bracelets and necklaces--Pickled Tink. CBK readers know the English teacher in me can't resist a good pun. But I promise Pickled Tink is more than just a cute name. Created by a crafty mom,
I think I am in love with the mini-laundry set at this store, especially since F loves to wash things in the sink, but I think I will wait on that until summer since that is very much an “on-the-porch-please” activity. Meanwhile the mini-veggie scrubber will help keep children busy helping while I make [...]
It’s only 13 days until Christmas… And I have all my shopping yet to do!
We decorated our tree early last week, and we did our tradition of having eggnog while trimming the tree. Before, we had done a simple but good eggnog that I talked about last year.. This year, I tried one I’d seen Alton Brown do, and I think we’ve got a new favorite eggnog!
It’s not quite as
Image by i heart him via FlickrEver since Sylar learned he was part of the Petrelli family, he became my favorite character on Heroes. Maybe its something about women loving bad boys becoming good, the best example of that being Sawyer on Lost. Sylar is a much more extreme example, but I find it adorable to watch him taking care of his family. Knowing the way things change on Heroes, the lovable S
I was Stumbling through kid's sites today and came across Starfall. They have a section of their site dedicated to "Let's Get Ready to Read" where they focus on the alphabet and each letter individually. Now, I know Ben is a little young and I have no expectations that he will be reading anytime soon, but he absolutely loved watching the animations for each letter and was following along with th
Just had to share Gracie's new favorite video with all of you! It's a dog toy symphony. And you know how much we love symphonies, being named after composers and all. Enjoy!
Well apparently Charlize Theron is my new favorite person. Want to know why? She hates MTV’s The Hills! Yeah!
She also cusses out the reporter interviewing her. Now I’ve never actually seen her do an interview before, but this behavior can’t be normal can it? Insulting the interviewer and insulting the network’s best show? Whatever, I like her more now.
-Delilah
Every year, 30,000 sci-fi fans come to my town and parade down the main street dressed as their favorite fantasy world characters.In years past, without realizing what weekend it was, I have found myself downtown after dark surrounded by characters from Star Wars, Star Trek, Japanese anime, various video games, comic books and vampire series.This year, we purposefully met up with friends and took
My very own office/workroom.I'm super excited about this--I haven't had a whole room just for myself since we got married. (Okay, so technically I get the whole house. But you know what I mean.) This room was already my favorite one--all the windows!--but up until now it's had a person living in it; first my BIL, then my sisters-in-law. But now it's my space. Woot! I'm so excited about being able
This is where I spent last Saturday. For my birthday and anniversary, Barak and I got away for a night and day to Heber Springs. I learned that I love to fish. I learned to tie a "leader" and I caught ZERO fish. I fed them a lot of powerbait, but the current was making it almost impossible to catch anything. Bummer. I also got a nice sunburn because I forgot to put on my sunscreen. You don't real
If you like MXC or laughing at people getting hurt, you’ll love ABC’s new show Wipeout.
It pits mostly unathletic competitors against each other in Japanese-like obstacle courses. It’s hosted by John Anderson and John Henson, the former of Sportscenter fame and his dry wit adds a nice touch. I’ve never liked Henson and [...]
I'm a sucker for lip balms, especially when they can cater to my sensitive lips, and right now I am so glad I stopped into Sephora last night and grabbed this stuff! Lavanila Laboratories Pure Vanilla Healthy Lip Butter SPF 8 is a new lip balm with moisturizing butters including 100% pure shea, kokum, illipe, and cocoa butter which provide moisture and hydration for your lips at it's maximum! It c
I’d been hearing about Sarah Jessica Parker’s Bitten clothing line a lot lately, but didn’t realize there was a Steve & Barry’s in my area. Turns out there is, so I went there tonight.
All the pieces in the collection are in the $8.98-$10.98 price range, and some things were on special for 2 for [...]
