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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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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04 Oct 2011
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The Betty Draper Experiment

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Went home for a quick visit to DC to celebrate my Grandma's 95th birthday party. She is the wild one in the family and I seem to share more traits with her than most-but sadly she has lost a bit of a grip on reality. Thankfully though, not her sense of humor. When asked how old she was--she proudly responded "12" and spit her tongue out at me when I tried to take away her Bourbon and soda. To keep myself occupied, I brought along Season 1 and Season 2 of Mad Men which I had never seen. I quickly became a fan of the show and my love for Don Draper aka Jon Hamm came on strong and sudden,…
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13 Sep 2011
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thttps://toryshulman.com/11-things-to-do-when-youre-sick-of-feeling-heartbrokenTory’s Top 10 Virtues of Being Patient to Make Herself Feel Better While She Waits to be Discovered

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So as all of you know I took the crack pipe road less traveled by and decided to become an actress with hopes of fame and fortune one day. So far I have been extremely lucky but I have yet to hit the Jackpot so to speak. Thus I am constantly at war. Not with my agent or manager. No. One with patience. I am forced to be patient. I have no choice but to be patient. And I shall openly confess here and now that Victoria Rachel Shulman has never been very good at being patient. Tory's Top 10 Virtues of Patience to Make Herself Feel Better While She Waits to Be Discovered 1) Patience can lower your blood…
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06 Sep 2011
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Tory’s To-Do List for Unemployment

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Hey guys. Just wanted to give you all a heads up that my MSN web series "HerSay" has come to an end. Ironically, the job ended right before Labor Day which turned out to be more of a Lack-of-Labor Day for me---and most of the rest of America I'm sure. Now to make sure I didn't just sit on the couch depressed and watch Dog Whisperer marathons, I decided to set some "unemployment golden rules." See below. TORY'S T0-DO LIST FOR UNEMPLOYMENT 1. Don't spend all my money 2. Try anything and all things to make money. This might include a Starbucks barista job or working at a local marijuana dispensary. Both have good benefits 3. Cancel expensive private trainer…
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09 Aug 2011
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Top 3 Movies to Watch During the Financial Crisis

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Money woes here. Money woes there. Money woes everywhere. London is on fire due to rioting by an unruly youth that has no job prospects and the US has a credit rating the same as a Motel 6. These days even a green dollar seems blue. Hence I give you: Tory's Top Three Movies to Watch During the Financial Crisis. 1) BOILER ROOM A skinny Giovanni Ribisi drops out of college only to become a fast-paced broker for a booming suburban investment firm. His colleagues form a frat group of hot men filled with adrenaline, high tech toys and too much money including a young Ben Affleck and Vin Diesel before he became fast and furious. These guys are slick…
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14 Jul 2011
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Tory’s Top Three Rewatchable Movies

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Gas prices are up. Traffic in LA is up. Movie theater prices are up. So I stay down. And when I say down, I mean down on my tush on my couch. When I am on said couch, I like to watch my DVRed shows and Sports Center and, if I have a couple of hours and a couple of packets of Orville Redenbacher Kettlecorn popcorn, I’ll catch a movie airing on the tube. But lately, the choices...hmm…not so much. I mean, honestly, if I see Mrs. Doubtfire on Oxygen one more time I’m gonna set my own boobs on fire. Tory’s Top Five Rewatchable Movies 1) "The Fifth Element" No doubt Mila Jovavich’s fiery orange hair and semi-nude fight…
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13 Jul 2011
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Top 5 Movies You Should NEVER Show Your Kids (That You Think You Should)

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One night in my early childhood my parents went out to dinner and left me, my older sister, and her friend in the hands of Evelyn, our dear Grandma. The night was uneventful until we all plopped down onto the ol' orange and brown den couch and popped in a Disney video none of us had seen. My sister had chosen it from the local video store. The movie: "Watcher in the Woods." 1) "Watcher in the Woods" To be honest, I don't even want to write about this movie since it means I have to dig deep into traumatic memories. The plot revolves around this girl Karen. Long ago, Karen, a fair-hared teen, was playing Blind Man's Bluff with…
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12 Jul 2011
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Tory’s Top Three Cinematic Real Estate Fantasies

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I love my teeny tiny apartment. It has AC and a washer dryer and we all know those two things equal heaven on earth. However, I have to admit, I have had bouts of cabin fever. When the overwhelming urge to spread out overtakes me, I take a scenic driving tour of the mansions and mini castles of Beverly Hills, 90210. What would it feel like to put my car in park in this sprawling driveway and walk up the double-winding staircase to my chandeliered bedroom? How would it feel to be in charge of actual yard landscaping and not just three tulip bulbs and a mini indoor lemon tree? And maybe it was the "HOLLYWOOD" sign glimmering in my…
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