tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314769013730093722024-03-13T02:27:27.309-07:00Single ServingThis blog is to chronicle my adventures, the people I'll meet, the drinks I'll imbibe, the joy, the frustration, the bargains I find, the crap I wish I can afford & all the FAB-U-LE$$ meals I'll have in between as I try everything in my power to sell my own lifestyle/cooking show every single day 1 Single Serving at a time <3Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-89612779559077704332010-04-12T07:07:00.000-07:002010-04-12T07:14:52.869-07:00STOKED: Made the switch to Wordpress... finallyI can't bring myself to delete this link or have it automatically be redirected to my new site I learned so much & grew so much as a person on my very first blog, March 23rd made it my one year anniversary. The new one is sleeker, easier & I must admit more organized, so PLEASE check out <a href="http://singleservingbytes.com/"><span style="color: cyan;">www.singleservingbytes.com</span></a>. I hope you all enjoyed the show. I'll be giving my 2 cents, behind the scene details & recipes to make to coincide with viewing the episodes & a swanky cocktail for the shot game. <a href="http://singleservingbytes.com/"></a>Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-51330673663299703372010-03-12T07:16:00.000-08:002010-03-12T17:25:11.793-08:00Between My Headphones: When I am wrong... I'm WRONG!Yup & I ALWAYS admit it when I am & this is thee biggest pill I've had to swallow yet.... in 2010. Many times, even on here I've expressed my dislike for Lady <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">GaGa</span> aka <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">GagGag</span>, but unexpectedly the hook & sick beat for "Bad Romance" got me & the video made me wet myself... from sweating, DUH! I thought it was a fluke so I paid no mind to it, I gave her ONE hit & that was it... then I watched her on Oprah & saw what she did for Haiti & how genuinely humbled she was for her success & the blessings she has <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">recieved</span> from her generous "Little Monster" fans, so I gave her TWO! Then the song Telephone came out, I tried to play it off "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">ok</span> that's cool"... a week later I secretly had that jam on repeat & told NO ONE! I was like a binge eating bulimic for the hectic, multifaceted beats.<br /><br />Then yesterday the video came out & <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">DAGNABBIT</span>... I'm freaking <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">HOOOOOKED</span>! That's THREE... Diva did a hat trick on me. The utter filth, rawness, girl power sexy, confident, trash, balls, all that insanity, Miss B looking like a Black Bettie Page, non <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">sequitur</span> images & dialogue, couture, mad unabashed product placements, mayhem, mass murdering, drop bass that just smacks your ass, 11 flippin' costume changes, raunch & glam all wrapped up in under 10 minutes... UGH, it's a wrap for me! I wouldn't say I'm a Monster but God blessed the chick is SICK & I HAVE to give her her <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">dayum</span> props, not like she needs me to cosign for her on her talent... HA! I can't wait to hit the club with my Gays tonight & dance this madness off! So "tonight I'm not takin' no calls cause I'll be dancin'... I'm BUSY!"<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GQ95z6ywcBY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GQ95z6ywcBY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-26072578287896064502010-03-10T09:56:00.000-08:002010-03-10T12:12:52.305-08:00STOKED!: I'm A Member Of The Food Network FamilyActually I'm SUPER STOKED! This is why I've been MIA & I had to wait for all the details to be concrete before I could say anything. I am so excited & am so happy I can share this experience with all of the amazing Chefs especially Chef Stuart & Chef Brian & my uber cool boss & friend Tom. We got a super cool time slot after Diner, Drive Ins & Dives... FN's #1 show. Here is Food Network's official press release:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-W2e20UKjxRtMOV4NG0KZQq86_qKsyRUA5zm5GlvIACd9_OcERWTRc2oZJjZTNr_BybfvXUZQWhPEUUyRfINpIwPmyZ0lgf1phOxumJFL33nZ1Mu0ACF8OJFzANSRSjIXEOtZKXm7Rw/s1600-h/5808240_food-network-logo.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 45px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 56px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447069901236579794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-W2e20UKjxRtMOV4NG0KZQq86_qKsyRUA5zm5GlvIACd9_OcERWTRc2oZJjZTNr_BybfvXUZQWhPEUUyRfINpIwPmyZ0lgf1phOxumJFL33nZ1Mu0ACF8OJFzANSRSjIXEOtZKXm7Rw/s200/5808240_food-network-logo.jpg" /></a> <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">FOOD NETWORK TASTES THE GLAMOROUS LIFE</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">IN</span></strong> <div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">“PRIVATE CHEFS OF BEVERLY HILLS”</span></strong><br /><em><strong>New Primetime Docu-Soap Premieres on Friday, April 9th at </strong></em></div><div><em><strong>10pm ET/PT</strong></em><br /><br /><strong>NEW YORK</strong> – Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 – Food Network peeks into the high-demand world of culinary glamour in Private Chefs of Beverly Hills. Premiering <strong>Friday, April 9th at 10pm ET/PT</strong>, this delicious docu-soap follows six gifted cooks from <a href="http://bigcitychefs.com/"><span style="color:#00cccc;">Big City Chefs</span></a>, Beverly Hills’ premiere private chef placement agency. On-call 24/7, the chefs must cater to the whims of their over-the-top and eccentric clientele in Los Angeles’ most posh neighborhood.<br /><br /><br /><br />“Viewers go inside the world of private chefs who cater to the ultra high-end and even higher maintenance Beverly Hills clientele,” said Bob Tuschman, Senior Vice President, Programming and Production, Food Network. “These six chefs bring humor, skill and creativity to each encounter making for a very funny, compelling and entertaining series.”<br /><br /><br /><br />With a litany of outrageous requests coming in to Big City Chefs owner Tom Stieber, each episode features the chefs tackling assignments like cooking for both humans and canines in a doggy spa, injecting flavor into a salon’s Botox party, pampering young millionaire’s glamorous camping (or “glamping”) trip, indulging aging 80’s hair rockers intent on living the rock ‘n roll lifestyle, and becoming unwitting participants in a medieval murder mystery party held behind the stone walls of Los Angeles’ only Scottish castle. The cast includes six chefs with varied culinary expertise and backgrounds.<br /><br /><br /><br />Jesse Brune: As one of the break-out stars of Bravo’s show Workout, Jesse Brune is a Le Cordon Bleu trained chef, personal trainer, and lifestyle consultant living in Los Angeles. Specializing in healthy and organic cuisine, Jesse has catered a wide range of events and teaches cooking classes across America.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Manouschka Guerrier</strong>: A former model, Manouschka Guerrier learned all she knows about cooking from her mother Jacqueline and professionally-trained Haitian grandmother, Olga. As the quintessential single, Manouschka owns and operates Los Angeles based brand Single Serving, where she <strong>celebrates</strong> the single life and teaches other singles how to serve up chic, easy, and affordable meals.<br /><br /><br /><br />Brian Hill: Brian Hill got his start in the culinary arts by catering parties for friends as a side job. His talent for American, European, and Caribbean cuisine quickly attracted celebrity clientele, such as Eddie Murphy, Mary J. Blige and Mariah Carey. In 2006, Brian appeared on the first season of Bravo’s Top Chef. In March 2010, he launched a gourmet street food truck in Los Angeles.<br /><br /><br /><br />Stuart O’Keeffe: Irish-born Stuart O’Keeffe discovered his love of cooking at a young age while helping his mother and aunt prepare family meals. He studied at the Dublin Institute of Technology where he earned a degree in the Culinary Arts. After moving to Los Angeles, Stuart soon became a highly sought-after private chef and is the face of Tupperware® as their North American chef.<br /><br /><br /><br />Sasha Perl-Raver: A self-taught freelance private chef in Los Angeles, Sasha Perl-Raver has been cooking since age 16, her clients currently include directors, producers and celebrities, and her recipes have been published in four volumes of the “Little Big Book” series (Welcome Books). In 2007, she made the jump to food and entertainment journalism and is currently a featured contributor to NBC.com.<br /><br /><br /><br />Brooke Peterson: Brooke Peterson discovered her interest in food as a young girl, learning from her grandmother how to cook for large groups on small budgets. Brooke’s introduction to lifestyle entertainment began with her teen cooking show, Cook with Brooke, on Varsity Television. In 2007, she hosted the original Yahoo! Daily Web series, Cheap N Easy, teaching viewers to prepare meals in five minutes with five ingredients for less than $5.<br /><br /><br /><br /># # #<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">FOOD NETWORK (www.foodnetwork.com) is a unique lifestyle network, website and magazine that connects viewers to the power and joy of food. The network strives to be viewers’ best friend in food and is committed to leading by teaching, inspiring and empowering through its talent and expertise. Food Network is distributed to more than 98 million U.S. households and averages more than 9 million unique web users monthly. In its first year Food Network Magazine doubled its rate base and passed the one million circulation mark. Headquartered in New York, Food Network has a growing international presence with programming in more than 150 countries, including 24 hour networks in Great Britain, India, Asia and Africa. Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI), which also owns and operates HGTV (www.hgtv.com), DIY Network (www.diynetwork.com), Great American Country (www.gactv.com) and Cooking Channel, is the manager and general partner.</span></div>Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-77594105981533359832010-03-09T23:51:00.000-08:002010-03-10T00:32:40.450-08:00STOKED!: I Have A Song!!!I know I've been MIA, but until 7 am PST on 4/10/10 I can't explain why, trust you're going to be just as stoked as I am... but I had to come on here prior just to share thee most AMAZING gift I have ev-ER received... actually I'm lying it's a super tie with Shannon Pope animating me for Single Serving, that was a dream I always had... but inspiring a song, being a Muse for such an incredible thing as music is a notion I never thought I deserved. On top of that, aside of material things I don't have much, I rent... I'm single, I finance my car... shoot neither of my folks own a home for me to go to. It's been my life's mission to have a place of my very own... to own something, something that is<strong> mine</strong> & NO ONE can take away from me. To belong to something, to inspire someone, to belong to someone... hmm, didn't expect to say that publicly... (screw it!) but I will say that I am extremely lucky enough to own a spot in the hearts of those that care about me the most & I am proud to announce that I have a song of my very own. My very talented, beautiful & BRILLIANT friend has written one for me... WOW, I'm speechless. I can't do this justice by trying to find the words to explain how this feels. Click below to read the lyrics & hear the gorgeous song by Ken Christianson to hear "my song". I hope you enjoy it half as much as I do:<br /><br /><a href="http://wp.me/p8ki8-ks">http://wp.me/p8ki8-ks</a>Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-43058614814094123092009-12-24T16:12:00.001-08:002010-03-13T08:46:53.636-08:00Between My Headphones: X-Mas Muzak!While my Christmas Lechon is marinating in the fridge I'm online trekking for new tunes to inspire me in the kitchen when I should really be writing my blog about my Holiday party on November 27th, I'm so damn lazy BUT it has been a while since I've contributed a musical offering to the Blogosphere & while I was in NYC 2 weeks ago my friend Irene generously commented that she holds me responsible for her great taste in music & that's her favorite part of coming on here... awwww Ireenie! Here's the best I found, this is my X-Mas present to you... 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Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-46012563803039202782009-12-09T15:55:00.000-08:002010-03-10T01:03:25.102-08:00I lost the love of my life today, Diviana...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcz5deUts1AxP60P7d9rvuYkD0XK5m6j6arugvHigqgWW5JjC7yIoO7PalD1cgQTF0z6SC6AXedhMXs8-0n51QATdSFs9WVzWgMsCuhyC_n9U73Bia7mQRHxb72ygvN3GVFmYOxQuLuU/s1600-h/5969657_600.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413396708673113874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcz5deUts1AxP60P7d9rvuYkD0XK5m6j6arugvHigqgWW5JjC7yIoO7PalD1cgQTF0z6SC6AXedhMXs8-0n51QATdSFs9WVzWgMsCuhyC_n9U73Bia7mQRHxb72ygvN3GVFmYOxQuLuU/s400/5969657_600.jpg" /></a><br />she was someone that stuck by me literally for 11 years when I was both at my best & at my worst. She was more than my other half, I could never be as good as her... she encouraged me to love even when I didn't want to & now she's encouraging me to fight as I frantically search for the strength to go on the rest of my life without her. I never even intended to have her, but I'm glad I had that $50 in my glove compartment box all those years ago to purchase her.<br /><br />I can't stop thinking about how people could go on & think that God doesn't have a sense of humor. He's like... "I'm going to give you this warm, fuzzy life & it will love you unconditionally for it's <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">ENTIRE</span> life like no human possibly can. It will encourage you, stay by you, honor you & be euphoric by your touch... but it will never speak to you to tell you they're hurt, or to go screw yourself if you give them nasty food they don't like or that they're sick or need your help. They will LOAD you up with kisses & keep you up at night with their farts & their snoring Oh & in the state of California by law you HAVE to pick up their CRAP! They will make you laugh all the time & you will feel sheer terror every time you drive to the vet the whole way there making promises that are nearly impossible to keep when you wait for the Dr to say they will be ok & you will only have them *he squeezes his index finger & thumb together* for <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">this</span> amount of time OH & ONE year is equal to SEVEN friggin' years... HA! Good luck with that"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNi0gXElb1RA2YH0YsfpqvsMgHRlp9K5DwFgl09-eJsFHmZAcEpXoARGoyCc1vXNX_LY7cEcN7zsw7pd1eYXDt1ne1YS2ihmus0UXXEyvZ8tBrAFDXyv0Ha80w63C5PiSH4seAyVxaWJg/s1600-h/IMG_2065.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413415610029469794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNi0gXElb1RA2YH0YsfpqvsMgHRlp9K5DwFgl09-eJsFHmZAcEpXoARGoyCc1vXNX_LY7cEcN7zsw7pd1eYXDt1ne1YS2ihmus0UXXEyvZ8tBrAFDXyv0Ha80w63C5PiSH4seAyVxaWJg/s400/IMG_2065.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXIRUK9dI1DRN9UnWRIpiLSGagqRm_Vydq_NgJRliHtnZHJ01hGxloL8buYRmi1p6MssmtJm2dDVy_jQKw6dRJNL-EqO68st3L-1AZ6MTWIwYx8tJtdC8ZS0C4VvjU0kKmXxKuvtB0qY/s1600-h/IMG_2054.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413415600634347122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMXIRUK9dI1DRN9UnWRIpiLSGagqRm_Vydq_NgJRliHtnZHJ01hGxloL8buYRmi1p6MssmtJm2dDVy_jQKw6dRJNL-EqO68st3L-1AZ6MTWIwYx8tJtdC8ZS0C4VvjU0kKmXxKuvtB0qY/s400/IMG_2054.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZ-wxhTF7dAg86r76nISSTy31QrVnKEDCS43wLH3kaFoIPPw4r2GrmzoaX9qWBRwW8sd6TMhNnF-KmUZS_uBvy42w1LrqNA2cHnhwr2bet1XP8y9WZS89DjVZVFdMcS13zlnZoPdkiIU/s1600-h/IMG_2066.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413415591139922754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZ-wxhTF7dAg86r76nISSTy31QrVnKEDCS43wLH3kaFoIPPw4r2GrmzoaX9qWBRwW8sd6TMhNnF-KmUZS_uBvy42w1LrqNA2cHnhwr2bet1XP8y9WZS89DjVZVFdMcS13zlnZoPdkiIU/s400/IMG_2066.JPG" /></a><br />Thank you Diviana Ophelia Guerrier, my D.O.G. for CHOOSING me, for <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">LOVING</span> me & sticking around long enough to see me follow my dream. My greatest loss is the honor I had to be your Mother here on this earth... being loved by you has been my <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">GREATEST</span> experience & achievement. Make sure to find my Grandmother today & I look forward to seeing both of your faces, first when I'm blessed enough to meet you at the wonderful place you are both at. Today I feel incomplete... may feel this way for a while but having you these past 11 years truly was a gift from our very funny God.<br /><br />A mir, mir Mami... fais do do Cherie. 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HA!<!-- End header --> <div id="navigation"> <div class="container clearfix"> Ok so not on a TV show but on one of my <span style="font-weight: bold;">favourite</span> blogs! My girlfriend Sarah Sido & her partner, the equally delightful, Claire Winters run this pretty cool blog called <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.brainsofminerva.com/2009/11/20/fun/manouschka-guerriers-top-la-eats-for-under-12/#more-1036">Brains of Minerva</a>, they inform Actors & people new to the scene inside tips to help them reach their dreams out here in LA LA Landia. They were kind enough to not only ask me to make cupcakes for their party on Wednesday evening... I made Pumpkin Egg Nog & Barbancourt Rum Cuppycakes, they also asked me to write an article on my FAVE places to eat in LA on a budget. Here's part 1 of my 12 Top LA Eats for Under $12... this was SO much fun to do & PLEASE check out their site. 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Her style of cooking is delicious, inexpensive, swift, stylish and figure-friendly. She whips it all up and manages to have a ball in the kitchen in her Louboutins and her Le Creuset. This ain’t your Mama’s kitchen!</em></p> <p><em>She’s not a classically trained chef by any means, but a cook who received lessons from her Grandmother Olga (who attended a prestigious French Culinary School in Haiti). She started a thriving private catering company “To Serve With Love.” She found success by combining inspiration from her Grandmother’s classics with her appreciation for international cuisine (which she developed upon her travels around the world as a former Model and Miss Hawaiian Tropic Miss Caribbean America).</em></p> <p><em>Now with Single Serving… she brings her simple “super sexy single secrets” from her kitchen to yours, helping other singles serve up delicious meals whether they are eating alone, entertaining friends or looking to impress someone special.</em></p> <p>I have to say I’m pretty blessed, I am<em> so</em> not a Starving Artist. Between my work as an Actor & Writer I have had some great success as a cook, a caterer & bartender. With that being said, I am beyond picky of where I go to eat. I figure if I’m going to go somewhere & pay for the food & pay for the service it’s got to be<span> </span><span>ridonkulous</span>! Or I should stay at home make something myself & suck it up & clean the dishes after. When I moved here many, many moons ago I made it my personal mission to find the best places to eat on a budget (I have a shoe fetish I prefer to spend my money on that) & with the state of the economy I really feel like <span id="more-1036"></span>my research has paid off, pardon the pun. Here are four of my top places to eat in the Land of LA for $12 & under – a tour with my tongue & wallet as your tour guides shall we say?</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/noshi-sushi-los-angeles" target="_blank">Noshi Sushi</a></strong> <strong>(best sushi)</strong> 4430 Beverly Blvd Los Angeles CA 90004 (323) 469-3458</p> <p>Not only is this my NUMBER 1 sushi choice but honest to God this is my number 1 place to eat! If I were ever on death row, arrested for the crime of being a 34 year old Black girl still addicted to Hello Kitty, THIS would be my final meal hands down! I’ve been coming to this place since early on into moving to LA so I’ve had years comparing this spot to many sushi spots all over LA, especially on the infamous Sushi Row aka<span> </span><span>Ventura</span><span> </span>Blvd (how do any of those places stay open?!) In the mood to beat the crap out of someone instead of playing punch buggy? Drive down<span> </span><span>Ventura</span><span> </span>& punch someone every time you see a Sushi Restaurant. You won’t go an entire block without being completely covered in welts!</p> <p>Sorry, rambling! Yes it’s amazing you can get an array of sushi for $3 & under but what really makes this place stand out for me is the flavor of it… it’s bloody fantastic & talk about getting a bang for your buck. The rolls are the size of hockey pucks – so I swear, 3 rolls in you need for someone to rub your belly after & take a nap. I suggest their infamous spicy tuna rolls. I have been all over the world & have been to the so called “best sushi places” around & I swear no one has been able to hold a candle to Noshi’s tuna roll… it’s BRILLIANT! What I like about Noshi also is that they give you the freedom to create your own roll. For texture I created a squid legs cut roll with sweet eel sauce & no sesame seeds. Even people I have had try it that are terrified of squid love it.</p> <p>For $12 I usually order 2 spicy tuna rolls, squid legs roll & a bottle of hot sake… YES that’s 3 bones too. Other suggestions is their creamy, chewy, decadent & delicious Dynamite for $6. It’s a mix of scallops,shitake mushrooms, scallions, masago (roe) in a creamy mayo based sauce broiled in the oven for this crispy au gratin-like topping served with lemon wedges… To. Die. For! You may kick your mother in the face for this one. A half order of salmon sashimi for $7 that just melts in your mouth?! And for $7.50 (although it is a half order but it is MASSIVE) try the Albacore salad.</p> <p>Oh btw… it’s cash only & there’s a long list of rules like no babies & if sitting at the bar there’s a minimum…Yeah the list is long & can rival Seinfeld’s “Soup Nazi,” but the service is kind-natured & it’s worth abiding by all the rules.</p> <p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.kassava.com/" target="_blank"><span>Kassava</span></a><span> </span>(best lunch)</span><span> </span><span>8600 W 3rd St</span><span><span> </span><span>Los</span><span> </span><span>Angeles</span></span>,<span> </span><span>CA</span><span> </span><span>90048</span><span><span> </span>(310) 385-0233</span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz_redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kassava.com&src_bizid=tdEHI-w3iSNR487cj3wJjA&cachebuster=1257814728" target="_blank"><span> </span></a></p> <p>Maybe I am biased picking this spot because I am Haitian, but honestly Haitian food is thee<span> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">best</span>, most underrated cuisine in the world. It’s a lot like Cuban & Jamaican food with the staples being rice, beans, plantains & a protein. But Haitian food is spicier, bolder & more flavorful. If you like Cajun/Creole food you will LOVE Haitian food (well of course you should, being that Haiti is the birthplace of the Creoles). I can pretty much make everything Haitian, but alas as I said earlier I don’t like doing dishes, so when I want a day off from the kitchen this is my DEFINITE go-to spot… OH & they deliver too… in a snazzy tricked out Cadillac<span> </span><span>Escalade</span>… oh how the food Gods LOVE me!<span> </span></p> <p>Even though the median price of all their food is roughly around $16 what I love about them is their daily lunch specials from 11am- 3pm, M-F for get this…. $6<span> </span><span>flippin</span>‘ 95!!!! $6.95. Depending on the day, you can get Creole chicken which is chicken baked in a light tomato sauce loaded with aromatics & spicy seasoning and a heaping side of my all-time favorite red beans & rice. Aside from my grandmother’s & my stepmother’s, their red beans & rice is the best I have ever had! They offer a choice of sweet yellow plantains (which is a ripe fried plantain) or green plantains (which is a crispy green plantain flattened) fried & sprinkled with salt. I love both ways so much I can never pick, so I have both & the sweet sexy ladies of the kitchen Vanessa & Jessie cater to my indecisive whim. This is touted as a Caribbean spot because they also make Jamaican staples such as Jerk Chicken or Jerk Ribs (the ribs for $7.95). Both from time to time also make appearances as a lunch special. Succulent<span> </span><span>Tassot</span><span> </span>which are beef bites or their beef stew… Jamaican patties (Beef, Chicken, Seafood & Veggie) & Champagne Cola… oh dear God I’m going to call them NOW to deliver. The Haitian Pumpkin Soup makes me want to cry & can be a meal within itself.</p> <p>In America it’s the burger, in Italy it’s pizza, for Haiti our national dish is<span> </span><span>Griot</span>, savory pork shoulder bites boiled to make them tender, the seasoned & then fried and topped with our favorite condiment<span> </span><span>piklis</span> (which is a shredded cabbage &<span> </span><span>habanero</span><span> </span>pickled hot salad that we like to put on EVERYTHING!) The mix of crunch, heat, tang & acidic flavor of the vinegar will bring a tear to your eye & not just because of the heat hidden in what you would assume was an innocent slaw but how damn good it is! The fried chicken will make the Colonel rise from the dead & my personal favorites Oxtail stew & Crispy goat are truly what dreams are made of.<span> </span></p> <p>Make sure to grab one of the juices & shakes, they are so authentically Caribbean. They are also available for catering your next event. So if I’m not available to cater for you definitely spread the Haitian love & get all the praise for enlightening your guests to such flavorful food & hire them.</p> <div> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/blue-marlin-los-angeles" target="_blank">Blue Marlin</a> (best Italian)</span> <span>2121<span> </span><span>Sawtelle</span><span> </span>Blvd</span><span><span> </span><span>Los</span><span> </span><span>Angeles</span></span>,<span> </span><span>CA</span><span> </span><span>90025</span>(310) 445-2522</p></div> <p>I know I have rated a Japanese spot as best Italian but hear me out for a second. This little gem hidden in a neighborhood in<span> </span><span>Sawtelle</span><span> </span>Village I am branding the “Little Tokyo of West LA” has jacked the crown from my favorite Italian spot<span> </span><span>Amalfi</span>. It’s a fusion spot that melds the best elements of Japanese, Italian & French cuisines. The portions are massive & I swear it doesn’t matter what you order – everything on the menu is divine… a party in your mouth every time. My favorites are the Uni spaghetti & the uni Risotto. Now for years I thought I hated Uni (urchin). After having it here I can kick myself for the years I have missed out not ordering it.<span> </span></p> <p>Last week I went to<span> </span><span>Noshi</span><span> </span>& I ordered the uni. It was good, I won’t lie, but the Uni at Blue Marlin is something truly special, and when mixed with their cream sauce in the spaghetti you will have many moments oohing &<span> </span><span>aahing</span><span> </span>with your eyes closed (note - if you’re the type that fakes the big O, I suggest not to come here with the person you faked it with, they will KNOW instantly you were faking it… I’m just<span> </span><span>sayin</span>‘). These are over the $12 (about $13 or $14) but worth chucking the extra pennies for. The <span>carbonara</span><span> </span>&<span> </span><span>bolognese</span><span> </span>are incredible for under $10. I like to order extra crispy bacon of $2 and they have an array of extras you can add to your meal.</p> <div> <p>The chicken cutlet with spaghetti in an<span> </span><span>arrabiatte</span><span> </span>sauce is so crispy, creamy & dreamy & HELLO comes in a cute Le<span> </span><span>Creuset</span><span> </span>pot (another obsession of mine I prefer to scrounge my few measly dollars to invest in<span> </span><span> </span>) – that’s how massive the portions are for one person. <span> </span></p></div> <p>Everything either came in a 2 qt cast iron french oven or a cute paella pan. Speaking of French the toasty, tangy & soft inside hot French bread is thee best French bread I have ever had & I go through about three loaves just mopping up their<span> </span><span>fantabulous</span><span> </span>sauces. There are heaps of pasta dishes for under $12 & I also suggest if going for their wonderful Japanese curry opt for the spaghetti instead of rice… oh my! If you don’t want to take my word for it how fantastic the pasta is PLEASE try their <span>Omu</span>-rice. It’s a dish I have never heard of until I’ve gone there. It’s fried rice, wrapped with an omelet on top & you can top it with anything from a pork or chicken cutlet to shrimp or beef or my favorite Uni… this is definitely a sensory experience you MUST have!