February 2012
Eeeeeew. Seriously? So Gross.
This is the first GEICO commercial that has ever made me laugh.
If you have a teenage daughter then you know that this commercial is spot on…!
I’m going to find a way to use this as my ring tone for when my daughter calls me.
-eeeeewseriouslysogrosschelle
$240 Nike Sneakers
Nike was supposed to release a new line of sneakers, today.
In anticipation of that event, people started camping out in long lines several days ago.
In Staten Island the line wrapped around the block.
In Orlando it took 100 police officers— many wearing riot gear— to control the crowd as it got close to opening time.
Some wanted to buy the sneakers for themselves while...
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You've Got Them In The Philippines, Too, Coco!
wherecoconutgrows replied to your photo: Jicama— The Yummy “Fruit” Of The Poisonous Vine … interesting…
They’re called “singkamas,” there, and are usually served with shrimp paste (bagoong). Have you had them before?
Now that I think about it, I’ve got some bagoong in the ‘fridge, so I’m going to have it with another jicama, later!
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I Have Been Stuck On A Weight Loss Plateau For 4...
…despite watching my caloric intake and exercising.
It’s been frustrating.
This excellent post discusses why we hit plateaus as well as what kinds of things raise and lower our metabolisms. (You’ll learn a few things, I promise.)
Check it out: http://fitnesswithnatalie.blogspot.com/2011/05/most-dreaded-word-in-weight-loss.html
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Way To Go, Maryland!
Can Anyone Get Into Hotmail?
Their mobile access seems to be down but I haven’t tried desktop access, yet.
-veryverysurprisedchelle
Edit: It looks like they’re completely down…
“Sorry, but you two don’t look like a couple. Now, if you were to put MY...”
– Annie, to me, while looking at the Photoshopped pic of Mark Harmon and me that I posted.
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He Told Me He Ditched Pam When She Started Making...
mathcat345 replied to your photo: Too Late— He’s All Mine…! This is his favorite… Love this! However, he and I have been an item forever. His in real life wife, Pam Dawber, is fine with this. She’s a peach. She knows he and I go a long way back. I can dream, can’t I?
I did not know about you, however. Don’t think this is over, Missy…!
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I Really, Really Like Mark Harmon...
…but I’m head over heels for Jethro Gibbs.
Tell me you don’t want to hug him at least three times per episode and I’ll call you a liar.
-knowsthetruthchelle
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Talking In My Best "Patrick" Voice Will Have To...
chronically-awesome replied to your post: Love It! I’m Going To Try Cooking Up A “Shrimpy Crabby Patty” With The Leftovers If you’re going to do the “crabby patties” you should serve some sliced pineapple on the side so the homage to Spongebob Squarepants is complete.
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The Boullion Adds 1100mg By Itself, But If You...
followyour-heartt replied to your photo: Low Calorie Crab and Shrimp Stuffing For Tonight’s… do you have any idea how much sodium is in this? i really want to try it when i’m home but my system is super duper sensitive to lots of salt (the reason why the food here at school makes me so sick) and the powdered spices make me a little hesitant.
The remaining sodium is in the crab, shrimp,...
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Love It! I'm Going To Try Cooking Up A "Shrimpy...
chronically-awesome replied to your photo: Low Calorie Crab and Shrimp Stuffing For Tonight’s… You could whisk up a couple of egg whites and make “shrimpy crabby patties” out of it also! Or mix in some hot sauce and a teeny bit of lowfat cream cheese and bake in wonton skins in muffin tins for “crab rangoon”!
I didn’t add egg white, though— since I didn’t have any...
My Low Calorie Crab Stuffed Yogurt Chicken...
I’ve been pondering on this, today, and I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t work— so I’m trying it tomorrow.
This will be my experimental recipe:
1) Put plain yogurt in a bowl and spice to my mood at the time. I might go Indian or perhaps instead use rosemary, thyme and garlic powder. I might also add a pinch of turmeric for aesthetics. And maybe a pinch of chili powder.
2) Slice a...
Annie Is Freaking Me Out Tonight
She had a hair appointment, today, and her stylist flat ironed her normally very curly hair straight just for the fun of it.
Annie and her 36 year old daughter, Janie, have the same color hair and almost the exact same face— except that Janie’s hair is straight.
So it keeps freaking me out as we watch television, together— with our bodies intertwined— and I look over from time to time and see...
I'll Admit...
…that I got teary-eyed as the Idol contestants got their news in tonight’s show— but Annie was flat out boo-hooing.
I only boo-hoo during chick flicks.
I’m so much tougher than she is…!
-orsoiwouldhaveyouthinkchelle
Leaving The Convenience Store
Chelle: You bought Squirt? I thought you went in for a bottle of water?
Annie: I did, but I haven’t had a Squirt in a really long time.
Chelle: Is that supposed to be a metaphor for anything?
Annie: …
Chelle: Uh huh…
Lucky For Santorum That He's Not A Homeless Black...
…or he’d be in big trouble, right now.
Tell me if you see a difference between these two situations (it might not be terribly obvious if you’re a politician):
1) Rick Santorum is a white, former senator. When his family and he moved from Pennsylvania to Virginia he enrolled his kids in an online charter school— and charged their former Pennsylvania school district for...
“Mitt Romney is like the groom in an arranged marriage where the bride just...”