Ah, just when I think I’ve heard it all, I run across MaMa Lotion ($44.50, Cosmeticville.com). A dermatological-grade potent combination of 20% unique alpha hydroxy acids (10% mandelic acid, 10% malic acid), MaMa Lotion has what it takes to become a new regular in my skin care line-up, reducing the appearance of fine lines [...]
The Grand Millennium Dubai is an awkward hotel to locate being situated on the opposite side of the road to the extension of the Dubai Media City. But the modest effort is well worth it to discover the signature new Toshi Asian fusion restaurant with panoramic views from the 18th floor over the Palm island [...]
I'm trying out Blogger's new (finally) "future-posting" feature today. It's May 5 and I'm posting for May 6. I'd like to say that, because it's my birthday, I'm taking the day off and won't be able to post, but actually I'm presenting at a conference and will be there very early and that's why I'm future-posting. I expect to be done with everything (selling my e-course as a CD at the conference -- something new!) by mid-afternoon and then I can have some birthday time. Which will probably include taking my computer to the repair shop because it seems on the verge of a complete breakdown.So while I'm off doing whatever, enjoy this video that incorporates all the elements of a successful presentation. There are stories, examples, demonstrations, good organization, a strong opening and closin
My son Adrian is very enjoy playing his new discovered RPG online game " Adventure Quest " this fully animated flash game is awesome you can explore an entire world with over 700 monsters, hundreds of items, magical powers to gain, and many classes to master! Become a Fighter, Wizard, Ninja, Vampire Slayer, Rogue, Knight, Mage, Paladin, Dragon slayer, and more. This game is always updated and this
Not favorite author as in "forget you C.S. Lewis! You too, Madeleine L'Engle! You suck - this guy is the man." I mean - add another author to my list of favorite authors. At any rate, his name is Haruki...
Diamond and Lil Scrappy was seen at Diddy’s after party in Atlanta on Tuesday. I heard she’s trying to do her thing as a solo artist and she’s the new spokesperson for Fila. Diamond is actually a really pretty girl. Don’t let that blue eye shadow she wore on Easter Sunday fool you. No comment [...]
RMMB poster BaseballGuyCAA has noticed an interesting trend in the ESPN.com voting regarding the East Regional:It is like this for each of the six questions. Although I must say, I think the answer to #2 is completely legit.
I’m on the MaxBlogPress mailing list, and a few days ago Pawan released a new plugin for WordPress that I am having way too much fun with. It’s all sneaky & snoopy, but I foresee it as being very useful, especially for my adult websites.
The plugin in question is called Psychic Search, and it essentially [...]
Here's a good one. Hearing officers beware.In DB by CB v. Houston Independent School Dist 48 IDELR 246 (D. Texas 9/28/7), the parents argued on appeal that they were deprived of a fair and impartial hearing because the hearing officer slept through the hearing. The District Court rejected the argument, noting that the hearing transcript showed that the HO asked questions of witnesses and resolved evidentiary objections, therefore appearing to be awake. Also the Court noted that the pro se parents had failed to preserve their argument for appeal because they failed to object to the alleged napping on the record during the hearing. Stock up on Mountain Dew or No Dose hearing officers!
When I find something I really like or something that really works I have to share it with whoever will listen. I have been forever looking for the perfect window/mirror cleaner! I mean years, I have tried it all from expensive infomercial cleaners to plain old vinigar and water. I live in a valley here in southern California and we get big Santa Ana winds, Smog, a hill behind my house that blows all the dirt and dust directly on my windows. The summer is filled with pool water being splashed on the windows and french doors. Come Spring the way the light hits the back of our house you see every smudge and smear that is on the windows.I clean my mirrors and they still have streaks. I am always frustrated with streaks and smears. Low and Behold, I stop at Home Depot a few weeks back to pic
I was tipped off about these Emu boots by a hungry PR rep. I decided they looked pretty cute and I wrote about them on ThisNext. Immediately after I hit publish I dashed over to Amazon.com and bought a pair. I guess my own words influenced me.
