NaNoWriMo is upon me!

Hey all! I've been getting myself prepared for what is going to be a fantabolous adventure! I am going to participate in writing 50k words with in 30 days. It is a lot of words but I am up for it! I've been practicing with this blog by attempting to write every single day! Not always, but with NaNoWriMo I have to write a min of 1667 words a day, so I do not have the time to slack off. For those who don't know what this awesome thing is about, well click here for more info!

As I do have a writing diary of sorts I will be updating my ups and downs of trying to complete a novel in 30 days! If you want to read about it follow me here!

With that said, I will also continue to update this blog, but I may not hit it everyday, but I will try to update the stuff that just seems to find me, like any crazy story, or any wacky emails that comes my way. I also have my book review site, which I will update 2-3 times a week, as I am a fast reader.

This also means I will slow down on the Link Referreal and the Entre Cards. While I absolutely love going to other blogs, I will have to slow down, but just for the month of November. I won some more awards and I have to make sure I give out to those blogs I've come across and like and that post should being go up soon.

So as you can see I will be very busy in November, but no worries, as I am hoping to write my masterpiece! Thanks for stopping by!

Are you doing NaNoWriMo? Let's be buddies! http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/503144

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Winners for the two Giveaways from Uprinting!

Thanks to all the participants of these giveaways. I am not ashamed of the shameless begging and the help of Puss n Boots! =D So Here is the winner chosen randomly of a set of Free 250 stickers/labels from Uprinting is:

Melissa from Outnumbered 3 to 1 Blog!

The two winners chosen randomly for the set of 100 Postcards from UPrinting is:

Melissa from Outnumbered 3 to 1 Blog!

and

Alice Audrey!

Please help me in congratulating them on this auspicious win! Stay tuned for the next giveaway to be listed soon!

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Neva Eva Touch a Black Woman's Hair!

This is PSA (public service announcement) of sorts. Today I almost witness the fury of a black woman who would have been within her rights to go ballistic.

The Situation.

A young black woman, just had her hair did (translation, had a new weave put in) and it was looking fierce.

The Ignorant One.

A woman who is not black, tried to pay a compliment, but in doing so, she seriously, attempted to pet the young woman's hair.

The Outcome.

The young woman swooped away in the nick of time and said thank you.

Here is the worst case scenario.

Let's say the Ignorant One actually touched said hair? Well I can imagine that it would not have been pretty. The girl with the weave would have turned into a hair-ninja and hair-slap the idiot. Now that would have been something to see.

So a word to the wise. See a black woman with fabulous hair? First instinct is to pet the hair? You might want to think before you act.

This PSA has been brought to by "Oh no she didn't!" and "B**** Please!"

Satire is funny. Picture courtesy of loveisntenough.com

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President Obama vs the Tea Party Gang: Who really has our best interest at heart?

FYI- Sorry this post is a bit long, and it is a rant, so I thank you in advance for reading!

Last night I had my eyes opened up further to the extreme stupidity of some Americans. It is about a movement, a Tea Party Movement that “seems” to be gaining in popularity and people opposing the Obama Administrations Health Care Plan, any increase in taxes, and the POTUS himself. Apparently it is a 2009 thing, because I don’t recall seeing this movement in the past 8 years. Hmm.

What prompted this post?

Well this Tea Party Movement is going on a 38 city tour in the U. S. of A. and they started in San Diego yesterday per the news story here. I looked on in dismay as the people held signs up that were not friendly or nice, but geared to act as hate-filled mini billboards to showcase their “growing” horror at the Obama Administration Healthcare reform. Or anything the administration tries to deal with.

Case in point, a little 10 year old girl being interviewed said “People who aren't having jobs are just sitting there and they're giving the people who are sitting the money, and the people who are working aren't getting anything." Wow. I was in awe of the fact that she could not quite get out the rhetoric yet there she was with her sign that said “I don’t need a savior, I need a president.” Parents please, stop putting your ideas and agendas on your kids! She is 10, she should be in a park playing, being carefree, not out and about protesting things, I am quite sure she does not fully understand!

Correct me if I’m wrong, but when did it mean that uninsured Americans translated into unemployed Americans? I had a job once that just could not afford to provide healthcare to its employees, so point blank I was uninsured. And the whole “it’s my money, why do I have to pay for others?” phrase is getting real old. Hmm isn’t that what taxes are for? Or did people just recently realize that is what taxes were for? Hmm makes me wonder who is getting played here.

Then I heard a term that one of the people heading the tour, a Deborah Jones, Tea-Party Express Vice Chairman, said that the “Democrats calls us astroturfers and we are not.” At this point I had to rewind my DVR because that was the first time I ever heard this word used in such a fashion as I am not even a casual observer of politics.

So here is a definition: “Campaigns & Elections magazine defines astroturf as a ‘grassroots program that involves the instant manufacturing of public support for a point of view in which either uninformed activists are recruited or means of deception are used to recruit them."(Astroturf)

From my observation alone, I can agree with the whole “uninformed activist” part as the people they interviewed seemed ass-backwards in their response as to why they are part of the movement. How does the average citizen allow themselves to get caught up in the frenzy of this mess? Apparently with “unbiased” claims such as these:

- telling old people that the president plans to kill them

- telling people they won’t be able to choose their doctors

- telling people that a universal system would encourage terrorist attacks

- telling people that a universal system would make this country a communist nation (---> FYI- I saw this info in the comments of this blog here)

When I looked at the news program, I will admit it seemed to be either the elderly or the very young at the rallies who were speaking out on these issues and these were some of the things that they were spouting out as well as what was on their signs they were holding up.

