La Vie en Curlsz Part One

I say that being a fellow Mulatto myself - yes I doubt many of you knew b/c I don't look half black just like President-elect Obama doesn't look half white. But I personally think it's very funny that he's being labeled the first black President - I say blackish - I mean if he was like me and looked more white than black then what would we say?

Ten ways I will cut back my frivolous spending during the "economic crunch".

1. Do my own pedicures - or wear closed toe shoes more often
2. Mow my own lawn - or con my neighbor into doing it for me
3. Make my own pizza - then call Mangia's when I have ruined said pizza
4. Use all hair, makeup and lotions till they are gone before buying a new one - unless I have an Ulta coupon and I have to use up the coupon!
5. Start swiping free hair and cosmetic samples from Origins and Blue Elephant more often
6. Share the Vanity Fair subscription with Sherry, and by share I mean take hers when she is finished.
7. Switch to bikini Nair - nough said no details needed
8. Use those blue Bed bath n beyond coupons on each item I want to buy, this is going to cause a scene I can tell, but truly worth it!
   
9. Change my health insurance - basically I just need that plan where if a building falls on me and some how I survive, the hospital bills are paid.
10. Save on gas by becoming a hermit.

We'll see how this goes.

Well my fabulous Japanese template went nutso - guess it got poplar photobucket decided to shut it down...sad, but I found this new creepy spooky layout and it's perfect for fall. Yes my darkside is showing, I love spooky - I want a winter vacation home in a haunted house on the English Moors...

Also the day I had to fly out of Austin I get an email saying malitajones.com is DEAD!!! Apparently if you don't auto renew they stick it to you - no reminder's nada, just pull the plug. And I have to wait 90 days to get my name back. So now I'm working on getting my photography site up and runnig there - and contemplating letting them host my blog - one stop shopping source ya know.

But hear me now friends, if anyone takes my name I will hunt you down like Sara Palin hunting Moose - and you don't want the business end of that!

So I got home from an event tonight feelin a little blue... Pulled up my bloglines and my favorite blogger has posted - yay this is sure to put me in a great mood... And boy did it....A cursing child story - who doesn't LOVE those - cause to be honest I was THAT cursing child that humiliated my mother and made her wonder what she was smoking when she decided to concieve me, on many many accounts.

Let's just say "Oh my God the Helllll" is my new favorite phrase!

What was great were the comments - everything from outrage to praise to readers sharing their own anectodes.

I remember the first time I cursed - reading what was in the movie pages - apparently I didn't like what I saw because I tossed the paper aside saying "DAMNIT!!" - then I froze as four sets of parental eyes stared at me in shock - oh uh did I say that outloud?

But this one is great! A reader shared it - I've never heard of this poem, but I promise mom if I have children no worries I will educate them in this.

No neighbors thank you for letting me check on your dog's this weekend, thus giving me a key to your house... While you were out, I could have rummaged through your stuff but then I'd feel guilty every time I looked at you - I did however snag your new People Magazine that came in the mail today, because I myself would never willingly subscribe to that magazine.

I love my new neighbors, but he's a home builder and his apparent hobby is anything that has to do with an electrical saw.

My hobbies are reading, photography and gardening - all very quiet activities. So either I'm taking up the tuba to drown him out or I'm coming up with a new hobby for him. Puzzle making?

Usually I love birthday coupons, who wouldn't!!! Because it usually means free stuff from the stores and restaurants you love, right? Well apparently the recession is hitting everyone hard because this is how the coupons have been rolling in.

• Aubuelo's - $5 off your meal - last year it was a free meal
• Origins - $10 off a purchase of $25 or more - no problem I will eventually use that.
• Black White - $10 off your purchase - I had no need to go buy anything and basically did because I had a coupon - sucker!
• DSW - $10 off purchase of $30 or more - but at least they let you combine coupons there!
• Border's Books - 25% off, followed by a looonngg list of what I can't use it on!
  
• This is the best one - From the A&M "Century Club" (Alum) they will actually sponsor HALF of my contribution to the club - oh really A&M, you'll sponsor half a contribution to YOUR club (since apparently being a graduate alone doesn't get me the key) - oh but wait Malita, before you get pissy, we'll send you some magazines and a car sticker for that - even though we know you'll never read the magazines and you hate car stickers!

Basically, if I give my friends money for my birthday, they'll give me a discount! Remember those kids on the playground that wouldn't be your friend till you gave them something - yeah, something like that....