</p> <div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/el-cochinito-restaurant-los-angeles" target="_blank">El<span> </span><span>Cochinito</span></a><span> </span>(best Cuban)</span><span> </span><span>3508 W Sunset Blvd</span><span><span> </span><span>Los</span><span> </span><span>Angeles</span></span>,<span> </span><span>CA</span><span> </span><span>90026</span><span>(323) 668-0737</span></div> <p>Now I am from Miami so this too can be considered as biased but good food is damn good food no matter WHERE you are from! When LA people talk about Cuban food, often mentioned is Versailles. Yeah that place is great for amateurs of flavor, but if you want real down home smack-everyone-in-the-room food, that is filling, delicious & by the good-grace-of-the-ghost-of-Desi<span> </span><span>-Arnaz</span><span> </span><em>cheap</em>, I suggest heading over to El<span> </span><span>Cohinito</span><span> </span>in<span> </span><span>Silverlake</span>. Hands down this is my second favorite Cuban spot EVER! It blows away plenty of places I have had in Miami even. It’s second to my fave La<span> </span><span>Carreta</span><span> </span>in my old hood & just narrowly, beating La<span> </span><span>Caridad</span><span>, </span>a Chinese/Cuban spot I ALWAYS go to when I hit NYC. The reason it beats La<span> </span><span>Caridad</span><span> </span>is because I usually stay in<span> </span><span>Flatbush</span>, Brooklyn, & La<span> </span><span>Caridad</span><span> </span>is in the Upper West Side in Manhattan & I loathe subways & the chances of getting a cab ride back from Manhattan to<span> </span><span>Flatbush</span><span> </span>are as good as Megan Fox winning an Oscar! I’ve had cabs refuse to take me back at 4am in front of 1 OAK & I missed my flight… that’s just RUDE!<span> </span></p> <p>The roast pork with<span> </span><span>moros</span><span> </span>&<span> </span><span>cristianos</span><span> </span>(mixed black beans & rice) & yucca in a tangy garlic sauce called<span> </span><span>mojo</span><span> </span>is just so incredible. Please, I repeat please always ask for a side of<span> mojo</span><span> </span>sauce as soon as the bread comes out & dip<span> </span><span>errythang</span><span> </span>in that & I mean<span> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span>errythang</span></span><span> – </span>take some home even & spread that sweet, sweet garlic love & rub it all over your meat… yes, I use it to marinate my meat… oh what did you think I meant? TERRIBLE! The pork is spiced brilliantly & cooked perfectly. The layers of crispy, tender & juicy perfectly proportional marbled meat is just *swoon* – where are the<span> </span><span>friggin</span><span> </span>words I want to describe this?!?!? Listen, if you LOVE pork belly but are sick of dishing out the $20+ for it & it only comes on top of a<span> </span><span>frisee</span><span> </span>salad, this is definitely the place to get your<span> </span><span>porktastic</span><span> </span>fix! EVERYTHING I mean EVERYTHING on their menu is mind<span>-</span><span>blowingly</span><span> </span>good! Another favorite is the<span> </span><span>medianoche</span>, Cuba’s national sandwich made with the decadent roast pork, topped with Swiss cheese, ham & mustard in between glorious soft Cuban bread toasted in a flat Cuban press, like a<span> </span><span>panini</span><span> </span>press sans the grill marks.<span> </span></p> <p>Order TWO of these, you hear me? Eat one there & take one to go so the next time you’re piss drunk & come back home there is no better meal to have. Unlike Miami when you can get Cuban food 24/7 especially this amazing sandwich… oh MAN you will be on the floor slop-<span>PY</span><span> </span>making sweet, sweet love to this sandwich, rivaling David<span> </span><span>Hasselhoff</span> with that gross Jack in the Crack burger! The Cuban style fried rice is KILLER as well as the<span> </span><span>bistec</span><span> </span><span>de</span><span> </span><span>palomilla</span><span> </span>(flat steak) & the garlic chicken (for $15.95 as a takeout special you can get a whole roasted garlic chicken, a large order of rice & beans & plantains…). QUE RICO!<span> </span></p> <p>Definitely walk into your house screaming “Lucy I’m<span> </span><span>Hoooooome</span>” as you proudly wave the bag over your head. Sometimes on Wednesdays or Thursdays they make red bean soup you can pour that over your rice instead of the black beans, so be sure to ask for it. You can also substitute their white rice & have the yellow saffron rice with your beans. Another great tip, every winter for $14 I buy two huge orders of their chicken soup & freeze it just in case I may become too sick to make my own. Whole pieces of chicken bone & all, noodles & veggies mixed with fresh lime juice will DDT the H1N1 for sure. Don’t believe me? How many Cubans have died from the swine flu? I’ll wait. I discovered this place around the same time I discovered<span> </span><span>Noshi</span><span> </span>so I have been coming here for EONS & it always makes me feel good. Treat yourself & someone you love to one of the best flavor experiences you may ever have in your entire life.</p> <div><em>Manouschka will return with more of her favorite LA restuarants after the new year. In the meantime, visit her at <a href="http://www.singleservingblogs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.singleservingblogs.blogspot.com</a>.<br /></em></div> <div><em>Photo by <a href="http://www.simplyheadshots.com/" target="_blank">Dennis Apergis</a><br /></em></div> <p><span><br /></span><span> </span></p> <div> <p><span> </span></p> <p><br /></p></div> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span> </span></p> <br /> </div> </div><!-- End post-content --> </div><!-- End post-box --> </div><!-- End post --> <br /><div id="comments" class="post-box"> <div class="comment-content"> <div class="comment-count"> <a href="http://www.brainsofminerva.com/2009/11/20/fun/manouschka-guerriers-top-la-eats-for-under-12/#comments">1 Comment</a> </div> <ol class="commentlist clearfix"><li id="comment-143" class="comment even thread-even depth-1 clearfix"> <div class="comment-wrap clearfix"> <div class="comment-author clearfix"> <div class="gravatar"> <img alt="" src="http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0aac5e548a4ef611980bb776c5d3e670?s=38&d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D38&r=G" class="avatar avatar-38 photo" width="38" height="38" /> </div> <div class="author"> <strong class="name">Sabrina <span class="reply"></span> </strong> <span class="date">on Friday 20, 2009</span> </div> </div><!-- End comment-author --> <div class="comment-text"> <p>Awesome – I’m hungry just reading this. And I must say that I have respect for any blogger using both “ridonkulous” and “You may kick your mother in the face for this one” – love it!</p> </div><!-- End comment-text --> </div><!-- End comment-wrap --> </li></ol> </div> </div>Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-39221138986070506582009-11-16T16:41:00.000-08:002009-11-16T16:56:59.104-08:00Worth Repeating: I Want To Live In My DreamsOh yeah time just stops when I listen to this. It's so simple, sexy, hopeful & so beautiful. Dreamworld by Robin Thicke... enjoy! RIP in Shaniya.<br /><br />(The embedding to Robin's video on youtube is disabled so here's a video clip that I made as a tribute for a benefit my friends & I held to raise money to help the victims of the Australian Bushfires)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hfiFPQG0_Fc&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hfiFPQG0_Fc&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-77623957405362077312009-11-16T15:10:00.000-08:002009-11-16T17:58:22.888-08:00Stoked: I Get By With A Little Help From My FriendsSorry for the delay in posts I broke the screen to my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Macbook</span> & have been bummed beyond belief. Today I was feeling pretty <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">craptastic</span>, Flo's in town (so I'm already hormonally emotional & JACKED up!) & I just found out about what happened to that precious, precious baby girl <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Shaniya</span> Davis & how she was found murdered. The image of her tiny hands holding on to a person she trusted, leading her to her subsequent death is MESSING ME UP beyond words. Why are people so cruel? I wrote an earlier blog about my friend Lee's film "Precious" & how <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Mo'nique</span> convincingly played the mother from hell but little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Shaniya's</span> egg donor takes the crown. I really wish I were in a position where I can help Women & Children everywhere. I really feel like it's my calling, I pray the good Lord will make this dream of mine a reality & no more will innocent lives have to endure such horrible, horrible fates. It's really hard for me to snap out of these moods I emotionally crawl into after hearing such devastating stories, I actually went back to bed. The ugliness that lives inside of people scares me, but then I realized I am one of the lucky ones, I have amazing friends. My friend <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.lucasculshaw.com/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Lucas Culshaw</span> </a>painted this picture of me. YAY I'm a Culshaw Girl!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxPA8PGLJepp7zsfzbRAgmSbwSL09V8lQsluFcHUyzGrhyBQXJ0fD-P1_PqIVwqAJiMSHLWoRoMX0pc5daYsK4K1VLC0fDKYLvEVNhDUj2FSw1Sxg5dlzHhU-BlwgoA-UuCGbVus35F0/s1600/12847_181806991363_622526363_3419066_6563341_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxPA8PGLJepp7zsfzbRAgmSbwSL09V8lQsluFcHUyzGrhyBQXJ0fD-P1_PqIVwqAJiMSHLWoRoMX0pc5daYsK4K1VLC0fDKYLvEVNhDUj2FSw1Sxg5dlzHhU-BlwgoA-UuCGbVus35F0/s400/12847_181806991363_622526363_3419066_6563341_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404863421840183698" border="0" /></a>He like Single Serving's director <a style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);" href="http://singleservingblogs.blogspot.com/2009/04/brain-foodab-work-sizzlin.html">Mike Kallio</a> work in the Horror industry & the way they view me, care for me, <span style="font-weight: bold;">protect</span> me & genuinely want the best for me lifted my spirits today in what I thought I would easily spend the rest of the day numb to life. Lucas even painted this while listening to death metal.. HA! Awesome. I'm a huge fan of pin up girls & there aren't very many Black pin-ups, Vargas, my favorite artist in this genre, only painted four. Don't even get me started again on my excitement that in mere weeks I FINALLY get to see a Black Disney Princess *<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">swooooon</span>* too bad <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Shaniya</span> won't, there was no one to protect her. OH a piece of me died today, I swear! That poor little girl!<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Well I don't really want to go back & forth on the subject of the matter anymore & I'm sure you don't want to read anymore it's such a sad story. The interesting thing about time is how much can happen, how much can change from mere seconds to an eternity & the dichotomy of life. From my perception of horror that crippled me to another who makes a living from horror that lifted my spirits right back up in a matter of minutes, today was most certainly an affirmation for the abundance of blessings I have & an intersting study of what it means to be human. Thank you Lucas. May God bless & keep baby girl <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Shaniya</span>, I will never forget you. "For Precious girls everywhere" -Lee Daniels<br /></div>Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-91589176166648868482009-11-06T08:19:00.000-08:002009-11-06T09:25:30.701-08:00Tickled Pink: DOWN with Lady Gag GagAND I swear if they even think of casting her in this I will go Postal. What fantastic news to wake up to this is an article according to www.jezebel.com written by Margaret Hartmann.... YAY I wanna play the Black drummer Shana Elmsford... I LOVE JEM!!!! Oh my inner 12 year old is just too STOKED for words oh AND I'm waiting to hear if I got free tix to see the Pixies tonight, may this day NEVER end! WOW I was JUST talking about her at the Hello Kitty event & blogged about it earlier see previous post <a href="http://singleservingblogs.blogspot.com/2009/09/brain-foodab-work-truly-outrageous.html" style="color: cyan;">here. </a><br />
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<a href="http://jezebel.com/5397891/jems-truly-outrageous-comeback" style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> Jem's Truly Outrageous Comeback</b></span></a><br />
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<div class="entry">Hasbro has successfully revived the <b>Transformers</b> and <b>G.I. Joe</b> franchises, and now a <b>Jem and the Holograms</b> film or TV series is in the works. High School Musical writer Peter Barsocchini is attached.<br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-70493057149269554462009-11-05T11:20:00.000-08:002010-03-10T01:01:01.623-08:00How We Do: Lucky Girl Surrounded By Love<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnURSzKkTWn0Qa42ZRw_M8pqfbxU2zsyKw1qYC4PB6YiccuBAfXjmzJHk2pL9ROOeC03Jg9BSaoeNhTeN3BdWklQ5DrYXl8ZbJ0HVxZf4M5EpMGcgaf72SgncjtCx1JNWZgrZHI1i_D5v5/s1600-h/david_armstrong_209.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnURSzKkTWn0Qa42ZRw_M8pqfbxU2zsyKw1qYC4PB6YiccuBAfXjmzJHk2pL9ROOeC03Jg9BSaoeNhTeN3BdWklQ5DrYXl8ZbJ0HVxZf4M5EpMGcgaf72SgncjtCx1JNWZgrZHI1i_D5v5/s320/david_armstrong_209.jpg" /></a><br /></div>Here are some pics of my girls & I at David's party. SO bummed I took off my Vampire costume by then & was in full Catering clean up mode but glad to have these moments with my dearest friends on film... I mean digital, you get the gist ... OOOOOOOOOOOH Blogger made some changes I LOVE it!!! I may not jump ship to Wordpress now... NICE!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80ZigxdNRIgIZqAuUF_j7v_SMQMs3XOe6wEWbEVdxzRFkogWazNChyPp3en0sq46d1km6EgbvPLpTlngeSDgcJL4iNejMwNCk3XODNMhcv24xzM8V1ZRpxUaQ_GvVIFBAyUYV9R5oPLVK/s1600-h/david_armstrong_193.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80ZigxdNRIgIZqAuUF_j7v_SMQMs3XOe6wEWbEVdxzRFkogWazNChyPp3en0sq46d1km6EgbvPLpTlngeSDgcJL4iNejMwNCk3XODNMhcv24xzM8V1ZRpxUaQ_GvVIFBAyUYV9R5oPLVK/s320/david_armstrong_193.jpg" /></a><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyU1FfLwyEppFW5cOWQiN74WjtJIiffyHakhsPbrVpWgpbb8i4yrLhQ0wcNqJwSzOlcN2FTxZZJUttu0OrYKokccFEPa31oYV4WZ7jZUSrEYXh9ITKhT2B-fZzie_2w5XG-5CxZwm211dh/s1600-h/david_armstrong_189.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyU1FfLwyEppFW5cOWQiN74WjtJIiffyHakhsPbrVpWgpbb8i4yrLhQ0wcNqJwSzOlcN2FTxZZJUttu0OrYKokccFEPa31oYV4WZ7jZUSrEYXh9ITKhT2B-fZzie_2w5XG-5CxZwm211dh/s320/david_armstrong_189.jpg" /></a><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CwHoAfzSPFXuDD6zKcZvK5V6-kOH_WMsXViSpk0vy6WzKIJ-frppTIWpE8MS-jhkLckG1SVe1DZGUUbLwKLxnhZmMt271MjFgFnmcaJt4bMh_838Dz5a8KzjHEglKjEI6Ta0R7IAqT_F/s1600-h/david_armstrong_187.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CwHoAfzSPFXuDD6zKcZvK5V6-kOH_WMsXViSpk0vy6WzKIJ-frppTIWpE8MS-jhkLckG1SVe1DZGUUbLwKLxnhZmMt271MjFgFnmcaJt4bMh_838Dz5a8KzjHEglKjEI6Ta0R7IAqT_F/s320/david_armstrong_187.jpg" /></a><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfdUB14GZGNXaasswh00tF6HBlv-_KrB8tv3w_V6aQYzYoUUPWhD4yy0_gLovg1Owh47jxEyhiN15ebmZ4WrqqwOKIsy4AbR4ut6uY7vjm61_IK3ipHj9dGtpI5LOWcJp3j92yV7mrtoP/s1600-h/david_armstrong_185.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfdUB14GZGNXaasswh00tF6HBlv-_KrB8tv3w_V6aQYzYoUUPWhD4yy0_gLovg1Owh47jxEyhiN15ebmZ4WrqqwOKIsy4AbR4ut6uY7vjm61_IK3ipHj9dGtpI5LOWcJp3j92yV7mrtoP/s320/david_armstrong_185.jpg" /></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-72078082250150731262009-11-04T08:53:00.000-08:002009-11-04T08:53:01.051-08:00Brain Food/Ab Work: I Love Being A GirlFound these two videos that have me tickled pink this morning & I felt like sharing. Have a great week everyone xoxo<br />
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<object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6rrV7kWlhak&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6rrV7kWlhak&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-78457029757981764472009-11-03T10:23:00.000-08:002010-03-11T08:30:21.245-08:00Between My Headphones: The Land of (fa la la la) LA I'm inspiredOk so last night BLEW! Just one of the many pitfalls of being single in this new era of technology but I guess one of the cool parts of 2009 is that I can put on blast or praise someone via this blog. In my action packed weekend I spent a lot of time talking about my adventures on Saturday & Sunday & although everything went so well on those days my favorite & probably one of my <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">favourite</span> days all year was on Friday. Now for the upside of being a single chick in the Land of LA. I hung out with this sweet, sweet guy for a second time. The first time we hung out we played records all night... VINYL!!! Who does that anymore?!?!? It reminded me of the Sundays I had growing up when my dad would take a dip in the pool in the morning grab his towel come back into the house & sit on his towel on the floor for hours playing his records.<br /><br />He'd play thee widest range of records from Haitian standards like Tabou Combo to Patsy Cline to Stevie Wonder to Gato Barbieri to Redd Foxx comedy albums to Charles Aznavour to Oscar De Leon to Roger Whitaker & Earth, Wind & Fire. My brother & I didn't dare speak to him during this time, for hours it was just him & his music a world he so gladly wanted to reside in for just those few hours on a Sunday & we all respected that, hell we were being entertained also by the vast array of recorded brilliance. I definitely inherited this ability from my father to live between my headphones. To hear the popping sounds of the vinyl on this guy's speakers as we kept the volume low in order not to wake anyone because it was late was a sense memory I greatly missed. He introduced me to an incredible country crooner Ray Price. I adore musical discoveries & learning about someone I would have not had the opportunity to know about.<br /><br />The whole night I was mesmerized by him & kept referring to him as this old soul. He was 27 at the time & I was just in awe of how much musical knowledge he had & that he still played records I mean in this day of texting to start & cancel flipping dates I mean really... WHO DOES THAT ANYMORE?!?!?!? He was a perfect gentleman the whole night, it was really sweet. Cut to Friday night I went to his new place he made me a drink & asked me all sorts of questions about who I am & where I'm from & what I want from life... that was cool. Living my life publicly online I have so many people that think they know me & I share blood with people who have absolutely NO CLUE who I am so it was really nice to have someone ask & gauge by their expression whether they gave a hoot or not as I peeled away the layers of myself. He asked me all these questions as we stood in the kitchen, he had a red KitchenAid food processor the same one I have & exclaimed Sur La Table was one of his favorite stores & that he had mad skills in the kitchen that was pretty cute also. I asked him to show me around his new place & he gladly accommodated.<br /><br />When we got to his room there were Blackbirds he stenciled all over his walls, a futon mattress on the floor smack dab in the middle of the room, a closet full of bits & pieces of motorcycle parts, a massive desk with every gadget known to man, a big screen TV & a wall of books loaded with the classics. I sat at his desk facing the Blackbirds & the books trying to absorb every piece of this space I was in. John Steinbeck, Ayn Rand, Ray Bradbury, Chuck Palahniuk I mean the lists of books can go on & on & I could smell them from across the room as if I were in the library that's how many times these books had been open & shut shaping this young man's perspective about life, loss & love. I was in absolute awe & wasn't hiding this fact. He asked me what I liked to read & I told him although it was something I have always wanted to do when I was younger, aside from reading poetry, I never built up the confidence to read, I mean to lose yourself in a book is a very intimate experience & I still kick myself for never trying. I let my ADHD get the best of me. I asked what he was reading & sure enough he pulled a dog earred riddled book from his satchel... a book by one of his favorites Ray Bradbury, he opened it took a whiff of the book, flipped the pages, closed it & then held it near his heart. A sentiment I understood just by watching him do it but never personally experienced.<br /><br />Now it was my turn to interview him. He's from the Midwest, Minnesota the home of Prince. Attended art school at Cal Arts, by trade he sketches & designs rugs for high end clientele & on the weekends he fixes & builds motorcycles. Sitting on his dining room table was this huge old engine he used for practice this thing was loaded with carbon deposits & high speed glazing... some of the spark plugs were removed as if he were piecing together pieces of the puzzle to understand how to make his engine better for when it came time to & he was confident enough in what he did to this old engine he can go off to soup up his baby that was waiting for his care. I thought that was pretty damn cool too! Even though motorcycles scare the crap out of me & I've lost 4 people to accidents on those things. It was another thing I could identify with even though I didn't understand. Then he said his real passion was music... he's a musician *tire screeches* ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR HOLD UP?!?!? Besides being passionate about books, art, vinyl records & motorcycles there's still room for you to <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">make </span>music?!?!?<br /><br />His G4 was playing his itunes the entire time so I asked did he have anything on his itunes? He said yes. I asked "can you play something". He got all coy & humble & was like it's on shuffle, something will come up... I was insistent "NO, I want to hear something of YOURS"... again he gets all modest "don't worry something will pop up" he says. I was like screw that I start typing a K in the search of his itunes, he pops over & was like "fine" he finished typing his name & literally HUNDREDS of songs popped up... he was like the White Tupac there were so many! I had one of those cartoon moments when my eyeballs leapt from my eye sockets & then he played a song called the <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"Twelfth of Never"</span> this old Johnny Mathis song my Mom loved & a cover from Jeff Buckley that I absolutely adored from his <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Live At Sin-e</span> album. It took everything in my power to not burst into tears, the haunting sound of his voice was so reminiscent of one of my very favorite artists of all time & a live version of Jeff Buckley's Elton John cover <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">We All Fall In Love Sometimes</span> that I listen to every other day... it's my therapy<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IaWIlzoZdH0&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IaWIlzoZdH0&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br />Hell I LOVE a lot of music & have a hard time listing who my favorite artists are in order not to leave anyone out but I ALWAYS name Jeff Buckley as one of them, hey it's even on the profile description to this blog, he Chris Cornell & Stevie Wonder keep me sane... ok rambling again.<br /><br />You can tell in his stylings that Jeff Buckley is a HUGE influence on him but as we went through more & more of his library his voice changed & adapted to whatever mood he was in or what his song was about & what inspired him at that exact moment. At one point he played one of his live songs & I was like "WHOAH you can totally tell your eyes are closed here & you're standing in a room of strangers with your eyes closed baring your soul.. singing, how freaking ballsy is that?" Again with great humility he brushed this off as no biggie. We must of went through 50 or 60 songs every one of them as fantastic as whatever preceded it. He played the guitar, the piano, the flippin' violin & wrote & arranged every single one of his songs & recorded them in his bedroom, hence the mattress on the floor... he needs the space for his creativity to flow. At one point I just grabbed his head my fingers ran between his vaguely salt & pepper curls & said "all of this is in your head", he was like "what do you mean?" I replied "All this passion & respect for literature, art, music & flipping engines are in THAT head?!?!?" He laughed & replied "yeah".<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vDuDcVSKEUY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vDuDcVSKEUY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br />I stayed there until 3 soaking every ounce of this Man's creativity in. His birthday was the week before he's now 28, he made it past Saturn's return & I see nothing but greatness in his future. Before I left I excused myself to the bathroom, there was a book of haikus in there, I flipped through it took a whiff & placed it against my heart... hell I guess I can do that too... they're 3 line phrases of 5 then 7 then 5 syllables my ADHD behind can handle that!!! We exchanged blog addresses. I thanked him profusely for sharing his gifts with me he walked me to my car & we hugged.<br /><br />The whole way I drove home a little past 3 am I was so happy to be this single chick that gets to experience meeting someone like that only in the Land of LA... yeah this place has it's perks & that's definitely the best part of it. All these young, brilliant & ballsy people all within this creatively palpable radius it was such a treat & an experience I will never forget. We're all just trying to make a difference it's the getting there part that's super difficult but man when we reach our destination... finally I wouldn't exchange a single experience I have had for the world... BELIEVE THAT! Sure enough when I got home & checked out his blog he submits a haiku a day... *swoon* this boy is good, he is damn good! Check out <a style="COLOR: #00cccc" href="http://kenchristianson.com/">http://kenchristianson.com/</a>. Thank you Ken Christianson for sharing. If any of you lasted this long please check out his <a style="COLOR: #00cccc" href="http://www.myspace.com/kenchristianson">MySpace</a> & get the chills for yourselfUnknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-14064494617283421922009-11-03T00:08:00.001-08:002009-11-03T00:27:55.463-08:00Worth Repeating: Still On A Plane Waiting For The Dive.I would like to once again thank Sean Lennon & his Friendly Fire album for getting me through this evening. I had a date cancel by text message tonight. <span style="font-weight: bold;">I LOATHE TEXT MESSAGES!!!!</span> They're so impersonal & another trick people are using nowadays to feel connected to one another but without having to risk ANYTHING in order not to get hurt. I feel like I live in this world where everyone is feeling safer being an arms length apart. I don't like them! Do I need to buy airtime for people to understand this?!?!? Listen, I know I'm <span style="font-weight: bold;">not</span> old fashioned but I KNOW I deserve the respect to be given a proper phone call a chance to hear your sincerity & a chance for you to hear that I'm <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ok</span> with this cancellation.<br /><br />Damn.. I keep holding up these standards in the land of LA no one is even trying to reach... bummer BUT thanks to music I am always inspired to hold on. The video for this is stun-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">NING</span> but the embedding is disabled so please look it up on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">youtube</span> if you've never seen it click <a style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuYKC28H-x0">this</a>. I wish Sean wasn't treated like John Lennon's untalented bastard son trying to ride his coattails! He is so talented & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">under-appreciated</span>! Well that's enough of my ranting for the night, this is not the tone I want to set on this blog but I had to just let it out, I'll just listen to this on repeat until I fall asleep. Sweet, sweet lullabies.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GT6HveIbSj0&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GT6HveIbSj0&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Lyrics:<br /><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">Love is like an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">aero</span> plane<br />You jump and then you pray<br />The lucky ones remain<br />In the clouds for days<br />If life is just a stage<br />Let's put on the best show<br />And let everyone know<br /><br /><i>[chorus]</i><br />Cause if I have to die tonight<br />I'd rather be with you<br />Cut the parachute before the dive<br />Baby don't you cry<br />You have to bring me down<br />We had some fun before we hit the ground<br /><br />Love is like a hurricane<br />You know it's on the way<br />You think you can be brave<br />Underneath the waves<br />If life is just a dream<br />Which of us is dreaming<br />And who will wake up screaming<br /><br />Cause if I have to die tonight<br />I'd rather be with you<br />Cut the parachute before the dive<br />Baby don't you cry<br />You have to bring me down<br />We had some fun before we hit the ground<br /><br />Cause if I have to die tonight<br />I'd rather be with you<br />Cut the parachute before the dive<br />Baby don't you cry<br />You have to bring me down<br />We had some fun before we hit the ground<br /><br />Cause if I have to die tonight<br />I'd rather it <span style="font-weight: bold;">was you</span><br />Cut the parachute before the dive<br />Baby don't you cry<br />You have to bring me down<br />We had some fun before we hit the ground<br /></span></span>Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-68439335458006962432009-11-02T13:22:00.001-08:002010-03-13T09:06:28.380-08:00Let Me Cater To You: Starstruckartf*ck... 1 Vs 100 Part Deux<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9bYqqP9tPePT6PW70RgT87aBl3jlc47ObZTIZMw645DmikLU1DsY7NqLGn7NRQtwv1U-oPkh0zdSBZX77mH-fptudbmfuO-DNGFSAkcvH8-sm7yxcLCX0OtPVa8pvy-EauvdvLF6qBc/s1600-h/Manouschka+001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 331px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 248px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399626681075203394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9bYqqP9tPePT6PW70RgT87aBl3jlc47ObZTIZMw645DmikLU1DsY7NqLGn7NRQtwv1U-oPkh0zdSBZX77mH-fptudbmfuO-DNGFSAkcvH8-sm7yxcLCX0OtPVa8pvy-EauvdvLF6qBc/s320/Manouschka+001.jpg" /></a>I LOVE my business cards & the sassy stiletto card holder I carry them in. Sorry had to cover my digits there! SO my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">homeslice</span> <a style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)" href="http://www.thedancingchef.net/Dancing%20Chef/Home.html">Chef <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lovejoy</span></a> hooked a sister up... AGAIN (love you Boo) & passed over my 411 to a group that needed a caterer for their monthly Film meets Art meets Music meets Food & Booze in this FAB Artist loft in Downtown they aptly called <a style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)" href="http://www.50hzfilms.com/events.html"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">MVSEVM</span></a>, Marcel from <a style="COLOR: rgb(0,204,204)" href="http://www.50hzfilms.com/">50 Films</a> produces this event along with the raddest, baddest 6 ft Amazon sex Goddess chick Corrine Costello. When I was hired I was told that it was for 50 guests they would have already had dinner & they just wanted some morsels for them to nosh on. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"><br /><br />Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">SIKE</span>-L-BERRY!!! 100 peeps showed up & they were FAMISHED!!! I figured they we were wasted the night before on Halloween probably rolled out of bed & came straight to this spot for more booze & food to wipe out the booze of the night <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">before</span>.<br /><br />As promised I made the Roasted Garlic & Tomato Bisque with Basil Shots & Mini Grilled Cheese. I was 16 the first time I ever had a grilled cheese sandwich & tomato soup. It was after Hurricane Andrew & I was staying with my BEST friend Erin <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Une</span>, her sister Melanie & the best mom EVER Anita, may she rest in peace. You see my Mom cooked EVERYDAY! We never had anything like that in the house, so imagine how brilliant that first bite of 5 minute to make <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">yumminess</span> was & I was old enough to REALLY appreciate it & describe in full detail how that tasted... it's a time I will NEVER forget & I can't thank the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Une</span> family enough for sharing their home with me. For years I have wanted to share that feeling with everyone so I thought hell let's doll it up & make it trendy by sticking it in a shot glass & everyone can have a food memory of their first bite of one of the greatest comfort foods of all time!<br /><br />Sour cream topping<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDclQ0_IwUqq2xoGddW8aQeVTGyUpD6LlDRD0k0Kd0Etw0tvYIJ1Lq4ZEARD3U1Whbb6SDMSdJkhBQ34iPLQEh3TjgkbxtM7yIgQTeUZxAsZ_dQCKe62W8konDkpW5tHi01Yi1OypH3E/s1600-h/Manouschka+047.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399625867546314002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDclQ0_IwUqq2xoGddW8aQeVTGyUpD6LlDRD0k0Kd0Etw0tvYIJ1Lq4ZEARD3U1Whbb6SDMSdJkhBQ34iPLQEh3TjgkbxtM7yIgQTeUZxAsZ_dQCKe62W8konDkpW5tHi01Yi1OypH3E/s320/Manouschka+047.jpg" /></a>I grilled some sourdough <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">baguettes</span> on my trusted MASSIVE George Foreman grill... that thing has saved me on SO many events!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtx-aZHplnjTb0QsDngcoT1dV5SzyxcDMEjNj9x_myE08qhXy-Fj8XnA8FJuEAtnLg0-36iy1KxPhCD20P09UUyWvNB7HLP-pepfiGDWpfPGKDW7voVUF7dZE7Ou70YJ-SIu5gat23S4/s1600-h/Manouschka+025.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399625862744414162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtx-aZHplnjTb0QsDngcoT1dV5SzyxcDMEjNj9x_myE08qhXy-Fj8XnA8FJuEAtnLg0-36iy1KxPhCD20P09UUyWvNB7HLP-pepfiGDWpfPGKDW7voVUF7dZE7Ou70YJ-SIu5gat23S4/s320/Manouschka+025.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadfliAeqolaVvJZeKu6TBkXdLrftOi8PC67qO5PVj2eHw8HfnpCAv3D-5Fivq4KKUbotT-viCe2EiSXZXMtT4v3wLYrV0ZGgiZICTzKX2lw12Gc-h-rpbStFBnjHvz6EephiHdejjHH0/s1600-h/Manouschka+046.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399625857671154930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadfliAeqolaVvJZeKu6TBkXdLrftOi8PC67qO5PVj2eHw8HfnpCAv3D-5Fivq4KKUbotT-viCe2EiSXZXMtT4v3wLYrV0ZGgiZICTzKX2lw12Gc-h-rpbStFBnjHvz6EephiHdejjHH0/s320/Manouschka+046.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefiYYJHwU6LAhRTpkPvBs9U0zcD3Q4MC3U3wuRs_ntNX4mAJyL6uGZsnQB3edbsWnEkykgOoFdXaKbjcRc6v9sUQWc4EjX-YPbLHtW03AykyJbaPUa6STiieNxnq6uaDtICWhXEKk1Fk/s1600-h/Manouschka+048.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399625853582941778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefiYYJHwU6LAhRTpkPvBs9U0zcD3Q4MC3U3wuRs_ntNX4mAJyL6uGZsnQB3edbsWnEkykgOoFdXaKbjcRc6v9sUQWc4EjX-YPbLHtW03AykyJbaPUa6STiieNxnq6uaDtICWhXEKk1Fk/s320/Manouschka+048.jpg" /></a>Sun-Dried Tomato <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Quesadillas</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mxO7Mp7yfIaOmxlY6NpaLC4Iwt8JryuFpxcAYSJ20siJs5dJN2uHJXDXRwEkptQnxIrrfpZxx3sCJ6L-Z-DGnDnYqVOIT5pBchdRrkK3BjdXrP1dM966C1zR8OqUrrsZB_w2RwM7ytE/s1600-h/Manouschka+075.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399625353358109170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mxO7Mp7yfIaOmxlY6NpaLC4Iwt8JryuFpxcAYSJ20siJs5dJN2uHJXDXRwEkptQnxIrrfpZxx3sCJ6L-Z-DGnDnYqVOIT5pBchdRrkK3BjdXrP1dM966C1zR8OqUrrsZB_w2RwM7ytE/s320/Manouschka+075.jpg" /></a>Jambalaya Martini.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPyKjAvaBi2tC7blP0uXXoc4ZY6QK52ECAKV0O7T-T_BAnfT4UlRBdEeCGn7VvL9jvDlrPdyvo-eZMsTSQrX2XqpcBZlEfLcYk9aH14VZk1tLAEQ5BwNMtAAzJvUclsbF3thhvUouJw8/s1600-h/Manouschka+107.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399625348555551698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPyKjAvaBi2tC7blP0uXXoc4ZY6QK52ECAKV0O7T-T_BAnfT4UlRBdEeCGn7VvL9jvDlrPdyvo-eZMsTSQrX2XqpcBZlEfLcYk9aH14VZk1tLAEQ5BwNMtAAzJvUclsbF3thhvUouJw8/s320/Manouschka+107.jpg" /></a>Because the budget wasn't very high I wanted to make cheap & simple stick to your ribs comforting food that not only soaks up all the booze but made guests actually feel like they ate something, I mean how many more canapes, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">crabcakes</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">crudite</span> & tuna <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">tartare</span> cones can a person take at a party anyways? I also had a shrimp <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">ceviche</span> which was gone before I took a picture of it. Over the course of the night I made about 60 of these <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jambalayas</span> & I swear only 2 of them had about 2 bites left in them. All 58 of the others were MOPPED up... It was thee BEST feeling! I am so in LOVE with doing this... feeding people!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6rbVI89z2jf9Ri1J0m0ic_OZ_ckaWaZURhFMZRXbfw2jQWMhcYwXl0G245veyF0jFDqJnWnpDlDnDjFK4nKTDEOGDs33jSCxpfLO49W5u5ui93yUZFuRt66yVDsH8V1ZvBwcl1NwI6Q/s1600-h/Manouschka+124.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399625346790955954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6rbVI89z2jf9Ri1J0m0ic_OZ_ckaWaZURhFMZRXbfw2jQWMhcYwXl0G245veyF0jFDqJnWnpDlDnDjFK4nKTDEOGDs33jSCxpfLO49W5u5ui93yUZFuRt66yVDsH8V1ZvBwcl1NwI6Q/s320/Manouschka+124.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVOcEml6PnMw8N8cIOJW9zrSYjEVwn0Wgx5YfREPK7A8NGULqYW5GWJhdMMjK4uQ-bWCAO3m385xKlVYR-gMSMSv255Tdfw-s9YKY3FTbFgc3PnMFUbJoUuQb86UZomf1GcApUiJXHig/s1600-h/Manouschka+125.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399625332907502002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVOcEml6PnMw8N8cIOJW9zrSYjEVwn0Wgx5YfREPK7A8NGULqYW5GWJhdMMjK4uQ-bWCAO3m385xKlVYR-gMSMSv255Tdfw-s9YKY3FTbFgc3PnMFUbJoUuQb86UZomf1GcApUiJXHig/s320/Manouschka+125.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIa4xrxjtoFx-LA_tHRwmEWUGgKGTnbRKUkFuDsH5X-caa8dwGgsI8-D3nabglJ5LJWbl919McoYvC0XTnB1DBJCOesV9rjl_wvk_VUbiDG8DlMzHaCmsKTVaxodCB2P8WNPDxXQl_94/s1600-h/Manouschka+126.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399625325538933570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIa4xrxjtoFx-LA_tHRwmEWUGgKGTnbRKUkFuDsH5X-caa8dwGgsI8-D3nabglJ5LJWbl919McoYvC0XTnB1DBJCOesV9rjl_wvk_VUbiDG8DlMzHaCmsKTVaxodCB2P8WNPDxXQl_94/s320/Manouschka+126.jpg" /></a>Extras for whomever wanted seconds... it was GONE in 60 seconds.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6F_POPbu5xEnLQuEITBnMSLVIjNK9x9qtQC_eyjPjyEBcwCzhyYNjcG_i8XS9fKg1sdBWaNeg6mv8UTkcemqvzsgClg8o-rAKivg4p9STvX3kAIxwP2M03AS7GstBT6bi25JgeykkFbI/s1600-h/Manouschka+127.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399624874147179474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6F_POPbu5xEnLQuEITBnMSLVIjNK9x9qtQC_eyjPjyEBcwCzhyYNjcG_i8XS9fKg1sdBWaNeg6mv8UTkcemqvzsgClg8o-rAKivg4p9STvX3kAIxwP2M03AS7GstBT6bi25JgeykkFbI/s320/Manouschka+127.jpg" /></a>Atmosphere<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWeIW2uwQ9Q678HbEWRpTrjjF4mhOHRHsLXk7K5vmvd74XslYJjs4Cr2S2sTqf5zLtlTNY0udGTSFC6-tDjLEZwA5B6s2NIG-egilB-9O4sF66hNfobKneecoILMA_torKlfS-Nk0Pec/s1600-h/Manouschka+128.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399624865747897938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWeIW2uwQ9Q678HbEWRpTrjjF4mhOHRHsLXk7K5vmvd74XslYJjs4Cr2S2sTqf5zLtlTNY0udGTSFC6-tDjLEZwA5B6s2NIG-egilB-9O4sF66hNfobKneecoILMA_torKlfS-Nk0Pec/s320/Manouschka+128.jpg" /></a>My girlfriend Carolyn what a FANTASTIC surprise it was to see her!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCroJkzlXwYnHKrNg9qSvwn-YMiCVVO5dEKMcxSjcKkXvoFTwkrr77yL428DtDOaay9svgcGE3SzvyU9CJlDq2FrL0Co_nBZOrWGdA3uaCUG1Lq6RmiT_lWnECuHhmNi6wcCq3dC2xE8/s1600-h/Manouschka+129.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399624856305438946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCroJkzlXwYnHKrNg9qSvwn-YMiCVVO5dEKMcxSjcKkXvoFTwkrr77yL428DtDOaay9svgcGE3SzvyU9CJlDq2FrL0Co_nBZOrWGdA3uaCUG1Lq6RmiT_lWnECuHhmNi6wcCq3dC2xE8/s320/Manouschka+129.jpg" /></a> Aside from my Mother, my Uncle Lesly, some Cousins & my Grandmother Olga when she was alive (boy do I miss her!) I'm not one who is particularly very close with my family, I used to get bummed about this... but I will say what I have managed to thrive on, the constant source I have always been able to depend on the kindness of strangers, of course this is something that some members of my family are at odds with me about... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">thhhhhhhhhhhhhppppppppppppppffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff</span>! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error">Anywho,</span> e<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">very time</span> I cater an event I ALWAYS have someone willing & able to help me. This time it was this sweet, sweet angel Chrissy that stepped up to the plate.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnAh1sln5NCWs0ihL_dsPJqutwbob5tUq9YaCdTNbZe-xXD07djYVjiqmifTQqAqwkM4YlEhlywAgXMEBvTlAuv0CGbSbstLER4O1J7oCwy35807PRcu2mxzT_nYGkatBY2J8PmWhlC4/s1600-h/Manouschka+130.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399624849823935346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnAh1sln5NCWs0ihL_dsPJqutwbob5tUq9YaCdTNbZe-xXD07djYVjiqmifTQqAqwkM4YlEhlywAgXMEBvTlAuv0CGbSbstLER4O1J7oCwy35807PRcu2mxzT_nYGkatBY2J8PmWhlC4/s320/Manouschka+130.jpg" /></a>She stood beside me ALL night cleaning all the glassware so I can keep refilling, helped with garnishing the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">bisque's</span> with the grilled cheese, cleaned the entire kitchen so I wouldn't have to, kept the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error">scragglers</span> away from my kitchen like a bouncer would & was just this constant source of moral support that I SO needed. The last 3 parties I catered I had Mimi be my SUPER MIMI so I got used to it & this <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-error">rockstar</span> brought it all back into perspective for me on what Single Serving is all about. I spent the whole 2 hours professing my love to her & we managed to knock out of the park enough apps for 100 people!!!!<br /><br />It's when I meet people like Chrissy or I'm surrounded with thee greatest friends a broad could ever ask for my soul thrives. So today I dedicate this blog to you Chrissy... THANK YOU for bringing it ALL back!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_6Cs4sqLFxuD9LQtyCHM8bMPCLiAS2q3yYIIkUSGuHn9wq5yqrQ7j8s0NkY0dmvkSfUIHYm-mRzVrdaKdTuHwnB4agCFhQG_plH4X7E7F7ljKrXUWRW12Etav9bpI9SiivPep4bn-gw/s1600-h/Manouschka+132.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399624842534762994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_6Cs4sqLFxuD9LQtyCHM8bMPCLiAS2q3yYIIkUSGuHn9wq5yqrQ7j8s0NkY0dmvkSfUIHYm-mRzVrdaKdTuHwnB4agCFhQG_plH4X7E7F7ljKrXUWRW12Etav9bpI9SiivPep4bn-gw/s320/Manouschka+132.jpg" /></a>One of the 4 performers... she was amazing, reminded me of a sassy Patsy Cline<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Ivjd8F7vgLk0YQk5mYPmwdM6oUOsr_tBqshvum4kXZG0dKBsGVKLHgcUCgWssKql5tCwsoS5dsEYdL6nYpPsY3bWCbdo_BVtaMwB2h459yexwJqz3caADgMeoSaiCBLop6uQrsILYWM/s1600-h/Manouschka+133.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399624440441893538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Ivjd8F7vgLk0YQk5mYPmwdM6oUOsr_tBqshvum4kXZG0dKBsGVKLHgcUCgWssKql5tCwsoS5dsEYdL6nYpPsY3bWCbdo_BVtaMwB2h459yexwJqz3caADgMeoSaiCBLop6uQrsILYWM/s320/Manouschka+133.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTygIWq801hme8s0eWwGJOwkIU8T_js3DDW6Tkuw7OJsr08W5ryJKVFgqx764yUaI3gASykP98DFp89VENgmcV9UFbXXAu0jGTvi0HcugkDRu3wnPrbU0xwGe5hYVrppRrz2vGGG8XpdY/s1600-h/Manouschka+134.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399624434642902930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTygIWq801hme8s0eWwGJOwkIU8T_js3DDW6Tkuw7OJsr08W5ryJKVFgqx764yUaI3gASykP98DFp89VENgmcV9UFbXXAu0jGTvi0HcugkDRu3wnPrbU0xwGe5hYVrppRrz2vGGG8XpdY/s320/Manouschka+134.jpg" /></a><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-error">DAGNABBIT</span> I uploaded an upside down one AGAIN!!!! This was the awesome Artist featured doing what he does best & rubbing his belly after woofing down Mama's <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Jambalaya</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_kGCBVDs1qlx5a4sOre6Y3RNs7RH3VbDSq5Gamhh757N8YT24P1g2hThahRp4o1BEDUjueTnW9xAUEAgd2HVsyV9GWR5d6uT4coIzs9MKhqM9hH5v8_A6WdwBjmwIJN0SUvkkbiXVOw/s1600-h/Manouschka+135.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399624425328626082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_kGCBVDs1qlx5a4sOre6Y3RNs7RH3VbDSq5Gamhh757N8YT24P1g2hThahRp4o1BEDUjueTnW9xAUEAgd2HVsyV9GWR5d6uT4coIzs9MKhqM9hH5v8_A6WdwBjmwIJN0SUvkkbiXVOw/s320/Manouschka+135.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rNuZcZ4m9XApbDS35Gw-SwQY3suu3_oEvazIrLVM62Z9AlYsgPOM-stPW6eum64DzXXWraLSO2dGMHMjf070kUXFB-kNlERc_rq4-Ro7iB6b1Fe2gwxTarYMWEeKn0xd2e3JPceWh_Q/s1600-h/Manouschka+136.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399620167084891698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgww5g6c15NK7m_tWq7O_mhpMyXYpPOY8cz85I16-UWemy9O8S7Q6t_6FJhNvwLZkDvttMNe0NPK4N-6LXJoAlBY6-RsV0J4oE-SfnwJKOLEq4D1uewh-Slmybe_2HRrVsKryGFZnnGxAQ/s320/Manouschka+140.jpg" /></a>Super cool rooftop after party!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz524b1PgCmsc37AIkHO3emJFdJ9E-1MdCWALTkb3Q5R7FptP5-a8G1bmhqeZR7EAPRXNdcovTwUjgcJdFvF4lGzgjaCa1XbkmeBgiPTYfbDM-puA-yx0Yqasy78cB0MGVvJT6CCN_AsE/s1600-h/Manouschka+141.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399620158090578226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz524b1PgCmsc37AIkHO3emJFdJ9E-1MdCWALTkb3Q5R7FptP5-a8G1bmhqeZR7EAPRXNdcovTwUjgcJdFvF4lGzgjaCa1XbkmeBgiPTYfbDM-puA-yx0Yqasy78cB0MGVvJT6CCN_AsE/s320/Manouschka+141.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIS_9RPuFdmJxNoj236B_LnNWfpk1zV4-eMv_v-gxyfLoJYElMVNpwJQElhRG_Rc7ywLA2_sl1clqY8M6aZWavhZUxrDpc84Nyy5ICG0qOXuU1XVV5W58N1nZ1Iu8ouQ6VlJfGI9mUTA/s1600-h/Manouschka+143.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399620148044778722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIS_9RPuFdmJxNoj236B_LnNWfpk1zV4-eMv_v-gxyfLoJYElMVNpwJQElhRG_Rc7ywLA2_sl1clqY8M6aZWavhZUxrDpc84Nyy5ICG0qOXuU1XVV5W58N1nZ1Iu8ouQ6VlJfGI9mUTA/s320/Manouschka+143.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4c_gzNMin2PzWIUiEhynzBNneqJcusAwzNB6dpBYOmSQpnHslv0i4JY2DRt4v92cIqUtaLpjSO6H1cBzbgnJQQbNICjKL2HQIKzzCfIJprUXtExVvBV0Y4r6Rq7pqPXPZTjfTuaYGdoM/s1600-h/Manouschka+144.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399620139149108738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4c_gzNMin2PzWIUiEhynzBNneqJcusAwzNB6dpBYOmSQpnHslv0i4JY2DRt4v92cIqUtaLpjSO6H1cBzbgnJQQbNICjKL2HQIKzzCfIJprUXtExVvBV0Y4r6Rq7pqPXPZTjfTuaYGdoM/s320/Manouschka+144.jpg" /></a>Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-15951823805759552162009-11-02T11:03:00.000-08:002009-11-03T01:00:19.229-08:00Field Trippin': HAPPY 35th Birthday Kitty!!!I WANNA <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">EEE</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Anarch</span>-KITTY!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9o5dzOvFMqwT2elnWWGtkubIQ45qZ5ObeF74W48UlGNqzZxnCd3xYtJ4-XSO8u1SH0qBgUg5DKMmh9JwHlbtP4466wi5rYNcQ1D-IfoVsP8syeBQfnxJW2hFbeb0p1-Ozp5InSCljXQ8/s1600-h/Manouschka+071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9o5dzOvFMqwT2elnWWGtkubIQ45qZ5ObeF74W48UlGNqzZxnCd3xYtJ4-XSO8u1SH0qBgUg5DKMmh9JwHlbtP4466wi5rYNcQ1D-IfoVsP8syeBQfnxJW2hFbeb0p1-Ozp5InSCljXQ8/s320/Manouschka+071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399595447128497730" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Ok</span> I had a HARD time picking which chapter title this one gets... it was between How I Roll, because hell I'm a nut for the cat & this is how I roll. How We Do because she's a year older than me & still looks fabulous & this is how we do. TERRIBLE! because I'm 30freaking4 years old & I am still fascinated by this damn thing but because the fabulous <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">EDB</span> came with me & is just as old & ridiculous about it as me & is SO not terrible so I am titling this Field <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Trippin</span>'. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">EDB</span> & I cruised to Culver City to <a style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);" href="http://www.royal-t.org/">Royal/T Cafe & Gallery</a> for their Three Apple Event celebrating the Kitty we all <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">adore's</span> 35<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">th</span> Birthday!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZs_CqvaDBO7u55HnRsG53XyxtSZP-MiccwGEyRjkn6ifyTYjX88CPc8KjQgMwWjeusXJsAne3NAnnYi3078KRtZJPe_YoUD189ZauJ-w-z728JyibfRzNaILvkB40_XtHcjDOFVL0hNg/s1600-h/Manouschka+055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZs_CqvaDBO7u55HnRsG53XyxtSZP-MiccwGEyRjkn6ifyTYjX88CPc8KjQgMwWjeusXJsAne3NAnnYi3078KRtZJPe_YoUD189ZauJ-w-z728JyibfRzNaILvkB40_XtHcjDOFVL0hNg/s320/Manouschka+055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399595435469834738" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">EDB</span> taking a picture of me taking a picture of her we're so <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">avant</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">garde</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hrDLepmaEl3NNfJyyznespTsYj00PhzC7zT7wPAqESDrD632jPMR4Q9UQE3zLFmw_tx4NbdYgXZ81oiPceVkvF6fwNOTYbXqez4ZjVpeG4PwSW-MVPQd8TektIYDXanX8P0YFvnPpdc/s1600-h/Manouschka+056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hrDLepmaEl3NNfJyyznespTsYj00PhzC7zT7wPAqESDrD632jPMR4Q9UQE3zLFmw_tx4NbdYgXZ81oiPceVkvF6fwNOTYbXqez4ZjVpeG4PwSW-MVPQd8TektIYDXanX8P0YFvnPpdc/s320/Manouschka+056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399595246236507858" border="0" /></a>They were passing out gift bags to the first 100 Kitty Heads, I went to bed by 1 am & only had 4 drinks on Halloween so I was up to be fresh & ready for my gift bag. We woke up at 7, didn't anticipate the fanatics that would show up & cop a squat at at 4 am.... HATERS!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmghco_kCTaHVPqSvSvTzy6CHfAqv3k_a9bYb4jJXYs8cb4VnRT3zrnq0q1OiqDAw1pjRsrxfVdwhNej6eQ5siUY5-aaJyTHFhtCE0zkoAS1jtN6Bzi1mspgj7ZI_cYgd3cZSmV0Sucoc/s1600-h/Manouschka+057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmghco_kCTaHVPqSvSvTzy6CHfAqv3k_a9bYb4jJXYs8cb4VnRT3zrnq0q1OiqDAw1pjRsrxfVdwhNej6eQ5siUY5-aaJyTHFhtCE0zkoAS1jtN6Bzi1mspgj7ZI_cYgd3cZSmV0Sucoc/s320/Manouschka+057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399595240600514546" border="0" /></a>Freak like me<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTjV2ZizxhRLbs1U00N0qBgPvrhveC2Hk8wgMrvVBlUVI0LGlV2xgmmeTBdmV0WTYGxnY0n2oaAURbrHoFuhPjY67l7BvZK3_LF4s9xe11iZadwo3PmN1Q5isCIWRe30TCiJR1XLt8I4/s1600-h/Manouschka+059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTjV2ZizxhRLbs1U00N0qBgPvrhveC2Hk8wgMrvVBlUVI0LGlV2xgmmeTBdmV0WTYGxnY0n2oaAURbrHoFuhPjY67l7BvZK3_LF4s9xe11iZadwo3PmN1Q5isCIWRe30TCiJR1XLt8I4/s320/Manouschka+059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399595227656951426" border="0" /></a>Us in the back of the line behind 500 people :-(<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuLPJKJSrgFHaOt4gUBYZkUonoSGOcW6XgwkTjAzEAncLKeWW0ciTDVedUNnqi_r7wiYCbsKrs_mdTqT_081HZrN7G-Jb0K0qQet4r920H2hjwjghEaUOxetaAgWZkkP1OH0ogGhf3ng/s1600-h/Manouschka+060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuLPJKJSrgFHaOt4gUBYZkUonoSGOcW6XgwkTjAzEAncLKeWW0ciTDVedUNnqi_r7wiYCbsKrs_mdTqT_081HZrN7G-Jb0K0qQet4r920H2hjwjghEaUOxetaAgWZkkP1OH0ogGhf3ng/s320/Manouschka+060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399595226218971922" border="0" /></a>How cute, doesn't she look like a sexy Hello Kitty candy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">striper</span>?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hmIF5u5SNZvGE6j-0r2FrACsk4GyrTM7aggha03F8CgxbOikVtq19_We8Ftbe7_t52rtSoewovPluIJMBTKG3YfJFZfS7N47A7oyn2Ue2rXTz_UTbAO5RSsD9rq7cEeVONA98Goip40/s1600-h/Manouschka+062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hmIF5u5SNZvGE6j-0r2FrACsk4GyrTM7aggha03F8CgxbOikVtq19_We8Ftbe7_t52rtSoewovPluIJMBTKG3YfJFZfS7N47A7oyn2Ue2rXTz_UTbAO5RSsD9rq7cEeVONA98Goip40/s320/Manouschka+062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399595215029599058" border="0" /></a>We were worried because we were behind 500 people we weren't going to get our ears, I was starting to plot either beating up the boys or flirting with the boys who got one before me & so didn't appreciate it.... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">whatever's</span> clever Mate I can do both! I walked to the front of the line & got us 2 ears & walked back with the peeps who were passing them out & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">YAY</span> everyone gets one... yes I'm gay as in happy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTt3FGOKhCl7DVrMABrhaVeuY3H5k0IL2GFNsbcHtOSrkkoRXAGiJhJXXmNIJxopNkjGZ_az8RD-pjFFpuhpNBc-vjq4J5xyPz5TFROVvPYCVxT-HjVoh8Mj2-3MwboPpfa9OqnuomTt8/s1600-h/Manouschka+063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTt3FGOKhCl7DVrMABrhaVeuY3H5k0IL2GFNsbcHtOSrkkoRXAGiJhJXXmNIJxopNkjGZ_az8RD-pjFFpuhpNBc-vjq4J5xyPz5TFROVvPYCVxT-HjVoh8Mj2-3MwboPpfa9OqnuomTt8/s320/Manouschka+063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399594794691956242" border="0" /></a>So <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">EDB</span> goes off on a kitty recon mission because the 93 degree heat was kicking our cans... it's NOVEMBER <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">FLIPPIN</span>' FIRST... 93 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">FREAKIN</span>' DEGREES?!?!?!?!?!?! This blows!!!! Once again we won't have a Fall it will go straight to Winter for like 2 weeks & I'll freeze my nips off... it's amazing what I complain about, huh? She calls me to tell me they formed a second line for people that want to go to the gallery only & not the store selling one of a kind collectibles. I haul tail over there, sure enough <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">EDB</span> got us from 501 & 502 to like 21 & 22 in line... SWEET! That line started to get crazy & people wanted to know which line was for the brunch? The wait for the brunch was an hour & they turned the line we were now standing in to the brunch line. Because <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">EDB</span> & I are dorks we already own a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">HK</span> sandwich maker & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">HK</span> waffle maker no need to do the brunch we have EVERY Kitty kitchen gadget already so we're GOLDEN!<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">EDB</span> decides she's over it goes & talks to the door girl & was like we don't want to go to the store or do the brunch (let's face it we have enough <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">HK</span> crap) we just want to walk around the gallery... the chick says "walk right in "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">MANOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUSCHKA</span>, get over here!" <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">EDB</span> screams. Now as if it weren't perfect enough the parking Gods smiled on us & we found free parking around the corner mere feet away we no longer had to wait in a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">ridonkulous</span> line... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">YAY</span>... we walked right into this....<br /><br />Up, up & away in my beautiful balloon<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqakZ4gdgNwG-b6zg6XGpG3Woe3fz4kD2sn7eANl5nA7Ag8bbsimhRYvZzX_93vNUVlUXhmE3QK1BJpvfMG4uEBhlhf3KBNimo-GTcI6hq3Sn6qLkf0dOc_Gkr9J-WimnBs4olHwchjnk/s1600-h/Manouschka+065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqakZ4gdgNwG-b6zg6XGpG3Woe3fz4kD2sn7eANl5nA7Ag8bbsimhRYvZzX_93vNUVlUXhmE3QK1BJpvfMG4uEBhlhf3KBNimo-GTcI6hq3Sn6qLkf0dOc_Gkr9J-WimnBs4olHwchjnk/s320/Manouschka+065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399594784861579890" border="0" /></a>I wanted this phone & my own phone line in Jr. High <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">SOOOOOOOOO</span> bad... lucky White girls... HA!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrAD5la2AHQtI_mmc42nuEUCn78QHbzorD6QYY2rohatnItza3iAg_35RQRZKkwJDT4yOfubcX1vBNr1LqS1f5fGu0cBqQ9KcS8eOM4n45W436YWAh8Kfc481OAqENmhdOwptSWZbWB8/s1600-h/Manouschka+066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrAD5la2AHQtI_mmc42nuEUCn78QHbzorD6QYY2rohatnItza3iAg_35RQRZKkwJDT4yOfubcX1vBNr1LqS1f5fGu0cBqQ9KcS8eOM4n45W436YWAh8Kfc481OAqENmhdOwptSWZbWB8/s320/Manouschka+066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399594782401288722" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Kimora</span> Lee Simmons designed these *swoon*<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFx3OCBSs8lHH9c4YQCGLMHwQLOzPgy6DiJyG5jjEb5pO3KoHD40Fgu3OBFFrVUKC-_uVXyJMR-SwurGxyNRypWpZJAuhRkhgVzDHOh7c9ygaZoIHcrbvphmabwYOMS2jUreeRwRohjB4/s1600-h/Manouschka+067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXtoKrnKyckycKStwL1owLbI2IhietTTfELnoRNNlzj8rXPViNngx0pPThwQhGL9zh5ibh1vRHERNuUFJxcAQqIYnbEeMmbtXWG3yRFnMcR10_uYBPDm9byIH1EtssVu2lgw2JtLgcyk/s320/Manouschka+072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399594371067740098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnMn2fciPH-re-CiJaTC95NdZ2MonUpc4zSgk7y_xdn0CjXYf8danNXsSHH_DQ6HfY29Ml-XCWDFRsVLDf_dF452s56DYKEYGVBZhfzH12IENW4Bl35nrCf98R-eSMAyhJMk6VBumGeQ/s1600-h/Manouschka+069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnMn2fciPH-re-CiJaTC95NdZ2MonUpc4zSgk7y_xdn0CjXYf8danNXsSHH_DQ6HfY29Ml-XCWDFRsVLDf_dF452s56DYKEYGVBZhfzH12IENW4Bl35nrCf98R-eSMAyhJMk6VBumGeQ/s320/Manouschka+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399594383998670338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiracPDTCtDJJT4AlQ_erBFMrzK1jaoSOYMFAkqXOMq41BMTHhP-Q92m6tQpTx5z_C5SuoQ1Db8ZWBe0ysl7-J__ov7vLBM6aDA3PTuEFoMMsGNJRvNbWTrZPZG5VnN3HZsmhmNgKgEWxU/s1600-h/Manouschka+070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiracPDTCtDJJT4AlQ_erBFMrzK1jaoSOYMFAkqXOMq41BMTHhP-Q92m6tQpTx5z_C5SuoQ1Db8ZWBe0ysl7-J__ov7vLBM6aDA3PTuEFoMMsGNJRvNbWTrZPZG5VnN3HZsmhmNgKgEWxU/s320/Manouschka+070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399594378606786626" border="0" /></a>Tea Party brunch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQR1v3vlquK2jC5pRqp5X-gVvzTQZU2KQazkARi2qtsSZAo6IxChhvqgI7IQWYZ2G8c2FNaxL3dTpQ_ZuFGIBTXmU1W2-geAGbBUq71HdlQ12LfVaqrzT3Xiid6wbughG7XGKwU770D0/s1600-h/Manouschka+073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQR1v3vlquK2jC5pRqp5X-gVvzTQZU2KQazkARi2qtsSZAo6IxChhvqgI7IQWYZ2G8c2FNaxL3dTpQ_ZuFGIBTXmU1W2-geAGbBUq71HdlQ12LfVaqrzT3Xiid6wbughG7XGKwU770D0/s320/Manouschka+073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399594362302754482" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">DAGNABIT</span>... I forgot to flip this one<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPlj3BZObachmVCowahO7fIay_RaZ3t-uR60QjJ8vd1fVyCVSA7V1yVen3SSDWe9VT9GKZ6gym0Ieu5EWsRgwgwpLg22okQTVN_k8f8bwqd9LQBbHeuIKav9Z4o8NczS3gnW0Xhs5HVk/s1600-h/Manouschka+074.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPlj3BZObachmVCowahO7fIay_RaZ3t-uR60QjJ8vd1fVyCVSA7V1yVen3SSDWe9VT9GKZ6gym0Ieu5EWsRgwgwpLg22okQTVN_k8f8bwqd9LQBbHeuIKav9Z4o8NczS3gnW0Xhs5HVk/s320/Manouschka+074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399594356829083506" border="0" /></a>DJ Kitty on the 1's & 2's<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstCUcf5uKP8aLJXM3f8OTc1r3uvsHwDdu3C7mwOFPWI-HK48Wz4PgdJxryMwghKxAYJXPX-gNHXU_njtH__YECBRWu64Qtmz7FUWSSK4wBqfaAOseBzWPJJ4Mp_YiXQIY0wbhyphenhyphennzqtWw/s1600-h/Manouschka+076.