From what I understand is that people do not want government to run healthcare, but aren’t they already running a portion of it? I think it is called Medicaid and Medicare, but maybe I’m wrong. Or maybe these people are just selfish and only want healthcare for some and not all. I know if I lose my job, my healthcare options are COBRA or nothing. As it stands now, I don’t qualify for Medicare or Medicaid, so I’d be S.O.L.

So my question is this: Am I not seeing the big picture? Or am I not the group this is intended for? Or maybe the world (Americans) has gone crazy and I haven’t had a sip of the coo-coo juice yet. Because I read the Healthcare Plan that Obama is proposing and the one thing that jumps out to me? That no matter what, I will still have healthcare. Is that wrong?

Photo courtesy of Fox5 News in San Diego

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Don't you like FREE?

Hi! I am really trying to get into these giveaways, but it seems I still can't get the participation. So I am asking for at least 1 entrant in this giveaway here and here.

I want to continue doing these because I like the payout myself, the free item given away. I have a set of 250 biz cards coming to me, and I can't wait to review them. So I ask that someone just enter and I can go to sleep happy.

And I get my free item to boot! =D

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Clutter me this!

Hi all. I’ve been getting some love from Link Referral. Great place to put your blog or website. Totally free. Though you can pay, but who wants to? But the reason I am even talking about this again (talked about it in another post) I received two reviews about my site being too “cluttered.”

Well to that all I can say is yeah it is. I am one of those people who need every space filled. Hmm that sounds like a double entendre which was not what I intended, but on this blog it feels complete to me. Then this made me think about my “real” world spaces, and I realize that I am the same way.

I have a need to have "empty"spaces filled. It just makes me complete. I've always been like that. When stuff surrounds me all is right in my world. But to some folks all those spaces filled is a bit much. I am not uber neat, neat enough. At work I have organized chaos and I am fine with that. I've tried to "clean" my space at work but I feel absolutely "nekkid".

So I guess what this post is all about is that no matter what I am the same person, whether online or in real time. Nice.

p.s. Don't forget to enter the giveaways I'm doing here and here

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I need a Man

Well that is what my kids tell me. And apparently they aren't the only ones. On facebook I am being bombarded with ads of single men from interracial dating sites, black males, mature males and millionaires.

All I can say is wth? Why do I need my boys and facebook to tell me I'm single? Hek I know I am and I am fine with that. If I meet a lovely gentleman who I find interesting, then hallelujah I'd be happy!

I mean I am funny, quirky, can talk about almost anything, I mean why wouldn't a man want all of this? Apparently they don't hence my single status. I'm not picky. All I want is a man who is taller than me, muscular, flipping hot, and can talk to me about anything. Oh wait, that is a fantasy man from my many romance novels I read. Hmm I see a pattern.

Maybe I am picky. Though I don't think I am asking for much. I could go on with my list but I don't really put my dirty side here. That is what my erotic blog is for. No shame in the plug, thank you very much. Hek even the three hotties in the pic would need to be tried out on a trial basis.

Well nothing for it. My boys will have to deal. I am happy. I've already been married. Been there done that. Now I am not getting any younger, but at the same time, I am special and any man would be happy to hang with me. Thanks for reading.

p.s. Anyone know where I can find those hunky firemen? Seriously. =D

p.s.s Don't forget to enter the giveaways I'm doing here and here

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Win 100 Postcards from UPrinting (10/27)

Hi and welcome! Another giveaway and this one is featuring Postcards! Just another name for business cards in my book! These postcards can be used for anything. I personally think that you can use these as a way to promote your blog or business. These postcards are also invitations, thank you cards, note cards and more! How about getting your own set for free?

Well Uprinting is giving away 1 set of 100 Postcards for two readers of this blog! That’s right 2 winners! And for posting this giveaway, Uprinting will also give me my own set of 100 Postcards!

Giveaway Prize:

Size: 4x6; Paper: 14pt Cardstock Gloss; Printing: Full color both sides

Shipping: FREE UPS Ground Shipping in the US (Canadian residents pay shipping and taxes. Offer not available to residents outside of the US and Canada)

How to enter:

Leave one comment for one entry. More than one comment will be additional entries.

First mandatory entry:

In comments please tell me what you would use your business card for if you won?

Additional entries:

Must complete mandatory entry first!

1. Blog about this giveaway, linking to this and get 2 entries, let me know in the comments.

2. Tweet about this giveaway - Can do this once a day. 1 entry each day. Just copy and paste "Win 100 Postcards: #Giveaway at Zesty Nachos Blog! One winner! Ends 10/27 @nettagyrl @Uprinting http://snipurl.com/smzf3"

3. Subscribe to this blog or become a follower (1 entry each) Please let me know in the comments. If you currently are doing this just let me know as it counts!

4. Follow me on Networked Blogs (1 entry) let me know in the comments.

5. Add my link to your blog roll or grab my badge (1 entry each) let me know in the comments.

To make this easy on me, put your email in the comments, so if you are the winner I will be able to contact you. Just leave your email like this: myname (at) whatev (dot) com. To avoid pesky spammers!

The deadline to enter is October 27, 2009, 11:59pm PST. Open to U.S. residents with free UPS ground shipping and to Canada residents who must pay shipping and taxes. One winner will be randomly selected (random.org) and notified by e-mail. They will have 48 hours to get back to me, or alternates will be chosen. A coupon code will be e-mailed to the winners on November 6, 2009 directly by the sponsor.

Good Luck!

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Wordless Wednesday - Darius R.I.P 1992-1993

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Tuesday Random Thoughts

Random Tuesday Thoughts. I like memes. What does the word meme mean? I've been seeing it around and I looked it up: n. A unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another. Interesting.

