tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49802939890164962102024-02-19T11:15:18.211-06:00La Dolce Vita by KendallinaA little look into La Dolce Vita of Kendallina. Kendallina is an opera singer with Italian heritage born and raised in the South... two diverse cultures mixed in with a operatic flair for the dramatic. This is her personal blog with her picks and reviews for the latest in fashion, style, art, cooking, music, travel, film, and literature.Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-58553598479371130692011-03-21T19:26:00.001-05:002011-03-21T20:10:45.832-05:00La Mamma said there'd be days like this: Lazy Day Bolognese Sauce<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZN5ki7qUwHEHEBJn1BX0yu141KGHohNciPZDhIVnTCnMfWKLrKTfhVoEeENXbOROoL0ZABblSd5jM2kKGiSWe7rh8jLEPxqy-ZOyazy9RdSu1ruhzzLp0mfN93WSS7yX7HClAk_-XkjY/s1600/DSC03177-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZN5ki7qUwHEHEBJn1BX0yu141KGHohNciPZDhIVnTCnMfWKLrKTfhVoEeENXbOROoL0ZABblSd5jM2kKGiSWe7rh8jLEPxqy-ZOyazy9RdSu1ruhzzLp0mfN93WSS7yX7HClAk_-XkjY/s320/DSC03177-1.jpg" width="212" /></a> So as all Italians and many enlightened Americans know, a true Bolognese sauce is a matter of love. You gotta love it, because for a real honest to goodness sauce, you are talking hours of simmering. And while I do love me some authentic Bolognese (<i>and my recipe is pretty excellent if I don't mind sayin so myself - but we will save it for another post</i>) sometimes I'm just ...what's the word...well, lazy. Sometimes I really just don't have 4 hours to sit around to watch a pot boil. This <i>casalinga</i>* sometimes has got some <b><span style="color: #38761d;">DOLLA DOLLA BILZ</span></b> to make. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>*Casalinga = Italian for housewife </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or in my case Euros ... which is techically way cooler considering the exchange rate blows.... but still Euros doesn't sound nearly as cool as <b><span style="color: #38761d;">DOLLA DOLLA BILLZ</span></b>. And those Euros, they slip out of your fingers. My theory is that they are so colorful and pretty it makes it feel like Monopoly money. And how are you supposed to <b>"Make It Rain"</b> with the Euro coin anyways? You gotta take out some bigger denominations (sucks) or risk taking the stripper's eye out/invoke a biblical stoning to punish her for her slutacious ways... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> </i>Anyways....... clearly got waaaay sidetracked here. What was I talking about? Oh yes, Bolognese sauce. So, sometimes you don't have the time or patience for an authenthic sauce. So I developed a little "highlights reel" recipe for ya. Got the basic flavors, but ready in 1/4 the time. So without further ado, my recipe for ... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>INGREDIENTS:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: purple; text-align: left;">6 ounces (150 g) ground beef - <i>not too lean or the sugo will be too dry</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: purple; text-align: left;">4 ounces (100 g) ground Italian sausage - <i>if you can only find it in a casing make sure to squeeze out and mash up yourself</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: purple; text-align: left;">1 1/2 Tablespoon olive oil</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: purple; text-align: left;">1/4 of a medium sized onion, minced or 2 shallots, minced</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: purple; text-align: left;">half a carrot, minced</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: purple; text-align: left;">2 cloves garlic, minced </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: purple; text-align: left;">a pinch of nutmeg</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: purple; text-align: left;">a pinch of cinnamon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: purple; text-align: left;">1/2 cup dry red wine, preferably Chianti</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: purple; text-align: left;">2 small or 1 large can of whole peeled tomatoes- San Marzano variety preferably if you can find them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: purple; text-align: left;">1/2 a cup of milk <i>(preferably whole, at least 2%, leave the skim for your cereal please)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: purple; text-align: left;">2 tablespoons butter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: purple; text-align: left;">Pinch of salt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Mince you onion/shallots, carrot, and garlic. In a large sauce pot, heat the olive oil and add the onion and carrot and heat until onion starts to caramelize (about 5-7 minutes). Then add in the beef and sausage and heat until all the meat is browned. Add the pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg to the meat. Finally after the meat is browned add in the garlic, and simmer for an additional 3 minutes until the garlic looks browned but not burned.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Add the 1/2 cup of red wine to the meat and reduce liquid by half.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwnR3ABJ025eTwwfbaitDF-HaPYCA7S5MMVSqchxr03hGMrP6oReWKLzk7WFUTo7mSt8su9fnYqld-TowaXZsmbVgvaP6uDv0YvJprPn4tHoVC-uG6yMyGPRm1Aaher5FymRPaTi4KR4/s320/DSC03168.JPG" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Now add your can/cans of tomatoes, crushing the whole tomatoes by hand and dropping them into the sauce, as well as adding the tomato liquid from the rest of the jar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2KC5_iY6jGxDvfi2AzQF_nPYAyWLLREuRGpGA13DSaddRqLWySP64a2S6rKu54ehhn_Z21lh6lJufNZvet0vv7eGqR7IzylG6cbubyiH9IfCunCwdxGlsfma4zhDmQZDtOeup8dA33gg/s1600/DSC03169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2KC5_iY6jGxDvfi2AzQF_nPYAyWLLREuRGpGA13DSaddRqLWySP64a2S6rKu54ehhn_Z21lh6lJufNZvet0vv7eGqR7IzylG6cbubyiH9IfCunCwdxGlsfma4zhDmQZDtOeup8dA33gg/s320/DSC03169.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>4. On medium heat, let sauce simmer for about 30-45 minutes or longer if you have the time. The sauce should look thick and meaty as the tomato liquid has boiled down significantly, this is key. <br />
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5. Add in the 1/2 cup of milk and 2 Tablespoons butter, stir, and let simmer for another 5 minutes. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And there ya have it! A quick (relatively) Bolognese ready to pair with your favorite pasta. A personal favorite of mine is Bucatini (It's like spaghetti with a hole in the middle), as I paired it with here in the photo. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZN5ki7qUwHEHEBJn1BX0yu141KGHohNciPZDhIVnTCnMfWKLrKTfhVoEeENXbOROoL0ZABblSd5jM2kKGiSWe7rh8jLEPxqy-ZOyazy9RdSu1ruhzzLp0mfN93WSS7yX7HClAk_-XkjY/s1600/DSC03177-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZN5ki7qUwHEHEBJn1BX0yu141KGHohNciPZDhIVnTCnMfWKLrKTfhVoEeENXbOROoL0ZABblSd5jM2kKGiSWe7rh8jLEPxqy-ZOyazy9RdSu1ruhzzLp0mfN93WSS7yX7HClAk_-XkjY/s400/DSC03177-1.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-5556618457747331502011-03-19T19:30:00.001-05:002011-03-20T19:49:08.399-05:00Lights, Camera, Fashion: Spring alla Milanese<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Welcome to the real Dolce Vita kids. That's right, as many of you know, Kendallina has temporarily relocated to one of the biggest fashion capitals of the world.... <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><i>MILANO</i></span><i>, </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><i>ITALIA.</i></span><i> </i></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OAMqAQmSms6z6JzqxkmyY1YZl6ne0CfkgeW8rrUUGmAifw3IUnSRwoEAe-irnOlaXUINZXfFKsFnxwHIkNxY4fKAjOYuEb22vBE3e-qRKE8B4iMpA3j0RwyKWe_49-3ufIlZJrJPYdg/s1600/DSC03157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OAMqAQmSms6z6JzqxkmyY1YZl6ne0CfkgeW8rrUUGmAifw3IUnSRwoEAe-irnOlaXUINZXfFKsFnxwHIkNxY4fKAjOYuEb22vBE3e-qRKE8B4iMpA3j0RwyKWe_49-3ufIlZJrJPYdg/s320/DSC03157.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Things here move at a ... different <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">(and by different I mean sometimes excruciatingly slower)</span></i> pace, and therefore it's taken me a little longer than I expected to get situated... hence the lack of blogging. But, I am here finally, with apartment, with job, with music, with life intact .... and I finally have a moment to share with you lovelies the ups, downs, fashion, food, and 'special' euro moments that encompass my personal <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><b><i>"</i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><b><i>Dolce Vita"</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">So to kick it all off let's talk about what this town does best .... <b>zie fashion!</b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few weeks ago was Milan Fashion Week and the Fashionistas and Glamazons were out in full force. Unfortunately I have an embarrassing lack of photos from the extravagant event due to the fact it was a terribly busy week for me, but I did manage to get into one fashion show that showcased many young and upcoming designers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96koHmhH_by6mhjX3lf41h0QsA_6SOc5BIAeNEFo8PujhyphenhyphenVBiAVerLFxEhQDD2afDDkkZb1E_DrZcNdTmz5G-cCH4coHQWbtyixSHJVwhdeaUM0LP8gJziYAJekdW-tO5SI7nx5cBWcA/s1600/rw2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96koHmhH_by6mhjX3lf41h0QsA_6SOc5BIAeNEFo8PujhyphenhyphenVBiAVerLFxEhQDD2afDDkkZb1E_DrZcNdTmz5G-cCH4coHQWbtyixSHJVwhdeaUM0LP8gJziYAJekdW-tO5SI7nx5cBWcA/s320/rw2.jpg" width="290" /></a></div>Kind of cool eh? I love couture in a way because it's more like art than 'wearable fashion'. But with Spring at our heels, many of us ladies are wondering what to pick up on our next splurge to update our wardrobes.... Well there is def some cute stuff out there, but there are too many trends for one post ... so stay tuned for more in-depth fashiony goodness via Italia. But I can't let you go without a few pointers now can I?<br />
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Well first off your basic color palates are polar opposties:<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Pastels and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Neutrals</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><i>(via Boho Chic)</i></span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghb7D-EiH0IXvp5NVPrJmdhaXBhOQA-YI1137gzteP3yf6eswu0LnGdX4IHpZIL2oTe1qPYxYMCmXW884TGjabyC4GKfawDWlOeQjSLS9aGJHDpVFKmiZyx90plSMshNLmMqJ-RSYh0w/s1600/DSC03164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghb7D-EiH0IXvp5NVPrJmdhaXBhOQA-YI1137gzteP3yf6eswu0LnGdX4IHpZIL2oTe1qPYxYMCmXW884TGjabyC4GKfawDWlOeQjSLS9aGJHDpVFKmiZyx90plSMshNLmMqJ-RSYh0w/s320/DSC03164.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">vs. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">B</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">O</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">L</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">D</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">B</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">R</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">G</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">H</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">T</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">S</span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichoTKcu28NpXk3e-sQKnPH78CdngHJbfjyjoDtTxqln5arawjHxZqHvV-q9Q6wYMQgNKCB3aaKgmeiVxFDn5mcKKJGknKdwXEoRfhrysEHYn9tsNvyCzn_qxNpcvEePPL1hBFS7viZKg/s1600/DSC03160.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichoTKcu28NpXk3e-sQKnPH78CdngHJbfjyjoDtTxqln5arawjHxZqHvV-q9Q6wYMQgNKCB3aaKgmeiVxFDn5mcKKJGknKdwXEoRfhrysEHYn9tsNvyCzn_qxNpcvEePPL1hBFS7viZKg/s320/DSC03160.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Two of the bold palates that are really catching my eye this season as "bold" but still classy are both </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">RED/<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">CORAL</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">ROYAL BLUE</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> paired with </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">CAMEL</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><br />
<b>Here's some looks to get your palate juices flowin</b><br />
<b>(click on the images for price and brand)</b><br />
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border: 0 none; cursor: pointer; height: 153px; left: 104px; position: absolute; top: 6px; width: 103px; z-index: 113;" /></a><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=212504969&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/im/cleardot.gif" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; height: 135px; left: 85px; position: absolute; top: 169px; width: 117px; z-index: 65;" /></a><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=221320422&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/im/cleardot.gif" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0 none; cursor: pointer; height: 224px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 117px; z-index: 81;" /></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ShopStyleSpreadLook" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid #b9b9b9; padding: 0; position: relative; width: 478px;"><div style="height: 302px; position: relative; width: 100%;"><div style="left: 54px; margin: 0; padding: 0; position: absolute; top: 1px;"><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Miss Blumarine, Topshop, Topshop, Armand Diradourian" height="263" src="http://img.shopstyle.com/uim/y2011/d078/f7/f74d0c57dfcf464dddadf8ef55477c66.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; left: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px;" width="320" /><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=213663304&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/im/cleardot.gif" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0 none; cursor: pointer; height: 102px; left: 287px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 80px; z-index: 241;" /></a><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=206540984&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/im/cleardot.gif" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; height: 107px; left: 275px; position: absolute; top: 194px; width: 87px; z-index: 193;" /></a><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=199234355&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/im/cleardot.gif" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0 none; cursor: pointer; height: 169px; left: 214px; position: absolute; top: 65px; width: 90px; z-index: 257;" /></a><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=227506455&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/im/cleardot.gif" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0 none; cursor: pointer; height: 101px; left: 15px; position: absolute; top: 19px; width: 62px; z-index: 129;" /></a><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=182039631&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/im/cleardot.gif" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0 none; cursor: pointer; height: 96px; left: 13px; position: absolute; top: 206px; width: 77px; z-index: 97;" /></a><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=222717549&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/im/cleardot.gif" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0 none; cursor: pointer; height: 78px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 122px; width: 90px; z-index: 65;" /></a><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=227040623&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/im/cleardot.gif" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0 none; cursor: pointer; height: 214px; left: 96px; position: absolute; top: 36px; width: 108px; z-index: 33;" /></a></div></div></div></div><b>Free spirits rejoice and bust back out those tunic tops and flowy dresses cause the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">BOHO CHIC</span></span> look is back full force for spring:</b><br />
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</u></div></div>Alright kids, Mamma's gotta head to bed. 7 hours ahead of you here in Italia .. but fear not, I hath not abandoned you dear readers. More Fashion, Food, and various Shenanigans with a side of Vino Rosso to come.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A presto! Baci! ;)</span></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px;">TYVKBRBFQ354</span></span></span></b></div>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-63465028481725727292011-01-27T00:28:00.001-06:002011-01-27T00:30:00.993-06:00Baby It's Cold Outside!: BRASATO AL BAROLO (Red Wine Braised Short Ribs)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Still pretty cold out there folks.... times like these you crave one of those stick to your bone type meals. Well I've got the recipe for you, a revamped Italian staple: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>BRASATO AL BAROLO</b><i><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">(Short Ribs braised in Red Wine and herbs)</span></i><b> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkFYta009RkuOMd-fKEZCrFqDFrbjvQUFgtqceEylMZ3H-4peF3P8LH_7Xv-QcXspoMAZXAC0u0BX3NuOcyNkI0vT4zNo3pcK6CADj26d5kNrQFTOF5Aze3aiyd9QGmgPLWdGfPNPRxI/s1600/bfinal2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkFYta009RkuOMd-fKEZCrFqDFrbjvQUFgtqceEylMZ3H-4peF3P8LH_7Xv-QcXspoMAZXAC0u0BX3NuOcyNkI0vT4zNo3pcK6CADj26d5kNrQFTOF5Aze3aiyd9QGmgPLWdGfPNPRxI/s400/bfinal2.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It looks complicated and plates gorgeous .... but it is surprisingly easy to make! Just assemble and pop in the oven. While you are waiting you can run some errands .... or watch a few episodes of <b>The Real Housewives of (Insert Obnoxious City Here) Marathon</b> that runs on neverending loop on Bravo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ixBP4EfuhVA" title="YouTube video player" type="text/html" width="320"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now traditionally this recipe calls for beef chuck roast, which you can use of course, but I find short ribs a much tastier cut of meat when braised. Also adding a bit of Horseradish to the Gremolata topping... while not exactly 'Italian' adds a bit of kick to the beef. Enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #20124d; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">INGREDIENTS (Serves 4):</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">¼ cup extra virgin olive oil</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span">4 16-ounce beef short ribs (or mix of bigger an smaller ribs equal to 16 oz each person)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span">Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span">2 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span">1 onion, roughly chopped</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span">2 celery stalks, roughly chopped</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span">5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span">1 16-ounce can of peeled tomatoes, crushed by hand with their juices (Italian San Marzano highly preferred) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">2 tablespoons tomato paste</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span">1 cup chicken stock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span">½ bunch thyme</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span">½ bunch rosemary</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span">½ bunch oregano</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2 cups Barolo, or other full-bodied dry red wine </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">such as Ripasso Valpolicella, Gigondas, Côtes du Rhône, or Zinfandel </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"> </span></b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>* A HIGH QUALITY red wine is KEY to this dish. If you plan on using some 5 buck chuck from the supermarket you might as well scrap the whole recipe because it will taste beyond mediocre. The wine is the star of the dish. So step up and shell out for some good stuff ... but hey it's only 2 cups. You can drink and enjoy the rest! </b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;"><b><u>For Horseradish Gremolata:</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span">Leaves from 1 bunch of flat leaf parsley </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span">Zest of two large lemons</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span">¼ pound fresh horseradish, grated</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #20124d; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>For Polenta:</u></b></span></div><div style="color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3/4 cup Quick Cooking Polenta</span></div><div style="color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 cup Marscapone Cheese</span></div><div style="color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/4 cup Parmigiano Reggiano (grated or shreded)</span></div><div style="color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 stick of butter </span></div><div style="color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2 1/4 cup water </span></div><div style="color: #274e13; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Salt/Pepper to taste</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large, heavy-bottomed skillet or Dutch oven, heat the olive oil over high heat until smoking. Season the ribs with salt and pepper.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. Add onion, carrot, and celery and sauté, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened and golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Add garlic, thyme, oregano, and rosemary and sauté, stirring, untilgarlic begins to soften and turn golden, about 2 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add wine and boil until liquid is reduced by about half, about 5 minutes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhH-sCeWWrFbRhstXUaEZcZJHygqwBqqugoSrfi0Ivm_aWirnp5JR4vri15QvTd-um9U5MGxg31ssV-MYvbtFdMgeUgImM34EBKIW90LbhNiwxyd0VA2Fiv-K56ux3nB0e8EmIrsey8g/s1600/b3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhH-sCeWWrFbRhstXUaEZcZJHygqwBqqugoSrfi0Ivm_aWirnp5JR4vri15QvTd-um9U5MGxg31ssV-MYvbtFdMgeUgImM34EBKIW90LbhNiwxyd0VA2Fiv-K56ux3nB0e8EmIrsey8g/s320/b3.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhH-sCeWWrFbRhstXUaEZcZJHygqwBqqugoSrfi0Ivm_aWirnp5JR4vri15QvTd-um9U5MGxg31ssV-MYvbtFdMgeUgImM34EBKIW90LbhNiwxyd0VA2Fiv-K56ux3nB0e8EmIrsey8g/s1600/b3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span>4. Add broth and bring to a simmer, then return meat along with any juices accumulated on plate to pot. (Making sure the ribs are covered in liquid). Cover pot with lid or heavy duty foil and transfer to oven. Braise until meat is very tender, 2 to 3 hours.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3ZihiLYzddcfG_VBtqsP64OompeqU8qbvzPEP6LoExOx7id47_XKLhU_Z1YA07cSvSV8egJkL-nkH32VQ0pOBFoFUCSbuQBWdSeASgsX8Sv0Qm22BOS_R0ESX8jgBkG9LZ0NCDYnX3s/s1600/b4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3ZihiLYzddcfG_VBtqsP64OompeqU8qbvzPEP6LoExOx7id47_XKLhU_Z1YA07cSvSV8egJkL-nkH32VQ0pOBFoFUCSbuQBWdSeASgsX8Sv0Qm22BOS_R0ESX8jgBkG9LZ0NCDYnX3s/s320/b4.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5. Meanwhile, while you are waiting grate the lemon zest and horseradish. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODBM65eXAACGmtfTTbig_ypqcQHh-8B-S3UTLhl0KZLjgWuUx5k5cHovbUT35csvOJwavV6Z-KFZifxHnVHa0ZghJnYnJ7wQgoexAwvrWqISmKGpyiqJaX6QmVO4C2moNYgb1hFn_3GA/s1600/b5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODBM65eXAACGmtfTTbig_ypqcQHh-8B-S3UTLhl0KZLjgWuUx5k5cHovbUT35csvOJwavV6Z-KFZifxHnVHa0ZghJnYnJ7wQgoexAwvrWqISmKGpyiqJaX6QmVO4C2moNYgb1hFn_3GA/s320/b5.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3S2VAOKG1BOb2SUtzWh92vcQPRdzPhGZgBeK21JROxP4ki3syJQHosOq246r_3KDkeH3GYbgqZ_mro8LnGgkoodnd9JQ1vI6GtUS04ZssRdaoDi0lzfvLQYAxVamYUn4o69CzFxF3-pc/s1600/b6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span>7. When ribs are done, take out of the oven and uncover. Transfer meat to cutting board/plate. Skim fat from the surface of the sauce. Then return pot to stovetop and boil sauce until reduced until about 1/3, about 5-10 minutes. Return meat to sauce to coat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEH8rGB6DOxfMNq0oGhGwCwwZQ3-RfNY5wIzZ-83xEpkUXhle6T6x_ywZBUwvku_0haMS7ZqYQ8wEy9b-3l8ZrbL2jnLcESIYjf6-RfRPCQB08qGWfS3cspIM5QDuw55InlLLur70EME/s1600/b8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEH8rGB6DOxfMNq0oGhGwCwwZQ3-RfNY5wIzZ-83xEpkUXhle6T6x_ywZBUwvku_0haMS7ZqYQ8wEy9b-3l8ZrbL2jnLcESIYjf6-RfRPCQB08qGWfS3cspIM5QDuw55InlLLur70EME/s320/b8.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEH8rGB6DOxfMNq0oGhGwCwwZQ3-RfNY5wIzZ-83xEpkUXhle6T6x_ywZBUwvku_0haMS7ZqYQ8wEy9b-3l8ZrbL2jnLcESIYjf6-RfRPCQB08qGWfS3cspIM5QDuw55InlLLur70EME/s1600/b8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span>8. About 10 minutes before the ribs/sauce are ready. Boil the water for the polenta. When water comes to a rolling boil, lower heat and add polenta in a slow steady stream stirring constantly with wooden spoon until it starts to thicken, about 2 minutes. Then add in cheeses and butter, and continue to stir. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">* </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Note:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> If Polenta is made too early before plating it will thicken significantly as it cools. </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtqf4omKKSrIafPr4PDG97lAPLTJ5MMpp1Iy46qDzfmez11Afz6EZYRC_Ldr3GqiGj8Dae-FK8TnyZer1CCN9pI4a5riFiKLz6dY2PdErYoxSA0kUr3M8XWR-1HoE_KX0gcTC6bc9bxY/s1600/b7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtqf4omKKSrIafPr4PDG97lAPLTJ5MMpp1Iy46qDzfmez11Afz6EZYRC_Ldr3GqiGj8Dae-FK8TnyZer1CCN9pI4a5riFiKLz6dY2PdErYoxSA0kUr3M8XWR-1HoE_KX0gcTC6bc9bxY/s320/b7.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtqf4omKKSrIafPr4PDG97lAPLTJ5MMpp1Iy46qDzfmez11Afz6EZYRC_Ldr3GqiGj8Dae-FK8TnyZer1CCN9pI4a5riFiKLz6dY2PdErYoxSA0kUr3M8XWR-1HoE_KX0gcTC6bc9bxY/s1600/b7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span>9. Plate by dividing polenta into 4 plates. Top with 1-3 ribs (depending on size) and a scoop a ladelful of sauce. Top by sprinkling the Gremolata and drink with a glass of the same wine (preferably, or if not available an equally heavy bodied red). Voila! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>BUON APPETITO!</i></span></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbco6kvTuPiBKW8pVvEQKIoTqYhZ02kxxbxjy2rwEcfzPdIycjyKE63yW5hrh2JgRRJsY-ZKptCQC7RMPX3QzfKdMm6wEM1_ZAGaKYkd-JYPOicp4_aforK1ws-CA_jIDr1AFdbsGhw0s/s1600/bfinal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbco6kvTuPiBKW8pVvEQKIoTqYhZ02kxxbxjy2rwEcfzPdIycjyKE63yW5hrh2JgRRJsY-ZKptCQC7RMPX3QzfKdMm6wEM1_ZAGaKYkd-JYPOicp4_aforK1ws-CA_jIDr1AFdbsGhw0s/s400/bfinal.jpg" width="266" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-11365994705789028692011-01-20T21:27:00.011-06:002011-01-21T00:35:33.593-06:00Duck... Duck... BOOTS!!January.... kind of a downer of a month. Christmas is over, New Year's is over, back to work. It's cold, it's grey, and there is just nothing to start off the work/school day like a solid trudging through 10 inches of snow and brown slush! Now for the fashionable ladies out there, this time of year proposes a bit of a problem. Clearly your cute stilettos and flats are not warm enough, and you don't wanna ruin your expensive suede boots with brown sludge. How do you keep your tootises warm without looking like an <i style="color: red;"><b>Eskimo gone retarded</b></i><span style="color: red;">.....</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcWw9tmWIo89flcLfGEExS-mBxKvXBO3wQ6KKkQ5o6tJLqbINK6MvVCnUbZ0tQt37p6eu3RP3vqtabE6aC7mP471cg7PUJxCzwSdaS8ykx-0LmNajTG4b3rbyRxdFGa7mc9AiiJqLvV4/s1600/mariahcarey_aspen_diorfurryboots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcWw9tmWIo89flcLfGEExS-mBxKvXBO3wQ6KKkQ5o6tJLqbINK6MvVCnUbZ0tQt37p6eu3RP3vqtabE6aC7mP471cg7PUJxCzwSdaS8ykx-0LmNajTG4b3rbyRxdFGa7mc9AiiJqLvV4/s320/mariahcarey_aspen_diorfurryboots.