30 Dec 2012
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Les Mis–Oui ou Non?

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  I want to preface this review by saying that I am a die-hard, life-long Les Miserables fan. I've seen the play six times in three different countries and I was one of those disastrously annoying teenagers who blasted the cassette soundtrack 24/7. I know all the words to every song as does my entire family. It's been our favorite musical for about 20 years so I was more than excited for this movie to blow my mind.   I was not blown.  That came out wrong. I was disappointed. Majorly. Let's start with the pros. The PROS 1) Anne Hathaway. Man, I thought I hated you. I thought you were SO annoying and SO blah and disgustingly righteous about…
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10 Dec 2012
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The Secret-Sauce to Survival

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    As most of you know, I'm not a the adventuresome sort. In fact, I am a bit of a homebody. Or as my friends and family sometimes call me--a sad, sad, reclusive hermit. However, I do enjoy the idea of adventure and I find myself absorbing any kind of extreme survival stories, books, TV shows or documentaries I can get my hands on. My latest read was a terrific book called "Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies and Why" by Laurence Gonzalez. I highly recommend it. Gonzalez takes you through a myriad of AMAZING survival stories and explains why certain people live and certain people die.  Turns out, it has nothing to do with age or gender or…
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08 Oct 2012
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9 Tattoos I Dig and Why

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  Since I began training in Buddhism, I've wanted to get this tattoo. Well, actually it's two tattoos. I've wanted the word "Slow" written on one foot and the word "Down" written on the other. Every time I looked at my feet, I would be reminded of this valuable lesson. Ya see, I tend to move fast--like Star Trek Warp Speed fast and moving too fast has caused me to make many mistakes. I believe wholeheartedly in the adage: "There is more to life than increasing it's speed." I haven't gotten the tat since I think my mom and boyfriend would kill me and I am chicken shit and think it would hurt like hell on the feet. But, in…
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06 Jun 2012
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WHAT THE HELL DO I GET DAD?

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              LOCALLY SALVAGED MAPLE BOOKENDS for THE LITERARY DAD---$75.00 http://www.etsy.com/listing/97558192/locally-salvaged-maple-bookends-eco?ref=tre-2720335559-9 Polish your dad's book collection with these handsome bookends. Made from locally salvaged Maple, these beauts can be used both horizontally and vertically for taller books. Clear coated then hand rubbed with lemon oil/beeswax finish. C'mon, let him feel feel like Ron Burgandy on his big day:  "I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany." Website: www.thedesignpallet.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/designpallet                               MEN'S CUSTOM STAMPED LEATHER CUFF BRACELET for THE STYLISH DAD---$152.00 http://www.etsy.com/listing/35827680/mens-leather-cuff-bracelet-custom-hand?ref=tre-2720347755-4 Have something to say to your man? Have it custom hammered onto…
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29 May 2012
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4 Steps to Surviving the Sucky Feeling of Being Left Out

Buddhism, Friendship, Jealousy, Rants & Raves, Women
        You tend to turn very cold and feel a little nauseous. Your heart beats rapidly and your mind starts racing. A black cloud of anger and panic immediately looms over your head and your heart. Yes, these are the lovely symptoms most people experience after being left out. It does not matter how old you are or how much money you have. Every one will feel left out at some point in their lives and the feeling sucks just as bad if you are 11, 35 or 64 years old. As my mother always says: “I hate to tell ya Chicken (my nickname—go ahead and laugh), but the hurt doesn’t go away as you get older.…
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19 Mar 2012
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Some Straight Up Solid Advice

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  "Ego is like a room of your own, a room with a view, with the temperature and the smells that you like the most. You want it your own way. You’d just like to have a little peace; you’d like to have a little happiness, you know, just ‘Gimme a break!’ The more you try to get life to come out so that it will always suit you, the more your fear of other people and what’s outside the room grows. Rather than becoming more relaxed, you start pulling down the shades and locking the door. When you do go out, you find the experience unsettling and disagreeable. You become touchier, more fearful, more irritable than ever. The more…
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22 Feb 2012
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Feeling Exposed while in the Nude–This One is for Jessica Simpson

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Could I do it? Could I be that girl? The kind of girl who wears 5 inch nude high heel shoes from The Jessica Simpson Collection? The short answer is yes. Oh yes. They are so hot and so perfect and so cheap. But this was, of course, after the whole fiasco. The other day, I decide that I am going to do a little personal shopping. This is quite rare since I have many anxieties some of which include: being afraid of driving, being afraid of malls, being afraid of driving to malls, being afraid of entering mall parking lots and mostly, being afraid of exiting mall parking lots, so you can see where I had my doubts. But…
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