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstCUcf5uKP8aLJXM3f8OTc1r3uvsHwDdu3C7mwOFPWI-HK48Wz4PgdJxryMwghKxAYJXPX-gNHXU_njtH__YECBRWu64Qtmz7FUWSSK4wBqfaAOseBzWPJJ4Mp_YiXQIY0wbhyphenhyphennzqtWw/s320/Manouschka+076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399593957855570498" border="0" /></a>I want this tattoo... Hail Kitty<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZybFrDG-ohR1fM4PFmcFON0nwT8XgRlKtR6Rm-XGdweq-2vcbZcHh7AfBADN5_bzg6XGdyFzM5rbpwtdAxmE0GsELHaQctBgK5EfC_FdCGdJ5f5SzVjxHm4CcaItZKritbynMlQTfnew/s1600-h/Manouschka+077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZybFrDG-ohR1fM4PFmcFON0nwT8XgRlKtR6Rm-XGdweq-2vcbZcHh7AfBADN5_bzg6XGdyFzM5rbpwtdAxmE0GsELHaQctBgK5EfC_FdCGdJ5f5SzVjxHm4CcaItZKritbynMlQTfnew/s320/Manouschka+077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399593950017848514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkXRYnNDs86bzx7Wfckcujztg0Po68yhR9KvtPJI4FC7ddRgVlnEickuLNGbZT51dmP8a-5-xLQzeojJ4XBoEqgh1uTkyp_J5H1RIT3UpeKUawhPlgFXgs_oQOmUmbzoQHtSQeHnzy28/s1600-h/Manouschka+079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkXRYnNDs86bzx7Wfckcujztg0Po68yhR9KvtPJI4FC7ddRgVlnEickuLNGbZT51dmP8a-5-xLQzeojJ4XBoEqgh1uTkyp_J5H1RIT3UpeKUawhPlgFXgs_oQOmUmbzoQHtSQeHnzy28/s320/Manouschka+079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399593939583832594" border="0" /></a>PINK pumpkins!!!!!! I'm tickled pink<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5m4_qr6QBecINYVF8AfFGUp79xhrskaxQrUYR_gs5Zkq-m3GQh7mcUuMJg5BZUpv4Z60-5qDVNVFiggmkf9wjFv-B2SWqVBcT93m_gmtJIC0ffMzZtTXoi-aBomeNuh3mSkactC8YHU/s1600-h/Manouschka+080.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5m4_qr6QBecINYVF8AfFGUp79xhrskaxQrUYR_gs5Zkq-m3GQh7mcUuMJg5BZUpv4Z60-5qDVNVFiggmkf9wjFv-B2SWqVBcT93m_gmtJIC0ffMzZtTXoi-aBomeNuh3mSkactC8YHU/s320/Manouschka+080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399593932759746610" border="0" /></a>Rollin' wit my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">homie</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIKO9oAX-VVrveX6Pc-RuUkG38s6EO7v0I6Te_1U3Vjg5dc8pEed8WojxB14U-0hqP7xjxqNEFNKmf8xdqUnJgDUM0oFzbCh74i4WNUP6s2UX2OWn00wnYUpTmvGCDRn7490Jn4GXJkk/s1600-h/Manouschka+081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIKO9oAX-VVrveX6Pc-RuUkG38s6EO7v0I6Te_1U3Vjg5dc8pEed8WojxB14U-0hqP7xjxqNEFNKmf8xdqUnJgDUM0oFzbCh74i4WNUP6s2UX2OWn00wnYUpTmvGCDRn7490Jn4GXJkk/s320/Manouschka+081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399593927154740434" border="0" /></a>Lady Gag Gag!!! I don't buy this chick at all... all gimmick, no substance & she's absolutely ridiculous!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZND5kpO5wbixrUjyYZpZqVYTCiXDpbEQ8b5hWmzNlUDO2SOAVHl7zlYMaL_dlAhcGHq8WhDvPS5v-1_DVgvf38_tEegeHDQq9Mqw_tzJqYoaB_4woVbbM49TjXI_aNFWldMQy7Zb0oNs/s1600-h/Manouschka+082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZND5kpO5wbixrUjyYZpZqVYTCiXDpbEQ8b5hWmzNlUDO2SOAVHl7zlYMaL_dlAhcGHq8WhDvPS5v-1_DVgvf38_tEegeHDQq9Mqw_tzJqYoaB_4woVbbM49TjXI_aNFWldMQy7Zb0oNs/s320/Manouschka+082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399593198493198466" border="0" /></a>I'm actually a tad jealous of the Lady Gag Gag for this.. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">ok</span> fine I'm INSANELY jealous over this!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMkXiMRea4cEPp4MXFNrApi6-buLpl6m2vXvBeUg0Y6hiHaPILjb4Jh3sW6CI3yMEbj077vwFFUS3fYaiyXmCi8fRDr8Sv5u2yKMOFd9FHeERHzVvppoBMhP06lUZ66cMn7Jr7zT_Uig/s1600-h/Manouschka+083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMkXiMRea4cEPp4MXFNrApi6-buLpl6m2vXvBeUg0Y6hiHaPILjb4Jh3sW6CI3yMEbj077vwFFUS3fYaiyXmCi8fRDr8Sv5u2yKMOFd9FHeERHzVvppoBMhP06lUZ66cMn7Jr7zT_Uig/s320/Manouschka+083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399593190880510978" border="0" /></a>Jem was TRULY outrageous, truly, truly, truly outrageous... this chick is just a HACK running the biggest con of '09 since Bernie Madoff!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeARdbbJgAJuj9jd8iR2biuMLFRYz4dLKSzm46K7jHNb8PEtGoesofInqRpJuWbxYE70wNWJmK_4E87bPg_tlCzd3AA5r9ZT865xPN-9VaEMbKb2U2iCvF32EFMf1G5L3EybyBTjCTbk/s1600-h/Manouschka+084.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeARdbbJgAJuj9jd8iR2biuMLFRYz4dLKSzm46K7jHNb8PEtGoesofInqRpJuWbxYE70wNWJmK_4E87bPg_tlCzd3AA5r9ZT865xPN-9VaEMbKb2U2iCvF32EFMf1G5L3EybyBTjCTbk/s320/Manouschka+084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399593184690633090" border="0" /></a>Is her 15 minutes up yet?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHknTMY4blw5-MIN9l0Twv8W3ckp8XxioHugncmBfyFpiMXMQwaDYnEMjOd-Ptn0jL689xQ3ISl5h5nyXN80TDwlQolAk4q_OTHH-Kw-LISp87hIh-l5t_FqmBRBzgZ29Ljyd8hOxCohc/s1600-h/Manouschka+085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHknTMY4blw5-MIN9l0Twv8W3ckp8XxioHugncmBfyFpiMXMQwaDYnEMjOd-Ptn0jL689xQ3ISl5h5nyXN80TDwlQolAk4q_OTHH-Kw-LISp87hIh-l5t_FqmBRBzgZ29Ljyd8hOxCohc/s320/Manouschka+085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399593175635334946" border="0" /></a>Rice cooker!!! Mine is cuter though.. HA<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWxwlMEJTu0y16T_vl9Vc1oc0yYtTfsVIkBiaytDuJY8GOUWdEoLbuTVpQhWVRhj4YUA3uhZG4YYNtHym2Kl5nK9n19NXCnwfkD05SXRGdYioRZm-ZrmjGFS8aD_Iak3NmZVExXaro3I/s1600-h/Manouschka+086.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWxwlMEJTu0y16T_vl9Vc1oc0yYtTfsVIkBiaytDuJY8GOUWdEoLbuTVpQhWVRhj4YUA3uhZG4YYNtHym2Kl5nK9n19NXCnwfkD05SXRGdYioRZm-ZrmjGFS8aD_Iak3NmZVExXaro3I/s320/Manouschka+086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399593164769029682" border="0" /></a>I love this almost as much as I love the Lobster grab tank at Happy Ending, this sports bar in my hood where for $2 if you grab a lobster it's yours & they cook it... it's more fun than darts if you ask me<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IToetDnsScnFWMEjyX_Ayq_0wS76X-kJt-iAAj36TCQZYjidZygqLsBvRliAVnJ-YzCpus89QaVNjJhu2ghklgb2bi0nw91NGCr5uHD09wJ8J1xZLw26edUmv7J9U5NM1sUKrrFWQaw/s1600-h/Manouschka+087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IToetDnsScnFWMEjyX_Ayq_0wS76X-kJt-iAAj36TCQZYjidZygqLsBvRliAVnJ-YzCpus89QaVNjJhu2ghklgb2bi0nw91NGCr5uHD09wJ8J1xZLw26edUmv7J9U5NM1sUKrrFWQaw/s320/Manouschka+087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399592826371647074" border="0" /></a>I wanted to buy this SO bad<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eNFSOlN2YmRGB094qZ4MpQlw7J8NPsw_hhmnzpEq3gQdPHhPduVqOSGd5jLQDMLB7iziVmSUPkZkd0UUtmouS9uV8prckglv3EA6ErhbyjUQLM2H6fNTfrOLomYHQpGZUL_1J8LJxgk/s1600-h/Manouschka+089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eNFSOlN2YmRGB094qZ4MpQlw7J8NPsw_hhmnzpEq3gQdPHhPduVqOSGd5jLQDMLB7iziVmSUPkZkd0UUtmouS9uV8prckglv3EA6ErhbyjUQLM2H6fNTfrOLomYHQpGZUL_1J8LJxgk/s320/Manouschka+089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399592824039489346" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">Bling</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">Bling</span> Kitty<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnl0XNEgRhiPHN0TlQUiQG46wZrmeHEfPUHiniZqJfOXft-OJkDNpwltjjomSjGE0Cm_X-TG5YBET6pqR195hp-fczUI5mrA_GSCuS_TRW-rc1-Jk9ZD5UEpi_MVCQJ_Oq5DVQ3yG0Dg/s1600-h/Manouschka+090.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnl0XNEgRhiPHN0TlQUiQG46wZrmeHEfPUHiniZqJfOXft-OJkDNpwltjjomSjGE0Cm_X-TG5YBET6pqR195hp-fczUI5mrA_GSCuS_TRW-rc1-Jk9ZD5UEpi_MVCQJ_Oq5DVQ3yG0Dg/s320/Manouschka+090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399592816075317330" border="0" /></a>More crap I don't need but COVET!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgby1nV1nROLdGbJVu6hriho8qzkTreeLaJlvW42PxWmWzsDg0kiyfsgSfq6WSvjWiJZzg2RSVIAKPDL1hCXvIekg6t0E-YQeMQFtQ8zkrnFGkqm4Nr7sP-MNrByLXehB3GMl_JMYGGjZM/s1600-h/Manouschka+091.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgby1nV1nROLdGbJVu6hriho8qzkTreeLaJlvW42PxWmWzsDg0kiyfsgSfq6WSvjWiJZzg2RSVIAKPDL1hCXvIekg6t0E-YQeMQFtQ8zkrnFGkqm4Nr7sP-MNrByLXehB3GMl_JMYGGjZM/s320/Manouschka+091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399592805175578370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXih8qwOnWy69e7xUf7ZXdQTSz43To-hlw9rUvt8Y6De6xWt3mYXzmC8IoPB3NcyBMm5iD9NtiQ9Fe5kie-0QLf9vJ7DxJHg9QQhT4bl43lLYQjdNSoIOtBXtNKyQA6y2g1K-gb5xi-8U/s1600-h/Manouschka+093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXih8qwOnWy69e7xUf7ZXdQTSz43To-hlw9rUvt8Y6De6xWt3mYXzmC8IoPB3NcyBMm5iD9NtiQ9Fe5kie-0QLf9vJ7DxJHg9QQhT4bl43lLYQjdNSoIOtBXtNKyQA6y2g1K-gb5xi-8U/s320/Manouschka+093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399592800904308866" border="0" /></a>Check all the icons... Carmen Miranda Kitty, Boy George Kitty, Captain <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">Mc</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">Douchy</span> Douche <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">Douchebag</span> Kitty aka <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">Kanye</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">Frida</span> Kitty, Pamela Anderson/Baywatch Kitty, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">Bjork</span> Kitty, Cleopatra Kitty, Little Kim Kitty or is that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">Patra</span>? Damn Black people look alike... HA! Marie Antoinette Kitty, Tron Kitty, Flavor <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42">Flav</span> Kitty, Cyndi <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43">Lauper</span> Kitty, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44">Devo</span> Kitty, KARL <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_45">LAGERFELD</span> kitty... SO COOL! Who else do you see?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhz5QtMYS3BExRDy1iZn17PnCIqmjDdj2lzok3ptylD-2UCJFhV-_WRMDb_gtxA1tUZ5GMVYE3o4bDbXehUCRR_bsdYaKUGIsNA5xDiCtJYM3hzNLIh1mOLBP3IUiz_MMseyezrdYbU8/s1600-h/Manouschka+094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhz5QtMYS3BExRDy1iZn17PnCIqmjDdj2lzok3ptylD-2UCJFhV-_WRMDb_gtxA1tUZ5GMVYE3o4bDbXehUCRR_bsdYaKUGIsNA5xDiCtJYM3hzNLIh1mOLBP3IUiz_MMseyezrdYbU8/s320/Manouschka+094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399592414671735970" border="0" /></a>FEROSH Kitty... Christian Siriano would LOVE this!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDimj1L2KovnJhq0ezuJ2gSkZ4QFcs70g3ztZwrtH3Vf5Wquu-6CA2iZ8AkFoxkmjcY89mnNjZr3cVVJ3dFAnxZc0nkbcngilXRgop4kd-HOMjEnIdWHKKQOqXxfPLuKdJl9ZkdRAF1G0/s1600-h/Manouschka+096.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDimj1L2KovnJhq0ezuJ2gSkZ4QFcs70g3ztZwrtH3Vf5Wquu-6CA2iZ8AkFoxkmjcY89mnNjZr3cVVJ3dFAnxZc0nkbcngilXRgop4kd-HOMjEnIdWHKKQOqXxfPLuKdJl9ZkdRAF1G0/s320/Manouschka+096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399592404878375954" border="0" /></a>Mona Kitty<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjKy419fLtM_OGKXfw8yFz62Q7be-hRCf-oNeg4r2TF4pSmptiCMaVoTlBVAaObSqq8CHLqzuibUWu5zYjjI3DGSvlve_vcfDVwaIDK4BH48ygSi0WGsKjALHG37S9VcxHTmUSK_IQRI/s1600-h/Manouschka+097.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjKy419fLtM_OGKXfw8yFz62Q7be-hRCf-oNeg4r2TF4pSmptiCMaVoTlBVAaObSqq8CHLqzuibUWu5zYjjI3DGSvlve_vcfDVwaIDK4BH48ygSi0WGsKjALHG37S9VcxHTmUSK_IQRI/s320/Manouschka+097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399592402152099586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgRwnMNSiJ6NftKdLBHGcBvxg5poTaGdmxOZ1JkcXN3pUNXnTn0hHVisgX8ke1QEU0lk7UffK9Eb4ZVhYUSTygG6I2mkDQZDuFwzaEqUaNDUZR0oNTNsWBQ1XxnriJryETs8PlipYuRc/s1600-h/Manouschka+098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgRwnMNSiJ6NftKdLBHGcBvxg5poTaGdmxOZ1JkcXN3pUNXnTn0hHVisgX8ke1QEU0lk7UffK9Eb4ZVhYUSTygG6I2mkDQZDuFwzaEqUaNDUZR0oNTNsWBQ1XxnriJryETs8PlipYuRc/s320/Manouschka+098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399592394270769074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSZegsHWfchKqnO9xPjbGga4elJjCBk3QKRKUNVaQkV5e5VQOEqfo01iWafqWy1YpvBU3PpCprP3YLJmLlOGhBKaWVOeyTB3NMhUhAVsv9G3hs9lsbnQ5m74hylOSeZmPIzdm_ZD9AoQ/s1600-h/Manouschka+099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSZegsHWfchKqnO9xPjbGga4elJjCBk3QKRKUNVaQkV5e5VQOEqfo01iWafqWy1YpvBU3PpCprP3YLJmLlOGhBKaWVOeyTB3NMhUhAVsv9G3hs9lsbnQ5m74hylOSeZmPIzdm_ZD9AoQ/s320/Manouschka+099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399592391265150226" border="0" /></a>Now who's grandmother didn't have a velvet Elvis painting in her livingroom... FIERCE!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9-LB9V-d-qaz4eg46NIbw9pb8HMD98L02cZcDn0XvyL_kVJ9RQMF5nA_0vGNv-lgeYZ6k3kei4scj6FRVS9JyGC6v1gFBcPbRrHZwqTQAaK-6kQvyXoTq2GD3AukEeyMumpcuUr2o1Q/s1600-h/Manouschka+100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9-LB9V-d-qaz4eg46NIbw9pb8HMD98L02cZcDn0XvyL_kVJ9RQMF5nA_0vGNv-lgeYZ6k3kei4scj6FRVS9JyGC6v1gFBcPbRrHZwqTQAaK-6kQvyXoTq2GD3AukEeyMumpcuUr2o1Q/s320/Manouschka+100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399591769569153074" border="0" /></a>Dia de los Muerto Kitty<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54gBIGUA8LaMZgs_orBCo-1VyGKkIqYkB686fwPPSVn-jYz8Dfd2ZukapnJ2GQ6IrqXD39LqA0TYlS00VYsyAw09zuC1-rX4nLIceDhyuOSO-RnTIsCEG9EYVpOoo0ESDNtskRCJtBuw/s1600-h/Manouschka+101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54gBIGUA8LaMZgs_orBCo-1VyGKkIqYkB686fwPPSVn-jYz8Dfd2ZukapnJ2GQ6IrqXD39LqA0TYlS00VYsyAw09zuC1-rX4nLIceDhyuOSO-RnTIsCEG9EYVpOoo0ESDNtskRCJtBuw/s320/Manouschka+101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399591765159370450" border="0" /></a>Buddha Kitty! NMRK<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLLFXcSmGKdRg93OvXb7XCWgcZa8SCyc4M2UCsUqJLKzyab-JE7YlTAtQQ04lIn2qcjKgY4S4tyo259RzQQArsmm0zZ5M4UcK9z8qNzBlAWQWBPnzP8VHIAJlGdk2WIT8LWAHQkyeMIM/s1600-h/Manouschka+102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLLFXcSmGKdRg93OvXb7XCWgcZa8SCyc4M2UCsUqJLKzyab-JE7YlTAtQQ04lIn2qcjKgY4S4tyo259RzQQArsmm0zZ5M4UcK9z8qNzBlAWQWBPnzP8VHIAJlGdk2WIT8LWAHQkyeMIM/s320/Manouschka+102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399591763488698562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpY5df3l2G23w_67RlH-3jMymPur7svJ3N3CRfzF3T6O0ymfam3PFWcvIH_cz_eK7i1fYicPOJuk3-OmfvQLDh0m-0jHBRI-AauxosqcNTwNiyr-iXEuD1ul0o4mM75UaDwKL4AO1viKk/s1600-h/Manouschka+103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpY5df3l2G23w_67RlH-3jMymPur7svJ3N3CRfzF3T6O0ymfam3PFWcvIH_cz_eK7i1fYicPOJuk3-OmfvQLDh0m-0jHBRI-AauxosqcNTwNiyr-iXEuD1ul0o4mM75UaDwKL4AO1viKk/s320/Manouschka+103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399591757569509570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjLloZTNtyW3FC8UAuawb0P1ylK1WP4M3-YfjguUHnITBydeebByhwncN0n_dLt7wbec4GA6Ll3HbR4n8QJr-D-bfbbmUNBOv2ZoCoHyICm5GtwZ94DMzqvM6T6fTcizv1knGk7EC9CQ/s1600-h/Manouschka+104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjLloZTNtyW3FC8UAuawb0P1ylK1WP4M3-YfjguUHnITBydeebByhwncN0n_dLt7wbec4GA6Ll3HbR4n8QJr-D-bfbbmUNBOv2ZoCoHyICm5GtwZ94DMzqvM6T6fTcizv1knGk7EC9CQ/s320/Manouschka+104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399591750347114594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6FsqC3eernEuSc2ny0ue7m72MZ_mjaLBa6PFmjVA4K8V-08BKThSYHdykw6yLHIAFNR5mD9o7J3obFdk5eCF8FpTCSYlvdbg5vpxquYtVUGNQ8lTWVr7_aPYkIPhrRGSdROd_nENciE/s1600-h/Manouschka+105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT6FsqC3eernEuSc2ny0ue7m72MZ_mjaLBa6PFmjVA4K8V-08BKThSYHdykw6yLHIAFNR5mD9o7J3obFdk5eCF8FpTCSYlvdbg5vpxquYtVUGNQ8lTWVr7_aPYkIPhrRGSdROd_nENciE/s320/Manouschka+105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399591383549093282" border="0" /></a>The time had come for us to skidattle... our stomachs were cussing us out! On our way out we peeped the cupcake selection... yum again NO LINE for this one. EDB treated & got a strawberry cupcake & got me a red velvet. Because of the heat we got 2 SUPER sweet Ginger Lemonades... I swear I didn't drink lemonade ALL summer but from October 24th-Novemver 2nd that's all I've been drinking... it's just too God blessed HAWT out here... terrible!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxScKy-ItlYCZrxUT0wHIhKjFDp18LxHzGuIiIDst1_O8GtUxKpjJHiDmp7a3dlk0OGe0p7SEXwNeZD936iOPELmMzvYXZNGYpR8HgaRg_33AvxtniCkBzoCd-zAaIPxRYKNlg78twaM/s1600-h/Manouschka+108.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxScKy-ItlYCZrxUT0wHIhKjFDp18LxHzGuIiIDst1_O8GtUxKpjJHiDmp7a3dlk0OGe0p7SEXwNeZD936iOPELmMzvYXZNGYpR8HgaRg_33AvxtniCkBzoCd-zAaIPxRYKNlg78twaM/s320/Manouschka+108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399591379029373522" border="0" /></a>Checked out the Kitty's apartment on our way out.. I swear this would have been my dream home when I was 12... or 34... SHUT UP!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFi3Eue82rqXRYwUgq15guIg8oLn3JD68GMijFUsjKwFbyK-_fYEXsKGxLseMZt3hreDkttsYQtqqgePXghnKzLWOsyuZy9TaFyEv2FoQr23DKF8XsudpaT2oTXEKvsXWwaFYjLF2wPk/s1600-h/Manouschka+109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFi3Eue82rqXRYwUgq15guIg8oLn3JD68GMijFUsjKwFbyK-_fYEXsKGxLseMZt3hreDkttsYQtqqgePXghnKzLWOsyuZy9TaFyEv2FoQr23DKF8XsudpaT2oTXEKvsXWwaFYjLF2wPk/s320/Manouschka+109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399591369810523490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOatDac4f1Sb_lSvocMTruOWXKFRuqZanBmFEaBi23YRO03umlsuayabnsWFWPrhTGaSrGXaJYlw-yIyMO0btmKLNFB1d8jHSb8i43bT8gNUknpQmcF2q1Tvgvhu3MmR4KfLhGUIBstk4/s1600-h/Manouschka+110.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOatDac4f1Sb_lSvocMTruOWXKFRuqZanBmFEaBi23YRO03umlsuayabnsWFWPrhTGaSrGXaJYlw-yIyMO0btmKLNFB1d8jHSb8i43bT8gNUknpQmcF2q1Tvgvhu3MmR4KfLhGUIBstk4/s320/Manouschka+110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399591363118979858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEZiIn9MnlhGMLuSmPxA6WikH6-zQoqIWf43gl6Z_zEIW6elPeRdLvM19687qC_T5P7fx-22zAnUnZG8BulY-OaGCizK6bvxR-sXy3hvGyfZ_rBa6MeVDt_FFaKD2hjsCsARum-k512A/s1600-h/Manouschka+111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEZiIn9MnlhGMLuSmPxA6WikH6-zQoqIWf43gl6Z_zEIW6elPeRdLvM19687qC_T5P7fx-22zAnUnZG8BulY-OaGCizK6bvxR-sXy3hvGyfZ_rBa6MeVDt_FFaKD2hjsCsARum-k512A/s320/Manouschka+111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399591353226823586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rUI6tb69ZPVV0zQ5tYY-W8c0Jel7in_Ilnqs9DDw2RbNl_MPY_VPIK6lCtgfpqkjGLFitcrbjSSj4n2CddY7czoq81sMB7RiPJD1cTpy2ZiBa3GC-hpd1FT0YmwGelYNB_Jnb-ScXmI/s1600-h/Manouschka+112.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rUI6tb69ZPVV0zQ5tYY-W8c0Jel7in_Ilnqs9DDw2RbNl_MPY_VPIK6lCtgfpqkjGLFitcrbjSSj4n2CddY7czoq81sMB7RiPJD1cTpy2ZiBa3GC-hpd1FT0YmwGelYNB_Jnb-ScXmI/s320/Manouschka+112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399590967500633730" border="0" /></a>To that Cat Mobile we go... around the corner!!! We got our booty & jetted for our next spot... Father's Office<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWUAZGKAAeH3Ny7IsbaZbhziFTabLtQmwIDaFZUOTozOaIcLlY8hHlRfR-bYpznlLODzCViiWeXm9yNujKLujsC9WPFiHg6HkDDFcoDlZ8_FQIZVbtZiAGqJkaUc9zGrZpSqtmcvbwVs/s1600-h/Manouschka+113.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWUAZGKAAeH3Ny7IsbaZbhziFTabLtQmwIDaFZUOTozOaIcLlY8hHlRfR-bYpznlLODzCViiWeXm9yNujKLujsC9WPFiHg6HkDDFcoDlZ8_FQIZVbtZiAGqJkaUc9zGrZpSqtmcvbwVs/s320/Manouschka+113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399590957771159058" border="0" /></a>LATER... suckaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhs!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNcX532eg8klZGoeInKNqoHx34jz-LOgc0lSmGXkwz9bK3EG4rUOyUvPQW9EGZ10XgWeT7YXQg8_70nexDGNNlIEFIpsHTqkdb_1-vE-3o_Z0Hg02dQt3dwHWzD2XiooXyv0T12_n78c/s1600-h/Manouschka+114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNcX532eg8klZGoeInKNqoHx34jz-LOgc0lSmGXkwz9bK3EG4rUOyUvPQW9EGZ10XgWeT7YXQg8_70nexDGNNlIEFIpsHTqkdb_1-vE-3o_Z0Hg02dQt3dwHWzD2XiooXyv0T12_n78c/s320/Manouschka+114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399590956898235858" border="0" /></a>All that Kitty love, crazy kids!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzQWDpT-l-fpxa9-6gG5K4wCdvaZCMvh0hyphenhyphenSyvuBue3bkzPMtNwojRhQSQ_5XhM4CtXg9ArwKUd5sZCAXYGTL5fv7ncR35cB8GMJH9z18SS26BEdOmfDKESck8gEcwzYx5g1jsMPIptU/s1600-h/Manouschka+115.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzQWDpT-l-fpxa9-6gG5K4wCdvaZCMvh0hyphenhyphenSyvuBue3bkzPMtNwojRhQSQ_5XhM4CtXg9ArwKUd5sZCAXYGTL5fv7ncR35cB8GMJH9z18SS26BEdOmfDKESck8gEcwzYx5g1jsMPIptU/s320/Manouschka+115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399590946393053266" border="0" /></a>Waiting for F.O. to open we ate our dessert first. Still had 30 minutes to kill so I took EDB to this RAD kitchen supply & gourmet food store called <a style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);" href="http://www.culinarydistrict.com/">Surfas</a>... it was all cupcake liners & jimmies for my cupcake goddess EDB I LOVE that place. If ever in Culver City that is a MUST stop spot to see!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVigmQYF6T-dB6DZ3XpC3ZZRjDbiDkcQCUhC992Dw0RZ9196fNsCvPPBszALmoH82Eo95lwvCTJDi1Zj-2TGb9jCS1H78OEOAM2LV0f2nTO15pBwyygF3DBIqnahLi8MaPPep2yU3t1Uo/s1600-h/Manouschka+116.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVigmQYF6T-dB6DZ3XpC3ZZRjDbiDkcQCUhC992Dw0RZ9196fNsCvPPBszALmoH82Eo95lwvCTJDi1Zj-2TGb9jCS1H78OEOAM2LV0f2nTO15pBwyygF3DBIqnahLi8MaPPep2yU3t1Uo/s320/Manouschka+116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399590936343383410" border="0" /></a>EDB ordered a Duck Prosciutto salad<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivfYD1c8Vo2TlJYlDFlEIl5V0_sqnsrRmELHQXP__4a-aPJObkPejRzG5sp5TmZ4SaKHX9gcd6UCEaJNLx-Hh7x0n2OYXasxbXMr2gUfAj1_-cBwYA0wkZ7c84ueSUtyc-hwPy7o7Vtc/s1600-h/Manouschka+117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivfYD1c8Vo2TlJYlDFlEIl5V0_sqnsrRmELHQXP__4a-aPJObkPejRzG5sp5TmZ4SaKHX9gcd6UCEaJNLx-Hh7x0n2OYXasxbXMr2gUfAj1_-cBwYA0wkZ7c84ueSUtyc-hwPy7o7Vtc/s320/Manouschka+117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399585337748894322" border="0" /></a>NOW I have been on a 3 month long burger crawl (blog about that to come next week) supposedly... I saved thee best for last. Word on the streets & even on <span style="font-style: italic;">Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate </span>was the burger at Father's Office is the shiz-NIT! There's a trend quickly spreading around (Hel)LA of these spots that won't allow you to make substitutions & alter your meal in any way. NOW when I went to Animal for my birthday & saw how packed it was & how these cats are making very unconventional American cuisine trendy I found that it was ballsy & kind of charming that they were like "screw you this is how we do & even though the economy is craptastic you will STILL wait in line, pay a ridiculous amount of money & eat what we serve you... NO EXCEPTIONS!!!" <span style="font-weight: bold;">BEAT!</span><br /><br />Of course nothing I ordered that night had my vile nemesis the dreaded cooked or carmelized onion! <span style="font-weight: bold;">I CAN'T STAND </span>those things. I like my onions raw & yes I do cook with onions but I chop them super small so I don't know they're in there... SO GROSS!!!! At first I didn't like them because of the noise your mouth makes when you chew on one... the ear is WAY to close to the jaw I tell ya. My Mom would always cook with these big HONKING pieces of onions & slap them on EVERYTHING ruining my meals....<br /><br />UUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH! I'm not a fan of char tasting things either so carmelizing onions then deglazing them off a pan they're burnt to makes me want to hurl! I'll still make it for my guests & some recipes but I want that crap NO where near MY plate!<br /><br />Well wouldn't you know F.O. has only ONE damn burger loaded with my arch nemesis & they don't modify anything so either I get this coveted burger or F.O. gives me a big fat F.U. "order something else then" I sucked it up & ordered the damn burger. Unlike Animal I didn't find this quality from F.O. charming & I will explain in FULL detail later I promise in my blog about the burger crawl NEXT week. Here's my damn burger<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOJV-i4UadFRbw3QgimUcFPChjRoAwvoTaJDR4msbzCkaAYj69mNMgT5i0LT7Z4qbb4eO0dJYxVldCOBa9pTDQU-Qp9sISI5frtqYL-I4tmYrM5Awq_pOESeLTt8Ou5OTL3sJPGBrtOM/s1600-h/Manouschka+120.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOJV-i4UadFRbw3QgimUcFPChjRoAwvoTaJDR4msbzCkaAYj69mNMgT5i0LT7Z4qbb4eO0dJYxVldCOBa9pTDQU-Qp9sISI5frtqYL-I4tmYrM5Awq_pOESeLTt8Ou5OTL3sJPGBrtOM/s320/Manouschka+120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399585328543993314" border="0" /></a>All those nasty ass onions I had to put on EDB's plate!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEe7yEqGzalqgcJYdbSh1Qe78Mm_0yshBCJgbBiGxp5jC4AuJ0WGX0mr6BhWvMlsfwg7zDoCz9pzhorbFj__kW6ZI-f-OfllYuIkNbLgnyDhNCw88R4hQV3d00W66OECBqVI978b909A/s1600-h/Manouschka+121.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEe7yEqGzalqgcJYdbSh1Qe78Mm_0yshBCJgbBiGxp5jC4AuJ0WGX0mr6BhWvMlsfwg7zDoCz9pzhorbFj__kW6ZI-f-OfllYuIkNbLgnyDhNCw88R4hQV3d00W66OECBqVI978b909A/s320/Manouschka+121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399585321094778450" border="0" /></a>Nasty ass onion juice ruin-ING my fries!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjE1eJAZl3KJgtmEy_QufbAIuSzyNKx7eGpElxmSGHPq6aibH_SbKgvk50YXdbbHAxT00EzxZx_LN_X0irwMLuo6I3A3wkjSOPqAQ2CMyTVeOgMiH31dmvC-9MW_yX08P2-7EZU_XPzk/s1600-h/Manouschka+122.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjE1eJAZl3KJgtmEy_QufbAIuSzyNKx7eGpElxmSGHPq6aibH_SbKgvk50YXdbbHAxT00EzxZx_LN_X0irwMLuo6I3A3wkjSOPqAQ2CMyTVeOgMiH31dmvC-9MW_yX08P2-7EZU_XPzk/s320/Manouschka+122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399585314576629250" border="0" /></a>More nasty ass onions!!!! I had to drink 3 glasses of water & I swear I never took so long to eat a burger in my ENTIRE life!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdUpXHa88QI8Zxl5dHHfxenakSfZVVPvzq34CLephavhmYY60xgpWMN5MmVaVRkNPiyJM5gllJRpTZ8xRAfWOr8f4EPLNTCH5L_ysOjILOrBd61HvS7H-_q5QswPr4_5Lzh-nLCxtJ7I/s1600-h/Manouschka+123.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIdUpXHa88QI8Zxl5dHHfxenakSfZVVPvzq34CLephavhmYY60xgpWMN5MmVaVRkNPiyJM5gllJRpTZ8xRAfWOr8f4EPLNTCH5L_ysOjILOrBd61HvS7H-_q5QswPr4_5Lzh-nLCxtJ7I/s320/Manouschka+123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399585307667262146" border="0" /></a><br />Look I GET it Chefs work REALLY hard to get these flavor profiles together but to deny someone due to an allergic reaction or dietary restriction or the fact that cooked onions are DANG nas-TY is just cruel!!! Can't wait for you to see how they fared on my burger listSingle Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-68252448032940804042009-11-01T10:16:00.000-08:002009-11-02T10:56:46.438-08:00Cooked: Tongue Wrastlin'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihR_gZEaNbVn81P77kQNR8z9rkzW4i5z1g0Zsy606Z3vtOfPnpKPHFIKQwjNb7yxICo_GZ0G8wFFxhdovM2s0BwMUDl9awU3TjlHvugRkMPDMHM3MvX-B8X3Z5J6Mo5Ic2pmJBo_iXWm0/s1600-h/Manouschka+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihR_gZEaNbVn81P77kQNR8z9rkzW4i5z1g0Zsy606Z3vtOfPnpKPHFIKQwjNb7yxICo_GZ0G8wFFxhdovM2s0BwMUDl9awU3TjlHvugRkMPDMHM3MvX-B8X3Z5J6Mo5Ic2pmJBo_iXWm0/s320/Manouschka+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399581949215957506" border="0" /></a>How beautiful is this?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGmf_6JcK_hLQrdaCO7VRK5cQuMw-6CMXIIMkjEUxYaNdYlTR4pOA4Ec2wx17fPZg-CSNAdtG3D2z9k6C7J_tqXdee8Et_m-K3oKC8Gj8XfQgziifUqqhIEdiZrQHUmVGU0HBn9NnVCY/s1600-h/Manouschka+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGmf_6JcK_hLQrdaCO7VRK5cQuMw-6CMXIIMkjEUxYaNdYlTR4pOA4Ec2wx17fPZg-CSNAdtG3D2z9k6C7J_tqXdee8Et_m-K3oKC8Gj8XfQgziifUqqhIEdiZrQHUmVGU0HBn9NnVCY/s320/Manouschka+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399580662577300034" border="0" /></a>On Halloween I went back to my friend David's. He lives in such an amazing home & neighborhood I knew I wanted to be there with him for Halloween to see & scare the bejeezus out of some proper trick or treaters. David like myself LOVES tongue. We decided to swap tongues & have a Tongue-Off. He made a veal tongue with a green sauce I made Beef Tongue in a Veracruz sauce. HA! What's scarier & yummier than tongue?!?!? I think a new Halloween tradition has started, enjoy the pics!<br /><br />Candy IS dandy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuhq5cC1zA_rg4nXWpnZuuG_KbAzlfonOhVbTa1jxw1nsDU_uJGMipNp6S_4ZfUunw05nVIiB06LhdAWtgBN9lOVdEgQeXWMnbhLaSwKEonFCagYcUqtxbSngEIfEo1CRIY1oLq0BN50/s1600-h/Manouschka+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicuhq5cC1zA_rg4nXWpnZuuG_KbAzlfonOhVbTa1jxw1nsDU_uJGMipNp6S_4ZfUunw05nVIiB06LhdAWtgBN9lOVdEgQeXWMnbhLaSwKEonFCagYcUqtxbSngEIfEo1CRIY1oLq0BN50/s320/Manouschka+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399574322826836290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2o6yYnrhciDrvKwaE4_W8RtAu6Zd-SzTY7UKJMLNSiF3QrSzP2jaqIJgRGfhHIJjymVGtNe-S4q_1l2XCvtNBXhnm_F0zb4IH25tFvoDuU2fFIJnem0mZDvfSqdBPRE6uxGGf5DE90s/s1600-h/Manouschka+015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2o6yYnrhciDrvKwaE4_W8RtAu6Zd-SzTY7UKJMLNSiF3QrSzP2jaqIJgRGfhHIJjymVGtNe-S4q_1l2XCvtNBXhnm_F0zb4IH25tFvoDuU2fFIJnem0mZDvfSqdBPRE6uxGGf5DE90s/s320/Manouschka+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399574290177615058" border="0" /></a><br />David our Master of Ceremony carried around a shovel & blowhorn & chased the kids in this... terrible!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJtUoegH8l04CGNR1QvLWGpM4tIKohieRvPywrZtuoh7YzJahOv5yq23SWS3hN9ygg8qQf69cexglMQXs1WMo0dPgy6jw1BCvHm9WUjK1PHwdO33alc2hMWIf6bvlCjZd5nr831aB3q4/s1600-h/Manouschka+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJtUoegH8l04CGNR1QvLWGpM4tIKohieRvPywrZtuoh7YzJahOv5yq23SWS3hN9ygg8qQf69cexglMQXs1WMo0dPgy6jw1BCvHm9WUjK1PHwdO33alc2hMWIf6bvlCjZd5nr831aB3q4/s320/Manouschka+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399580047168987634" border="0" /></a>Bribe money for whatever kids we made crap their costume!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiOQRoUSSa2FBicj1Hp_M6ed5haHNW3IP93HtzNYiHvyFYIqhhEiREzE0Z7PIMRPBoZOozh0lUPyfuE2ImQOn7bGwiy2RvVBq-frA_hk_wAM7NcZNa2nXrRLV6Uxxlccwf6CZw0zXWXI/s1600-h/Manouschka+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiOQRoUSSa2FBicj1Hp_M6ed5haHNW3IP93HtzNYiHvyFYIqhhEiREzE0Z7PIMRPBoZOozh0lUPyfuE2ImQOn7bGwiy2RvVBq-frA_hk_wAM7NcZNa2nXrRLV6Uxxlccwf6CZw0zXWXI/s320/Manouschka+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399574275924362354" border="0" /></a>Alan waiting for them at the gate!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9tJFGWnAQdFyAfxx2qXjnt6p5tlELBM-zhWGUJqxe8YR8nsMHZX8ZDOLuvJSw3ttErq_U9S9NFiw1n5Oto2Yf4wClDHxq7pwAKh-vG9zKIm6ptFpKFk-XlWapEI61UUpiiYzdDd2a-0/s1600-h/Manouschka+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9tJFGWnAQdFyAfxx2qXjnt6p5tlELBM-zhWGUJqxe8YR8nsMHZX8ZDOLuvJSw3ttErq_U9S9NFiw1n5Oto2Yf4wClDHxq7pwAKh-vG9zKIm6ptFpKFk-XlWapEI61UUpiiYzdDd2a-0/s320/Manouschka+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399574263597650802" border="0" /></a>Bill was in charge of passing the candy. It took 3 hours to turn him into Dr. Manhattan... brilliant!