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="color: purple; text-align: center;"><i>Mariah ... you sooo are not on fi-yah</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Granted there is the obvious go-to<b> Ugg Boot </b>.... and don't get me wrong, they are comfortable as hell .... but they are pretty <b>UGG-LY.</b> <i>(ha... yeah... bad joke ... sue me).</i><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">So the question remains.... what to wear to keep warm, yet look a little more 'put together'. Here are some more streamlined yet functional options:<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><i>(Click any of the pics/links for sizes and prices) </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=198917756&&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0pt none; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/sim/81/72/81728da8e240f029158b2bfe508189e8/santana-endlesscom-boots-womens-dee-kneehigh-boot.jpg" style="border-style: none;" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=198917756&&pid=uid7241-1160421-51">For those hardcore freezing temps </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=212406354&&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0pt none; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/sim/3e/d2/3ed29451f14751f7889abb2f08c3316a/totes-dsw-boots-paula-snow-boot.jpg" style="border-style: none;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=212406354&&pid=uid7241-1160421-51">Steal these for only $39.95! Thermolite lined and waterproof!</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=195318874&&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0pt none; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/sim/04/38/04380b8906632c81771d327dbcc52642/diba-endlesscom-boots-womens-snow-flake-kneehigh-boot.jpg" style="border-style: none;" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=195318874&&pid=uid7241-1160421-51">High boots keep your legs warm and an all leather boot is easy to clean </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For those of you a little further south, snow isn't normally the winter issue. It's cold, yucky, rain. A good pair of rain slickers is key. And you Yankees can get a leg up on your <span style="color: magenta;">"April Showers"</span> spring slickers wear with these cuties!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=207036496&&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0pt none; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/sim/04/e9/04e941f14bf66f998b78f64c07bcf566/kate-spade-bloomingdales-boots-new-york-randi-rain-boots.jpg" style="border-style: none;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://api.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=207036496&&pid=uid7241-1160421-51">Could these BE any cuter? Channel your inner Blair Waldorf with these Kate Spades.</a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And for heaven's sake ladies... don't commit the carnal winter sin. Don't be an</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: blue; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ESKIMO HO</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSDmkw-ofCIVRHabdaRcoMNeW-OIe9wh7NlLwKxwChIstc_u0T20d02rw8vuECKhno_c0nD4d54wW3nP2lNW2Z80SQ8CE6pVcDvQPbrnVrutAFzlDrfetR1BFUgSEE10dRISj3eac9mU/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigSDmkw-ofCIVRHabdaRcoMNeW-OIe9wh7NlLwKxwChIstc_u0T20d02rw8vuECKhno_c0nD4d54wW3nP2lNW2Z80SQ8CE6pVcDvQPbrnVrutAFzlDrfetR1BFUgSEE10dRISj3eac9mU/s1600/images.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't care what the weather is like most of the year. Right now it's cold outside. Cover up. And I'm not just talking about your feet. Or worse, wearing your cute winter boots with hooker clothes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And remember ... no matter how angsty this weather is making you ... you probably are still better off than this wonderfully special lady in Atlanta, Georgia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="youtube-player" frameborder="0" height="221" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5N1Im1xbjWQ" title="YouTube video player" type="text/html" width="340"></iframe></div>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-88915127639921717452011-01-06T02:46:00.012-06:002012-03-28T22:53:48.136-05:00Sophia is smarter than Sarah... shocking: Pasta with Mussels and Saffron "In Cartoccio"<div style="font: 16px Times; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mmm wanna know how to make this? I bet you do. Don't try to resist.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFos1UWf5L49FEFrg1yvtCibIv1zpaIGbI8pKMJfNsZAZ9dSs6HcIxfT4rmHvcZHmFeo0Ql-JMX0yc_UGo4DEKYKijHBkwuV9l423G70cXryFhVaFBdbHyaXgvCkO6KR2RDkjOA4WH6k/s1600/final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFos1UWf5L49FEFrg1yvtCibIv1zpaIGbI8pKMJfNsZAZ9dSs6HcIxfT4rmHvcZHmFeo0Ql-JMX0yc_UGo4DEKYKijHBkwuV9l423G70cXryFhVaFBdbHyaXgvCkO6KR2RDkjOA4WH6k/s200/final.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="font: 16px Times; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before I tell you, I wanna get something straight. To clarify so all you 4 pound biatches and yo-yo dieters actually ENJOY the dish when you make it. We all know in this country .... pasta has received a pretty bad wrap. It's all about low carb, no carb, white flour is the devil incarnate etc. etc. etc. This is just BS.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2VJ4fflSpsHiOHYst2qBCwo4QCah2kpXz4FySggl_bAo1_iKzcyjA7EAPdxx7AkuufNqlysaqefp50EVwefu9nAHYvT-fe_RdQIEnCoMNRBRrxhFWa3kCAWK2oK2Hk_rTeG7C97fLPA/s1600/palin_satan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2VJ4fflSpsHiOHYst2qBCwo4QCah2kpXz4FySggl_bAo1_iKzcyjA7EAPdxx7AkuufNqlysaqefp50EVwefu9nAHYvT-fe_RdQIEnCoMNRBRrxhFWa3kCAWK2oK2Hk_rTeG7C97fLPA/s400/palin_satan.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pasta </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CAN</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> be healthy. There is this whole country of generally not-fat people who eat pasta every day called </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Italy"</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to prove that point. Sure, when you put 12-lbs of butter and cream on it </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a la </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fettuccini Alfredo .... yeah .... you might as well just go eat a box of Twinkies while you are at it. But, if use some fresh and healthy ingredients, then a little pasta is good for you. In the words of the eternal hottie, </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sophia Loren</span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: white;">"Everything you see I owe to spaghetti."</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cardsandgifts-direct.co.uk/ekmps/shops/cardsandgifts/images/sophia-loren-greeting-card-19197-p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Allora....</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BRING</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ON</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">THE</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PASTA</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">!</span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FUSILLI COL BUCO CON COZZE E ZAFFERANO IN CARTOCCIO</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pasta with Mussels and Saffron baked in a foil pouch</span></span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Sound better in Italian doesn't it)</span></span></i></b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Meanwhile preheat the oven to 350F and boil salted water for pasta. Add a pinch of saffron to the water. Add pasta and cook until </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">al dente</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Cooking the pasta in the saffron water should give the pasta a nice golden color and will add a hint of saffron taste to the pasta itself. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reserve</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> a 1/2 cup of pasta water after the pasta is finished cooking.</span></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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Go back to the wine pot and add fresh mussels. Put the lid on the pot but leave open slight so steam can release. Steam until the mussels open. Remove mussels from pan but leave the liquid.</span></span></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-MmSPfSBsg73WPIa_ESOtLXr3QeQw9XydTiZzgS5f-nFlCryjZo6FVmVrwF3i2kOavGKcOX8D9MYF73-o-fr_yCabhT6m1IDYd62bJuECQKz7beyzGGP8C82PZwMU45O2apzm3pJp3g/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-MmSPfSBsg73WPIa_ESOtLXr3QeQw9XydTiZzgS5f-nFlCryjZo6FVmVrwF3i2kOavGKcOX8D9MYF73-o-fr_yCabhT6m1IDYd62bJuECQKz7beyzGGP8C82PZwMU45O2apzm3pJp3g/s200/4.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></span></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Drain and transfer pasta into pan with the wine. Add the 1/2 cup of reserved saffron pasta water. Turn up heat and bring liquid to a soft boil. Open the can of tomatoes, hand crush the tomatoes and drop into the pan. Then add in the fresh cherry tomatoes.</span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Nnh7x38PmHfrS3_qbFqE2otrKR35xJRPNr9t7dU0XO3NgC7idknH3msIDD3arOzQSD411Q2I-QRRG2jU9wFcq6cWBoPHNI6qu-mhhekgy7E7BbT0PNe5S05CdQ2rdJNjtkbFpRc1zmY/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Nnh7x38PmHfrS3_qbFqE2otrKR35xJRPNr9t7dU0XO3NgC7idknH3msIDD3arOzQSD411Q2I-QRRG2jU9wFcq6cWBoPHNI6qu-mhhekgy7E7BbT0PNe5S05CdQ2rdJNjtkbFpRc1zmY/s200/5.jpg" width="191" /></span></a></span></span></span></b></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXHkenT3W_5zVaI-6SfiZkducBgaAeZYYZGy2QViZMZFkmE7TZtEwSbSCoExU5ojUu9X5JCWVwmQuOE6JquXgYKDHew6JOTsf_9r6Eb_OrvAWpWOichfsvYUnTszTEATW7crjHbK-XT4/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXHkenT3W_5zVaI-6SfiZkducBgaAeZYYZGy2QViZMZFkmE7TZtEwSbSCoExU5ojUu9X5JCWVwmQuOE6JquXgYKDHew6JOTsf_9r6Eb_OrvAWpWOichfsvYUnTszTEATW7crjHbK-XT4/s200/7.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*I mix the tomatoes canned and fresh because Italian San Marzano's (even when canned) are much more flavorful than American tomatoes. You can use all fresh if you want, but you will have a stronger flavor if you can find some imported San Marzano's to add in. </span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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Mix together and cook for 2 minutes while gently tossing ingredients.</span></span></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaZQeAgro0lXNeHjSV3QlEuqY-mbglMyKCeK753xO6jkZYGN1LaGto6LTaizjPUaUs-IyQe8noaE3TT_RGu-lGy2S8JkabjtdKwVHi-yZCqfznjt-zEZHmR3YLO6H-j88s1iTbsaoR8Y/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaZQeAgro0lXNeHjSV3QlEuqY-mbglMyKCeK753xO6jkZYGN1LaGto6LTaizjPUaUs-IyQe8noaE3TT_RGu-lGy2S8JkabjtdKwVHi-yZCqfznjt-zEZHmR3YLO6H-j88s1iTbsaoR8Y/s320/8.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></span></span></span></b></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. Set out a deep baking sheet. Take a large piece of heavy-duty foil and cover the baking sheet and fold up the corner to make a large rectangular "bag" of sorts. Pour the contents of the pot into the bag. Then take another large piece of foil and cover, sealing the corners. Pop the baking sheet into the oven for 6-7 minutes.</span></span></span></span></b></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNBvD_aeoVHfzs-ViFoMVETKXVOIfVG41rOU_6pCv10ux9d6NwTabElYoqSMtgcrW18lnpnl-YavTpbwcSWL-nGd4ta_H84nhJMU42hH7jzejT-kM42cdGUuECQEGKnhT4TCZfH8g-4U/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNBvD_aeoVHfzs-ViFoMVETKXVOIfVG41rOU_6pCv10ux9d6NwTabElYoqSMtgcrW18lnpnl-YavTpbwcSWL-nGd4ta_H84nhJMU42hH7jzejT-kM42cdGUuECQEGKnhT4TCZfH8g-4U/s200/9.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhCgTOHT2OglfZ6o1iPM-2aO5GtITXu_Fzxbf8QqfOk99LIVZ99ZGD4MLkBuNnomtWlKtxTGPtfQ8Seeu6QZcFk_f55XbAtBXsT_2VlHXfgiUMBvxfIKKg309UmbXfVBC4AJRLstXxnM/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhCgTOHT2OglfZ6o1iPM-2aO5GtITXu_Fzxbf8QqfOk99LIVZ99ZGD4MLkBuNnomtWlKtxTGPtfQ8Seeu6QZcFk_f55XbAtBXsT_2VlHXfgiUMBvxfIKKg309UmbXfVBC4AJRLstXxnM/s200/10.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Plate the pasta making sure there are at least 6+ mussels for each person..... and VOILA!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0XXhVO6kU4ZAkDnm5ePR8_M3F05jlmx8Y5HmGjEN4VAp7wslCVo8ZiM7aXCCHzPZwHkumrYAVGLoizMJPH4f1qXCT7nkXkFVPO23TDMYvuPnT793A5F0DK8IdKUm2G0yL62wHO7Glbk/s1600/final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0XXhVO6kU4ZAkDnm5ePR8_M3F05jlmx8Y5HmGjEN4VAp7wslCVo8ZiM7aXCCHzPZwHkumrYAVGLoizMJPH4f1qXCT7nkXkFVPO23TDMYvuPnT793A5F0DK8IdKUm2G0yL62wHO7Glbk/s400/final.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yummy AND good for you! Carbs, Veggies, Lean Protein. Fresh and clean. Perfectly balanced meal. Channel your inner Sophia and make yourself something tasty for dinner tonight! </span><b style="font-size: 16px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Buon Appetito!</span></span></span></i></b></span></div></span></b></span> </span></span></span></b></div></div></div></div>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-49094948529427001952011-01-03T23:03:00.008-06:002011-01-04T00:32:17.269-06:00The Blog is Back... Alright!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good news. <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">The Blog is BACK.</span></span></b> Back harder than when Backstreet was Back. Although the blog lacks a supersweet dance to bust out at the Junior High Winter Social (circa 1998), I'll venture it ages better than Nick Carter did.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gifsoup.com/view/647277/backstreet-s-back.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://www.gifsoup.com/imager.php?id=647277" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://imeerocks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/nick-carter-weight-loss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://imeerocks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/nick-carter-weight-loss.jpg" width="165" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">After Paris dumped me I ate my feelings, couldn't fit into my clothes, and blew all my money on drugs and Krispy Kremes. Now I have to shop at Plato's Closet. Sweet jacket though right?!</span></i></div><br />
I've gotten several requests over the past months to revive the blog, and I figure the new year is a good time for a "re-launch". I don't know about you, but 2010 was not a banner year for me in general. I'll sum it up in the words of a drunken ex-sorostitute I overheard on New Year's Eve:<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">"I'd kill a bitch to forget 2010."</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;"><br />
</span></span></div>But I'm from Texas ....<br />
And the famous CBS news anchor Dan Rather once said:<br />
<blockquote><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's an old saying.. that you should marry a girl from Texas because no matter how tough things get, she's tougher.</span></i></b></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I sure as hell don't want to get married just yet, but Danny Boy makes a good point. It's a new year and I'm starting over. All the selfish, narcissistic, assholes of the world can go screw themselves. All the sad or unfortunate events that are out of my control, I will try to learn to leave in God's hands. 2011 is going to be great. If not great, we are going to at least aim for less shitty. I'll send some good vibes out for all y'all too. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last night I watched the<b> </b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Pray-Love-Julia-Roberts/dp/B0042816YK?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969"><b>DVD of EAT, PRAY, LOVE</b></a>. Not as great as the book (which if you have not <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Pray-Love-Everything-Indonesia/dp/0143118420?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">READ</a> <img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0143118420" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />yet, please please please do), but I enjoyed it enough. It's a great story about renewal, finding yourself, moving on from the past, and appreciating beauty in life. So I'm going to end on a particularly poignant quote from the book that I think we all should remind ourselves of on a regular basis in the new year:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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So with that ..... Bring on the Blog. Here's to a new year of Reviews, Fashion, Beauty, Music, Photography, Film, Books, Travel, Food, Quotes, How-tos, and Making fun of trashy and/or slutty people.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Stay Tuned.... </span></i></b></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">P.S. Again if you haven't Kindled (yes I made <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Wireless-Reader-Wifi-Graphite/dp/B002Y27P3M?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><b>Kindle</b></a><b><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002Y27P3M" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> </b>a verb) Eat, Pray, Love yet.... please do. Now:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Pray-Love-Everything-Indonesia/dp/0143118420?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><img alt="Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0143118420&tag=ladolvitbyken-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0143118420" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Pray-Love-Everything-Indonesia/dp/0143118420?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0143118420" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Or then there is always the vaguely humorous Male spin-off.. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Drink-Play-Anything-Ireland-Thailand/dp/0802170528?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><img alt="Drink, Play, F@#k: One Man's Search for Anything Across Ireland, Las Vegas, and Thailand" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0802170528&tag=ladolvitbyken-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0802170528" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Drink-Play-Anything-Ireland-Thailand/dp/0802170528?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Drink, Play, F@#k: One Man's Search for Anything Across Ireland, Las Vegas, and Thailand</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0802170528" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></div>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-18867636180804777192010-06-08T19:06:00.011-05:002010-06-08T19:45:00.637-05:00Kendallina's Father's Day Gift Guide<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #0b5394; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> -- Bill Cosby</span></span></span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://mrsellars.com/mrblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/bill-cosby-jello-puddin-pops.gif.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://mrsellars.com/mrblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/bill-cosby-jello-puddin-pops.gif.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Cut your kids some slack Bill. What do you get a Dad who has everything? ... and by everything I mean a lifetime supply of Jell-O pudding pops</span></b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </i></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So Father's Day is around the corner (June 20th) .... and most of us know that men are notoriously hard to buy for. For those of you without a clue what do get Dad this year ... here are a few ideas, with plenty of time for them to get to you before the holiday! Just click on the image (even in the collage's) to view the retailer/price. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Or if you have a stellar gift idea, leave a comment and let us all know! :P</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Cater to those frosty libations that strike his fancy... </span></span></span></div><a _blank"="" action="" apivisitretailer?id="123833972&pid=uid7241-1160421-51"" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4980293989016496210&postID=1886763618080477719" http:="" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" www.shopstyle.com=""><img src="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/productWidgetImage?id=123833972&size=Large&imageUrl=d72319aa9617ae0102ba5801cd4c6861" style="border-style: none;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></a><a _blank"="" href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=58856036&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img src="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/productWidgetImage?id=58856036&size=Large&imageUrl=e993c6923da9dd03dbc3ea8fe0ea57aa" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> <b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_42244627">Fresh Beer from the Tap</a></b><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=123833972&pid=uid7241-1160421-51"> </a> <b><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=58856036&pid=uid7241-1160421-51">Wine Chilled</a></b> </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Or channel his inner Anchorman with a fancy <b><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=151377641&pid=uid7241-1160421-51">Scotch/Brandy Decanter</a> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii286/CwayneI/Scotch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="149" src="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii286/CwayneI/Scotch.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Make him </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">KING OF THE TAILGATE </span></span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">with the ultimate </span></span><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=15234927&pid=uid7241-1160421-51"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">VULCAN BBQ/COOLER-All-In-One</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Insulated Waterpoof Cooler Section, 3 Piece Stainless Steel BBQ tool set, and a portable Propane BBQ grill with lid</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">..... </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">This is so cool I </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">EVEN </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span">want one </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a _blank"="" href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=15234927&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img src="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/productWidgetImage?id=15234927&size=Large&imageUrl=b6d726ba47ced8575d3945cdc65b1848" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></span></a></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Speaking of the </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Manly Domain of Grilling</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> ... what about some fancy tools to decorate his Summer Kingdom:</span></span></span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid #b9b9b9; padding: 0; position: relative; width: 278px;"><div style="height: 218px; position: relative; width: 100%;"><div style="left: 3px; margin: 0; padding: 0; position: absolute; top: 1px;"><img alt="Crate & Barrel, Napa Style, All-Clad" src="http://img.shopstyle.com/uim/y2010/d158/af/af0efe26892493187931b442bb16af17_58.jpg" style="border: 0 none; left: 0; margin: 0; position: absolute; top: 0;" /><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=140450231&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/4b278/im/cleardot.gif" style="border: 0 none; cursor: pointer; height: 66px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 20px; width: 69px; z-index: 161;" /></a><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=32600324&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/4b278/im/cleardot.gif" style="border: 0 none; cursor: pointer; height: 59px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 158px; width: 59px; z-index: 129;" /></a><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=145150158&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/4b278/im/cleardot.gif" style="border: 0 none; cursor: pointer; height: 77px; left: 191px; position: absolute; top: 30px; width: 77px; z-index: 97;" /></a><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=19562516&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/4b278/im/cleardot.gif" style="border: 0 none; cursor: pointer; height: 62px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 92px; width: 75px; z-index: 65;" /></a><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=14942830&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" style="background-color: transparent;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/4b278/im/cleardot.gif" style="border: 0 none; cursor: pointer; height: 96px; left: 191px; position: absolute; top: 119px; width: 77px; z-index: 33;" /></a></div></div><div style="bottom: 0px; color: #606060; font: 11px Verdana,sans-serif; height: 38px; left: 3px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; position: relative; width: 100%;"><div style="left: 3px; position: absolute; top: 5px; width: 265px;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/browse/grilling-tools/Chefs-US?" style="background-color: transparent; color: #606060; font: 11px Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Grilling Tools</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> at Chefs</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/browse/cooking-tools/Chefs-US?" style="background-color: transparent; color: #606060; font: 11px Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Cooking Tools</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> at Chefs</span></a></div></div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A </span><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=19562516&pid=uid7241-1160421-51"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>BBQ pit top and Rotisserie Kit</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=32600324&pid=uid7241-1160421-51"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>A Non-Stick Rib Rack</b> </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">for the perfect Finger-lickin Ribs, A </span><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=140450231&pid=uid7241-1160421-51"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Corn Griller Basket</b> </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">for those many summer time ears he'll be cookin up, And the ultimate in Grilling luxury: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=14942830&pid=uid7241-1160421-51"><b>A Stainless Steel BBQ set</b></a></span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">ROASTED TOMATOES STUFFED WITH PARMESAN RISOTTO AND PROSCIUTTO </span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">1 Teaspoon plus 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">4 ripe but firm large tomatoes</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">4 slices Prosciutto di Parma</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">4 thick slices fresh mozzarella</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">3/4 cup Arborio Rice</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">3 cups chicken broth</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">1/2 cup dry white wine</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">1 clove garlic</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">1/2 onion</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">3 tablespoon butter</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">1/2 cup fresh Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano is the best if you can find it)</span></span><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">*Technically you CAN use Instant Risotto, although fresh made tastes much better. If you are pressed for time then Lundburg makes a decent version, make sure to get the "Creamy Parmesan" flavor. But I suggest to take a stab at making it yourself!</span></span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. In a separate sauecpan pour chicken broth and heat until warm. Meanwhile in a medium saucepan heat 2 Tablespoons butter and add onion and garlic. Simmer until onion is transparent, about 5 minutes. Add rice, coat, and cook until rice is translucent, about 2 minutes.</span><br />
