V-day is so yesterday...

Well it is for me...Literally!  Curtis came over with my purdy flowers and chocolate last night because he just couldn't wait to see the smile on my face and sparkle in my eye.... and also because he wasn't sure how long the roses would survive in his refrigerator for! Womp womppp!! lol

Anyways I love my eco-organic roses he got me. I'm not sure if this is the exact place they're from but iI'd like to think it's identical to this farm in Ecuador:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epOlbThsvQs

Here's a little something for the anti-valentines day peeps.  Trust me, coming from someone who is in a relationship and gets her fare share of romance year round, I'll never understand the concept of giving out valentines and chocolate on just one speific day of the year that is the feast day of an unknown martyr. It's creepy. Besides, people should just always be bringing me chocolate...

So valentine's day, you can just:

Captain Obvious at your service...

Not that we didn't already know that clear-light-up lucite heals are strictly for "dancers" but now it's offical, there's even a convenient tip slot for the "gents" in pervert row.

I don't think they're for realz, I just found the pic on a cool site Curtis sent me...

http://www.trendhunter.com/ 

Stoollala

Hey ya'll, remember Jenna Marbles? (How to trick people into thinking you're really good looking)?

Anyways she has her own bloggidy thing and I totally stole those last 2 vids below from it, so check it out:

http://www.stoollala.com/

I'm 2 for 2

On the day that Jonathan Knight re-confirms his sexual orientation, I am comfronted with my inexplicable attraction to the least masculine member of every boy band I've ever liked. 

NKOTB for example had me swooning for Jonathan knight for years with his shyness and seeming senstivity. His lack of solo's had me angry with the rest of the guys for making him the underdog of the group and therefor needed my attraction to stay relevant. (In my defense, if I would have known what gay meant at that age I think Jordan might have fit my understanding of the word...)

Then years later when I thought I was safe from the appeal of boy bands, enters NSYNC and BSB.  I fought the feelings for a long time, knowing that they were just a well oiled machine that a record company had engineered to destroy real music...

Alas, their power was too strong and Lance Bass had my heart at "Bye Bye Bye"of their second album No Strings Attached. And then broke my heart with his cameo on seveth heaven amking out with Beverley Mitchell...

Once I accepted my failure to boycott formulaic Pop music, I was brainwashed and in love.  You see, another handsome, shy, underdog needed my help and guidance... And there were the others, Christina needed protecting from Britney, Britney needed protection from herself. I was there for all of them...  

In any case, I'm back to normal, still a top 40 kind of girl with a dash of Swedish ballads and music I like to refer to as "sing along-able". But I swear if Kevin from BSB or Brandom Flowers (not really boy band) comes out one day I'm having my head examined...

Sad Cupcake Face :(

Hey, some of you (about 3 in total) might be wondering where I've been of late and what's the what on why I'm not posting... here's the truth of the matter. I'm just lame.  Yep, got a case of the post holiday blahs & credit card bill anxiety!

Other contributing factors but not really good excuses are:

• New job is very busy. Didn't know I got a new job? Well now you do. It's still at the same place but a significant amount of levels higher, thus more work/ responsibility. Main advantage to this new job, a flex schedule... oh yah baby, I come and go as I please... well within the 37.5 hr work week  confines and between 8am-6pm, living large...
• Been busy with the parents having just moved back from the Caymans. didn't know my parents moved back, well now you do. 
• Been kinda depresso since Curtis went home after the holidays to visit family back in Cape Breton.  Cheesy I know, but it's true, he's my main source of interesting information and he's also usually the photog when taking hilarious pics of Fin, so now you can see why the blog has been suffering.
• A new firiend seems to turn 30 every few weeks and although the celebrations are fun, the innevitable fact is that in a couple of months its going to be... okay well in like 5 months to be exact but still, I'm def not ready. All my favorite shows are people in high school... actually in defense of Gossip Girl, they're fresh out of highschool, so that doesn't count.
• And lastly, a Part B of the last bullet, I'm addicted to Pretty Little Liars.  A show that has kept me awake until the wee hours of the weekday mornings in the very same week that I started my new job. Can someone say stupid? I can. I've watched the first season twice now... can someone say double stupid? Yup. So I've been a zombie all week, but don't worry, not a real one, just a "people under the stairs" kind.

So there you have it folks, 5 very valid facts on why I don't have the stamina, energy or gumption (Sp?) to post nonesense. I have a feeling I'll be back to normal by tomorrow... or maybe Wednesday... but no promises.

Side note, although I haven't been posting, my swing kids and Angry Birds posts are still going strong. I could probably retire with just those two in the repertoire.

During my hiatus my friend Krista and I came up with a new word. Take care + tah tah= Tankerah... it's birth mostly stems from an accent, a disastrous double shot of tanqauray gin and a clumsy bartender.

So Tankarah y'all (take care)!

