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<title><![CDATA[my favorite things v1.2]]></title>
<link>http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/?p=200</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>notsojenny</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[i realize that this has been a heavy picture filled post week so i&#8217;m going to cap it off by co]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i realize that this has been a heavy picture filled post week so i'm going to cap it off by continuing down that road</p>
<p><a href="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/my-favorite-things/">it's been 6mos</a> and i'm a person with alot of favorites so here we go again, but now that i'm <em>slightly</em>(and i intentionally stress that word) more blog savvy we now have pictures too.  so if i were Oprah you'd all be lucky, but alas i am not, so you will just have to hope i hit the lotto last night in which case i'll buy everyone some of each of these.</p>
<p>here's what i love...</p>
<p>... pampered chef batter bowls.  they're wonderful.  i really love these 4cup bowls with lids.  they have measuring marks on the side so they're perfect for measuring out and mixing anything right in the bowl and then you just toss the lid on (so perfect for pudding!)  they also come with a recipe to make cake right in the bowl!  i've never tried it but it sounds FUN!  i think they come in 4c. and 8c. sizes... i have 2 of the 4c. ones.  <br />
<a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/mix-bowl.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-267" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/mix-bowl.jpg?w=200" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a></p>
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<p>... bath &#38; body soaps.  i like to use the foaming ones in the bathroom in sweet scents, like the cherry blossom or honey suckle and i use the regular gel style clean scent ones in the kitchen, like the citrus herb. (apparently they no longer have that one online, but the kitchen herb is really nice too)<br />
<a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/soaps1.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-277" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/soaps1.png?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="277" /></a></p>
<p>... Hue foot care thingys.  they have all of the cushioning you could need for your shoes.  and they come in clear which is so nice.  i am typically a fan of the ball cushions but they have a full sole cushion that is heaven too.  if you're a thong sandal wearer they even have the things that wrap around to protect that area between your big toe and next toe (whatever it's called) and i like to use these on the top edge of some of my flats so that they don't rub.  i also love these because i can get them at my favorite place here... which leads me to the next thing<br />
<a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/hue-shoe.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-270" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/hue-shoe.jpg?w=179" alt="" width="179" height="210" /></a></p>
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<p>... TJ Maxx gift cards.  i love this store.  anyone who's read more than 2 of my posts would know that.  i think it's just heaven and i spend way too much time and money there.  but i have so much great stuff because of it!  how can you beat great, comfortable, cute underwear for $1.99?!?<br />
<a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/tjx-gc.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-273" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/tjx-gc.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="122" /></a></p>
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<p>... maggy london dresses.  i'm obsessed with these.  they're so flattering on so many bodies.  yes, they're not the cheapest but you can find them on some super sale deals at Macy*s.  and, yah, hi, many of them have POCKETS!  freakin LOVE!  and the step down brand, London Times, can be often found at (you guessed it) TJ Maxx!<br />
<a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/maggy-london.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-269" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/maggy-london.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="227" /></a></p>
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<p>... yankee candles.  i'm sorry but no other candles give off the same powerful scents.  i know they're overpriced which is why i like to use the coupons and get them at BB&#38;B or LNT.  i light these all the time.  clean cotton is classic but i've really taken to the honeysuckle for the warm months.  yes, i love reed diffusers and lamp oils too but these are just awesome.<br />
<a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/yankee-candle.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-271" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/yankee-candle.png?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="228" /></a></p>
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<p>... bite size snickers.  i bought them once around the holidays because i wanted to put something out at my desk for others to snack on too, and i'm now addicted.  eating an entire snickers bar literally hurts my teeth, but i always want to do it anyway.  these are the perfect size!  who cares if i eat 3 or 4 at a time?  still not the equivalent of an entire bar.  plus they're easier to share, don't be stingy with your chocolate : )<br />
<a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/snickers.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-272" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/snickers.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
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<p>... inStyle magazine.  i've been a subscriber for a while.  it's the only magazine that's lasted with me.  you know, you read Seventeen up until you're 16 and them you move to Cosmo and Glamour.  then at some point after college you move on to Elle, InStyle, and Vogue.  sometimes you even get hooked on Harpars Bazaar.  i've gone through so many different subscriptions of women's magazines and this is still my favorite.<br />
<img src="https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/1016/606/1d/image.timeinc.net/subs2/images/in/in_ccar0207_cover.jpg" alt="Cover" width="251" height="307" /></p>
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<p>have a good weekend everyone!  i'm off to the races tomorrow.</p>
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<p>~ today i learned... Mexico and Iceland consume the most Coca-Cola per capita ~</p>
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<title><![CDATA[wii want these]]></title>
<link>http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/?p=259</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>notsojenny</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[okay, i want these
M is perfectly content playing mariokart but i&#8217;m starting to need variety

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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>okay, <em><strong>i</strong></em> want these</p>
<p>M is perfectly content playing mariokart but i'm starting to need variety</p>
<p><img class="box_art front" src="http://media.nintendo.com/nintendo/bin/iZKF4jusprMUrHQWvJ10NMqnj_jdpVd9/N9P9ThD8kGLnni3JktKcrZ7SzaqpPUnr.jpg" alt="NCAA® Football 09" /></p>
<p>this just came out... like on tuesday i think.  the only issue?  we'd both want to be VT and dominate... not sure if same team games are allowed in this version. </p>
<p><img class="box_art front" src="http://media.nintendo.com/nintendo/bin/1e8eOLJdIu0VTTE-AQMKkU3yLB8RR-q1/dQZhLm9IvO1LPqgDPMxR-Hya6s7P6jHA.jpg" alt="Game Party" /></p>
<p>umm, so yah, this has beirut.  that's right, beer pong for you non-new englanders.  i think it's awesome and at the same time i'm not sure if it would be nearly as much fun.  if nothing else at least it'd be practice right?  without having to go get your stomach pumped after.  (though honestly, i think my beirut days are long passed)</p>
<p>we never really have time to play much Wii anyway so i don't see us actually going out to get these any time soon, but it would be nice to have some more options anyway.  i mean someday (in a far away galaxy) we'll live together and then at least i'll have more time to play.  did i mention i work from home?</p>
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<p>********************************<br />
on a completely unrelated note, am i the only person who thinks the TMobile commercial where they substitute "hello" for "goodbye" and they have farve saying "hello" to football after 17 years is funny and quite ironic?  anyone?  no?  it's just me?  i don't believe it.</p>
<p>if you don't know what i'm talking about click on the moving one <a href="http://www.t-mobileathome.com/buy-home-phone.aspx?WT.mc_t=TMO&#38;amp;amp;amp;WT.mc_n=TatHome_takeover#/at-home-tv-commercials.aspx">here</a><br />
and if you're not a follower of NFL then read <a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/38430-nfl-tells-brett-favre-to-consider-playing-again">this article</a><br />
put it together</p>
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<p>~ today i learned... donald duck's middle name is fauntleroy ~</p>
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<title><![CDATA[braggadocio]]></title>
<link>http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/?p=256</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>notsojenny</dc:creator>
<guid>http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/?p=256</guid>
<description><![CDATA[i have a habit of bragging.  i know that.  i once had a boyfriend (i think he was anyway, we never]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i have a habit of bragging.  i know that.  i once had a boyfriend (i think he was anyway, we never really cleared that up at the time,  either way he broke my heart a long time ago) who called me a "gloater" and informed me that i was a bad winner.  ever since then i've been acutely aware of this character trait/flaw.  at the time of this tragic event it was in reference to video games.  years have past since then but nothing has changed. i still rub it in M's face each time i beat him at mariokart or monkeybananaballs.  but for the most part whenever i catch myself bragging these days it's in regards to shopping.  and primarily saving.  i get very excited when i get a really good deal on something.  especially when it's something with a high perceived value or something that i've been pining over or actually  needed.  in the past i've been one to buy things that i never ended up using simply because they were on sale.  not anymore.  i try to keep all of my clothing purchases to a 90% discounted rate.  that meaning that 90% of the clothes or accessories that i purchase are not bought at full sticker price.  this may sound silly but i really get this strong sense of pride when i get a good deal. </p>
