I’d like to check you for ticks…

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Right  now, in my office, a colleague is playing country music. Loud. REALLY. FUCKING. LOUD. So loud that I can actually feel my desk vibrating. And I don’t even sit directly next to this person. I think I might pull my eyelashes out. One by one. Who listens to this shit? Need proof country sucks the big one? The song that just finished playing included the lyrics, “…I’d like to check you for ticks.”

WTF?

Flytrap

Flytrap is Jody Cedzidlo and Eric Haugen, a couple of soup-making, vegetable-growing, dog-walking, of sweethearts nerds in North Carolina. They sell screen printed scarves, dresses, shirts, and accessories for women, men, and children and trust me when I tell you, their stuff is “fly!”

As of late it has gotten mighty cold around these parts and I could really use a three nifty Flytrap scarves to keep warm. Anyone? Anyone?

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Mix n’ Match profanity

Tired of the old “fuck” “shit” “damn” curse words your parents told you were bad? Well now you can get creative with your cursing and show them who’s the jizz waffle of them all with this book by Sarah Royal and Jillian Paranese. Creative Cursing is a side-by-side flippable novelty book filled with hilarious and socially unacceptable phrases that will provide you with countless hours of insults and immaturity. I must have one. NOW.

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Embellished secrets

I absolutely adore this Embellished Secrets One Shoulder Dress from Threadsence. It’s a nice mix of sophisticated and casual with it’s loose draping and secret shoulder detail. I could picture wearing this to an elegant evening affair and feeling sexy AND comfortable. What more could you ask for in a dress? Other than a great price, of course…which is only $39, I might add!

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DOTD

And the award for Douche of the Day goes to….Kanye West who has replaced (yes, REPLACED) his bottom row of teeth with diamonds. Um, okay.

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Black Swan

I cannot wait for this movie to come out! This music video trailer was just released and my anticipation is even greater now. The film is a psychological thriller focused on a ballerina (Natalie Portman) and her rival (Mila Kunis), vying for the roll of the Swan Queen. It’s received mixed reviews by screening critics, but I don’t care – I’m on board anyway!

Check out the full trailer here!

Married to Rock

Has anyone seen this show? OMG! I was channel surfing last night and came across this program showing one siliconed, bleach-blonde, on the floor, spread eagle, with another equally siliconed/blonde woman doing some kind of business BETWEEN HER LEGS. Wha??? Apparently I was getting free Playboy. So of course I had to continue watching…

Turns out Silicone #2 was making a mold of Silicone #1′s hoo-hoo – at Silicone #1′s request to make her life-size look-alike doll all that much “alike.” This train wreck of a program is called Married to Rock and is akin to Real Housewives, but with rock star hos wives. The show chronicles four women: Susan Holmes McKagan (wife of former Guns N’ Roses member and current Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan), Etty Farrell (wife of Jane’s Addiction frontman, Perry Farrell), Josie Stevens (wife of Billy Idol guitarist, Steve Stevens) and AJ Celi (the not-quite-wife of the Cult guitarist, Billy Duffy).

I don’t know what else I can say about this show, my mind is literally blank while my mouth is agape. It’s fascinating. In a completely trashy, over-the-top, voyeuristic, privacy-robbing way that only reality TV can be. WATCH!

Carbohydrate Friday!

This week isn’t so much carbs as it is sugar. But both are equally bad for you in large amounts so I say it counts. And it seems fall is in full effect with Thanksgiving just around the corner and this is a great addition to any turkey day menu (or any fall day, I say). The recipe is for Wassail and my mom gave it to me years ago. Some of you may have tried it, or even made your own version because there are many different variations on the ingredient list. But I like it easy and this one definitely is and I can’t wait to make it next week!

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WASSAIL

• 1 gallon apple cider
• 1 quart orange juice
• 1 cup lemon juice
• 1 quart pineapple juice
• 24 whole cloves
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 1 cup sugar

Mix all ingredients & simmer 10 minutes or put in crock pot on low all day (this is my preferred method as it makes the house all cinnamon-y). Remove cinnamon & cloves before serving. If desired, add your favorite liquor. Many use brandy, but I like a spiced rum instead. If kids are present at your function, add the liquor into individual cups rather than to the pot!

Enough

There is no such thing as perfection. Let go of your prerequisites for worthiness and accept that you are worthy of love.

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The Adventures of Unemployed Man

Finally, some comic relief to the never-ending economic crisis!

Jobless crusader UNEMPLOYED MAN and his sidekick PLAN B embark on a heroic search for work—and quickly find themselves waging an epic battle against The Just Us League, a dastardly group of supervillains including THE HUMAN RESOURCE, COBRA, NICKEL & DIME, TOXIC DEBT BLOB, SILVER LINING, THE INVISIBLE HAND, and many more…

The Adventures of Unemployed Man is the brainchild of California artists/writers, Erich Origen and Gan Golan, who wanted to take the many invisible economic forces we fight every day and make them visible by dressing them up in capes, masks and spandex underwear. Essentially, they’ve created an accessible visual vocabulary that lets us all name, confront and defeat these sinister forces.

I love a good satire and this one certainly doesn’t disappoint!

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