I think movie critics suck. They only seem to give awesome reviews to movies that most will never gravitate too and if I like, say Transformers 2, then I am the idiot. Hmm I know it is a bunch of giant robots. That is fine. I have an imagination thank you very much and I quite enjoy it!

My hair is growing and as much as I want to chop it off, I am going to let it to continue to grow. Did you know that hair is actually dead? Can you imagine if it was still alive once out of your head? My god the stuff I've done to it in the past 20+ years, I believe it would kill me. No lie.

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Music Monday - Ludo "Love Me Dead"

What can I say about this song? The first time I heard it, I was struck by the lyrics and how funny and powerful they are. And the video is probably one of the few videos I’ve ever seen that is absolutely literal to the lyrics, which makes this a unique find, at least in my book. I also write to the song, as it just evokes emotions and thoughts conducive to whatever I’m working on. Plus it is just an overall kick butt song!

Come join Music Monday and share your songs with us. One simple rule, leave ONLY the actual post link here. You can grab this code at LJL Please note these links are STRICTLY for Music Monday participants only. All others will be deleted without prejudice.




PS: Because of spamming purposes, the linky will be closed on Thursday of each week at midnight, Malaysian Time. Thank you!

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Winner for the 250 Business Cards from UPrinting

Hello and welcome! My first giveaway is done and closed and I finally picked a winner! Yay! As there were only three entrants there was basically a 1 in 3 chance of a winner! Talk about some good odds!

And the winner is:

Rachel from http://quirkymomma.com/

Please help me in congratulating her on this auspicious win! She has 48 hours to respond to me or another will be chosen! Please check out the next giveaway I'm doing here.

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Win 250 Stickers/Labels from UPrinting! (10/26)

Hi and welcome! Stickers/labels can be used for anything. I personally think that you can use these as a way to promote your blog, business, or anything. Got a wedding? Use them as a thank you with both your names for all the awesome gifts you got when you send out your thank you letters. Or just use them for your own personal label for when you're mailing out letters. Got a new baby? Send out a very unique birth announcement!

These are just some ways to use stickers/labels and the beauty of these stickers/labels is the uses for them are darn near endless!

How about getting your own set for free? Well Uprinting is giving away a set of 250 stickers/labels for one reader of this blog! And for posting this giveaway, Uprinting will also give me my own set of 250 stickers/labels!

Giveaway Prize:
250 Stickers/Labels for One (1) lucky winner
Sizes: 2” x 3.5”, 2” x 4”, or 3” x 3”
Paper: 70 lb Label Matte
Specifications: Full color front, blank back; 4 Business Day printing

How to enter: Leave one comment for one entry. More than one comment will be additional entries.

First mandatory entry:
In comments please tell me what you would use your business card for if you won?

Additional entries:
Must complete mandatory entry first!

1. Blog about this giveaway, linking to this and get 2 entries, let me know in the comments.
2. Tweet about this giveaway - Can do this once a day. 1 entry each day. Just copy and paste "Win 250 stickers/labels: #Giveaway at Zesty Nachos Blog! One winner! Ends 10/26 @nettagyrl @Uprinting http://snipurl.com/skosj"
3. Subscribe to this blog or become a follower (1 entry each) Please let me know in the comments. If you currently are doing this just let me know as it counts!
4. Follow me on Networked Blogs (1 entry) let me know in the comments.
5. Add my link to your blog roll or grab my badge (1 entry each) let me know in the comments.

To make this easy on me, put your email in the comments, so if you are the winner I will be able to contact you. Just leave your email like this: myname (at) whatev (dot) com. To avoid pesky spammers!

The deadline to enter is October 26, 2009, 11:59pm PST. Open to U.S. residents with free UPS ground shipping and to Canada residents who must pay shipping and taxes. One winner will be randomly selected (random.org) and notified by e-mail. They will have 48 hours to get back to me, or alternates will be chosen. A coupon code will be e-mailed to the winners on November 6, 2009 directly by the sponsor.

Good Luck!

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Wow! Two more Blog Awards!

I have received 2 more blog awards and I can tell you that I feel light as air. Not that I am or anything, but it is such a nice feeling knowing that what you love, other’s “get”what you’re all about!

The first award is the One Lovely Blog award. This was given to me from the lovely Angela who has been a little under the weather. You should drop by her blog and see why she received the award. She is truly inspiring.



So here are the rules of receiving this “lovely” award: I am to pass it on to 15 other bloggers I’ve newly discovered. Well because of that it has taken me almost two weeks. Now I read on another blog, the person who won this award, he thought this was like spam, but I don’t see it that way. I have to go on other blogs and look at their sites. I just thinks it gives new blogs and opportunity to get traffic. =D

So in no particular order, these are some blogs who caught my eye when blog-walking:

http://travelwithmarie.blogspot.com/

http://ariazink.blogspot.com/

http://beautifulmomentsbykris.blogspot.com/

http://www.dointheworkingmomthing.com/

http://mariescozycorner.blogspot.com/

http://www.parentingnotes.info/

http://www.redheadranting.com/

http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/

http://www.sharonblog.com/

http://jenniferbeckerlandsberger.blogspot.com/

http://theroaditravelon.blogspot.com/

http://momoftweenshelp.blogspot.com/

http://www.spicybugz.com/

http://www.mahoganymade.com/

http://www.ilovehateamerica.com/

Now for the other blog award I received I must thank Stacie who is truly wonderful blogging about her life while Raising an autistic child as well as raising awareness. Truly inspiring, and I really thank her for the award.



