rangers!

oh heyyy there dubya & fam. so cute!

halloweeeeeen

the chilean miner

the hamburger helper man

in case you couldn't guess it, i was the cookie monster. 

i love halloweeeeeen!!

pizza pops!

 

how cute are these pizza pops? if we ever have a party, i am definitely making these!

quotes of the day

 

"There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income." -- Edmund Wilson

 

 

"Coming home from very lonely places, all of us go a little mad: whether from great personal success, or just an all-night drive, we are the sole survivors of a world no one else has ever seen." -- John le Carre 

the standard hotel--looks lovely. and quiet. 

dixie!!

it feels like it's been a while since i posted a solo shot of my sweet dixie. since she's officially never moving to new york, dixie spends all day in the backyard running around and doing dog things. she's even lost a little weight! 

i can't wait to see her at thanksgiving!

yum?

this dessert is vanilla cake with apple pie baked into it, on top of a chocolate cake with pumpkin pie baked into that layer, covered in buttercream frosting. 

one slice is 1,800 calories. yikes!

estate jewels

i love these bow earrings from isadora's.

 i've been on the hunt for a bow necklace just like these! i'm hoping the guy at the christmas fair in union square can make me something similar to those earrings--so pretty!

crocs on a plane!

some fool in the democratic republic of congo snuck a small crocodile onto a plane in his carry-on bag. the croc escapes, causes a panic/stampede in the cabin, which leads to the plane losing its balance, which leads to a plane crash. 19 people killed, 1 human survivor, 1 crocodile survivor. 

dummy. 

miss pickles

so precious!

WORLD SERIES!!!!

it's a great time to be a Texan. i'm so happy for the rangers!

cash cab fact

In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans every year. 

*probably occurs on the subway platforms

a message

one of the best presents i've ever received was tickets to coldplay.

"And I'm not gonna stand and wait
Not gonna leave it until it's much too late
On a platform I'm gonna stand and say
That I'm nothing on my own
And I love you, please come home"

new friends

sweet dixie and miss pickles are becoming bffs! such a cute picture--dixie is giving her a smooch!

yumtown

texas-shaped bacon & jalapeno cornbread? bomb.com.org/gov

too bad this is in queens. definitely not going out there for chili.

i want

i can haz these? 

food faces!

due to bed rest, gestational diabetes and several other pregger issues, shirley was restricted to a very plain diet to get everything under control. her sweet husband started preparing her bland meals and created little faces to make the boring food fun! super sweet. 

blondes only

A Lithuanian firm called Olialia -- pronounced "ooh-la-la" -- has announced that it intends to build a resort in the Maldives that will employ blonde women only.

where do i sign up? 

tourista

 

rome has decided to open up the dungeons of the Colosseum to tourists for the first time, beginning next week. 

how do you say 'cool' in italian?

ask and you shall receive

 

earlier today, i said i needed a hug---works for me!

well looky here...

first came this gem:

i didn't mind looking at this, obvi. 

then came this one:

i'm taking a wild guess that this one is directed to the crazy yankees i deal with up here. 

rewd

the daily beast just put out a list of the top 13 worst 'sexy' costumes that aren't sexy at all. 

guess what is #2 on the list? jerks. 

early christmas gift?

dixie's christmas outfit? 

yes. 

unbelievable

nyc photographer jay fine claims he's photographed storms in the city for 40 years to snap a photo of a lightening strike on the statue of liberty. 

thank goodness for his patience because it was clearly worth the wait. 

amazing!

cash cab fact

Every year, kids in North America spend close to half a billion dollars on chewing gum. 

