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You Too Can Experience The Benefits Of Juicing!!

I bought the juicer!!! It only took me a year to take the plunge! You'd think that it would have been easier for me to make the purchase. It's not like it was a high ticket purchase. Heck, I've decided to get married in less time than that! No, it was more of the commitment to juicing. Once you make the purchase, you really have to do it cause any excuse you had is gone!

So, I got it and used it last night. It was great! I did a carrot, ginger, pineapple concoction that was nice (The Princess turned up her nose at it and said it was nasty. I never liked her anyway). Tonight, I'm trying a orange juice, carrot, spinach thing. Yum, yum. I'll take a picture and post.

1 step closer to completing 101 things! Yeah me!!

Fleur de Lys

Well, in honor of the New Orleans Saints surprising Superbowl win last night, here are some lovely home items embellished with the fleur de lys:


  1. Fleur de Lys Cookie Cutter, $17.95, Paris Market & Brocante
  2. Fleur de Lys Dinnerware, $16, Anthropologie
  3. Fleur de Lys Bookends, $35 for set of 2, $Ballard Designs
  4. Fleur de Lys Sugar Pot, $10, Anthropologie
  5. Fleur de Lys Hook Rack, $38, Anthropologie
  6. Fleur de Lys Custom Ink Stamps, $48, Horchow

kathryn bigelow nominated for best director

Kathryn Bigelow

Kathryn Bigelow is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for the movie The Hurt Locker. She is only the fourth woman to be nominated for Best Director, and only the second American woman to be nominated in this category. At least the nominations are getting closer in years…

Lina Wertmuller Seven Beauties 1976
Jane Campion The Piano 1993
Sofia Coppola Lost in Translation 2003
Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker 2010

“If there’s specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can’t change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies.”

Source: Filmsite

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thanks starbucks

oh snap. look who got a valentine this morning.



Quickies

I’ve been staring at my computer for weeks now. You see, I have this project for school that I just can’t get started to work for some reason. Blogging is taking a back seat for now even though I’ve been eating, eating, eating (most days having two lunches and two dinners). So, in true Blissful fashion, allow me to share with you some of the guilty pleasures I’ve been stuffing my face with this past week…

Sublime Doughnuts

Sublime Doughnuts Dearest Kamal, thank you so much for spotting me $20 when your debit card reader was down and my sister had absolutely no cash with her.  And to think we hadn’t even met. You’re the best.  Love, Chloe.
Sublime Doughnuts on Urbanspoon

Goodies

Godiva Chocolates This is what $xxx buys you (thanks, Mom, I did not eat them all in one sitting as promised; it took two.)
Godiva Chocolates on Urbanspoon

Ramen Set

Ramen From Haru Ichiban, Yakitori Jinbei, and Blue Fin Sushi. Because Tonkotsu ramen does wonders for the body and soul.
Yakitori Jinbei on Urbanspoon Haru Ichiban on Urbanspoon Blue Fin Sushi on Urbanspoon

Krystal

Krystal Burgers Part of my nightly munchies. Best consumed after 1AM. Off-the-grill: no pickles, no mustard. With cheese. Extra crispy fries. And Diet Coke.
Krystal on Urbanspoon

Waffle

Waffle House The best waffle $2.65 can buy.
Waffle House on Urbanspoon

NM Cafe

NM Cafe  Sandwiches and Salads are what I call “girl-food” — no offense to anyone (my salad/sandwich-eating sister loves girl-food), but they’re just not my thing. Why? Because I get crazy hungry 20 minutes later.
Waffle House on Urbanspoon

Cupcakes

Cupcakes The cupcake/doughnut fairy recently gave me cupcakes from the Cupcake Factory.  They were delicious. Thank you, Mr. Fairy. Love ya, even though you get on my nerves all the freaking time.

Walking distance from school,  the Sweet Auburn Bakery also has great cupcakes.  And great cheesecakes. Quick, save me, my sister’s sweet tooth is dangerously about to rub off on me…
Atlanta Cupcake Factory on Urbanspoon Sweet Auburn Bread Company on Urbanspoon

Snacks

Japanese snacks Childhood favorites.  For when my frequent hypoglycemia kicks in.