The rules are to pick 5 blogs that are new and that I am happy I found. Here they are in no particular order:

http://www.sharonblog.com/

http://theredheadriter.blogspot.com/

http://www.ilovehateamerica.com/

http://www.allena83.com/

http://www.crabbyblogginglady.com/

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Thursday Thirteen - DVD's I Own

I am looking at the DVD's I own and 1. I need to clean my book shelf, but more importantly I am a certified Nerd. So in no particular order here you go!

1. Shark Boy and Lava Girl - I have kids, but I admit I watch and enjoyed it!
2. Kangaroo Jack - Love this movie
3. Ghostbusters 1 & 2 - Classic, though the effects r funny to see
4. The Wiz - Ease on down the road...
5. Benchwarmers - I am a 13 yr old boy. Sometimes I like the funny guy movies!
6. Escape from L.A. - Again deep down, I am a boy. lol This movie is just plain FUN!
7. Big Trouble in Little China - LOVE Kurt Russell. Plus Kim Cattrall is in this. WAY funny!
8. The House Bunny - Ok sometimes I'm a girl, and this is just a cute little movie.
9. Welcome to Mooseport - Ray Romano is HILARIOUS.
10. The Neverending Story - Because I have a crazy collection of 80's movie.
11. The Princess Bride - "As you wish" LOVE that phrase.
12. Shrek - This movie is not for kids. lol
13. Buffy - Because this movie started my LOVE for like the most awesome slayer EVER!

See who else is participating here

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Are you a Photographer?

Well I'm not. At least not a serious one. I have been thinking about taking it on as a hobby but honestly it seems like to much effort. Is it? I have a simple digital camera, and lately things have just been popping out at me so to speak. I've taken a couple of pictures of the sky and this freaky looking tree. I think they are ok, but when I see people who really take the hobby to heart, well mine looks like crap. o_O

Well here are some of the pics I've taken. I will tell you this. These pics inspire me to want to write a scene to the scene so to speak.


This tree was super cool. I like how it grew up around the post.




Here is another shot of the crazy tree. I also got a good angle on the rest of trees. Looks like soldiers.


And this was just a cool cloud cover pic.

How are you with the camera?

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Wordless Wednesday - "The Sky Above My Complex"

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1981

This was a big year for me. I was in a class play. My reign as a klepto was officially over. I still had no boobs. I was turned down to be a cheerleader. I read my first young adult romance. I finally got a backbone. I was a double dutching jump roper until a girl with man feet jumped on my foot and sprang it. And like that, my career was over. My little sister was born. I could go on, but as you can see this year holds a lot of meaning to me. At least the stuff I remember.

BTW the TV pic I used? We seriously had this giant monstrosity in our home! Memories.

I was ten years old and in the fifth grade. It was in a shared class between two teachers. Yes I still remember their names. That is how much an impression this class made on me. Mrs Crittendon in the mornings, and Mr. Hamaguchi in the afternoons. Mostly what I remember from the classes is all the fun stuff, which we seemed to do a lot of! This is where Mrs. Crittendon took my love of Judy Blume further by having us act out passages from the books “Tales of the 4th grade nothing” and “Super Fudge.”

We also did mini readings from Shel Silverstein’s poetry. I swear I can still remember my ten year old self reciting the poem in which I can’t remember the name, but this bit of passage “If I eat one more piece of pie, I’ll die. If I don’t eat another piece of pie I’ll die.”

The big play we did in that class for the whole school (which I forgot to mention above, we did all of these mini plays/recitals in front of the whole school) though was Jungle Book. I will tell you this; my part was for one of the elephants. At first. The teacher saw how much energy I had, like way too much, and she switched me with a boy who was perfect for the slow moving elephants. I in turn became one of monkeys in King Louie camp. My god how do I still remember this?

We were so good; we also put on the play for the parents. We also did the whole play in fluorescent colors/lights. Pretty ingenious if you ask me. The lights were placed around the stage on the floor and all the scenery and us kids were painted with florescent paint. To make my part of the monkey come alive to the audience a cut out painted monkey head was taped to my chest. Seriously looked like monkeys dancing.

I also had my first slow dance in this class. It was not like junior high or high school where the dances were held in the gym or auditorium. This was just for the class. Well I remember the song, It was Stacy Lattisaw and the song was “Love on a two way street”.

I also learned how to line dance and what “dosy-doh your partner” meant. This is when I first found out that there was really a school like in the movie “Fame”. They were called Main Attraction (which at the time I did not realize you had to audition for!!) and they performed for us kids, basically recruiting for the School of Creative and Performing Arts. I was in and after their performance I begged my mom like for the rest of the 5th grade year to let me please go to the school.

I can go on and on, but this year was a good year, and after remembering it, it makes sense that this is the beginning of my love affair with books, and the need to perform. Thank you Mrs. Crittendon and Mr. Hamaguchi!

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Working on my Music List for NaNoWriMo

I love music. I love listening to whats on the radio, but I love when I personally find a new artist, at least new to me. I am an avid viewer of Castle, an interesting TV show on Monday nights. It stars one of my favorite actors, Nathon Fillion from the Joss Whedon universe (Buffy season 7, Firefly/Serenity). I actually came to the show late in its first season, but have been watching every episode since. So last night, when Beckett (the female lead character) took a bubble bath the most amazing song came on.

At that point I went into scooby-doo mode and looked online for that song. I found it and then listened to the album and instantly fell in love. The girl is named MoZella. She is from Detroit and what amazed me about her is that she is such a soulful singer. She is what you would call blue-eyed soul. I can only describe her as a mix of Joss Stone, Adele, and Duffy and yet she is something different. The album the song is featured on is called I Will and came out 2006, and the album sounds brand new to me, and not the obvious cookie cutter sound that is so prevalent on the top 40 radio. The song is called Can't Stop, and this album will be going on my music list for NaNoWriMo. It is just awesome!