5 days later the boots (got them in black) were at my door and I haven't taken them off since. I love my Emu boots. They are a bit more stylish than Uggs and they are just as comfortable (if not more). Oh and they are cheaper! If you purchase a pair I recommend going much smaller than your normal shoe size. I am a 7.5 and I purchased a 7 ... I could have easily fit into a 6.
Cameron Diaz has a pair and I think I am going to get another pair in chestnut brown. Yes I know I am a sick girl.
via PC World"More than two years ago, I blogged about the preview version of Flock, a browser, built with Mozilla Firefox at its core, with a social bent. I said it showed promise and said I'd keep an eye on it."
Flying from Cairo to Aswan you get a sense of the size of Egypt, mile after mile of sandy desert interspersed with the odd abandoned building and the occasional siting of the green belt along the Nile River. As far as the eye can see it’s nothing but orange sands and blue sky.
On arrival in Aswan we disembarked the plane for the ludicrously short bus ride to the terminal (seriously its about 100 meters!) which we later realized was a good thing. Why’s that you ask? Heat! Several degrees hotter than Cairo, the dry heat of Upper Egypt is unrelenting, yet bearable due to the absence of humidity. In summer temperatures regularly exceed 50 degrees Celsius, while winter is a more sensible 30 - 35 degrees. For our arrival, Aswan turned on a picture perfect, not a cloud in the sky, 37 degree day. The locals are proud to tell you Aswan only gets about 20 minutes of rain twice a year, sometimes 3 times, and even then it’s only a light shower “like tear drops from the sky&
I had to mention last night’s episode of the CW’s ALIENS IN AMERICA, “Rocket Club.”
I love Aliens in America, I find myself really looking forward to watching it, which is pretty ironic since I didn’t think I would be watching it at all. But Adhir Kalyan, who plays Raja Musharaff, has won me over. He is so funny, I laugh out loud every episode.
Seriously, at some point in “Rocket Club”, Raja starts telling Justin’s mom, Franny (Amy Pietz), this huge lie about their pretend Rocket Club, and he goes on and on and each lie gets worse and worse. Justin finally makes him stops and takes him to the other room and asks him why he said all that. Now, Raja’s response made me laugh so hard I had to pause the show for a while until I came down because I couldn’t follow anymore.
So yeah, I’d recommend you watch it if you want to spend a fun 30 minutes with the Tolchuck Family and their exchange student Raja.
Episode Summary and
I’m about finished with the book Eat, Pray, Love and am so in love with this book that I have to share. I know most of you have probably read it too considering it is a best seller and all. If you haven’t read it, then I highly recommend it.
It’s an excellent book about letting go of love and finding love. In particular, finding love for yourself. Even if you aren’t a yogi or a romantic, I think you’ll find value in what the author, Elizabeth Gilbert, has to say.
I’m about finished with the book Eat, Pray, Love and am so in love with this book that I have to share. I know most of you have probably read it too considering it is a best seller and all. If you haven’t read it, then I highly recommend it.
It’s an excellent book about letting go of love and finding love. In particular, finding love for yourself. Even if you aren’t a yogi or a romantic, I think you’ll find value in what the author, Elizabeth Gilbert, has to say.
Too bad Daniel Shame didn't have powers like this...You can watch the complete episodes on ABC.comAnd if you like the dark humor of Pushing Daisies, you should really check out the old canceled Showtime series, Dead Like Me, viewable online here.
With a party of 14, I always get nervous. Even restaurants that are usually pretty good start to falter when they have to plate for 8 or more at a time. We've been to Maurizio Trattoria Maurizio Trattoriabefore and praised there food so we were hoping they could hold up under the pressure. I watched in amazement as all the appetizers were served at the same time and then all the entrees. Even more impressive for a large party is having all the meats and seafoods cooked to the correct temperatures. Nothing over-done, nothing under, perfect seared tuna, quail, steak, chilean sea bass, fish stew, etc. They make their own fresh pasta which is delicious and have a long list of specials that really changes. It's a place you could really go to often and feel like your eating somewhere new. They also make their own desserts which are very good (except for the creme brulee) and the coffee is good too! The service was good and the prices suit the quality you get, and the portions are a little
Sometimes I’ll read spam emails that make it through various filters and blockers and whatever has been set up by people much smarter than me. I feel like I owe it to those few emails that find their way to me. Here’s my new favorite:
Hi Column!.