<p>i think it's fairly obvious in any of my past posts about purchases where i typically note how much i spent vs the original price.  i used to also be mildly obsessed (and may still be) with saving money on my groceries either by coupons or just store club discounts.  at my grocery store your receipt tells you how much you saved via these methods for that transaction and how much you've spent and saved for the year.  it's my goal to always save At Least 10% during each shopping encounter there.  and i've even put some extraordinary results on the fridge, like my receipt that showed my savings of almost 30%.  which on groceries, isn't that easy.</p>
<p>so when i post about some great deal i just found it's simply because i do not have any girlfriends here to brag to.  my main goal in these braggings is simply to let others cash in on the same great deal.  because i know that if someone told me where to go to get a good deal on a specific thing, there's a good chance i just might do it.  so really, i'm trying to do you all a service.  people pay for these kinds of services.  so technically i guess you owe me.  and i don't take Discover.</p>
<p>the moral of this story: the Nordstrom's sale starts on friday.  any girl who loves dresses should make note of this.  they have one of the best online dress sections of all major dept. stores.  i, so sadly, will not be able to partake as my previous posts have pointed out.  i've used up my shopping allowance for the month.  but i hope someone takes advantage of it.  please.  for me?  go out there and Save!  then tell me all about the deals you got!  really, i love hearing that crap.  i really do.  i'm weird like that.  because it's not about what you spend, it's all about what you save!</p>
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<p>~ today i learned... your odds of being killed by space debris are approx. 1 in 5 billion ~</p>
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<title><![CDATA[when models don't work]]></title>
<link>http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/?p=248</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>notsojenny</dc:creator>
<guid>http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/?p=248</guid>
<description><![CDATA[okay, so i&#8217;m officially declaring this a shopping focused blog.  at least for the last couple]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>okay, so i'm officially declaring this a shopping focused blog.  at least for the last couple of posts and maybe one or two more this week.</p>
<p>because i just found this image online. <br />
<a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/la-blanca.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-249" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/la-blanca.png" alt="" width="640" height="602" /></a></p>
<p>1st - let me say that i have this suit.  i bought it a year ago.  in white.  i was determined to have a one-piece and was beginning to give up.  it seemed like i either needed to get a speedo racing suit or a suit for old ladies.  not what i had in mind.  so when i saw this i was thrilled!  i get compliments every single time i wear it.  i've had people ask me where i got it, who makes it, everything you can think of.  there's nothing better than being in a swimsuit (which, let's face it is the most vulnerable girls get when it comes to public appearances) and being complimented.</p>
<p>2nd - i'm going to point out that this picture doesn't do it justice.  you can't see the detail in the straps.  the way they're twisted and looped together at the very top of the shoulder.  the model just isn't right, she looks kinda alien in it.  the chick's got no hips (not knocking that, in fact i'm jealous of girls w/out hips) i'm just saying that for this suit to look good you need to have hips.  the whole point of the design is to balance out your hips.  so picture this same suit but on someone with hips and you can imagine how fun it is.  when i bought it i couldn't find a thing about it online i just knew it felt very liz taylor to me so i had to have it. </p>
<p>3rd - i'm going to brag that i got it last year at marshall's for $39.  the tag said $118.  and now that i've finally found the name and everything online this year, it's still going for about $80.  i'm awesome</p>
<p>4th - i'm one of the best sister's in the world.  my sister and i have the same body, just different by the lbs.  so when i saw these suits back in marshall's the other day, but in black, i snagged her one.  unfortunately they didn't have my size or else i'd have a black one too.  i also bought her a RL beach cover-up similar to the one i have since she was saying she liked mine when we were at the beach during my last visit.  i love shopping for other people... it's almost as much fun as shopping for myself.</p>
<p>other than this one, i find CK to personally have the best bathing suits.  they're usually fairly moderate but with just a kick of style, which is what i look for in all of my clothing.  i've always been a two-piece girl up until this suit.  i'm convinced now that even though i want to be tan across as much flesh as possible, i also really like parading around in a flattering one piece WAY more than any flattering 2piece. </p>
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<p>~ today i learned... owls are left-sighted hunters.  and apparently the animal kingdom knows this, so when you need to buy a fake owl to keep critters (woodpeckers, etc) away from your property make sure you get one with the head facing to the left because the ones facing to the right don't scare any animals/birds/etc. ~</p>
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<title><![CDATA[bad at it]]></title>
<link>http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/?p=250</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>notsojenny</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[okay, so this whole money lock down thing?  not really my strong suit. 
since i&#8217;ve declared ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>okay, so this whole money lock down thing?  not really my strong suit. </p>
<p>since i've declared $$$ lockdown i've definitely pulled back from the spending i was doing earlier this year.  i've been really proud of myself.  and i've been especially good about talking myself out of buying something by not only reminding me that i have to pay off my invisalign but that i'll also be saving for my imaginary wedding.  so when i've come across a really cute pair of shoes at macy*s i've been able to say "i can live without them".  when i've come across an awesome bag at tj maxx i've told myself "yes, but a lhuillier dress would be nicer".  that is, up until now.  in the last week something snapped.  i guess it has mostly to do with me going in and out of shopping phases but i'm definitely not in control right now. </p>
<p>as i mentioned in my last post, last week i bought something similar to <a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/london-times.png">this dress</a>.  and then i was online looking at those awesome t-strap shoes and found a clutch that i fell in love with and it was on clearance for $20, so i made a passive aggressive move and added it to "my cart".  i waited a few days and this weekend finally hit the checkout button, which i guess i kind of knew all along i'd do.  but then during the checkout process i got stopped.  it wasn't accepting my credit cards.  i tried 2 different ones.  i knew it wasn't because i can't pay for a $20 clutch but probably had something to do with the online store.  so i decided i needed to check my cards.  in reading one of my usual blogs i came across info about a really cute dress on sale at jcrew for $30.  she also posted a free shipping code so i was sold.  except the free shipping code wasn't working anymore.  and without it i just couldn't justify the price anymore.  it was like i wasn't supposed to be shopping, these were signs from above.  so instead of heading the warnings i casually dragged M into jcrew when we set out for groceries.  it turned out to be a good idea (my justification anyway) because the ladies stuff was an extra 25% off of sale and men's an extra 40%!  M even bought a few things, which doesn't happen that often.  and while they didn't have the dress i was trying to get online they did have another dress.  and i knew i had no where to wear a silk dress but i fell in love anyway.  unfortunately i really wanted to buy 2 of them, and neither for me.  i wanted to get them for my 2 future imaginary bridesmaids.  and i almost did it.  i still kinda wish i did.  because i LOVE this dress.  and when i came home i immediately logged onto jcrew.com to see if they had a picture.  lucky enough, they did.  and a price.  it was originally $168.  guess what i got it for.....  lower...... no, lower.... okay, i'll tell you.  78% off.  i got this dress for thirty seven bucks!  <strong>and it has freakin' pockets! </strong> i love shopping!!  (you can <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/WomenBrowse/Women_Shop_By_Category/dresses/patternsprints/PRDOVR~93591/93591.jsp">see it on the website</a>too. it comes in other colors, love the grey/beige combo, and they call this one spicy mustard but it's really more green than it appears)  if you're looking for Cheap Fun bridesmaids dresses that are flattering on most figures and your girls will be able to wear again suggest running out to your local store now!<br />
<a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/mustard-dot-dress.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-255" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/mustard-dot-dress.png?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>i tried again to get the clutch when i got home but had same issue with payment.  i know my credit card works because jcrew took it.  so today i'm headed out to get my imprints done for my teeth and i'll be damned if i'm not stopping at the mall too.  i'm getting this clutch.  i'm either grabbing it there or getting them to order it for me.  i know i have a problem and i should just forget about it and stop spending money, but i can't help myself.  i love bargains!!  i can't pass them up.  anyone want to stage an intervention for me?  because the only thing i can think of is having my credit card and checkbook taken away.  otherwise i'm afraid i can't stop.   here's what my future clutch looks like...<a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/clutch1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-254" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/clutch1.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a><br />
<a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/clutch.jpg"></a><br />
did i also neglect to mention that i bought a martha stewart wine caddy thingy the other week?  yah, it was another steal i got for 75% off... carries (and comes with) 2 glasses, re-cork, and corkscrew, and a bottle of wine (not included).  i can't wait to use it.</p>
<p>so i guess i'm back on $$$ lockdown again.  that was my little reprieve and i hope i got it all out of my system.  i guess only time (and my bank balance) will tell...</p>
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<p>~ today i learned... in Columbia an individual can be fined up to $90k for gossiping ~</p>
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<title><![CDATA[De la perfectibilité humaine]]></title>
<link>http://sebika.wordpress.com/?p=100</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sebika</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sebika.wordpress.com/?p=100</guid>
<description><![CDATA[MOMENTS DE SOLITUDE, RÉGRESSION &amp; ÉGAREMENT.