I also have one other album I found from a TV show. I am also an avid viewer of Dollhouse, and yes this too is another Joss Whedon awesome show. Well last season they featured the most amazing song towards the end of an episode and I will I admit I rewinded that song so many times. The artist called Sia and again searched for it online and instantly fell in love with her. Her sound is totally Unique to me, but she can only be descibed as a bit of Duffy mixed with a bit of Amy Winehouse yet her own sound. The song is called "I Go To Sleep".



And one other album on the growing list is Muse, the Black Holes album and their new one The Resistance. The song that made me uber excited for the album is called "Uprising". I first heard them 2 years ago, the song "Knights of Cyndonia". The one thing I've loved about them is their sound which is a mix of Queen and ELO-Electric Light Orchestra. Yeah I am kinda a music nerd, not a huge one, but enough of one, to know what I like! Also cuz I am sci-fi lover this new song is in the promo for the revamped V on ABC. I saw the pilot at Comic this past summer and I can tell you it is gonna be AWESOME!





Ok this is part of my writing music list. Have you any music you listen to that just does it for you?

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Foot in Mouth Disease

Sometimes I wonder why I even open my mouth. I swear I think I have all the answers. I think I need to go to a “how to talk to people” seminars, because apparently I suck at it. I just ticked off my friend and my son. Who’s next?

Jeez I yelled at my son because he got into trouble. Now everyone is getting on me for being too hard on him. What?! Ok then I saw something on the news that had me worried about my friend and I spoke to her about it. Basically you can not tell anyone what to do in their own home with their own kids, hell I get that. As a friend I thought I had carte blanche to at least voice an opinion and to have it taken as concern. But I came off as a know it all.

So in less than two days I opened my mouth and I am the bad guy. At this point I am pissed because my son acted out and I was mad. His reaction made me madder. He had the “I don’t care” look. The worse look a parent can receive. My friend had the condescending smile on her face that told me to shut the eff up and get out of her face, yet I couldn’t stop talking.

You ever have those moments? Well I know I was coming from a good place, but it’s like someone trying to tell me how to do something and I don’t need their help. That was a weird and uncomfortable feeling. I don’t think I can get over it or talk to her about it.

Friendship not over, but it makes me think twice about voicing my opinion about anything to her. My son on the other hand, he is giving me grief and while I listen to other people’s advice on what to do, I am trying to get over the anger of his actions. Even if I don’t want to hear the advice, I know that the people who love me are coming at me out of love and concern. Which is why I thought I could talk to my friend, but who am I with my own problems?

And I don’t want to think about that, but if I can’t talk, truly talk to my friends then what do I have? Oh yeah this blog. So this post is all about my feeling sorry about my lot in life. Also I wonder who is next on the piss-off list. You? Sorry for the pity party. Sometimes it helps me to bleed the feelings off by writing about it. I do feel better. I will deal with these two situations. I will only say that at this time I am on what my other friend calls Princess Mode Syndrome. I will use it as an excuse.

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Music Monday - Joss Stone "Right To be Wrong"

Oh another fun meme! I like this one. All about music. So I picked Joss Stone song "Right to be Wrong" as it is one of my favorite songs to sing in karaoke. I sang it this past Saturday, and I will admit, I did get crowd participation. I only wish I had the confidence to go on America's Got Talent, but I'll dream a little Dream. So enjoy the song about a girl who wants the choice to be wrong so she can learn from her mistakes. Pretty powerful if you ask me. Please enjoy!

Come join Music Monday and share your songs with us. One simple rule, leave ONLY the actual post link here. You can grab this code at LJL Please note these links are STRICTLY for Music Monday participants only. All others will be deleted without prejudice.




PS: Because of spamming purposes, the linky will be closed on Thursday of each week at midnight, Malaysian Time. Thank you!

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Scary Movies are not for me!

I thought this post would be appropriate for the month.

So my friend and her daughter saw this new freaky movie, “Paranormal Activity”, which is supposedly true and filmed here in San Diego.

Now I personally do not like scary movies, though I’ve seen a few to know it is not my thing, but when there is a movie supposedly based on fact and filmed in my city, well there is no way on God’s green Earth I will ever see that movie!

You see my imagination goes into overdrive to the point I can’t sleep and I start to experience my own paranormal stuff. So no thank you “Paranormal Activity!”

When I saw “Blair Witch Project” I was scared. I watched it with my sister and it was probably after midnight. All of a sudden, after the movie ended, I look at my sister who has tears welling up in her eyes and all she is doing is pointing with her mouth hanging open.

I will tell you now; I was ready to leave her and my kids to whatever supernatural thing was happening no lie! Wrong I know!

When I finally turned around, my dang phone cord had twisted itself into the shape of those stick figures that were hanging up in the trees in the movie. If you seen it, you will know what I am talking about.

I was so effin (this is my way of cursing, thank you very much!) scared, and at that precise moment, as we stared in horror at the cord, someone knocked on my door. No lie!

We screamed bloody murder and jumped so high I am surprised we didn’t jump on the ceiling! I tried to make my sister answer the door (wrong I know haha), but I finally made myself walk to the door. It was the next door neighbor’s friend who knocked on the wrong door. I was so relieved that I turned into a gibbering idiot for 5 seconds. He looked at me like I was crazy, but I didn’t care. After that we watched Inspector Gadget, the movie, to get our minds off that crazy mess we experienced! (Can I tell you, that writing this I am getting scared all over again?)

