GRRRR Let's End the Political Pain
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 by malita
I heart Etsy
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 by malita
I think I have failed to share my favorite online shopping tool - Etsy.com - I ended up on it last night looking for a simple silver necklace, an everyday necklace. I remembered how much I love this site and the way it allows artisans to really get their work out there to the world rather than confining them to local shops and farmer's markets.
From artwork to clothing to jewelry to just about anything - if you are into the rare/unique then this is the perfect spot! You can even create an account and a page of your favorites, which makes shopping all the easier - I think this Christmas is going to be an Etsy Christmas - hey they gift wrap. And Lord knows I can NOT handle those idiots out at the stores!!!
Oh and if you sign up for an account say that curlsz referred you.
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From artwork to clothing to jewelry to just about anything - if you are into the rare/unique then this is the perfect spot! You can even create an account and a page of your favorites, which makes shopping all the easier - I think this Christmas is going to be an Etsy Christmas - hey they gift wrap. And Lord knows I can NOT handle those idiots out at the stores!!!
Oh and if you sign up for an account say that curlsz referred you.
Brought to you by blatant product promotion inc.
What Happened?
Sunday, October 26, 2008 by malita
Remember when M. Night Shyamalan made good movies???
So something in the air makes them commit suicide - something about this movie wasting 2 hours of my life had the same affect on me.
Wowzah, a night of first
by malita
Man o man, congrats Erin Ivey - her first full band performance at the Rollin's Theater at the Long Center.
Amazing!!! I truly was blown away at how great of a performance, to a SOLD OUT crowd, it was. Including a Springstein cover and Crowded House cover. Which just for those two performances alone I will buy the DVD they made that night! She opened with my fave - "Half Light" which gave me goosebumps.
This was also the first musical performance for the Rollin's Theater, due to the success we can only hope or assume a repeat performance is in order. Plus I now have a crush on her bass player, sigh...
Check out her website and her ITunes or MySpace page, she also does Jazz standard's at Cedar Street, you are sure to fall in love.
Amazing!!! I truly was blown away at how great of a performance, to a SOLD OUT crowd, it was. Including a Springstein cover and Crowded House cover. Which just for those two performances alone I will buy the DVD they made that night! She opened with my fave - "Half Light" which gave me goosebumps.
This was also the first musical performance for the Rollin's Theater, due to the success we can only hope or assume a repeat performance is in order. Plus I now have a crush on her bass player, sigh...
Check out her website and her ITunes or MySpace page, she also does Jazz standard's at Cedar Street, you are sure to fall in love.
All hail Bumble & Bumble
by malita
Ok time for a product shout out!!
For you fellow curly heads who want to keep the curl - this stuff is awesome (read in sing song voice)
Curl Conscience Line - I especially love the Calming Creme
So I got Shawna hooked on it - she bought the Straightening cream and didn't even use her flat iron but it looked as if she had - I was amazed!
I stumbled on this line from dooce's site - she was raving about the Grooming Creme but when inquiring about it at Blue Elephant they took one look at the quaff and steered me towards the curl line.
So now I'm looking for a hair care sponsor so I can fulfill this wish list of mine!!! (You can purchase the sample sizes or travel sizes which is what I have done) Sigh - sofun, hard being a woman.
For you fellow curly heads who want to keep the curl - this stuff is awesome (read in sing song voice)
Curl Conscience Line - I especially love the Calming Creme
So I got Shawna hooked on it - she bought the Straightening cream and didn't even use her flat iron but it looked as if she had - I was amazed!
I stumbled on this line from dooce's site - she was raving about the Grooming Creme but when inquiring about it at Blue Elephant they took one look at the quaff and steered me towards the curl line.
So now I'm looking for a hair care sponsor so I can fulfill this wish list of mine!!! (You can purchase the sample sizes or travel sizes which is what I have done) Sigh - so
Welcome home laptop, I missed you
by malita
So my laptop was sick - I called my friend Lynn - HELP - my browsers and IM is not recognizing my internet connection - my life can NOOOOT go on!!!!
Dropped my baby off at 1:30pm yesterday - by this morning he was wiped clean. Now I get to reload him - yay.
Let's just say internet and IM on your phone is just not the same!
Austinites that have computer woe's call Lynn - she's very affordable and doesn't BS you about your operating system yada yada yada
Dropped my baby off at 1:30pm yesterday - by this morning he was wiped clean. Now I get to reload him - yay.
Let's just say internet and IM on your phone is just not the same!
Austinites that have computer woe's call Lynn - she's very affordable and doesn't BS you about your operating system yada yada yada
My vow to cut back spending
Thursday, October 23, 2008 by malita
Ten ways I will cut back my frivolous spending during the "economic crunch".
