| Aromaleigh Spring Solstice Collection |
[Mar. 27th, 2009|03:49 pm] |
Aromaleigh is a company that makes beautiful and affordable mineral make up with super "concept" collections such as Gothic Lolita, Bete Noire, and Rocks! Here is a link: http://www.aromaleigh.com
Anyway, there is a contest to win a full collection of Spring Solstice Limited edition shadows if you post it on your blog. Details of the contest can be found here:http://aromaleigh.wordpress.com/
Really you should check it out-the owner is a super cool lady too, very ethical and responsive to her customers. |
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| Empath quiz |
[May. 13th, 2008|07:24 am] |
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What Kind of Empath Are You?
created with QuizFarm.com |
| You scored as Shaman You are a Shamanic Empath. You are at one with nature and can speak with animal/plant life. Your powers come from the Sun & the Moon, and the elements. The weather moves with your mind and all of nature is at your beck and call. (from The Book of Storms by Jad Alexander at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Empaths/)
Shaman |
| 75% | Fallen Angel |
| 70% | Judge |
| 65% | Traveler |
| 60% | Universal |
| 55% | Healer |
| 45% | Artist |
| 40% | Precog |
| 15% |
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| Razz(my kid) is doing vocals now!!! |
[Feb. 5th, 2008|03:24 pm] |
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Please check out Razz's new song "Deception" with VOCALS! He just finished it today and will probably be uploading lots more so keep checking back at http://www.myspace.com/razzalbion
I'm really proud of him-if you have any good ideas about how he could further his music career we'd really appreciate them. Thanks for listening! |
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| Happy Birthday Razz! |
[Nov. 2nd, 2007|11:07 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | family | ] |
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Today is Razz's birthday. We are going to have a family dinner out at a "nicer' resturant, that is-not super expensive, but not the usual Indian dives we go to. I am hoping he will order some fancy flambe type of dessert.
I am still feeling kind of in shock from all the changes that have happened with both kids this year.
Things go along for years pretty much the same, and then within one or two years, it is a whole new story.
PS
I just found out that the restaurant we're going to (Zarra's) is where our old haunt, The Electric Banana, used to be-and not only that-the owners are the same people! I can't wait to see it. |
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| Camping trip |
[Sep. 2nd, 2007|07:22 pm] |
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The BEST camping trip EVER! More later when i am not so tired. |
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| This is probably pretty accurate |
[Jun. 1st, 2007|09:06 pm] |
| You Would Be a Pet Fish | 
Relaxed and laid back, you prefer to sit back and observe what's going on around you.
You are secretly very wise and intelligent, but few people take the time to learn about you.
You don't mind if the world doesn't understand you. You're having enough fun trying to understand the world.
Why you would make a great pet: You're peaceful and nice to be around, but not very demanding
Why you would make a bad pet: Let's face it... the only person you're truly interesting to is yourself
What you would love about being a fish: Swimming around aimlessly without a care in the world
What you would hate about being a fish: Being used as bait or food for bigger fish |
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| (no subject) |
[May. 30th, 2007|09:03 pm] |
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I'm in junk food heaven tonight. :-) |
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| Another Mike Leigh film |
[May. 26th, 2007|08:26 pm] |
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Joe and I watched "Hard Labor" tonight. It is about a London char lady and it made "Bleak Moments" look like a
the MGM Follies! It was flawlessly realistic and dreary and a lot of fun to watch. He is now my fav director.
I think Heads Together has most of his films and i am going to rent as many as I can. |
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| (no subject) |
[May. 26th, 2007|04:35 pm] |
Your Score: Myrna Loy You scored 19% grit, 28% wit, 19% flair, and 47% class!
You are class itself, the calm, confident "perfect woman." Men turn and look at you admiringly as you walk down the street, and even your rivals have a grudging respect for you. You always know the right thing to say, do and, of course, wear. You can take charge of a situation when things get out of hand, and you're a great help to your partner even if they don't immediately see or know it. You are one classy dame. Your screen partners include William Powell and Cary Grant, you little simmerpot, you.
Find out what kind of classic leading man you'd make by taking the
Classic Leading Man Test.
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| The Best Garden Center |
[May. 20th, 2007|12:30 pm] |
I just found the best garden center ever! It's called The Urban Gardener and it's run by a couple of very nice women. They have some really unusual annuals and perennials there. I was able to get everything on my list that was unavailable elsewhere. I got some morning glory vines, some portulaca, weird looking purple daisies and last years fiasco-orange cosmos!! It is a small place on Brighton Rd. on the Northside, but it is just packed with goodies. I highly recommend it.
btw: I'm still feeling like I'm free of some awful negative influence-I guess it's for real :-) |
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| (no subject) |
[May. 10th, 2007|08:29 am] |
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The poppies that i bought from a catalogue and have waited over a year to see are beginning to bloom and they're---PALE PINK---- GAHHHHHH! NO PALE SALMON PINK POPPIES IN MY GARDEN-EVER! |
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| wheat gluten update |
[Apr. 22nd, 2007|03:52 pm] |
Morningstar farms' faq said they checked with their wheat gluten suppliers who"indicated" they did not get their WG from China now, or previously. I sent them an email asking if they *definitely* didn't get their WG from China since the word "indicated" seemed a little wishy washy to me.