So they’re familiar with my work….
I’m Mr. Alexandr Czajkowsky, Director of Consulting company “Grand Consult” is specialized in rendering complex professional consulting services in teh ield of business and management: business plans development, marketing research, budgeting, law consulting, personnel recruiting and personnel-technologies. e located in Poland and have offices in Germany, Latvia and Ukraine.
OK, so far it sounds like I might not be qualified.
We are hiring serious people
Not looking good…
from all over the USA/Europe who would like to work and earn an additional income from theri home. We seek a Representative Agent in your city or state.
And just how did they know that I liv
Kongregate rocks. Period. And I only joined up for the first time today! This flash game portal has taken many of the best features found on services like Xbox Live and combined them with addicting flash games… and all for free. I love that achievements (nerd cred) are built into select games. This adds a new level to the gameplay and reasons to keep on playing. There’s also a points system where there may be prizes awarded in the future.
The social aspect is cool allowing you to live chat while playing. You can add friends and see when they are online. You can also see your “fans” or people who have added you as a friend. If you want to be a fan of mine, my username is “Boggslash”.
There are challenges available. At this point, for completing these challenges, you get “cards” that you eventually will be able to use in their own CCG game that is currently in development. This is how they describe it:
We’re not quite ready to r
* Washable nubuk leather upper * Absolutely magnificent - weightless, bendy and comfy! * Equipped with a rubber- molded outsole. * Great to wear on and off the golf course * Available in half and whole sizes. * 30-Day comfort Guarantee.www.worldofgolf.com
Q: What’s a 68?
A: You do me and I owe you!
Source: jokes.comedycentral.com
Warm and Moist
MAN: I’d like to buy some dog food.
CHECKOUT LADY: Do you have a dog?
MAN: Yes.
CHECKOUT LADY: Where is he?
MAN: He’s at home.
CHECKOUT LADY: I’m sorry, I can’t sell this dog food to you unless I see the dog. Store policy.
The next day, the man returns.
MAN: I’d like to buy some cat food.
CHECKOUT LADY: Do you have a cat?
MAN: Yes.
CHECKOUT LADY: Well… where is he?
MAN: He’s at home!
CHECKOUT LADY: Sorry, I can’t sell this cat food to you unless I see your cat.
The next day the man returns.
CHECKOUT LADY: What’s in the sack?
MAN: Put your hand inside.
CHECKOUT LADY: Hmmm… It’s warm and moist! What is it?
MAN: I would like to buy some toilet paper.
Source: jokes.comedycentral.com
Drunken Man and Blonde
After a really good party a man walks into a bar and orders a drink. Already drunk and delirious, the man turns to the per
Picked this Magazine up several weeks back and Absolutely "ADORN" it. It is so much fun and has such Great Ideas. The "Eye Candy" will keep your eyes glued. I have a real Magazine Obession as it is. Although my time has been limited due to kids,crafts and overall life, I still Love to read them all. I was doing heavy duty cleaning yesterday and found two "VICTORIA" Mags. from 2002! You would have thought I won the Lottery. I do Love my Magazines.
I paid a visit to the new local yarn store – and it was bliss! In fact I’m slightly concerned that the two women running it actually thought I was a bit of a weird knitting stalker type! I walked in and it’s laid out is such a gorgeous way – lots of cards and ‘pretty’ things at the front of the store, with the yarns displayed in piles and shelves so that all of the different colors and textures can be seen. Kid in a candy store wasn’t in it! There were rows of Noro, Debbie Bliss, RYC, Rowan, Louisa Harding – and lots more that I couldn’t tell you the names of.
