E-bay is of the Devil

While I love my computer, I am stunned at the opportunities on eBay these days
While searching for art supplies, I did a search for "doll eyes"
and what was my response???!!!
1319 items found for
doll eyes
OVER 1000 ITEMS?!?!
While it is good to know that I have a choice, 1000 choices are a bit much.
So ok, lets go for something a little off the wall how about a search on "teeth"
3709 items found for
teeth
Not at all what I was expecting! Everything from tooth whitening kits to 'vampire pacifier' to ' Antique Jade Lucky Elephant Teeth Pendant Necklace' which looks plastic to me ( people wouldn't lie on eBay now- would they???)
I dunno perhaps I'm just off on a tanget
It just seems to me that maybe eBay while a wonderful resource is also a horrible temptation!!
Good thing I've got someone to watch over me....

What is MFB? & SPRING!!!!!

The above piece is entitled Penguin dreams (and it's in the show)

Hi Again-

Sorry I haven't written lately. I've been finishing my projects for MFB. What is MFB you ask. Well, every year I am involved in an art show at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Center . Well I was first introduced to this place by my friend Verlie 4 years ago. The Art Show is a wonderful event that I am honored to be involved with as well as humbled to be included in.


Now a few words about spring.........................YaY it's here!!!!!!!!
In point of fact, this weekend is Easter. While this is a non-event for this buddist, the mere fact that there are robins about (And not just the one I see every week *wink*) as well as lilies in the grocery store, and stuffed bunnies all about makes me smile very much.
So today, while I was out, I stopped in at my local coffee joint, "Goodies", ordered a marshmellow latte' and it came with a yellow peep on top. See.........

I just searched on Google
Check this out:
Results 1 - 10 of about 16,100,000 for peeps

One Flaw in Women

I got this in an e-mail and thought it would be good to post. As it so happends it speaks the truth

Enjoy! Fierdo

One Flaw In Women

Women have strengths that amaze men.

They bear hardships and they carry burdens,

but they hold happiness, love and joy.

They smile when they want to scream.

They sing when they want to cry.

They cry when they are happy

and laugh when they are nervous.

They fight for what they believe in.

They stand up to injustice.

They don't take "no" for an answer

when they believe there is a better solution.

They go without so their family can have.

They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.

They love unconditionally.

They cry when their children excel

and cheer when their friends get awards.

They are happy when they hear about

a birth or a wedding.

Their hearts break when a friend dies.

They grieve at the loss of a family member,

yet they are strong when they

think there is no strength left.

They know that a hug and a kiss

can heal a broken heart.

Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors.

They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you

to show how much they care about you.

The heart of a woman is what

makes the world keep turning.

They bring joy, hope and love.

They have compassion and ideas.

They give moral support to their

family and friends.

Women have vital things to say

and everything to give.

HOWEVER, IF THERE IS ONE FLAW IN WOMEN,

IT IS THAT THEY FORGET THEIR WORTH.

A Surreal Experience

Reciently, I took a job as an artist model, for a figure drawing class being held here in my little town in Northwestern Michigan.

I've never done anything like this before and honestly, it is totally unlike me. But that being the very reason to do this I did.

Let me just set up the scene...
This class is being held in the basement of our local community theater. Now this is a place that I am very familiar with. I do a lot of community theater and have been all over that theater. It is a wonderful big old place with, in addition to the theater, fly space, and dressing rooms, a ballroom, and a hall where they have art exibitions as well as Studio Theater productions. In addition, there is also a classroom and a basement-where another classroom is as well as where props and costumes are stored.

As stated we, the class and I, were in the basement. Now when there is an overflow of events, sometimes there is rehersal in the hall which happens to be right above the basement classroom. Well let me just tell you, it was a very surreal experiance to be modeling naked while up above you a group of overworked business owners reherse "Popeye the Sailor Man" and "Day-o" for the local Jaycees Talent Night.

I had to laugh, one of the guys in class said "If this were happening at home it wouldn't be surreal you would think it perfectly normal"......to which I have to say "What?????"

Being Lazy!!!

Saw this and just laughed ....

Then I found the perfect sign....