- Do my own pedicures - or wear closed toe shoes more often
- Mow my own lawn - or con my neighbor into doing it for me
- Make my own pizza - then call Mangia's when I have ruined said pizza
- 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!
- Start swiping free hair and cosmetic samples from Origins and Blue Elephant more often
- Share the Vanity Fair subscription with Sherry, and by share I mean take hers when she is finished.
- Switch to bikini Nair - nough said no details needed
- 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!
- 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.
- Save on gas by becoming a hermit.
Early Voting
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 by malita
Well I'm done - voting is over! I was rather impressed by the early voting turnout - they said it was three times the turnout so far than the last election. Also tons of women were there - go 19th Amendment.
Considering how
Don't know where to go? Well if you are in Texas you can find out here.
You can't see me.
Monday, October 20, 2008 by malita
Or you're not really going to kill me with that rake if I don't stop
digging in your flower pots are you?
digging in your flower pots are you?
Bizarro World
Saturday, October 18, 2008 by malita
Remember that episode of Seinfeld, Bizzarro world, where everything was flipped - that's what this blog entry reminded me of. And he articulates this so well in my opinion.
This is not to spout my political views because honestly I don't love nor hate either candidates, but I am FED UP with how this election has been run and the sheer STUPIDITY of the voters out there and the crap we are being fed and many believe! But mostly this whole thing has worn me down to the point I barely care anymore, and maybe that was "their" plan all along.
From a new blog I found via my beloved Dooce's Blog
This is not to spout my political views because honestly I don't love nor hate either candidates, but I am FED UP with how this election has been run and the sheer STUPIDITY of the voters out there and the crap we are being fed and many believe! But mostly this whole thing has worn me down to the point I barely care anymore, and maybe that was "their" plan all along.
From a new blog I found via my beloved Dooce's Blog
Progress.
You know, pardon my pseudo-educated, left-of-center, west coast arrogance, but I've been wondering what would happen if the people at Obama rallies, no matter how foolish their views on economic or political policy, sounded as utterly absurd as the ignoramuses who so frequently attend the McCain rallies.
Let's just imagine...
McCain hates Asian people!
I don't trust McCain. He might be a Communist. We don't know what he did in Viet Nam for five years.
McCain wants to put guns in schools!
McCain wants to drill in your backyard!
McCain is the most conservative person in the Senate!
McCain might be a Buddhist...we just don't know!
McCain wants to give all the power to the white people!
I have heard variations of all of this applied to Obama, a Harvard and Columbia graduate and a successful US Senator. A man respected throughout his community, throughout the Senate, and amongst International leaders.
Imagine how you would sound if you applied the same statements to McCain, another successful senator and a war hero? See.
Absurd.
Let's go a step further.
Imagine Obama graduated near the bottom of his class. Imagine he left his first wife after a car accident for a former drug addict. Imagine Obama had a teenage pregnant daughter. What if Obama had been under congressional investigation for ethics violations during one of America's largest banking debacles? McCain (or Palin in the case of the pregnancy) can't deny any of these "facts" about his life. If Obama had the same experiences, what are the odds he'd have even made it to the Senate?
As it stands, instead of focusing on our differences in platform and policy, we demonize based on innuendo and fear.
Simple people, simple minds. But then again, I find it important to remind myself how far we have in fact come as a species.
When I was born, America was essentially an apartheid nation.
60 (or so) years ago, the world was slaughtering itself by the millions in a global conflict.
100 years ago, women couldn't vote.
150 years ago, we still owned slaves
200 years ago we were burning people at the stake.
The average human lives 50-80 years (depending on when and where they are born). Put in context, sometimes I'm surprised we have evolved even this far as a species.
It doesn't seem like it sometimes, but I do believe it's getting better.
Obama an Arab? Good family man?
Friday, October 17, 2008 by malita
This is regarding the rally where a woman said "I'm scared to have him as a President, he's an Arab" and McCain took the mich away from her and said "No maam he's a good family man..."
I've been watching and re watching this all week - it's great!
I've been watching and re watching this all week - it's great!
Paradise Now
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 by malita
FABULOUS movie! How many of us truly know or understand what the Israeli "occupation" of Palestine means? What is the mindset of a suicide bomber, how does it even happen? I truly think this is a brilliant film that really shows aspects that most of those outside of the Middle Eastern culture have no idea about.Synopsis: Hany Abu-Assad's disturbing yet moving tale finds two men at a critical juncture in their lives. They've been drafted as suicide bombers in an upcoming assignment in Tel Aviv. Granted a night to spend with their families, they go home but are unable to say goodbye for fear of tipping their hand. But perhaps it isn't time for farewells yet as the two become separated during the mission and must decide on their own whether to continue or bail out.
Yes welcome to the new blog lounge - looks kinda like a 60's night club huh?
