Fugly!

I couldn't care less about what celebrities are up to, but keeping up to speed with the lives of the rich and famous is pretty much unavoidable. Between the nightly news and every single grocery/convenience store checkout line, I remain way more informed than I care to be. However, I just stumbled upon a celebrity and fashion website/blog that I am very much enjoying. It's called "Go Fug Yourself" and it highlights some of the "fugliest" celebrity fashion choices. It's sort of a guilty pleasure- kind of like going to the state fair and people watching. I hate to admit that I get so much pleasure out of seeing people make themselves bad... but, not enough to actually stop me from admitting it I guess. It cracks me up -

http://gofugyourself.celebuzz.com/

Happiness Found in a Weekly Planner

My life is almost complete with my new Papaya weekly planner. Who knew a planner could bring a person so much happiness!? I will never again buy a planner from anywhere else! It is everything I hoped for and more... I know, weird that I am so obsessed with it... but, it is gorgeous, filled with beautiful art, seasonally appropriate, arranged a week at a time, includes mini file folder, and it fits in my purse - not to mention I am obsessed with books, lists, and staying organized.

I highly recommend this site...
www.papayaart.com

Ready, Hike!

Yeah for dogsledding! We had a wonderful time up in Ely and, as predicted, I now have an incredible urge to go and buy a puppy. First I guess I'll have to go find a new place to live...hmmm. Anyway - I highly recommend getting signed up for a Wintergreen dogsledding adventure! It was great :)

New Toy!!!

Hooray! Meet the Nikon D60 - my new toy. I finally bought myself a nice camera. I still haven't had much time to play with it but tonight the fam is going out to celebrate Kale's 21st birthday at Fogo de Chao, so I will have a chance to document the occasion in style! Also, next week we leave for the big family dogsledding trip - I will undoubtedly be taking tons of photos during our adventures and will be sure to post a few. So excited :)

Merry Christmas!!!

For Christmas I am posting my two favorite poems. Enjoy :)

Song of Myself #52 Walt Whitman 1855

The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me, he complains
of my gab and my loitering.

I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable,
I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.

The last scud of day holds back for me,
It flings my likeness after the rest and true as any on the shadow'd wilds,
It coaxes me to the vapor and the dusk.

I depart as air, I shake my white locks at the runaway sun,
I effuse my flesh in eddies, and drift it in lacy jags.

I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love,
If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles.

You will hardly know who I am or what I mean,
But I shall be good health to you nevertheless,
And filter and fibre your blood.

Failing to fetch me at first keep encouraged,
Missing me one place search another,
I stop somewhere waiting for you.

A Dream Deferred

by Langston Hughes

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

If Money Were No Object...

I don't know if I could dream up a more amazing way to spend 7 days. If only I had an extra $2700 sitting in the bank...

http://www.papayalicious.com/page/page/5751499.htm