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BEST! GIFT! IDEA! EVER!

I just heard this the other night. Instead of loading up on candy or making carmel apples, go to the pet department and buy a bunch of $0.15 fish and a large bottle of fish food. Go home, type up an instruction sheet, dole out the fish food into little baggies, put the fishies into little cups or baggies. Then, give them out to kids at Halloween. I've heard that some parents will spontaneously shoot flames out of their eyes in pure JOY!

Yummy!

Sushi jewelry!

Uber Cool

Thunder! Thunder! Thunder cats! Meow!

I Like to Be Prepared

Colleen says:
I just thought "CRAP! I haven't started my Christmas Lists yet!"

Sarah Smile says:
Hee.

Colleen says:
And then I remembered that it's March and Christmas is three months BEHIND me.

Sarah Smile says:
Yeah, Colsy. Sheesh. You've ONLY GOT, like NINE MORE MONTHS.

Colleen says:
Last year I waited until August to start them.

Sarah Smile says:
Slacker.
Hee.

Colleen says:
But technically speaking...I've been keeping lists on Amazon

I'll Be Waiting By the Door

For my birthday, I ask for nothing more than to be wrapped in dark chocolate bubble wrap. Think I'm kidding? Order it here.

Ring Thing

I know what some people are getting as a gift this year.

This is a pint!

I believe everyone should own there own ice cream lo-jack. Now you can thanks to Ben & Jerry!

My Pants Fit

• One thousand minutes a month (plus rollover) could be used to talk to fifty of your closest peeps for twenty minutes each.

• Every mailbox holds a destination for those postcards you've been holding onto.

• Why did you get a four-door if not to make room for other people?

• A lazy afternoon that you could have spent fingerpainting with the last bits of jelly from your pb&j sammich.

• Left over scraps of material would make a perfect stuffed mummy bear for Halloween.

It was like the Heimlich, with stripes!

Someone by the name of SARAH requested ideas for her, Coco and Lou this weekend.

• make teddy bears for kids/cousins/people going away
• play with Nick's digital camera and then put it back w/out telling him you took pictures so he can be surprised
• style Mau's hair
• do a hand print collage
• play in the pool
• drive to a local furniture store/mattress store and be testers
• go to a local bakery and try out what that store is famous for
• fun with glitter pens
• make three books and take turns writing in each others
• turn on the radio, start singing, then turn the radio off. see how far you can get before you forget the words
• go to the zoo, name the animals, carry on conversations with them about what's going on w/ other animals in the zoo - bring posters and markers.

Willow talks about all of the exciting things you can see at the zoo.

With streamers... and songs.

I've been pondering getting an MP3 player. Would it suit my lifestyle? Would I really get that much use out of it. I have a short commute and listen to online radio stations most of the time. I've heard some bad things about the iPod's battery life, so I checked out Creative Technology's Zen line. Me likey. Does anyone have an opinion? Ahem? Drusilla knows how to party.

Amazing World of Amazon!

Every once in a while I like to see what products Amazon suggests I buy. Today I clicked on the Beauty section and was startled to find...the Breath Palette! I want my breath to smell different every day. Monkey Banana, Sweet Salt, and Pumpkin Pudding sound wonderful! Or rose! LAVENDER! OH MY GOSH THEY HAVE LAVENDER!!! And for only $5.00 a tube too! Amazon also wants me to sing because they are suggesting wonderful microphones and karaoke games for me to practise with at home.

Advice for the Soul Sick

Buy a memory, not a souvenir.

Call Me Patsy

I'm tempted to do something crazy. Like, get a part-time job crazy so that I can make money to do even crazier things. My birthday is coming up too. So far, a secret trip is planned. There are also other things being pondered in the blender that is my mind: getting extra piercings on my ears...painting pottery...to eat at a little Italian place...to drive in my car for a couple of hours just to listen to my new cd play...possibly a celebration with friends...and the corpse bride (although that might be more of a St. Valentine's Day thing). See, it's been long overdue since I went on a relaxing vacation. A vacation where I didn't have to worry. A vacation where I didn't have to tell anyone where I am. A vacation where I don't have to answer the phone. A vacation where I can indulge in the food without worrying what it costs. A vacation without housework. I hope a hot tub will be involved.