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSJrp-eHufP9I7ZLNi97GNAWVqZIPUR8J52D_llHOWkUvzXqK00nGSxxCBieqp_gqFqix9VNUFl7P4JIHgEN8hYplByJmHuM4fsjQQ68hVaVxOXludXSnt7GXm_D56eX3vHY9QN8pyks/s1600-h/Manouschka+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSJrp-eHufP9I7ZLNi97GNAWVqZIPUR8J52D_llHOWkUvzXqK00nGSxxCBieqp_gqFqix9VNUFl7P4JIHgEN8hYplByJmHuM4fsjQQ68hVaVxOXludXSnt7GXm_D56eX3vHY9QN8pyks/s320/Manouschka+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399573926223143202" border="0" /></a>I LOVED our decorations<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6X7QGb-elLn4zLZvcEu0Ef5RBH9H7zrJL5W9jO7vSRCQA9xdbphfteLyUAqXD2cviAjBO2FERbSZkM7rmk5ByH5cT7nIHc7Q6gAJySK5e1N8yi2MgdVHHZD0Zu8qdMNFDouaSsOC0r4/s1600-h/Manouschka+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg6X7QGb-elLn4zLZvcEu0Ef5RBH9H7zrJL5W9jO7vSRCQA9xdbphfteLyUAqXD2cviAjBO2FERbSZkM7rmk5ByH5cT7nIHc7Q6gAJySK5e1N8yi2MgdVHHZD0Zu8qdMNFDouaSsOC0r4/s320/Manouschka+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399573917396499538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmL9pPUDKCRrX9Sbj5BjzmM3jTFvVM-ggkRyTLuCakNppjr3kwa5DNKA2PP6Zd5OQSMgtTVKm5gTL6vY3o70inM85NWzYW5ff_LKvRwO6ls3QqofBL2StE3YYm9tg9vbauEkw-qasg5U/s1600-h/Manouschka+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmL9pPUDKCRrX9Sbj5BjzmM3jTFvVM-ggkRyTLuCakNppjr3kwa5DNKA2PP6Zd5OQSMgtTVKm5gTL6vY3o70inM85NWzYW5ff_LKvRwO6ls3QqofBL2StE3YYm9tg9vbauEkw-qasg5U/s320/Manouschka+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399573909303183682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyfP7svslKn1JFQHaS1YM8k1DEDvc4kPe9c-zzyoy09If988I-dTipHJctfHwi4E30JSuu7LNVU2yjl6vSKe-aamuUq0eosUvK0F4KDnrLSkX4o53UdpmADTp2ac84DTM6y-VVd9Jt5I/s1600-h/Manouschka+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyfP7svslKn1JFQHaS1YM8k1DEDvc4kPe9c-zzyoy09If988I-dTipHJctfHwi4E30JSuu7LNVU2yjl6vSKe-aamuUq0eosUvK0F4KDnrLSkX4o53UdpmADTp2ac84DTM6y-VVd9Jt5I/s320/Manouschka+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399573903765876514" border="0" /></a><br />I found my costume in the storage unit at my building... so cool! I wasn't even going to dress up this year. It was a size small & I didn't rip it... spank you VERY much Halloween Gods for bestowing this on me... *snort*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWg8cEQbI9Ce7UawjKqdWEODqa0kzvHr1isVW9uppr9MyZb6cvy-ffkQ9J3vdxahbMTbjGt6ssfTdPTI89SOHn1HlrICvGm9ZUXTP5MhWFSexGOveaaWHdIhvCevLbAtAjFiAh7yhJiXU/s1600-h/Manouschka+031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWg8cEQbI9Ce7UawjKqdWEODqa0kzvHr1isVW9uppr9MyZb6cvy-ffkQ9J3vdxahbMTbjGt6ssfTdPTI89SOHn1HlrICvGm9ZUXTP5MhWFSexGOveaaWHdIhvCevLbAtAjFiAh7yhJiXU/s320/Manouschka+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399574795469996594" border="0" /></a>Yup kid scored some loot.. he pissed himself!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlI5Lr13VZRum2nut79BJ3mgn9CtmeM08DmCaS20BTn-2YFjokjPipQLZUXl-G_SvlLk8-VauyuMGc5voVFQl2q1HkfY-Nq7B6sHdMySPK4KD6nMbbh9F6wQa0JTsnRKFUJFBPE_T0NY/s1600-h/Manouschka+028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlI5Lr13VZRum2nut79BJ3mgn9CtmeM08DmCaS20BTn-2YFjokjPipQLZUXl-G_SvlLk8-VauyuMGc5voVFQl2q1HkfY-Nq7B6sHdMySPK4KD6nMbbh9F6wQa0JTsnRKFUJFBPE_T0NY/s320/Manouschka+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399574788290520210" border="0" /></a>Is there anything scarier than leaf blowers in LA?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IfPMGx22ELoOhDQ7WDB6GSHk88g_JmbhQHcFyr3DrFcozZz_HFJgNotKagubthbpyMy0dnXHxJLMctUixhy2dj57gjrHYOOB-RVwAmxL0BQy84_8mwLnFzp7DI0Rnx-MXc7rFG537ik/s1600-h/Manouschka+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_IfPMGx22ELoOhDQ7WDB6GSHk88g_JmbhQHcFyr3DrFcozZz_HFJgNotKagubthbpyMy0dnXHxJLMctUixhy2dj57gjrHYOOB-RVwAmxL0BQy84_8mwLnFzp7DI0Rnx-MXc7rFG537ik/s320/Manouschka+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399574779955247042" border="0" /></a>Long lines ALL night. The kids emphatically said this was the best house in the whole hood in Hollywood!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7qBpylrFYu_JcJvhAIa2IA6fhzchoi6agyYYJqy7I8wFHPmgYuxoOoF3kKYxoYJBRJBwUSS9r1QGGc44CUCHa6ERMVAVD74SmlrXI3q2-g8bG77oejCVl-w7JA97Ck-KtGTAVOBao-U/s1600-h/Manouschka+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7qBpylrFYu_JcJvhAIa2IA6fhzchoi6agyYYJqy7I8wFHPmgYuxoOoF3kKYxoYJBRJBwUSS9r1QGGc44CUCHa6ERMVAVD74SmlrXI3q2-g8bG77oejCVl-w7JA97Ck-KtGTAVOBao-U/s320/Manouschka+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399574774888779826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifo9fAVBFpqwcQWqef8US6ukt-rq0CHwjNl0QdvN9zv6-bkbxgEB4j3tOzi_nNtQqgP8qVBF2e6-s3JoHBUhUfaYoFvvAUF14Fcyz3eaMn_H69snqimtoPVyAm8R0mqYXcdF7oysZUyy8/s1600-h/Manouschka+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifo9fAVBFpqwcQWqef8US6ukt-rq0CHwjNl0QdvN9zv6-bkbxgEB4j3tOzi_nNtQqgP8qVBF2e6-s3JoHBUhUfaYoFvvAUF14Fcyz3eaMn_H69snqimtoPVyAm8R0mqYXcdF7oysZUyy8/s320/Manouschka+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399581944667198898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhcm5JygDi5kSxwQug5h6ZtE6oZzfy8kF4qc7J-gqMUDSxzutXJWQ1upvMX82vFSFNJHtu__1LPCDo2HTnlkVRObsWY9OV8dmAGPqpUNOrHNMY6R0xM5YFdNnxUlM8bqsFxK7qw0WJoY/s1600-h/Manouschka+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhcm5JygDi5kSxwQug5h6ZtE6oZzfy8kF4qc7J-gqMUDSxzutXJWQ1upvMX82vFSFNJHtu__1LPCDo2HTnlkVRObsWY9OV8dmAGPqpUNOrHNMY6R0xM5YFdNnxUlM8bqsFxK7qw0WJoY/s320/Manouschka+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399581934047213538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2srOoMdQU9IAqQOb_fA-f5d3mX-Ayj0L6NBC7cbrN5GEejDQw0r2beknOJCmlOs1jb6mzS5JjIJXwSIjXkkV2hkAd49mA3QlIcvm46cJe1Rb2FFn1mp-ZTEukkCFeqal3U4hO0YGayVo/s1600-h/Manouschka+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2srOoMdQU9IAqQOb_fA-f5d3mX-Ayj0L6NBC7cbrN5GEejDQw0r2beknOJCmlOs1jb6mzS5JjIJXwSIjXkkV2hkAd49mA3QlIcvm46cJe1Rb2FFn1mp-ZTEukkCFeqal3U4hO0YGayVo/s320/Manouschka+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399574766602000130" border="0" /></a>Little Red Riding Hood & I rocking the white thigh highs!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD51w_RlH0acF3dSqBn9xVbKqikEKQuFQcTZ_mojqV4Lo4W4WOCsgmTsfJMh0mLTfY-Rhs9ECAeiZUev2CW22QsITO23gicLLeXCfmELyryvih2fq8W2fym3SQr9EgTqGaW99JqyVTNSQ/s1600-h/Manouschka+053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD51w_RlH0acF3dSqBn9xVbKqikEKQuFQcTZ_mojqV4Lo4W4WOCsgmTsfJMh0mLTfY-Rhs9ECAeiZUev2CW22QsITO23gicLLeXCfmELyryvih2fq8W2fym3SQr9EgTqGaW99JqyVTNSQ/s320/Manouschka+053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399573889445963442" border="0" /></a>Spooky Dinner. Beef Tongue, Red Beans & Rice & Tostones (fried green plantains) Nicole (Little Red) mad the SWEETEST yams I have ever had!!! Great dinner<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0BaH8xVWT-t6BeR1-EpOdM4OeAlOUoGV0nxOoImNWCY_j_4wmw2XxMYk7Uznkm9glFPRDe7GFLHODoiXIgUzu9KnV4k_zuZEpCu5yGzAD_8kpbH4QAOosvH7Zx4b8X671pyhxxMj7Ik/s1600-h/Manouschka+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0BaH8xVWT-t6BeR1-EpOdM4OeAlOUoGV0nxOoImNWCY_j_4wmw2XxMYk7Uznkm9glFPRDe7GFLHODoiXIgUzu9KnV4k_zuZEpCu5yGzAD_8kpbH4QAOosvH7Zx4b8X671pyhxxMj7Ik/s320/Manouschka+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399573171688474962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dYwX0ieYqRzBjefqXCgOABvkEhwcJ-KHlx3ZlM1Hgndx_wEKBCUESZPbqt6LQqExj3tYDfOTQUTYV5xW84O6SWD0L4egcfD3_WFGpJvZ7Kv0hhC0EcqcD5oiQ0ZOQoETrkweLmHxPjw/s1600-h/Manouschka+034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dYwX0ieYqRzBjefqXCgOABvkEhwcJ-KHlx3ZlM1Hgndx_wEKBCUESZPbqt6LQqExj3tYDfOTQUTYV5xW84O6SWD0L4egcfD3_WFGpJvZ7Kv0hhC0EcqcD5oiQ0ZOQoETrkweLmHxPjw/s320/Manouschka+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399573166250988642" border="0" /></a>My favourite (yes I added the U in favorite again... get used to it xo)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYmKGP-PtvWe3aWpmi0iToz1WK7z-ABl_ywsSB4VtKZTES9xlliriTooS27xIrYwda2IgrTfGFTOvfM05R8yL2Y7zfMptBw0Wb7TAeGzEw7T_KEekz7mqOPKsHc63hv4mrjNzJRCqTc0/s1600-h/Manouschka+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYmKGP-PtvWe3aWpmi0iToz1WK7z-ABl_ywsSB4VtKZTES9xlliriTooS27xIrYwda2IgrTfGFTOvfM05R8yL2Y7zfMptBw0Wb7TAeGzEw7T_KEekz7mqOPKsHc63hv4mrjNzJRCqTc0/s320/Manouschka+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399573155660616754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRj_ILr1-h6Ag7-VTUC0vPFtMypDny2CLL_Tj8D5yhtH7EMVe3VanX7ZnbLCXZYe9LeKjhxkwDkINROjTq-iNRiUaj-lnhAFfS44T8Cvc8Wl6HhmdrSwcEHYMLSvva8ZstkQXQnD0Po8/s1600-h/Manouschka+036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRj_ILr1-h6Ag7-VTUC0vPFtMypDny2CLL_Tj8D5yhtH7EMVe3VanX7ZnbLCXZYe9LeKjhxkwDkINROjTq-iNRiUaj-lnhAFfS44T8Cvc8Wl6HhmdrSwcEHYMLSvva8ZstkQXQnD0Po8/s320/Manouschka+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399573145890099410" border="0" /></a>Nicole's yamstastic yams! *swoon*<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hm7nUyTwWz6IvtvhAuIIDVQ-OA5lgsCP6T_DMOSFfY0Y52LSeqCtvY9QotwA14O7zCG00HKeJ-sHwSF-TVMNEOEALK3gNCgPTWMq329NCsGpq_zUNUHk2o7N5WrlGloAvBpLBjVoPjc/s1600-h/Manouschka+037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hm7nUyTwWz6IvtvhAuIIDVQ-OA5lgsCP6T_DMOSFfY0Y52LSeqCtvY9QotwA14O7zCG00HKeJ-sHwSF-TVMNEOEALK3gNCgPTWMq329NCsGpq_zUNUHk2o7N5WrlGloAvBpLBjVoPjc/s320/Manouschka+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399573145607229346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12Onc0_f67l90ADyUNYiRw3bs55B_DVAPCRCrD02Uig4OVJrRWspYa7cZoLND6_lUBD242zyerKyi5P3vk1hjwd1MYcoEwSKewy_4qUZ4AwOSxLLQSi9aJhZ1I6-mdyn51sGhxy_NZ28/s1600-h/Manouschka+038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj12Onc0_f67l90ADyUNYiRw3bs55B_DVAPCRCrD02Uig4OVJrRWspYa7cZoLND6_lUBD242zyerKyi5P3vk1hjwd1MYcoEwSKewy_4qUZ4AwOSxLLQSi9aJhZ1I6-mdyn51sGhxy_NZ28/s320/Manouschka+038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399572789490076658" border="0" /></a>David's green Veal Tongue & my Red Beef Tongue... safe to say it was a tie. Both so different yet so flavorful. His was tangy & savory while mine was decadent & spicy too good for words, honestly<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dMaptg_XCKQyYgTulGP0YEljbSLt8sASaxpDnv8AV8cb6dZksNQF-lVz9Z4X_13Fi36Es2DmI2dsS3wH6B-MUaxTtqucbTNATQgVFFDoawccUYqnqJmQ1Wf0ztUvS-V-0AY4HLMmXAw/s1600-h/Manouschka+050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dMaptg_XCKQyYgTulGP0YEljbSLt8sASaxpDnv8AV8cb6dZksNQF-lVz9Z4X_13Fi36Es2DmI2dsS3wH6B-MUaxTtqucbTNATQgVFFDoawccUYqnqJmQ1Wf0ztUvS-V-0AY4HLMmXAw/s320/Manouschka+050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399572762212928002" border="0" /></a>Call me Hot Chocolate, Swiss Miss at your service<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ioeABkDPevrvwd58LrA5yzG6t6lWntYHHbpHVQW-aibz9gvTvqLkQOWuwnqukkFU0EcB9E0vE0i-CMigVDhYZc-UP93OESGq9FOpIOMUfVkMkgELC-wkiToZKXRNqjXGg6KyMqOkQ5w/s1600-h/Manouschka+042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ioeABkDPevrvwd58LrA5yzG6t6lWntYHHbpHVQW-aibz9gvTvqLkQOWuwnqukkFU0EcB9E0vE0i-CMigVDhYZc-UP93OESGq9FOpIOMUfVkMkgELC-wkiToZKXRNqjXGg6KyMqOkQ5w/s320/Manouschka+042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399572766177215826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrXh3GHroMqvZA-weTIFONo5OgzK9UkybY9fpQvh3VC6yICDqz3zkwFid8l9p8dXV9DGMYnJA26GDFq7CTmaRG0gUtohBoTdGBwoyjkYbBECutwTkptT3EdGzBH098vYzmNID3HsLVpE/s1600-h/Manouschka+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrXh3GHroMqvZA-weTIFONo5OgzK9UkybY9fpQvh3VC6yICDqz3zkwFid8l9p8dXV9DGMYnJA26GDFq7CTmaRG0gUtohBoTdGBwoyjkYbBECutwTkptT3EdGzBH098vYzmNID3HsLVpE/s320/Manouschka+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399572780825344402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qOA2KpsvNXRCCQTfASSj3TTJh3wwaBEP4_goPf7SIq7BTJMQTTgKa7opnPjrslOIiRu2QeE5Rm_jeLDsSd7m0fc_QnO1i2NB1o1qdcV-kJ5UzNUMwOtVc_6XrysqUVtrcT9a28-0K_w/s1600-h/Manouschka+041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qOA2KpsvNXRCCQTfASSj3TTJh3wwaBEP4_goPf7SIq7BTJMQTTgKa7opnPjrslOIiRu2QeE5Rm_jeLDsSd7m0fc_QnO1i2NB1o1qdcV-kJ5UzNUMwOtVc_6XrysqUVtrcT9a28-0K_w/s320/Manouschka+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399572774914727202" border="0" /></a>Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-29469270854620435522009-10-30T09:47:00.000-07:002009-10-30T12:22:40.114-07:00Field Trippin': Purple Reign<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLXQGCXZ1z-QEkBk1PAGcVUeBLV74pgCY0GI4jkX5JHke_jwQhkXANkjJPrWfMFLQW_E5U-vJLJDb3cnJumrKr6y-BbolELFD_pxhI61fFahufyYld_K-OPBtdQpjP3Z7wRZTpl37bsU/s1600-h/DSC00598.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLXQGCXZ1z-QEkBk1PAGcVUeBLV74pgCY0GI4jkX5JHke_jwQhkXANkjJPrWfMFLQW_E5U-vJLJDb3cnJumrKr6y-BbolELFD_pxhI61fFahufyYld_K-OPBtdQpjP3Z7wRZTpl37bsU/s320/DSC00598.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398439511282172754" border="0" /></a>OH MAN! Yesterday I drove an hour to the Le <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Creuset</span> Signature Store in Chino Hills.... good googly <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">moogly</span> aside from the Christian <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Louboutin</span> store in NYC, Royal/T Cafe that is hosting Hello Kitty's 35<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> birthday & Jumbo's Clown Room this is thee HAPPIEST place on earth. Yeah I know you're thinking Jumbo's?!?!? But <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">C'MON</span> how brilliant is a spot where strippers come to die?!?!? That has it's own scent, a combination of dreams gone awry mixed with the smell of over the hill <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">glamrock</span> stars from the 80's tears, cigarettes & failure. A place where 1/4 of the population is praying the valtrex won't wear off & you could <span style="font-weight: bold;">swear </span>you heard the raucous, raunchy laughter of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Bukowski</span> sitting in the corner with Tom Waits downing well whiskey. I love, love, LOVE that place. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Anywho</span>... while I was waiting for my Lilac Mist sexpot word on the streets is that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Sur</span> La Table is replacing the Dijon line to showcase a purple one.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Aww</span>... The Color Purple one of my favourite movies (yes I spelled favorite like they do in England & Oz... that's how much I LOVE it) "you told <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Harpo</span> to beat me?!?!?" "That razor look dull ta me, Miss Celie!" "all mah life i haid ta fight..." Man, Oprah <span style="font-weight: bold;">KILLED</span> it as Miss Sophia! Someone posted that the signature store (which there are only SIX <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">flippin</span>' stores in the entire Country) carries a color called Fig.... here starts the obsession.<br /><br />Here is the glamorous line they are touting as Fig here in the US, it's actually called <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Cassis</span> & it's exclusive to a store in the UK called <a style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);" href="http://www.brentcross.co.uk/events/coming-up/home-event/">Fenwick</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzx1cZLi8hJevf7y7sn1JW4ZnvhZucLao1lcYJi0JZLQWoN4YS6Ni_KGwNQGHEUet4ok5-9I3VFj0w_Pgt1l1X8AC1n4W1FFIazOgTUBgJWed7nrpiyrfcD0T5jAu9gSCXapQcAW1VvI/s1600-h/DSC00587.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzx1cZLi8hJevf7y7sn1JW4ZnvhZucLao1lcYJi0JZLQWoN4YS6Ni_KGwNQGHEUet4ok5-9I3VFj0w_Pgt1l1X8AC1n4W1FFIazOgTUBgJWed7nrpiyrfcD0T5jAu9gSCXapQcAW1VvI/s320/DSC00587.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398439808009447858" border="0" /></a>I called the store a couple of days ago & spoke to this really awesome salesperson named Chris... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">ok</span> I didn't just call... I damn near accosted him several times that day.. & the next & the next so 3 days later, yesterday, he told me to come in for their 20% off event & if I came in yesterday I could get an additional 40% off a second item or I can come in on the 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">nd</span> & get 30% off of everything.... DUDE what's a girl to do? 20% off 1 & 40% off another or just take the damn 30% for the one thing I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">frickin</span>' needed... a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">braiser</span> in Fig!!!! Ugh this is why I haven't had a credit card in over 12 years I would be SO screwed!!!! He was only working until 3:30 & he wasn't working again until next week. I figured he deserved the commission since I bothered the crap out of him.<br /><br />After a couple more phone calls to the store (I'm sick I tell ya but I'm also a realist) I started calling all of my friends & posting on Facebook for someone to accompany me so I won't go nuts, nobody could so I decided to be a big girl, armed with my headphones & head there myself. I chanted the entire hour there to prepare myself. I always wanted a piece from the Caribbean line to call Harry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Belafonte</span> but I was quickly realizing that naming my sexpots were starting to overshadow my focus on things I actually NEED-ed. I parked my car & put an hour in the meter... because I knew I would be battling myself the ENTIRE time & I walked into this...<br /><br />SWEET CHEEZUS!!! I SWEAR from what I saw then heard that must be what the gates of heaven must sound like<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQ2amS5MYqn9xBKlI6aSqr4TVLyeJfWMNqXqaCJasfEPMEJvXJAq0g9Ljl61SVMV45P6enwVyuP0iZcQn25bf12XR7zAW5KtuO08HY56zX0v3xYdMHhdQRsUHB_GXz2H3DQoqLSsB3uc/s1600-h/DSC00589.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQ2amS5MYqn9xBKlI6aSqr4TVLyeJfWMNqXqaCJasfEPMEJvXJAq0g9Ljl61SVMV45P6enwVyuP0iZcQn25bf12XR7zAW5KtuO08HY56zX0v3xYdMHhdQRsUHB_GXz2H3DQoqLSsB3uc/s320/DSC00589.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398439802792714322" border="0" /></a>The deliciously sexy Caribbean line, reminded me of my Breakfast at Tiffany's <a style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);" href="http://singleservingblogs.blogspot.com/2009/03/commercial-to-announce-my-new-website.html">homage</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIirTP3MQ70K6BeBAEhy6aVvsoQMqIiQfDHWV4vtdeIHR_k4WCmm9mZJ8HIfTIxhfTtoY1cq4K5xtwYU8PkOtcUIlbFbuDkEUPqz0v9bRHwZMvtGdHkw4DZWdH8oNvI57YQFv7SyV3_gs/s1600-h/DSC00594.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIirTP3MQ70K6BeBAEhy6aVvsoQMqIiQfDHWV4vtdeIHR_k4WCmm9mZJ8HIfTIxhfTtoY1cq4K5xtwYU8PkOtcUIlbFbuDkEUPqz0v9bRHwZMvtGdHkw4DZWdH8oNvI57YQFv7SyV3_gs/s320/DSC00594.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398439534030726498" border="0" /></a>New Pearl & Onyx <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">cocottes</span>... so SASSY!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKPRY-ikAAuIiK7_lrBj_865Ai5yYPrON2TlLqcut3BUw1J67CIbEWaMDrD6kjeVJEWWgLW0qdPykkolrdySzxrGeSlJBZCzXmQfPJTvPIKY3WMFD_ysQP5HW9qMv-xlAoENMXPNbwqg/s1600-h/DSC00596.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKPRY-ikAAuIiK7_lrBj_865Ai5yYPrON2TlLqcut3BUw1J67CIbEWaMDrD6kjeVJEWWgLW0qdPykkolrdySzxrGeSlJBZCzXmQfPJTvPIKY3WMFD_ysQP5HW9qMv-xlAoENMXPNbwqg/s320/DSC00596.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398439525215514962" border="0" /></a>I couldn't WAIT to get my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">braiser</span> home & set up the table!!! Ladies & Germs in honor of both the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">radiant</span> Miss Sophia Loren AND Oprah's stunning performance from The Color Purple please welcome my new baby Sophia.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fmILcLEdaD_81Hfwt5UoIBHuGkxNl1tex7BN33u1G60ssnhyphenhyphenM8QBnOAPolYQK2jmff6l8SOhb61_l2ntAQoGrwMwPoY6LqhiXrCWON7svtljSdMtuSH6kuCIB6mBUEF8WDlui6YvTmI/s1600-h/DSC00597.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fmILcLEdaD_81Hfwt5UoIBHuGkxNl1tex7BN33u1G60ssnhyphenhyphenM8QBnOAPolYQK2jmff6l8SOhb61_l2ntAQoGrwMwPoY6LqhiXrCWON7svtljSdMtuSH6kuCIB6mBUEF8WDlui6YvTmI/s320/DSC00597.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398439523544181810" border="0" /></a>When I was in college & when I first moved to LA I had my shoe guys that gave me the sickest discounts... now I'm in my thirties & have shifted my priorities, Chris has replaced in my heart those shoe guys *swoon*. As I contemplated what to do & REALLY wanted to make the drive out there worth it I couldn't bring myself to buy another piece... no matter how BADLY I wanted to make my Harry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Belafonte</span> sexpot dream come true. I also came to the realization after over a year of aggressively searching to amass this awesome collection that I was 1 pot away from being done. I'm done, what else will I do with my free time?!?!?<br /><br />It was so scary to realize that but I am also super proud of what I accomplished. I got some <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">pretty</span> cool & super rare pieces in such a short amount of time. Trust me for that extra 40% I REALLY tried to find something else & Chris saw how badly I<span style="font-weight: bold;"> wanted</span> to get something else. So I just bought the mini <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">cocotte</span> recipe book & I asked Chris if it were possible to give me 30% he surprised me & said no I'll give you 40!!!! I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">bursted</span> out into tears, hugged him & professed my love. His Mom is also a huge collector & I told him to tell her I love her too... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">hahaha</span> we had this running joke the entire time of how she must be SO proud of him that he works there. Some peeps want their kids to be Doctors or lawyers but her son working there blows those tightwads out of the water!!!! Damn I should date him... *snort* HA! FORTY <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">frickin</span>' PERCENT!!!! The list price was $270, they sell it for $200 & I walked out with that puppy for $120+ tax<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hqTdYsyY76R-BocDy5jBf1ZUn9kcI0j5VKoDfvFI8H0kbDtdWtCbhi4E_RsUNvgA9NDU9avJwxFhZvlANKJAYWEHhCJdF9tMLUHYyHT7zRuDVfN3hmNtlBFQ1UiGfILS0wt4dJF430w/s1600-h/DSC00590.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hqTdYsyY76R-BocDy5jBf1ZUn9kcI0j5VKoDfvFI8H0kbDtdWtCbhi4E_RsUNvgA9NDU9avJwxFhZvlANKJAYWEHhCJdF9tMLUHYyHT7zRuDVfN3hmNtlBFQ1UiGfILS0wt4dJF430w/s320/DSC00590.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398439798310706866" border="0" /></a>So not to be one to pass on a dream I have decided to switch the name of my turquoise blue paella pan from <a style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);" href="http://singleservingblogs.blogspot.com/search?q=paella">Luke</a> to Harry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">Belafonte</span>. It's smooth & the color reminds me of the Islands & they're mine so SUE me for deciding to change a name!!! Now only to find that elusive pink 5 qt <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Loewy</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Coquelle</span> I have my heart set on to name Princess Grace my 30+ LC collection is officially done, WELL unless I may want to name one Julia Child, somebody SLAP me. This was an awesome experience. Oh Le <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Creuset</span> how I adore thee <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">xoxo</span>. OH FYI the Chef that did the demonstrations there quit so I offered to come in over the Holidays & hold demonstrations myself, fingers crossed that I get the gig... MAN to cook in an LC store, Lord HELP ME!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDSylCl1wv-yHyVYzeWowdnl5scmGN0923oBgAiC1BNk7o1qW4Se4OsF1cD9H167q39lQrz9NywYnUYRta_L7gsQkGBR_kdhguFyY76iiv9-sKlNxJsecE3K4DlDsSEEZ6jRW55tKVsU/s1600-h/DSC00591.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDSylCl1wv-yHyVYzeWowdnl5scmGN0923oBgAiC1BNk7o1qW4Se4OsF1cD9H167q39lQrz9NywYnUYRta_L7gsQkGBR_kdhguFyY76iiv9-sKlNxJsecE3K4DlDsSEEZ6jRW55tKVsU/s320/DSC00591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398439787703714434" border="0" /></a>The cute berry mini <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">cocottes</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCyuUCz2lD5450Gl5Irz5LSSOUv6bU-xlZU4vaGoML88XOkNWkNSYA1R5wy1O9CRTi2-mcNF1X8nCI9_CiUMbznJwYf2dws3r6lMU8BZN6ON3rtnwysXYp6LnXwPVRvq_rubcIjHKmy-M/s1600-h/DSC00592.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCyuUCz2lD5450Gl5Irz5LSSOUv6bU-xlZU4vaGoML88XOkNWkNSYA1R5wy1O9CRTi2-mcNF1X8nCI9_CiUMbznJwYf2dws3r6lMU8BZN6ON3rtnwysXYp6LnXwPVRvq_rubcIjHKmy-M/s320/DSC00592.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398439539104698514" border="0" /></a><br />OBSESSED to try my new babies I ran to the store & bought short ribs to braise in my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">braiser</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCPy5gQaQMV5cYQrR8nYBahxw_yZhD2KpmNZpCPH-Ko9J4cFfJBnOcBocGieCSHXvpahwG5mMqA6vHfPna7HCiKf2ZrjpkJI_knyRvdM1LraVmT464w5ux1QdGU2GQOD5aVrxNpUA26U/s1600-h/DSC00599.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCPy5gQaQMV5cYQrR8nYBahxw_yZhD2KpmNZpCPH-Ko9J4cFfJBnOcBocGieCSHXvpahwG5mMqA6vHfPna7HCiKf2ZrjpkJI_knyRvdM1LraVmT464w5ux1QdGU2GQOD5aVrxNpUA26U/s320/DSC00599.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398441968666333474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsghM7-2giAOaXMYsF6Xgg1Y7hp87dzXuOyn6Mym7r0saUa0UEq3mpDwhPoa5GO8ndGTd-NOQnr0ggo1huHwHlROR6WsyhSg3Xb13HE-Yk2zfRTVZiquhm7wY2DD_iYdQB-ldJD-fSlUM/s1600-h/DSC00600.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSRpQkMmljY8cWT0Hi7NeIj8KU_RAP3fIDUnaIGVyynBKiFAaDhUBnWP9Hw_aMvb7rouWhtfAoPlHp-s3azNg3wnjxKsmYPM_B-uxHUTkUyxhOtn8E_rtAk3D_DmZ7VtzJ2ayseBoFYk/s320/DSC00606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398441852265291298" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">Mascarpone</span> & Garlic Mashed Potato Bake<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnz0eOSVsB4MtzxGBh8OSaP0VUOkBDKnPGHlTYqZ-7G-3glqBTFCDQKONPl1RjcwocAWUvAh0z6N4lV2NqTPTlStrCGf-N37IhBPGpfuM3THzkgY_z4-EJuZeJyEmchnNBEalsntrq7kA/s1600-h/DSC00609.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnz0eOSVsB4MtzxGBh8OSaP0VUOkBDKnPGHlTYqZ-7G-3glqBTFCDQKONPl1RjcwocAWUvAh0z6N4lV2NqTPTlStrCGf-N37IhBPGpfuM3THzkgY_z4-EJuZeJyEmchnNBEalsntrq7kA/s320/DSC00609.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398441845872375618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdEy_mgIQcQw0zEEyV3oi1NM-9V6UBW9dErY7HrSYW7iNn6miPLHMbpp0KyczG0zRiLwxwBpUjAFqstyqCyZx6scbeT76vV0P2hIoBpOz3YCsk5-BneiK0dKKhwp55X7YN4ele0YBkBI/s1600-h/DSC00612.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Elizabeth Taylor & Sophia<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSZzIU4npG3lc0l6WMoVM4J2FhtvDMmJt-KZCSe4rs65W83s5nCsEChPVIhudQe2tLwgNUJArpGvGR7KVv0IHSt2-FLsDacP-ZnV5svnsmHjk-R7bXWTdQX4TrpjzfzkKvwdzmI33RNQ/s1600-h/DSC00626.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSZzIU4npG3lc0l6WMoVM4J2FhtvDMmJt-KZCSe4rs65W83s5nCsEChPVIhudQe2tLwgNUJArpGvGR7KVv0IHSt2-FLsDacP-ZnV5svnsmHjk-R7bXWTdQX4TrpjzfzkKvwdzmI33RNQ/s320/DSC00626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398441428320011362" border="0" /></a>Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-83454798447905886172009-10-30T08:49:00.000-07:002009-11-05T00:48:10.414-08:00Food For Thought: For Precious Girls Everywhere<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JC-lklfr4_E&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JC-lklfr4_E&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br />
For Precious Girls Everywhere... that was the quote on the screen when one of thee most powerful movies I have ever seen concluded. On Wednesday I went to a screening presented by Vanity Fair of my dear friend & artistic influence Lee Daniels new film Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire... which is also produced by my mentor Simone Sheffield. 2 days later I am STILL shaking! There were SO many elements to this film I identified with, personally & looking around the theatre & seeing all the women as shaken as I was I realized how hard most women in the world have it. It was beautifully shot, kind of reminded me of an urban Amelie. It was SUPER funny amidst so much tragedy, very reminiscent of life & this is why Lee's films always stand out for me. He has this incredible gift to interpret the juxtapositions of life... good, bad & hopeful & putting it all up there on screen in it's raw & <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">visceral</span> form...<br />