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</span></span></div></i>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-18772035972884595202010-06-03T21:46:00.032-05:002010-06-05T17:45:29.096-05:00Fashion Porn: The Style, Clothes, and Knock-Offs of "Sex and the City 2"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you are a female .... and not dead, you know</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">SEX AND THE CITY 2</span></i></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> is now out in theaters. In fact, most of you have probably seen it already. There has been lots of debating about the success of the plot and we could banter back and forth about that all day .... but let's be honest.... A good majority of us didn't go to the theater for the plot..... we just wanted to see what the Fab Four were wearing this time around. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Much like the plot there were some serious fashion hits and misses.... but if you want you and your wardrobe to get a little </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"Carried Away"</span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> this summer ... Kendallina is here to help you. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here are some of my favorite looks from the film. For most of the looks I included the originals with the prices so you can scoff </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(BEWARE: avoid drinking Cosmos when reading prices or you might choke)</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, and some mighty affordable knock offs and inspired looks. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Enjoy!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.girlznight.co.uk/magazine/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/090108-SJP-400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.girlznight.co.uk/magazine/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/090108-SJP-400.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This might be THE iconic Carrie look in the film. Here Mrs. Preston wears a </span><a href="http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml;jsessionid=LLC1EBTGE4SAYCQAAKPRPVQ?itemId=prod53420004&ecid=BGALRJ84DHJLQkR4&ci_src=14110925&ci_sku=T2MMJ" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Halston Heritage dress</span></span></strong></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">$325</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. She accessorizes it with a </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">$1,500</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">silver Chanel clutc</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">h, </span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">plus </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">$995 </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">jewel-encrusted </span><strong><a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/am/product/60239?cm_mmc=LinkshareUS-_-ProductFeed-_-Christian+Louboutin-_-Mid+Heels&siteID=J84DHJLQkR4-9RN8mc4nBb_rKcycXOeOXg" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Louboutin Pigalle 85 python heels</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and </span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mykita & Bernhard Wilhelm shades</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> They’re limited edition </span><a href="http://www.patriciafield.com/mykita-and-bernhard-willhelm-limited-edt.aspx" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Franz glasses</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">$525</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. Add to the ensemble a </span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Solange Azagury-Patridge gemstone necklace</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(prices upon request). </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Those shoes are to die for... but I don't know about you ... a grand is a bit much to drop on shoes even IF you could find them. Here are some hot look-alikes: </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Michael-Antonio-Womens-Lloyd-Pump/dp/B003FKN6PS?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="Michael Antonio Women's Lloyd Pump,Gold,8.5 M US" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B003FKN6PS&tag=ladolvitbyken-20" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003FKN6PS" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Michael-Antonio-Womens-Lloyd-Pump/dp/B003FKN6PS?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Michael Antonio Women's Lloyd Pump in Gold</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And if you feel like splurging here is the original Halston but in a fun green:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Halston-Heritage-Cocktail-Dress-Green/dp/B003GEGWEU?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="Halston Heritage Deep V Cocktail Dress in Green" height="200" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B003GEGWEU&tag=ladolvitbyken-20" width="132" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003GEGWEU" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Halston-Heritage-Cocktail-Dress-Green/dp/B003GEGWEU?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Halston Heritage Deep V Cocktail Dress in Green</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003GEGWEU" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Or in the Original White</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=136352004&&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/sim/1f/88/1f889f0df48336939a107e2280d50a7e/halston-bergdorf-goodman-cocktail-dresses-heritage-vneck-jersey-dress.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Cant forget the clutch!</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Regale-Satin-Pleated-Clutch-Gold/dp/B001538ZBC?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="La Regale Satin Pleated Clutch,Gold,one size" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B001538ZBC&tag=ladolvitbyken-20" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001538ZBC" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> or </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Regale-Mesh-Slim-Frame-Clutch/dp/B001538N8M?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="La Regale Mesh Slim Frame Clutch,Gold,one size" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B001538N8M&tag=ladolvitbyken-20" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001538N8M" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Regale-Gathered-Clutch-Gold-Size/dp/B001H31EJK?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">La Regale Gathered Clutch,Gold,One Size</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001H31EJK" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Regale-Mesh-Slim-Frame-Clutch/dp/B001538N8M?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">La Regale Mesh Slim Frame Clutch,Gold,one size</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001538N8M" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For all you Domestic Diva' who adored Charlotte's cupcake apron .... good news! The </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">EXACT</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> one is totally affordable! Probably the cheapest thing they wore in the entire film....</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.usatoday.net/life/gallery/2010/l100527_SATC2fash/charlottepg-vertical.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i.usatoday.net/life/gallery/2010/l100527_SATC2fash/charlottepg-vertical.jpg" width="222" /> </span></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jessie-Steele-120-JS-36-Cupcakes-Apron/dp/B001688C1O?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="Jessie Steele Cupcakes Apron" height="200" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B001688C1O&tag=ladolvitbyken-20" width="96" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001688C1O" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jessie-Steele-120-JS-36-Cupcakes-Apron/dp/B001688C1O?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jessica Steele Apron</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001688C1O" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The "Arabian Chic" look was mostly achieved by bright and flowy fabric and lots of Maxi-Dresses. </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/">Net-A-Porter</a> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">calls this look "</span><a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/magazine#/42/2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">GYPSET</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">" (Gypsy + Jet Set?).... they describe it as a kind of "luxurious bohemian globetrotter". </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But that being said ....I don't care who you are .... Harem Pants are NOT ok. Got it? <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">NO HAREM PANTS.</span></b> I don't care what Charlotte said ... this is </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">NOT PRINCESS JASMINE WITH COCKTAILS.</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/celebrity-pictures-princess-jasmine-disney-unrealistic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/celebrity-pictures-princess-jasmine-disney-unrealistic.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><i><br />
</i></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Abu-Dhabilicious? </span></span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.hitfix.com/photos/395610/Sarah-Jessica-Parker-in-Sex-and-the-City-2_gallery_primary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://images.hitfix.com/photos/395610/Sarah-Jessica-Parker-in-Sex-and-the-City-2_gallery_primary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://images.hitfix.com/photos/395610/Sarah-Jessica-Parker-in-Sex-and-the-City-2_gallery_primary.jpg" width="133" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=128141113&&pid=uid7241-1160421-51" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0;" target="_blank"><img src="http://resources.shopstyle.com/sim/89/2c/892c955a4f69e01da66e1aff28aad93b/halston-singer22-evening-dresses-heritage-iconic-pleated-long-dress-in-orange.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/action/apiVisitRetailer?id=128141113&&pid=uid7241-1160421-51">Halston Heritage</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Similar ... yet cheaper:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jessica-Simpson-Womens-Dress-Geranium/dp/B003BIFQLG?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="Jessica Simpson Women's Maxi Dress,Geranium,Small" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B003BIFQLG&tag=ladolvitbyken-20" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003BIFQLG" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Jessica-Simpson-Womens-Dress-Geranium/dp/B003BIFQLG?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Jessica Simpson Women's Maxi Dress</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/theclog/files/2010/05/sexreview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/theclog/files/2010/05/sexreview.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Some other inspired options:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shes-Cool-Studded-Halter-Dress/dp/B0037X36GW?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="She's Cool Studded Halter Maxi Dress CORAL REEF X-Lg Jrs" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B0037X36GW&tag=ladolvitbyken-20" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0037X36GW" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shes-Cool-Studded-Halter-Dress/dp/B0037X36GW?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">She's Cool Studded Halter Maxi Dress CORAL REEF</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Swell-Element-Saga-Maxi-Dress/dp/B003KQO656?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="Element Saga Maxi Dress" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B003KQO656&tag=ladolvitbyken-20" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003KQO656" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Swell-Element-Saga-Maxi-Dress/dp/B003KQO656?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Element Saga Maxi Dress</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003KQO656" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Minds-Voile-Lace-Long-Dress/dp/B003AS07IE?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="Of Two Minds Voile & Lace Long Dress" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B003AS07IE&tag=ladolvitbyken-20" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003AS07IE" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Minds-Voile-Lace-Long-Dress/dp/B003AS07IE?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Of Two Minds Voile & Lace Long Dress</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003AS07IE" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Juniors%2527-Plus-Size-Pure-Energy-Sleeveless/dp/B0030ZEGF2?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="Juniors' Plus-Size Pure Energy® Lilac Sleeveless Maxi Dress - 2" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B0030ZEGF2&tag=ladolvitbyken-20" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0030ZEGF2" style="border: none !important; 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margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Armani-Exchange-Halter-Maxi-Dress/dp/B003P00322?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Armani Exchange Halter Maxi Dress</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003P00322" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/ORANGE-FLOWING-COLORFUL-PRINTED-HALTER/dp/B003F6B3WA?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="KOI ORANGE LONG FLOWING SILKY COLORFUL PRINTED HALTER DRESS" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B003F6B3WA&tag=ladolvitbyken-20" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003F6B3WA" style="border: none !important; 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</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then there was Samantha's "oh no she di-ent" Miley double take. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://alothmanblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Kim-Katrall-and-Miley-Cyrus-in-MW1.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://alothmanblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Kim-Katrall-and-Miley-Cyrus-in-MW1.bmp" width="179" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Unfortunately knocking off a gorgeous detailed number like this </span><a href="http://www.matthewwilliamson.com/shop/us/summer-2011/evening-dresses.html"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Matthew Williamson dress</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> is just not possible without looking cheap. So unless you want to fork over the </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">$3500</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for the original ... don't bother..... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">BUT</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What about those killer boots?</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Originals:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dolce-Vita-Womens-Marilyn-Marrone/dp/B0029PEOA6?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="Dolce Vita Women's Marilyn Boot,Marrone,6 M US" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B0029PEOA6&tag=ladolvitbyken-20" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0029PEOA6" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dolce-Vita-Womens-Marilyn-Marrone/dp/B0029PEOA6?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Dolce Vita Women's Marilyn Boot, Marrone</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Bebe has an almost identical pair:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://intheircloset.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/bebe-jenna-strappy-knee-high-boots-taupe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://intheircloset.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/bebe-jenna-strappy-knee-high-boots-taupe.jpg" width="110" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bebe.com/bebe-Jenna-Strappy-Boot/dp/B00265NCPC?ie=UTF8&asinSearchPageIndex=15&navAsinList=B002AL822K%2CB002A803DO%2CB002H9AKNY%2CB002A85QL8%2CB002G2C9MW%2CB002H93Q8A%2CB002F7SZXA%2CB002C3BI90%2CB00265LNJ4%2CB0027DAQAC%2CB0026XG8DM%2CB002AWW4F0%2CB0027DCCJA%2CB002810A6S%2CB0026OWR4K%2CB00265NCPC%2CB0027HHUJ8%2CB0021CBP4K&node=1260901011&field_browse=1260901011&searchSize=20&navAsinListIndex=0&id=bebe%20Jenna%20Strappy%20Boot&field_availability=0&searchBinNameList=null&ref=search_results_16&searchNodeID=1260901011&field_launch-date=-1y&searchRank=-product_site_launch_date&searchPage=1&pf_rd_r=0VHVX0Z20EVWHBMAD3YC&pf_rd_m=A2FMOXN01TSNYY&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=1260901011&pf_rd_p=495094551&pf_rd_s=search-results">Bebe Jenna Boot </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A shorter more summery version:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Guess-Womens-Blarney-Platform-Sandal/dp/B003639HY8?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="Guess Women's Blarney Platform Sandal,Black,8.5 M US" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B003639HY8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003639HY8" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Guess-Womens-Blarney-Platform-Sandal/dp/B003639HY8?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Guess Women's Blarney Platform Sandal, Black</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And now the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">pièce </span></b><em style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">de résistance</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">... Carrie's</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></b></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"she is totally going to cheat on Big -WHY CARRIE WHY DON'T DO IT- Date with Aidan.... but damn she looks hot"</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> dress from</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Emilio Pucci's Fall 2010 collection.</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </span><a href="http://styleblog.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/SATC2_new_poster-530x785.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://styleblog.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/SATC2_new_poster-530x785.jpg" width="216" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Good luck getting your hands on an original one of these babies for.. get this... </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">$9000</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">... BUT starting July 30th you can get an almost exact knock off from </span><a href="http://www.edressme.com/satc-celeb-dress-6700.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Edressme.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">$398</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.usatoday.net/life/gallery/2010/l100527_SATC2fash/carrie-dresspg-vertical.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i.usatoday.net/life/gallery/2010/l100527_SATC2fash/carrie-dresspg-vertical.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="135" /></span></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And no SATC episode or movie would be complete without the classic </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"CARRIE WTF WERE YOU THINKING" </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">outfits:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.bettyconfidential.com/img/startraks/sarah-jessica-parker-3-110109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://images.bettyconfidential.com/img/startraks/sarah-jessica-parker-3-110109.jpg" width="150" /></span></a></div><a href="http://images.hitfix.com/photos/395463/Carrie-did-not-expect-this-_gallery_primary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://images.hitfix.com/photos/395463/Carrie-did-not-expect-this-_gallery_primary.jpg" imageanchor="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="137" src="http://images.hitfix.com/photos/395463/Carrie-did-not-expect-this-_gallery_primary.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And if you are in SATC withdrawl and you can't get enough Carrie, Candace Bushnell came out with a NEW book that tells the story of Carrie before she was "Carrie".... starting with her Senior Year of High School. SATC for the Gossip Girl Generation. Pick it up for a fun beach read.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Carrie-Diaries-Candace-Bushnell/dp/0061728918?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="The Carrie Diaries" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=0061728918&tag=ladolvitbyken-20" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0061728918" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Carrie-Diaries-Candace-Bushnell/dp/0061728918?ie=UTF8&tag=ladolvitbyken-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Carrie Diaries</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=ladolvitbyken-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0061728918" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And just for fun ... take In Style's</span><a href="http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/general/promo/0,,20364088,00.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> "Which SATC Character is your Style Twin"</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> quiz</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">:P</span></div>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-73887862909839358322010-05-21T23:42:00.015-05:002010-05-22T03:46:11.395-05:00RUFFLES! (And I'm not talking about the Potato Chip) ... Another fashion How-To<div style="text-align: center;">So a trend has resurfaced that I am just in love with ..... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcwq56-3j9-UTKOfpbXNWFzGM-ktmxrzQFK5pK7BFEiNR5kKy9sXE3CVLCMg6zO0HPB1pleYD9xqPRO-i_fidybXM7vMJ4AWL_UPu1JWMi4sr1qvpJo0CuEAwKta82iHbrugqpWycjeE/s1600/rufflefont.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcwq56-3j9-UTKOfpbXNWFzGM-ktmxrzQFK5pK7BFEiNR5kKy9sXE3CVLCMg6zO0HPB1pleYD9xqPRO-i_fidybXM7vMJ4AWL_UPu1JWMi4sr1qvpJo0CuEAwKta82iHbrugqpWycjeE/s320/rufflefont.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ruffles are just so feminine and fun with a touch of whimsy. That being said ...... as with most trends (as we covered in the infamous <a href="http://kendallinasdolcevita.blogspot.com/2010/04/to-jort-or-not-to-jort-that-is-question.html">JORT</a> post) .... there are rules. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ruffle can be gorgeous .... but placed in the wrong area .... they are ooooh sooooo unforgiving. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjaP-c0x-VJpme3wIGzkJsL2kE0skEDftPyo52S7TukWkxx3YX1iXRT-Va3O9WYnirDGFsYWLMx-B6G4BTn1mVJ7YZxYnjCbPjHzkog2LyNw9MolZJEZKjfNdGKH17DeDZMK1T499QT4/s1600/ruffle+bad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjaP-c0x-VJpme3wIGzkJsL2kE0skEDftPyo52S7TukWkxx3YX1iXRT-Va3O9WYnirDGFsYWLMx-B6G4BTn1mVJ7YZxYnjCbPjHzkog2LyNw9MolZJEZKjfNdGKH17DeDZMK1T499QT4/s200/ruffle+bad.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Uhh...... what? Better question... why?</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or worse, too many ruffles in one look you can give the impression that you moonlight as a Colonial dinner theater actor </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://media.costumesinc.com/costumesinc/SKUimages/large/56182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a><a href="http://media.costumesinc.com/costumesinc/SKUimages/large/56182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://media.costumesinc.com/costumesinc/SKUimages/large/56182.jpg" width="115" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So without further ado here are Kendallina's rules on....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b>HOW TO WEAR RUFFLES</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">1. BALANCE</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ruffles are pretty .... but they add volume to your look .... and therefore your body shape. So it's safe to say one size ruffle does <b>NOT</b> fit all. Wherever you are biggest..... a ruffle should not go. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">BUSTY</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you are "blessed" with a bigger bust, wearing ruffles will only draw more attention to the girls and probably make you look much larger than you really are .... and I'm talking in a "I ate too many Big Macs" look vs. an Instant Implant way. Instead try a ruffled skirt or something with ruffles on or skimming the shoulder. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/Shopbop/pcs/media/images/products/shosh/shosh2033312867/shosh2033312867_p1_v1_m56577569831906891_254x500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/Shopbop/pcs/media/images/products/shosh/shosh2033312867/shosh2033312867_p1_v1_m56577569831906891_254x500.jpg" width="101" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shopbop.com/ruffle-one-shoulder-dress-shoshanna/vp/v=1/845524441866465.htm?folderID=2534374302063651&extid=affprg">Shoshonna</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">PEAR SHAPED</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you have good "birthing hips", avoid skirts with big ruffles at the waist. Instead opt for a ruffled top, a skirt with a ruffle at the hem, or down the center. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/Shopbop/pcs/media/images/products/rebec/rebec2052312094/rebec2052312094_p1_v1_m56577569831939318_254x500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/Shopbop/pcs/media/images/products/rebec/rebec2052312094/rebec2052312094_p1_v1_m56577569831939318_254x500.jpg" width="101" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shopbop.com/waterfall-ruffle-dress-rebecca-taylor/vp/v=1/845524441870145.htm?folderID=2534374302029428&extid=affprg">Rebecca Taylor </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">SMALL BUST/BOYISH</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You lucky ducks can pretty much ruffle it up wherever you want. If you want, you can even strategically ruffle the bust area for a boost. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img11.beso-images.com/resize?sq=&uid=1931432122&nors=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://img11.beso-images.com/resize?sq=&uid=1931432122&nors=1" width="166" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.betseyjohnson.com/store/productdetails2.aspx?productid=8944">Betsy Johnson</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">FULL FIGURED</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A streamlined neck to hem ruffle like this is very flattering on a plus gal. This look in particular is even slimming since it goes bigger on top and then slims down as it skims the silhouette. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://idn.efashionsolutions.com/asset/image/format/BP-new-ex/id/BP-H2G00106_208_front" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a><a href="http://idn.efashionsolutions.com/asset/image/format/BP-new-ex/id/BP-H2G00106_208_front" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://idn.efashionsolutions.com/asset/image/format/BP-new-ex/id/BP-H2G00106_208_front" width="157" /></a><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*Note:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> </span>Plus sized ladies, you in particular should be wary of the "Overall" ruffle look. You should highlight your curves, NOT tent them.... and when you tent them in ruffle... it's just not good<br />
