Saturday, August 6, 2011
Sweet Sleeping Babies by Tracy Raver
Art works of American photographer Tracy Raver cause tenderness. Tracy specializes in photographing of babies aged about 2 weeks. To get children in such half asleep condition photographer tries to make the studio as warm and welcoming as she can, and moms fed babies right before the shooting. As a result we see absolutely stunning photos of charming sleeping babies. They sleep not only in the
Friday, August 5, 2011
Creepy Crawly
Completely exhausted after a long day at the Art Gallery of Ontario with an old friend (Hi Patrick!), but I am now the proud owner of a beautiful pair of black suede creepers!! It's kind of sad that I needed these so badly that they were haunting my dreams and I had to take a Greyhound to the closest big city to get my hands on them but they are MINE ALL MINE NOW.
In other excellent news, I think I've figured out my style direction for Fall! It's all about "schoolgirl skank" aka wearing clunky shoes, awkward school uniform socks and button-down shirts with real sexy pencil skirts. Like that fast kind of girl who brings a change of clothes in her backpack every day so she can dress to impress...
First Image of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman
Check out the first picture of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. Not really what I was expecting. Maybe her tail and ears are hidden?
Thursday, August 4, 2011
BSOW: A Little Pampered Goes A Long Way
It's Friday again? Where are the weeks going? Man, I feel like if I blink, it will be Christmas! Anyway, on with the show {and the ice cream!}
This week's Best Scoop of the Week found her father's family. She wrote a letter of acceptance to her body that we should all do. She made promises she didn't keep.
She's wonderfully honest, and not the least bit pampered, but she is a Pampered Chef consultant. Today's Scoop of the Week is better known as Pampered Patty.
I asked Patty if she could switch places with anyone alive or dead, famous or not, who would she choose and why?
" if I could switch places with one person this week it would be my husband. I think it would be neat for him to be me and see my perspective on things and it would be cool to be him as well."
Patty will be back on Monday to guest post. Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Summer Blog Social: Advice For You
I know. Everyone is at BlogHer but me, and you if you are reading this. I don't feel to left out though since BBCD and 4 Plus an Angel came up with the #SummerBlogSocial to help me feel in the loop.
What's that you say?
Oh. Well click the link and find out. You won't be sorry. Can you wait until after you read my post though? Thanks so much. ;)
As for me? I chose Prompt #5: What activities, practices, features or events have helped you most in terms of blog or social media growth?
Have you ever noticed my sidebar? It seems really cluttered, doesn't it? But, if you look a little closer to the right, you see a list I call "You Can Find the Poop Here". Those are the places I frequent, most notably groups like The Red Dress Club, a writing club for women (though we have recently had some men join in too). There are other writing groups as well, and just above that space in my sidebar, you see "The Poop is Writing on the Walls Here".
Say what? Your writing poop on other people's walls?
Yep, I sure am. I post every Wednesday at Rage Against the Washing Machine (though its currently on hiatus for a couple of weeks) and I lead the writing workshop group for Tiffany at Bloggy Moms.
Why is this important?
Did you know that by joining Bloggy Moms your blog gets noticed? And? if you join the Writing Workshop, I notice your blog, and when you participate? I tweet about it. As often as I can, because your blog deserves to get noticed.
Why did I tell you about my weekly post at Rage?
That gets my blog noticed too. Seriously. I have met so many new people via her blog I can't even begin to explain.
The next piece of advice I have? Memes.
Participate in them. There are so many out there to choose from. I'm quite sure you can find one that suits your style. My current memes are
- Post It Notes Tuesday, hosted by Kristin of Only Parent Chronicles
- Pour Your Heart Out, hosted by Shell of Things I Can't Say
- Wordless/Wordful Wednesday, hosted all over the blogosphere, but specifically by Parenting By Dummies and Seven Clown Circus
- Summer Photo Challenge, hosted by Alicia of Project Alicia and Kristi of Live and Love...Out Loud.
I run a feature every Friday, too. I call it The Best Scoop of the Week. Its a chance to get your blog featured, and break in your guest posting abilities at the same time. How do you do that? You just email me 3 of your favorite links. It's easy as pie (or maybe I should say ice cream, since that's what you get when you are featured. Three scoops to be exact, and I promise its not poop.) When its your turn, you'll get an interview question from me for your feature, and a prompt for your guest post. Need more info? That's easy to come by. Just click the Best Scoop of the Week (BSOW) tab at the bottom of my header.
Did you see what I did there? I promoted MYSELF. Ha. AND? I told you about a cool meme of my own.
And it didn't even hurt.
Did you know blogger makes it easy to promote your posts? At the bottom of every post you write a little grib pops up. I always click on the twitter symbol to tweet, and post to my facebook page too. The google + button is there as well.
I also joined some websites, though I don't really know how to get promoted on them, so anyone with the goods on getting syndicated on BlogHer or getting published on Studio 30+ and Indie Ink, I would grateful for. (Ha. So I worked in Prompt #6 or 9 here too.)