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Diana, Lee & I<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_ruF6SWpaznHraRHB9lQc6aXZLyre71mxDEWyAbKFAulorDj3hSfnG6vdyuVEIWALne1xwKSg8jsj6iSV_cDBB9TdCXesMF_YeKcqk4eSiJTJukwzeQzwozhqINW-WSKm5n8rHMf00I/s1600-h/DSC00570.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398429582821873442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_ruF6SWpaznHraRHB9lQc6aXZLyre71mxDEWyAbKFAulorDj3hSfnG6vdyuVEIWALne1xwKSg8jsj6iSV_cDBB9TdCXesMF_YeKcqk4eSiJTJukwzeQzwozhqINW-WSKm5n8rHMf00I/s320/DSC00570.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Me telling Lee I worship the ground he floats over<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhin57-mnDfObznnlXVk-f2AqA9DV8V_hTwBqVlr2PjQvJXhj_SSoS7K8rNRodAnfq9UtEW1FvVot9x60lF5h4OzjFcx2i1TnsoUVUsx8IFY4U06od77oU2MJ_KpeeILr1Q-HwtWQ9cmvg/s1600-h/DSC00569.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398428405081179666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhin57-mnDfObznnlXVk-f2AqA9DV8V_hTwBqVlr2PjQvJXhj_SSoS7K8rNRodAnfq9UtEW1FvVot9x60lF5h4OzjFcx2i1TnsoUVUsx8IFY4U06od77oU2MJ_KpeeILr1Q-HwtWQ9cmvg/s320/DSC00569.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Lee holding court, he deserves the very BEST!<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7Gk43mHwO2LhuN_6qzJXzwnsJ_r83Z4ErwkPfkqBDkCHahaaROfdKPOZCMM93SQDU-rjjaXsQMoLZrMVSkEJgYCJiLb1gz-1pEVTlGHtvbIEu7vJy85f_kKB0rbtMMbZacprFMu2GcQ/s1600-h/DSC00564.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398428399099414898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7Gk43mHwO2LhuN_6qzJXzwnsJ_r83Z4ErwkPfkqBDkCHahaaROfdKPOZCMM93SQDU-rjjaXsQMoLZrMVSkEJgYCJiLb1gz-1pEVTlGHtvbIEu7vJy85f_kKB0rbtMMbZacprFMu2GcQ/s320/DSC00564.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Speaking of raw & <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">visceral</span> the performances were <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">MESMERIZING</span>! First off <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Mo'nique</span> WILL get an Oscar for this anyone that can make you hate them that much in a performance then have you cry with them & find some sort of reasoning in all that insanity & you see the humanity in such a monster is worthy of every acting accolade given this year.... but as powerful as her performance was, actually <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">EVERY ONE'S</span> performance... such a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">fantastic</span> cast (even <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Mariah</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Carrey</span> killed it & Paula Patton was a revelation) but I can't stop beaming with pride over the performance of newbie <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Gabourey</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Sidibe</span>.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7LukLNfO4JsfvbdkrW-ZsiKQbjA8byTV8jXipl0rqEzBv0jxercTqhQOnqDmKWavpXRHe5CLIUXPeToKnFhJMWD0fwHazVkDnu_0L7LmUyDd-tWglwIYxS7K6cu3JOPMr4-mUNqHvkQ/s1600-h/DSC00563.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398428390602854050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7LukLNfO4JsfvbdkrW-ZsiKQbjA8byTV8jXipl0rqEzBv0jxercTqhQOnqDmKWavpXRHe5CLIUXPeToKnFhJMWD0fwHazVkDnu_0L7LmUyDd-tWglwIYxS7K6cu3JOPMr4-mUNqHvkQ/s320/DSC00563.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Gabby's ethereal balls to the wall performance... I mean she was the biggest, darkest & everything I was conditioned to believe was NOT star worthy female lead I have ever seen but literally so tragic & this STUN-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">NINGLY</span> gorgeous artist at the same time, possibly the most stunning actress I have ever seen... as an artist I have been WAITING to see a performance like this, secretly I've ALWAYS wanted to be the one but due to fear was waiting in the wings for someone to do it first! As a viewer I have SALIVATED for a film like this to make me put EVERYTHING in my life into perspective & inspire me to propel myself to bigger & better things that I deserve to experience. I couldn't stop hugging her & thanking her for having the courage to give a performance like that. She was so cute I wanted to put her in my pocket. SO much humility & grace she kept saying thank you when I wanted her to understand how grateful we all were for her performance. Anyone <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">sees</span> that performance of hers will be changed FOREVER! She has solidified her place in film history.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPV2roVaE-rYpx6T_ylMnLHZZj_sJ-ezriB-GMtO4qP8MTQD03QKFZDHFVqvZKMr4ri3PPOhurUzDB4NVFwZ5HajdB0Gt9natp7-dVWfGRGLo-K55kS5u9XSiqxQQt9cye4ZXiH1z7XY/s1600-h/DSC00562.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398428380560254802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPV2roVaE-rYpx6T_ylMnLHZZj_sJ-ezriB-GMtO4qP8MTQD03QKFZDHFVqvZKMr4ri3PPOhurUzDB4NVFwZ5HajdB0Gt9natp7-dVWfGRGLo-K55kS5u9XSiqxQQt9cye4ZXiH1z7XY/s320/DSC00562.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyl4ol1-V2ZsY6r00bO7BHpO9GODl2CSx_i9gMiOTNb-MlzH6GcfqGGuFifGOVN-F_nR2iguV1vM6rWRxuSnUXs14YG_gPazhhIB02aCAI__wlqmpODq5DW6Ipq3X2xvcSzFz2eqbwmlw/s1600-h/DSC00561.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398428371754777666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyl4ol1-V2ZsY6r00bO7BHpO9GODl2CSx_i9gMiOTNb-MlzH6GcfqGGuFifGOVN-F_nR2iguV1vM6rWRxuSnUXs14YG_gPazhhIB02aCAI__wlqmpODq5DW6Ipq3X2xvcSzFz2eqbwmlw/s320/DSC00561.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Both my mentor Simone & Lee get little Black girls (Monster's Ball), big black girls (<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Mo'nique</span>) & now big Black queens (Lee) OSCARS!!!! Almost a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">millenia</span> in the making. I can't WAIT for the day I can return the favor & show Simone I am worth the investment she has made in me. I don't think I have ever cried so much in my entire life & at the end of the film when it was dedicated to the "Precious girls everywhere" never have I had more truer words resonate in me & inspire me. Please, please, PLEASE RUN & see this film when it comes to a theatre near you on November 6<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">th</span>... Life is PRECIOUS!<br />
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My friend an incredible Actor <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Sammi</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Rotibi</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8e_XfO742eFTYbIi7MqA1e8ugpyRQzZ5PsrDHWlX4rt1OuQRHaGXB60Zxfc3H_lzP5l_xBm52StPLGUF0qozW927pm4awJC3FT0-TUm0pr2SDM_hmr_4vUiTOCZ0C7FVZ5yioi6e3KE/s1600-h/DSC00572.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398429588726362754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8e_XfO742eFTYbIi7MqA1e8ugpyRQzZ5PsrDHWlX4rt1OuQRHaGXB60Zxfc3H_lzP5l_xBm52StPLGUF0qozW927pm4awJC3FT0-TUm0pr2SDM_hmr_4vUiTOCZ0C7FVZ5yioi6e3KE/s320/DSC00572.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a>My girl Di ROCKING the carpet<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9izYcTLQ74jlBRPuioo0J3_UNBDjpJirChYFiWHDSMY4RsIJqQasC1ahF1fN32gO2BxRWbMKk_S8RJ_pmv_BMzjAnwdporztc83l7UN3p9uVmwb9nCfseL2evQZX4ql2N1OoH9YUstdk/s1600-h/DSC00575.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398429596680975810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9izYcTLQ74jlBRPuioo0J3_UNBDjpJirChYFiWHDSMY4RsIJqQasC1ahF1fN32gO2BxRWbMKk_S8RJ_pmv_BMzjAnwdporztc83l7UN3p9uVmwb9nCfseL2evQZX4ql2N1OoH9YUstdk/s320/DSC00575.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a>Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-27821427766429470192009-10-26T11:49:00.000-07:002009-10-26T12:14:29.746-07:00Who's Your Mama?: A very special deliveryMy best friend <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Gigo</span> of 20 years came to LA to see U2 perform for his & his wife's birthday. I BEGGED him to bring his daughter Alicia & I'll babysit while he's at the show since I don't get down to Miami very often I was afraid I was going to miss seeing her as an infant... too <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">flippin</span>' cute! Because I slept at David's & was preparing for the party for 3 days I missed another special delivery but waiting for me downstairs Sunday morning I found my new baby Dame Elizabeth Taylor... *<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">swooooooooooon</span>*.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJ-11DV3BW9hFq_naAHnSKIIpgTo3a9vug0fyPOz-TcC4Jl2idgutM4f-ZoFLgC0HYXf7xyxwP7U_1ziDFgyJ_SbAmVeCJJ3DxXptqjVcGCiKGwnexMyaSEyZy28vQ6llMsikprJwRjY/s1600-h/DSC00549.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJ-11DV3BW9hFq_naAHnSKIIpgTo3a9vug0fyPOz-TcC4Jl2idgutM4f-ZoFLgC0HYXf7xyxwP7U_1ziDFgyJ_SbAmVeCJJ3DxXptqjVcGCiKGwnexMyaSEyZy28vQ6llMsikprJwRjY/s320/DSC00549.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396985913072839586" border="0" /></a>These were only sold exclusively in Japan & South Africa, luckily but not luckily my girlfriend Dana just moved to South Africa.. that was the luckily part, the unluckily one was when she came to stay with me before she moved I loaned her my $400 VINTAGE leather Chanel <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Camellia</span> Brooch... she lost it (bummer) I knew replacing it would take YEARS!!! SO I asked her if she could send me a Le <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Creuset</span> pot in either the coveted Antique Rose (pink) or Lilac Mist (Lavender). I already have 2 pink pieces so I was salivating over this one.<br /><br />On my weekly <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ebay</span> search under the keyword Le <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Creuset</span> Rare I found this!!! Granted it's not $400 & it won't ever replace my stun-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">NING</span> brooch but nonetheless I am super stoked & tickled pink by my new baby & I can't thank Dana enough for keeping her word & doing everything possible to make it up to me. I MISS you Dana Dane, I am SO proud of you & you are forever my sister... believe that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">girly</span>! You have been such an invaluable addition to my life. I love you!<br /><br />She's captivated by both the pots & herself in the mirror... I LOVE her!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfsUbd9IClbzrSCmS6oIH9spTAjMMBS4sPsJy_StzrT07TYhOzSlMl1z64mE8YgpBMLaWselbkq6QPtZYW_LxGjXYHk4j2-hDehFwAL0-XBGIoLE7EKy-e6PdFvu1sOT91_aM4rgElCk/s1600-h/DSC00556.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfsUbd9IClbzrSCmS6oIH9spTAjMMBS4sPsJy_StzrT07TYhOzSlMl1z64mE8YgpBMLaWselbkq6QPtZYW_LxGjXYHk4j2-hDehFwAL0-XBGIoLE7EKy-e6PdFvu1sOT91_aM4rgElCk/s320/DSC00556.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396985937493038386" border="0" /></a>A love story begins, gotta start them young!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPKCLZmNI2w5w7SfmNVv7ea5f9Y_SQ6A3YOjY3XTL5d1z57iONHr3RBvNodPrNiqfNGV1NprPASLMN1jKMtOScQ0VAjhiCuJiIekiptsfNarFaDb6ARVgJYXLsKVdlyBQsHffz9BcTzA/s1600-h/DSC00553.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPKCLZmNI2w5w7SfmNVv7ea5f9Y_SQ6A3YOjY3XTL5d1z57iONHr3RBvNodPrNiqfNGV1NprPASLMN1jKMtOScQ0VAjhiCuJiIekiptsfNarFaDb6ARVgJYXLsKVdlyBQsHffz9BcTzA/s320/DSC00553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396985926878941538" border="0" /></a>How delicious is she?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzTaI5A10Mze-0pcXH4xBrmy29Y_1VULcNPS7qgrQuSxmcf0m8LztDfqhjQ4JM33zDZHkywP9mjoSBzgh14Q62KXHQe0Vz1M1kbL6wZfQzIk17EIBWm54CiL9X93aCIAg5OeFDswhoRQ/s1600-h/DSC00551.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzTaI5A10Mze-0pcXH4xBrmy29Y_1VULcNPS7qgrQuSxmcf0m8LztDfqhjQ4JM33zDZHkywP9mjoSBzgh14Q62KXHQe0Vz1M1kbL6wZfQzIk17EIBWm54CiL9X93aCIAg5OeFDswhoRQ/s320/DSC00551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396985923476951970" border="0" /></a>How delicious are my new babies? HA! I'm ridiculous!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLalJ9tWfUWjRKdv1Cr7NT98kQm2ESM8cM7ZrG057UlDV2wreuYwGrRNXWHuZZLSEYBFsS5oeFpHRzpR6OqFGNWse3wiEIul44cmm_90TA48vxOe1mhHIcNYPIizr1xYoJGsnbMXJp88/s1600-h/DSC00550.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLalJ9tWfUWjRKdv1Cr7NT98kQm2ESM8cM7ZrG057UlDV2wreuYwGrRNXWHuZZLSEYBFsS5oeFpHRzpR6OqFGNWse3wiEIul44cmm_90TA48vxOe1mhHIcNYPIizr1xYoJGsnbMXJp88/s320/DSC00550.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396985917596720114" border="0" /></a>Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-44527197655633168552009-10-26T09:46:00.000-07:002010-03-13T09:25:21.105-08:00Let Me Cater To You: To Fang or Bang? That really was the questionOne of my nearest & DEAREST friends, David Armstrong... actually one of the first friends I have ever made when I moved out to LA, many, many moons ago... hired me to cater his birthday party. David is a photographer & I was his first "muse". We used to spend HOURS shooting at his home with the master of horror Clive Barker, sometimes the 3 of us would shoot until the wee hours in the morning, the brother would even call me over at midnight because he just had a super cool idea & I <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">had</span> to come over to "play". One of my favorite shoots I dressed up like Marilyn Monroe & Courtney Cruz was Bettie Page & the way he shot it we looked JUST like them... HA a Black Marilyn Monroe... fierce! Speaking of black... here is a picture we took one late night & I was painted completely in black. He calls it his "favorite" picture & he gets to see me everyday... all 10+ feet of me... awwwwwwwwww! I will say it took weeks to get all that black off of my body it was e-ver-y-WHERE!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBVDHhL-pDHVpqAyDUzMNQ2TcTv3FxI01VOyU3HD099QU_3hRTCle5f8wsRLJqLe3t-5un0M0RAOwihjhbVhMAvQ8yODZFUxICr21Iqadg2-Gw2S4QfMmI6P_0ql16j84r4vvYRIlql0/s1600-h/10328_183317902782_708597782_3886100_5416901_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396966884103574546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBVDHhL-pDHVpqAyDUzMNQ2TcTv3FxI01VOyU3HD099QU_3hRTCle5f8wsRLJqLe3t-5un0M0RAOwihjhbVhMAvQ8yODZFUxICr21Iqadg2-Gw2S4QfMmI6P_0ql16j84r4vvYRIlql0/s320/10328_183317902782_708597782_3886100_5416901_n.jpg" /></a>For the party this picture was placed in the window to greet the guests... I am a VERY lucky girl, I have some AMAZING friends. Speaking of amazing friends the theme of the party is based on David's favorite show "True Blood" guests came to the party dressed as either Vampires (Fangs) or Vampire lovers/victims (fang bangers... brilliant). 300 guests were invited & if it weren't for my sorry to be repetitive... <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">amazing</span> friends Mimi, Perri, Curtis & Vinda there's no way I could have fed them all & have everything ready.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietwVFUupwA5cCAtqJzjfGHMI8PEx0KYP_T19nnPms4E0Ng3t7lLACTOygHxtGRnofx8hJeeglAWaK5H4hr-H0COwdIAuQ95g4QVpfnr9U5xQVgq-7vOAEBL2llS9p6Z4phIZjta1qTVE/s1600-h/10328_183305132782_708597782_3885962_7587222_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396966882147708818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEietwVFUupwA5cCAtqJzjfGHMI8PEx0KYP_T19nnPms4E0Ng3t7lLACTOygHxtGRnofx8hJeeglAWaK5H4hr-H0COwdIAuQ95g4QVpfnr9U5xQVgq-7vOAEBL2llS9p6Z4phIZjta1qTVE/s320/10328_183305132782_708597782_3885962_7587222_n.jpg" /></a>David's daughter created this... word!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZcRpqj1dqBdonBm2wq9Hy8Qc7RtqudiFM6M4lmEDY2opgAQ6jbaAZPe_Q5B_y3B7ihOUULSQGyhtcdFn0TJH0uke4KKKLngaRC48tQHoizfbDaL7NKpyIuGWqM-VGF-7jccBy5nAPus/s1600-h/9420_184730857782_708597782_3897455_7704406_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396966874275043298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZcRpqj1dqBdonBm2wq9Hy8Qc7RtqudiFM6M4lmEDY2opgAQ6jbaAZPe_Q5B_y3B7ihOUULSQGyhtcdFn0TJH0uke4KKKLngaRC48tQHoizfbDaL7NKpyIuGWqM-VGF-7jccBy5nAPus/s320/9420_184730857782_708597782_3897455_7704406_n.jpg" /></a>The bed in the master bedroom was replaced by these, I slept there the night before but chickened out last minute! I couldn't bring myself to sleep in there, so the crew brought the bed we placed outdoors inside & I slept in the living room... in front of my massive picture, I know... terrible!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ94SrjSNxwCPHESQJwEttD2M704P8K2rScyRSQUm5ZLHnP5Xfx9HGQW8y1-bp01zhgojqr-GhYCXMpLtnA1RNZ1WtzSpXHnCqjOnvnt_4pHqAVE-Cd8VAjF6isVsvxxzrfWLCeIYmYzM/s1600-h/7427_188556935305_663045305_4370815_5106207_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396966868047167730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ94SrjSNxwCPHESQJwEttD2M704P8K2rScyRSQUm5ZLHnP5Xfx9HGQW8y1-bp01zhgojqr-GhYCXMpLtnA1RNZ1WtzSpXHnCqjOnvnt_4pHqAVE-Cd8VAjF6isVsvxxzrfWLCeIYmYzM/s320/7427_188556935305_663045305_4370815_5106207_n.jpg" /></a>The Feast. My whole menu was red & carnivorous & I had to keep in mind that there was A LOT of alcohol at this party I wanted items that would soak up all that hooch & sober peeps up properly. We had a whole roasted pig, an oohy, gooey cheesy Italian Fondue in the crock pot, red beans & rice in the dining room to greet the guests as soon as they arrived.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbs0-QMeGkkVGtv7emKqgSsXQiLHJ2utiZrYTBDfp90bnjUFk_j63fR7F_yngFCUQyzUJ6KNZ__4xFR-gNmbQrnNfmRFExpVSVLc00c4ZosBFUjGa6G_oDxPP56dv9T1GoeyYU9509JJ8/s1600-h/11338_311173190576_735355576_9364531_7185366_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396952732504662274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbs0-QMeGkkVGtv7emKqgSsXQiLHJ2utiZrYTBDfp90bnjUFk_j63fR7F_yngFCUQyzUJ6KNZ__4xFR-gNmbQrnNfmRFExpVSVLc00c4ZosBFUjGa6G_oDxPP56dv9T1GoeyYU9509JJ8/s320/11338_311173190576_735355576_9364531_7185366_n.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9CKdPx6HRTXkGwIMp9NnsmeXLFXHK2I2dWGqxu3Be4n4BH0zOUNEePU-_IQYSunIs0R12Eji4ogsCFvadGXbjVuf_pUPzFbidZD_H17icUvElo_x2g5DecN0nN2n7Mn0chMLIpPpdZw/s1600-h/DSC00460.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396960025512277746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9CKdPx6HRTXkGwIMp9NnsmeXLFXHK2I2dWGqxu3Be4n4BH0zOUNEePU-_IQYSunIs0R12Eji4ogsCFvadGXbjVuf_pUPzFbidZD_H17icUvElo_x2g5DecN0nN2n7Mn0chMLIpPpdZw/s320/DSC00460.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRB9MLRqFDcXcmEjbl6hVn2tXxCgl8TLHEKe1GjP5Rb5POm9hPdrf8JfEGr9wiA4LqHKESlXpoHuuWcYSqtLL9Ay2Tk3WN-7Gj8mZuRpKndlfAeIELEkpMS2C3uiXiY83zDCfCjmvqdL0/s1600-h/DSC00482.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396959389768857842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRB9MLRqFDcXcmEjbl6hVn2tXxCgl8TLHEKe1GjP5Rb5POm9hPdrf8JfEGr9wiA4LqHKESlXpoHuuWcYSqtLL9Ay2Tk3WN-7Gj8mZuRpKndlfAeIELEkpMS2C3uiXiY83zDCfCjmvqdL0/s320/DSC00482.JPG" /></a>These coffins were cool but this one....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsSdLkmWsr3Dfkv2w18I5usN9hNd-geiaA9cXFGZ-70FiUJ-A9oxFPQi7owu5R7JqN-Q3I_93aiQ3fRpAcqxuno86hIgktBLkUYWlETQS8sLmfNT4r2DV8kl7i3uFus4QHv_7WJBjx2k/s1600-h/11338_311173220576_735355576_9364534_2076376_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396952727115388066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsSdLkmWsr3Dfkv2w18I5usN9hNd-geiaA9cXFGZ-70FiUJ-A9oxFPQi7owu5R7JqN-Q3I_93aiQ3fRpAcqxuno86hIgktBLkUYWlETQS8sLmfNT4r2DV8kl7i3uFus4QHv_7WJBjx2k/s320/11338_311173220576_735355576_9364534_2076376_n.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN80GCQ7D7Ggks1_OPLKWHqu8Ni2KmbSwSx-Y5us77TikHnXvDrB_C_Y9-fs1pLZGkCu63CtmT-rTBYODgE9ysxr5vBp9TJEuBquZajwYhOe73bENH9gVM2ZyIsfOh6f_-Qim9e99JAqk/s1600-h/11338_311173450576_735355576_9364561_8283657_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396952718215557410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN80GCQ7D7Ggks1_OPLKWHqu8Ni2KmbSwSx-Y5us77TikHnXvDrB_C_Y9-fs1pLZGkCu63CtmT-rTBYODgE9ysxr5vBp9TJEuBquZajwYhOe73bENH9gVM2ZyIsfOh6f_-Qim9e99JAqk/s320/11338_311173450576_735355576_9364561_8283657_n.jpg" /></a><br />was thee COOLEST!!! I rented a chocolate fountain added red chocolate & loaded the interior of the coffin with goodies to dip in the chocolate.. let's just say this was to die for.... Man, I had corny lines ALL night especially the ones I chucked at Jesus, yes Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth was there too, remember the same Jesus from the prop 8 march I blogged about earlier click <a style="COLOR: cyan" href="http://singleservingblogs.blogspot.com/2009/06/cooked-beef-ribs-potato-salad-garlic.html">here</a><span style="color:cyan;"> </span>... he kept offering to help in the kitchen, yes he was my Savior too, the Lord was my shepherd he guided all the dishes into the sink of holy water *snort* HA...oh man you should've heard half the crap I said... it was AWESOME!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEl-SMYOYg3brwZd2QHcsCUcgSgJsOxTpyFQBvhKqzjxj3EDtYdyfGrBXzPG7rRhbaQZJD7hKQQI_Ig0i5I0NZNyWt82VcU7uDro9WtkfYjzK__W7bLFHZdHuuN1ZFIqWBQhC-jR1H3k/s1600-h/DSC00453.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396960485925095298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEl-SMYOYg3brwZd2QHcsCUcgSgJsOxTpyFQBvhKqzjxj3EDtYdyfGrBXzPG7rRhbaQZJD7hKQQI_Ig0i5I0NZNyWt82VcU7uDro9WtkfYjzK__W7bLFHZdHuuN1ZFIqWBQhC-jR1H3k/s320/DSC00453.JPG" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidODblIbah34UOHGsqpim8w6uQ8n0p52yyD7Uow3MKoaDOCS4m_s6oJfKE2b9i2_gfkZckp4Pgup2EV6UroII9wtdSERhTL6nELww-lHjw-8xN8ApKaWiPQ-jvcxxO6tiS8px4P8R7PdM/s1600-h/DSC00454.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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Pepperoni, Spicy Arugula, Tomatoes, Garlic & Olives, Prosciutto & Spinach & plain cheese. I also made Pomagranate chicken wings since I had a whole batch of Pom BBQ sauce leftover from my last gig & tomato soup shots with mini grilled cheese on the rim, I'm catering another party on Sunday so I'll take pics of those then. 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She was on FIYAH in the kitchen banging all the dishes out!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThEtpNuV0Q4oLmFKmBOBxI_vsRr0qBGevzHX-nbiroO4QrUCBg1uT5gavPw2Wsly48GSTTOO9HEbUkM3a2b3v2Ai9KxqvwRQiWc8oJl0OR86D2nbyPyCi9pktiG-Hm_KkieVlb3w5p6I/s1600-h/DSC00469.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396958110848077282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThEtpNuV0Q4oLmFKmBOBxI_vsRr0qBGevzHX-nbiroO4QrUCBg1uT5gavPw2Wsly48GSTTOO9HEbUkM3a2b3v2Ai9KxqvwRQiWc8oJl0OR86D2nbyPyCi9pktiG-Hm_KkieVlb3w5p6I/s320/DSC00469.JPG" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE8tJImFcmhnzA28Utbp-OKlazm93U6qdxxLUVCVcgWE_8WLCJWMHFIG1XaD59ksQ0JmUXbPKsVzSjNY1WiyY8PXQRfYhDUfQWJgAKGQ1W9pwxd-30TJYtNbEHZMHBt1kFN-Uw04WI98/s1600-h/DSC00479.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396958827675193266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pQav7kklnKbUlapZZNXP2pAus8YFagExqPxZfsAk18-vjkPpk5mIJHWOBUWXpFcFwAcMZzIu1WeAmI60v-Az8Tn4QmoRxX6I6jkVUVzNbmB2lRwGz-bDIdCFcO5z3c6G0MI6gjrDR7s/s320/DSC00511.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTKNcRlwNMQ3pMb2M0vZoQQfagkMNrm8bAM2dcwJXlz6fZrKRIYH0h6W4KvnWyQyssxQPo1QNypUcRKPUf2cEBpjNn2oeRcxqItUsTsonP2iyoR0YlkKmgOeRDbfz5PyeEYlSV5sMb6U/s1600-h/DSC00512.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396958819928120242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTKNcRlwNMQ3pMb2M0vZoQQfagkMNrm8bAM2dcwJXlz6fZrKRIYH0h6W4KvnWyQyssxQPo1QNypUcRKPUf2cEBpjNn2oeRcxqItUsTsonP2iyoR0YlkKmgOeRDbfz5PyeEYlSV5sMb6U/s320/DSC00512.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_ipawrdjY8CuRLP6xRU2WKNgJqvAHGG0dcWufwN5msW0SEmj0WQuaBHGeG1GKQUBHFf8OaGtXBCujrP8t0IYDmLCMi23hBxkCvlNHckBkjdoGGRkMkaWvvMj-6t87VV9XS5AzvGybqc/s1600-h/DSC00509.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396958076670519282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_ipawrdjY8CuRLP6xRU2WKNgJqvAHGG0dcWufwN5msW0SEmj0WQuaBHGeG1GKQUBHFf8OaGtXBCujrP8t0IYDmLCMi23hBxkCvlNHckBkjdoGGRkMkaWvvMj-6t87VV9XS5AzvGybqc/s320/DSC00509.JPG" /></a>Sarah Palin... the biggest blood sucker of them all!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1aSSvl6Y3tzDpJT2sQ_S-93k96HRvzw8RADbecXt3yp8sJibPqznGo37lQnsUhYp0VEnpsetY9LRoeuk8sdZgUaNYI2lUt0E60Ljx5gYT0ba6Wte_6QH-9K9fFX5vZGpmRoUmGvur4pA/s1600-h/DSC00495.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396958103209587378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1aSSvl6Y3tzDpJT2sQ_S-93k96HRvzw8RADbecXt3yp8sJibPqznGo37lQnsUhYp0VEnpsetY9LRoeuk8sdZgUaNYI2lUt0E60Ljx5gYT0ba6Wte_6QH-9K9fFX5vZGpmRoUmGvur4pA/s320/DSC00495.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PVU51mHZYD9YRRUYTaW1L_6SxdTMqfNC1ZJy3Ix_mnE3AR6p0EzdYbYYa7Jhqe3hoBZgGt5IlyAX-TUNRtmp25UoxDu4U6k61pPkV477R3qqbg9A9MybTB_xTejXQ4ozOKz-FU_0ADk/s1600-h/DSC00497.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396958094452133186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PVU51mHZYD9YRRUYTaW1L_6SxdTMqfNC1ZJy3Ix_mnE3AR6p0EzdYbYYa7Jhqe3hoBZgGt5IlyAX-TUNRtmp25UoxDu4U6k61pPkV477R3qqbg9A9MybTB_xTejXQ4ozOKz-FU_0ADk/s320/DSC00497.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUm4LEan0Lq-bdNl0WQ0ffQgKbvt4JJRkremrknf48RAyDewuPDba4qYBDznNLkiSibWio658LXn9QdlSkiOKB_Y_eH-ZLfM1zuQx5bfcp43kRGV4w4BAik52EM-btstcQZJ59_xJtvXY/s1600-h/DSC00499.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396958085281213682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUm4LEan0Lq-bdNl0WQ0ffQgKbvt4JJRkremrknf48RAyDewuPDba4qYBDznNLkiSibWio658LXn9QdlSkiOKB_Y_eH-ZLfM1zuQx5bfcp43kRGV4w4BAik52EM-btstcQZJ59_xJtvXY/s320/DSC00499.JPG" /></a>I walked in & busted Perri whipping this guy a new one... literally... SO FUNNY!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXFOnRc9Pcj7LyQ_Z7mWxQBMvchowK42BCuwdotZPwZ2ThlyR_Zr5D-bh0Sfw0Kg3XYYXvePEdf6Zo47GzJ1k2frllb8a51z8zrYrnLUPz2GRCdWO81Xg33_dp6ujaDL_1mtfIx8Fhtw/s1600-h/DSC00516.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396957724724495378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXFOnRc9Pcj7LyQ_Z7mWxQBMvchowK42BCuwdotZPwZ2ThlyR_Zr5D-bh0Sfw0Kg3XYYXvePEdf6Zo47GzJ1k2frllb8a51z8zrYrnLUPz2GRCdWO81Xg33_dp6ujaDL_1mtfIx8Fhtw/s320/DSC00516.JPG" /></a>The incomparable burlesque goddess Miss Courtney Cruz<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78Adw8C2Ikj3AP0JhaxAthCvWvLw2SAyS7bmTyKjBZ8opPisVFUze5fuCqCORkxNaapVPe7nR2EBcxjZ40fgngYpAC4m041uhHSMYlT-vLRhFNv61c93rl2nUdsRkR841QKui2FFmkXo/s1600-h/DSC00526.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396957712879896194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78Adw8C2Ikj3AP0JhaxAthCvWvLw2SAyS7bmTyKjBZ8opPisVFUze5fuCqCORkxNaapVPe7nR2EBcxjZ40fgngYpAC4m041uhHSMYlT-vLRhFNv61c93rl2nUdsRkR841QKui2FFmkXo/s320/DSC00526.JPG" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFvAEq7h1ZQWghrkh6-y7Ln6JyaOQmVKG7MS9DHBDsXhsSddOqe86ReWVufVQ0yVORc8xTES91lMmkxp2j_VQlY4YnuW_zYfLncOqN87Aybxkm27dchlzkeuXdf5xDvKG8LXyZl55b2U/s1600-h/DSC00530.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396997587874401922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFvAEq7h1ZQWghrkh6-y7Ln6JyaOQmVKG7MS9DHBDsXhsSddOqe86ReWVufVQ0yVORc8xTES91lMmkxp2j_VQlY4YnuW_zYfLncOqN87Aybxkm27dchlzkeuXdf5xDvKG8LXyZl55b2U/s320/DSC00530.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuldpO8KLLR3sVMbu0fjCnaOU5GmpPWU2msNnEoEbnaAB7L44ue4Y0HomMuVI21pQoc8lLPHcHgZP_iUknMlwaoXds1u5F4BBv0p66cRY2V0G9dgAyNvJG4zKJYZa38zcG9uDK4J66jc/s1600-h/DSC00531.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396997568629840098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuldpO8KLLR3sVMbu0fjCnaOU5GmpPWU2msNnEoEbnaAB7L44ue4Y0HomMuVI21pQoc8lLPHcHgZP_iUknMlwaoXds1u5F4BBv0p66cRY2V0G9dgAyNvJG4zKJYZa38zcG9uDK4J66jc/s320/DSC00531.JPG" /></a>Christ Almighty!!! Perri gave the Lord a lapdance, it's ok they're both Jewish!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-S4nXqlghyGyqBTxVYRgE_lRytUUOAh2-WZLp8vtQoi-RY7_4byRhyphenhyphenlVYZpjT475KZtkw2DplS4tZeFUNULpfFJXjfKjN3_b8mdA5cBkoiQdTbJiI4yCtILwbsF7Uynap-TQWU4kzO2s/s1600-h/DSC00544.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396957695656814930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-S4nXqlghyGyqBTxVYRgE_lRytUUOAh2-WZLp8vtQoi-RY7_4byRhyphenhyphenlVYZpjT475KZtkw2DplS4tZeFUNULpfFJXjfKjN3_b8mdA5cBkoiQdTbJiI4yCtILwbsF7Uynap-TQWU4kzO2s/s320/DSC00544.JPG" /></a>My chocolate fountain bit the dust! That machine was craptastic... I got bummed for a minute but got over it quickly, everything at the party was amazing!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuj4xUB2w1yrkMOaQDuky6-FG5cgm2qiO1f2aT4DxUPADIhmqd7K0g2UxDcdJqMSygFiAKvyvTBKqg2wo8JrKcGy8f2s3pYYM3sQ51sXUIRxK0upWHN6Ot8EsqtehZEAEucqSsaUaz3E/s1600-h/DSC00546.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396957693432845634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuj4xUB2w1yrkMOaQDuky6-FG5cgm2qiO1f2aT4DxUPADIhmqd7K0g2UxDcdJqMSygFiAKvyvTBKqg2wo8JrKcGy8f2s3pYYM3sQ51sXUIRxK0upWHN6Ot8EsqtehZEAEucqSsaUaz3E/s320/DSC00546.JPG" /></a>The party boy Sir David Armstrong... blood sucker<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkdLHm22YM3wRtyY37q7QptFptDzz_J9TCl4D9r60D9x-lib5jl-XjndGWlqp_pRRCA7-3jJDRKTSirlBmDxNt5IL_7vDNsR8NZdzBk5Ey4ovr3SypjCFl4j3KpoLzs9qRldp8og-WZk/s1600-h/11338_311173980576_735355576_9364626_1009717_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396952740052326130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkdLHm22YM3wRtyY37q7QptFptDzz_J9TCl4D9r60D9x-lib5jl-XjndGWlqp_pRRCA7-3jJDRKTSirlBmDxNt5IL_7vDNsR8NZdzBk5Ey4ovr3SypjCFl4j3KpoLzs9qRldp8og-WZk/s320/11338_311173980576_735355576_9364626_1009717_n.jpg" /></a>VAMPIRES!!!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9Rr_IfMJfRCPEUciD3D3YUHIsRLpEvr_-8Rb69Mkp0Bo90Hrin5yEVzTW10gH64YxrGXNkfe0jQEefRqzXg1G_83IeSjMTRIeFUfUzV3-4NxKGxSgU8xPOR358Gjy3E04EKxRtiCG78/s1600-h/DSC00543.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396953194069064178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9Rr_IfMJfRCPEUciD3D3YUHIsRLpEvr_-8Rb69Mkp0Bo90Hrin5yEVzTW10gH64YxrGXNkfe0jQEefRqzXg1G_83IeSjMTRIeFUfUzV3-4NxKGxSgU8xPOR358Gjy3E04EKxRtiCG78/s320/DSC00543.JPG" /></a>The Lord keeps kosher!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7WIlBPKS-C7rGr8tFKvR8d0RipayufbKiD6jBIw7UrX0BnNom5XaXCQvIzzpM6e_S_Pff-vaI08BvzxarguEGWGKAX2V5JzEbCVtx0b4VtHdYhCNU_L5y6biDE_xw6XT4UvzgpJ6y-E/s1600-h/9335_184904377782_708597782_3899701_4675564_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396966869838479426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7WIlBPKS-C7rGr8tFKvR8d0RipayufbKiD6jBIw7UrX0BnNom5XaXCQvIzzpM6e_S_Pff-vaI08BvzxarguEGWGKAX2V5JzEbCVtx0b4VtHdYhCNU_L5y6biDE_xw6XT4UvzgpJ6y-E/s320/9335_184904377782_708597782_3899701_4675564_n.jpg" /></a>Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-33792523012531674612009-10-22T10:15:00.000-07:002009-10-22T12:20:28.604-07:00Sound Bite: We've Got The Scoop"Scoop!" I purr in her ear. Her hips press down into the mat. She exhales in a long drawn out breath, her abdomen is scooped and hollow... squeezing... pulling... drawing in and up.... ahhhhhhhhhhhh yes now in our newest adventure I have the lovely Manouschka fully committing herself in my pilates sessions, I've already got your blood pumping just reading this, huh? Yeah... I am that good.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqHqcNyTpU8uH4nLe3huqjJ2lP79VVQD85afoUu8TXxGT0VAaaWJfa7vPvjYF1g8Oh0mr5tg-599CbLvD7ZEbWHuqahVY9zzece3CPstAaFZ-rKeOgC0ucFgJYEVNIwXpzCQc_naBwMQ/s1600-h/IMG_0369.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqHqcNyTpU8uH4nLe3huqjJ2lP79VVQD85afoUu8TXxGT0VAaaWJfa7vPvjYF1g8Oh0mr5tg-599CbLvD7ZEbWHuqahVY9zzece3CPstAaFZ-rKeOgC0ucFgJYEVNIwXpzCQc_naBwMQ/s320/IMG_0369.