Kitty Hammertime!!!

Saw this and had to laugh:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1757803256836451754&q=cat+hammer

hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

A Review of...Failure to Launch

Went to the movies Friday night. Something I haven't done in a while.

Overall this past season hasn't held much interest for me movie wize. With the exception of Brokeback Mt. I really haven't even wanted to go to the movies.

Then along cane this cute lil movie Failure to Launch. A cute lil film that is not overly original but fun none the less.
Staring Matthew McConaughey who lets face it I will spend $7 to do almost anything. (but I digress) Sara Jessica Parker, Terry Bradshaw, and Kathy Bates. With an admirable supporting cast.
McConaughey plays a mooch who at 35 still lives at home with his parents (Bates & Bradshaw). Yes they love him but enough is enough, and now that they are retired they want to "get to know eachother again". Something apparently they cannot do while their son still lives at home.

So they take advice from friends and hire him a girlfriend(Parker). It's her job to make him fall maddly in love and want to move out. Therefore leaving everyone happy-save for Parker who is now guilt riden for tricking this obviously love damaged guy.

All is happy in the end however, just as all romantic comedy should be. There are some very funny parts I especially liked the 'chipmonk scene' slapstick as it was.

A very cute film with a couple touching moments.

I suprise sheep...

I surprise sheep
laughing in the morning light
my muse appears to play but
the skies above love sweetly every
night untill voices grow with the
arise of the breath.
His life was gone away
and still one shouted with nothing
is death then echoed
by me?

created on www.ShadowPoetry.com
on the magnetic poetry board

I kinda like it

Tonight was the Finale

Earlier in the month I blogged about my secret passion....Project Runway.

Well, tonight was the last episode, and Cloe Dao won. Her collection was beautiful, and she should be very proud of herself. Maybe one day I'll own one of her outfits. There was one of her dresses that would be great for my commitment ceremony in Oct.

A word about the other two of the final three... I thought that Daniel V. had the "safe" collection. However, he is young and there is a lot of time for him to grow and mature into a fantastic designer I loved a lot of his pieces throughout the show.
Santino, Santino.... What can I say I think I really have to agree with what has been said in the past- much of what is designed is not flattering to the female form. However, having said that, I will admit that your line was the one I was most eager to see. (not that my opinion makes an ounce of difference to these folks anyway).

Alas, Farewell to my guilty pleasure. See you Season 3. Wouldn't miss it for the world!!!!

The Oscars

Sunday Night, I Spent a very enjoyable evening watching the Oscars , with my good friend Carol. She, like me, is a real movie buff. Sadly, I had not seen many of the movies nominated for Best Picture. The exception being, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN . Which in my opinion should have won. However, as stated, I had only seen 1 out of the 5.

This year, the men were dashing in tuxes, and the dresses were lovely. I didn't see any I thought were downright tasteless. (with a possible exception going to Naomi Watts in a dress that looked like a shredded bridal gown)

Hats off to John Stewart who did an adermirable job as host. Overall it was a fantastic show. I didn't see near the stage crew that I did last year, and if it weren't for the win of "It's hard out there for a pimp" complete with a performance of the song (a show stopper to say the least-the very least) the whole show would have been a triumph!

I use to have Oscar parties but no one ever showed up so I quit. I would print off all the nominees from the internet and have a real festive environment. I really got excited over the whole thing. I looked forward to them every year. I guess I still do. There is just something about the people we consider icons getting dressed up and celebrating their accomplishments while sharing it with us the lay people....As a little girl I dreamed of being a recipient.

OK heres the Deal

When it stops frigging snowing, I'll stop bitching!!!!
We got about 9 frigging inches last night.
Will winter never end???
geez!!!!
Seasonal Depression? Oh HELL yeah!!!
Just so you know I even bought this tacky-ass flower to clip to my purse so it kinda feels like spring is maybe gonna show it's pretty lil head

A New Question Thingie...

Hi folks-
I got this questionare in an e-mail from a friend. I decited to post my answers, so you could get to know me a little.