So this is one of many reasons why I will not see scary movies in general. And this would be my definition of scary movies, such as torture and any type of Asian horror, which is a whole other type of scary to me. This will be The Ring and The Grudge. Enough said on that.

Now I will probably see Zombieland, because it just looks funny, though a bit gross, but knowing me, after seeing it, the dang Zombie apocalypse will happen and I am in no dang shape to be running from zombies so I’d probably end up being one.

So what scares the poop out of you? Or are you like my friend who will see these movies because she enjoys being scared?

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Relationships - Funny Email

I tell you I am single and maybe I should be according to this funny email I received! Please enjoy!

Wife: 'What are you doing?

'Husband: Nothing.

Wife: 'Nothing..? You've been reading our marriagecertificatefor an hour.

'Husband: 'I was looking for the expiration date.'-------------------------------

Wife : 'Do you want dinner?

'Husband: 'Sure! What are my choices?

'Wife: 'Yes or no.'_____________

Wife: 'You always carry my photo in your wallet. Why?'

Hubby: 'When there is a problem, no matter how great, I look at your picture and the problem disappears.'

Wife: 'You see how miraculous and powerful I am for you?'

Hubby: 'Yes! I see your picture and ask myself what other problem can there be greater than this one?'--------------------------------------------------------

Stress Reliever Girl: 'When we get married, I want to share allyour worries, troubles and lighten your burden.'

Boy: 'It's very kind of you, darling, but I don't have anyworries or troubles.'

Girl: 'Well that's because we aren't married yet.'------------------------------

Son: 'Mum, when I was on the bus with Dad this morning, he toldme to give up my seat to a lady.'

Mom: 'Well, you have done the right thing.'

Son: 'But mum, I was sitting on daddy's lap..'________________________________

A newly married man asked his wife, 'Would you have married me if my father hadn't left me a fortune?''

Honey,' the woman replied sweetly, 'I'd have married you, NO MATTER WHO LEFT YOU A FORTUNE!'----------------------------------------------------------

Girl to her boyfriend: One kiss and I'll be yours forever.

The guy replies: 'Thanks for the early warning.'-------------------------------

A wife asked her husband: 'What do you like most in me, my pretty face or my sexy body?'

He looked at her from head to toe and replied: 'I like your sense of humor!'

Husbands are husbands:

A man was sitting reading his papers when his wife hit him round the headwith a frying pan..'

What was that for?' the man asked.

The wife replied 'That was for the piece of paper with the name Jenny on it that I found in your pants pocket'.

The man then said 'When I was at the races last week Jenny was the name of the horse I bet on'The wife apologized and went on with the housework.

Three days later the man is watching TV when his wife bashes him on the head with an even bigger frying pan, knocking him unconscious. Upon re-gaining consciousness the man asked why she had hit again.Wife replied. 'Your horse phoned'

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President Obama: Nobel Peace Prize means No peace in America

Disclaimer: Sometimes I read stuff and I shake my head at what people really think. You will probably read this and shake your head and say why? Well I felt compelled to give an opinion.

I just received in my email a news alert about Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize and my first thought was, ok who is going to hate on him first? I am an American, and I am usually proud to be one. But is it me or do a lot of Americans actually hate anything the presidents says or does? Already read a few posts about how accepting this prize “will hurt” him.

Here is the thing. He did not ask, he was nominated and he accepted it as good will. What is wrong with that? Seriously what is wrong? It basically was awarded for his vision, which seems will never bear fruit if some of my fellow Americans have their say.

I already know worldwide this will be looked on as a good thing as well as a bad thing. I get that. But it would be nice if more people looked at this as a win for us as Americans, not a gain for Obama’s detractors to say more things against him. My pride leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.

I am in no way a politician, nor would I presume to even have the knowledge to go up against someone who is deeply into it, but as an average citizen I am simply fed-up. I am not expecting miracles overnight. The man is in office for the next four years. Our problems didn’t escalate overnight but years of mismanagement got us to where we are.

I am writing this post in disgust of some my fellow Americans. With all the in-fighting and hopes and excitement of Obama failing, how can he expect to get anything done with so many idiots running around spouting off why everything he says is wrong? Seriously? Tell me how?

I read a post where in the comments a “republican” was upset that his tax dollars was spent on the Obama’s flying off to the Olympic committee to beg for Chicago to be the host for the next summer Olympics. And I thought, that is your only concern? Really?

And oh my were people happy when he lost the bid. All the money that could have generated for us all, shouldn’t we all have been upset about the good of having the Olympics here and the potential money lost? I think we lost out as a host country because not only is the Olympics about sports, but sportsmanship and the conduct of it athletes being above reproach and how can we host when our own conduct sucks?

So now this latest “good” thing is apparently not a good thing, according to one reporter.

Here is my question: What will it take for people to step back and realize that as a whole, Americans are acting like petulant children who can’t have their way? Will another tragedy cement us as allies? Because that seems to be the ONLY time ALL Americans can come together in peace and harmony.

Thanks for reading and I promise I will be funny another time.

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Thursday Thirteen

I love these fun little games where you not only get to interact with people but you get to talk about yourself. In my book, it is a win-win situation!

So here are 13 facts about me.

1. I’m thirty-eight.
2. I went on my first ever cruise in 2007.
3. I hate anything in my eye (which is I why I will never wear contacts or get lazik surgery)
4. I read my first romance in the 5th grade called “There’s a Bat in Bunk five”
5. I learned country-line dancing in the 5th grade. Don’t ask!
6. I was a bit of a klepto until the 5th grade. Umm a lot happened in the 5th grade!
7. I am the oldest. I have one brother and one sister.
8. I was Evilene in the Wiz for my high school play.
9. I was nineteen when I had my first child.
10. Animals scare me, which is why I write about their imminent take over.
11. I read the full Twilight series of books in four days. So each book in one day.
12. I am a geek.
13. There is a song that I swear I heard when I was in the third grade that had my name in it. Can’t find the song, but dang it I know I heard it!