Il est des jours où de grandes vagues de solitu]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>MOMENTS DE SOLITUDE, RÉGRESSION &#38; ÉGAREMENT.</strong></p>
<p>Il est des jours où de grandes vagues de solitudes vous submergent.<br />
De ces jours où l'on se sent la dernière personne sur terre, où l'on est <em>proche</em> du caniveau et où vraisemblablement, tout semble fait pour vous conforter vers une seule et même idée : "mais comment en suis-je arrivé(e) là ?!".</p>
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="284" caption="Oh, tiens, un phare !?"]<img class=" " src="http://www.amarine.fr/images/photo_phareChenal.jpg" alt="" width="284" height="282" />[/caption]
<div class="mceTemp"><em>Flash back.</em><br />
<em>Vacances, soleil (embellissons que diable cette triste réalité), job d'été.<br />
Tout se profile pour le mieux... mais, impossible d'empêcher le drame.<br />
Alors que depuis trois ans et pour la quatrième année consécutive j'exerce le même job d'été, voici que le doute m'envahit et sème le trouble, jusqu'à faire défaillir le soupçon d'assurance que j'avait glané.</em></div>
<p>Le charme n'opère plus. Le public est déçu... et les mauvais commentaires vont bon train.<br />
Je sais pourtant que cette mauvaise expérience est due à une modification de mon rôle, qui s'est amoindrit au point que j'ai parfois l'impression d'être devenue dame-pipi (je n'ai rien contre les dames-pipi, soyons clairs, mais ce n'est pas ce pour quoi je suis employée).<br />
Voici donc que je suis payée pour accueillir, vendre des tickets et faire des visites guidées à la chaîne, dans une industrie où le visiteur arrive toujours réfractaire au lieu qu'il visite.<br />
Il fait un temps de chien, il s'ennuie et il décide d'amener sa ribambelle de gamins insupportables justement là où je bosse. Pas de bol...<br />
Comme si je leur avais forcé la main.<br />
Comme s'ils pensaient trouver Versailles là où ils n'auront que du patrimoine de seconde zone (ce qui n'enlève en rien son charme, mais restons modestes !). Et de faire la grise mine lorsqu'ils pénètrent dans le lieu.<br />
Et vous savez quoi ? C'est forcément ma faute ! Bah voyons !</p>
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<p>Là, on m'appelle <strong>Madame</strong> à tour de bras. (Rhaaa ! Mais ne m'appelez pas, merci, j'aimerais autant !)<br />
Là, je dois accueillir des gens qui n'arrivent jamais à l'heure (et qui ne comprennent pas que sur un horaire de 30mn, si tu passes tout ton temps à attendre qu'ils arrivent, au final tu ne fais rien de l'après-midi), vendre des billets, m'excuser pour les problèmes logistiques qu'ils ont rencontré sur leur passage avant d'arriver jusqu'à moi... me prendre leurs réflections désobligeantes (qui même passées sous le coup de l'humour sont quand même placées)...<br />
Le tout<strong> avec le sourire</strong>. Et plutôt deux fois qu'une.<br />
Et de commencer un commentaire (court puisque je n'ai qu'une demi-heure pour effectuer l'ensemble de la tâche, visite et progression dans les escaliers comprise) qu'ils ont réclamé, mais qu'ils n'écoutent que d'une oreille, sans même me regarder, tout en continuant parfois à discuter les uns avec les autres.</p>
<p>Bon. Bref. Au final, je ressens un énorme sentiment d'échec.<br />
Alors, bien sûr, il y a toujours des gens absolument charmants. Voire plus.<br />
En ce début de saison, j'ai surtout eu affaire à la première catégorie.</p>
<p>Quand après deux après-midi (heureusement que j'échappe aux matinées !) de travail on rentre chez soi avec en tête quelques insultes, quelques remarques désobligeantes (qui d'ailleurs ne me concernent en rien), quelques billets doux de type "trop de la merde", "la visite c'étaient null", "c'est pourri ici", etc. versés sur le livre d'or... On a beau n'être qu'une simple employée et n'être pas visée par les remarques... Il se trouve que malgré tout, lorsqu'on travaille quelque part, on se trouve être une sorte de "vitrine" du lieu.</p>
<p>Et de se sentir bête, souillé, rabaissé en rentrant chez soi. D'avoir calqué sur soi ces impressions négatives.</p>
<p>J'avais déjà été insultée. Ca oui. Ca avait été difficile sur le coup (c'était la première année et je n'avais pas su gérer une affluence monstre en début de contrat... pour finalement appeler à l'aide en larmes). Depuis, j'avais la situation bien en main.<br />
Mais tout n'évolue jamais dans le même sens.<br />
En supprimant 30mn de temps horaire à mes visites (rentabilité, etc.), soit la moitié de mon temps, on a supprimé l'âme et l'intérêt de mon job. On m'a transformée en dame-pipi. On m'a attribué un rôle qui ne me plaît absolument pas.</p>
<p>C'est la première année que je récolte de mauvais commentaires sur "mon" livre d'or. Qui bien qu'ils soient donnés par de pauvres adolescents boutonneux désireux de se faire remarquer, en révolte ou tout ce que vous voulez... lorsque je lis ces mots, je suis touchée. Et je rentre chez moi dépitée, en passant par 30mn de bouchon où l'automobiliste lambda vient ajouter un poids à mon stress.</p>
<p>Et <strong>je voudrais fuir. Loin</strong>.<br />
J'ai l'impression de retrouver mes quatorze ans. Cet âge que personne ne devrait jamais vivre.<br />
D'avoir des comptes à rendre. D'endosser des poids adressés à d'autres. D'être incompétente. De perdre confiance trop rapidement jusqu'à disparition de mes moyens et régression au stade infantile.</p>
<p>Puis de digérer. Et de conclure que quoi qu'on fasse, où qu'on aille, c'est le même refrain.<br />
D'être outrée par l'indiscipline et l'impolitesse des masses. De leur bêtise et de leur ignorance.<br />
Et de se demander quelle place nous devons tenir dans ce monde. Si au final, nous n'en sommes pas la tare. Si le problème ne vient pas de soi.<br />
Et d'être le <strong>paria</strong> d'une société absurde.</p>
<p>Voici mon sentiment, ce soir.<br />
Voici ce que je ressens pratiquement chaque jour (ne serait-ce parfois qu'un millième de seconde).</p>
<p>De ne dresser aucune hierarchie entre soi et les autres mais de constater qu'il existe un fossé béant de l'un à l'autre.<br />
Et d'attendre la délivrance lorsqu'enfin on peut se confronter à ceux qu'on aime en y voyant le reflet de nos propres valeurs. Et d'<strong>exulter</strong>.</p>
<p>Je me laisse aller ce soir. Un besoin d'évacuer cet étrange sentiment qui me parcourt depuis hier, sentiment renforcé par ce temps maussade et pluvieux.<br />
Etonnant comme les événements peuvent prendre un tout autre jour sous les rayons du soleil.</p>
<p><em>Confusion, mélange, étourderies.<br />
Je ne me relis jamais. C'est un grand défaut, mais je l'assume.<br />
Oh, et puis je n'ai pas envie de mettre d'image pour le moment. Alors on verra ça plus tard si vous le voulez bien. Si tant est que vous soyiez là pour me lire.<br />
Et le tout sans tag, voyez-vous cela !<br />
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<p style="text-align:right;"><strong>Demain sera un autre jour</strong>, m'as-tu souvent fait promettre.</p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>notsojenny</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[why now?  why?!?