Not a New Years Resolution...

While getting fit and actually going to the gym for which I already pay for are some of my resolutions, doing this kind of workout entitled INSANITY isn't and kinda triggers the ol' doucher alarm. 


And yes, yes, I know it's the makers of P90X and your coworker got instant results... so then do the P90X, don't encourage lazy marketers by buying poorly re-packaged products like this:  

Cute/ Retarded Trend Alert

Look at the hotness I'm sporting today!

It's my wannabe Kandee Johnson ring but in a more blinged out style. 

Anywho I don't have much else to say about the ring other than it looks cute on but is really uncomfortable while  typing, dialing, eating, drinking, and I imagine smoking would be "a handful" baha.  

However it should be noted that the ring swerves wonderfully for waving, hand modeling, and detangling & simultaneously tangling your hair.

Love,

Your fashionably challeged L-Bo.

35 Gifts Your Children Will Never Forget

Thanks Christine :)
http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2010/11/26/35-gifts-your-children-will-never-forget/

But what I really want for Christmas...

Scramble obsession!

So I've given up on completing Angry Bird's level 7 and moved on to this awesomeness... At first I thought it would improve my spelling, but now I realize that its messing it up.  There are so many dumb words that are accepted in the game that you'd never use in real life but now they're part of my lexicon of retardedness.


In any case for a free App it's amazing. C-mac likes it too and we've had a good time challenging each other. I'm still in the lead with 79pts in 2 minutes using the 4x4 game.  I'd also like to add that English is a second language for me (kinda) so 79pts is really more like 179pts!! hahah!!

No Go :(

We didn't win the tickets, but it's fine, I'm actually looking forward to not doing anythign tonight and just vegging out while watching Vampire Diaries. Damen, it's been way to long, you too Stephen.

In other news, this made me cry, at work, like a baby. So sweet.

WISH US LUCK!!

Curtis might win 4 tickets to see Ozzy Osbourn TONIGHT!!! 

Not that I'm his #1 fan but it would still be a blast :) 

Swing Kids...Really?

So a little while back I posted that I watched Swing Kids again and ever since I've broadened my international appeal by like 10 fold. Every day I get someone from Spain, Sweden, UK or South Korea google searching the words Swing Hard and ending up on my blog.  I'm sure they've all been dissapointed since there can't possibly be that many people looking up this 15 year old movie on a daily basis.

So what is it people? I'm almost afraid to ask? Please don't tell me it's about swingers! I live next door to one, I don't need any more reminders.

Anyways I am dying of curiousity, so if it isn't anything illegal please comment and let me know what you were really looking for.

Thanks,

The management.

How not to get ready

It's T-6 hrs until me and the C-Mac are getting our drank on at the wine and fizzle show.  Which means I only have 4 hours of work left before I have to go home and get my press on.  (Disclosure: for non Bermudians "press" means clothes, specifically an outfit that you deem dressy)

Here's where in lies my dilemma. I have not figured out my press yet. Which means I will have two hours to get home, walk the sugar bear, try on a a shiz load of outfits, paint my nails, makeup and hair... It's doable, but here's what's really going to happen. I'll get home, see my dishes in the sink, decide that it's best that I do them now or else I won't enjoy myself at the show later, then after that I'll reward myself with a couple of minutes with my scramble iphone game, 30 minutes later Finny will remind me of his walk, I'll take him on the short route since I'm going to be running low on time, then I'll go home and panic, pick the dumbest outfit possible (ie usually something rediculously too warm or not warm enough) skip doing my nails, scrunch my hair because it's fast, and do most of my makeup in the car. 

Tah dah, you are now privy to what happens 99% of the times I have to get ready...

Guess where I'm going?

♪ I don't know when, I don't know how,
but I know something starting right nowwwwwww ♪ ♪

One day I'll be part of this world:

Lamo-Ween

For the 3rd year in a row I am missing halloween at work, I cannot tell you how happy this makes me.  Old people in costumes freak me the hell out... I don't think I could keep a straight face at the crazies dressed up as robots and gargoyls...

     But privately, I do get a kick of the pics they post afterwards though so I'm not totally missing out...

And since I'm not in tomorrow I doubt I'll be posting anything until next week, well that is unless the Brick completely demolishes my couch on Saturday, then prepare for the post of a lifetime :S

If you're going out this weekend in your halloween garb, have fun! Despite having a tickle trunk full of costumes, Curtis and I are opting not to go out and probably just stay in and watch scurrry movies... that is of course unless any of you contact us and invite us to your party or soirée of sorts... ;) Jk

We might take Prince Finnegus trick or treating, or just to the dog park on Sunday... we'll see, depends if he behaves on Saturday with "Dave" at the house. :S

Be good y'all and eat lots of sweets!