One of the lovely ladies who run it came up and asked me if I was ok and if there was anything I needed a hand with and I replied that I was in heaven! She seemed to appreciate it (at least she didn’t back away in fear!) and we had a lovely chat about our favourite designers, yarns and so on. I put my name on their mailing list for the classes that are starting in September (seems a
We know that soccer players have some magical skill that allows them to pull ridiculously hot chicks (see earlier post), but we haven't seen much out of the Mixed Martial Arts guys. I mean when Jenna Jameson is the hottest chick we've seen one of these guys with, it's not good.However, that has all changed now thanks to one of our readers, who just happens to run his own MMA site. It seems that Andrei "The Pitbull" Arlovski has a girl that should we do a supplemental HW/GiS Tournament once the current one ends for all the hot wives and girlfriends we've since discovered, could be considered a favorite to win.Her name is Patrycja Mikula and she's a 24-year-old Playboy Cyber Girl. Alright, enough talkin', let's go to the pix. That's really why you're here anyway, isn't it?
I paid $7.50 for this dress last week (it was 50% off at the thrift store!) and that's ridiculously high for me, but it was just so fab. It fits almost perfectly, and looks amazing with my super-mod white shades. dress: thriftedgreen tank: thriftedgreen sandals: gap clearance
Kelly Clarkson"Haunted" Louder, louder The voices in my head Whispers taunting All the things you said Faster the days go by and I’m still Stuck in this moment of wanting you here Time In the blink of an eye You held my hand, you held me tight Now you’re gone And I’m still crying Shocked, broken I’m dying inside Where are you? I need you Don’t leave me here on my own Speak to me Be near me I can’t survive unless I know you’re with me Shadows linger Only to my eye I see you, I feel you Don’t leave my side It’s not fair Just when I found my world They took you, they broke you, they tore out your heart I miss you, you hurt me You left with a smile Mistaken, your sadness Was hiding inside Now all that’s left Are the pieces to find The mystery you kept The soul behind a guise Where are you I need you Don’t leave me here on my own Speak to me Be near me I can’t survive unless I know you’re with me Why did you go? All these questions run through my mind I wish I coul
I’ve mentioned Aptana before as a very nice (free) alternative to Dreamweaver if you are primarily a coder like myself. I have been switching back and forth between the two for a while now, undecided on which one is better. On one hand, Dreamweaver has great FTP and site organization with an interface I’m very used to. On the other hand, Aptana is free, cross-platform and is designed more for the web coder than designer. This past week sealed the deal.
I’ve recently started playing with and using Ruby on Rails (it’s great by the way) and I am using Radrails as my editor. Now Radrails isn’t a standalone editor, it is actually a plug-in for Aptana. So with the great extensive Rails support, I can now comfortably leave Dreamweaver behind. But wait, it gets better.
Aside from web development coding, I also do a lot of Java development as well. Wouldn’t it be great to have a single development environment for all 3 languages? Enter Eclipse.