why when i&#8217;m on money lockdown (so i can have bright straight teeth) do i co]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>why now?  why?!?</p>
<p>why when i'm on money lockdown (so i can have bright straight teeth) do i come across such things of awesomeness?  such things that i will now begin to lust over?  why do i find these shoes now??<br />
<a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/hayek-yellow.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-245" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/hayek-yellow.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>i mean look at them?  they're made especially for me (at least they appear to be).  i lust them.  and i believe they lust me back.  oh man.  if anyone wants to get me an early birthday present by all means these would be a good idea! (speaking of, i already tried to talk M into buying me an "early birthday gift" of this gorgeous black and white little KC jacket that we saw at marshall's.  it was on sale for $50... made it too rich for my money crunch spur of the moment purchases though.  makes me wanna cry sad broke ass tears) <br />
and yah, in full disclosure, i totally went back to marshall's 2 days later to buy it for myself.  what? i was going to use my visa so i would get reward points, not a big deal right?  and anyway i ended up buying a dress instead.  it was cheaper so i decided it was the smarter choice.  plus this year i've been trying to increase my dress wardrobe and i couldn't pass this one up, it was so cute.  similar to the one pictured but it is v neck, with a v cut back (LOVE that) and the straps go to all black at the shoulders, oh and the print is a little different shape but it's big on the top and the same print but smaller on the bottom.  and the best part?  the part that's ALWAYS a selling point for me?  it's a london time dress (made by the fabulous maggy london line) so it has pockets!  i can't wait to wear it to the horse races next weekend!</p>
<p><a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/london-times.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-247" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/london-times.png?w=167" alt="" width="167" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>okay, yes, that kinda defeats my $ lockdown concept, but it was $30.  c'mon?  who can pass up such a cute dress for $30?!?  especially when one only has 3 outfits to wear when the temps exceed 88 and one lives in the midatlantic where one spends 3 months in the 90-100 degree range?  i can justify shopping like this all day.</p>
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<p>~ today i learned... the only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "j"~</p>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jessica Fletcher</dc:creator>
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, sweetie darling, you have given me years of comic genius and for that, this one]]></description>
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<p>HAPPY BIRTHDAY, sweetie darling, you have given me years of comic genius and for that, this one's on me.</p>
<p>Some choice words from Edina Monsoon played by Jennifer Saunders who is 51 today, and  looks bloody fabulous:</p>
<p>-<span class="Apple-style-span" style="word-spacing:0;text-transform:none;color:#ffffff;text-indent:0;font-family:verdana;white-space:normal;letter-spacing:normal;border-collapse:separate;orphans:2;widows:2;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#0000ff;">'Just remember one thing. Cancel my aromatherapy, my psychotherapy and reflexology, my osteopath, my homeopath and my naturopath, my crystal reading, my shiatsu, my organic hairdresser... and see if I can be re-birthed next Tuesday afternoon.'<br />
</span><br />
-'</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="word-spacing:0;text-transform:none;color:#ffffff;text-indent:0;font-family:verdana;white-space:normal;letter-spacing:normal;border-collapse:separate;orphans:2;widows:2;"><span style="color:#0000ff;">No! No drugs, give the drugs to Patsy.'</span></span></span></p>
<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="word-spacing:0;text-transform:none;color:#ffffff;text-indent:0;font-family:verdana;white-space:normal;letter-spacing:normal;border-collapse:separate;orphans:2;widows:2;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="word-spacing:0;text-transform:none;color:#ffffff;text-indent:0;font-family:verdana;white-space:normal;letter-spacing:normal;border-collapse:separate;orphans:2;widows:2;"><span style="color:#0000ff;">-</span><span style="color:#0000ff;">' I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="word-spacing:0;text-transform:none;color:#ffffff;text-indent:0;font-family:verdana;white-space:normal;letter-spacing:normal;border-collapse:separate;orphans:2;widows:2;"><span style="color:#0000ff;">feel like I had slipped on a oil patch at 35 and now I'm skiing towards the grave!'</span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="word-spacing:0;text-transform:none;color:#ffffff;text-indent:0;font-family:verdana;white-space:normal;letter-spacing:normal;border-collapse:separate;orphans:2;widows:2;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="word-spacing:0;text-transform:none;color:#ffffff;text-indent:0;font-family:verdana;white-space:normal;letter-spacing:normal;border-collapse:separate;orphans:2;widows:2;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="word-spacing:0;text-transform:none;color:#ffffff;text-indent:0;font-family:verdana;white-space:normal;letter-spacing:normal;border-collapse:separate;orphans:2;widows:2;"><span style="color:#000000;">And here is my favorite parody that she and the divine Dawn French did on Tyra Banks and America's Next Top Model (both of which I also love):</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="word-spacing:0;text-transform:none;color:#ffffff;text-indent:0;font-family:verdana;white-space:normal;letter-spacing:normal;border-collapse:separate;orphans:2;widows:2;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="word-spacing:0;text-transform:none;color:#ffffff;text-indent:0;font-family:verdana;white-space:normal;letter-spacing:normal;border-collapse:separate;orphans:2;widows:2;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="word-spacing:0;text-transform:none;color:#ffffff;text-indent:0;font-family:verdana;white-space:normal;letter-spacing:normal;border-collapse:separate;orphans:2;widows:2;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/Yt6OjnazjZs'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/Yt6OjnazjZs&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>notsojenny</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[since i was talking about gentlemen yesterday i&#8217;ll stay on that same thought. 
M makes fun of]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>since i was talking about gentlemen yesterday i'll stay on that same thought. </p>
<p>M makes fun of me for it.  and <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">so</span>too many people my age have no clue who these guys are when i bring them up but i love me some old men.  not just ones like M, i'm talking old hollywood handsomes.  i dated a guy once who called me an "old soul".  i never liked that term and still don't since i think it sounds all artsy and deep.  which i am neither of.  i just grew up on old movies and i love them.  in my opinion there aren't many movies in color that are better than the black &#38; whites.  i LOVE the leading men, they really helped make the movie back then.  how could you not love 'em?  and not only were men gentlemen back then, but they aged so gracefully.    here are some of my all-time favorites in order of greatness...</p>
<p><strong>5. Robert Redford<br />
</strong>if you've never seen <em>the way we were </em>open another window, log on to netflix, and reserve it now.  he's a wonderful lookin' fella.  hopefully you'll love Hubbell too!<br />
<a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/redfrod.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-235" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/redfrod.png?w=257" alt="" width="257" height="300" /></a><a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/robert-redford-old.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-236" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/robert-redford-old.jpg?w=225" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a></p>
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<p><strong>4. Marlon Brando<br />
</strong>yumm.  i'm not talking about <em>The Godfather </em>days, he's not one of the men than aged gracefully, but back in his glory days he was The Man.  many people claim <em>streetcar</em> as his best, but i'm a huge fan of him in <em>Guys &#38; Dolls</em>.  there's one scene, when he's singing <em>if i were a bell</em>, and jean simmons approaches him and he puts up his dukes and snuffs his nose with his thumb.  ohmygosh, there's just something about his look and the face he makes, i want to scream and throw my panties at him it makes me that happy!  i seriously can't stop smiling whenever i see that moment.<br />
<a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/brando-street.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-228" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/brando-street.jpg" alt="" /></a><a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/brando-gnd1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-229" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/brando-gnd1.jpg?w=207" alt="" width="207" height="300" /></a></p>
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<p><strong>3. Carey Grant<br />
</strong>yah, Carey Grant.  he's the most debonair of all men.  ever.  i really don't know how any woman was supposed to be able to resist him.  that sly grin, that devilish voice.  why are there no more Carey Grants? (ps. there's no use putting up a young/old photo of him because he never looked any different)<br />
<a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/cary_grant.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-230" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/cary_grant.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>
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<p><strong>2. Bing Crosby</strong><br />
i know i'm going to take flack for this one, i always do.  but i don't care because i know that my taste in men is sometimes quirky.  but the man is a comedian.  he can sing.  the man can croon with the best of them.  he's a dancer.  and he's one heck of a dancer at that.  i would be happy to find a man who could dance let alone do <strong>all</strong>of these things.  i just think he's dreamy and he could sing me to sleep every night. (tell me that when you look at the 2nd picture you don't hear "buh buh buh boo" in your head)  did i mention that he owned a race horse?<br />