How to meet European Men

Is this shiz for real? I'm not expecting anyone to watch this whole thing, I had to turn it off when Dr. Francois showed up... but I still can't tell if this is serious? Did she just go shopping and want to show us her shiteous outfits or is she a comedic genius who just needs to work on her timing?

It goes to show that they'll publish anyone these days...  But not everyone can have an amazing blog with 5 followers though, that takes dedication!

And while we're on the subject, I'm having a hard time understanding this whole concept of trying to attract European men. In my experience, it takes little to no effort at all to attract them, but an arsenal of insults and friends to get them to back the fuck off.  They speak perfect english at first, and the minute you reject them, they don't speaka da angleeesh good. They have this insane built-in GPS tracker that allows them to show up unexpectedly when you're at your weakest...ie: coming out of the ladies room sans amigos.  Trust me, if you're wanting to track down some rando Euro, just stand still, he will come.

This bahloooo my mind

C-Mac and I went for a cinematic adventure last night and saw Social Network.

Here's what I can tell you:
Awesome. 

If this Zuckerburg guy is even 1/10th as funny as they portrayed him in this movie then I think I just found my new hero. I mean durh, it goes without saying that dude is S-M-A-R-T. But he's also effin SMART ASS and gives douchechillz a whole new meaning. 

I've been on Facebook at least 3 times today, pathetic I know, but I have this totally different view of it now. You know when you dislike something or wish they'd change something  or think "why don't they do this instead?" Well now I feel like I know who the "they" are and what it took to get things to where they are now.

Did you know it used to be called "The Facebook"? I don't remember that, possibly because I came on board in late 06 after they dropped the "The" or I just fogot it used to be there.

Anyways if you're unsure about going to see it, here's my advice. While it might not have the action pack CGI scenes a big screen is ideal for, having a room full of people experience simultaneous douchechills is definitely worth the $9.50.  If you're scared that JT might ruin the film, you'll actually be quite surprised to see that someone has been getting acting lessons while on his music hiatus and if you miss the fast paced thesaurus packed lingo Felicity and Dawson's Creek offered us as teens, this is similar, but for adults ;)

Enjoy, don't forget to neutralize the dill.

Mountain Top Water Drop

What are you doing September 10th 2010? Don't know yet?
Well I highly reccommend you do like me and Curtis and go find out what the funk happened to Joaquin Phoenix.  His newest "movie" (he quit acting remember) documents his life over the last few years spiralling down a shiz clogged drain. 

We've all seen the douche chill interviews, "rapping" attempts (I have never used a term more loosely in my life) and just plain ol' creepy photo-ops. Now it appears, or at least I'm really hoping for his sake that this was all a GENIUS publicity stunt/ new movie genre.  It's like Borat meets Zach Galifinakis meets 8 mile... 

Underwater Vlogging?

So I was watching me some youtubes the other day and got a glimpse of one these puppies in action and now I really haz to haz one!  They're so pretty and fun and WATERPROOF! If you know me at all,  then you know that electronics + water + me don't mix.  And you'd probably also know neither does electronics + booze, taxi's and blizzards, but that's a different story. Anyways feast your eyes and behold the future:

Imagine taking photos and video of your friends and family UNDERWATER!

The new E2 captures both high resolution 8 megapixel digital still photos and high quality video UNDERWATER! At the beach or on the ski slopes, the E2 is ideal for people with active lifestyles as the E2 is pocket-size and both a high performance digital still camera and movie camera. This ,unique CameraCorder™ also offers face detection for both still photos and video and is designed to easily upload video to social networking websites such as YouTube and portable digital media players such as the iPod Video.

•Waterproof CameraCorder™ *

•8 Megapixel digital still photos
•5x optical zoom lens (up to 60x with digital zoom)
•2.5-inch Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) with rotation up to 285 degrees (for self-portrait photo and video)

•Advanced MPEG-4 VC/H.264 video compression – reduces file size up to 25% smaller than that of typical MPEG-4 files

•Full motion video up to 1.25 hours on a standard SD card and up to 10 hours of full motion video on an 8 GB SDHC memory card (TV-HQ mode)

•Face detection (up to 12 faces for still photos and 6 faces for video

•Ergonomical designed for single-hand operation

•Records both digital stills and video onto SD/SDHC memory card

•Simultaneous still image capture while shooting video

•New underwater scene mode for better colour in underwater photos and video

•Image stabilizer

•Full-range digital stereo recording

•In-camera editing (correct or delete portion of video clips without a computer)

•Itunes-Friendly – MPEG4 video files can be directly imported into iTunes software and easily transferred to video-capable iPod®,and other portable digital media players

•Webcam function
•Super fast start-up @ approx 1.7 seconds!
•Taking navigation for first-time users
•Simple or sophisticated menu option
•Sequential photo setting up to 10 photos@ 5fps
•Total connectivity to TV, VCR, DVD Recorder and/or PC
•Bundled with “Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0’ for movie editing and DVD authoring
 
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