Eclip
Thanks to my Mom, I have become a chapstick/lip gloss addict. I completely freak when I can't find either one in my purse! I go through a tube of chapstick a week, so it's getting pretty ridiculous. My husband to be started hiding it from me to try and ween me off, but I just got mad so he reluctantly gave it back to me. Is is sad that I sneak in the bathroom to put some on? Anyways, I'm always on the lookout for the next greatest lip gloss and this weekend I bought two new ones that I just wanted to rave about!Neutrogena Moisture Shine Lip Soother, around $7 at drugstores--I just bought it in Glaze (pictured left) and the color goes on really lightly and sheer so it basically just tints it a tiny bit. You can feel it moisturizing your lips when you have it on, so it's sort of like a chapstick/gloss rolled into one! Love it!Aveda Lip Shine, $13.50 at Aveda--Got it in Juneberry (a nude/plum color) after my friend let me try some of hers. The color looks very natural against
Thanks to my Mom, I have become a chapstick/lip gloss addict. I completely freak when I can't find either one in my purse! I go through a tube of chapstick a week, so it's getting pretty ridiculous. My husband to be started hiding it from me to try and ween me off, but I just got mad so he reluctantly gave it back to me. Is is sad that I sneak in the bathroom to put some on? Anyways, I'm always on the lookout for the next greatest lip gloss and this weekend I bought two new ones that I just wanted to rave about!Neutrogena Moisture Shine Lip Soother, around $7 at drugstores--I just bought it in Glaze (pictured left) and the color goes on really lightly and sheer so it basically just tints it a tiny bit. You can feel it moisturizing your lips when you have it on, so it's sort of like a chapstick/gloss rolled into one! Love it!Aveda Lip Shine, $13.50 at Aveda--Got it in Juneberry (a nude/plum color) after my friend let me try some of hers. The color looks very natural against
Since we're already on the subject of hot pieces, we recently ran into something else very nice thanks to a site that is fast becoming one of our favorites, The Offside.The Offside pointed us to a site called Who Ate All The Pies. We have no idea why it's named that, it just is. I think it's an English thing. WAATP also covers soccer like The Offside does, but the coolest part of this site, from my perspective, is that they have a feature called WAG of the Week.For those unfamiliar, WAG stands for Wives And Girlfriends of the England Team. It must be some kind of freakin' contest over there to see who has the hottest WAG, because every player seems to have an out-of-this-world honey. It'd be like the Chicago Cubs entire roster having supermodels for wives over here.You know you how we are in the midst of our Hottest Wife/Girlfriend in Sports Project, right? While we were checking out some of the WAG of the Week winners, we ran across one entrant that needs strong, and I mean REAL
Because it cost fifty cents! It's gray wool flannel, it's from the fifties, and it fits. I'm very happy. And the tights? Well, I didn't want the dress to look dowdy (it's a tiny bit big in the bust, so that's a valid concern) so I wanted to pair it with spicy tights. These were spicy alright! Did I mention I've previously only worn these with a long skirt, nearly ankle length, but I STILL get comments? Well, I had random drivers honking at me, someone shouting that I looked "good enough to stop traffic," street passersby commenting, and coffee shop patrons striking up conversations. Loudly. Far from letting all this go to my head, it rather served to remind me that I really should try that whole "exercise" concept before I wear these tights again. vintage dress: thriftedtights: ebayvintage belt: thriftedshoes: dsw
If this song isn’t all about me … I don’t know what else is:
The Ordinary Boys
Lonely At The Top
This is a song for all of my close friends
Anonymous neighbours with stories to tell
I didn’t realise I had so many close friends nameless and shameless with hear say to sell.
What’s the fuss? You’ve gotta be in [...]
Found this video where Canadian fighter Kultar "Black Mamba" Gill KOs a hot little Japanese guy named Hideo Tokoro. The fight's over in less than 2 minutes.
He doesn't look that cute in most of the portraits I've found, but on video, in movement, he's incredibly sexy. There's an interview with him here, where he's looking quite stylish and sounding adorable. (Fuck, I'm sure he'd hate to hear
Bitter is My New FavoriteI just read Bitter is the New Black by Jen Lancaster (shut up, I know I'm behind.). I highly recommend it. It has some hysterical scenes and it's well written so you really feel for the author (it's a memoir about her life after she was laid off).Read it. Love it. Visit her website.
Apparently Jeff Gordon thinks using jet fuel (allegedly) should not be called cheating. In other news, Barry Bonds says he never knowingly took steroids and Gaylord Perry never doctored a baseball.
From the Gazette:
Jeff Gordon said use of the term "cheating" was overly simplistic for what went on before the Daytona 500.
"There is a difference between pushing the limits and exceeding them,"
On the weekend I went to Toronto's Pacific Mall (North America's biggest Chinese mall. Anybody from Toronto? Raise your hand :). I freaking love that mall, I can spend a whole afternoon there. With some vendors you can even haggle the prices ;). ...
It's so hot and humid now I'm totally lightening up on my skincare routine. I don't want to wake up with an oil slick on my face. I find with a really great hydrating toner, I can skip my moisturizer on days like these, save for ...