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</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">2. MODERATION</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ruffles are supposed to be an accent... overdoing it is bad. Think of the ruffle as your accessory. Your jewelry should be understated. Also one ruffle at a time ladies. Ruffled top? Hold off on the ruffled skirt and shoes. The ruffle should highlight the outfit .... not take it over. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmOhyphenhyphenlebJCAUeogoF_6-q_gSOAjexbNbZZOYXTBV4S1no1CuYSil95Lz5Z-Exm0PHryGyMPq0Y0Gcj2ZGiILhyRzrcig0EybjFDbJ03bL3gJAPSKecVMkGP_RCrLtPCi_qsRcrdlvsRM/s1600/badruff1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmOhyphenhyphenlebJCAUeogoF_6-q_gSOAjexbNbZZOYXTBV4S1no1CuYSil95Lz5Z-Exm0PHryGyMPq0Y0Gcj2ZGiILhyRzrcig0EybjFDbJ03bL3gJAPSKecVMkGP_RCrLtPCi_qsRcrdlvsRM/s320/badruff1.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmOhyphenhyphenlebJCAUeogoF_6-q_gSOAjexbNbZZOYXTBV4S1no1CuYSil95Lz5Z-Exm0PHryGyMPq0Y0Gcj2ZGiILhyRzrcig0EybjFDbJ03bL3gJAPSKecVMkGP_RCrLtPCi_qsRcrdlvsRM/s1600/badruff1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Ahhh Quinceniera gone wrong. NO ME GUSTA NO ME GUST</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">A</span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">3. PAIR WITH STRAIGHT LINES</span></b></span><br />
If you are wearing ruffled separates, pair pieces with tailored and tighter pieces. It streamlines the look.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">4. LADIES ONLY</span></b></span><br />
Under no circumstances should men wear ruffles.<br />
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</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Unless you are....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">A PIRATE</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.medropship.com/images/C1006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.medropship.com/images/C1006.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>SEINFELD IN THE RUFFLE SHIRT EPISODE</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://l.yimg.com/l/tv/us/img/site/38/01/0000043801_20071018142711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" src="http://l.yimg.com/l/tv/us/img/site/38/01/0000043801_20071018142711.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">or </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">LIBERACE</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJ3H2KCmD3C2bS5MOZhx2eTG_G0__7V6Qb5a5A0Eu8Stb83eIWQLb7IzfqmqGsSH2e6RfNi3U1PLZs5zMeFLXainUYs0nOH_jJJklkqZ7C7yS9HUKFMimR2ZliADVyIENqVCcLSMc26o/s1600/liberace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJ3H2KCmD3C2bS5MOZhx2eTG_G0__7V6Qb5a5A0Eu8Stb83eIWQLb7IzfqmqGsSH2e6RfNi3U1PLZs5zMeFLXainUYs0nOH_jJJklkqZ7C7yS9HUKFMimR2ZliADVyIENqVCcLSMc26o/s320/liberace.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Hope my little how-to has helped! And now for the Grand Finale .... well maybe more like a epilouge.... cause really who can beat Liberace for a Grand Finale?.... Here are some of my favorite ruffly pieces in general. Enjoy! Xoxo<br />
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position: absolute; top: 5px; width: 265px;"><a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/browse/mini-skirts/Bebe" style="background-color: transparent; color: #606060; font: 11px Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mini Skirts</span> by Bebe</a><br />
<a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/browse/sandals/Nine-West" style="background-color: transparent; color: #606060; font: 11px Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sandals</span> by Nine West</a></div></div></div></div>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-81172480765894765842010-05-20T22:45:00.021-05:002010-05-21T14:58:18.024-05:00Better than the annoying Taylor Swift song: Movie Review for "Letters to Juliet"So the latest chick flick to hit the screen is the much advertised <i>(Seriously how many times can they advertise one movie on Bravo?)</i> <i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">LETTERS TO JULIET</span></b></i>. To keep my record of seeing every Romantic Comedy that has come out in the past 10 years .... I of course Fandangoed my way right to the theater.<br />
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</div>So the questions remains.....<br />
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The basic premise <i>(if you live in Zimbabwe and haven't seen the trailer yet)</i> is that 20-something Sophie <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">(</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Amanda Seyfried</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">)</span> and her fiancee <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">(</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Gael Garcia Bernal</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">) </span>go on a 'pre-honeymoon' trip to the infamous city of of Romeo and Juliet, Verona, Italy. Sophie's "<i>I'm hot-shit-and-totally-into-myself-NY-chef"</i> fiancee seems to be interested in everything except her, giving her a lot of free time to wander around. Of course she is drawn to Verona's most reknowed Tourist Trap .... <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Juliet's House</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">.</span> A mecca for lovers all around the world and where the love lorn leave notes to Shakespeare's heroine asking for her help.<br />
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Now why people think that a girl that had less years on her than Taylor Swift and ended up stabbing herself is a good person to ask for love advice.... well that's another issue all together.<br />
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But this is besides the point... Sophie stumbles upon a letter lost in the cracks of the wall for decades and brings it to the <b><i>"Secretaries of Juliet"</i></b> ... a real group that collects the letters and writes back to each person a reply. To amuse herself while her fiancee is off being a jackass somewhere, she joins the writing brigade and writes a belated reply to Claire <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">(V</span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">anessa Redgrave)</span></i>, which prompts the near instant arrival <i><b>(which is LAUGHABLE if you know anything about the speed of Italian post)</b></i> of the woman and her yummy yet snotty grandson, Charlie<i> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">(</span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Chris Egan)</span></i>. <br />
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Much to the dismay of Charlie, the three of them go on a seemingly wild-goose chase around Tuscany to find Claire's lost love, Lorenzo. <br />
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Now we all know how it's going to end. We know that despite the odds she will find her Lorenzo. We know that Sophie will wise up that her fiancee is a tool and end up with the snobby Brit who is really a sweetheart underneath his <i>"Oh I'm so jaded by my past wah wah wah"</i> shield.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">But dammit, when Lorenzo rides up on the stupid cliche white horse you cry anyways. </span></i></span></span></b><br />
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So in conclusion ..... the movie is ooey-gooey romantic drivel. Completely predictable and saturated with saccharine.... But I ate it up. Come on, you do not go to a Romantic Comedy to ponder the deeper meaning of life and be shocked and awed with creativity. You go to there to cry and to leave the theater telling your girlfriend <i>"</i><i>I want to find my Lorenzo!! Let's go to Verona! God why do our lives suck?"</i>.<br />
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No one is doubting the complex subtleties of a 1982 Bordeaux ..... but sometimes all you want is a Sunkist ... in all its cheap, bad for you, sugary goodness.<br />
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Although this particular flick has two unique things going for it.<br />
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1. The scenery and cinematography are <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">GORGEOUS</span></b>. If you leave the theater not considering quitting your job and running off to Italy this summer for one fleeting moment.... well there is something wrong with you.<br />
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</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">2. The casting of Vanessa Redgrave as Claire and Franco Nero as her long lost love Lorenzo. This is a little<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> Art Imitating Life</span></b>. Vanessa and Franco actually just got married a few years ago. They met on the set of CAMELOT in 1967, the same year the Oscar-winner divorced her first husband. But they split up soon after the birth of their son Carlos in 1968. 36 years later they rekindled the romance after Redgrave insisted she couldn't imagine spending her life with anyone else and they married in 2006. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Alright you can say it:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">AWWWWWWWWWWWWW</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">So Letters to Juliet gets a thumbs up from Kendallina. No it won't change your life... but it will leave you with a smile on your face. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">And if you are heartbroken and wish you could write Juliet for advice..... I have some good news for you. You don't have to go to Verona. She emails. Not a joke. And she <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">WRITES BACK</span></b>! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">How do I know this? I may have written her before ......... (yes, I'm lame)...... And I got a incredibly sweet email back in broken English. God bless the Italians and their quest to keep the romance alive. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.julietclub.com/en/contatti.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">WRITE OR EMAIL JULIET</span></b></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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So dear readers, I bid you <i>Buona Notte</i> ....<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">.... If not 'morrow' whenever I feel like blogging next. </div><br />
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<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/1780156/la-dolce-vita-by-kendallina?claim=33gez2eedd4">Follow my blog with bloglovin</a>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-65038544624791514722010-05-11T00:10:00.017-05:002010-05-11T18:45:09.373-05:00Mmmmm yummy: Kendallina's Shrimp Linguine in a White Wine Lemon Sauce Recipe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">This is a little recipe I whipped up one cold desolate winter when I had the misfortune of living in the middle of nowhere Indiana .... where they actually have abominable institutions where you can order <i>"Spaghetti and Meatballs"</i> through a drive-thru window. Needless to say, a girl with an Italian background (such as myself) is starved for decent pasta dish unless she makes it herself ..... so I went to the store, bought what was available and invented this yummy little number. Simple and fresh. Delightful then and certainly now. Enjoy!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">KENDALLINA'S SHRIMP LINGUINE IN A WHITE WINE LEMON SAUCE</span></i></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br />
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</i></b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">INGREDIENTS:</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">1 pound medium uncooked shrimp, shelled and deveined</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">5 Tablespoons olive oil</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">2 large garlic cloves, minced</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">1 large shallot, minced</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano, or 1 teaspoon dried </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">2/3 cup dry white wine</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">2 tablespoons butter</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Juice of half a small lemon </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">1 pound fresh linguine</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">1 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Chopped fresh Italian parsley</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Crushed Red Pepper flakes</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Toasted pine nuts (optional)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div></div>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-12626532616964771572010-04-16T17:00:00.000-05:002010-04-16T17:00:23.481-05:00Beauty Picks for April!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I have done a little revising to my beauty regime and I am in love with a few new products ... and of course I know all you ladies are always on the look out for the new<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">'<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">miracle product'</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> </span>so here's a quick post just to share my new discoveries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First ... Is your <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: lime;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Maybelline </span>Great <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Lash </span>Mascara</span></span></b><b> </b>getting a little boring? Need to shake it up? Want a long, lush look without the Jersey Shore clumps? Then don't walk, RUN, to your nearest Sephora or department store. I am obsessed with:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">LANCOME'S HYPNOSE DRAMA</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Long, dark, full... yet pretty natural looking lashes! Perfect! It's a few more buckaroos than your Great Lash .... but the eyes are the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><i>windows to the soul</i></span> ladies ... Don't you think your soul <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><i>DESERVES</i> </span>prettier curtains?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> BUT if you really can't justify the purchase<i> <b>(did you SEE the before and after picture??... Damn you economy!)</b></i> then I highly recommend<b> </b><a href="http://www.walgreens.com/store/catalog/Mascara/VOLUMINOUS-Dramatic-Volume-Building-Mascara/ID=prod2403466&navCount=1&navAction=push-product?V=G&ec=frgl_&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=sku2402944"><b>L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara</b></a>. L'Oreal is actually the same company as Lancome so you are getting pretty similar stuff! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.faboverforty.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/hypnose-drama.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.faboverforty.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/hypnose-drama.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Sans any other make up: Moi with </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Hypnose Drama</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">(Left) and without (Right) </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">.... whoooa check that out! No clumps! Yes, those are 100% my lashes. Double the length! Ridic right?</span> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you are as obsessed as I am and wanna buy ASAP, if you order online at <a href="http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P244006">here at Sephora</a>, join their VIP Club, and then enter the code: <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">VIBMADNESS</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> </span>at check out you get <b>15% off your entire purchase</b>! Or you can just check out some sample freebees you can load up onto your order <a href="http://www.sephora.com/promo/beautybonuses/index.jhtml">HERE</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now let's move on to the basics. <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Your face</span></b>. I'm kind of crazy about face products because I have just entered my <b>mid-twenties <i>(</i></b><i>Where does the time go? FML)</i>. Therefore I have become hyper-conscious about taking care of my skin <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">now</span></i> .... so I don't look super old <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">later</span></i>. Preventative action is key. Once you get a wrinkle.... it's almost impossible to get rid of without Botox or plastic surgery. It's much easier to do a little extra work now and ward off wrinkles before they form .... than to erase them once you have them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/07/20/article-1036837-020513DA00000578-29_306x459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/07/20/article-1036837-020513DA00000578-29_306x459.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I'm smiling on the inside I swear! </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now if you are in your twenties like me ... it's a little early to start piling on the anti-wrinkle cream. In fact it is <b>BAD</b> for you. Our skin still produces sebum (skin grease ew) unlike the 40 year old women this stuff is made for ... so it clogs your pores and then you get breakouts. Aggggh. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But one key thing to help keeping your skin looking fresh is an exfoliant. Some of the cheaper brands are actually <b>TOO HARSH</b> (Like the favorite <b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">St. Ives Apricot Scrub</span></i></b>) on your skin and you end up doing more damage. Yeah, don't feel bad ... I didn't know this either until about 20 facialists were like <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">"AAHHH NO NO ST. IVES NO NO ST. IVES!"</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Last summer I was singing in Aspen and took a little indulgence massage trip to the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><i><b>Remede Spa at the St. Regis </b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>(i.e. Thanks Mom!)</b></span></span> and they were giving away free samples.... which is how I discovered this miracle scrub.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">REMEDE SWEEP</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blissworld.com/images/en_US/local/products/detail/RE-118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.blissworld.com/images/en_US/local/products/detail/RE-118.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I put it on my face and it was the first exfoliant I've ever used that didn't feel like I was scrubbing my face off -- And after my face felt smoother than a baby's butt. Upon further research this scrub is also what our favorite <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Mad Men</span></b> milky skinned beauty, <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">January Jones</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">,</span></b> uses to give her face that Grace Kelly-porcelain glow. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had heard tons of raves about this mask and decided to try for myself. Boy those raves reviews weren't lying! One use of this baby and your face looks all fresh and rosy like you just got a good nights sleep ....<i> (Sleep?? What is that?)</i> This 5 minute foam mask uses oxygen and lots of antioxidants to rehydrate and rejuvenate the skin. Again, not exactly cheap ... but a little goes a long way thanks to the foaming action and the squirt pump prevents you from using too much ... and you are only supposed to use 3x a week MAX... so I'm predicting the bottle lasts a while. For the tired ladies out there like me, I consider this an investment. Pick up some here at the <a href="http://www.blissworld.com/product/code/BLISS-254.do">Bliss website</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">As a little incentive if you enter the code:<b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">WEL410</span></b> at check out Bliss will give a you a<b> free <i>full-sized </i>sample</b> of their <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Lemon & Sage Body Butter</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Free Shipping</span></b>! (Expires: May 31, 2010)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Celebs like<b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Eva Longoria</span></b> and <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Madonna</span></b> are fans!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Alright that's all the discoveries for now. I'm sure I will find more soon and will be sure to share! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-37706474571744946372010-04-08T02:22:00.039-05:002010-05-21T23:47:19.834-05:00To Jort or not to Jort... That is the question: The Spring/Summer '10 Jean Short Trend<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">3:54PM Eastern Standard Time I get a distressed call from my dear friend Meghan. She has the misfortune of being based in Bloomington, Indiana.</span><br />
<blockquote><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">"Now I know that Indiana is not the center of the fashion universe, but JORTS?! JEAN SHORTS?! They are EVERYWHERE! You are up to date with fashion trends ... please tell me they are not back. Please. God. No." </span></span></b></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqZyIxCgZR6BjG7rHmAl34Ve4IljTZnj0X77nMyL5G2_KAPP2lPynLmIWIyyOioPN3IVZxgqog2bkfNyeQlKaMvjO8V0mOohI-x_o8BD4NAmVa1TJZ3pMqnvNuZdKKwfCY2-odKdSuR0/s1600/JortsIllustrated.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqZyIxCgZR6BjG7rHmAl34Ve4IljTZnj0X77nMyL5G2_KAPP2lPynLmIWIyyOioPN3IVZxgqog2bkfNyeQlKaMvjO8V0mOohI-x_o8BD4NAmVa1TJZ3pMqnvNuZdKKwfCY2-odKdSuR0/s400/JortsIllustrated.jpg" width="267" /></a></span></span></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">I had to sigh and concede to dear Meghan. Yes, the fashion Gods have decided ... the jean short is back. But what I suspect has happened is what usually happens when the jean short makes a foray back into the trend-o-sphere ..... there is little research on </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">"HOW"</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> </span>to wear them and Soristitutes pull out their Daisy Duke cutoffs from 1999 (that were always a little too short and are more than a little too tight 10 years later) and parade them around innocently because .... they are "back in right?!?" But the end result is less Nicole Richie and more Honky-Tonk Whore.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NIQqRuaTTIqRZbgoygVhVCnJYDuMTuSHEYoHzhyM2JX1Lns0BKpWJ46fTj0PZFefFOHGn-mSzc4vpHBI0jlKF36GYHrdi3X8uqp_LfseZ794jWvPcKEVzyomsj8Coepi_Ak9rXB3Ons/s1600/jean-+too+tight2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NIQqRuaTTIqRZbgoygVhVCnJYDuMTuSHEYoHzhyM2JX1Lns0BKpWJ46fTj0PZFefFOHGn-mSzc4vpHBI0jlKF36GYHrdi3X8uqp_LfseZ794jWvPcKEVzyomsj8Coepi_Ak9rXB3Ons/s200/jean-+too+tight2.jpg" width="133" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">These didn't look good on you in 8th grade and they sure as hell don't now</span></span></i><br />
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</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">So as per Meghan's request, today's blog will explore the do's and don'ts of the infamous Jean Short. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">HOW TO WEAR THE NEW JEAN SHORT:</span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Ok, there are 4 KEY factors to consider when wearing this updated summer staple</span></span></b></div></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">**</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> The new short is a little baggier and a touch longer than the previous 90's Daisy Duke cutoff version. If I can see the crease where your ass meets your thigh.... </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">they are too short. </span></span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">If:</span><br />
<ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><i>They are cutting into your thigh</i></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><i>You have a camel toe</i></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><i>You have a muffin top</i></span></span></li>
</ol><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Then </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">they are too tight.</span> </span></b><br />