<a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/bing-whchr.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-231" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/bing-whchr.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="227" /></a><a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/bing1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-233" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/bing1.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
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<p>and my favorite lover of all time...</p>
<p><strong>1. Paul Newman<br />
</strong>uh, yah, Hi.  Hotness!  he truly could be one of the most beautiful men that ever lived.  from his youth to his old age.  he's just gorgeous.  and i know there are many people who will argue that <em>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof </em>is not his best performance (some would even have the nerve to argue it's <em>Butch Cassidy</em>), but i've never wanted any man more than i wanted Brick.<br />
<a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/cohtr-paul.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-225" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/cohtr-paul.jpg" alt="" /></a><a href="http://notsojenny.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/pnewman.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-226" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/pnewman.png?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="220" /></a></p>
<p> so that's it for today.  don't get me wrong, there are plenty of hot men still around *cough*hughgrant*cough* but these are my oldies but goodies.</p>
<p>  am i missing any golden gods from way back when??</p>
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<p>~ today i learned... Average lifespan of a major league baseball is 7 pitches ~</p>
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<link>http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/?p=215</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>notsojenny</dc:creator>
<guid>http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/?p=215</guid>
<description><![CDATA[when i was in ct my sister and i went through my mom&#8217;s basement.  i can&#8217;t even describe]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>when i was in ct my sister and i went through my mom's basement.  i can't even describe how much crap she has.  she's a total pack rat (it's where both of us get that terrible trait).  and she can never throw a damn thing away.  we recently found out she's got some mice hangin' out.  so not only do we want her place to be cleaner, but we don't want the mice to have a place to hide either.  so we spent an entire day cleaning (again... and we will be doing this a couple more times before it's all done).  her basement is filled with things from all years... our youth, our parent's youth, etc.  every time one of my grandparent's passed away my parents ended up with their stuff.  not just neat antique stuff but boxes of CRAP too!  seriously, as we were rummaging through this stuff we found every single thing my father ever did in school.  i'm not talking science projects, etc, i'm talking about every exercise he did in his typing class, notebooks full of scribbles, receipts!  every damn thing that could be kept WAS.</p>
<p>as we started going through box after box we realized that the mice had gotten into almost every thing.  there was poop all over (still makes me shudder).  my sister and i labeled things into one of three categories: unimportant, destroyed, salvageable.  the first two went to the dumpster the third was put into big plastic bins.  while it was sad to throw away box after box of strawberry shortcake stuff, my little pony, and carebears because the mice had destroyed them, it was neat to uncover some of the older stuff.  we found my dad's old binders from school, scribbles of him plus another girl (that wasn't my mom).  notes between him and other girls.  it was fun to find out what a playboy my dad was.  my favorite of these was a letter from a girl to him.  basically she broke up with him but really wanted to be friends, i won't get into the entire note but the last line i love.  she was talking about the upcoming dance and the last words she wrote were "save me a twist".  i'm not sure how to explain it, but that line makes me smile.</p>
<p>anyway, the stuff i unearthed and was able to save was nice.  alot of reminds of my youth.  the last time we did this i found the original kool aide man pitcher we loved so much.  this time i found three of the cups that went with it!  i used to drink EVERYTHING out of these.</p>
<p><a href="http://None"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-216" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/old-stuff-015.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>i'm so happy to have these back.  i also found an old first aide kit.  this was from my dad's old office</p>
<p><a href="http://None"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-217" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/old-stuff-001.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>i found these steins of my dad's... does anyone know what the glass one was from?  all i remember is that it used to be in the freezer all the time, just ready.  the metal one is engraved with my dad's initials, but you can't see that because of the flash</p>
<p><a href="http://None"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-218" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/old-stuff-002.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>then i found this next thing.  *ed note: i found this in my caboodle... yes, with my engraved name plate!* i was so excited that i ALMOST put it on... i'm just afraid of what 20 yr old lip gloss would do to my lips.  i have a feeling it might burn. </p>
<p><a href="http://None"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-219" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/old-stuff-004.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="229" /></a></p>
<p>does anyone else recognize this?  or was i the only kid who was OBSESSED with it?!  it's the lip gloss from avon.  i don't know if they make this anymore, and the chocolate appears to have rubbed off some of the chips, but when i opened it up i grinned from ear to ear.  it still smells the same inside.  like chocolate!  it's SO tempting!</p>
<p>but out of the bag of crap i dragged back to VA (including old fireworks, old match books, art i made in kindergarten, glasses from our old house, etc.) this is absolutely my FAVORITE find...</p>
<p><a href="http://None"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-220" src="http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/old-stuff-019.jpg?w=225" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>i'm over the moon about this one.  i'm such a huge jackie o nut.  i think she's the most wonderful person in the world to idolize.  i'm so happy to now own this fantastic piece of history.  there was also a "vote for kennedy" button but i threw it in one of the plastic tubs and didn't feel like digging it back out.  the only thing that makes me nervous is now i feel like i need a bigger fire safe so i don't lose this.</p>
<p>so anyway, this is a sampling of the things that made me happy to get back.  i'll add the steins to the shelf where my dad's pipes are.  the cups and glasses will go in the cupboard and everything else wlil find it's way to safe storage.</p>
<p>with all this flashback... can i tell you how excited i am to find out that WKRP is on tv?!  i'm so freaking excited!!!</p>
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<p>~ today i learned... actually, i'd like to learn something.  can anyone tell me, if i post pictures but then delete the images from my computer, will they go away on the page?  or are they there forever once they're up? ~</p>
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<link>http://amantetinta.wordpress.com/?p=14</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>amantetinta</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Here are my June 2008 Stampin&#8217; Lunch cards.
This is a very versatile card design.  You can ea]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here are my June 2008 Stampin' Lunch cards.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><a href="http://amantetinta.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/img_2338.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-17" src="http://amantetinta.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/img_2338.jpg?w=300" alt="close as a memory" width="300" height="200" /></a>This is a very versatile card design.  You can easily change colors, stamp image, or sentiment to suit your needs.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">All card supplies are Stampin' Up.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Stamp Sets:  Close to a Memory, Absolutely Fabulous</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Cardstock:  Summer Sun, Purely Pomegranate, Whisper White</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Stamp set <em>Close to a Memory</em> is retiring.  Don't wait too long to get yours.  You have until August 10 to place an order, or while supply lasts.  Email me at <a href="mailto:zuzana425@gmail.com">zuzana425@gmail.com</a> to inquire or place an order.</p>
<p><a href="http://amantetinta.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/popsicle21.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-22" src="http://amantetinta.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/popsicle21.jpg?w=200" alt="3-D popsicle" width="200" height="300" /></a>This is such a darling card.  And so easy to make!</p>
<p>Cardstock:  Certainly Celery, Whisper white, Only Orange, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip</p>
<p>Stamp Sets:  Polka Dots &#38; Petals, Itty Bitty Backgrounds, Birthday Whimsy (2008 Sale-bration mini catalog)</p>
<p>Again, you can change the background behind the popsicle.  This would also make for a wonderful invitation card.</p>
<p>Email me at <a href="mailto:zuzana425@gmail.com">zuzana425@gmail.com</a> if you're interested in any of the supply items.</p>
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<description><![CDATA[UN POISSON NOMMÉ&#8230;
Mais comment s&#8217;appelle-t-il au fait ?