See who else is playing! Click Here

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Husband Store! Funny Email!

Here is another funny email! Now this is all about us women and darn if it ain’t true! Men will read this and rejoice. Enjoy!

Husband Store

A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:

You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors & the value of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!

So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads:

Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs

She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign reads:

Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.

'That's nice,' she thinks, 'but I want more.'

So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads:

Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking.

'Wow,' she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework.

'Oh, mercy me!' she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!'

Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.

She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor, where the sign reads:

Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.

PLEASE NOTE:

To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner opened a New Wives store just across the street.

The first floor has wives that love sex.

The second floor has wives that love sex & have money & like beer.

The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never been visited.

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RWA: Raccoons with Attitude!

It’s official. The animals are stepping up their campaign to take out people. I already wrote about it here. Did you hear about the latest animal attack? Well a 74 year old woman in Florida tried to shoo away five raccoons in her yard when they straight bum-rushed her!

Ok I feel bad about that woman, but I won’t lie I laughed until I almost peed my pants! These straight crazy raccoons went after this woman like they were stalking her. They attacked her as if they were getting initiated into a gang.

Now my imagination is going into overtime over this. I mean after they attacked her they ran off into the drain system. In my mind, they have a secret bunker where they reported what they’ve done. Ok, I do watch a lot of cartoons with my boys so my thoughts might be a bit skewed.

Bottom line, watch your back. Look out for the cute woodland creatures that will cut you down quick. The animals are fed up and they are not going to take it any more!

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Win 250 Business Cards from UPrinting! (10/18)

Hi and welcome! Business cards are not just for business anymore. They can be used for anything. One example would be a calling card or a social card. There are sometimes situations where you have to exchange more than a number, and pen and paper are not always readily available. With a calling or social card you can have all the ways to connect to you in one place!

Got a reunion to attend? Give out your card while there to make sure you stay in touch with your classmates this time!

Have interesting conversations in college classes or even in social settings? Why not give out your card to stay in touch and see if these people really are interesting!

These are just two ways to use business cards and the beauty of these cards is the uses for them are darn near endless!

How about getting your own set for free? Well Uprinting is giving away a set of 250 business cards for one reader of this blog! And for posting this giveaway, Uprinting will also give me my own set of 250 business cards!

Giveaway Prize:
250 business cards for One Lucky Winner (Free UPS Ground Shipping in USA)
Sizes: 2 x 3.5”, 2 x 3”, 2 x 2” (square card) or 1.5 x 3.5” (skinny card)
Paper: 14 pt gloss cardstock, 14 pt matte cardstock or 13 pt recycled uncoated cardstock
Specifications: Full Color Both Sides; Offset Press; 3 Business Day Printing

How to enter: Leave one comment for one entry. More than one comment will be additional entries.

First mandatory entry:
In comments please tell me what you would use your business card for if you won?

Additional entries:
Must complete mandatory entry first!

1. Blog about this giveaway, linking to this and get 2 entries
2. Tweet about this giveaway - Can do this once a day. 1 entry each day. Just copy and paste "Win 250 business cards: #Giveaway at Zesty Nachos Blog! One winner! Ends 10/18 @nettagyrl @Uprinting http://snipurl.com/sdbvy"
3. Subscribe to this blog or become a follower (1 entry each). If you currently are doing this just let me know as it counts!
4. Follow me on Networked Blogs (1 entry)
5. Add my link to your blog roll or grab my badge (1 entry each)

To make this easy on me, put your email in the comments, so if you are the winner I will be able to contact you. Just leave your email like this: myname (at) whatev (dot) com. To avoid pesky spammers!

The deadline to enter is October 18, 2009, 11:59pm PST. Open to U.S. residents with free UPS ground shipping and to Canada residents who must pay shipping and taxes. One winner will be randomly selected (random.org) and notified by e-mail. They will have 48 hours to get back to me, or alternates will be chosen. A coupon code will be e-mailed to the winners on October 23 directly by the sponsor.

Good Luck!

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Wibiya toolbar on the bottom: Why is it so much cooler?

That is what I thought when I first started seeing the Wibiya toolbar on other blogs. You know the pink one at the bottom of this blog? If you can’t see it, it is because I assume you don’t use Firefox as your internet browser. By the way, I look good in Firefox.

I searched high and low and spent countless hours researching. I could have asked other blog owners, but I didn’t. I wanted to be part of the cool kids, and you know how it is when you ask, they may or may not let you in!

So I found it. It is in Beta mode, so they sent out invitations first. Well I didn’t let that stop me! When you click on the link it will take you to their front page and all you need to do is click on the green get it now button and it takes you to the page to request the bar.

On this page you’re just going to put in your email address, name and your site URL to ask for an invitation. It took only two days of sitting by my email before my cool kid status was assured! Oh yeah, it is totally FREE!

Here is a blurb from the company:

“Wibiya enables blogs to integrate the most exciting services, applications and widgets of their choice into their blog through customized web-based toolbars. Our platform offers a one-stop solution for integrating, managing and tracking third-party applications.

Currently we offer a fixed set of tools such as creating a blog community via Facebook connect, enabling twitter alerts on your blog and enabling post navigation but there is a lot to wait for as we will be adding more and more application through time.”