*that is a lot of bubblicious!

i scream, you scream

tonight, i'm craving a giant bowl of blue bell ice cream in several flavors: birthday cake, banana split, southern hospitality, banana pudding, fudge nut brownie, etc. 

do you think someone can send this to me with a big red bow? 

cash cab fact

Apples are more effective at keeping people awake in the morning than caffeine.

peeengwenz

 

the penguins in the back are stuffed animals. baby mr. popper looks just like them!

happy friday!

his favorite sport is...

according to msn.com, a guy's favorite sport says a lot about his personality. 

baseball lovers are often patriotic, patient and obsessed with statistics, and they’re almost always superstitious. 

usually someone with patience and a steady income, because a decent set of clubs and green fees aren’t cheap, especially if he’s the kind who will snap a club in a fit of frustrated rage (which is about all of us).

Soccer players are not conformists.

these dudes tend to have a macho sensibility and value a sense of “team.” don’t make plans for a die-hard football fan on a Sunday in the fall. (it's called bumday)

it takes a certain kind of individual to thrive at poker. these guys are patient, cunning and calm under pressure. any bum can throw clay chips and insults across a table (and they often do). however, poker fanatics are often loners who don’t mind sitting at a table for hours at a time with a bunch of strangers or, even more lonesome, in online poker games. you better know what you’re dealing with before you go all in. 

re: poker player--i've never read a more accurate description of a personality. ever. 

*there were other sports to read about, i included the link above.

cooking time!

this is the barefoot contessa's kitchen in the hamptons, my fave food network lady.

i would die if this were my kitchen. die. 

cash cab fact

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

animalz

wow

 

i'm really surprised citi got away with making/distributing this document. story here.

ambiva-what?

this is an incredibly interesting article about the differences in the decision-making process by ambivalent and non-ambivalent peeps. i've decided that i'm ambivalent in the workplace and non-ambiv in relationships.

In the workplace, employees who are highly ambivalent about their jobs are more erratic in job performance; they may perform particularly well some days and poorly other times. Positive feedback for a highly ambivalent person, such as a pay raise, will boost their job performance more than for someone who isn't ambivalent about the job.

By contrast, people who are truly ambivalent in a relationship can't put the negative out of their mind. They may worry about being hurt or abandoned even in moments when their partner is doing something nice. Such shades-of-gray people tend to have trouble in relationships. They stay in relationships longer, even abusive ones, and experience more fighting. They are also more likely to get divorced.

read the full story from the WSJ here.

quotes of the day

The secret of life is to appreciate the pleasure of being terribly, terribly deceived.
  - Oscar Wilde

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be.
  - William Hazlitt

A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled.
  - Sir Barnett Cocks

* i liked all three of these.

cash cab fact

Your right lung takes in more air than your left one does. 

legos!

this could totally be an adult costume. you could use solo cups and then take them out and play beer pong or flip cup! sounds like a party hit to me. 

1-2-3 let's cook!

men's health magazine has this new awesome feature that allows you to select meats, sides or veggies and then you select a flavor and boom! recipe. 

so bomb.nom.com

quote of the day

Don't accept rides from strange men, and remember that all men are strange.
- Robin Morgan

uhhh

i saw this screen shot from the ou/texas game on one of my fave blogs. i know this is rude, but is ou serious with this? that can not be a girl, no way jose. 

yikes. boomer?

trick or treat?

officially the nastiest piece of halloween candy:

the hose nose

strap the nose to your face and squeeeeeze. the candy goo squirts out like snot. 

nasty. 

this is wayyyy better. 

pumpkin spice cake! mmmmm. 

it's the great pumpkin, dixie!

dixie the pumpkin chillin' on her back porch rug. 

look at that sweet, sweet face! dixie is the cutest pug pumpkin!!

quote of the day

Think twice before you speak, and then you may be able to say something more insulting than if you spoke right out at once.

- Evan Esar

cash cab fact

When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second. 

that's pretty fast. 

red river rivalry

we beat TEXAS!!!!!!!!!!

boomer sooner. 

safety first!

 

this is the safety performance from the Cebu Pacific Airline. good find seags!

quote of the day

"Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense."

- Gertrude Stein

so true.