Salut toi ! Non, je ne voudrai]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>UN POISSON NOMMÉ...</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Mais comment s'appelle-t-il au fait ?</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://sebika.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/photo_01351.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-83" src="http://sebika.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/photo_01351.jpg?w=225" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><br />
<em>Salut toi ! Non, je ne voudrais pas dire mais... T'es moche tu sais ?<br />
</em>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Bref, je ne voulais pas écrire de long article aujourd'hui... puis dans mon élan je m'étais laissée aller... Quand tout à coup, ce fut le drame. Une mauvaise manip' et tout disparaissait. Un signe du <em>destin</em> probablement.</p>
<p>Je reviens donc (quoique tu n'as jamais connu l'existence de ce dernier "long" billet...) avec cette photo et simplement pour ne pas vous laisser dans la confusion la plus totale, l'indication qu'elle fut prise mardi dernier à l'<a href="http://www.aquarium-portedoree.org/" target="_blank"><strong>Aquarium de la Porte dorée</strong></a>, dans les batiments colonialistes (construits pour l'Exposition coloniale internationale de 1931) de ce qu'était autrefois le Musée des arts africains et océaniens (collections aujourd'hui combinées à celles du Musée de l'Homme et réinvesties dans le projet Branly).<br />
Aujourd'hui, plus rien de tout cela. Seuls les vestiges d'une architecture <em>de caractère</em> nous rappellent ces anciennes fonctions... ce musée s'étant récemment transformé en la <em>triste</em> <a href="http://www.histoire-immigration.fr/" target="_blank">Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration</a> (que je n'ai pas visitée, j'avoue). Et l'aquarium, resté <em>in situ</em>, pour la joie des petits et des grands (les "petits" sur place, en sortie scolaire étaient tout simplement survoltés... un début de visite très désagréable, en somme).</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">En bref, j'ai pu voir de nombreux poissons... dont certains m'ont beaucoup amusée... Je ne pensais pas en venir à prendre des photographies (du coup je n'avais que mon téléphone pour garder quelques souvenirs...) mais c'était trop pour moi ! J'ai découvert de nombreux spécimens bien sympathiques... mon préféré restant le <a href="http://www.aquarium-villeurbannais.fr/images/contenu/poissons/autre/pettersi_poisson_elephant_g.jpg" target="_blank">poisson éléphant</a>, avec sa jolie trompe.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Un petit jeu peut-être ?<br />
<strong>Sauriez-vous</strong>*<strong> me dire le NOM du poisson en photo plus haut ?</strong>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><!--more--></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">En attendant... bonne journée et à très, très bientôt !</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">* je n'en ai personnellement aucune idée !</p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 20:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ECHO GRAPHIES
Une pirouette de titres sans queue ni tête n&#8217;annonce généralement rien de bie]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>ECHO GRAPHIES</strong></p>
<p><em>Une pirouette de titres sans queue ni tête n'annonce généralement rien de bien fantastique.<br />
Je continue donc sur ma lancée, en proposant aujourd'hui une petite réponse (pour le coup tardive) à un <a href="http://chezgaby-blog.blogspot.com/2008/05/cest-toi-le-tag.html" target="_blank"><strong>tag</strong> </a>circulant sur le net. Tag qui me tient à coeur puisqu'il y a quelques années j'avais lancé l'idée, déjà, sur divers forums... Exercice auquel quelques personnes s'étaient prêtées, pour mon plus grand plaisir.</em></p>
<p>Si j'attache une importance particulière aux yeux et mains des personnes que je rencontre, découvrir leur écriture fait également partie du processus "d'évaluation" que je "soumets" (à leur insu) à ceux que j'aime (ou en phase de...).</p>
<p>A l'harmonie de l'écriture, j'associe, dans un doublé gagnant, une assez haute exigeance orthographique.</p>
<p>Bref.<br />
Voici donc un échantillon d'écriture glané sur l'un des vestiges de mes recherches doctorales avortées...</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://sebika.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/hpim2406.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-73" src="http://sebika.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/hpim2406.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="234" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Cet échantillon fait partie des derniers "grands écrits" manuels auxquels j'ai pu m'adonner... la <em>plume</em> passant de moins en moins entre mes mains - pas même pour écrire des listes de courses puisque de toutes façons quand j'en fait j'oublie toujours de les prendre avec moi (d'où l'intérêt !).<br />
L'idée n'est pas d'expliciter l'extrait, mais en l'occurence, il va de soi que lorsque j'écris une lettre ou un texte, j'accorde plus de temps à l'écriture des mots entiers...<br />
L'ajout de couleurs est purement lié à une méthode personnelle de (re)lecture rapide...</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Et puisque je suis dans "l'explication de texte", je voudrais simplement rendre à César ce qui est à César. En l'occurence, les initiales G. B. qui renvoient à un artiste que j'aime beaucoup et à qui je souhaite donc rendre tout le mérite nécessaire, soit <strong><a href="http://www.mep-fr.org/actu/actu_gb.htm" target="_blank">Gabriele Basilico</a></strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://www.undo.net/gates/foto/1040320277.jpg" alt="Gabriele Basilico - Milan &#34;Interrupted City&#34;, 1997" width="358" height="251" /></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Je suis litéralement <em>fan</em> de son travail photographique. Et je souhaitais donc, tant qu'à faire, le souligner !<br />
Quant à <strong>Antonioni</strong>... impulsion de <em>tous</em> mes travaux sur la représentation de l'architecture industrielle au cinéma et en photographie... il se rend hommage tout seul. Quelle grande perte que la sienne...</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Il semblerait donc que j'aie fait le tour des futilités du jour à énoncer.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;"><strong>N'hésitez pas vous aussi à montrer votre <em>belle</em> plume !</strong></p>
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<link>http://sebika.wordpress.com/?p=68</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 13:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sebika</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[4 X 4

Devinez, devinez, devinez qui je suis&#8230;
L&#8217;heure est aux tests, aux questions mét]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://sebika.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/cest-5-fois-mieux.jpg" target="_blank"><strong><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-69" src="http://sebika.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/cest-5-fois-mieux.jpg?w=300" alt="Et si je diffusais une vieille photo de famille ?" width="300" height="200" /></strong></a><br />
<em>Devinez, devinez, devinez qui je suis...</em></p>
<p><em>L'heure est aux tests, aux questions métaphysiques matérialistes, au futile, disions-nous.<br />
Pour continuer sur cette grande lancée, aujourd'hui je choisis de répondre publiquement à une chaîne reçue par mail... Chaîne multi-véhiculée sur la blogosphère, à laquelle je décide de m'adonner sans détour.<br />
Il s'agit donc de donner des réponses par quatre (ce qui laisse donc plus de choix à ma pauvre personne incapable d'en faire - bien que l'exercice ne soit pas non plus très évident. Les réponses ne sont donc significatives de rien, ou de mon état d'esprit de l'instant présent... absolument non révélatrices de mes goûts au quotidien)... réponses que soit vous connaissiez déjà pour certains d'entre vous... soit dont vous n'avez assurément que faire !<br />
Mais c'est mon blog, alors je vous raconte TOUT ce dont j'ai envie !</em></p>
<p><em>A) Quatre emplois que j'ai fait dans ma vie :</em><br />
1) Monitrice documentaire,<br />
2) Guide,<br />
3) Esclave bibliographe pour une bibliothèque spécialisée dans l'esclavagisme d'étudiants en mal de stage...<br />
4) Esclave journaleuse pour un hebdo local... catégorie fêtes de la moule, festivals dans la boue et théâtre de grands chemins.</p>
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<p><em>B) Quatre films que je regarderais encore et encore :<br />
</em>[Franchement, se limiter à quatre c'est un peu cheap ! Alors pour verser dans le tout et surtout le n'importe quoi de ce qui me vient à l'esprit :]<br />
1) Indiana Jones<br />
2) Les Maîtres du temps<br />
3) Chunking Express<br />
4) Le Grand Détournement - La Classe américaine<br />
  <br />
<em>C) Quatre endroits où j'ai vécu :</em><br />
1) Saint-Brevin-les-Pins (44)<br />
2) Nantes (44)<br />
3) Rennes (35)<br />
4) Paris (75)<br />
 <br />
<em>D) Quatre (émissions ou) séries de télé que je regarde :</em><br />
1) Heroes<br />
2) Desperate Housewives (en passe de grandement m'inintéresser)<br />
3) Grey's Anatomy<br />
4) Scrubs</p>
<p><em>E) Quatre endroits où je suis déjà allée en vacances :</em><br />
1) Avignon<br />
2) Florence<br />
3) Londres<br />
4) Grèce [oui c'est vaste, mais je suis allée un peu nulle part et n'importe où sur place]</p>
<p><em>F) Chaque fois (ou presque) que je navigue sur internet :<br />
</em>1) Je consulte mes multiples adresses de messagerie ;<br />
2) Je jette un coup d'oeil sur l'état de mon compte en banque ;<br />
3) Je végète scrabuleusement sur Facebook ;<br />
4) Je lis et réponds à l'occasion à quelques sujets sur les rares forums que je fréquente.</p>
<p><em>G) Quatre plats que je ne mangerai jamais...(ou presque !) :<br />
</em>[Ouch, c'est chaud de répondre à ça !!]<br />
1) Desserts/boissons laitières ayant le goût (voire la consistance) du lait [oui, c'est comme ça !]<br />
2) La soupe au vermicel au chocolat [véridique, testé à l'école maternelle - à la cantine... je vous passe les détails non essentiels]<br />
3) Abats<br />
4) Viande rouge</p>
<p><em>H) Quatre plats favoris :<br />
</em>[Je ne citerai pas de plats mais plutôt des tendances culinaires globalement appréciées - voire plus]<br />
1) Libanais <br />
2) Italien<br />
3) Fromage<br />
4) Sucré/salé [séparément ou non]</p>
<p><em>J) Quatre personnes qui, selon moi, me répondront :</em><br />
1-2-3-4 ) Les Daltons ?</p>
<p><em>K) Quatre personnes qui me feraient une agréable surprise en me répondant :</em><br />
1-2-3-4 ) Les Trois Mousquetaires [qui étaient 4, comme nous le savons tous]</p>
<p><em>L) Quatre voeux pour le reste de 2008 :<br />
</em>1-2-3-4 )  A vos souhaits !</p>
<p>Du grand n'importe quoi, en quelque sorte...<br />
Je profite d'une semaine de "vacances" en famille pour me laisser aller aux questionnaires et autres activités sans intérêt... Visiblement, le <em>public</em> est friand.</p>
<p><em>Un billet sponsorisé par le club-des-cousines (sans son consentement parce qu'il n'existe pas), où vous avez pu consommer de la photo de famille datée et du questionnaire réchauffé.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Et vous, ça ne vous tente pas un petit questionnaire ?</strong></p>