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</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span></i></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">**</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">One of the most </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">IMPORTANT</span> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">keys to update this look to keep you from being mistaken as</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">"A Hooker at a Tim McGraw concert"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">is </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">WHAT</span> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">you are pairing the shorts with. Your shorts are short, so your top should </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">NOT</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> </span>be tight. Pair them with a a <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>blousy or loose fitting sh</b><b>irt</b></span></i> to balance out the fact you are showing a lot of leg.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgFS_aeGvrcTehWpajN8vyZMJ3Kku5FwWSFMwPpOQ9_NTjNhNFQ0AR1EChDie1-bZBwnjSxNjB63nprY4XIvevAl6-qGLalaitsGJhnpctJ67XsyWfSQRLnPqxUOOogH8UMerWyIqKSI/s1600/jean-good+vanessa+hudg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgFS_aeGvrcTehWpajN8vyZMJ3Kku5FwWSFMwPpOQ9_NTjNhNFQ0AR1EChDie1-bZBwnjSxNjB63nprY4XIvevAl6-qGLalaitsGJhnpctJ67XsyWfSQRLnPqxUOOogH8UMerWyIqKSI/s200/jean-good+vanessa+hudg.jpg" width="126" /></span></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybZWd2vwVPBhRPeQrWYlCFRdzNdD50mk4LNJz3I3_5UNm4RrQ4zlR-viYPAiixTx1z-pna-HLpaLs1xim58XsIkbSp2SCqhfhtwYnih_DVXaCZE3MhY6FxX8i7AbtNrzYgW0aaZkEL9g/s1600/jean-+kristen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybZWd2vwVPBhRPeQrWYlCFRdzNdD50mk4LNJz3I3_5UNm4RrQ4zlR-viYPAiixTx1z-pna-HLpaLs1xim58XsIkbSp2SCqhfhtwYnih_DVXaCZE3MhY6FxX8i7AbtNrzYgW0aaZkEL9g/s200/jean-+kristen.jpg" width="133" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybZWd2vwVPBhRPeQrWYlCFRdzNdD50mk4LNJz3I3_5UNm4RrQ4zlR-viYPAiixTx1z-pna-HLpaLs1xim58XsIkbSp2SCqhfhtwYnih_DVXaCZE3MhY6FxX8i7AbtNrzYgW0aaZkEL9g/s1600/jean-+kristen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhLdtfDXcEu8sGqTVEVlnLDe6gAU5jJEJuHKemkkvpo_p8yhvlgbrXQwMEPm0gE3SBwb71LyrXjbP4hkJBbp_T_-49ZCaZobfGUZEibY9r14O7FKaVmPBu-LimoJoXJmPS9R0xt0uHC4/s1600/denim_shorts_blueflys_blog_flypaper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhLdtfDXcEu8sGqTVEVlnLDe6gAU5jJEJuHKemkkvpo_p8yhvlgbrXQwMEPm0gE3SBwb71LyrXjbP4hkJBbp_T_-49ZCaZobfGUZEibY9r14O7FKaVmPBu-LimoJoXJmPS9R0xt0uHC4/s320/denim_shorts_blueflys_blog_flypaper.jpg" width="320" /></span></span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Don't feel bad. Celebrities have Rachel Zoe to style them and tell them how to not look like cheap prostitutes.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">.....</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Then again you can take the girl out of the trash .... but you can never take the trash out of the girl. To demonstrate the </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Tight Tank/Daisy Duke DON'T</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> ... Ladies and Gentleman ...</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">MISS BRITNEY SPEARS</span></span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMDJScrNi3W7VkAPdIj1E-EXI8u90McogurdX91b-8cAPfXzzOFIXDv088l3_-aJUnT9hq4yAGVpRmgSx30nwAGBCibU5kyFDqR8-hVXbz1TgCXKalka1kT-ZmAN3HyNgyI2q-LheooQ/s1600/brit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"></span></span></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMDJScrNi3W7VkAPdIj1E-EXI8u90McogurdX91b-8cAPfXzzOFIXDv088l3_-aJUnT9hq4yAGVpRmgSx30nwAGBCibU5kyFDqR8-hVXbz1TgCXKalka1kT-ZmAN3HyNgyI2q-LheooQ/s1600/brit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMDJScrNi3W7VkAPdIj1E-EXI8u90McogurdX91b-8cAPfXzzOFIXDv088l3_-aJUnT9hq4yAGVpRmgSx30nwAGBCibU5kyFDqR8-hVXbz1TgCXKalka1kT-ZmAN3HyNgyI2q-LheooQ/s320/brit.jpg" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFqDG7hxzh2huzy2jXS0RqNszMmpGdPM4zmqKxjs7GNvFd1jsLl-4xnblCj7EN11_yuJWq-JxkWZ5BQBZrEYIF1s41FFH30I4apsOVzZHOjJUnpsPkQmKiiT6fnNgHqoOWs1gajFw_SI/s1600/brit+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"></span></span></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFqDG7hxzh2huzy2jXS0RqNszMmpGdPM4zmqKxjs7GNvFd1jsLl-4xnblCj7EN11_yuJWq-JxkWZ5BQBZrEYIF1s41FFH30I4apsOVzZHOjJUnpsPkQmKiiT6fnNgHqoOWs1gajFw_SI/s1600/brit+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFqDG7hxzh2huzy2jXS0RqNszMmpGdPM4zmqKxjs7GNvFd1jsLl-4xnblCj7EN11_yuJWq-JxkWZ5BQBZrEYIF1s41FFH30I4apsOVzZHOjJUnpsPkQmKiiT6fnNgHqoOWs1gajFw_SI/s200/brit+2.jpg" width="104" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8TG5n7RsqPfe9g2-Ibw3q1k5szKNHUQn1b6qvQ9cO4jfxU5ILHVhNnIuAo_4f92CxOqazw8bod050mQSLDNc4NLfAXhEx4xygWMrsitMmNIKFhnH6f-CzA3N7abfupw6yCdE-Y4ei7Y/s1600/brit+4+oops.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8TG5n7RsqPfe9g2-Ibw3q1k5szKNHUQn1b6qvQ9cO4jfxU5ILHVhNnIuAo_4f92CxOqazw8bod050mQSLDNc4NLfAXhEx4xygWMrsitMmNIKFhnH6f-CzA3N7abfupw6yCdE-Y4ei7Y/s200/brit+4+oops.jpg" width="136" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;">Oops she did it again ... </span></span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN4qLMhAQRvS0HfKAeMTA6LH0JXwoR1o4hYeJApiKbB6Gl4Wz5RZpuzMV_IDhMN9KQWYdn2Oqoti3yrjgTGl57b1NsX5QyL4rENmkvnU2uTH8isyQOS__ruSePUGTGxOihzeetAlYjRjU/s1600/brit+jess.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"></span></span></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN4qLMhAQRvS0HfKAeMTA6LH0JXwoR1o4hYeJApiKbB6Gl4Wz5RZpuzMV_IDhMN9KQWYdn2Oqoti3yrjgTGl57b1NsX5QyL4rENmkvnU2uTH8isyQOS__ruSePUGTGxOihzeetAlYjRjU/s1600/brit+jess.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN4qLMhAQRvS0HfKAeMTA6LH0JXwoR1o4hYeJApiKbB6Gl4Wz5RZpuzMV_IDhMN9KQWYdn2Oqoti3yrjgTGl57b1NsX5QyL4rENmkvnU2uTH8isyQOS__ruSePUGTGxOihzeetAlYjRjU/s320/brit+jess.jpg" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Difference</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;">Jessica is wearing a costume portraying a White Trash character, Brit is wearing this in Real Life.</span> </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">**</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Now we must talk about Footwear. Under </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">NO CIRCUMSTANCE</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">may you wear JORTS of any kind with </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">SNEAKERS</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">. You are not from Alabama on a family vacation at Disney World. Christ if you do this you might as well tack on a Fanny Pack. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmcNpwRBQOmunZaGapLqxVQp9ojxE4cY9HQ4CJvGQl80Cn6WANqDqO2oavSr1apiXuf5Q8cjP_jovmTig5NN4fULrXaXaunpz_IJYwgyFDNoUEBEHpJg1LrVZpZfLbBaWOOs-4zOAVH4/s1600/jorts+-+no+sneakers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmcNpwRBQOmunZaGapLqxVQp9ojxE4cY9HQ4CJvGQl80Cn6WANqDqO2oavSr1apiXuf5Q8cjP_jovmTig5NN4fULrXaXaunpz_IJYwgyFDNoUEBEHpJg1LrVZpZfLbBaWOOs-4zOAVH4/s1600/jorts+-+no+sneakers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmcNpwRBQOmunZaGapLqxVQp9ojxE4cY9HQ4CJvGQl80Cn6WANqDqO2oavSr1apiXuf5Q8cjP_jovmTig5NN4fULrXaXaunpz_IJYwgyFDNoUEBEHpJg1LrVZpZfLbBaWOOs-4zOAVH4/s320/jorts+-+no+sneakers.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">NEVER NEVER NEVER OK</span></span></span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">*</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">* </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And finally ladies... we all have different body types ... and every woman is beautiful in their own way <i>(blah blah blah) </i>but please.... be honest with yourself. If your thighs are .... not your <i>"best asset"</i>.... then maybe <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">you should leave the Jorts alone all together</span>. I'm not saying you have to be one of those anorexic bitches who's thighs don't even touch.... but if you can't go 5 minutes without getting Chub-Rub or are unfortunately plagued with cellulite (bless your heart) ... then maybe the Jorts aren't for you. Fashion is supposed to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">HIGHLIGHT</span> our best assets. A classic look that flatters you will always win over every "trend" for the rest of time. Do yourself a favor and just throw on a pretty summer dress! Ok?! .... Please....</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwiJxh4eM9d92pyOjsmNypf20xM3yCwqLeAzou-d5bwMHrW70HnNx8MwJavIVw5nAdueyaB3VMIwTAoPTzriiqSSzmAaECUVGnVsNLRTXoD2-3rQv-ivzS5f-UnP3UPnstWZZD9Xbs1k/s1600/thunder-thighs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwiJxh4eM9d92pyOjsmNypf20xM3yCwqLeAzou-d5bwMHrW70HnNx8MwJavIVw5nAdueyaB3VMIwTAoPTzriiqSSzmAaECUVGnVsNLRTXoD2-3rQv-ivzS5f-UnP3UPnstWZZD9Xbs1k/s320/thunder-thighs.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><i> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">So ..... I hope this guide has helped (some of) you ladies navigate the potential pitfalls of this season's infamous JORT trend. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://piperlime.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=54796"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">PIPERLIME</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> has a great selection of the updated jean short if you would like to peruse. My favorites are <a href="http://piperlime.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=54796&vid=1&pid=764243&scid=764243002">these by Joe's Jeans</a>:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qYV6H90dvypQly0stNcq-5jozSPibU3ONuWcw4eXMaSJxL7AbMwT4G29U7mO6I6NFDDvTh74lAjRN-hzoOaK-fDy4v6c8fAy3M5b9eGn0L7zODeDeIZi2IJIvx5nD_gA2_3g_5wwVms/s1600/Joes+jeans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qYV6H90dvypQly0stNcq-5jozSPibU3ONuWcw4eXMaSJxL7AbMwT4G29U7mO6I6NFDDvTh74lAjRN-hzoOaK-fDy4v6c8fAy3M5b9eGn0L7zODeDeIZi2IJIvx5nD_gA2_3g_5wwVms/s320/Joes+jeans.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">But let's be clear. It is NOT ok for men under any circumstances to ever wear Jean Shorts..... Unless you are related to these guys:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And <i>please</i> don't abuse Casual Friday at the Workplace .... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-10374381775158999862010-03-28T00:46:00.019-05:002010-03-28T01:43:02.069-05:00I Love the 80's: Vote for Kendallina's Ringtone!<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Alright so I have a confession. Those of you who know me well (or at least during the period of 2003-2007 in Baton Rouge, LA) know that I have an unhealthy obsession with 80s music. In fact my friend Anna and might have seen our favorite 80s cover band <a href="http://themollyringwalds.com/">The Molly Ringwalds</a> well over 20 times in the period of my 4 years in undergrad.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMZyPuV3rGw0FfjPM42rzVIAl6bdqjh9Pi8t7UbewLNB62ww4q6KHPKHN8hrLX3WwxOOrJSQiM2lxUohVoZ7GNBUbrH-LMVe-WFHP4o2ASe4hX4VQPUliIRNhYTrdW0g7fbuTJjEy_eg/s1600/molly+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMZyPuV3rGw0FfjPM42rzVIAl6bdqjh9Pi8t7UbewLNB62ww4q6KHPKHN8hrLX3WwxOOrJSQiM2lxUohVoZ7GNBUbrH-LMVe-WFHP4o2ASe4hX4VQPUliIRNhYTrdW0g7fbuTJjEy_eg/s200/molly+logo.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><i>Yes, I was a groupie of a cover band.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8L3DymzdBzdkiiUWYvR4s1r2wk4n_OyYz3chyYFbkV5FjexQHBWyFip2FpAvpZHFIgediHY9A_tk6AI2uXIY9TlpcgGnHvLJRGOYUczqhN514OGG39NMbmp3tRdEBQyTQ9Pm_DIU49w/s1600/mollys2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8L3DymzdBzdkiiUWYvR4s1r2wk4n_OyYz3chyYFbkV5FjexQHBWyFip2FpAvpZHFIgediHY9A_tk6AI2uXIY9TlpcgGnHvLJRGOYUczqhN514OGG39NMbmp3tRdEBQyTQ9Pm_DIU49w/s320/mollys2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Anna, me, and our equally 80's enthused friend Jacob jamming out to The Molly Ringwalds circa 2007... as you can tell... we are intense</i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">This is how sick my obsession is. 80's for some reason just brings me to another plane of existence. Nothing puts me in a good mood faster than a little 80s. My obsession goes as far as I plan on having an 80s cover band at my wedding reception (heaven forbid I ever get married of course). DJ's suck. There will be no YMCA or <i>Celebrate Good Times Come On!! </i>Every time I hear YMCA at a social function and see all the fat 50 somethings throw their hands up in letter formation I want to stab myself in the face with a fork. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">No, for me there will only be <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">The Cars</span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Mr. Big</span>, and<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> Journey</span>... And of course they will open with a traditional <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">White Wedding by Billy Idol</span>. </div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bobrobertsonline.co.uk/uploads/idol.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.bobrobertsonline.co.uk/uploads/idol.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Nothing says "Nuptual Bliss" like a studded leather codpiece right Billy?</i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">But alas.... I digress...</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">As I sit here in the Philadelphia airport for me 3 1/2 hour <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">(kill me)</span></i> layover, I BBM (Blackberry Messenger for all you children with iPhones or people stuck in the stone age with flip phones) with my friend Meghan. My old ringtone <b><i>"Take Me Home Tonight"</i></b> just came on the radio and alas she thought of me. Recently I upgraded from my Blackberry Curve to the Bold and sadly Eddie Money did not make the data transfer. So I realized I probably need to get a new ringtone because heaven forbid I be one of those lame people with a <i>stock</i> ringtone. How gauche. </div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Of course it was a no brainer that the tune would be a song released from 1980-89, but so many to choose from.... how would I ever decide? I'm firmly against the cliche 80's tunes that play intermittently between crotch grinding rap songs at frat bars. Example: <b>Jenny (867-5309)</b> - <i>Tommy Tutone</i>, <b>Jessie's Girl</b> - <i>Rick Springfield</i>,<b> Don't Stop Believing</b> - <i>Journey</i>, <b>Pour Some Sugar On Me</b> - <i>Def Lepppard</i>, <b>Livin on a Prayer - </b><i>Bon Jovi, </i>etc. Although I still will take any of these over hearing Taylor Swift's annoying Romeo and Juliet song <i>again</i> ... my ring tone is special. It must reflect my 80's dedication with a little creativity and panache.<br />
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</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here is where you, dear readers, come in. I have narrowed it down to the top 5 contenders... but<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">YOU WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">.</span> </span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></span> I'm going to let you <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">VOTE</span></b> for which one you think I should make my theme song for the next year or so. Those of you without serious 80's knowledge might not be immediately familiar with all the choices ... so feel free to peruse the YouTube links I provided to make an educated choice. </div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">These are the 4 I think are catchy, pretty recognizable in that <i>"oh I love this song! what is it again?"</i> way, and aren't over saturated in commercial culture to the point I can hear it every time my phone rings and I won't get so sick of it I throw my Blackberry across the room after a week. </div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - Scorpions </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="285" width="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gh4fGYytnuU&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Gh4fGYytnuU&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">If you feel really really adamantly about a song that you think is so "me" or that you reeeeallly love that isn't on this list, you can leave it as a comment to this post and I will take it under consideration. But please do a regular vote as well as I will probably vehemently disagree with your opinion for some asinine reason. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">So will you step up to the challenge and help decide my cellular fate? I know you want to. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
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</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My dear friend Anna Dearmon @ </span><a href="http://doyallhavesweettea.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Do Yall Have Sweet Tea</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> really likes when people (well.. stylish people) post their outfits for others to gain inspiration from. My last trip to Europe she seemed pretty upset that I didn't post my layered European winter travel masterpieces. To make it up to her I snapped pics of the outfits I picked out and packed for my current 5-day sojourn to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">New York City</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Packing proved a bit tricky because the weather is going to be kind of spastic this week ranging from high 60s to high 30s. So a little creativity was in order. Keep in mind I tried to re-use pieces as often as I could to avoid packing bulk. Enjoy!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Oh before we fashionista it out. Here is a little Jetsetter Packing Tip. When you have lots of clothes you wanna keep non-wrinkled ... what do you do? You get THIS:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Al4I1rRnWoOn9sOApKRGZxHorNhSXtM3N9PT0wj5V4XBeYsSYSKSToaD7PFlVdP3_KoiR_BVkdFXr0sQO4Smn3UMs-i1SkKyegaNH-ATFvQhQWT_JJuwbi6p66bSErU0m9OV7Kytb1c/s1600-h/packfolder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Al4I1rRnWoOn9sOApKRGZxHorNhSXtM3N9PT0wj5V4XBeYsSYSKSToaD7PFlVdP3_KoiR_BVkdFXr0sQO4Smn3UMs-i1SkKyegaNH-ATFvQhQWT_JJuwbi6p66bSErU0m9OV7Kytb1c/s200/packfolder.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></span></span></span></div><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It comes with a nifty folding instruction board that helps reduce wrinkles:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPH9E6EoOO9CjTMjjUX-1HB0LqJLCQ9X2LkCV66gWOoI_MMyPIuw3W6nPzf4VuuM3Sk_LhR4Jyfyoa9JIbUB-mX6WgTmY1BwRB7Y54cTWLS9ENqayg7ARmuRHY3NP_uVu6fDSHVAjtik/s1600-h/outfit+-fold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPH9E6EoOO9CjTMjjUX-1HB0LqJLCQ9X2LkCV66gWOoI_MMyPIuw3W6nPzf4VuuM3Sk_LhR4Jyfyoa9JIbUB-mX6WgTmY1BwRB7Y54cTWLS9ENqayg7ARmuRHY3NP_uVu6fDSHVAjtik/s320/outfit+-fold.jpg" /></a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPH9E6EoOO9CjTMjjUX-1HB0LqJLCQ9X2LkCV66gWOoI_MMyPIuw3W6nPzf4VuuM3Sk_LhR4Jyfyoa9JIbUB-mX6WgTmY1BwRB7Y54cTWLS9ENqayg7ARmuRHY3NP_uVu6fDSHVAjtik/s1600-h/outfit+-fold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOBKGAcalfoKaFWt8UHS-2QioU6Cs1B1pHwSdkHcCxp7uszMvRFEuA68-ZHhTwpZhQZXXF2ovQBxTD6Bal_LFFcj6c4szq3f2V10dv4Y_peT8NwDr5N_qeu_c0fYL0VccZkBc4xXlxpg/s1600/P1010947.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOBKGAcalfoKaFWt8UHS-2QioU6Cs1B1pHwSdkHcCxp7uszMvRFEuA68-ZHhTwpZhQZXXF2ovQBxTD6Bal_LFFcj6c4szq3f2V10dv4Y_peT8NwDr5N_qeu_c0fYL0VccZkBc4xXlxpg/s200/P1010947.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSY1QKhpjJnX31QMN4b8-IjmlqEsOg4fW8mJtQg1-dZA37zaXb9IlZDzNTEIeQSiqj_ADsEQPp9UuvMaZWRnyxP6CMJKcq6ALxPI_GWnVJgrzZt1E-u1YbXPPFYWMjhIdjfcrUp3vzKo/s1600/P1010949.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSY1QKhpjJnX31QMN4b8-IjmlqEsOg4fW8mJtQg1-dZA37zaXb9IlZDzNTEIeQSiqj_ADsEQPp9UuvMaZWRnyxP6CMJKcq6ALxPI_GWnVJgrzZt1E-u1YbXPPFYWMjhIdjfcrUp3vzKo/s200/P1010949.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Voila! Holds 12-15 pieces with very limited wrinkles! Also very easy to pack in your bag and takes up less room than if you packed normally. A fashionable frequent travelers dream! If you want one I included a link at the bottom of this post.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Alright on to zie outfits.... </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> *Gucci Sunglasses featured in all photos</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsysVGMxrB58Q5qiza-MqS3sFwN_3GKHzCxMOJvdplQCsJv8YVWexnOxrkgr0-TwhnQveVyMj6WI8n44lkiNDO_lTiPqpxsqUtElTLaLGnoMpWo2DpA2vdzmwE085oFIA6YqMYm-UO6Jo/s400/outfit1-grey.jpg" width="147" /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoLfBX89TKYvxcl1sobSi2fILV9dWls5d9sdIZqQCPYsY64_G1T-F7bFi0SYo1FOQOJzB-9oM0JgZhoFDxBMGGRwXBWnEeZSCXbNDO8H1QfemZ_saprNvWKfVLlLoXHLV_t3gg_pv7MA/s1600-h/oufit+2+-+bludress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoLfBX89TKYvxcl1sobSi2fILV9dWls5d9sdIZqQCPYsY64_G1T-F7bFi0SYo1FOQOJzB-9oM0JgZhoFDxBMGGRwXBWnEeZSCXbNDO8H1QfemZ_saprNvWKfVLlLoXHLV_t3gg_pv7MA/s400/oufit+2+-+bludress.jpg" width="142" /></span></a></span><br />
<div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sanctuary Estelle Shirred Silk Tee Jones New York Dress</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> MM Couture Long Knit Cardigan J Crew White Cardigan</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> J Brand 11 inch Denim Legging Anne Klein Ruched Patent Heels</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Steven by Steven Madden Flats Anthropologie Pearl Earrings</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> J Crew Earrings and Necklace</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Gucci Purse </span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteS_2IV4zP5TmiWW9cUaGqSQiz6GzM3XbgMboV7s5BWRxt3kAZpPDxk7k0Ta3TfMscjb6sWCCF03qsPDU2yrzbJ89QhrF2iQWjnfIawVmO42LRi5XKHxiWou-qzOApkUulHVQq5DFUQ0/s1600-h/outfit+4+-+blazer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteS_2IV4zP5TmiWW9cUaGqSQiz6GzM3XbgMboV7s5BWRxt3kAZpPDxk7k0Ta3TfMscjb6sWCCF03qsPDU2yrzbJ89QhrF2iQWjnfIawVmO42LRi5XKHxiWou-qzOApkUulHVQq5DFUQ0/s400/outfit+4+-+blazer.jpg" width="143" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OLlhR_vmV6TNXZWW6UafunRvD9MYCJzaUGJVyADiR1YtrXZHGNedqHSDj_u2ijPmA_tOgkTm-rvxSD7YopDqCFoNRN-kmPWDcylXVkY-f4z4xwaVfvgtmM_mrEjOs92IeN4RSW_l_pA/s1600-h/outfit+3+-+chambre.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OLlhR_vmV6TNXZWW6UafunRvD9MYCJzaUGJVyADiR1YtrXZHGNedqHSDj_u2ijPmA_tOgkTm-rvxSD7YopDqCFoNRN-kmPWDcylXVkY-f4z4xwaVfvgtmM_mrEjOs92IeN4RSW_l_pA/s400/outfit+3+-+chambre.jpg" width="150" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">J Crew black blazer</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Forever 21 chambray denim dress </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">J Crew silk crepe tank Gap black cardigan </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">J Brand 11 inch Denim Legging Steven by Steven Madden Flats </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Brown boots Anthropolgie pearl earrings</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Chanel purse J Crew pink pearl necklace</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Zara (Paris) Dress 80's Vintage off white sweater</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Forever 21 red cardigan Francesca's Jewlery pearl necklace</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> J Crew purple pearl necklace Forever 21 earrings</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Anthropologie pearl earrings J Brand 11 inch Denim Legging</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">J Brand 11 inch Denim Legging Brown Boots</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Anne Klein black sheath dress</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Forever 21 ruffled black shrug</span></span><br />
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<div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>MEGA WHOLE FOOD</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b>S</b></span></span><b>.</b> </div><div>This beast on Park Lane is a whopping 64,000 square feet of glory. Of course I had to check it out as soon as it opened. So I took along my foodie-pescatarian-shopping buddy <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><b>Mrs. Lilly Neubauer</b> </span>and we ventured out to explore this massive marvel of American-style gluttony for ourselves.<br />
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</div><div>The first thing that strikes you (or just me and perhaps every botoxed Junior Leauger with an MRS degree in a 200 mile radius) is that there is a <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Wine Bar INSIDE</span></span></b> the grocery store. Seriously. So when you are tired of picking out blood oranges grown in volcanic ash and kosher meat .... you can rest your feet at the bar for a little pick me up, catch up on who's winning March Madness on the TV, and indulge in a nice little cheese flight!</div><div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or even better... why don't you just <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b>DRINK WHILE YOU SHOP.</b></span> That's right you heard me. Just ask and you can take a roadie through the aisles. After you are sufficiently buzzed and don't feel like going all the way across Egypt to the other side of the store to return your glass.... it's cool they let you set it wherever you want. Really. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But seriously. Whoever thought of this idea was a sales genius. What does drinking do? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>1.) Lessen your better judgement</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b> 2.) Make you hungry</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So add a little Chardonay to that shopping trip and .... <i>"well I guess I do need this Vegan Double Chocolate Brownie Orgasm .... and 3 lbs of Lobster .... and oooh this Cheese rubbed in coffee grounds and lavender sounds amaazzzing".</i> The guy who decided this would be a good idea should with the Sales equivalent of the GD Nobel Prize. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although when I was perusing my grocery items, I'm not going to lie ... I noticed a few confused/judgmental looks. I think the newness of the store and the novelty that one would never think to turn a grocery store into a watering hole really confused some WF newbies. Hence the<i> "Did that girl REALLY bring a her own roadie from home? Is this legal? Christ, are public intoxication laws just not enforced anymore?"</i> looks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Hmm I wonder which of these Domestic Cheeses (yes this is JUST the domestic section) goes best with my Sauvignon Blanc? </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Moving on .... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">MAKE YOUR OWN CUPCAKE BAR</span></b></span></div><div><br />
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Ooooh that's right. You can pick what flavor cupcake you want, what flavor icing, and what toppings you would like. You can even have the cupcake filled with an additional shot of icing. And don't worry, all the dyes used in the Icing are 100% Vegan Organic. As the cupcake-maker-lady explained the red color comes from beets! NEATO! Lilly indulged and a pretty Carrot Cake creation.<br />
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Other impressive highlights include a large <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">RAW BAR</span></b>, a <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">FROZEN YOGURT BAR</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> </span>(with fancy flavors like <i>Acai Berry</i> and <i>Avocado</i>), and the biggest <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">OLIVE BAR</span></b> I have ever seen.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TPhoHyekJgjWjuQzX-ATs8bSHRs8FYY5RCl7zLOoy3dC6T5Gb85aSJfRRjiv7a2AZMu12BQwtH90oFiNcaXJHDhVlUYlRAta7pprUGYniZbqA8H9IjGFLPihps134ZPNT9tdXCAhQX4/s1600-h/wf-olivebar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TPhoHyekJgjWjuQzX-ATs8bSHRs8FYY5RCl7zLOoy3dC6T5Gb85aSJfRRjiv7a2AZMu12BQwtH90oFiNcaXJHDhVlUYlRAta7pprUGYniZbqA8H9IjGFLPihps134ZPNT9tdXCAhQX4/s400/wf-olivebar.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Lilly indulging in Olive Bar Parto Uno</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrONlw74VR6gsiYcB-xYTwBAxG6-b2k2KPuPMGTDz6MmN-XkHcTMw3z3dbgNsVym5rf7zF2wxR5SQUnhVd1zBHo8uykT5-0LNsUuhL1HD1Vhkya17Ip1s_SZMYg29wWIfW4cXLznp4EI/s1600-h/wf-olivebar2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrONlw74VR6gsiYcB-xYTwBAxG6-b2k2KPuPMGTDz6MmN-XkHcTMw3z3dbgNsVym5rf7zF2wxR5SQUnhVd1zBHo8uykT5-0LNsUuhL1HD1Vhkya17Ip1s_SZMYg29wWIfW4cXLznp4EI/s400/wf-olivebar2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>No this isn't a repeat picture, this is the 2nd half. Yes every single compartment of both sides are DIFFERENT olives. I didn't even know this many varieties existed? Too bad they don't sell Martinis at the wine bar .... </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Or perhaps you would like to fill your own bottle of specialty olive oils and balsamic vinegars from around the world? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAf62lfiVWqTLfkYPeE36dDuyT_2-cosdA380_31amoyMRMVaJ_iZEiFzczTaSuFesYmyAI3165qLop2a8TxRwpK2v2p-8bvLAGdm5oTUXWbvYqTzZuTEyULUfRjniMRGW_ssByyF05Y/s1600-h/P1010765.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAf62lfiVWqTLfkYPeE36dDuyT_2-cosdA380_31amoyMRMVaJ_iZEiFzczTaSuFesYmyAI3165qLop2a8TxRwpK2v2p-8bvLAGdm5oTUXWbvYqTzZuTEyULUfRjniMRGW_ssByyF05Y/s320/P1010765.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iR0SWEE0_2YC5R15242w3XD1HvOE7qZkw85qaOd8h1pnSc_-duCEXmXlFjX0RlJxPLzZPYgKUgh7gEddZ13RzH7jjC8CC9h-TT1JsoVythNZCAa9slY56zuSq8ERd8_SGfRQJ44z5w8/s1600-h/P1010766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iR0SWEE0_2YC5R15242w3XD1HvOE7qZkw85qaOd8h1pnSc_-duCEXmXlFjX0RlJxPLzZPYgKUgh7gEddZ13RzH7jjC8CC9h-TT1JsoVythNZCAa9slY56zuSq8ERd8_SGfRQJ44z5w8/s320/P1010766.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Mandarin Crushed Olive Oil? I don't even know what that means but I want it.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">For those with diabetes, gluten allergies, or are on the latest Anti-Gluten diet craze, this store has the chains largest gluten-free section of both dry and frozen foods and even fun little Gluten-Free Life info brochures. And for you vegans out there there is a giant section of food I don't understand with clever names like <b>"Tofurky". </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">But for the rest of us that don't discriminate against eating things with faces, in true Texan style, there is an in-house smoker and BBQ pit. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSON51vf4jIElVgRbZnkZSTw_bu-6i1RM5GjO8YtWEOxgLVQ7NwdDCyTQTlMNyYstV6TDF5RtPM3M7yZlFpfhTg9UHI8T6QuVW8DAmj9vmo3uyqFsiIGZ-DJeUfvBqac0aiLmcCBktSA/s1600-h/wf-bbq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSON51vf4jIElVgRbZnkZSTw_bu-6i1RM5GjO8YtWEOxgLVQ7NwdDCyTQTlMNyYstV6TDF5RtPM3M7yZlFpfhTg9UHI8T6QuVW8DAmj9vmo3uyqFsiIGZ-DJeUfvBqac0aiLmcCBktSA/s400/wf-bbq.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Mmmmm hot meat ..... Looks so good I don't even care if that sounds ridiculously vulgar.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Don't feel like cooking? There is a 20 foot long chef's case of gourmet prepared items and self-serve buffet areas. There are also sushi, pizza, and panini stations. And the coffee bar and taco cart will open at 7 a.m. - An hour earlier than the actual store opens ... just for the breakfast group. There is also a smoothie and juice bar that serves this weird Hippy fermented tea called Kombucha that my hipster-lite friend Lilly thoroughly enjoyed. </div><br />