So, I recently switched my blog RSS feed (don't I sound so techy!) from Bloglines to Google Reader. Whoa!! Man it's like going form a Saturn to a BMW, from a condo to a Mansion, from meatloaf to prime rib, from well you get the point.
I heart you Google. You keep track of all of my email accounts so efficiently. You provide me with a beautifule home page (love iGoogle). You provide weather, art of the day and anything else my heart desires. You're just great! Thanks for thinking of MY needs before I even know them.
Post Script Disclaimer: This is probably one of those post you really don't care about, I know (but you know gadgets are my weaknesses) - Kinda like when people post about.. oh never mind I'll get in trouble for that one.
So, I recently switched my blog RSS feed (don't I sound so techy!) from Bloglines to Google Reader. Whoa!! Man it's like going form a Saturn to a BMW, from a condo to a Mansion, from meatloaf to prime rib, from well you get the point.
I heart you Google. You keep track of all of my email accounts so efficiently. You provide me with a beautifule home page (love iGoogle). You provide weather, art of the day and anything else my heart desires. You're just great! Thanks for thinking of MY needs before I even know them.
Post Script Disclaimer: This is probably one of those post you really don't care about, I know (but you know gadgets are my weaknesses) - Kinda like when people post about.. oh never mind I'll get in trouble for that one.
Erin Ivey Performing at the Long Center
Sunday, October 12, 2008 by malita
What can I say to convince you - The Long Center, Erin who is AMAZING!! Patti Griffin. You won't be disappointed Austinites!
Click here for tickets.
Let the eye rolling commence
Saturday, October 11, 2008 by malita
White people are crazy! I'm so glad these people are voting - they seem so well informed and are truly basing their policies and opinions on sound fact and knowledge. And they are so articulate, makes me wanna stand proud...
Watch part two if you dare - though it's a bit painful - I will say one woman had a Obama doll and her kid said you would "need gloves to touch him". God bless we are rearing the next generation to follow in our footsteps.
Honestly I only point this out because this is the CRAP I hear flying all over the place - I recently heard someone say they didn't like Michelle Obama because she could be a wild banshee. Well some say Cindy McCain is cold. Obama knows someone that was a domestic terrorist - well don't all government officials meet and serve with foreign and domestic coo coos? Oh but McCain is old and could have skin cancer.
REALLY THESE ARE THE ISSUES WE ARE FOCUSED ON!??????? God save us from ourselves!
Watch part two if you dare - though it's a bit painful - I will say one woman had a Obama doll and her kid said you would "need gloves to touch him". God bless we are rearing the next generation to follow in our footsteps.
Honestly I only point this out because this is the CRAP I hear flying all over the place - I recently heard someone say they didn't like Michelle Obama because she could be a wild banshee. Well some say Cindy McCain is cold. Obama knows someone that was a domestic terrorist - well don't all government officials meet and serve with foreign and domestic coo coos? Oh but McCain is old and could have skin cancer.
REALLY THESE ARE THE ISSUES WE ARE FOCUSED ON!??????? God save us from ourselves!
I also have a relationship with William Aires
Friday, October 10, 2008 by malita
My father lived and worked in Chicago in the 50's & 60's - he was a jazz trumpet player and cook at the Playboy club.
There is a HIGH chance William Aires (current "good citizen award winner" and former 60's radical) came into the club a few times for dinner and good jazz!
BAM!!!! Just like Obama (who served on some random board along with several other people) I also have a relationship with William Aires - or could have..... hmmm Malita modern terrorist?
Prior to me running for public office I really need to look at my acquaintance list...
There is a HIGH chance William Aires (current "good citizen award winner" and former 60's radical) came into the club a few times for dinner and good jazz!
BAM!!!! Just like Obama (who served on some random board along with several other people) I also have a relationship with William Aires - or could have..... hmmm Malita modern terrorist?
Prior to me running for public office I really need to look at my acquaintance list...
we are experiencing technical difficulties on this end
Thursday, October 09, 2008 by malita
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!
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!
Spoiled Infatuation
by malita
Remember THAT guy - man he was hot! His hair, his eyes and he has a great job!! He loves his mother, wants children and is kind to animals.... Then he opened his mouth - ayyyyyyyyyyy!
At first you thought maybe it's a one time thing, but every single time he opened his mouth - IDIOT! Please don't say anything when we meet my friends, just stand there and look pretty. What happened, at first you were perfect???!!!!
That's how I'm feeling about Sara Palin right now.
At first you thought maybe it's a one time thing, but every single time he opened his mouth - IDIOT! Please don't say anything when we meet my friends, just stand there and look pretty. What happened, at first you were perfect???!!!!
That's how I'm feeling about Sara Palin right now.
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