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<link>http://sebika.wordpress.com/?p=62</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 11:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sebika</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[TOUTE LA VÉRITÉ SUR L&#8217;ACCIDENT DE JEAN ET SES CONSÉQUENCES
Aujourd&#8217;hui, finies les jo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>TOUTE LA VÉRITÉ SUR L'ACCIDENT DE JEAN ET SES CONSÉQUENCES</strong></p>
<p><em>Aujourd'hui, finies les joies des musées, de la Culture et des promenades lascives diurnes ou nocturnes.<br />
Finies les lectures, les chroniques musicales et/ou cinématographiques.<br />
Il est tant de rétablir les vérités et de parler des sujets qui tachent, qui fâchent, je veux bien sûr parler de <strong>l'éternel accident de jean</strong>.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://sebika.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/hpim2391.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-63" src="http://sebika.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/hpim2391.jpg?w=300" alt="Feu mon premier jean Gap, mort hier soir après de longs et loyaux services." width="300" height="226" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Place aujourd'hui à l'inutile, au futile, au débile.<br />
Un billet comme il en faut de temps à autres, pour régler des problèmes essentiels et universels (ou pas).</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Génèse.</strong><br />
il y a encore dix ans, si vous m'aviez demandé "qu'est-ce que tu portes ?" j'aurais pu répondre pas mal de choses, mais le mot "jean" n'aurait pas été de mon vocabulaire. Au lycée, pas question de porter de jeans, symbole par excellence d'un formatage et d'une banalité vulgaire. Je leur préférais de loin les pantalons droits - très saillants - sous toutes leurs formes. Et je les aimais.<br />
Seulement voilà. Après quelques années de bonheur, les fabriquants ont décidé de se lancer dans les matières stretch, jusqu'à en arriver à ne plus trouver de <strong>100% coton</strong>.<br />
"Ô, rage. Ô désespoir" fut donc le crédo du moment.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Plus tard, donc, je me réfugiais "dans" le jean, cédant à des années de lutte, faible et conquise par l'uniforme. Finis les beaux pantalons (que d'ailleurs on ne trouve plus), bonjour le jean 100% coton.<br />
La carrière commençait donc chez Levi's. Modèle 501 taille 27-34 - à l'époque (depuis que j'ai dépassé le 28, je ne porte plus de Levi's). L'accident de jean avec mes vieux 501 était somme toute assez rare, intervenant sur les modèles "very used" portés environ 1 an... et après des années de bons et généreux services pour les autres couleurs.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Depuis, je suis passée chez GAP. Bon, pas par conviction suprême, non, plutôt parce que c'était le seul endroit où je trouvais des jeans à ma taille (la dure loi des tailles batardes étant ainsi comblée), dans des modèles sans stretch, <em>Low Rise boot cut</em>. Mon premier jean acheté chez Gap m'aura duré près de sept ans, celui-ci nous ayant quitté hier soir (photo ci-dessus). Un jean que je ne mettais presque plus, sentant sa grande faiblesse, mais que j'avais dû ressortir pour cause de "rien d'autre de sec à me mettre".<br />
Bref, la grande joie de la journée aura donc été que le pantalon ne craque pas avant minuit, heure à laquelle je venais tout juste de rentrer chez moi. (Parce que je n'ai plus 15 ans et que l'idée de me balader avec un pantalon multi-craqué aux fesses ne me ravit plus guère...)</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Passé ce premier jean GAP, j'ai retenté moult achats, tous soldés par la même constatation : impossible de faire durer un jean plus de 6 mois. Bon, j'avoue, quand j'aime un jean, j'ai tendance à ne plus voir que lui et ne plus porter que lui. Du coup, fatalement, il s'abîme peut-être un peu plus rapidement que prévu. Mais à cette vitesse, ça frise l'abus !</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://sebika.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/hpim2394.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-64" src="http://sebika.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/hpim2394.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><br />
<em>Un jean à sauver...</em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Bilan.</strong><br />
Plus moyen de trouver un jean non customisé, sans stretch. Et la customisation "effet vieilli" et autres, non seulement c'est vilain (parce que l'intérêt du jean, c'est justement de le vieillir soi même ! enfin c'est ce que j'en pense), mais en plus ça réduit la durée de vie du produit de 80%.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://sebika.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/hpim2392.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-65" src="http://sebika.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/hpim2392.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><br />
<em>L'effet "pincé" qui fait mal.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em><a href="http://sebika.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/hpim2395.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-66" src="http://sebika.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/hpim2395.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><br />
L'envers du décor... ou quand même la tentative de solidification se fait la malle.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Moult cadavres, moult réparations... qui se soldent par un résultat démoralisant : je n'ai plus rien à me mettre ! (Oui, je sais, c'est trop dur la vie.)</p>
<p style="text-align:right;"><strong>Et vous, que portez-vous ?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Je vous souhaite d'avoir plus de chance avec les jeans que moi...<br />
Heureusement, l'été arrive avec ses pantalons en lin ! Ouf !</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><em>[Un sujet sans intérêt, proposé par mes soins, sans sponsor, écrit avec beaucoup de tristesse et de ressentiment.]</em></p>
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<link>http://ourprerogative.wordpress.com/?p=578</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 15:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[British humor is hit or miss with me. Absolutely Fabulous is hilarious, but Mr. Bean&#8217;s gross-o]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>British humor is hit or miss with me. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUosm_BBv9g" target="_blank">Absolutely Fabulous</a> is hilarious, but <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3I7G-w3hTY">Mr. Bean'</a>s gross-out is, well, gross. Unlike SB, I've never really been into <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4khXkE5gEI" target="_blank">Monty Python</a>. I know that's just a very tiny--and dated--sampling of crusty-toothed jokes, but this "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0S6vL0-u58" target="_blank">Old Greg</a>" skit my roommate introduced to me the other day seems quintessentially British and funny. And the phrase "I'm old Greg!" keeps swimming around my head. Watch and understand...</p>
<p>(disclaimer: NquiteSFW and 10 mintues long)</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/h0S6vL0-u58'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/h0S6vL0-u58&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
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<link>http://cynematic.wordpress.com/?p=639</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 06:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[One is an Open Letter to Senator Clinton: Feminism is Not Academic, on Clinton&#8217;s hair-thin win]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One is an <a href="http://momocrats.typepad.com/momocrats/2008/05/open-letter-to.html" target="_blank">Open Letter to Senator Clinton: Feminism is Not Academic</a>, on Clinton's hair-thin win over Obama in Indiana. The other is about how <a href="http://momocrats.typepad.com/momocrats/2008/05/absolutely-fabu.html" target="_blank">I love funny women and AbFab</a> in particular. What does that have to do with politics or motherhood? Well, I think three out of the seven women I named were mothers, writers, and damn funny women. And I needed a good belly laugh after having my marshmallows toasted a tad for the Clinton post...by, you guessed it, Clinton supporters. But you know, it's all good now. Because who the heck can say the words "President McCain" without throwing up a little?</p>
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<link>http://djoh.wordpress.com/?p=650</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 17:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
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AbFab, em homenagem à Talita.
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<em>AbFab</em>, em homenagem à <a href="http://lavanderia.wordpress.com">Talita</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Patsy Stone fica mais velha (mas mantém o penteado)]]></title>
<link>http://digestao.wordpress.com/?p=91</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 01:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>claesen</dc:creator>
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A Inglaterra é pródiga em bons comediantes. Que o digam Monty Python e seus inúmeros sucessos na]]></description>
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<p>A Inglaterra é pródiga em bons comediantes. Que o digam Monty Python e seus inúmeros sucessos na tevê e no cinema, os quais formaram um legião de seguidores - inclusive no Brasil.</p>
<p>A série <strong>Absolutely Fabulous </strong>surgiu bem depois (no início da década de 90) e, se não conquistou a tela grande como seus antecessores, deixou sua marca e virou referência cult em boa parte do planeta.</p>
<p>Ab Fab, para os íntimos, girava em torno de duas personagens deliciosas, de tão surreais: <strong>Edwina Monsoon </strong>(Jennifer Saunders), uma decoradora de interiores atrapalhada e consumista e <strong>Patsy Stone</strong> (Joanna Lumley), uma editora de moda alcoólatra e pedante. </p>
<p>Melhores amigas? Desde sempre. Traços em comum? Todos: o humor ácido, os venenos contra o mundo da moda, os vícios, o desprezo por todos (inclusive pela própria filha de Edwina!!), as orgias sexuais do passado, as drogas, as compras, as manias, os inimigos, as gafes com as celebridades, os barracos, enfim!</p>
<p>Poucas séries de tevê puderam se dar ao luxo de irem tão fundo no sentido denotativo da expressão "politicamente incorreto".  </p>
<p>Lá se vão onze anos desde que a conheci pelo canal Eurochannel nas noites de terça-feira, mas Patsy continua a mesma: com uma garrafa de vodca na mão e um cigarro na outra, com seus figurinos da Harrod's e seu penteado a la Ivana Trump. E hoje a loira faz aniversário. A idade? Bom, Patsy Stone conhece os segredos de todos e como eu não tenho um passado tão imaculado quanto o de uma Grazi Massafera da vida, é melhor não mexer com ela, não é?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Mayday, Mayday, Mayday]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lou16</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[That will be the call if you over indulge in cocktails today!!!!