All this boozing and shopping got you tired? Well freshen up at bath and body department at the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">DR. HAUSCHKA COSMETICS AND SKIN BAR,</span></b> where you can get everything from a hand massage to an actual legit facial.<br />
Or perhaps just load up on your favorite scented bath salts for a soak when you get home at the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><b>ORGANIC BATH SALT BAR</b></span>.<br />
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</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Or if you are just too busy boozing and getting your facial to be bothered to actually grocery shop you can .... get ready for this:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Give your list to the CONCIERGE SERVICE and they will DO YOUR SHOPPING FOR YOU.</span></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I swear to god. Welcome to Dallas folks. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">As you can see Whole Foods has clearly topped itself here in Big-D. Writhe in jealousy at your lame versions elsewhere. It's America at it's best and worst all wrapped into one pretentious mega-grocery. Revel in the glory that is Mega Whole Foods. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">But whatever delightful items you decide to procure ... PLEASE stay away from the "Green Technology/All Natural" Hair Dye. Hair is not a joke people. Especially in Texas. Leave this to the chemical laden professionals. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br />
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</div></div></div>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-32825348392009981692010-03-17T02:27:00.015-05:002012-03-28T17:23:00.705-05:00Book Review: Lunch In Paris - A Love Story and Recipes<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://ak.buy.com/db_assets/large_images/300/211283300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://ak.buy.com/db_assets/large_images/300/211283300.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Elizabeth Bard was a twenty-something New Yorker on the fast track. Then after one innocent </span><span class="searchterm term0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">lunch</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> in </span><span class="searchterm term1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Paris</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> with a handsome Frenchman.. and she never looked back. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yes, there are lots of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><i>"look what happens when an American moves to Europe!" </i></span>memoirs out there (Ahem, <i>Under the Tuscan Sun</i> anyone?), but this one is particularly "delectable" because of its lots of </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">amaaaazing </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">French recipes. </span><br />
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</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In her first book, Bard tracks her relationship through meals — the pasta Gwendal made after they first made love, the sausage over which he first told her </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">je t'aime</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, the poached cod served when she met his parents, and the smelly French cheese at their wedding. She includes recipes at the end of each chapter for those wanting to cook up a little romance of their own.</span><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The story itself is charming and Bard has a wonderfully down-to-earth voice. As their relationship advances and she permanently finds herself in Paris to be with him, she encounters all the typical (but somehow never tiresome) dilemmas of an American in Paris. Although the mouth-watering recipes were a close second, this for me was the most intriguing part of the book. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Her careful, detailed look at the differences between the two cultures not only made me appreciate France more, it taught me a little bit more of what it means to be an American. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As anyone who has travelled extensively knows, there is such beauty yet intense frustration and confusion when being immersed in another culture. To give you a little </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">amuse bouche</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> of Elizabeth's experiences, here are some of my favorite quotes from the book:</span></span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>In France, people often show their power by saying no - by their ability to block things, to show that nothing happens without them. To close the store, if you like, whenever they please. In the United States, people show their power by their ability to say yes - to get things done in a hurry. To keep the store open an extra hour, just for you. </b></span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>One of the great gifts of an interculteral relationship is that when you fight, you never quite know if you are mad at the person, or at their culture: Is he really too bum-ass lazy to call back the band at 8 PM on a Monday evening, or is he just being FRENCH? Is she bombarding me with lists and timetables and questions about the color of wax used to seal the invitations because she's a manic control freak, or is she just being AMERICAN?</b></span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>I know the real reason</b></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b> French Women Don't Get Fat</b></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>. It has to do a lot with stern looks from your mother in law - and the annual return of <i>le bikini</i>. </b></span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;"><b>Let me ask you something. Are you reading this on the way to your spin-class? Are you late for your acupuncturist? Your life coach? Your shrink? That is four hours already out of <i>your </i>week, which the French replace with the realxing and replenishing ritual of a sit-down lunch</b>. </span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The question permeates throughout the novel: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Can you develop a taste for the new without leaving yourself behind? As Bard navigates the ups and downs of life in her adopted country, she is forced to revise her standard </span><span class="searchterm term2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">recipes</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> for love, pleasure, and success. Along the way, she introduces readers to bustling markets, bad tempered butchers, and heavenly chocolate shops through the eyes of an American turned Parisienne.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I think Ms. Bard sums up the essence of her adventures in love and cultural exploration in a quote from a personal interview:</span></span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"><b>We complement each other in a lot of wonderful ways. I think I gave him a bit of my American “Just-Do-It” attitude - the sense of possibility and living his dreams, and he gave me a sense of “joie de vivre” – the idea that happiness comes before ambition – or perhaps that happiness can be a goal in and of itself.</b></span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you would like to experience a little <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b><i>joie de vivre</i></b></span> of your own, I highly recommend <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Lunch In Paris: A Love Story and Recipes</span></i>. :)</span></span><br />
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So time to break out my festive treat:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">ST. PATRICK'S DAY CAKEBALLS</span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9MDFpa3UJI6-T3Xmv3jJZGzeaHACDJYX-Q2ewTzOICKNdLXRv4ReLmvY0cBDXFg25r-ZvzeLtRb41fU4bbIWAilM9nwJGfeO3sMolq0quekileuZpS2SRacsP0_xiOoUDnSK8JwMoR0/s1600-h/sp+-cake+ball+final+-+all+hue.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9MDFpa3UJI6-T3Xmv3jJZGzeaHACDJYX-Q2ewTzOICKNdLXRv4ReLmvY0cBDXFg25r-ZvzeLtRb41fU4bbIWAilM9nwJGfeO3sMolq0quekileuZpS2SRacsP0_xiOoUDnSK8JwMoR0/s400/sp+-cake+ball+final+-+all+hue.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448021566215598530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 219px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Ooooh ahhhh. You like? You wanna know how to make them? OK!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">ST. PATRICK'S DAY CAKEBALL RECIPE</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Makes about 60 cakeballs</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i>2 boxes your favorite cake mix (I used regular white cake in order to be tinted green and Funfetti) and the ingridents to make them on the box</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i>2 tubs of frosting</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i>Almond Bark coating and/or Confectionary wafers (wafers come on various colors at Craft/Hobby stores)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i>Sprinkles </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>1. </b><b>Bake cake according to package instructions. If you would like to tint green like I did, use OIL BASED color (can be bought at Hobby Lobby or other craft store in the Cake/Candy section). The oil based gives a nice even bright color and also if you want to dye the almond bark later you can. DO NOT use regular liquid food coloring for the chocolate - it won't set properly...only oil base! I chose a lovely shade of Kelly Green.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxlSsqPCgL6cD7sTiVDGgmKCUBpG53q65ThYiVJRaG2ep2uNPlDr3_3YGbX6Cr11AtJBY4d3PSPq5cMIBXsLZUwWAg359JDW0GzlIdq5Mg6Xl7KOV-GE2YWWOlNaZ6fwmHjdlIVGTEa8/s1600-h/P1010711.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxlSsqPCgL6cD7sTiVDGgmKCUBpG53q65ThYiVJRaG2ep2uNPlDr3_3YGbX6Cr11AtJBY4d3PSPq5cMIBXsLZUwWAg359JDW0GzlIdq5Mg6Xl7KOV-GE2YWWOlNaZ6fwmHjdlIVGTEa8/s200/P1010711.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448016390620280610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>2. After cake is done, while WARM crumble cake into a bowl into a fine texture. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaW_nMpdaWV29b1j5pnVj8PR37RWHYjlR1xE_rU4EI-9U0T9t1vmbrav0ObngIzUt_PrI9rMpsl8tIrocGDZsxt_lWyJeyz_BJlhNpAtDIHv0Ji2HbIwRigaIjVcsrvuvObBQWh0bUE0w/s1600-h/sp-cake.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaW_nMpdaWV29b1j5pnVj8PR37RWHYjlR1xE_rU4EI-9U0T9t1vmbrav0ObngIzUt_PrI9rMpsl8tIrocGDZsxt_lWyJeyz_BJlhNpAtDIHv0Ji2HbIwRigaIjVcsrvuvObBQWh0bUE0w/s200/sp-cake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448016729694996450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 139px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>3. Mix in frosting to make a paste, using 1/2 to 3/4 of the can, to taste. Kind of mold together into a giant lump and then chill in refrigerator for at least 2 hours. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-SXWhEoSQDIuolYkOp0tOcafBoGy4yjCeAb0mkMQpDll_OB26OHfkbtu9PfPVRVv0g1nvJ448wSsIQ2wwkB5g3D_Apc49_JX6EC2pBsb9rA7XKbw73NErwT6-fr5MQda0P6iJKG-sZA/s1600-h/sp-cake+mix.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-SXWhEoSQDIuolYkOp0tOcafBoGy4yjCeAb0mkMQpDll_OB26OHfkbtu9PfPVRVv0g1nvJ448wSsIQ2wwkB5g3D_Apc49_JX6EC2pBsb9rA7XKbw73NErwT6-fr5MQda0P6iJKG-sZA/s200/sp-cake+mix.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448017421807885330" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 200px; " /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WA0RwMW7OOD1ZoTsO4j7E2IeLWaaSYjtps0LSXw_OMMLZelxw67LdqpRjD-CcR4REh-KRsdh3WpcYTs_IRWaNHwgTAAyNbcG4-czLmWeYkKPdGxURCqmdmg9eofiHsm6iv-Am3U8Ll0/s200/sp-+cake+mix+final.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448017629212299650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 130px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">If at all possible try to keep three year old nieces AWAY from the the frosting!! ;) </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;color:#FF0000;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjGXXm4ZnuyS0SzQTLey_3jUTNue1oKkkquJ-QPTBrrbvAhD-tOpOLyeT418E3v9aNkv0vVyiKjUzwUJthDj_9Us_O22fcjeykR3aQXBh_VKY0xLcJDFZBM79rCQ5QVTuXlw0s77r4OU/s320/sp+-+lane.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448023324412551666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>4. After 2 hours, take batches out and using a melon baller or your hands, form the mixture in 1 - 1 1/2 inch balls. Place the balls on wax paper/foil. Pop in the freezer for 1-6 hours.</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9OOIKB7ylh-gQdwRgILNFxu2vnPOkBlYnLlRovhzZB65nHWp2nrHH4zuH7WrO5HEkzKkBM_qHK_3RGA5AwFsIX5sLz_id4mIHWP9NUsLkqTz8HckbGLdR62U2igBXrymdmXGgWR9Kcg/s1600-h/sp+-+ball.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9OOIKB7ylh-gQdwRgILNFxu2vnPOkBlYnLlRovhzZB65nHWp2nrHH4zuH7WrO5HEkzKkBM_qHK_3RGA5AwFsIX5sLz_id4mIHWP9NUsLkqTz8HckbGLdR62U2igBXrymdmXGgWR9Kcg/s200/sp+-+ball.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448018205683809058" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 140px; " /></a><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0ESRq7XdujjyWnnCzTqJWaKEGYet98kcomWwa9zv6AZp7_I8dps4wT690G9s8d37qZs3kO-KIfcpwFCNkVNBNcHkpenQVHF1mEDQsPgdSYv-_3Tx0xAOS-D_mQ47PFZNa2_j-gNR6_4/s200/sp-+balls+final.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448018391379937458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 200px; " /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>5. Ok, here is where some quick work has to be done. The easiest way to melt the almond bark/confectionary chips if you are using mulitple colors is to buy microwavable and disposalable paper melting trays. You can also find these in the Candy Aisle at Hobby Lobby. Then microwave small batches for about 30 seconds. Stir. Then 15 more seconds. The chocolate should be evenly melted. Working in small batches, remove balls from the freezer and dip them into the warm, melted Almond Bark Coating using candy forks, toothpicks, or a spoon (But do yourself a favor ... disposable plastic spoon. Clean up with this stuff sucks.) </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLW71jPnoqtXe7-VegtWf6nl-h61wcsYj2kVUE6y9LI4VE3Y2MiQ9Xn0_4uoSoi0ZrStB30-XW8_dHFr0VfRtzIDD0S2-CUtj6BcUFtdWjKC0KpLBeX59v6Ym4V-fEackJloJgvM4Jlk/s200/sp+-+melt+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448019642650670258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 120px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>6. Place balls on wax paper. If you want to decorate with sprinkles do it quickly! As the coating dries fast and if you don't sprinkle when wet the sprinkles won't stick! You can also drizzle alternate colors over for more decoration. Be creative!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5yin1uhxSgt1KnT8YedxzgkabG5kC9OhAoZXG1x_rj9S_iqswl9XdKkwcNHEgsLPcPozA12jVR8tNzOSoxSV3Yh3ArlwrDiCyXmcgKubkG0__V7pUSCtl7UMUCEWoHlKpPQkpZnXPijM/s200/sp+-+ball+in+prog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448020118738294066" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 140px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>7. Once dipped, the balls will keep at room temperature for days. If you refrigerate them, the coating will sweat. Undipped balls can be kept frozen for weeks. But I doubt they will last that long!! ;) Place in cupcake foils and VOILA!! CAKEBALLS!! Warning: These babies are RICH. Not for those without a sweet tooth!!! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yHXwA2Fdp_RV-MwxqIBzpXGI9iXdnwczZiCkcfWSbK-T9x8VqFbwVq4R_qS8CiBZuMpCUXFJsGraNktp_iVO2VD5oN1m6WNI5x1RrrPjeLx9biZi3UGr_kvsDRYgvG9K0SJ8-tGj2ag/s400/sp+-+cake+ball+final+all.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448021054683965538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px; " /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhab0ob8pjpniPMXWJdKEYr54Db0BwTiso9-52LmLiLSPLDz24eBWbBD_TCK2riqBQiwkfpDPLbVB2ue3XbjZWlCmsWZunn8OBSnzLC7mAVLRE6jwbBIcpWHxAAOuuUiL4lRPe29pvtKLA/s400/sp+-+cake+ball+final+close+hue.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448014623219064114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Cute right? Bet you wish you were spending St. Patrick's Day with Me, these Cakeballs, my friend's awesome party with a keg of green beer, and a wild outdoor Dallas Parade with gorgeous weather: sunny mid-70s degree. Life is lookin preeeeeetty good tomorrow. ;) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div></div>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-44903204646899102362010-03-08T14:42:00.033-06:002010-03-08T19:49:09.469-06:00Celebrating La Festa della Donna (International Women's Day): My personal female role modelsSo as most of you who know me know, I come from Italian heritage. In Italy they have a wonderful holiday celebrated today, March 8, called the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Festa della Donna</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. It is essentially a day where all men (and women) celebrate the wonderful women in their lives (Moms, Wives, Girlfriends, Sisters, Aunts, Friends, etc.). In fact this </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"International Women's Day" </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">is celebrated as an official holiday in over 30 countries ...... yet for some reason never really caught on in America. This is annoying. I could rant about why America doesn't celebrate it ... going on quoting some Puritanical and sexist B.S. reasons .... but rather I would like to take this post to celebrate the International holiday despite the origin of my Passport. Here are the women that I most admire and look up to in my life:</span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"> MY MOM</span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPSCZEep438sYj2rbMSUYp6mAGWdITUC8SMvHBR5lb_gzeWjKD3K9KRG865ZMw2EXwz313mDCv_8wB4LDjFS-BrqNQD-LpbqgoCJwMRIuDux4mrAad1_5j-jaJGTR2BrwTcAkpBw1AHk/s1600-h/mom+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPSCZEep438sYj2rbMSUYp6mAGWdITUC8SMvHBR5lb_gzeWjKD3K9KRG865ZMw2EXwz313mDCv_8wB4LDjFS-BrqNQD-LpbqgoCJwMRIuDux4mrAad1_5j-jaJGTR2BrwTcAkpBw1AHk/s320/mom+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446411908643522578" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">Me with my mom after one of my operas (hence the amazing wig and heavy tranny makeup)</span></b></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">My mother puts up with me. That should be enough to earn her numero uno on this list. She supports me in my crazy and sometimes tumultuous adventures pursuing my dreams, and has encouraged me to be the best I can be since I read my first word at age 3. In addition she is extremely accomplished woman herself working her way through three degrees, owning her own Chiropractic practice, holding the position as the President of the State Board of Chiropractic of Texas, all the while raising me and my sister. Even at a young age she was accomplished as an intense athlete making the US Olympic Team Finals in swimming and fighting to pass Title 9 in order to ensure Women's Sports go as much funding as Men's in Universities. Today she shares her medical knowledge with others as a teacher as an instructor at the Dallas Nursing Institute. Pretty great lady eh? :)</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">CAROL VANESS</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvOPq8PK-muAgtzNt0EmNxJ-pWyA-CWJGJ_XD8jFfAipaQpEYQAT2Er70yVC-I7anIZl1EzfjYMhPPWzrnfDIY6SPmigMUd1VyCdsA8Nx-KewCGNzDSUxzEtF81cc2sz6kfGc5pdbnbM/s320/carol.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446412446265039874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 224px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><b>Carol singing Tosca with tenor Luciano Pavarotti</b></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">My voice teacher at Indiana University, the internationally renowned soprano Carol Vaness. She worked her butt off from an early age to achieve some of the greatest success one can ever hope for in an operatic career, singing at every major opera house in the world. Best known for her Mozart roles, where still not many today can touch her interpretations (Finally someone singing Mozart with BALLS! <i>See her </i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1m438_kuRg"><i>Donna Elivra</i></a><i> or </i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MsW7-18A4I&feature=related"><i>Anna</i></a>). She later moved on to become one of the greatest Tosca's of her generation (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8yida8SKE8">Watch</a>). Pavarotti himself requested that she star along side him at his final performance at the Metropolitan Opera. This lady is amazingly accomplished and is a wonderful teacher and friend, always encouraging me (and all of her students) along the hard road of singing. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">CARLA BRUNI-SARKOZY</span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzY1AcFqGxAbhP5E-WuYQVrROx0KtpiETgTZWQOZ7NcjrnWhHkgmKUpFG2cW6_8MBZ8M3MWXmoirWskZxcGDR3Z6JkmLfZZ-uyyggPK9lXVM6m2-EPYzLjyBmrb80mRynIECI2ifUISP0/s320/carla.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446413305676060546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 122px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">On me dit que nos vies ne valent pas grand chose, Elle passent en un instant comme fanent les roses. On me dit que le temp qui glisse est un salaud que de nos chagrins il s'en fait des manteaux pourtant quelqu'un m'a dit... Que tu m'aimais encore, Serais ce possible alors?</span></i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><i>(English: I'm told that our lives aren't worth much, They pass like an instant, like wilting roses. I'm told that time slipping by is a bastard, making its coat of our sorrows. Yet someone told me... That you still loved me, Could that be possible?) </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#0000EE;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">A modern woman who truly has done it all. In her early years, she became highly educated excelling in archetechture and speaking three languages. She harnessed her beauty and started a modeling career excelling to be known as one of the "supermodels" of the 90s. Then moving on to channel her musical roots (the daughter of a concert pianist and classical composer) she transitioned to music. With her breathy and emotive songs (Listen: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvyMG0z0FZY">Quelqu'un m'a dit</a>) she became one of Europe's most celebrated singer/songwriters. Now married to the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, she slipped into her role as First Lady of France with infinite grace. Always impeccably classy in manor and dress and extremely dedicated to doing good in the world with <a href="http://www.carlabrunisarkozy.org/en/">philanthropy</a> work. She tackles issues such as illiteracy, AIDS, supporting the arts, and a unique program that creates <a href="http://www.carlabrunisarkozy.org/en/lionel-laske-one-laptop-per-child/">$100 laptops</a> to bring technology and learning to children all over the world. She truely embodies the saying <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"Behind every great man .... is a great woman." </span></b></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">JOYCE DIDONATO</span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh85Oy_ez3JjIb3QptpoGknriOVolMNfsTO26Wec5ZRSRqXoI66xx8Mbuvi0xmtrT7ZMoEolDPTyivFdewAG06lbAkYU9HPsEhGRy2JnYR2YABDWqD5Pyj-DKlRQtqiGAuK-pwXz6u7Dc/s200/joyce.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446413805084311794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 113px; height: 200px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the best lyric mezzo sopranos of all time, and in my opinion the best alive today. Her coloratura (for all you non-opera readers: all those really fast notes in a row) is second to none. She worked hard to get where she is today, fighting the political B.S. of the opera world and many discouragers early on along the way. Now she is not only one of the most famous and accoladed opera singers performing today, from what I hear she is by far one of the most gracious and friendly singers around. I look to her artistry daily as inspiration to remind me of why I pursue this crazy profession. Watch her amazing rendition of Rossini's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UszV0Mb0ti8&feature=related">Non Piu Mesta </a>(fast forward to 5:35 if you wanna be blown away). You can read her adventures in singing on her <a href="http://yankeediva.blogspot.com/">Blog</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">AUDREY HEPBURN </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMWTO-hfGLTzIhi43DfjXPAGhi4wu0j8uk3FThWZ0Q0q8zNFBejLGu45YOgqur_O7BM9tHLKcAlqIGo-Imlt6TnWUsgndj0Dvywg8J00BBOh5ORhjmobWfHrnltvL1yOfyo66wvWpEaw/s1600-h/audrey.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMWTO-hfGLTzIhi43DfjXPAGhi4wu0j8uk3FThWZ0Q0q8zNFBejLGu45YOgqur_O7BM9tHLKcAlqIGo-Imlt6TnWUsgndj0Dvywg8J00BBOh5ORhjmobWfHrnltvL1yOfyo66wvWpEaw/s320/audrey.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446414683950181778" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”</span></span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#6600CC;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(26, 26, 26); line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Audrey will forever define feminine glamour, dignity and grace. Not only was she an actress that touched us all with her work in such films such as </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Breakfast at Tiffany's, Sabrina, </span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Roman Holiday</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> and </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">My Fair Lady</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">, but after her acting career ended in the mid 1960s, she devoted the remaining period of her life to humanitarian work with UNICEF. She was a woman who embodied what it is to be a truly classy lady. I wish some of today's starlets would follow her example more. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">MOTHER TERESA</span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPkUp0_fcLogDNSOJe-7Zcw0n4jb8mrousNP4Egzh2rQPgV1ETursoD_BKOOyxw9BGrENGEdPb63Isve9A7GyTLP5yCJZjRm4Xlg2QodtAqXjgy34fjNjrRNiJyx32_GOw3mLclAnBo8/s200/mother20teresa-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446415294070885090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 137px; height: 200px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="body"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love."</span></span></i></b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-small;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Devoting her life to the service of the poor and dispossessed Mother Teresa became a global icon for selfless service to others. Through her missionary of Charities organisation she personally cared for 1000s of sick and dying people in Calcutta. She was awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 1979. Her compassion should inspire us all to try our best to be better people.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;color:#1A1A1A;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">KATHARINE HEPBURN</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw191sTHl0qPKzB3ZAP7Q7EzDZm50mB0jsqHsfpPuSz7I9POVtZLc_bKn3AKqZqz7FtROecpUFi2MHI8CipWGO3kxXMSk9PNBUbtPo6osnqwOPHJ6y4Ukpw0ZsRFqMqCY2wzo-zv0rRLc/s200/Katharine_Hepburn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446414973540415202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 200px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="body"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">"I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex."</span></span></b></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">An iconic figure of twentieth Century film Katharine Hepburn won 4 Oscars and received over 12 Oscar nominations. Her lifestyle was unconventional for the time and through her acting and life she helped redefine traditional views of women’s role in society. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Her movies usually depicted her as a take charge kind of woman that took no guff from anyone, not even her love interests in a time. This during a period where most females on screen were just decorated "damsels in distress" waiting for a man to save and complete them or even worse... arm candy. Every man she was paired with was held accountable for their actions whether they betrayed her legally and emotionally. And she lead her real life very similarly to the characters she portrayed ... a woman who although was beautiful, was strong, independent, and who needed no help from any man to get where she wanted to go. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;color:#1A1A1A;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">COCO CHANEL</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiCD2MSBwcgb2Op4_aAxh0Z1qe8kPCOPEjzIST1XEsz3fNpfNvLsD6Xw8HOHwaA9-X_kUXNyfMgHVfmClu7pSRrbfHBJbw2gCqMF7IVh-xpOM0HHH2WMqfpWUo8BaTl0HfOhxqiFXFFQ/s200/Coco_Chanel.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446415122813787090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 200px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">“Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.”</span></span></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(26, 26, 26); line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">One of the most innovative fashion designers Coco Chanel was instrumental in defining feminine style and dress during the 20th Century. Her ideas were revolutionary; in particular she often took traditionally male clothes and redesigned them for the benefit of women. Listed by TIME magazine as one of the top 100 influential people of twentieth Century, she redefined lady-like style forever in a time when fashion was a Boys Club.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;color:#1A1A1A;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">ELIZABETH I, QUEEN OF ENGLAND</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4fwuCgyn7HQZr3MaYf49k3JubXK6CFtjKxEleLWhU14fX0YIbpADCCn92v7Fg7540lILYAfNx0a8wXqJMVhAizZ_ySI9FEh8Hb9_KkdA3aMoZXfgxB3YLpvXMZlrbpiNxNrKD8DXptE/s1600-h/Elizabeth_The_Golden_Age-4.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4fwuCgyn7HQZr3MaYf49k3JubXK6CFtjKxEleLWhU14fX0YIbpADCCn92v7Fg7540lILYAfNx0a8wXqJMVhAizZ_ySI9FEh8Hb9_KkdA3aMoZXfgxB3YLpvXMZlrbpiNxNrKD8DXptE/s200/Elizabeth_The_Golden_Age-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446415416399971970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 200px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><br /></span></i></b></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span class="body" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too. "</span></span></span></i></b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(26, 26, 26); line-height: 21px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Queen of England during a time of great economic and social change, she saw England cemented as a Protestant country. During her reign she witnessed the defeat of the Spanish Armada leaving Britain to later become one of the world’s dominant superpowers. Never marrying to let a "King" take the credit, she became perhaps one of the first 'true feminists' and will forever be remembered as one of, if not the, most important monarch England ever had. If you want to learn more about Elizabeth's story I suggest the Cate Blanchett's tour de force in </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0127536/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Elizabeth</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> and </span></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414055/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Elizabeth: The Golden Age</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-10195434738140219002010-03-07T21:36:00.032-06:002010-03-15T17:31:21.304-05:00Kendallina's LIVE 2010 Oscar Commentary<div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #000099;">**(Correlates with Oscar Drinking Game of previous post)</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">7:46 – </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Ten bucks says Woody Harrilson really IS high.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">7:48 –</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">CGI – <i>check</i>, James Cameron – </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">check,</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> Stifling Gabourey Sidibe fat joke- </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">check</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">, Pretending to go off telepromter </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">– check,</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> Meryl Streep joke </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">– check</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">, Random cut to George Clooney – </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">check check check</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">, Steve Marin and Alec Baldwin make a joke about their movie It’s Complicated – </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">check.</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">If you were playing my Drinking Game you would already be drunk just from this Intro. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">7:49 – </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">George Clooney has got to be in on this</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">7:50 –</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> <b>“I was so happy to see Penelope Slut Cruz in clothes”</b> – Stephen H. Hacket via facebook chat</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446125606488363730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyseKpt3NiaaC_4NibNUeWkVXNn-6KLR9A5QqhDvHZ3kgpJMjjcjLlDSLamMCPFdr97vHRrz_NmFvHyFKpRgT2UqljwdSW1LORxGA-cm6zUFkVZrkzSCuJOh17098mQWCR6jI70iut8U/s200/penelope-cruz.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 158px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">7:52 –</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> Chrisoph Waltz was evil in FOUR languages. Duh shoe-in. HE SAID UBERBINGO!!!!!! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Get it? Get it? It’s cause hes Austrian…. You know</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">“UBER”…. GET IT???? Oh Crazy German guy. Austrian, German, whatever … this is ‘Mericuh, they might as well be the same thing.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">8:01 –</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> Steve Carell and Cameron Diaz presenting: Someone pretends to go off Telepromperter – DRINK </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">8:06</span></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">-</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> Miley Cyrus … you are 17 … it is illegal for us to be looking at your boobs.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446107270238534434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiys2bsRuW7MvN7u6KMAGoKVplEPGqpr-Vu43mYpia7SQ7BNeko3bdrVxOvVHwU-Pu0Iy8Er-C2cs5OAnvQqdcLDz7ajBlmvUBuIIDsn5xcL12gD7AzFbGExyc94xgEhpUiQgjK0QaN2Z8/s320/mikey-use.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 313px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; width: 300px;" /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">8:10 – </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">REALLY annoyed that <b>“Take It All” from NINE</b> didn’t win. Stupid Crazy Heart country bumpkin crap is not as good. Marion Cotillard ruins me when I hear that song. It's every woman who gives and gives and the men who are oblivious to what they had until till it's too late. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jTBjlAWbmk"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">You watch and tell me this isn't amazing.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">8:27 – </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">THE BREAKFAST CLUB REUNITED!!!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">I know this is a memorial … but where is the </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZINZmN1_GM&feature=PlayList&p=E6B3C54E95014C39&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Dance Montage</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">?? Lame lame lame lame.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">8:40 - </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">HA!! WHO IS THIS JEWISH WOMAN WHO JUST BUST IN??</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Wow. She totally took the African Singing Documentary dude’s Oscar speech moment. He’s not even trying to hide the fact that he is piiiiiiiiissed. There is totally gunna be a catfight backstage. I wish anyone cared who they were so TMZ would youtube that shit.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">8:43 – </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Ben Stiller dressed up as Avatar – Drink. Yes Ben Stiller, this was a better idea in rehearsal.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">8:54 – </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Best Screenplay trailers ….. I zoned out because it was boring. I only tuned back in to see Precious chick run off with a big bucket of chicken……. Am I a bad person because I’m trying not to laugh…… ? Could they pick ANY other scene besides fat girl running away with a giant bucket of chicken? Seriously?</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446110920459467458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3s4OTdlwT5Zxf31btUjeYGtXYdzbaSqy9CfTr5MKELjOr6722HNUKtesGlvwshWtVHg2hNh3WuT1oAB5W4DXH1lmX33fM36sSZZZPoOjihuhCGlDT2ghP4hEQ-AvU4RYze5Fm6LuVQQ/s400/oscarsprecious_116.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 116px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; width: 116px;" /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">8:55 - </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Stifling Gabourey Sidibe fat joke – Drink.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">8:56 –</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> Writer of Precious Screenplay – Crying during speech …. Drink. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">8:57 –</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">A non-white person wins an award and we cut to a shot of someone in the audience who has no connection to the winner except being of the same race …….. Thanks MORGAN FREEMAN. …….. DRINK</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7QegFIiPcB3y9HLbS-wzpFVOEqTGMqOpTueVdDTYby6Rh6xALtA8BkeXgikcMvODvK5-LdhR88GFbYeD2wv_35eGHTZLgvpSSHLATdevlBGxOoRjJqKHHPegd-MkvbBHf6emWN1fFMM/s1600-h/morganfreeman1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446111365950589250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7QegFIiPcB3y9HLbS-wzpFVOEqTGMqOpTueVdDTYby6Rh6xALtA8BkeXgikcMvODvK5-LdhR88GFbYeD2wv_35eGHTZLgvpSSHLATdevlBGxOoRjJqKHHPegd-MkvbBHf6emWN1fFMM/s200/morganfreeman1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; width: 138px;" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">9:04 – </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Mo’Nique wins Best Supporting Actress … shock! No one really knows what she's talking about ... but she saying it with conviction .... so .. sure. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">9:06 - </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">A non-white person wins an award and we cut to a shot of someone in the audience who has no connection to the winner except being of the same race ……. This one goes to Samuel L. Jackson ……</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! I’VE HAD IT WITH THESE MOTHERFUCKIN SNAKES ON THIS MOTHERFUCKIN PLANE!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446111671954909986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmluWaV0AoVMib9jO7EgQu4brkZGo7wGLnJ68l828x74c__h5qinpUYNztpmzo4ZvzT6UcUJpmqmHre6E7Ji8GRJdH6OvGCvoNb2coXTjHRazHbAWeX2Mhy93LZOJJAx-G-vJcN7I8jA/s200/snakes.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; width: 134px;" /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">9:11 – </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">I think I saw Signourey Weaver’s dress on the sale rack at Dillards. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">9:14 –</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> Did Steve Martin just call Sarah Jessica Parker a whore? </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">9:15 –</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> Dear SJP, Brush your hair and get a new dress. Love, Kendallina </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">9:17 – </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Charleze Theron …. Did you use the Madonna Cone Bra as an inspiration for your dress?</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446116639867754002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0M6gS3j68t-L99DSPp_ua7yIH6dcgNq9m1qLSI2zxcxEA6TAoX2YtfvcjObVxHb3LsaBy5i3_BDXW1TCfYJ6hbTjcfJQJkHUBq4BW0ChgmtNRiBMTz4iN1Ba6JYhXW2Rhk7YbsNRXmXw/s320/charleze.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 185px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; width: 320px;" /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">9:29 – </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Morgan Freeman is narrating the Sound Editing Montage … no one cares. But really, why DOES Morgan Freeman narrate everything? He should release The Bible as a book on tape … he’d make bank.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">9:31 – </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">The sound editing thing is still going on and I’m still bored so I Googled to see if Morgan Freeman had indeed narrated The Bible.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">And low and behold: <b>R</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><b>abbit Ears Bible Stories: Volume Four: Parables that Jesus Told, The Savior is Born is narrated by </b></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6600cc;">Morgan Freeman</span></b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><b> and Garrison Keillor.</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446112117995504690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjes2SqqblEv8Ua7Hx0HybFX2UzvEoaMl707Mvu5MN-BWK9aCtaNX_jKIkfL5PR_y30a9We_ZdZmSI7XRn3pD9iOWTh-Tw5Myj_LR07c3pe1j2bNbN-M3EKvw4yLqRXLpkVVd1Fm-emM_k/s320/morgan-freeman-god-loves-pasta-roni.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; width: 320px;" /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">9:33 – </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">The Sound Editing guy won again for Hurt Locker too? Two in a row? Still bored. Anyone else think he looks like a creepy Swedish Child Molester?</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446112532869445026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zhbTBpNMb4rAwNQruBTu1AU1JPXKr9Ieauaq0zkwK2Kj2B6qKc5r80xOpEFhGJHHy4tqzGmXzde2Rgcz5yCnZ7E2zhwMxG5bUQzvR-bHVYXuqwuTx8pbgE_lFdhZD_mIBHf9v1u3Dtw/s400/ottosson_p.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 129px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; width: 102px;" /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">9:40 –</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> Sandra Bullock in gold shiny dress….. (Subliminal message: PICK ME PICK ME PICK ME!)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuOLQnZTWKol_0ddTnne2rfXMxIzO0WZIOYUFVYWpBZhzkIM0JPNnlW_7wMwQLNr-naFAAy0drTkgZk-Bf_DYyLV1zGeHmrUjkHXRtgqo0T6rqVqrxWisxceSxLk1WQgFcx2xHAp74bg/s1600-h/sandra.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446114730561906402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuOLQnZTWKol_0ddTnne2rfXMxIzO0WZIOYUFVYWpBZhzkIM0JPNnlW_7wMwQLNr-naFAAy0drTkgZk-Bf_DYyLV1zGeHmrUjkHXRtgqo0T6rqVqrxWisxceSxLk1WQgFcx2xHAp74bg/s400/sandra.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left; width: 255px;" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">10:12 - </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">What's going on? Can we have a real award yet? I'm falling asleep. Where are the hosts ... can we get a joke or something? </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">10:23 - </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">I think the Argentinean Director said something about Chile in Spanish? Drink? </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">10:37 -</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> Jeff Bridge - Best Actor .... duh. .. yawn. They practically gave him a Lifetime Achievement award in his intro speech. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">10:39 - </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Count that Jeff Bridges said "<i>Man</i>" in his speech: 3 .... He really is "The Dude". </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">10:41 -</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> 4</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">10:50 - </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Hm. Oprah and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Gabourey Sidibe are wearing the same color dress. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">I am really trying to not make a mean joke about an Oprah Diet: Before and After ... Ok that's just mean... but this shit is dragging on... now I'm just getting fiesty</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">10:53 - </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Sandy won Best Actress.... oh thank goodness... or she would feel REALLY stupid for wearing that dress. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">10:56 - </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">She's crying .... Drink.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">10:58 - </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">BABS!! The communal shriek of Old Jewish women and Gays everywhere just echoed around the world.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446123980214269922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-fobyn2XHeplJIy-ZPrO6fWmrHhiV8YLRoxq3A_JIM9HSDqiOZr_6TfZcjvUo2HLKFaAdJZD1FGyc_fk4YF_j9jmgBJjs3lZQKUgJ7iK7UA4wCXdy4QcloXCqlAEB7LhIZgpPZW9yoo/s200/babs.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">11:00 - </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Kathryn Bigelow won for Hurt Locker!! Yeah Girl Power! </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">11:03 -</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> She dedicated it to Iraq soldiers .... Drink.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">11:04 - </span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">HURT LOCKER won BEST PICTURE! HA! I totally called it. Splitting it with Avatar my ass. Take that James Cameron and your Avatarded 3-D Blue Smurfs on Acid and your thinly veiled political message.... Hey, you are rich as all hell and you still got Titanic ... get over it. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">11:05 -</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> I would like to point out ALL of my predictions were right. I should start betting in pools and make some money off my impeccable taste. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">11:08 -</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> Oh thank god its over. See ya next year. Well... actually I hope not... maybe I'll have a life by then.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JI7kbtTOxv77HH75ga_SYKRSFLry7kH9El44oCVGIJqM1PgEm3bNBc_ZCNQRQthFXVVW_mDHfBSzka-FfaihnCu1xUURpNaoo40Ul2HZPAPtn-hQ9Fx_3gS8Syxo966IRLEODsAEJfk/s1600-h/embarrassed-monkey.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446127161730066146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JI7kbtTOxv77HH75ga_SYKRSFLry7kH9El44oCVGIJqM1PgEm3bNBc_ZCNQRQthFXVVW_mDHfBSzka-FfaihnCu1xUURpNaoo40Ul2HZPAPtn-hQ9Fx_3gS8Syxo966IRLEODsAEJfk/s200/embarrassed-monkey.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 184px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a></div>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-20697955502131242552010-03-07T12:04:00.016-06:002010-03-15T17:32:05.548-05:00OSCAR TIME! (aka I'm sick of the Avatar jokes already)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So awards season is coming to a close.... That means</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc9933;"><b>OSCAR TIME</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc9933;"><b>.</b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The awards-show that was once extremely looked forward to, but now is semi-boring but we end up watching anyways. But alas, it is a reason for friends to get together and eat, drink, and be merry. So Kendallina has gathered the three most essential things for an Oscar Party: </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc9933;">Winner picks, Festive Recipes, and The 2010 Oscar Drinking Game. </span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3333ff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">KENDALLINA'S REALLY OBVIOUS OSCAR PICKS:</span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BEST PICTURE</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Hurt Locker</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BEST DIRECTOR: </span></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Katheryn Bigelow </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(The Hurt Locker)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BEST ACTOR: </span></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jeff Bridges </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(Crazy Heart)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BEST ACTRESS: </span></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sandra Bullock</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (The Blind Side) - Come on doesn't Meryl have enough freaking awards? </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: </span></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Christoph Waltz</span></i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(Inglorious Bastereds) </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: </span></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mo'Nique</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (Precious) </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6600cc;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">FUN OSCAR THEMED MENUS:</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here's the </span><a href="http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/holidays/oscars/bestpicturemenus10"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">link</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> from Epicurious for the whole list of Nominee inspired menus. But here are some of my favs:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaaCOjn2DWDLULSzRqGoPQ0hS0Og1ArIfHQd4pAgB5JBuhPZAWjYV7MLVN2w0EfjXrMjj6H9yqe37493vHuDuvqRpDBjGMxOMoh4YGCqJGhJp7513MBbUbpNINmqHRl6gPERE_4xVjWU/s1600-h/oscarsblindside_116.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445970125749243986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaaCOjn2DWDLULSzRqGoPQ0hS0Og1ArIfHQd4pAgB5JBuhPZAWjYV7MLVN2w0EfjXrMjj6H9yqe37493vHuDuvqRpDBjGMxOMoh4YGCqJGhJp7513MBbUbpNINmqHRl6gPERE_4xVjWU/s400/oscarsblindside_116.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 116px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 116px;" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ff6600;">SOUTHERN TAILGATE inspired by </span></span></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ff6600;">THE BLIND SIDE</span></span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><i><a href="http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/holidays/oscars/bestpicturemenus10/recipes/food/views/Mothers-Everyday-Pimento-Cheese-102560"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mother's Everyday Pimento Cheese</span></a></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><i><a href="http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/holidays/oscars/bestpicturemenus10/recipes/food/views/Southern-Deviled-Eggs-243228"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Southern Deviled Eggs</span></a></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><i><a href="http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/holidays/oscars/bestpicturemenus10/recipes/food/views/Memphis-Style-Ribs-242248"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Memphis-Style Ribs</span></a></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><i><a href="http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/holidays/oscars/bestpicturemenus10/recipes/food/views/Two-Potato-Salad-with-Creole-Mustard-Bacon-and-Arugula-353289"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Two-Potato Salad with Creole Mustard, Bacon, and Arugula</span></a></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><i><a href="http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/holidays/oscars/bestpicturemenus10/recipes/food/views/Lemon-Chess-Pie-350518"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lemon Chess Pie</span></a></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><i><br />