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395477881164668530" border="0" /></a>MyNouschka and I will be heading East to spread some holiday cheer/shenanigans. We have 6 weeks to get our butts in gear to become total bombshells, so we are on a strict exercise plan. I am leaving our <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1256231563_10">healthy meal plan</span> up to our glorious goddess of greens, and I will be handling our workouts. We live on opposite sides of town, so when I arrive to work I deliver virtual moral support (read: do this or I WILL find out and I WILL kick your ass) via morning workout regiment emails. I have prescribed an hour of cardio per day, 4 days a week, either in the gym, or around town. I'm tempted to count shoe shopping because nothing gets our hearts racing like a curvy heel, a little toe cleavage, and that peek-a-boo fiery soul! (Sorry boys, our hearts belong to Monsieur Louboutin.), but in the end nothing sculpts like a Pilates session.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblDPm7oEDZ-3BUzMDd1lI5G4DUEEIgK6o1BcswDFVOBT0DMSzG4P2MzfuT6COhZ_SU-OXzrOVjavoulRsoufU4Z3JT0Jman3HGzdag2ltK62gWyRaOe4zEWeGf_Sz2_M0NDOWTTyzKbw/s1600-h/IMG_0092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblDPm7oEDZ-3BUzMDd1lI5G4DUEEIgK6o1BcswDFVOBT0DMSzG4P2MzfuT6COhZ_SU-OXzrOVjavoulRsoufU4Z3JT0Jman3HGzdag2ltK62gWyRaOe4zEWeGf_Sz2_M0NDOWTTyzKbw/s320/IMG_0092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395480939996506082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmfdM-cltpJJuoViajJ8pShNSRX3Tq056NGsdOnk3Ejnw3PMxPVgT2bSQy1Nmu_-sC2spTunbV8ujOjzEaz-5se2JG0R4dO0gTsEHvgZPCiNv6OA2xLvkSEr_cOvzTA8kGnuq7KOUUrQ/s1600-h/IMG_0311.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmfdM-cltpJJuoViajJ8pShNSRX3Tq056NGsdOnk3Ejnw3PMxPVgT2bSQy1Nmu_-sC2spTunbV8ujOjzEaz-5se2JG0R4dO0gTsEHvgZPCiNv6OA2xLvkSEr_cOvzTA8kGnuq7KOUUrQ/s320/IMG_0311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395482913571572498" border="0" /></a>In my last post I gave you guys a peek into the lofty world of competitive <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1256231563_11">pole dancing</span>. I have the distinct privilege of teaching these aerial Titanias, and as a fan of the style myself, I can attest that this skill comes at a price. In January of this year I started a pilates instructor certification program, in part to rehab myself, and with the long-term goal of helping others prevent pole shoulder. Akin to frozen shoulder, it is the nemesis of flexibility, and completely debilitating to anyone who needs to extend their arms by their ears for any reason. In essence pilates teaches practitioners to move from their powerhouse (comprised of the abs, lower back, pelvic floor and smile muscles otherwise known as your glutes - smile muscles sound much cuter!), but I've found that people are confused about what the powerhouse really is, and what it means for healthy movement. I once described it thus: having had a martini or two, I looked down at my pinky, which I have a hereditary habit of sticking out when I drink "pilates is knowing how to move your pinky finger with your abs." This got me thinking about all the other movements I would miss that originate from the powerhouse:<br /><br />1. That little scoop in the belly I do every time I walk by a cutie.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhju-ezOnvflhY8yvUAsgATqvxolyIEG54D2wuTX79XOQSBVZoNzuiGyT48-dtC1JR3SlwLFyY9bJUoTeJVZkMBGn2K0P2oDv8Zs7v-vft8I0tjG6vL06FWSHiDFqS8cvOXoA064pzb-U/s1600-h/IMG_0107.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhju-ezOnvflhY8yvUAsgATqvxolyIEG54D2wuTX79XOQSBVZoNzuiGyT48-dtC1JR3SlwLFyY9bJUoTeJVZkMBGn2K0P2oDv8Zs7v-vft8I0tjG6vL06FWSHiDFqS8cvOXoA064pzb-U/s320/IMG_0107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395480955887341218" border="0" /></a>2. That little tilt of the head and shy smile I get when I see my crush that says: "Come talk to me."<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReoGbrZ8T8PaS9kScgr4UV9f4fr2pDbxXRYkW7rwDuV8Gytp6ez95vJGLqjsxmVIVmXocbtXhS_f_esNgKNZnU5UQWKY4GaGZdQTy_qyzHPptsbWigMoZLM3bHZO5POhQMLEFwGupJSU/s1600-h/IMG_0002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReoGbrZ8T8PaS9kScgr4UV9f4fr2pDbxXRYkW7rwDuV8Gytp6ez95vJGLqjsxmVIVmXocbtXhS_f_esNgKNZnU5UQWKY4GaGZdQTy_qyzHPptsbWigMoZLM3bHZO5POhQMLEFwGupJSU/s320/IMG_0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395482897545992866" border="0" /></a>3. The swagger - no explanation necessary!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SLOIHbYRgCkWbH-n5JkRbXj8jKYlApLvFEv2MILOOPkQ2XFtPbUOloA9Mm8NbJQuuqUk-n3J4KmKkK3iKk2RmajfKbDHvLuAlC9atdWfFMogMApe4fG40xcx_sTUikDBhBOanjpDl7Q/s1600-h/IMG_0378.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SLOIHbYRgCkWbH-n5JkRbXj8jKYlApLvFEv2MILOOPkQ2XFtPbUOloA9Mm8NbJQuuqUk-n3J4KmKkK3iKk2RmajfKbDHvLuAlC9atdWfFMogMApe4fG40xcx_sTUikDBhBOanjpDl7Q/s320/IMG_0378.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395482906952573378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBR_nT3C66bKBkq9U40bZ8yjWsrmUL8nS86Wdw_O_ZJ2nooz6sFI125vzedhE7HtxW0W37i2Btlf4Kv2aGK1E17Fnp-VgRliLirwMQPlpTTegF8L5al0jufGOffIrV9P-vkBqHH5-j1Vc/s1600-h/IMG_0035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBR_nT3C66bKBkq9U40bZ8yjWsrmUL8nS86Wdw_O_ZJ2nooz6sFI125vzedhE7HtxW0W37i2Btlf4Kv2aGK1E17Fnp-VgRliLirwMQPlpTTegF8L5al0jufGOffIrV9P-vkBqHH5-j1Vc/s320/IMG_0035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395484869389200450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvPEutnwOiNs92jdulhw-UDCf2Hqx5VFKLRTZW1gorqpVw4jOHuDHwOXCW6Iit0rU7QNTSisV4P_rncFM99f8bEAJmzGSzfMr3LsL0IKf78SSSh00eHTSzRoILQkVtwTjK_Nw3LEcs1A/s1600-h/IMG_0035.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmjeyoJvHiYKkJitwx5rA1RoA4zSRSP3TaS1opgBLjDIa9n9jUwRF7YG5Le8zjWSIbUnMjoy2pYPNbWBr8XgEBLRkU0ZN8sEhIIppXwrIyEUBC80am2BHYnJBFrW-pj1N1_Y6GP_KGoM/s1600-h/IMG_0050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmjeyoJvHiYKkJitwx5rA1RoA4zSRSP3TaS1opgBLjDIa9n9jUwRF7YG5Le8zjWSIbUnMjoy2pYPNbWBr8XgEBLRkU0ZN8sEhIIppXwrIyEUBC80am2BHYnJBFrW-pj1N1_Y6GP_KGoM/s320/IMG_0050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395480965945886178" border="0" /></a>4. Anything that involves hip movement like salsa dancing, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1256231563_12">belly dancing</span> or the horizontal tango.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-Wc0th8hyY7w3yCV08KorvBWvNykcSsJDKNK1xo670wmdsyOiRA0gUO4FTophG5Jw0ZdTrVzJC9O6WRSZJA-aBBsfbSY7QmRTMA3uv5YhOdIUNEg0pnr6joNMT1ibyif5C6dFgdleqM/s1600-h/IMG_0041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb-Wc0th8hyY7w3yCV08KorvBWvNykcSsJDKNK1xo670wmdsyOiRA0gUO4FTophG5Jw0ZdTrVzJC9O6WRSZJA-aBBsfbSY7QmRTMA3uv5YhOdIUNEg0pnr6joNMT1ibyif5C6dFgdleqM/s320/IMG_0041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395480959145768450" border="0" /></a>I bet your thinking: Gee, there really are some things I'm gonna miss if I'm not connected to my powerhouse! Well you should try pilates, ladies and gentlemen, and you might learn to feel a thing or two you've never felt before!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7ucz2H4BrIwj8OHd_P9H90-hYPIRZJwx-U7Y6VDq_wAm6m98zdiEsODuPagu18DAR-MZNn4UwPDnrKpsslSLiDhlh_Mmu17EtuQkxJWpamcUWT3xS7ScoBXzleJGAr_j3ZEj6iaApPY/s1600-h/IMG_0367.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO7ucz2H4BrIwj8OHd_P9H90-hYPIRZJwx-U7Y6VDq_wAm6m98zdiEsODuPagu18DAR-MZNn4UwPDnrKpsslSLiDhlh_Mmu17EtuQkxJWpamcUWT3xS7ScoBXzleJGAr_j3ZEj6iaApPY/s320/IMG_0367.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395477015817645394" border="0" /></a>Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-58872027252988293572009-10-20T15:05:00.000-07:002010-03-13T09:29:50.134-08:00Let Me Cater To You: 1 vs 100 Housewarming & My Brother's Rehearsal DinnerMan I am SO lazy. I have SO avoided writing this blog about the housewarming & rehearsal dinner I catered back in August. Hell a picture is worth a thousand words right? I'll let the pics speak for itself & lay off on my infamous long winded commentaries. The night before I left to Atlanta for my brother's wedding I catered a party for two of my friends from my old softball crew Lance & Martha... 100 people showed up it was NUTS! I planned & prepped the whole menu myself & the morning of the party Mimi surprised & said that she wanted to come & help... I LOVE this woman!!!! She was so killer in that kitchen. She is such a wonderful addition to my life & has the best intentions & plans for the growth of Single Serving. Check out these bad boys we concocted:<br /><br />I made the Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes because we drank a lot of car bombs when we played softball & this was thee first thing Lance requested<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSh_4fpimGGlXGhl1_PP0MOEtsu4k_lFeOZv5ARBjHCNaoCTIrzOtPYbazoh_jcDgTPakUoolR5qve4sMJhdN8jdCsrS8lrCUa2OaF2xcNLsJFHeJbixesNVlrqWofGd1FiYBHMXD8YI4/s1600-h/IMG_0141.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394829274458734594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSh_4fpimGGlXGhl1_PP0MOEtsu4k_lFeOZv5ARBjHCNaoCTIrzOtPYbazoh_jcDgTPakUoolR5qve4sMJhdN8jdCsrS8lrCUa2OaF2xcNLsJFHeJbixesNVlrqWofGd1FiYBHMXD8YI4/s320/IMG_0141.JPG" /></a>Star Studded Cast: eggplant for the eggplant crostinis<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUirXsYNsivB-aWSs-s7B_vhOWbPYeF0Aba7IBWF-0MaAHi4Tk9s2PISixx6LLGs35ylvs_Y84DArITW04w7guxHtn6HKk_LRMHdGP9Poj-sjP4P9D20kK1g2IY8hyFdu_yEV3vf-K5spz/s1600-h/IMG_0025.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394814197277761778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUirXsYNsivB-aWSs-s7B_vhOWbPYeF0Aba7IBWF-0MaAHi4Tk9s2PISixx6LLGs35ylvs_Y84DArITW04w7guxHtn6HKk_LRMHdGP9Poj-sjP4P9D20kK1g2IY8hyFdu_yEV3vf-K5spz/s320/IMG_0025.JPG" /></a>Balsamic vinegar & sugar for the balsamic simple syrup for the watermelon, tomato & basil skewers<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbg_s0FSnLUXSeNe2pcaJB7m35hdkSpRHfDOzK5O85Cmfsv9Z4UZ06doboDBEjn9rw3eNq0jVlIDOivXpAz9VKWqtHvUu5-m3UxDBdtJMeKE7FRIya2f60SZ3N9K2vhseV7ourATCFXq19/s1600-h/IMG_0027.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394814181773008626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbg_s0FSnLUXSeNe2pcaJB7m35hdkSpRHfDOzK5O85Cmfsv9Z4UZ06doboDBEjn9rw3eNq0jVlIDOivXpAz9VKWqtHvUu5-m3UxDBdtJMeKE7FRIya2f60SZ3N9K2vhseV7ourATCFXq19/s320/IMG_0027.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IkOClAe4SIaEHLL2CBgmGeB5yE3-zH2vS-T8OLTQSgT1OuK6CyIAwtQWtK5t-49eXAA9hTQOhT98deHxMVHs5qPH9w7-I4abiZvOQYbpEXeBk-j26wyQE-R4Q04AfZ0YUTfsuUQSMe2r/s1600-h/IMG_0028.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394813983018321218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IkOClAe4SIaEHLL2CBgmGeB5yE3-zH2vS-T8OLTQSgT1OuK6CyIAwtQWtK5t-49eXAA9hTQOhT98deHxMVHs5qPH9w7-I4abiZvOQYbpEXeBk-j26wyQE-R4Q04AfZ0YUTfsuUQSMe2r/s320/IMG_0028.JPG" /></a>Getting ready to mash the eggplant<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTApve6C52UsVkqjQFA31LGKP0o0bP7d9ej_Q5a5ascHVeBUZbGksCllwrmDTeqXKHi3yTrjRTn3CpXl9Juhu04iJlfLXXturavuUlJp5ivnFXXTOL286obqmoLj1z0Ve_Ghg7t8_av6c/s1600-h/IMG_0029.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394813976705642818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTApve6C52UsVkqjQFA31LGKP0o0bP7d9ej_Q5a5ascHVeBUZbGksCllwrmDTeqXKHi3yTrjRTn3CpXl9Juhu04iJlfLXXturavuUlJp5ivnFXXTOL286obqmoLj1z0Ve_Ghg7t8_av6c/s320/IMG_0029.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoXhqSchCcHQPwO7A70Ft7kkbeTILzSW0WPVBmliGdISJ9KGkDm7Vfq7M6weQ4vZvKCGsGnzVxA6c8B33Ve1MQ5b0M4Z-V5kRcyraADzCeOlG4phyphenhyphenUXkSLTIrh2NHg4KC-WO6N6cP1zaz/s1600-h/IMG_0030.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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STAR<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxP6esCQ6_wMxV6MAfuhXus0SpdPwYkpbyueXXYk3LUPdxHYc9IQlADt8GmQqtcP-eQxeN_-8kaKXneCocMXWcHk0StMnJglWh70IIbtd2ISzwb_kUB_Rv_5zg2-ynhMU8ssFJms6m82s/s1600-h/IMG_0087.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394810114522074434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxP6esCQ6_wMxV6MAfuhXus0SpdPwYkpbyueXXYk3LUPdxHYc9IQlADt8GmQqtcP-eQxeN_-8kaKXneCocMXWcHk0StMnJglWh70IIbtd2ISzwb_kUB_Rv_5zg2-ynhMU8ssFJms6m82s/s320/IMG_0087.JPG" /></a>Mini Phillies<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJl7qNc9lrXTBrcetgwE1dSLHcCai7TA-KxpY5Eh9eAd092qgK5hhvRi6HudMRoG_h8COT7r6bIL7Y6NWwwa_Aw83KLTth9D6jYqT8gnko0H74TUvj85GSKA2bYMwrR85e-ycgUCoqD-4/s1600-h/IMG_0088.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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You just can't let EVERYONE in your home... HA!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuabtmvR1sFWe_R-FeaAtV3yPngaMChyJKBHio_XCHFyVZGW01gG0BW-XqiasLFD9uXiXGcJ9Puu5FHVE0VqbHK6_-ZfT3LU8_r-E_HZjZM2qaWq-icd4ANtDZQ4o8tSlQ0na1tlupvz1e/s1600-h/IMG_0098.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394809591987047266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuabtmvR1sFWe_R-FeaAtV3yPngaMChyJKBHio_XCHFyVZGW01gG0BW-XqiasLFD9uXiXGcJ9Puu5FHVE0VqbHK6_-ZfT3LU8_r-E_HZjZM2qaWq-icd4ANtDZQ4o8tSlQ0na1tlupvz1e/s320/IMG_0098.JPG" /></a>Entertainment. I love this kid<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sJf6r5LihSk7I5BeN0s4ZzkbM_jb0ijgM0oDNg2iIVxhY1OxyEDYKrNPP-_OnZMaUFKX9u5Ew-5E1dEs37NhyphenhyphenshpqDTknelNau6czDZ3fU42w_q1HXKKO3O2Dgh4YuEgL0-7Tn6dVzdX/s1600-h/IMG_0102.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394809120392526066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sJf6r5LihSk7I5BeN0s4ZzkbM_jb0ijgM0oDNg2iIVxhY1OxyEDYKrNPP-_OnZMaUFKX9u5Ew-5E1dEs37NhyphenhyphenshpqDTknelNau6czDZ3fU42w_q1HXKKO3O2Dgh4YuEgL0-7Tn6dVzdX/s320/IMG_0102.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjG3l3G9as6hywacsHmrbSPsGKL1NXsp8FT7iHPDVMrdeLUHNLalOO873YxOjw5728ZZ0GfPFrcIwF97yuzRjOpnZYJA3Vxa2AfR_d_xSpbe29__7bSe_87Pd4_aeBXkviiVTZZyZdk8vD/s1600-h/IMG_0105.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394809101733448162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjG3l3G9as6hywacsHmrbSPsGKL1NXsp8FT7iHPDVMrdeLUHNLalOO873YxOjw5728ZZ0GfPFrcIwF97yuzRjOpnZYJA3Vxa2AfR_d_xSpbe29__7bSe_87Pd4_aeBXkviiVTZZyZdk8vD/s320/IMG_0105.JPG" /></a>Lance & Martha<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrNmscru0oFAG8O59g7bZhrEm5lFsQ_L2xtkPLu4MTzXMukDlyRMetEaKL8JI9nYLJnkCHyFFwKgf3rm8BL9UAz7uhmTzrUidzQb0Jx_Xg98mFaTQuK1ldYz3EmyV5TmRIEJ8OswBJnLm/s1600-h/IMG_0113.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394809088692016290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrNmscru0oFAG8O59g7bZhrEm5lFsQ_L2xtkPLu4MTzXMukDlyRMetEaKL8JI9nYLJnkCHyFFwKgf3rm8BL9UAz7uhmTzrUidzQb0Jx_Xg98mFaTQuK1ldYz3EmyV5TmRIEJ8OswBJnLm/s320/IMG_0113.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNEK_GyDh0jG0zsAYXDeFUFDB-5RML0x7IYn7L70zzcHUpZFmsE6H52kAzbdlEIdr2zvGTS37ik6WbbeiGb4IqgFy-bdd6PtnNQikdmOLPGBJB3ia8ADdskj6TKCxNlx_zy3qofDLMzWo/s1600-h/IMG_0114.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394809076139467746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNEK_GyDh0jG0zsAYXDeFUFDB-5RML0x7IYn7L70zzcHUpZFmsE6H52kAzbdlEIdr2zvGTS37ik6WbbeiGb4IqgFy-bdd6PtnNQikdmOLPGBJB3ia8ADdskj6TKCxNlx_zy3qofDLMzWo/s320/IMG_0114.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlqGZA1V7jNPGQkX_TsoMXH-1B_KS-QEsCebV1_Hn9So33fLcI6c-WpUcK8V6jISsa113ujLLIbxEvtIf3hWa4WtTfUUed6VkUy-glahyphenhyphen-_eJewRFbPOprdc2lyGvHKhPss0dXCYPSFql/s1600-h/IMG_0096.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394809063583528738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlqGZA1V7jNPGQkX_TsoMXH-1B_KS-QEsCebV1_Hn9So33fLcI6c-WpUcK8V6jISsa113ujLLIbxEvtIf3hWa4WtTfUUed6VkUy-glahyphenhyphen-_eJewRFbPOprdc2lyGvHKhPss0dXCYPSFql/s320/IMG_0096.JPG" /></a><br />My brother married a Mexican girl & the entire process of their wedding was being filmed by MTV 3 called "Quiero Mi Boda" it's a reality show focusing on cross cultural marriages. I wanted to marry the cultures with the menu also by mixing both Haitian & Mexican influences. It was a MAD house so unfortunately I don't have a lot of pictures of the food. It was a 3 hour sit down dinner because we had to stick to the show's "schedule". Guests arrived 2 hours late. I literally had an hour to finish 5 courses. The experience still makes me sick to my stomach. Hands down thee WORST day of my life. Here's the menu:<br />(Click menu below to view what I made)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFm9fB9g2Kly55HFbsw6gnOHptFT9fLm9EW1sBywynOt_89lnWb4d2zny0qmXQPQJ7G3I7mOZ0loaD6YO__RonGsF4Ng_YpQaBQJ2jGdNxH3mVN5Kxz9U-q6msyPDqtEEQRjiNAkgIf7N3/s1600-h/IMG_0227.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394815023317815346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFm9fB9g2Kly55HFbsw6gnOHptFT9fLm9EW1sBywynOt_89lnWb4d2zny0qmXQPQJ7G3I7mOZ0loaD6YO__RonGsF4Ng_YpQaBQJ2jGdNxH3mVN5Kxz9U-q6msyPDqtEEQRjiNAkgIf7N3/s320/IMG_0227.JPG" /></a>As soon as I got back from the store I took everything out of the bags & started practicing the table setting at my Uncle's house, I'm a DORK!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqlkJRxGVCfRvb7CxexVM4srOB90OoOwwvRqE5qNMvHOw4hJDriaPUDi2sMpzBpW6fTsJ8g4woOOM_Ytzq_lMVlfdZPTmZgt3j_wf2XRWcPbriW8s0Oi3YYM_VTxvm6KUhv1BW0rwttQg/s1600-h/IMG_0170.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394815689936687058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqlkJRxGVCfRvb7CxexVM4srOB90OoOwwvRqE5qNMvHOw4hJDriaPUDi2sMpzBpW6fTsJ8g4woOOM_Ytzq_lMVlfdZPTmZgt3j_wf2XRWcPbriW8s0Oi3YYM_VTxvm6KUhv1BW0rwttQg/s320/IMG_0170.JPG" /></a>I made wine tags with each guests name<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbbxuOn4w_xfSbOLE5rUBseegSKeHo-rCUmSkOfgNnnLprHmpZmueKPh9KDHCZf0q6IdOHaMMWkbHQZDwMrX8PgDulunSe8Yh9JDHGFL_-g0DktqbStndD5bNYx7iSx2GlNWrg9cexo4g/s1600-h/IMG_0172.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394815062554922754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbbxuOn4w_xfSbOLE5rUBseegSKeHo-rCUmSkOfgNnnLprHmpZmueKPh9KDHCZf0q6IdOHaMMWkbHQZDwMrX8PgDulunSe8Yh9JDHGFL_-g0DktqbStndD5bNYx7iSx2GlNWrg9cexo4g/s320/IMG_0172.JPG" /></a>I fell in LOVE with these bowls by Rosanna I found at Tuesday Morning. I brought 12 back with me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIlPdVpJPYZ43u0lpRiZc0KHQwfX9qI9-5NeW6F9-y0NKVUyYy7nrcg95cc-seIHFwYPzI_QQztgNVwxfMLdyPacWDG3zkSs6H1u2Vm_pJYGxGWRhKkdHQH9-zvLrewNxyCRXOqTf7jql/s1600-h/IMG_0173.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394815055314535810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIlPdVpJPYZ43u0lpRiZc0KHQwfX9qI9-5NeW6F9-y0NKVUyYy7nrcg95cc-seIHFwYPzI_QQztgNVwxfMLdyPacWDG3zkSs6H1u2Vm_pJYGxGWRhKkdHQH9-zvLrewNxyCRXOqTf7jql/s320/IMG_0173.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirx2ldI3F_10a-sumhvY37VR725jdaBVEp6XUDjudSEM4IRW4YE1GjfGodq-trJZHBsbZryB9wLgaoLcAfS6BuOlira_y8LoLdTalYX8a8O7_VA5fa_5MKjRxmPBdA3UsHbrrkI_Z5fwbS/s1600-h/IMG_0174.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394815698231214546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnOi5JuCo-SpP8SLrQHFyJbpdBh7Mau488znpLtAENoQmA4kqD1qQeBgVUftlF0FtNPHFq1xy4w_g1ZFl5fGZMacKf5-2P1XjX4usxP8iu40RuLq8nmL-7TFUYsN7fDsFR_0SLSn0QkgXO/s320/IMG_0221.JPG" /></a>I couldn't find Canton Ginger Liquer so I made a vanilla ginger simple syrup myself. Did you know you can't buy beer out there on a Sunday AND they don't sell liquor in the grocery store?!?! Terrible! I added the syrup to tequila, soda & muddles grapes & cucumbers so damn good, yup that drink got me through one extremely bizarre day... it also put me on my ass too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRp1vCAjHxan2_OQv3peRaVHLrOpFqLlAuqHez99mZZSLRXlttPVT50tTf6vIC4hq_D_twnbxUSOisFG9KXLPwgUN0Z6jhqEsupgNF4QqSbnHiWFskJFrxh84wzQfdc70bA55mYKxKTo/s1600-h/DSC00004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394819386314974770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRp1vCAjHxan2_OQv3peRaVHLrOpFqLlAuqHez99mZZSLRXlttPVT50tTf6vIC4hq_D_twnbxUSOisFG9KXLPwgUN0Z6jhqEsupgNF4QqSbnHiWFskJFrxh84wzQfdc70bA55mYKxKTo/s320/DSC00004.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjafd99KMlcXDrdNV0sjXnt5aqRQcOsBP1FPU9IQU7VktPXFqrppnSoht1x0GB7G3SuZDeuEJvUA5w37lEItmWgAguZEKS9qrLSnj3rsvY6WbTRvzQ62_sFInSxZyqDFohqNHfIBcQyKK0/s1600-h/DSC00011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394819094150389794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9YtiV4c-i55n6gB2-Dz1TbieBSC7UDjxrCX1rZSHTjR-0sUXHLl8BQ6bT0xho8fhDfVrnqBrsfWrEEUVZ3Yl9XkGIxpBi1YFM6-3fUKFjZ-Eq2bbXwDxFziL7OkTQdlO8r8R_LwM3Yo/s320/DSC00019.JPG" /></a>Ingredients for Coconut Polenta<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsA9JUQEt1w8zSQ98RS_YZ6gcFvoIg9Bdbki8VMyBNuHR7-9jQDe9ZMcirgJ3QKYOR6brF09BY6AEGpdmOXR-TUsMmuxzubDT15I38aX1wUmhbnzHSBie0d7Xy-gAHi3sFX_Y_SC7Hask/s1600-h/DSC00020.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394819089022101362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsA9JUQEt1w8zSQ98RS_YZ6gcFvoIg9Bdbki8VMyBNuHR7-9jQDe9ZMcirgJ3QKYOR6brF09BY6AEGpdmOXR-TUsMmuxzubDT15I38aX1wUmhbnzHSBie0d7Xy-gAHi3sFX_Y_SC7Hask/s320/DSC00020.JPG" /></a>Cream of Coconut<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAlF9SnQyyUJI8Lx4MT5yRzeULrB3sbqVqw1V0HVWPn2Ua3kLwXKBQuQSZwLvBTeBAvb1vnXLAwTwEfA4tw8FwCPd4WiUj0TVV0g43xVGRH5wUIp3GT-oxtzaOzPae9Dvst3TBOcu71I/s1600-h/DSC00022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394819078166047122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAlF9SnQyyUJI8Lx4MT5yRzeULrB3sbqVqw1V0HVWPn2Ua3kLwXKBQuQSZwLvBTeBAvb1vnXLAwTwEfA4tw8FwCPd4WiUj0TVV0g43xVGRH5wUIp3GT-oxtzaOzPae9Dvst3TBOcu71I/s320/DSC00022.JPG" /></a>I love the chunks of coconut from the coconut water.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAj6e024bCmfQwNICHMnBWT66c69_r61SMQURzpqOFUypvXuaZ2ZiQCRvUaT_Bs6xeRsTbhqw190oLuGTdNTEXnjemphTQa5emBk6halZvQ9uiwIHO9mi-WR1oQQcwmxlWwwGGIIbxfM/s1600-h/DSC00025.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394819067682620098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAj6e024bCmfQwNICHMnBWT66c69_r61SMQURzpqOFUypvXuaZ2ZiQCRvUaT_Bs6xeRsTbhqw190oLuGTdNTEXnjemphTQa5emBk6halZvQ9uiwIHO9mi-WR1oQQcwmxlWwwGGIIbxfM/s320/DSC00025.JPG" /></a>Allowing the polenta to set.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKzpF3XaiGB-WX3WGSP_MAVYB9Des_3qbOQBzdROX3-gpj9gnSc8D3CU90yvk6-am6DRf4wEoC4Bk4aHRL5vdDoLGWgBQU9IDbcmcQFl1G5el6bCNAHs6YdtQCZQioZ6thblGmjcHeps/s1600-h/DSC00039.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394817450657552066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgen5d8WYu4yA4UjHy9zZNm-klK1yXkFY2M_gEq0Ljh64Us7tmp_uH1WGfO81_TsTMt-mBWKWN5g3WadVndtvJ7ZFBU5S7XKKoL9o0dvJmZ1Tin3hmPxaywLQUQaKV3Iu9tVSxp0MHRZ-p_/s320/DSC00057.JPG" /></a>Cutting the Jicama for the Haitian Carnitas (Griot) skewers<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyC43mEsS_EIIsZVvzAxjig46XC3se8vktCGSVSwZhw5oV_N-Vb1t6PnQT4Kc5vub0YgwnhU9LBWwcuGEPCAs_TaPfKPQz3vEDFNGNTfEv6CI1tleILPl5DcXP0GHPm0woWkUz0DXE3XJ/s1600-h/DSC00058.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394817436726241938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyC43mEsS_EIIsZVvzAxjig46XC3se8vktCGSVSwZhw5oV_N-Vb1t6PnQT4Kc5vub0YgwnhU9LBWwcuGEPCAs_TaPfKPQz3vEDFNGNTfEv6CI1tleILPl5DcXP0GHPm0woWkUz0DXE3XJ/s320/DSC00058.JPG" /></a>Breading station for Coconut & Masa Encrusted Tilapia<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqX_1czb2olYwKG4j3yaXFtoIyobwIqIAXIcOlPVWw9jdIlfSDgJ2jl2WWV0HbfRBwdsQnyvDQVNPiqThEhnRt2w7tELezerVB1IkExbUx0lYhGnzZF2ZHqQAb8nh-o00IYMQoXx8-jbUj/s1600-h/DSC00059.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394816859028088626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVko6_9tmDmrXRjkI-ik7xeblyzyVxZ_KgaGYGKwsKvUqrPzJ8gyun6ZnMMDb-HulaDFJOKDbdoOhwoozl-Giz7c8dzdK9NGpsnGZhmnl3eOwLpEKosT0zwInrPLDWaNus6ZBigjFdbY4/s320/DSC00061.JPG" /></a>Avocado & Coconut Ice Cream<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMqe8ZtyHFr40yZ_Pi4TGCXttarog3SufprUhDZ-SAnWl4iDdU_ZPxMvBjr9Wf9LFOJWMzAlB-HRK-4kAevIQQfgc1UaMUSojdMHWaJ5yKSF2bmnYj_bLNs79vs11vD_51gPhrbjnw94s/s1600-h/DSC00062.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394816845710074834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMqe8ZtyHFr40yZ_Pi4TGCXttarog3SufprUhDZ-SAnWl4iDdU_ZPxMvBjr9Wf9LFOJWMzAlB-HRK-4kAevIQQfgc1UaMUSojdMHWaJ5yKSF2bmnYj_bLNs79vs11vD_51gPhrbjnw94s/s320/DSC00062.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeydsKOdFSERV26AnGc9hw_jNFG8BBPzxQ_NmZHMZQpO3yeXNiTyN_4vWxUYZzjE0AQjO1mtda5LhNM7nxNjs5-WL0fboT3HdPDTjrIrieY2P2uhhRD9-DPSqPmubcu9RKBgHK0ajU7me/s1600-h/DSC00063.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394816838545049474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeydsKOdFSERV26AnGc9hw_jNFG8BBPzxQ_NmZHMZQpO3yeXNiTyN_4vWxUYZzjE0AQjO1mtda5LhNM7nxNjs5-WL0fboT3HdPDTjrIrieY2P2uhhRD9-DPSqPmubcu9RKBgHK0ajU7me/s320/DSC00063.JPG" /></a>The day before I left my Mom threw me a birthday party. My first one with my family in 17 years. She made ALL of my favorites. Griot, macaroni au gratin, tongue, rice & beans... the woman smacks my ass in the kitchen<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHwAQSHHGCK2Yvxf0JZQusJo_dMgJvBDJ8nHiXuEg3YGE_j-Wi0mKyIl3YgZTEjcLTThM9PvuAdQnSi86DgPxsd94sLyGGdQlR6bSUiCbfuzc-utfebVu9IEzT0guje_E9IDJxxe5z_sX/s1600-h/DSC00065.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394816829864712530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHwAQSHHGCK2Yvxf0JZQusJo_dMgJvBDJ8nHiXuEg3YGE_j-Wi0mKyIl3YgZTEjcLTThM9PvuAdQnSi86DgPxsd94sLyGGdQlR6bSUiCbfuzc-utfebVu9IEzT0guje_E9IDJxxe5z_sX/s320/DSC00065.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyJ6jSqHfVvmr_KhG36NTxByM7N6ZrB0MjF1IU2mT1zlrF0locqmRoy7fS8iiKVlOHtOYKl_eFQd-vG2LYr8AVf15knOQfgYO6rp8Iz4egqwLQq56bXOS5VHA13HNCiRK6ii8h6uxHsuV/s1600-h/DSC00066.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394816816795359874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyJ6jSqHfVvmr_KhG36NTxByM7N6ZrB0MjF1IU2mT1zlrF0locqmRoy7fS8iiKVlOHtOYKl_eFQd-vG2LYr8AVf15knOQfgYO6rp8Iz4egqwLQq56bXOS5VHA13HNCiRK6ii8h6uxHsuV/s320/DSC00066.JPG" /></a>Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-27999853443047602562009-10-19T08:38:00.000-07:002010-03-13T09:43:21.271-08:00Field Trippin': Sweet Caroline... so good, so good, SO GOOD!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiKKComcRdQaMyMFYOdolvg6FUMHsKxgawNl6N2KkRZ7pI4xAvF65a6gKmtu0UGLUKM7_4QzUzY92oJnfMZwpE3IOT_z3YgDqpBsfEH21lAQLR00Y8uqltaqOZ2d41PSc9dYnNvS2XVGY/s1600-h/4980_95706882445_590237445_1866877_1537547_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394363378694976258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiKKComcRdQaMyMFYOdolvg6FUMHsKxgawNl6N2KkRZ7pI4xAvF65a6gKmtu0UGLUKM7_4QzUzY92oJnfMZwpE3IOT_z3YgDqpBsfEH21lAQLR00Y8uqltaqOZ2d41PSc9dYnNvS2XVGY/s320/4980_95706882445_590237445_1866877_1537547_n.jpg" /></a>A couple weeks ago my little Buddha crew & I hit the beach. It was 2 days after I catered the Pom Wonderful event & after the impromptu leftovers party I had after the event I still had some food stuffing the fridge. For a couple of weekends my boy Zak would cruise by the house & scoop <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Vinda</span> & I & we'd set off for a new adventure at a different beach... the perks of living in the land of LA LA.<br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mito</span> & Curtis joined in so I decided to make a picnic out of it. I had some crispy pomegranate duck left over from the pom king duck , some Vietnamese noodles in the cupboards & takeout boxes. SCORE!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DbqQSyALxPOa0jrNjMfMZPTZ12-v9XtVM4KJXJs_oent0_p4WowYkTPqrimIaO0tN-XtJKKGyor3BsN7oJAQxQgPmLfVeFYipKMMzuwLUIaMMHhudYBI58zlPzIgW05tmGJn26DOLkVv/s1600-h/IMG_0001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394359458706876018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DbqQSyALxPOa0jrNjMfMZPTZ12-v9XtVM4KJXJs_oent0_p4WowYkTPqrimIaO0tN-XtJKKGyor3BsN7oJAQxQgPmLfVeFYipKMMzuwLUIaMMHhudYBI58zlPzIgW05tmGJn26DOLkVv/s320/IMG_0001.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykFJ6E0IxAFX_AQ_jkuByiXOaiQDj_MkJPDlSId2SNDwSxuukBdMRxVbPYciKHBwEi8ZREW9vQnGiGvZZvRuYea2eyJ5xtZEiRIUmb7MtWw3qgDgofrNX2OWnwvOtWOd7fb4ci1ccqogu/s1600-h/IMG_0002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394359442971822978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykFJ6E0IxAFX_AQ_jkuByiXOaiQDj_MkJPDlSId2SNDwSxuukBdMRxVbPYciKHBwEi8ZREW9vQnGiGvZZvRuYea2eyJ5xtZEiRIUmb7MtWw3qgDgofrNX2OWnwvOtWOd7fb4ci1ccqogu/s320/IMG_0002.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-USWmvEOZhnBN3Qp9XHcM4x_GjOUus4cjMwdw1fZTMBUr3g3MyAAM-MJPn6sDIxHLl61HrZ6t0SpoUY-iX-4ARRtEj2HjzFCS8mONFiVIgfUO6LRtc34iFwEvjGjW4XT5FRgBf-6GJpc/s1600-h/IMG_0003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394359107560716338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-USWmvEOZhnBN3Qp9XHcM4x_GjOUus4cjMwdw1fZTMBUr3g3MyAAM-MJPn6sDIxHLl61HrZ6t0SpoUY-iX-4ARRtEj2HjzFCS8mONFiVIgfUO6LRtc34iFwEvjGjW4XT5FRgBf-6GJpc/s320/IMG_0003.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Zg8IMvMpgCRHuE1A46XGcuxbUnWKFPzJOq4-DDo0fhmAoM1AMMk3kLePZMnQPCecqT_lZz301prWZH8oRPnIxXeVeFAhcNq4pCFT7cJtCJLOyB801Il7CugfE8YxTskJGX1TJAfQmX6C/s1600-h/IMG_0005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394359099009451794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Zg8IMvMpgCRHuE1A46XGcuxbUnWKFPzJOq4-DDo0fhmAoM1AMMk3kLePZMnQPCecqT_lZz301prWZH8oRPnIxXeVeFAhcNq4pCFT7cJtCJLOyB801Il7CugfE8YxTskJGX1TJAfQmX6C/s320/IMG_0005.JPG" /></a>I made a Japanese Cucumber salad to cool off the heat from the noodles<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKxb3_WZrxJvd3c754Elpb7MkcXGYpRR9Hz4XgpdoCn7CoqxZAgXXXHksoV0R48ICmheplm6AXsx1nrq0y7rnApfK5Ykw-hGuZD90R6Iniot835f1MKyt0Pc2ymrxMpI4qkvpsJfyfAQU/s1600-h/IMG_0007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394359088963794146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKxb3_WZrxJvd3c754Elpb7MkcXGYpRR9Hz4XgpdoCn7CoqxZAgXXXHksoV0R48ICmheplm6AXsx1nrq0y7rnApfK5Ykw-hGuZD90R6Iniot835f1MKyt0Pc2ymrxMpI4qkvpsJfyfAQU/s320/IMG_0007.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tiKNHjW42X_eSVufRMEBBa1N-XIGyGOm_PBlv78YdWZBHm87ypCq6yr4uMvZ5eFpQbSY-C9pIZGeXeTE4_46ZH5siHskfpTvpdHV8e72CurEPBOhJ4Lv2WVv_lzT-cQbbGpDt-pr7U8o/s1600-h/IMG_0008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394359077078953714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3tiKNHjW42X_eSVufRMEBBa1N-XIGyGOm_PBlv78YdWZBHm87ypCq6yr4uMvZ5eFpQbSY-C9pIZGeXeTE4_46ZH5siHskfpTvpdHV8e72CurEPBOhJ4Lv2WVv_lzT-cQbbGpDt-pr7U8o/s320/IMG_0008.JPG" /></a><br />Driving through the Valley to get to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Zuma</span> the sun was kissing the hills, the music had us swaying, we were talking about spirituality & how the mystic law is changing our lives & the breeze from my windows down had my hair blowing... I've been rocking my REAL hair lately Boo Boo & it has been looking & feeling FIERCE! We were so stoked. We get to the beach <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR</span>...... hold up, are we in London?!?!?