1. IF YOU COULD BUILD A HOUSE ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD IT BE?
Someplace tropical, where I could walk on the beach every morning and I didn't have to even think about snow!!!
2. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING?
My slippers
3. THE LAST CD YOU BOUGHT?
I joined a cd club and got a bunch but the one I listen to the most is Jim Croche
4. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
At the crack of 10 or so I'm a real late night girl. Not partying, reading!
. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE KITCHEN APPLIANCE?
My lil food chopper- I use it in my art to soften my clay. otherwise it's the phone to call for pizza.
6. IF YOU COULD PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I wish I could play the French Horn.
7. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR OR SUV?
SUV Totally. Cars never impressed me.
8. DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE AFTER LIFE?
I'm a Buddahist so I kind of have to.
9. FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK?
Giddyup and Friend- About a horse and a chicken that become friends.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON?
I love Spring- everything is blooming and the weather isn't cold anymore
11. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPER POWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I've dreamed of being Samantha Stevens on Bewitched where all I had to do was twitch my nose to get thing donelike cleaning and fixing the car.
12. IF YOU HAVE A TATTOO, WHAT IS IT?
None yet but I'm hoping to get one on my ankle soon-my own design.
13. CAN YOU JUGGLE?
My brother can, but I cannot, he tried to teach me one handed but I never had the patience.
14. ONE PERSON/PEOPLE FROM YOUR PAST YOU WISH YOU COULD GO BACK AND TALK TO?
My friend Hubert I would have liked to get to know him better.
15. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE DAY?
My Birthday I always try and do something special.
16. WHAT'S IN THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR?
God, whats not! Art supplies, clothes, the things that were left over from the last 3 pieces of crap I drove. I really need to clean it!!!
17. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SUSHI OR HAMBURGER
Both, but I'm tring to cut red meat out of my diet.
18. FROM THE PEOPLE YOU WILL EMAIL THIS TO, WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST?
Andrea-she'll be shocked by a couple of my answers. But they are as truthfull as I can make them ;).
19. WHO'S LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Ashley-she doesn't like these things.
20. WHO DID YOU RECEIVE THIS FROM?
Andrea Busse
21. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER?
Pansey- but I love all flowers
22. FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Anything Ben and Gerry's I could eat tubfulls and have :)
23. BUTTER, PLAIN, OR SALTED POPCORN?
Lots of butter!!!!
24. FAVORITE COLOR?
Tiffany Blue- kind of a robins egg color.
26. FAVORITE SANDWICH?
Anything I don't have to fix. Never been a picky eater.
27. ON VACATION, WHERE WOULD YOU GO?
I want to go on a cruise to Alaska with my guy.
28. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Cook County Ill- in the suburb of Palatine
29. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?
I avoid sports when I can. But I don't mind Mens Gymnastics or Men's Swimming-I wonder why ;).
30. COKE OR PEPSI?
Diet Coke-Necter of the Gods. Hey guys I'm down to a can a day!!!

Ok, I admit it I have a guilty pleasure!

As hard as it is for me to admit this, I am addicted to PROJECT RUNWAY .
I know it's hard to believe. I abhore reality TV in general. However, this show, I really like. And this is why...

I think, because I'm an artist, I can see the value in creativity. In this program the contestants are fashion designers and they have to create a garmet on the fly that coinsides with the "theme" of that days challange. To be creative at all is one thing, but to be creative on demand is quite another. These people are all very talented(well most of them) And since I cannot sew a stright line,(believe me I've tried) they all have my most humble respect!!!

As far as reality shows in general, I will conceed to watching the first couple seasons of FEAR FACTOR. Only to be grossed out like the rest of the nation. When they started doing the couples FF, I told D(my guy) that I didn't care how much he loved me I wasn't going to eat bugs for him. Or anything else disgusting. I might be a feirdo but I have my limits, and being covered in bugs, or anything else, ie fish guts, toxic waste etc. ,qualifies!

This is a really wonderful Link!!!

Thought provoking and interesting!
Enjoy


Who's the biggest threat to world peace?

Hint: It's not Osama.

http://nobravery.cf.huffingtonpost.com/

It's Time

I have made a decision. I'm going to live my life like I have very little time left.
I'm going to wear the jewelry and clothes I love all the time instead of just special occasions. I'm going to drink out of the glasses I save for "company" (I'm gonna use the towels too!) I'm going to start projects and plan to finish them.