It really is an interactive toolbar. Play with mine (lol) and you can see for yourself. It is totally customizable to match the color scheme of your blog and bottom line it really is just a bitchen’ tool to have!

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Love being a Girl! My top 10 Romantic Movies

Just saw 27 Dresses for the first time tonight, and I am glad I did. It is a romantic comedy with a feel good ending. I will admit I cried a bit at the end. After watching the movie I started thinking of some of my favorite movies I own or I’ve seen that have made a good impression on me and make me glad that I have girl parts!

So here is a top ten list of some girly romantic or romantic comedies I adore in no particular order!

1. Valley Girl. I can not stop watching this movie with the hunky Nicolas Cage and that one chick (Deborah Foreman) who did My Chauffeur. Yes I am a nerd who knows her 80’s movies.

2. Love Actually. Oh. My. God. This movie has an ensemble cast and during Christmas in England, they all go through their own Trials and Tribulations. There is a little black girl in there who sings Mariah Carey’s “All I want for Christmas” that just touches the heart.

3. Strictly Ballroom. I saw this movie after trying to find a dvd and saw this as the last one in the store. I picked it up and was glad I did. I found my love of Ballroom dancing because of this movie. Meaning I see it on tv, thank you very much.

4. The Wedding Date. Dermont Mulroney. That’s it. He is hotness personified in this movie.

5. Sweet Home Alabama. I love Resse Witherspoon in this movie. I know the ending but will watch it again and again.

6. The Wedding Planner. Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey are just wonderful in this movie.

7. The Princess Diaries. Ahh this is such a sweet movie.

8. Wedding Crashers. Because though this one is coming from the male point of view I laugh ever so hard each time I watch it.

9. Xanadu. Ok there is love. There is comedy. Have you seen the outfits? I laugh every time I see it!

10. Hope Floats. Because I had to have a Sandra Bullock movie on this list! This one is one of my favorites!

So what romantic or romantic comedies just do it for you?

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Nanowrimo Anyone?

I am participating this year. 30 days. 50,000 words. I am excited and scared! I need to do 1667 words a day. I am confidant I can do it!

If you don't know, this website promotes writing. The nanowrimo means National Novel Write Month. I've seen the site before but never participated.

I am excited to try from Nov. 1 thru Nov. 30. I have no idea what story I will write, so this should be fun. Though I did put on my profile that I want to write the novel I had been working on 2005. I am still scared to try lol.

If you want, you should be my buddy! http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/503144 This is my profile.

Are you in?

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Holy Smokes Batman, My first Blog Award - A Great Read Award!-Update

I am humbled by my first award. I won't lie, I've always wanted one, so I worked hard to create an award worthy blog. I campaigned long into the nights to bring you, John Q Public, an outstanding blog. Did I succeed? I think so.

Ok joking aside, this is seriously a surprise for me! I feel like thanking the academy, but I am afraid Kanye will tell me his blog is the best of all time! Ok I need to stop (I smiled as I wrote that).

So I want to thank my blogging friend Autumn for this cool award. Now the recipient of this award (that would be me, just in case you forgot!) must do a top 10 list. Great now I gotta think hard.

So here is my top ten list.

10 Karaoke Songs I rock ever so hard!

1. All That Jazz - This is a result of growin' up listening to musicals. Love to pull this song out. It is a crowd pleaser and I have soo much fun with it!

2. Hands in my pocket by Alanis M.- I love this song. Flicking a cigarette (that's my dulcet tones, thank you very much!)

3. Underneath it all by No Doubt - My girl Gwen sings this song well, but I do it better, lol, ok big head much? I even do the reggae rap part accent included.

4. Mercy by Duffy - This is such a fun song, with an old school flare!

5. Strawberry Wine by Deana Carter - Because everyone sings country music. My friend says I add a little soul to it.

6. At Last by Etta James - This song is so lovely! I try to sing it every time I go out.

7. Some Kind of Wonderful by Kelly Clarkson - Usually this girl is hard for me to sing, but this song I tried to sing at my friends wedding. The system didn't work so I sang it to her in karaoke. This is another crowd pleaser.

8. Blue by Leann Rimes - Another country song. I just had to try it. I sound so awesome. Ok people telling me this in a bar may not be validation, but I'll take it!

9. No One by Alicia Keys - Because everybody sings Alicia!

10. Uninvited by Alanis Morrisette - I first heard this song on the City of Angels soundtrack and I was instantly hooked with the haunting music and powerful lyrics. I love singing this song, and all the admiring stares. Well they are a bit glazed, but maybe that's tears.

Ok now I am supposed to forward this to 10 people, but I don't have 10 blogs I regularly interact, but would love to! So I will forward to two people. Makes my life easier, though I do hope to have prominent interaction with more of you. That is a hint to get your butts in gear!

**Hi all! Because I was drinking some good wine last night I forgot one other important Bloggy friend! So yeah I will blame it on the alcohol!

Enid Wilson is one of the first frequent commentators on my blog. She is also a writer wh0 I have had the pleasure of reviewing two of her books. She is a huge fan of all things Pride and Prejudice and a Mr. Darcy, and has created some interesting reads. Her blog is cool too!

Pinky's Rant is my best friend in life and she is so funny and straight bitchy in her blog! She tells it like it is and that is how it should be!

Jenna Byrnes I reviewed a book of hers, and she latched onto my blog. She leaves comments and I in turn have left her comments on her own blog. She is funny, writes some dang good books and her blog is cool!

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Funny Motivational Poster

I got this in an email an I literally had tears running in my eyes! Please enjoy! And watch your back!

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Awards Given to Me!

Great Read from Autumn



One Lovely Blog from Angela



Over the Top from Stacie

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