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7xxH8rs74KggpAMMr3Aoi0PcDFexE_SVhZOIT9koh6tya5Ry9OT9faMe-r66HJ65Yx-yCB-z-pxVLjf2wcfnWEW3mbblSkrvMCoVgwQ0X5A0j78u4kOd-zitZJE_pWB1cPkhl2mAxsmP/s1600-h/IMG_0015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394361197511335906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7xxH8rs74KggpAMMr3Aoi0PcDFexE_SVhZOIT9koh6tya5Ry9OT9faMe-r66HJ65Yx-yCB-z-pxVLjf2wcfnWEW3mbblSkrvMCoVgwQ0X5A0j78u4kOd-zitZJE_pWB1cPkhl2mAxsmP/s320/IMG_0015.JPG" /></a>We couldn't see the water, hell we couldn't see our hands as we stretched out our arms... the fog was so dense, maybe it wasn't fog I don't know what it was I'm not a beach person but apparently out here you're supposed to check a "surf report" before you head out. Where I'm from you open the shades & if the sun smacks you in your face it's a great God blessed day to hit la <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">playa</span>... to you gringos or non Miami folks that's the beach. And it was as cold as a witches boob out there... not cute at all! After paying 7 bucks to park & the 45 minute drive out there we decided to brave the frozen tundra & accept our fate & we copped a squat. Happy I added all those <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">chilies</span> to our noodles it was a good time to lay out the food & eat it to get warm.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcI4T6V90o5I-_gTAV4oNrWy1P95vmpfPA7zcZnMHSEDqk5rqi5a_DC6W-PH4hhyphenhyphenTgNc-70rroSYl0VejHfopax5vIxftMXBwTdpRP2vdOSd6PcwDgHZG1W_sdGiE0mimOJr0mRGy2wwk_/s1600-h/IMG_0009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394359072638780130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcI4T6V90o5I-_gTAV4oNrWy1P95vmpfPA7zcZnMHSEDqk5rqi5a_DC6W-PH4hhyphenhyphenTgNc-70rroSYl0VejHfopax5vIxftMXBwTdpRP2vdOSd6PcwDgHZG1W_sdGiE0mimOJr0mRGy2wwk_/s320/IMG_0009.JPG" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUBJIleLMc3tWrkjwnjmaSOAO6HlMLdKwUQ6ocWtcJxqcsVZPislaZCVT_8P8hWB18ArqELylpbcBYpfIZd5hlOXtHdvRSBha1fpIBhd1lfasuGLeDSi0XsWyQvFjs6yMQ9UJyKKtWGMY/s1600-h/IMG_0011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394360026217793410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUBJIleLMc3tWrkjwnjmaSOAO6HlMLdKwUQ6ocWtcJxqcsVZPislaZCVT_8P8hWB18ArqELylpbcBYpfIZd5hlOXtHdvRSBha1fpIBhd1lfasuGLeDSi0XsWyQvFjs6yMQ9UJyKKtWGMY/s320/IMG_0011.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlNh5io_Z_yzG2I1y66VTw3Q75Z3XiMiBR-xhNsaK1ewb7lyZTz4v1BvGBxUEGt2rMpMoSjEETXosezBreEhLCJZE-9o-w2hh7FSC8fBhlU8RRKfeZEsFEeoxvi-ir8EOrQFa-dzwAbiH/s1600-h/IMG_0013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394360019377395682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlNh5io_Z_yzG2I1y66VTw3Q75Z3XiMiBR-xhNsaK1ewb7lyZTz4v1BvGBxUEGt2rMpMoSjEETXosezBreEhLCJZE-9o-w2hh7FSC8fBhlU8RRKfeZEsFEeoxvi-ir8EOrQFa-dzwAbiH/s320/IMG_0013.JPG" /></a><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mito's</span> way of making the "best" of it... HA!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gZe57v5-Bw7L5D17sRyOrp2aAtB_6wxRH4xC6n2_36vozdBNGr5b2vO4uqG9czq451NEDhhyphenhyphenxp4U5IJ61fKz9tTU9scbqAZth5fQW3ZSTLT5RbzfK-zKAZrtERqoUZ3RSogvCNU19eTB/s1600-h/IMG_0022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394362236512956674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gZe57v5-Bw7L5D17sRyOrp2aAtB_6wxRH4xC6n2_36vozdBNGr5b2vO4uqG9czq451NEDhhyphenhyphenxp4U5IJ61fKz9tTU9scbqAZth5fQW3ZSTLT5RbzfK-zKAZrtERqoUZ3RSogvCNU19eTB/s320/IMG_0022.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gXliJWhJg9v8T3AJETcO8oeNmNJhl8Z6pDRO9ex0eCY5j2ThjJcSlOwEiPFSu88nCskztlrp3MTJvkktu4rrVHQEs1HIK3gJ12kkpFMz5c20AOZxpV0ZoBtS8jxDX6W_0QNqn5SyLBqJ/s1600-h/IMG_0023.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394362225695383074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0gXliJWhJg9v8T3AJETcO8oeNmNJhl8Z6pDRO9ex0eCY5j2ThjJcSlOwEiPFSu88nCskztlrp3MTJvkktu4rrVHQEs1HIK3gJ12kkpFMz5c20AOZxpV0ZoBtS8jxDX6W_0QNqn5SyLBqJ/s320/IMG_0023.JPG" /></a>Since you can't drink at the beach, trust me <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Vinda</span> & I learned this the weekend before when the ATV beach police came to smell our thermos & Zak was convinced they were going to take us in the back of their <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">ATV's</span> & arrest us... HA! I LOADED up a bag full of all the fruits that were leftover at the bottom of the jar from my pomegranate sangrias... PARTY, PARTY Baby! I was loaded!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwo3ay4yMR0S7XzClbG2vywGtPlaRbgr_BaOwSaqXXgB6shzk_Vu20tvOeX21GSkhyB0BUD7Xc-YjnUSfkew8UkuYgBs-E6yDNy3heXcjJEggqmfPKxcJfR3C4OV7mHEN5U-havjnNPH4/s1600-h/IMG_0014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394360011947743938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwo3ay4yMR0S7XzClbG2vywGtPlaRbgr_BaOwSaqXXgB6shzk_Vu20tvOeX21GSkhyB0BUD7Xc-YjnUSfkew8UkuYgBs-E6yDNy3heXcjJEggqmfPKxcJfR3C4OV7mHEN5U-havjnNPH4/s320/IMG_0014.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOM9f_RFwyedJTmU2BN98ly2D8RYocIJTPzDoqdPecaAt7NhpLGPz9NMRrDl8-d1AztywNS6pf2ceAxmdnpveBfBzujVvn2bL8yQDuEFjJZTBCzAWNjcsHPQBAF6pXmA_GoHsRUQ1fSGb/s1600-h/IMG_0017.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394360004471576786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOM9f_RFwyedJTmU2BN98ly2D8RYocIJTPzDoqdPecaAt7NhpLGPz9NMRrDl8-d1AztywNS6pf2ceAxmdnpveBfBzujVvn2bL8yQDuEFjJZTBCzAWNjcsHPQBAF6pXmA_GoHsRUQ1fSGb/s320/IMG_0017.JPG" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRztwrLa4_G5KyqqsqLidoaby9BpMpzTmmFmI6AorvM4n1wmTDXtkDpSjGtIPJ0nAD2wZX44v-_wi5EyYUKlzyGOUfP6khwgZZOXLscrBsTwUjNVF-yf5VtPbXMIE1Ae-qBzUwA0iUDWkN/s1600-h/IMG_0021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394359992686848274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRztwrLa4_G5KyqqsqLidoaby9BpMpzTmmFmI6AorvM4n1wmTDXtkDpSjGtIPJ0nAD2wZX44v-_wi5EyYUKlzyGOUfP6khwgZZOXLscrBsTwUjNVF-yf5VtPbXMIE1Ae-qBzUwA0iUDWkN/s320/IMG_0021.JPG" /></a>Everyone loved it... except for Zak, he didn't eat he was so bummed about the weather, jokingly <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Vinda</span> started chanting Nam <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Myoho</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">Renge</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kyo</span> for the sun to come back, it was after 2.... the chances of that happening was as good as Rush Limbaugh owning a Football team (what is WRONG with that guy?!?!?) Never one to question the mystic law, we all chimed in to the chant, laughing. The noodles got to me & as usual after I eat the "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">itis</span>" struck & I put my head down, wrapped all the towels around me & slept with the fishes...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibg2GaEXDjsyV3bguGo5qphG1ujUZ-wcazybdTXwmLb7WtJFKeZYGE6rMy5dCYLAhJ-H01bsqGB6J23Ka9VztvuHvN5uTA-wBNVqqUm6vX-VLm7VQ7Bm4YANKbHcTiwmE8yUmuH3u-MFQT/s1600-h/IMG_0024.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394361189719678002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibg2GaEXDjsyV3bguGo5qphG1ujUZ-wcazybdTXwmLb7WtJFKeZYGE6rMy5dCYLAhJ-H01bsqGB6J23Ka9VztvuHvN5uTA-wBNVqqUm6vX-VLm7VQ7Bm4YANKbHcTiwmE8yUmuH3u-MFQT/s320/IMG_0024.JPG" /></a><br />AND I woke up to THIS!!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSCttbDFHQQSRIRJ3vQ-zeYqs2Ev0yaBlI-8KyXnCNP27i9l8S0dxMTcLO4soNayRfTT_BwTPwIZ9YbQmbi4XO0gJjwlUbDSBobbJ10mh3K681l2zJzg038LtE9_LVy1ttDyazohe-f5E/s1600-h/IMG_0026.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394361169069517842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSCttbDFHQQSRIRJ3vQ-zeYqs2Ev0yaBlI-8KyXnCNP27i9l8S0dxMTcLO4soNayRfTT_BwTPwIZ9YbQmbi4XO0gJjwlUbDSBobbJ10mh3K681l2zJzg038LtE9_LVy1ttDyazohe-f5E/s320/IMG_0026.JPG" /></a>It's well after 3 o'clock & the sun is kick-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">ING</span>!!! It was beautiful... oh I also woke up to this, poor <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mito</span> I stole his towel & he made this to keep warm... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">pobrecito</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qKo5NCT5fs-vSQ2uVCM67VUAvm-tiBorxa8ZDeUmMTEra-NMde0WHwRhzxsitXA_1oB9Vgbhz4zfaJIQEIwLey4k52xdOUhZRMhM2KajONbW8jzF-ehYmbo3NDvHIRhTKq7W_bbDTsn-/s1600-h/IMG_0025.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394361180575856034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qKo5NCT5fs-vSQ2uVCM67VUAvm-tiBorxa8ZDeUmMTEra-NMde0WHwRhzxsitXA_1oB9Vgbhz4zfaJIQEIwLey4k52xdOUhZRMhM2KajONbW8jzF-ehYmbo3NDvHIRhTKq7W_bbDTsn-/s320/IMG_0025.JPG" /></a>We took lots of pictures & laughed, I cranked up the music & our <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error">oceanside</span> party began. Zak went from near depression to SHOCK! He kept saying "but it's after 3, it's after 3, why is the sun out like this?!?!?" <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">Vinda</span> the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error">Boriqua</span> Buddha from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error">da</span> Bronx just kept answering in her thick don't mess with me I'm from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-error">da</span> boogie down accent, "Nam <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-error">Myoho</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-error">Renge</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kyo</span>"... it was awesome. I started playing some extremely inappropriate Miami booty bass & although I wanted to dance SO badly I just sat down with Curtis chair dancing... terrible.<br /><br />A classical aria by the 2 Live Crew "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-error">Doo</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_26" class="blsp-spelling-error">Doo</span> Brown" came on... the not so radio friendly version played... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_27" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mito</span> & <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_28" class="blsp-spelling-error">Vinda</span> were going off & I just watched in awe of how uninhibited they were. They were jokingly smacking each others cans & dropping it like it's hot! Next thing you know this precocious little girl wearing a life vest came over & she just danced circles around us.<br /><br />Around & around she went, I was fixated on this & then realized the lyrics are talking about not popping bottles but popping a woman's... ahem & the guy keeps grunting "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_29" class="blsp-spelling-error">Doo</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_30" class="blsp-spelling-error">Doo</span> Brown!!!" quickly I change the music but wanting to keep the Miami theme I switch to some Freestyle.<br /><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YoKULJzs5JPapog5300jiUbHtQhW6TmK0-Dokzu7qQXDUz4UEPf1aBzKSGfmW08xz0Cp3NMYtsiiFbiU_PHHcDtxbBCY30hquqbrP-oi56MxvCRGDsPi20Ti5ThMV-hQixcycFL6ebf8/s1600-h/IMG_0043.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394362254517469554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YoKULJzs5JPapog5300jiUbHtQhW6TmK0-Dokzu7qQXDUz4UEPf1aBzKSGfmW08xz0Cp3NMYtsiiFbiU_PHHcDtxbBCY30hquqbrP-oi56MxvCRGDsPi20Ti5ThMV-hQixcycFL6ebf8/s320/IMG_0043.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIz4hvR248uSGA1q01-0PfntiZ8kqLOaReSjGFdoyWLowBKY6kCgNHBS7x4a2jrdIB67ovuhX4xuJSVT8bnHNN77461FRXq6tUEUDrsBbiUZ8ZQQUx_0HGc4iGmCYw9iJ1kgG224iCYQL8/s1600-h/IMG_0046.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394362245195354338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIz4hvR248uSGA1q01-0PfntiZ8kqLOaReSjGFdoyWLowBKY6kCgNHBS7x4a2jrdIB67ovuhX4xuJSVT8bnHNN77461FRXq6tUEUDrsBbiUZ8ZQQUx_0HGc4iGmCYw9iJ1kgG224iCYQL8/s320/IMG_0046.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ElsYzBIHpvwX8Mq2m2rbJ_SIjlnsuldwW5W7jV0nrMUrE4yQ5vc5Wmx8JKzqHMP1M3CNH9pUzEXpXqx8xK2EQ40Rbxm3cF-ekaMulIVfwqntKbEr4cQEgeK2Jt41yr3DKWAB4FXdrU-a/s1600-h/abriweekend-85.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394356681204002658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ElsYzBIHpvwX8Mq2m2rbJ_SIjlnsuldwW5W7jV0nrMUrE4yQ5vc5Wmx8JKzqHMP1M3CNH9pUzEXpXqx8xK2EQ40Rbxm3cF-ekaMulIVfwqntKbEr4cQEgeK2Jt41yr3DKWAB4FXdrU-a/s320/abriweekend-85.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_W7wXIXdPUQfdCHkqcPcTQ8O_mmSPj47XOcNCdgWrYi5u2Wrvg9fuZT2PBV22fspVqyVk8MQMCmVvizIqUH5joGAQRblmj1AjxWW7YYdpKGEr7Cn3FPDI7npx2DnH_gdyzcbTbBQ6YxT/s1600-h/abriweekend-82.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394356675432430482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_W7wXIXdPUQfdCHkqcPcTQ8O_mmSPj47XOcNCdgWrYi5u2Wrvg9fuZT2PBV22fspVqyVk8MQMCmVvizIqUH5joGAQRblmj1AjxWW7YYdpKGEr7Cn3FPDI7npx2DnH_gdyzcbTbBQ6YxT/s320/abriweekend-82.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRHEQmVu1AABIQM_L7dgWgwpUS2_Ug-saHi7KdRmRHW44ssN8LfsOF7mNxGxeVwrhNg5QxGs5gdiPzQCZ2PcKmpiRu2_rixrSGOGJzJlHy2LKbelEk4InS9S0Wu6q_ESc7Xu5C4zhz0hq/s1600-h/abriweekend-81.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394356662337896226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRHEQmVu1AABIQM_L7dgWgwpUS2_Ug-saHi7KdRmRHW44ssN8LfsOF7mNxGxeVwrhNg5QxGs5gdiPzQCZ2PcKmpiRu2_rixrSGOGJzJlHy2LKbelEk4InS9S0Wu6q_ESc7Xu5C4zhz0hq/s320/abriweekend-81.jpg" /></a><br />I play <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_31" class="blsp-spelling-error">TKA</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_32" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lissette</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_33" class="blsp-spelling-error">Menedez</span>, Stevie B, George Lamond, music that's way past it's expiration date but the novelty of it & the same beat coursing through every single song no matter who sang it still held on to it's brilliance. </p><p>This bundle of superb energy, Miss Caroline, did not stop. Round & round she goes, hypnotizing us with her infectious positivity. I turn to Curtis & say "what happened to us, we used to do that, we used to be so carefree?" Curtis without hesitation answered "life" this bummed me out a bit but still I was under this little fairy's spell.<br /><br /></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlehSlMIhi0iZReohUV6yUuu-wwYY6ANR_rX6F561vg1OobYiF8hUx3y3DKqsp4hZJMYYPJ0Ze4mxlncTPWtx-9kq5wrXB67-LbEgtMgNOHAvDf6fn63YER-U9DlYVGQSKykP5br8n2qQ_/s1600-h/abriweekend-88.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394357509703632610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlehSlMIhi0iZReohUV6yUuu-wwYY6ANR_rX6F561vg1OobYiF8hUx3y3DKqsp4hZJMYYPJ0Ze4mxlncTPWtx-9kq5wrXB67-LbEgtMgNOHAvDf6fn63YER-U9DlYVGQSKykP5br8n2qQ_/s320/abriweekend-88.jpg" /></a>Round & round she went sprinkling her fairy dust I looked at my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_34" class="blsp-spelling-error">ipod</span> to find more music & next thing you know... there it was. The song that makes me SO damn happy if an Earthquake struck & I were left with nothing... absolutely nothing, I swear if ANYONE played this song, I would just start dancing & clapping like a feral seal jumping up & down with sheer joy, what could this piece of musical genius be you ask?!?! </p><p>It's that song you know, that you're embarrassed about it's like that date you take to the dark & dingy corner of that dive bar no one would expect for you to be caught dead at but hell it's a free drink... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_35" class="blsp-spelling-error">ok</span> fine DRINKS & he's paying & he's not a bad kisser... yes it's THAT kind of song! Is the suspense killing you? Ladies & Germs click play:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vPKgv8EuIfw&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vPKgv8EuIfw&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Oh it was a WRAP! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_36" class="blsp-spelling-error">Vinda</span> the Diva, Curtis the fab Gay, Caroline my Tinkerbell & my bitter, bitter ass LOST IT!!! We danced round & round & Caroline lead the way! Her mother & friend were looking over & laughing... they knew EXACTLY what she was doing "spreading her magic". Her Mother <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_37" class="blsp-spelling-error">Chrissi</span> & <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_38" class="blsp-spelling-error">Chrissi's</span> friend Briana were photographers & an impromptu photo shoot began... <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_39" class="blsp-spelling-error">WERK</span>!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmERVsiJF9pvum5IVFB3-csmBhR5ujCuJ0TU4xux552c8QTyL-z2-o1nujxjFZTekixEsZHGjsxhmJVCR6WOd0TC25OlFMlGrwFCWUNQV7Oqd7nK8srEoneAn9m6HLtDhIQ1WeWdL7scK/s1600-h/abriweekend-95.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394357521189404386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmERVsiJF9pvum5IVFB3-csmBhR5ujCuJ0TU4xux552c8QTyL-z2-o1nujxjFZTekixEsZHGjsxhmJVCR6WOd0TC25OlFMlGrwFCWUNQV7Oqd7nK8srEoneAn9m6HLtDhIQ1WeWdL7scK/s320/abriweekend-95.jpg" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0UaGW0xHRXjHB6Y4lRfoRPSiFyu0c-ZyssHnwR-oNTqk6eaViZmw9jNexO6eHxpnPuvHj6_3ZcuWKcRT-Dry4ATUeJwERK-Kql9YKG4-Cs2g9tlQ8bx9H7CgRc-dDcy6r3LpkNcbXBcz/s1600-h/abriweekend-98.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394357532256463474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0UaGW0xHRXjHB6Y4lRfoRPSiFyu0c-ZyssHnwR-oNTqk6eaViZmw9jNexO6eHxpnPuvHj6_3ZcuWKcRT-Dry4ATUeJwERK-Kql9YKG4-Cs2g9tlQ8bx9H7CgRc-dDcy6r3LpkNcbXBcz/s320/abriweekend-98.jpg" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWle3qIK3FdMYG5E_DNScG5qJXhjlKs5Y-NFGpquEASFDVzLYzLUM1z_suFvvoeX5UXI-SFqdcffDDlO1_jQsZkee3VpSSDwVVBAX944NYZFavJiCa6Vnpz_ZziysDqxJqU66R_EZH5M8/s1600-h/abriweekend-104.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394358455749933874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWle3qIK3FdMYG5E_DNScG5qJXhjlKs5Y-NFGpquEASFDVzLYzLUM1z_suFvvoeX5UXI-SFqdcffDDlO1_jQsZkee3VpSSDwVVBAX944NYZFavJiCa6Vnpz_ZziysDqxJqU66R_EZH5M8/s320/abriweekend-104.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLHx4vaITKoG2XWczibt0X4jsn0TKU3fSWT2ZAYrmWXP0lnf5RuVqpBD9YL-yjn3gsVrS1J_bQikorOckmOH7NaJa-q4gFmkqseVB2HyN9iWnX6DATIElM95rBr8e8Nzf9XVOeuWFrybt/s1600-h/abriweekend-107.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394358441715932418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLHx4vaITKoG2XWczibt0X4jsn0TKU3fSWT2ZAYrmWXP0lnf5RuVqpBD9YL-yjn3gsVrS1J_bQikorOckmOH7NaJa-q4gFmkqseVB2HyN9iWnX6DATIElM95rBr8e8Nzf9XVOeuWFrybt/s320/abriweekend-107.jpg" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhK30Rg26JDseWz9w_V2q7uBVQT_WK0QjcKEB88ENk86SSAewfElA3KhsYVoz38aMdjfDH3cTCqaOh4TVucIp0qFAUfBfBOdCQ21UGpT7zA2J-4FGXSDE0IJTZm0b7ePGQ5mSZKMkw7bY/s1600-h/abriweekend-100.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394358431802127746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhK30Rg26JDseWz9w_V2q7uBVQT_WK0QjcKEB88ENk86SSAewfElA3KhsYVoz38aMdjfDH3cTCqaOh4TVucIp0qFAUfBfBOdCQ21UGpT7zA2J-4FGXSDE0IJTZm0b7ePGQ5mSZKMkw7bY/s320/abriweekend-100.jpg" /></a>We just kept dancing & dancing, round & round we went all of a sudden we were the little kids I spoke of earlier that were untouched by "life" well unscathed by it is a more appropriate term to describe it. They kept shooting away at our exuberence as the sun shared it's last kisses. I then switched to a White Party remix of one of my FAVORITE songs of all time, doesn't matter WHO sings it, it just makes me happy, riddles me with goosebumps & makes my soul happy, "Let The Sunshine In".<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nbvr038EIN4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nbvr038EIN4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />It was super poetic as the sun we were worshipping went down, round & round we went thanking both it & Caroline for their mystic blessings, round & round we went the music is begging us "you got to feeeeeeel it... you GOT to, Let the sunshine.... when you are lonely, when you are lonely... you GOT to feeeel it". Round & round we went... "FEELING it" Vinda, Curtis, Myself & wait... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFp8dL3RIf9u7ijHKsH1yhKCx_NRyQLBE4xFhHqevXRwYqX-51dSLXQ_fRlFCvaUf27bS6KO8xK-KNmIfL4jq2kKSdAmD5eKeSjWSgMCldpoiiavEpX22BXDbm-4KrYInh8jQNnIYRKwne/s1600-h/IMG_0047.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394362263160346658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFp8dL3RIf9u7ijHKsH1yhKCx_NRyQLBE4xFhHqevXRwYqX-51dSLXQ_fRlFCvaUf27bS6KO8xK-KNmIfL4jq2kKSdAmD5eKeSjWSgMCldpoiiavEpX22BXDbm-4KrYInh8jQNnIYRKwne/s320/IMG_0047.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZzJ3jKbmQh58MvSza275QhsYpJuzcH9vfvzc9W5tebYu9h0K3DwQfOkeZgm-ZfnO25RaE79LHtLgS6Wc4aaOzSpQnRGHiUU1Ldz4yK7WQyYw0w0XGp67HT1fjS3IoTl4mT8BNCF5WS3B/s1600-h/IMG_0048.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394362888353149090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZzJ3jKbmQh58MvSza275QhsYpJuzcH9vfvzc9W5tebYu9h0K3DwQfOkeZgm-ZfnO25RaE79LHtLgS6Wc4aaOzSpQnRGHiUU1Ldz4yK7WQyYw0w0XGp67HT1fjS3IoTl4mT8BNCF5WS3B/s320/IMG_0048.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OcNNuIwNAAYclkOHfHQB5izFS8DU7ZiPXZDxzV80l_osuYxa_x6UPgXxPy64RViGYMuCljRbZCi9SZzomUAahmvc81dStUTBdiP2u_YJYDm7nTZAOUVqvDP0dI-cry6_2XwmolWTVJn6/s1600-h/IMG_0049.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394362879473959730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OcNNuIwNAAYclkOHfHQB5izFS8DU7ZiPXZDxzV80l_osuYxa_x6UPgXxPy64RViGYMuCljRbZCi9SZzomUAahmvc81dStUTBdiP2u_YJYDm7nTZAOUVqvDP0dI-cry6_2XwmolWTVJn6/s320/IMG_0049.JPG" /></a>where's my little stinkerbell Caroline?!?!? She was off to sprinkle her pixie dust on someone else. She was back sitting with her little brother kicking her feet in the water splashing in delight knowing full well what she had done. I will NEVER forget her & I thank her for setting me free! We continued to dance to let the sunshine in as the sun shone out. I jumped for joy as I no longer felt constrained by my needing to feel "grown up" thank you Caroline for reminding me of quality of life I have long forgotten.... what a feeling! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFqGLFDODVU4Fi2twwsyogWLcaHvBE50kcEbS9_7N9g21JirEFNV8RNRxu7jwkF5fViC6HsSDi_nri8rdHMy0PZ206ziK8NXwlLHzPpmxS3WdXwmzK7HsEKQWab_hiFZ9nQJ3lnFsTU9j/s1600-h/abriweekend-101.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394356134211311058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFqGLFDODVU4Fi2twwsyogWLcaHvBE50kcEbS9_7N9g21JirEFNV8RNRxu7jwkF5fViC6HsSDi_nri8rdHMy0PZ206ziK8NXwlLHzPpmxS3WdXwmzK7HsEKQWab_hiFZ9nQJ3lnFsTU9j/s320/abriweekend-101.jpg" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj238Xm1s92pV-f7NGrggl_4QREXlkf_Bbi0_WDgqdQZV8GR9pwhPr3QnflAWOZiPQZnbjAI4Pgf_ocliHfwZtDihtuw2H8487OuB-7_QfsbTMJxeFRLKVsx1qm4K1QUUy7TUEscZaReitb/s1600-h/IMG_0051.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394362908821217730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj238Xm1s92pV-f7NGrggl_4QREXlkf_Bbi0_WDgqdQZV8GR9pwhPr3QnflAWOZiPQZnbjAI4Pgf_ocliHfwZtDihtuw2H8487OuB-7_QfsbTMJxeFRLKVsx1qm4K1QUUy7TUEscZaReitb/s320/IMG_0051.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh707amraPszHLsAWwhlyatbsgYqbf9V5rQwJAx7hgduhtfx2JL7GrJAPFBEcIj1Ds9QXVDk-KcO9TGh9B86Lu2ZdT72SyOwEEdUWbW9WIuhP5F80QdR1O9oOYAPtKEyQ2FHTuk9OifVDDU/s1600-h/IMG_0050.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394362895334110098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh707amraPszHLsAWwhlyatbsgYqbf9V5rQwJAx7hgduhtfx2JL7GrJAPFBEcIj1Ds9QXVDk-KcO9TGh9B86Lu2ZdT72SyOwEEdUWbW9WIuhP5F80QdR1O9oOYAPtKEyQ2FHTuk9OifVDDU/s320/IMG_0050.JPG" /></a>Photos courtesy of Caroline's Mommy Chrissi Richards: <a onmousedown="'UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this)," href="http://www.chrissirichards.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.chrissirichards.com/</a></p>Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331476901373009372.post-83423579480717494112009-10-13T09:51:00.000-07:002009-10-15T20:55:24.732-07:00Who's Your Mama?: To Serve With Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVNr_eAEVJFpo4g9X0iymzjw6HuMVxIUj8y-Bte7zmGNUNzYrGAwc7zl2U_Lhr-uq1LrLMiD94I2xIMz9nLxHDAIHqBPJchemDuY_eZc0PDjuKtyBrbKhRDiQMgczKIc3216dQZ_W-bOk/s1600-h/IMG_0016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVNr_eAEVJFpo4g9X0iymzjw6HuMVxIUj8y-Bte7zmGNUNzYrGAwc7zl2U_Lhr-uq1LrLMiD94I2xIMz9nLxHDAIHqBPJchemDuY_eZc0PDjuKtyBrbKhRDiQMgczKIc3216dQZ_W-bOk/s320/IMG_0016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393027661843755586" border="0" /></a><br />Being an Island girl from Miami it is an impossibility to not have the utmost respect & admiration for one of the greatest talents of all time, the incomparable Mr. Sidney Poitier. I owe everything to this Man. He is the reason I fell in love with film & acting in the first place.<br /><br />When I first started my catering company it was originally called To Serve With Love, a play on one of my favorite films & after his most memorable performance from "<span style="font-style: italic;">To Sir With Love</span>". Every now & then I get a little bummed this is no longer the name of my company how else can I show my appreciation for what this Man has done & the road he paved for me? Imagine my amazement when I walked into Tuesday Morning on 10/01/09 & found this gorgeous, gorgeous cocoa GOD for $44.99.... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZr4teqkYZ31Jw8bIi5sMQYmUYwkoQX4ElvcODGEl8PKXQblIZhVeKSm9n8VmRFH2OTANQ-fucqk0GcoAuhlpUZHQZQzx29cpg9hQDhuyDrNevdQ9N33DeGtotM3meWKdK6oDF02g8W130/s1600-h/IMG_0018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZr4teqkYZ31Jw8bIi5sMQYmUYwkoQX4ElvcODGEl8PKXQblIZhVeKSm9n8VmRFH2OTANQ-fucqk0GcoAuhlpUZHQZQzx29cpg9hQDhuyDrNevdQ9N33DeGtotM3meWKdK6oDF02g8W130/s320/IMG_0018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393027677025955090" border="0" /></a>please join me in welcoming the newest addition to my family my Espresso Le Creuset covered baker Mr. Sidney Poitier. Now I get to continue to SERVE with LOVE!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OqncwFv4c0y3v2ga_iywCL97MdcxnA3lpbcdPCES-HoVNPlLB5JsaIAs3NLza2CKvuiWJGviCW215rEoLzVl6KDqEJgRXmSnZRXWoiY9uDrwAjwV3gHHqf3mH3qvPAqaBjoxcZAy2hI9/s1600-h/IMG_0017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OqncwFv4c0y3v2ga_iywCL97MdcxnA3lpbcdPCES-HoVNPlLB5JsaIAs3NLza2CKvuiWJGviCW215rEoLzVl6KDqEJgRXmSnZRXWoiY9uDrwAjwV3gHHqf3mH3qvPAqaBjoxcZAy2hI9/s320/IMG_0017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393027668153007794" border="0" /></a>This is going to look so lovely next to my Pink LC's <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ09VX5kBtqKnyaC0JMcqtkcEL4iYUHtSIO3sGFA1KKQP2SluBhzoXvswxoB6NNdsTQvrpcvARCdT5XHzasoW14kamOfYArHJecRe1HX8hxPjnoSfhnb07mtQ13XM3XpK8Aq0qAtcLG6Tx/s1600-h/IMG_0008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ09VX5kBtqKnyaC0JMcqtkcEL4iYUHtSIO3sGFA1KKQP2SluBhzoXvswxoB6NNdsTQvrpcvARCdT5XHzasoW14kamOfYArHJecRe1HX8hxPjnoSfhnb07mtQ13XM3XpK8Aq0qAtcLG6Tx/s320/IMG_0008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393033595483168034" border="0" /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcUr_nfVNcalMOqBg1ruZS5Q7wTDnJzlUgCpFmTabcR0BrmIDll9eh95a9MOQcfPgNaRa6lj0BGW3FqHZNlHIoXUWMHMtPpDWurf0OULNuzHpd8MN9IiuqM_G3qt1AqYWX68KRfLZeTDz/s1600-h/IMG_0419.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcUr_nfVNcalMOqBg1ruZS5Q7wTDnJzlUgCpFmTabcR0BrmIDll9eh95a9MOQcfPgNaRa6lj0BGW3FqHZNlHIoXUWMHMtPpDWurf0OULNuzHpd8MN9IiuqM_G3qt1AqYWX68KRfLZeTDz/s320/IMG_0419.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393033578666459186" border="0" /></a><br />AAAAAAAANNNNNNNNN-D! my pink & chocolate brown polka dot teapot & coffee cups.... I smell a Brunch coming!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEruJjM-MXZoBJv_9vfLNYd01QcGpnztZrJDCLHzOYWht7YyyAwOLMV13d-aWil3R34SELGWTMhFhGxu80ZgG4LgETAFZZnGONpVCcYaQ-KYrGykT5CI7eRUhQBumDN8a__B8RlHQyxow/s1600-h/IMG_1324.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEruJjM-MXZoBJv_9vfLNYd01QcGpnztZrJDCLHzOYWht7YyyAwOLMV13d-aWil3R34SELGWTMhFhGxu80ZgG4LgETAFZZnGONpVCcYaQ-KYrGykT5CI7eRUhQBumDN8a__B8RlHQyxow/s320/IMG_1324.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393033587593295138" border="0" /></a><br />Stay tuned because any day now I will introduce you to a VERY rare sexpot I have named Dame Elizabeth Taylor.... *swoooooooooooon*<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNY_VnzYU4qDq8YLiKTlnqEGAidewywp9ovj8Tlm7SHCgY84sHbJXRMMWbBikx_xVxwJdsOuSgAuVBtIbnOXDNPoMr8Oig0CbXROoNyI6MlKvkzFq9KyyN-QtyQehuBNQZPPM0XJDfN9D/s1600-h/lilacmist.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNY_VnzYU4qDq8YLiKTlnqEGAidewywp9ovj8Tlm7SHCgY84sHbJXRMMWbBikx_xVxwJdsOuSgAuVBtIbnOXDNPoMr8Oig0CbXROoNyI6MlKvkzFq9KyyN-QtyQehuBNQZPPM0XJDfN9D/s320/lilacmist.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393029427371340546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxs2dsc9XsRqJjRKTlzXt0-n82xVWHYxHzLFeQBywHS9M1vYjgKsOivLyCc63HoWl5Zs-1Y614t0RGx5Vm-lQXvTjvGU539hl0831LqqG1wgdkewmC9o48GEaKLw3eaAkV1FD8hkz-HRCf/s1600-h/11090705423788_238_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxs2dsc9XsRqJjRKTlzXt0-n82xVWHYxHzLFeQBywHS9M1vYjgKsOivLyCc63HoWl5Zs-1Y614t0RGx5Vm-lQXvTjvGU539hl0831LqqG1wgdkewmC9o48GEaKLw3eaAkV1FD8hkz-HRCf/s320/11090705423788_238_m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393041358153212546" border="0" /></a><br />I PROMISE as soon as I get my elusive 1958 Raymond Loewy 5 qt Coquelle in pink I'm naming Princess Grace... I'm DONE *she crosses fingers behind her back*<br /><br /><h3 style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message">♥ </span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"><br /></span></h3>Single Servinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10026090686451144906noreply@blogger.com2