Basically, the more you join, the more you get promoted. It's been made SO easy for you. All you have to do now is sign up. What are you waiting for?
Have you joined Google + yet? I have invites.
8.2.11 song of the day
First, I'd like to thank my friend Anahi for originally posting this
Second, I don't believe in love at first site but if you're trying to twist my arm, nudity helps.
Second, I don't believe in love at first site but if you're trying to twist my arm, nudity helps.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
From the Poop Files: A Love Story
This was originally posted last year, and I thought it would be fun to bring it back. Enjoy!
Once upon a time, there was a girl. We shall call her Drama Mama.
She was floating along in life as a single mom to a gorgeous little girl called Jellybean. She wasn't lonely as her days were filled with hard work and keeping her daughter occupied. They were two peas in a pod who enjoyed their little life.
One day, Drama Mama was waiting at the local bus station to take the bus to work when she saw a friend of a friend parked in his taxicab at the local station.
The buses were running late as usual, and when he finished his phone call, she struck up a conversation with him, just to fill the time. He ended up offering Drama Mama a ride to work, no charge.
He asked her out on a date as he dropped her off. She gave it a quick thought, since she really wasn't looking for a relationship and figured "Why not? I deserve dinner and a movie" so she said Yes.
From that moment on, every time she called to request a cab, his was the one that was waiting for her. They would talk about everything and nothing in particular. She would ride with him for a little while as he worked. Finally, the big date came.
Drama Mama gets all dressed up. He picks her up. They decide to see "The Village". There's popcorn. There's large sodas. All the right stuff for a night at the movies.
Except there is one problem. Mr. Taxicab is the touchy-feely kind. He firmly plants his right arm across her shoulders, and his left hand on her thigh.
Throughout the ENTIRE movie. This is no joke.
She's looking for an oxygen tank to rescue her and not finding one in sight. She fakes a headache at dinner, ordering nothing. He ordered his food though, and her silly old self just couldn't stomach the date anymore and asked him to take her home.
And he did.
Two weeks later, he calls and asks for a second chance, promising to not be Mr. Space Invader. He kept his word.
Three months later, they were madly in love with each other.
Three years down the road, he changes her life completely.
They knew that they were going to spend the rest of their lives together from the moment they fell in love. February 2005, he pulled out an engagement ring, while they were stopped at a traffic light, on her birthday. He didn't say a word, just looked at her. A simple "well, duh!" later, her ring finger was decorated with shiny new bling.
He may not have been who I was expecting, but he certainly has done everything in his power to make my dreams come true. He is my forever love. He is, and forever will be, my Knight in Shining Armor.
For better, for worse, through the uglies, and the beautiful, we are bound to each other for eternity. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
She was floating along in life as a single mom to a gorgeous little girl called Jellybean. She wasn't lonely as her days were filled with hard work and keeping her daughter occupied. They were two peas in a pod who enjoyed their little life.
One day, Drama Mama was waiting at the local bus station to take the bus to work when she saw a friend of a friend parked in his taxicab at the local station.
The buses were running late as usual, and when he finished his phone call, she struck up a conversation with him, just to fill the time. He ended up offering Drama Mama a ride to work, no charge.
He asked her out on a date as he dropped her off. She gave it a quick thought, since she really wasn't looking for a relationship and figured "Why not? I deserve dinner and a movie" so she said Yes.
From that moment on, every time she called to request a cab, his was the one that was waiting for her. They would talk about everything and nothing in particular. She would ride with him for a little while as he worked. Finally, the big date came.
Drama Mama gets all dressed up. He picks her up. They decide to see "The Village". There's popcorn. There's large sodas. All the right stuff for a night at the movies.
Except there is one problem. Mr. Taxicab is the touchy-feely kind. He firmly plants his right arm across her shoulders, and his left hand on her thigh.
Throughout the ENTIRE movie. This is no joke.
She's looking for an oxygen tank to rescue her and not finding one in sight. She fakes a headache at dinner, ordering nothing. He ordered his food though, and her silly old self just couldn't stomach the date anymore and asked him to take her home.
And he did.
Two weeks later, he calls and asks for a second chance, promising to not be Mr. Space Invader. He kept his word.
Three months later, they were madly in love with each other.
Three years down the road, he changes her life completely.
They knew that they were going to spend the rest of their lives together from the moment they fell in love. February 2005, he pulled out an engagement ring, while they were stopped at a traffic light, on her birthday. He didn't say a word, just looked at her. A simple "well, duh!" later, her ring finger was decorated with shiny new bling.
He may not have been who I was expecting, but he certainly has done everything in his power to make my dreams come true. He is my forever love. He is, and forever will be, my Knight in Shining Armor.
For better, for worse, through the uglies, and the beautiful, we are bound to each other for eternity. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
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