Snacks

Korean Cheetos  A new find.  I love the black one.  Your American brothers, Jalapeño Cheetos and Flaming Hot, welcome you.

sheep milk's yogurt

Desserts from The Shed at Glenwood The sheep’s milk yogurt with dates and honey is like breakfast on crack.  And the moist pumpkin roll? To die for.
Shed at Glenwood on Urbanspoon

Kozmo

Kozmo Where good Poutines happen.
Kozmo Gastro Pub on Urbanspoon

Shoya

Shoya Go with a big group. Of guys.  More fun.  And you get to try out more dishes.
Shoya Izakaya on Urbanspoon

Royal China

East Pearl

Dim Sum at Royal China and East Pearl are a Sunday family tradition.  But Royal China rules because nothing beats having a Cantonese chef. We’ve been eating there since we were small. East Pearl isn’t so good because there are more misses than hits. The spicy beef short ribs, however, is amazing.
East Pearl on Urbanspoon Royal China on Urbanspoon

Korean '10

Korean I’ve been saying I wish I were Korean. My good friend JZP said to me (referring to how we love everything Korean), “God knows we’ve both tried to become Korean.  But at the end of the day, we both know we’re not, no matter how much we tried.”  I’m hoping hanging out with Sean or Gene will make me Korean by association, if anything else.

Antico2

Pizza My pizza partner-in-crime is starting to slow down. Need to find another pizza buddy. Interested?  Big appetite a must.
Antico Pizza Napoletana on Urbanspoon Varasano's Pizzeria on Urbanspoon

Bubble Tea

Asian Tea Bubble tea, warm Milk Taro tea with tapioca pearls and our newest obsession: fresh-squeezed Yuzu tea (both hot or cold) that Broderick and I recently discovered.

farmer cheese blinchiki

Farmer Cheese Blinchiki Great for breakfast. $1.25 each at the European section of BHFM. I get them by the dozen.
Buford Highway Farmer's Market on Urbanspoon

chocolate croissants

Chocolate Croissants From the No. 1 Hongkong Bakery. Only $1 each. Only 10 made daily. Order 24 hours in advance or go in the morning. Chocolate and bread. Best love-team ever. (Well, second to bread and butter.)
No. 1 Hong Kong Bakery on Urbanspoon

Wetzel's

Wetzel’s Pretzels Yeasty, buttery, soft pretzels.  It’s a current addiction.
Wetzel's Pretzels on Urbanspoon

Okay, that’s all for now. Back to the staring thing…

Sleeping Beauty in Anthropologie’s Coralie Bed

It's late and I should rest.  Alas, my dear blog readers.  I do believe I would sleep like a frog (or a bump) on a log in this absolutely beautiful bed.


From Anthropologie:  One day when I am wealthy and feeling just so swell, I will gladly drop the $1998 for this intricately detailed bed. Not that I'm complaining, but my mattress/box spring are on the floor....I will gladly take donations in an effort to get me this bed.  Please?
  • Coralie Bed, Anthropologie $1998 for Queen, $2398 for King

The John Edwards of Professional Football Players

I’m thrilled the Saints prevailed tonight, but it’s pretty sobering for a Falcons fan to realize New Orleans won a Super Bowl first. Atlanta’s best chance was sabotaged by the Rev. Eugene Robinson. On the morning before Super Bowl XXXIII, he was awarded the Bart Starr Award from the Christian group Athletes in Action for his [...]

The Great Unasked

To Tom Benson after the Saints owner accepted the Lombardi Trophy: “After Katrina you attempted to move the team to San Antonio. Regrets?”

Valentine’s Day…Dinner for Two

I don't think there is anything more romantic than a Valentine's dinner at home.  Here's your chance to show off your domestic skills, if only for a day! Set a pretty table by the fireplace, if you...