</i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOUHXGuGkWQn-g1EhNoZiwd-asf9z9veMG3IyKxBAZlS2zDuEH3efwsq75U1_vtyQjUYi8kF4OnhHfvLM_g_Hnf6SF85QEW0JzcM9hmEGWHrWWJ7lxlTia_ptEJ5DujbFMa3KQ990EbQ/s1600-h/oscarsingloriousbasterds_116.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445970646006309074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOUHXGuGkWQn-g1EhNoZiwd-asf9z9veMG3IyKxBAZlS2zDuEH3efwsq75U1_vtyQjUYi8kF4OnhHfvLM_g_Hnf6SF85QEW0JzcM9hmEGWHrWWJ7lxlTia_ptEJ5DujbFMa3KQ990EbQ/s400/oscarsingloriousbasterds_116.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 116px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 116px;" /></a></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #009900;">FRENCH BISTRO FARE, PLUS COLONEL LANDA'S STRUDEL inspired by </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #009900;">INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS </span></span></b></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><i><a href="http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/holidays/oscars/bestpicturemenus10/recipes/food/views/French-Onion-Soup-236714"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">French Onion Soup</span></a></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><i><a href="http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/holidays/oscars/bestpicturemenus10/recipes/food/views/Green-Salad-with-Sauce-Vinaigrette-354345"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Green Salad with Sauce Vinaigrette</span></a></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><i><a href="http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/holidays/oscars/bestpicturemenus10/recipes/food/views/Apple-Strudel-Turnovers-108587"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Apple Strudel Turnovers </span></a></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Milk</span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><i><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Anyone makes a reference to Titanic. (Chug if the person is James Cameron). </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">DRINK. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Every time you see someone wearing a colored ribbon on their lapel.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">DRINK. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Every time someone mentions Haiti, Chile, or earthquakes. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">DRINK. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Every time you stifle a fat joke about Gabourey Sidibe. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">DRINK.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Self-Important, Self-Congratulatory, clip montage that emphasizes the "importance" of Hollywood. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">DRINK.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Reading Glasses? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">DRINK.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Someone pretends to go off teleprompter? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">DRINK.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Music starts to play before someone finishes their speech? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">DRINK.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Fat guy with beard on stage? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">DRINK.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A non-white person wins an award and we cut to a shot of someone in the audience who has no connection to the winner except being of the same race. (Our prediction: When Mo'Nique wins, we get a reaction shot from Hallie Berry.) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">DRINK.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A winner tries to connect whatever his or her movie was about to a real-world problem (i.e. Precious winner talking about abuses; Hurt Locker winner mentioning war in Iraq; an Up winner discussing the balloon shortage, etc.) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">DRINK.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">An award is presented by someone who is obviously only there because he or she has a movie coming out. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">DRINK.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"I'm honored just to be mentioned with the other nominees." <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">DRINK.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Someone makes a Meryl Streep Joke. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">DRINK.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Winner pulls out a list. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">DRINK... </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">then punch self in face.</span></b></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Random cut to George Clooney in the audience? </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Finish your beer. </span></span></b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Winner cries during acceptance speech. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Finish your beer.</span></b></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Winner gets political. </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Waterfall. - If you are watching alone: Finish beer then slam head through nearest wall.</span></span></b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Steve Martin or Alec Baldwin make a joke about their movie, It's Complicated being a terrible disappointment. </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Take a drink. Kick hole in TV screen.</span></span></b></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">And I swear if Mo'Nique shows off her NASTY hairy legs like at the Globes I will vomit all over TV. WHY MO'NIQUE WHY???????</span></span></b></span></div></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVCnTV7Hmyv_yD_hKPirlp7NhhHkngygtDtE58IRKH-5xqKBtE7OUWLW9XKlSse4Nm0dNQh7xpoj2RJveoY0zcci1C8FOvoAYnozE1t8lkyvo2yQ8KphAkyTk6tgeTkBHJ-ggUPtkdRk/s1600-h/monique-golden-globes.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445965552169155586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVCnTV7Hmyv_yD_hKPirlp7NhhHkngygtDtE58IRKH-5xqKBtE7OUWLW9XKlSse4Nm0dNQh7xpoj2RJveoY0zcci1C8FOvoAYnozE1t8lkyvo2yQ8KphAkyTk6tgeTkBHJ-ggUPtkdRk/s400/monique-golden-globes.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 316px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-28280735117454755122010-02-16T16:54:00.022-06:002010-02-16T17:32:28.877-06:00Euro Fashion Report auf Deutsch: Hamburg Edition<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So what does a little American girl all by her lonesome do in Hamburg, Germany when she knows no one and has nothing to do all day? Shop of course. Well at least window shop.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">As a semi-frequent European traveller I have noticed that Euros are generally anywhere between 3 months to a year ahead of fashion trends... yet they inevitably reach America ....eventually. So I'm going to let y'all in on what's coming for Spring/Summer/Next Fall. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Biggest Trend:</i> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">SEQUINS!</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"> </span> - <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">They are eeeeeverywhere. On everything and anything. Not even just for evening. Break out your disco meets Dynasty fantasies cause Sequins are back in a BIG way. </span></div><div><br /></div><div>Also:</div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#9999FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Girly details</span></span></b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- namely lots of lace and ruffles.</span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Blush tones</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- Peach, light pink, nudes/naturals</span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Aqua </span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Boyfriend Jackets/Cardigans </span></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">To give you a little real life tour - I took the liberty of snapping outfits in the H&M dressing room. Oh yes. I was that girl. No, I did not buy all these things... Kendallina's on a strict budget. But rest assured every piece pictured is between 13 - 30 Euros (hard to believe I know) and can be bought at H&M Europe......... now you will also probably wonder </span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">"WHY THE HELL IS H&M SO MUCH CUTER AND CHEAPER IN EUROPE THAN IN AMERICA?"</span>.</i></b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I have no idea. Probably part of the European conspiracy to keep Americans looking way less chic than the Euros and laughing cause we pay more for it. </span></div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">SEQUINS</span></span></i></b></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMukiytP1feSYE_gssgGRV5FYqytv5ev8g7WTjHuX6bwzQMf8Xxn2t0SkZeKDPqbotFRMbzsD1J8_2cs2NC9fM1FlIugcJLFywE16VQHkmzErfgTfxbNeZz3zojZvPJVNWlWIIgiIGn2U/s1600-h/seq+short.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMukiytP1feSYE_gssgGRV5FYqytv5ev8g7WTjHuX6bwzQMf8Xxn2t0SkZeKDPqbotFRMbzsD1J8_2cs2NC9fM1FlIugcJLFywE16VQHkmzErfgTfxbNeZz3zojZvPJVNWlWIIgiIGn2U/s400/seq+short.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438982428435125890" /></a><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 185px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJdYpNu5mXxVh7eYxsb_ANg_ApZm9Z85UaV23khn6MnSkq4Zo0k0LgaumwlfVVytOaT5eIaK-Vz1GidE-b78FqyDmRXNHN4_jLe6XQTv2FsWjsZuHhFH9dCuGkkKnN_obD9-3dN45Vis/s400/seqin+gold+fancy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438981094933903698" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStCnS2VlItEqncoaOIOn0Ad5iaEW3oAuopUMS_T4n0IxwRX_hJ5q4yc6RRHgAYGMsyTqm3T7vhY8Xmd7b6-3XhvZcgcYJtaSk0WJ7911sKXs_ruhDFUbY4_67OEX0mvGYy1sqYITbflE/s1600-h/seq+gold+stripe.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStCnS2VlItEqncoaOIOn0Ad5iaEW3oAuopUMS_T4n0IxwRX_hJ5q4yc6RRHgAYGMsyTqm3T7vhY8Xmd7b6-3XhvZcgcYJtaSk0WJ7911sKXs_ruhDFUbY4_67OEX0mvGYy1sqYITbflE/s400/seq+gold+stripe.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438982713166780978" /></a><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 204px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsDcb5oqvWegnXiL6BfRAJrpnj0TchpL6LYTxQlHhchfWPbpPcV55yZetMEjmxYPXSzsZ965L-AsuivCX4o7LIw_dFNoPWq5yTorOizfRa7cvekifnO1k9OFphWAD0R_19hNXVXjEPC4/s400/seq+gold+vest.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438983030232498546" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">GIRLY DETAILS/BLUSH TONES</span></span></span></div></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyAJb7KCcYxHGjfuixW0cfdSbL6yS3oGog3oOzKvRZO3R7KdQJZCJDqX6NSyjxS829GXhdj_nn0VyQATaKp7O1tZZ-7LIb-RsFqYRNxCTZ0qdtD1WQRI0L63n3qxU8bEqDrvUY5pXuok/s1600-h/seqpinklace.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 204px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyAJb7KCcYxHGjfuixW0cfdSbL6yS3oGog3oOzKvRZO3R7KdQJZCJDqX6NSyjxS829GXhdj_nn0VyQATaKp7O1tZZ-7LIb-RsFqYRNxCTZ0qdtD1WQRI0L63n3qxU8bEqDrvUY5pXuok/s400/seqpinklace.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438983374028057410" /></a><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4b9kX8BtImTxrPsdnwHfYOCmlgDUzOZTfD4uTV-qBY3LAIN1gjEXX44P8sJaGwBrgMVLEaxLqFQ5t4e59lwJKIbR1pWVAkFOa9180_KsLb_LowgoKQoq_mruf7D8_wKTx7RnwJTin_U/s400/seq+-+pink+ruf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438983616507860098" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">AQUA</span></span></i></b></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yg7VFQ6wn3i8g1cSc-NzPjhIEzAyf7NA1WMfk9KkL2HYCY80Bx7JG76ohCTh5NVrsnc13SPE_r1O0ls7ev33UyP2AYbXWboJ9A0fXPaGorQXwDfWMcu6x_-bxH2RcCfP3fhT25OeuO0/s1600-h/seq+models.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yg7VFQ6wn3i8g1cSc-NzPjhIEzAyf7NA1WMfk9KkL2HYCY80Bx7JG76ohCTh5NVrsnc13SPE_r1O0ls7ev33UyP2AYbXWboJ9A0fXPaGorQXwDfWMcu6x_-bxH2RcCfP3fhT25OeuO0/s400/seq+models.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438983942134369090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">GENERAL HILARIOUS EUROTRASH</span></span></i></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0opXXmj0IeJUUo8hv6QLOwYdENyKgG945lMim3zxvi-EKILlWP_izZ52k_8Qyqj6QaZY01VrDRswmnXideZ_8ToXanutyrqstxWCk5XJBehU-PHe-NQWt_ifoytscIG6UpWlLCXYcGE/s1600-h/seq+je+suis.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0opXXmj0IeJUUo8hv6QLOwYdENyKgG945lMim3zxvi-EKILlWP_izZ52k_8Qyqj6QaZY01VrDRswmnXideZ_8ToXanutyrqstxWCk5XJBehU-PHe-NQWt_ifoytscIG6UpWlLCXYcGE/s400/seq+je+suis.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438984394021557010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><i>Ja! Schon! Du BIST rock... und sooooo kewl </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><i>auf </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><i>französisch</i></span></span></span></div>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-891545984087560652010-02-14T01:23:00.005-06:002010-02-15T14:08:57.601-06:00How to survive flying Coach International without wanting to kill yourself<span style="font-size:100%;">So tomorrow I'm spending Valentine's Day on airplanes. Off to Europe for some opera auditions. Exciting, yes..... but looking forward to spending 8 hours cramped in a tiny coach seat to arrived jet lagged..... not as fun.<br /><br />Fortunately I have flown across the pond a few times so I think I have mastered "The Art of International Coach Travel" swimmingly. For those of us who don't have a couple grand to shell out on First Class ... I'm going to let you in on my secrets of Coach Comfort.<br /><br />This is my carry on arsenal:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDsPHj8h6pVwlry6epYPh-sPQr2SZwKJ8D8_NbNioZFs5ou2ZXmDoe4ujXyst_SnWd66EBzDlQmhKarmj826KmaU_3P_bu4Y6T4Sn3kvxd-He3syJqBIyAvsSE5wihze_ttiBMEWcTaA/s1600-h/P1010487.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDsPHj8h6pVwlry6epYPh-sPQr2SZwKJ8D8_NbNioZFs5ou2ZXmDoe4ujXyst_SnWd66EBzDlQmhKarmj826KmaU_3P_bu4Y6T4Sn3kvxd-He3syJqBIyAvsSE5wihze_ttiBMEWcTaA/s400/P1010487.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438006624132818402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Included:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">For In Flight Prep (i.e. Before Naptime)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">ANTIBACTERIAL SPRAY</span> - Flights are one of the dirtiest places ever with all that recycled air... do yourself a favor ... beat the Swine and whatever else is living on your arm rest. Do a little swab down of your armrest/tray table/window - and spray your hands before you eat.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">HAIR CLIP </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-style: italic;">FACE WIPES</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>- Do your pores a favor and wipe off any makeup. 8 hours in a seat no one cares what you look like I promise.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">MOISTURIZER</span> - Flights are EXTREMELY drying for skin. Slather on some lightweight moisturizer before you doze off to avoid skin havoc later.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">LIP BALM</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span>- Same deal goes for lips.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">EVIAN SPRAY</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> -</span> Little beauty traveler tip. This is basically water in an aerosol can. WHY? You spritz your face after putting on moizuturizer to help lock it in and uber-moisturize naturally. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">In flight entertainment:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">KINDLE</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span>- I love the Kindle. I have 6 books pre-loaded already to go for my perusal with no bulk. A frequent traveling readers dream.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">SHEET MUSIC </span>- </span>Unless you are an opera singer.... you probably won't need to bring your music. But let me tell you... airline loses your bags... you can buy new clothes... trying to find a random Handel Aria in the middle of nowhere is damn near impossible.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">TRANSLATION DICTIONARIES/PHRASEBOOKS</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span>- If you are going to a foreign country. Take this time to brush up on your Guten Tag's and Buon Giorno's.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">How to pass out and stay asleep:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">XANAX</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span>- You may laugh. You may call me a druggie. But damn if this stuff won't knock you the HELL out. It's the most wonderful drug ever. You take some, sleep, wake up not groggy in London and feel like you took a 15 min power nap. I've tried Lunesta and Ambien ... both make me groggy and have scary dreams. Tylenol PM doesn't keep me asleep long enough. Seriously... if you can get a Rx for even a couple pills for your travel... you will thank me a million times over when you don't want to kill yourself from jet lag the next day.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">BLOW UP NECK PILLOW</span> </span>- Now I've seen those of you with the big stuffed ones. Well I'll tell you... they don't support your neck as well as the cheap-o blow up one and they are bulky and obnoxious to carry. But if you have any hope in hell of sleeping a wink in the tiny chair that reclines approximately 4 inches.... you need a neck pillow.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">EYE MASK </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">-</span> You may feel silly... but they give them out for free in first class for a reason. Block out that light and you will sleep better.<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">EARPLUGS/EARPHONES</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> -</span> Now I'm a musician so I've invested in some sweet over-the-ear Noise-Cancelling earphones. They actually supply these in First Class too. But if you don't really have a practical reason to shell out for fancy earphones... nice little $2.99 foam plugs will do just fine.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">CASHMERE SLIPPERS</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> -</span> Ok this is a bit indulgent... but so heavenly. Shoes are hard to sleep in... and these keep your tootsies warm. How pretty are these? I love the sparkles. I found them for only $40 (marked down from $120) at MARTIN + OSA online. Go check them out!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">LAVENDER OIL </span> </span>- Put a little on your temples to block out the weird Indian food smell from the person next to you and also very relaxing. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Freshening up in the morning:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">ANTI PUFFY EYE ROLLER</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span>- This one is great to travel with by Garnier. Helps with those pesky bags in the morning.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">COMPACT & BLUSH</span> - Nothing will perk up your overall complexion like a little powder and some flush to your cheeks.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">DEODORANT</span> </span>- Do I need to explain? I don't care if you are going to the goddamn Congo, that is no excuse to stink. DO YOU HEAR ME?<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">TEASING COMB and HAIRSPRAY </span>- Now I'm from the south... that means big voluminous hair all the time. Add a little lift to your now flattened sad plane hair with a little tease and some flexible hold hairspray.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">EMERGEN-C </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">-</span> You are probably feeling kind of out of it from lack of sleep/time changing which is a big stress on your immune system. Help it out a little and chug a packet mixed with water.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">TRIDENT</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> - </span>For lovely morning breath.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">TIGHTS -</span> If you are traveling to a colder destination in winter ... many of us know that a good layering technique is tights under your jeans/leggings. Tights on a plane are super uncomfy though... so bring them with you and change in the bathroom when you get there.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Other:</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">JEWELRY </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">-</span> Heaven forbid the airline lose your bag.... DON'T PACK YOUR GOOD JEWELRY IN THERE! Always bring it with you in your carry on. Learned that the hard way. </span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Well .. Now I'm off! Hope this helps you next time you travel International or take the Red-Eye.<br /><br />Arrivaderci amici! Baci!</span><br /></span>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980293989016496210.post-13117520496879453342010-02-07T22:22:00.030-06:002010-02-08T00:15:48.697-06:00Headband Headache? I have the solution!So I've currently moved abodes and as most of you who have moved before know... this is a painful process. Especially when you are moving into a smaller space. All of the sudden you realize.... crap.... where do I PUT everything?<div><br /><div><i>Today's organizational challenge: </i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">HEADBANDS</span></span></b></div><div><br /></div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWFC1PBwHmlM8LUJd-0-nqvV5zfFOX8emUPq4scAodMyok1xPktlypXW0hkCWH0Sgg_peS9HNDmvlqAeVWqLdnmTvuvD6QzqesuQAnUHOX0ZFYSdl2wurAFcsZmEHnPOmBifFeZ6w7-c/s1600-h/hbb4.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWFC1PBwHmlM8LUJd-0-nqvV5zfFOX8emUPq4scAodMyok1xPktlypXW0hkCWH0Sgg_peS9HNDmvlqAeVWqLdnmTvuvD6QzqesuQAnUHOX0ZFYSdl2wurAFcsZmEHnPOmBifFeZ6w7-c/s320/hbb4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435725517751874994" /></a><br /></div><div>Clearly this box will not do. The headband queen and a personal idol of mine, Miss Blair Waldorf, would cringe if she saw the state of my haircessories.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEumf1CWDsVSWeDKjGQZlOmht9U3txfzBg-3uGhni6N3nEa_Hbl09OTE96S0CmbjBQhXH2qY7H-3pngszxa2BFJeZkPeK_bEeLLHIfYvPV_8zJ3lRWwmXJbYM5FCxoHTSAOek3mPVrCM/s1600-h/blair2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEumf1CWDsVSWeDKjGQZlOmht9U3txfzBg-3uGhni6N3nEa_Hbl09OTE96S0CmbjBQhXH2qY7H-3pngszxa2BFJeZkPeK_bEeLLHIfYvPV_8zJ3lRWwmXJbYM5FCxoHTSAOek3mPVrCM/s200/blair2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435726371639492002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Kendallina.... the headbands!! For shame. Who are you?! VANESSA?</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So I ask myself? What would Blair do? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The answer: She clearly has a cute and chic headband organizer.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So I google.... with no avail. This leaves me one option... I must get crafty. Granted Blair would not actually make hers... she would get Doroda to do it. But unfortunately I don't live on the Upper East Side with millions of dollars at my disposal, so I head myself to Hobby Lobby. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Here is what you need to make your own super-cute<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">HEADBAND RACK</span></span></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> </span></span><i>(Enough for 2)</i>:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">2 1/2 yards thick ribbon </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">4 yards thinner ribbon in a contrasting color (helps if there is wire lining in the ribbon)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Small garland of faux flowers attached on a wire</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">2 bags small fabric "accents" such as flowers (can be found in wedding invitation aisle) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Glue Gun</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50oDj0ukn9YEI8xavW7srh-wDXX07Caszgl5PENyN1i9kdWS_IiM3hs29Jn4QIDZtCc8S92trUN1zJy_myPOa2xdPOSS4Kdj1EhznPKZI1BTR-erVuXW8L1u0ezSRPeJfpa6C6uoOtT0/s1600-h/hb1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 109px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50oDj0ukn9YEI8xavW7srh-wDXX07Caszgl5PENyN1i9kdWS_IiM3hs29Jn4QIDZtCc8S92trUN1zJy_myPOa2xdPOSS4Kdj1EhznPKZI1BTR-erVuXW8L1u0ezSRPeJfpa6C6uoOtT0/s200/hb1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435729192589023074" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1. First lay out about a yard of the thick ribbon. Take the glue gun and dot glue at the top of ribbon and attach the smaller ribbon at top. Then release about an inch of the smaller ribbon to make a gap (where you will loop the headbands in) and then dab another dot of glue. Make 12 loops. </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasW5KaVxWxCwZnESKILd1BCkOk6s3zPPMiFwik6kxeZi-p9ufN88yHDEpW-8uowRlQr4jRrbQgX92rYGkbOlhIpkK_pKQ3wHooiDVolWpfD6wK6fI2-Ww__BK9NlSkNHjX7TD4F8-bdw/s1600-h/hb2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px; text-align: center; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasW5KaVxWxCwZnESKILd1BCkOk6s3zPPMiFwik6kxeZi-p9ufN88yHDEpW-8uowRlQr4jRrbQgX92rYGkbOlhIpkK_pKQ3wHooiDVolWpfD6wK6fI2-Ww__BK9NlSkNHjX7TD4F8-bdw/s320/hb2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435729592421963810" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-5a_jEa7W9aK-ORXtV3__aqiMwOPPnzhfMY5lDf0aZ1m72Eo8-0H0gDDbKQepFGZpn7sbWDh1EYGRzVo0YfEKwa76U6hOB2OVyTUkZi1KpmuefQaPVKcXEGFWSWcK5XxL7KulMdjdEg/s1600-h/hb4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-5a_jEa7W9aK-ORXtV3__aqiMwOPPnzhfMY5lDf0aZ1m72Eo8-0H0gDDbKQepFGZpn7sbWDh1EYGRzVo0YfEKwa76U6hOB2OVyTUkZi1KpmuefQaPVKcXEGFWSWcK5XxL7KulMdjdEg/s200/hb4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435730433428751090" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">2. Take the flower garland and wrap wire stem up and around to make a loop. This will the be 'hanger'. </span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fYz4WvwDvm0nPRmR1VMNxhatCfLRFGix5-eVcTf5um37GMf5Q8MXrwE87QacQ5ejuMj6KDyjdNmP4NQxqFFebPQLLjFOFYmC60hEzolTWmQUl5aV5nPjEQmK03f5fvZ_LtikXYoAYyw/s1600-h/hb5.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fYz4WvwDvm0nPRmR1VMNxhatCfLRFGix5-eVcTf5um37GMf5Q8MXrwE87QacQ5ejuMj6KDyjdNmP4NQxqFFebPQLLjFOFYmC60hEzolTWmQUl5aV5nPjEQmK03f5fvZ_LtikXYoAYyw/s200/hb5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435730668904650834" /></a><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuIC8hnyl0g0cftNWE5V89LFr_h_QzYJx_je9Fhcvf8IIMnXC5J_DGQxcQncZIPA8O3OtjR0u_BGtZXTEcfuu7FPyWoVdVTGQtDiULF_TzKZehbh_oNNZunThrHe0khyDrcXB2fDTWcA/s1600-h/hb6.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuIC8hnyl0g0cftNWE5V89LFr_h_QzYJx_je9Fhcvf8IIMnXC5J_DGQxcQncZIPA8O3OtjR0u_BGtZXTEcfuu7FPyWoVdVTGQtDiULF_TzKZehbh_oNNZunThrHe0khyDrcXB2fDTWcA/s200/hb6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435731508052031362" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">3. Fold over the top of the ribbon to make a nice folded edge and secure with glue. Then glue on the flower garland to the top of the ribbon.</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyW3mPDVVq_8-kHw4EMSGIDii2Tg0LXJepQu2H6q-6WcvexqlepAKoTv8lddyaVnuxJGHUlgViS7JJjx_MPzBwdJRxEI8nEQsBrRkrbxR-CX6coUpHNtNGWgwkmnLH-od9TfJKWFNpI4/s1600-h/hb7.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyW3mPDVVq_8-kHw4EMSGIDii2Tg0LXJepQu2H6q-6WcvexqlepAKoTv8lddyaVnuxJGHUlgViS7JJjx_MPzBwdJRxEI8nEQsBrRkrbxR-CX6coUpHNtNGWgwkmnLH-od9TfJKWFNpI4/s200/hb7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435732107297025970" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">4. Take fabric accents and glue into the "loop grooves" of the ribbon. As seen in photo here:</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIixnYEyy6UJwwSryHueWx9HYyzcsw03GqYQPIjvsoY-4PPMxRiQd5JZHX7scLFDGORip6XXKyirPzAeh_ITXFr7p5Q-iYJ6fl5o7RUMo6Ipj-zj-46OOFO18zUl_OuIgMvDWmGOvvxo/s1600-h/hb8.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlIixnYEyy6UJwwSryHueWx9HYyzcsw03GqYQPIjvsoY-4PPMxRiQd5JZHX7scLFDGORip6XXKyirPzAeh_ITXFr7p5Q-iYJ6fl5o7RUMo6Ipj-zj-46OOFO18zUl_OuIgMvDWmGOvvxo/s200/hb8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435732362616640530" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">5. Finally at the very bottom of ribbon, fold edge over and glue for a finished edge. </span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">And VOILA!!! Finished!</span></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZslBgp3mDmLxiIjdRUPnc1n4xK_mYHWEh4dEaqZYvv3862tnkTRi_AaFHHBBWpCHoI6eJZfcdtCrRPHpvlo6pGTlxtL7woa9Diprx4ECii5UCRh1ZbfS1wGlCCCCF9p4mbDyRCD5tNM/s1600-h/hbfin1.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZslBgp3mDmLxiIjdRUPnc1n4xK_mYHWEh4dEaqZYvv3862tnkTRi_AaFHHBBWpCHoI6eJZfcdtCrRPHpvlo6pGTlxtL7woa9Diprx4ECii5UCRh1ZbfS1wGlCCCCF9p4mbDyRCD5tNM/s320/hbfin1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435732857885646818" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXGNfai5ukp7ebUs-ZM72mRoHulcPLRG0_uRDxAfu6zWL_QUvXZHqySujypGkXx8-IjsYn-lT71Yy0LNK0FyURNM2XdsDHjHuuYXJry4ARnF0qP8Rf6rwWhTSX6Yy5SaysCh56nMyATI/s1600-h/hbfin3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXGNfai5ukp7ebUs-ZM72mRoHulcPLRG0_uRDxAfu6zWL_QUvXZHqySujypGkXx8-IjsYn-lT71Yy0LNK0FyURNM2XdsDHjHuuYXJry4ARnF0qP8Rf6rwWhTSX6Yy5SaysCh56nMyATI/s400/hbfin3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435738644142102706" /></a><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 193px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie47R1DR3cvF_WPmWTsOkIphXwX1BleSXsCSaQn7vllSpMml0rBwldffZ6SReWRziIzLQ-eU9CG9n6VRi6Uli0PllRRzcO9hnuvklmmeC7gRkeISQSdF6yeS_QkD0a6AscQLLZog63Nd0/s400/hbfin4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435734710367205234" /><br /></div><div>So cute you can should even make 2!</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHup4qMUyq7r6DXWIn8ReRx6X_5DW4CmU_bsV7QhZkyJPwe_E7Fa4Sghc_WMddwR9qC-CXk2UGQvLoPx_-M7luK0rTVJQUt5TO8RWL-ec1wy2JEA5gvMp6QBPrf2fXQkk9kiuqmX5gXc/s1600-h/hbfin2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHup4qMUyq7r6DXWIn8ReRx6X_5DW4CmU_bsV7QhZkyJPwe_E7Fa4Sghc_WMddwR9qC-CXk2UGQvLoPx_-M7luK0rTVJQUt5TO8RWL-ec1wy2JEA5gvMp6QBPrf2fXQkk9kiuqmX5gXc/s400/hbfin2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435734188833544098" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><b>Yeah move over Martha.... Kendallina just got crafty on yo ass.</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(It's ok, Martha actually likes being talked to like that... she's been to prison)</span></i></span></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Oh yeah and Congrats to the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">S<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;">A</span>I<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;">N</span>T<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;">S</span></span></b> for being the SUPER BOWL CHAMPS! WHO DAT? <b>GEAUX SAINTS!!!!</b></span><br /></i></span><br /></div>Kendallinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06041267403608651781noreply@blogger.com4