 
Well today we celebrate the nami]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">That will be the call if you over indulge in cocktails today!!!!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">Well today we celebrate the naming of Pluto, that planet up in the sky was originally named on May 1<sup>st</sup> 1930.<span>   </span>For that reason alone it’s time to crack open the bubbly, but wait there’s more.<span>   </span>Joanna Lumley was born on May 1<sup>st</sup> 19*6, I’m sorry that was 19*6, who put a bleep in this blog??</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">Joanne Lumley played the fabulous Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous and I’ve got a little montage here for you.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">So here are some champagne cocktails for Pluto and Patsy, “cheers dahling”</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong>CC Bellini</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">3 shots Champagne</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">1 shot vodka</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">1 shot Chambord</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">Pour the chilled Champagne into a cocktail glass.<span>   </span>Pour the vodka and Chambord into a shaker with ice and shake.<span>   </span>Strain into the glass on top of the Champagne.<span>   </span>Delicious!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong>The Ritz Cocktail</strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">1 ½ shots Cognac</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">½ shot triple sec</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">¼ shot fresh lemon juice</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">¼ shot maraschino liqueur</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">Champagne</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">Place the cognac, triple sec, lemon juice and maraschino liqueur into a shake with ice and shake well.<span>   </span>Strain into a cocktail glass and top up with chilled Champagne.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;"><span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;">So take your Champagne Cocktails and watch AbFab for a good laugh this Mayday.</span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[cha-ching]]></title>
<link>http://notsojenny.wordpress.com/?p=157</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>notsojenny</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[pulled up my bank account online to balance the damage from this weekend
i&#8217;m so much richer th]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>pulled up my bank account online to balance the damage from this weekend</p>
<p>i'm so much richer than i thought i was!</p>
<p>federal stimulus check - in my account - today!</p>
<p>i wasn't really looking forward to this money like most people, though i knew it would be nice.  i wasn't counting on it for anything.  i had no plans for it.  i just wanted to make sure i didn't just blow it on something, but actually save it.  maybe spend a little and then put the rest into my savings, or as i like to call it "someday i'm gonna' buy me a weddin' dress money".  at the rate i'm putting money in there, and the longer i'm putting it away, you may see me on platinum weddings by the time i finally have a wedding.  while i don't know when that's going to happen, i do know that i'm totally going shopping this weekend.  it's my patriotic duty, afterall.  (that, and i found out that our outlets just added about 20 new stores! )</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Up &amp; Down]]></title>
<link>http://sebika.wordpress.com/?p=33</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sebika</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[POUR UNE SOMBRE HISTOIRE DE CULICIDAE

Pour pallier à l&#8217;outrageux manque de présence en ces ]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.kezako.eu/blog/images/06_10/amour%20insecte1.jpg" alt="Vampires" width="180" height="180" /></p>
<p>Pour pallier à l'outrageux manque de présence en ces lieux, je me jette ce soir à l'assaut de la chose avec un sujet brûlant pour lequel j'ai donné beaucoup de ma personne, laissant derrière moi des litres de sang et beaucoup d'huile de coude.</p>
<p>Vous l'aurez peut-être remarqué ou constaté par vous même, <strong>le retour</strong> (ou plutôt l'arrivée) <strong>des beaux jours est également synonyme d'arrivée massive de moustiques</strong>. Je ne sais pas vous, mais en cette seule soirée (merveilleuse soirée d'avril) j'ai rencontré dans mes seuls 25m² personnels une dizaine de moustiques qui se sont allègrement servis de ma chair fraîche (devrais-je dire de mon sang chaud ?) pour sustenter leurs besoins. Ils pompent. Ils sucent. Avec une avidité non retenue. C'est indécent.</p>
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<p>Devrais-je donc laisser mon corps en pâture à ces sombres <strong>vampires</strong> assoiffés ? Que faire ?<br />
Poussée par mon instinct de survie, voici donc que je bravais le danger, armée de mes deux mains, pour traquer <strong>la Bête</strong>.</p>
<p>Après une lutte acharnée, gisent sur mon plancher une demi-douzaine d'insectes aux corps décharnés.</p>
<p>Et bien que la bataille s'achève, je sais que tapie dans l'ombre, l'armée attend le moment où j'aurai éteint la lumière, repue de la lecture de ce très sympathique polard suédois que je lis actuellement*.<br />
Je sais qu'au moment précis où Morphée sera en phase de m'accueillir dans son sein, je l'entendrai, lui. Je les entendrai, eux. Et ce sifflement significatif. Je les surprendrai, trop tard peut-être, venant se repaître de mon sang pour venger ceux qui auront perdu la vie au combat et nourrir leur progéniture. Alors j'aurai perdu. Alors je serai à leur merci et pourrai m'endormir, bouffie mais apaisée, après moult démangeaisons.</p>
<p><strong>Alea jacta est</strong>.<br />
Si de moustiques tu ne voulais point, la fenêtre fermée tu aurais dû laisser, au risque de rester dans une atmosphère transpirant le chaud (27°C aujourd'hui dans mon humble logis - au demeurant bien plus supportables que ces mêmes 27°C dans l'ancien appartement)...</p>
<p>Ô joie de retrouver le soleil. Journées printanières passées sous le signe de promenades au bord du Canal Saint-Martin ou sur les bords de Seine... à arpenter les jardins et espaces verts sous toutes leurs coutures... Retour du Panaché tant apprécié (oui, oui, une bière l'après-midi au soleil et je suis saoule comme une pauvrette). </p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Dormez en paix.<br />
Dansons pour amadouer le soleil.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Burne-Jones-le-Vampire.jpg" alt="The Vampire - Philip Burne-Jones, 1897" width="180" height="254" /></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>* </strong>Cf. <em>Voile de pierre</em> d'Åke Edwardson, chez 10/18 - nous noterons dans cette édition de grandes failles orthographico-vocabularistiques : manque ou surplus de lettres/mots, assez dérangeants. Mais le tout reste toutefois vraiment chouette, une fois l'abstraction faite de ces erreurs.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[What do your feet say about you?]]></title>
<link>http://msceeskincare.wordpress.com/?p=52</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Cynthia Barnes</dc:creator>
<guid>http://msceeskincare.wordpress.com/?p=52</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Supposed you were asked to remove your shoes and socks right now, how would you feel? Mortified? Emb]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Supposed you were asked to remove your shoes and socks right now, how would you feel? Mortified? Embarrassed? If, after a long winter cooped up in thick wool socks and heavy boots, your feet are not sandal-ready, there's hope. MSCEE Skin Care has developed this relaxing, five-step regimen for you to use from the comfort of your home.<br />
<strong>1.</strong> Apply <a href="http://storesense4.megawebservers.com/msceeskincare_com/-strse-1/natural-skin-care-moisturizer/Detail.bok" target="_self">MSCEE Oil of Kasuari emu oil</a> to nails and the surrounding skin.</p>
<p><strong>2.</strong> Sink feet into a tub filled with warm water and<a href="http://storesense4.megawebservers.com/msceeskincare_com/-strse-15/diabetes-diabetic-foot-care/Detail.bok" target="_self"> MSCEE Absolutely Fabulous Foot Soak</a> for 10 to 20 minutes. Then gently push cuticles back with a washcloth and remove tough patches of skin with a pumice stone or a foot file.</p>
<p><strong>3.</strong> Towel-dry feet thoroughly, then massage in <a href="http://storesense4.megawebservers.com/msceeskincare_com/-strse-12/cream-callous-feet-foot/Detail.bok" target="_self">MSCEE Absolutely Fabulous Foot Cream</a>, working it up from your toes to your knees.</p>
<p><strong>4.</strong> File nails straight across with an emery board to avoid hangnails, infections, and ingrown nails.</p>
<p><strong>For Women: </strong>Wipe away surface oils from nails with a cotton pad soaked in polish remover. Then apply a base coat, two coats of color, and a top coat.</p>
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