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garage games wrap up

wow! what a weekend at the garage games! i competed in 4 events and i didn't even finish in last place. granted i beat a 40 year old and a disqualified person but whatever, still not last.

the first day started with a 5k trail run. i have never done a trail run in my life....and it showed when i fell in the pond that i was trying to cross. oh well, nothing like running in wet clothes
in 40 degree weather to wake you up. following that "amazing race", a wall ball and kettlebell swing work out. fun stuff except that my short arms and legs will never get me to the wall ball olympics. it just isn't going to happen and i am honestly ok with it. i had to jump like lebron just to hit the target. to finish offthe first day, i had to run a sandbag the size of a toddler up and down a hill and then deadlift my bodyweight....ridiculous. all i kept thinking was if this was a real toddler, i wouldn't drop it so i must not fail. i guess it worked.

the second day was by far my favorite. i did too many workouts to name and i am too tired to write about them so let's just say i got good and dirty doing burpees and situp
s in wet sand. 2 months ago the only sand you would have caught me laying down in would be on a beach somewhere.

so all in all the games were a total success for me. special thanks to t
he greatest group of people at my gym, crossfit north atlanta - could not have done any of this without you! also, thanks to craft for the great pics!


Saints 31, Colts 20

If you don’t live in Indy and your last name isn’t Manning, how could you not root for the Saints? Too bad we have to endure the commercials, Jim Nantz, the synthetic patriotism and a pair of geriatric rockers.

“I Will Live and Die for America”

That is, unless a more lucrative offer comes her way. The right likes to say the left hates Sarah Palin because she’s a threat. They’re correct — she’s beloved by a large faction of one of the two major parties. She could conceivably be nominated. We’ve elected bad presidents before, but Palin would be the worst. Every [...]

Valentine’s Day…Is He Up To It?

Valentine's Day always  reminds me of a play I once saw on Broadway in the late 1980's.  M Butterfly, inspired by Puccini's Madame Butterfly, loosely depicts the affair, in the years before the...

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Have You Forgotten?

Thomas passed along this great moment in journalism: The nightmare of 9/11 will live forever in our minds and memories. Fast forward eight years later and last Friday, Sept. 11 is a night the Sun Prairie High School football team, coaching staff and Cardinal fans hope can soon be forgotten. Dealt a 22-0 halftime deficit [...]

BOOK REVIEW – Living Oprah: My One-Year Experiment to Walk the Walk of the Queen of Talk

Robyn Okrant decided to spend a year committing herself to Oprah's suggestions. She wanted to know if by doing so, she would really be living her best life.

I admit, I went to W@lly W0rld the day that the book came out. I was pretty stoked about reading it. I had followed Robyn's blog since October 2009 when I first learned of it.

Was it worth it? Did I learn anything? Well, I learned a valuable lesson, just in the purchase. The S@ms CIub really is cheaper than anywhere else when it comes to books and magazines!

I learned many other things too. I learned that Robyn Okrant is hysterical! I learned that some of 0pr@h.c0m's recipes can be a bit time consuming but usually pretty good. And I learned what she learned, she probably was already living her best life. She was living HER VISION of what her best life should be.

Not to say that she didn't pick up helpful tips (and I did too) but the best tip was probably that there really are people that are already living their best life. They may need a tweak here and there but they are ok already.

Can Robyn write? You bet! I love the way she chose to show us the dollars that she spent and the ongoing lessons that she learned (and the funny quotes from friends and fellow bloggers). I was concerned that she would either lurve, lurve, lurve on 0pr@h or ridicule everything that she said. She did neither. She gave a very fair and mostly unbiased report of everything. I liked that about the book.

If you are wondering if you should pickup a copy of the book, yep. It's a good read. I don't pay full price for hardly anything so my suggestion would be to go to The S@ms CIub or @mazon for the best price. You could try the library but, when I tried reserving the book, I was number 217 in line. They only have 12 copies! If you factor that everyone can keep the book a total of 9 weeks (with double checkout) then I'd be waiting (32 plus 7, carry the 4, divide by 9) a long freakin' time.

Good job Robyn! Now you can try to go back to your former life, but you know, with a little bit more moh-lah!!