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Blog archives for July, 2008


Archive for July, 2008

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Thanks for entering my first-ever contest based on my first-ever Muxtape! I really enjoyed reading all of your entries…especially this one, which is especially funny if you’ve ever dissected a movie with Heidi’s mom.
The question: What do the following songs all have in common?
“Celebration” by Kool and the Gang
“Smoke on the Water” by [...]

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

You all know how much I love pedicures, but this one seems a little too weird for me. What about you? Would you do it?

From China Daily, via AP:
Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four [...]

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

UPDATE: We have a winner! Way to go, Aaron!
I thought I’d try something new and check out this Muxtape thing the kids are all talking about these days. As a result, I was inspired to create my own Muxtape (which took we quite a while – but hey – now I know [...]

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Yes, I succumbed. But, they are adorable, aren’t they?! The salesman totally buttered me up, saying I had THE foot for this kind of peep-toe, and that they needed a perfect pedicure, like mine. I knew he was laying it on, but I ate it up anyway – it made this girl [...]

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

As in, when I see adorable things like these that actually COME IN MY SIZE! Of course, if I still had my day job, I wouldn’t have the time to sit and browse for these darlings. (Not that I really have the time NOW – but the laundry can wait a few minutes [...]

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

I know I owe you a cookie recipe, and a thought or two, but we had another family emergency. My mom had a stroke on Friday. Thankfully they are pretty sure it’s “just” a TIA, or mini-stroke, that she should fully recover from.
I literally collapsed into tears when I got the news. [...]