– Charlie Hurt, The Washington Times
I Was Sure That A Newfie...
…would have chimed in on that last post…!
-sometimescookslikeanewfiechelle
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I'm Making Scrunchions Tomorrow...
…even though they’re not exactly on my diet.
I cooked Jiggs Dinner, today, using a pork picnic instead of naval or corned beef. The pork picnic had a nice, big, fatty piece of rind on it— so I saved it to make scrunchions. (Now, if I only had some cod cheeks to fry up with the scrunchions…)
My pudding bags got lost several moves ago, and I’d love to find some more so that I can once...
Annie And I Worry...
…because we no longer “get” most commercials.
Like the Geico “weee weee weee” pig commercials.
And when we watch teasers for talk shows and they announce their guests— we have no idea who they are.
Doesn’t that mean we’re getting old?
-prettysureitdoeschelle
Making A Sweep Through The Southwest
Annie and I are taking a load of stuff to Georgia in my beloved minivan, “Old Blue,” in two weeks.
We will travel through Albuquerque and Dallas on our way to Georgia— since one of Annie’s daughters recently moved there.
We’ll probably leave Utah on Monday the 4th and will spend a few days in Dallas, mid-week.
If you live somewhere along that route and you’ve got the time— we’d love to see...
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Political Attack Ads Are Even Worse At The Local...
…than they are at the national level.
I wonder if any politicians watch the ads that target them and say to themselves, “I hate myself. I had no idea I was such a horrible person.”
I think that politics turns good people into bad people and honest people into crooks— and they don’t even realize it.
They think that they’ve somehow hung onto their values and integrity when they, themselves,...
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Thanks, Grrl! I Know That There Are Episodes On...
velvet-idiot replied to your post: I Have Been Contacted By A Television Production Company In The UK… I didn’t catch any of it Chelle, sorry. I’ll see if it’s available on catch up.
Just search for “My Transsexual Summer”. I’ve just viewed several episodes and the people they chose don’t pass well and don’t have passably female voices. Their experience...
"My Big Fat Transsexual Wedding"...
…is NOT a title I would want them to consider for this series, so I guess it’s time to really get serious about losing the next 50 pounds.
Size 10, here I come!
-gettingseriousagainchelle
Speaking Of Our Wedding...
…Annie and I have decided to invite y’all.
Our original plan of just the two of us being married on the beach with one witness and a member of the clergy gradually morphed in “family only” then “family and close friends” to “hey, we’re having a beach party!”
Our wedding will be on Saturday, October 6th, on Hilton Head Island in South...
I Have Been Contacted By A Television Production...
…who would like to film Annie’s and my wedding, the preparations for it, as well as some other footage capturing the essence and challenges of our relationship.
They’re doing it on behalf of Channel 4, in the UK, and have asked me to review some YouTube clips of similar work that they’ve done in the past. Their stated goal is to destigmatize transsexualism and they seem...
Need Some Help Quickly Please
Annie and I are trying to pick out a movie on demand.
We’ve got it narrowed down to Market and Me, and Jumpin’ Jack Flash.
She said she thinks Marley might have a sad ending which would kill the movie for me.
Help us out! Last minute possibility: Autumn in NY with Richard Gere.
-movieloverchelle
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Over My Objection...
…Annie wanted us to watch “Commando,” an old Schwarzenegger movie, this afternoon.
Even though I hadn’t seen it I knew that it wasn’t our usual “chick flick” fare.
She had seen it before, though, and it didn’t take long for me to figure out why we were watching it.
Schwarzenegger must have been in his absolute top physical condition because I just kept sitting there thinking, “Oh, Arnie!”
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I Look Forward To Watching...
…”This Week With George Stephanopoulos,” Sunday mornings on ABC, all week.
And this morning they moved it from 9am to 7am— so I missed it and I’m PISSED.
GRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!
-grumpychelleisgrumpychelle
I Honestly Don't Know What The Republicans Are...
I would not vote for Rick Santorum under any circumstances whatsoever.
I would actually vote for Obama over Santorum— and Obama is spending us straight into bankruptcy.
Besides being a social reactionary who would try to turn back the clock on the few advances that we’ve had toward creating true equality for ALL Americans, Santorum is just as big of a spender as Obama is.
So our...
Current Status: At The Utah Symphony
Abravanel Hall is a strikingly beautiful building and a magnificent location to serve as the home of the Utah Symphony.
Annie and I are here, this evening, for performances of works by Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff and Beethoven.
While Beethoven’s 4th Symphony is always a huge treat we’re even more excited about hearing Andre Watts perform Rachmaninoff’s “Concerto No. 2 in C Minor for Piano and...
My Very First Rejection Letter, Ever...
…came from Barbara Lowenstein of Lowenstein Associates, in New York.
Oh well!
I’m sure that if she actually read my stuff she’d feel differently but I’m already realizing that it’s pretty hard to break through the noise in the literary world.
I’ll probably just end up going the Amazon route and publicizing through Twitter and Tumblr.
I’m still...
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A Few Folks Have Pointed Out...
sarasblathering replied to your post: My Uncle Has Suggested A Title Change In Order To Sell More Books I wouldn’t compromise myself with a (even minorly) misleading title. Small decision now, big consequences later. Assume it becomes a best seller, then the small minded people get busy and start picking you apart. Don’t give them ammunition.
…that the publisher would give it whatever...