I bought stuff to make cat and dog food (blech). Naturally, the cats wouldn't touch their fillets of white ruffy, so i guess I will have to mix some of their canned dreck into it at first.
I feel like a real survivalist type person-maybe I ought to start stockpiling bottled water too-but my cats and dog mean so much to me. |
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| Good old Globilization |
[Apr. 21st, 2007|04:36 pm] |
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Ya know, importing food made in China is about as smart as importing cars made in Yugoslavia.
I just found out that the company(Royal Canin) that made the cat and dog food I used to buy just got on the list of companies having to recall products containing ingredients from China that are tainted with Melamine. Luckily the specific type of food that was recalled is not the same as the stuff I was feeding my animals, and I stopped using it awhile back because it had wheat gluten in it, and I read that 80% of wheat gluten comes from China.
But this got me to thinking-it appears that adding Melamine to food products in China was not limited to the one company, so perhaps it is a widespread practice. Since the chinese gov. won't give visas to FDA investigators, it is hard to know for sure. But based on their lousy record when it comes to human and animal rights, I wouldn't be surprised one bit, and if so I'm wondering if we won't be getting reports of tainted human food soon as well.
We eat a lot of faux meat products in our family, mainly made of wheat gluten. I called Morningstar Farms awhile back to ask if their wheat gluten was imported from China. The person i spoke with had a heavy accent so it was hard to communicate. She said their wheat gluten did not come from Menu Foods, the company associated with the first wave of tainted pet food, but she did not say it wasn't chinese. Now that they are finding melamine in rice protein imported from China I have not only had to recheck all the pet food I've been buying( I just spent over a dollar a can at the EEFC for Wellness cat food-which is made by Menu Foods! :-P I'm back to Friskies) but I am also not going to eat any more food with ingredients that are from China. Monday I will call Morninngstar Farms again and try to get a plain answer from them. Actually I'm about ready to give up eating any foods processed by big companies. I don't trust any of them. |
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| from lotusbeans |
[Feb. 16th, 2007|10:58 am] |
When you see this on your friends page, quote some 80s pop!
Do you hear me
Do you care
Do you hear me
Do you care
Pursue it further and another thing you'll find
Not only are they deaf and dumb they could be going blind and no one notices
I think I'll dye my hair blue
Media overload bombarding you with action
It's getting near impossible to cause distraction
Someone answer me before I pull out the plug
What are words for when no one listens anymore
What are words for when no one listens
What are words for when no one listens it's no use talkin at all |
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| Unless you're working up to a Darwin Award |
[Jan. 21st, 2007|11:58 am] |
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Don't wear steel toed boots in freezing weather. I did this morning (in a cold car) and i got frostnip on one of toes! I just hope it doesn't get blue spots or any of the other scary things I read about. I soaked it in warm water for half an hour and it has got feeling back again. Yuch! |
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| How about a drumming jumbie or sideshow freak for Xmas! |
[Dec. 15th, 2006|08:40 am] |
On the twelfth day of Christmas,  starrybatfish sent to me... Twelve jumbies drumming Eleven insects piping Ten birds a-leaping Nine mushrooms dancing Eight zombies a-milking Seven flowers a-thrifting Six plants a-snorkeling Five ani-i-i-imal rights Four witch dolls Three diane arbus Two sideshow freaks ...and a dusk in a switchblade symphony. |
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| unschooling |
[Sep. 29th, 2006|08:32 am] |
Since C is so into the musical Rent, I'm going to start using it for unschooling purposes. I think we'll go over the history of Alphabet City, which will lead into discussions about immigrants, minority cultures, gentrification,etc.
We've already talked about drug addiction, and AIDS, which takes care of our Safety and Health requirements.
We'll read some poems by Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes(both mentioned in La Vie Boheme) but, pghmama, I'm gonna leave mutual masturbation and dildos(also mentioned in that song) floating up above her head where they'll no doubt stay until she is older and no longer into Rent. |
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| Ya done good! |
[Sep. 10th, 2006|08:29 pm] |
| [ | Current Mood |
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Kudos to pghmama and sorynvala for their very successful Pittsburgh Mother's Center tent at A Fair in the Park this weekend!!!!! |
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