Too much time Saturday

Wow...this cat is patient and his owner has too much time on his hands!

Latest Quotable.Movie

Zombieland came out on video not too long ago and I have to say this is one of my favorite movies. I don't usually like movies that are gross, but when it is in a dark comedy (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) I don't mind it. Zombieland is in a league of it's own. Different than anything I have seen it is laugh out loud funny.

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I watched it again last night with my hubby just before we watched ABDC (you better have voted!!) and I realized this is a great quotable movie!! Bonus.

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So hear are the lines that are best to quote...

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"Double tap"

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"Let me begin my three part apology by saying I think you are a wonderful human being..."

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"You wanna feel how hard I can punch?"

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"You almost knocked over your alcohol with your knife."

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I forgot one...

"This is so exciting, you are about to learn who you're gonna call...ghostbusters!"

ABDC

I thought Lil Mama was annoying, but Omarion is worse...its a sad world when we have to look to JC Chasez for serious critiques. Shane please come back...please...and SERIOUSLY???? WHO IS NOT VOTING FOR BLUEPRINT CREW???


Come on people....work with me here.

Huh???

When we first signed up with AT&T for our internet my husband and I had the same email address. He likes wrestling while I think of it as a violent bloody soap opera...but I digress. He has since gotten his own email and I am thankful. Today I received an email from TNA that my hubby had subscribed to and scrolled to the bottom to find the unsubscribe link. This is what I found...



Parts of this message may contain promotional information about TNA Wrestling. If you do not wish to receive any further emails from TNA Wrestling, safely unsubscribe, or write to:

TNA Wrestling

209 10th Avenue South, Suite 302,

Nashville, TN 37203www.tnawrestling.com

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Notice "write to"??? Are you kidding me? Who would write to them (wasting money on a stamp, not to mention the time to find a writing utensil, paper and envelope....who uses those things anymore?) to ask to be taken off an email list???? Somehow those 2 words justify my stand on wrestling being ridiculous and inane.

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I rest my case.

The Devil in the Junior League

I recently read "The Devil in the Junior League" by Linda Francis Lee.

This is a story about Fredericka Mercedes Hildebrand Ware, a 28 year member of the Junior League of Willow Creek. The members are the creme de la creme of Willow Creek and they view themselves as modern day Robin Hoods, schmoozing money out of their husbands to do charity work. Frede (pronounced Freddy) comes from old money and while her husband has the fine old Texas name but no longer has the old Texas money. Frede lets her husband, Gordon, handle "their" money and this leads her into some trouble that results in her having to make a deal to get her new neighbor, Nikki Grout, accepted into the league. Nikki, however is NC (someone with no class) even though she is very rich and is just not socially acceptable.

We follow Frede as her perfect world is turned on end and she finds out that it's ok to let your hair down and be a real person.

This was such an enjoyable book. I could hear Frede's southern drawl and she made me laugh out loud. For example Frede says,"I never could resist a challenge. My mother said it was because I had to have everything my own way. I say what's wrong with having everything my way, as I see it, it's not my job to make anything anyone else's way." This was one of those books I started to get sad with nearing the end, cause I knew the ride would soon be over. I am anxious to find more books by Ms Lee.

I give this a 5 out of 5.

Too much time Saturday

Today I celebrate the people who had so much time on their hands they came up with useless and inane holidays. I know there are some who may throw Valentine's day in that category and while it is purely a holiday for consumerism...I think you will agree that these holidays are just ridiculous. I was inspired by an article I stumbled in Woman's Day and thought I would look for a few of my own (thus confirming I have too much time on my hands).

Today was Proposal Day (get your e-card here) and Alien Abduction Day (article here) and I think as a woman I'm a little insulted these happen on the same day.

March 21 is Fragrance Day and the 22nd is National Goof Off Day...(I vote we have this holiday more than once a year..I will take it as a monthly or weekly holiday if at all possible, thank you)

March 23rd is National Clean Your Home Office Day and National Chip and Dip Day...I celebrate the latter one quite often. March 24th is National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day.

I am personally looking forward to March 27th which is National "Joe" Day. This is the day where you get to be Joe for the day.

Apparently there is practically a holiday on everyday! If you check out Bizarre American Holidays or Holiday Insights if you would like to find out more weird holidays.

How to Lose a Client

I just finished How to Lose a Client by Becky A. Bartness.