I've wasted a lot of time this winter whining about the fact that it's cold outside!!! I'm going to get off my ass and start doing some stuff. Damn I'm really annoyed with myself!!! I'm going to stop wondering if there is "something interesting on Dr. Phil-he and Oprah have disappointed me as of late. I'm going to turn off the T.V. and I'm going to bundle up, get out of the house!!!

Every year I enter an art exhibit where all the artist who exhibit are handicapped in some way will be my forth year and I have about a month and a half to finish my projects. (it seems to me they moved the deadline up a month but it's my own time management issue so I'll just quit bitchin)

Have you made any decisions?

A Valentine to the women in my life...My Sisters!!!

I recieved this as an e-mail and thought it was worthy of posting

SISTERS

A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, drinking iced tea and visiting with her Mother. As they talked about life, about marriage, about the responsibilities of life and the obligations of adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance upon her daughter. "Don't forget your Sisters," she advised, swirling the tea leaves to the bottom of her glass. "They'll be more important as you get older. No matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the children you may have, you are still going to need Sisters. Remember to go places with them now and then; do things with them. "Remember that 'Sisters' means ALL the women... your girlfriends, your daughters, and all your other women relatives too. "You'll need other women. Women always do." 'What a funny piece of advice!' the young woman thought. 'Haven't I just gotten married? Haven't I just joined the couple-world? I'm now a married woman, for goodness sake! A grownup! Surely my husband and the family we may start will be all I need to make my life worthwhile!' But she listened to her Mother . She kept contact with her Sisters and made more women friends each year. As the years tumbled by, one after another, she gradually came to understand that her Mom really knew what she was talking about. As time and nature work their changes and their mysteries upon a woman, Sisters are the mainstays of her life. After more than 50 years of living in this world, here is what I've learned: THIS SAYS IT ALL: Time passes. Life happens. Distance separates. Children grow up. Jobs come and go. Love waxes and wanes. Men don't do what they're supposed to do. Hearts break. Parents die. Colleagues forget favors. Careers end. BUT......... Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you. A girl friend is never farther away than needing her can reach. When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the valley's end. Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you. Or come in and carry you out. Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers, Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended family, all bless our life! The world wouldn't be the same without women, and neither would I. When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each other. Every day, we need each other still.

A Small Apology

in the past few days, I have not been able to post.
So, Sorry for that.

A few musings on Snow

It is of course a four letter word! Growing up in Georgia, the state not the county, where there is almost never snow. I am as an adult unprepared for the sh**.

But in all fairness to Mother Nature, it is not just the wet cold stuff that I'm opposed to. It's the dark days. For weeks on end the skies will darken and one will start to grow webs between their toes.

Finally, when you think that you can no longer stand it the sky opens up and it's bright and wonderful. However, it's bitterly cold and you can't go out and enjoy it without looking like a tick about to pop!

After I grew up and moved my life to Michigan, My folks moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. So instead of going to GA for the winters, I went to UT. Then(in summer of course), I fell in love with my handsome partner for life. He has a job here so here is where I now winter.

A difference in snow.
In Michigan, the snow is wet, fluffy, cold, and sticky.
In Utah, the snow is round, hard, pebbly, wet, and cold. ( Good for skiing- not that I ski)
In Georgia, the snow is nonexistent!

ooooh James Frey you're in trouble now...

AN UPDATE !!!!!!!!!!!!

To my recient blog regarding A Million Little Pieces

Oprah responds to "Lies"

I'm Baaaaack!!!

I had a great time visiting with Tina (my friends sister).

Hans and Carolyn thank you for a wonderful visit. I only get to eat like that when I visit my own Mom.

The kids were very cute, Elly you need to keep dancing-you're very good!!! Benno- keep workin on those projects you have much talent!!! I really enjoied playing games with you guys!

While my visit was great, I an reminded of the words spoken by Dorthy Gale "there's no place like home"

And to Ash, lets do it again real soon, I love road trips with you!!!!