Oh My!

Has anyone been to the Google store lately? Google Goo Blogger Hoodie Marble Maze

Stuff

Because I broke down.

Because I am broke.

Because I, too, would like to be just like Jonny. Becasue, most importantly, I want to corrupt your interests with my own. I announce: Ads via Amazon.



Will I place these willy-nilly like in my posts? Uh...I'll try not to unless they are relevant.



Like 'Firefly' which should have been in my post about Serenity. Seriously, I need this series now, and I think you do too. At the very least to wonder what Joss's fascination for crazy chicks is.



This is the game that I am currently playing. When you play the Crusader campaigns, just watch out for lions in the field. Those little buggers truly can hide. You'll send farmers out and wonder why you aren't getting any food. Perhaps because some hungry lions are lying in wait for them. Huh. But, this is the game for those of us who dream of building castles. Playing with the terraform and making elaborate wall and stair systems is my favorite. I even managed to make a kind of colloseum.



So you can imagine how much I am panting over this little beauty. Yeah.... *Imagines more detailed castles, harder economic situations, stealthier troops* It's the Sims gone mideval, I swear!



The ultimate book for people eternally asking, Are We Alone? The one thing that I love about Shirley is her brutal honesty. If you ask me to give you my favorite book, then you would probably get this. Or...



This. For those on a spiritual quest. Ever since I read this book, I have been interested in walking labyrinths or finding a pilgrimage of my own to take. My respect for those that have taken the leap is great and deep.

So, I hope that I have corrupted you in some and look forward to corrupting you again.

I'm Nervous Because...

Christmas lights are being hung around town. (There really aren't any Halloween decorations to speak of.) But this also means that present buying time is here. She has the right idea, and if the stuff in front of my sewing machine can get put somewhere else, then I might be in the present making mood. Why is it that, while I think the best gift you can receive is a something homemade, I always freak out and think that my gifts just aren't good enough?

Happity Hoppity

I can't wait to wear my new tights soon! I also picked up a pair of purple and black striped ones! Might need to find heels to go with them. And before you ask, of course they aren't just for Halloween! I'll wear them whenever I get a chance. Yes, yes, I am such a fashionista!

Who knows, maybe I should just go as my old favorite for Halloween and be a witch. And yes, I do mean in the old fashioned witch, the kind that Willow hates. It's just so fun! I already have the hat, culdron, and a really cute pink/braided wig. I have a black dress...but I might need something better. Maybe this red strappy top and a black skirt. What a color combination! We'll see!

I would like to thank Miss Emily for lending me four Lisa Loeb cd's! I promise to have them back to you soon! Wheeeeee!

Excellent! I have already received rsvp's for the Halloween shindig I'm throwing! The lovely Ms. Schlufferly and James. I'm getting pretty excited about it. ;)

The cold has come! I couldn't believe it when I walked out my door this morning just how cold it was! Didn't pay any attention to weather warnings, just walked straight out to my car, already freezing! Think it might be time to switch over to the leather jacket, or possibly my cute little red riding hood jacket. Now, if only I can find the red leather....

I've been working on cleaning the seashells from my trip to the ocean. They are currently soaking in a water and bleach concoction. I'm working on a shadowbox for my dad's birthday. All I need to do is finish enlarging the picture and attach the sea shells. I'm still debating whether or not to put some kind of a fabric behind it. Any suggestions?

Needed Items

Need to know what to give to shelters? Here is a list: Hand sanitizer
Hand wipes
Shampoo
Soaps
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Feminine Hygiene Products
Ziplock bags
Towels
Washcloths
Diapers
Ready-to-feed baby formula
Pre-paid phone cards
Baby food stage 1 & 2
Band-aids
Clothing for men, women, children; all sizes
Shoes; all sizes
Socks
Sharpie markers
Batteries; size D, AA
Flashlights
Individually packaged snacks
Baby bottles
Reading material
Bibles
Backpacks
Duffle bags
Pillows
Anti-septic cream
Brushes
Games, toys & coloring books for children
Bottled water
Toilet paper
Paper towel
Cleaning supplies

I found it via the Northwest Arkansas American Red Cross Chapter.

I'm beginning to look...

I think I might have found a Christmas present for my husband here.