This is a story about Kate Williams, a lawyer who has recently moved to Phoenix and started her own criminal defense law firm. As Kate is at the salon, she meets Tuwanda, a lady who works for Pole Polishers Inc. Tuwanda's boss, Tangerine, is looking for a new lawyer to represent her, her business and her employees. Kate passes her business card to Tuwanda and she soon finds herself on retainer. Tangerine leaves a thumb drive of delicate information with Kate and then seems to disappear. Kate then finds herself with hair dyed Bozo red, kidnapped more than once and responsible for a an older homeless guy who thinks she is his adoptive mother...you thought you had bad days.


I haven't had so much fun reading a book since Janet Evanovich. It has been a long time since I have picked up a book and could not put it down.
I have been trying to find an author like Ms Bartness and this happens to be the third in a series. I cannot wait to go back and read How to Ruin a Vacation and How to Lose a Job and I am anxiously awaiting what befalls this great character in the future. If you love Janet Evanovich as much as I do you will LOVE Becky A Bartness...this is a must read!

I give this a 5 out of 5!!! LOVE IT!!

Too much time on their hands

Poor cat...because his owner had too much time on his hands...he was subjected to this humiliation...

Static Cat vs Balloon

See more like this on kontraband.com

Toxic Ingredients

I just finished Toxic Ingredients The Top 10 Factors That Get Your Kid In Trouble by Inspiring Indy. This book is the result of three years of experience from a program Mr Indy created for the Youth Service Bureau in Covington, La. This programs works with teens who are coming out of jail and/or who are on probation. The author states, "Over the past three years these details have consistently showed up over and over again into what I have put together in this book..."

This is a easy read that gives you the ten factors and what you can do as a parent to help your kids out. One of the "parenting ideas" he gives is that "far too often parents(and people in general) hear one thing and jump in it with their own thoughts or opinion, which in turn, shuts off the whole conversation...". This book has a lot of great proactive things for parents to watch out for and do.

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I give this book a 5 out of 5.

Saturday's too much time

I can't believe it's Saturday again so here is your "People with too much time on their hands" offer.

Sometimes you can doo some very cool things with your time...case and point, OK Go




Wicked cool people!

Quick & Easy Tips to Lose Weight

I just finished Quick & Easy by Georgina Salgado Chavez.

The book opens with...

"I designed this book to inform you about the causes, side effects, and the solution for weight gain."

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There is a lot of information and statistics in these pages. I'm not sure it isn't anything I haven't heard before...it's just all contained in one book. When I read through it the first time I was floored by some of the information, but when I went back through it I thought some things sounded off so I did some research. For example, tip #28 it to include good fats in your diet. Here she states: "Olive oil is another great fat, but beware of frying, it can become carcinogenic." After I read that my heart dropped...I may inadvertently been poisoning my family. Thing is, just because its in a book (or online) doesn't means it is gospel. You should check it out with reputable source. So I looked all over the internet and basically it seems to come down to the smoke point of oils. Olive oil has a low smoke point and that means that it can't take high heats that are normally associated with frying foods. When an oil is at its smoke point it is close to its flash point at which point it will burst into flames. Also, if I understood all the info I found, when you overheat oils it alters their chemical compound at which point it can become bad for you to ingest. Maybe that is what she meant by her statement...it seems as long at you keep the oil within its frying temps you are fine to fry foods with it.

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Tip number 38 is to beware of what you use for body care. She states that your skin absorbs 90% more than your digestive system. She warns us to watch what we put on our body stating if you can't eat it you should not use it. She also reports that "some studies indicate that lipstick has 180 chemicals that are carcinogens, and most women eat around 4lbs of it a year." So, again, I did a little research and found an article that states the Canadian government declared two chemicals in lipstick to be toxic. This article state "D4 and D5 toxins are found in such everyday items as body lotions, hair-care products, soaps, baby bottle nipples, cookware and home cleaning products. Both chemicals are linked to uterine tumors and other types of damage to the female reproductive system in animals. Effects in people have not been studied, despite the likelihood of near universal exposure. According to an analysis of Environmental Working Group’s own database of ingredients in over 41,000 personal care products, D4 and D5 are in more than 1 of every 7 products. "

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All in all, this book has 49 tips, some very simple recipes, and a list of good food suggestions. Some things I didn't really agree with(believe) but it actually helped me because I took a little control and did my own research which empowers me and drives things home.

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I think this a handy book to have and refer to for a little extra help for a healthier lifestyle.

I give this a 3 1/2 out of 5