LOVE:
1. Carla Bruni. Oui. J’adore elle. I cannot stop listening to the CD, Comme Si de Rien N’Etait. Why didn’t somebody tell me this Cd was so good? If you do not have it do not order this CD from Amazon. com. No, go get in your car and go immediately to your local music store( do they still have them?) and buy it immediately and have the acne ridden slacker adolescent who checks you out open the Cd so you can listen to it in your car. I have to order the rest of her Cd’s immédiatement. But, I can do that on Amazon as I have one of her Cd’s to listen to now–over and over and over again.
I hate that I love her so. I mean she was born into enormous wealth and then fell into being a supermodel as she is so extraordinarily beautiful and then she had a panolpy of famous lovers and then decides to be a musician and does that with enormous ease and then marries the President of France. I mean, this woman is extremely hatable and yet all I can do is envy and admire her. I am capable of complicated emotions—I can hate and love one person all at the same time. I am complex like that.
My favorite song on the Cd is surprisingly in English. It is Carla’s breathless and ennui filled, You Belong to Me. As she sings about her lover being off in Egypt, I feel as if she is singing about Sarkozy which for reasons totally unclear to me up the steam factor in a big way. I guess I have a thing for sexy Presidents with a wondering eye. My Electra complex is clearly not resolved.
The Youtube below is not You Belong to Me. But, the video of L’amoureuse is lovely and has some beautiful shots of Paris. J’adore cette chanson aussi.
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2. Five-year old aged Gouda from Whole Foods. This Gouda is so good-a. When I put it in my mouth my tongue dances. It tastes little bit like a softer Romano. It has those amazing flavor crystals in it that I love. I thought that the crystals were salt. But, the cheese monger told me they were sugar. I know even less about cheese than I do wine—but I know what I like and I love this cheese.
3. Bartlett pears with my aged Gouda. Just when I thought my amazing cheese could not get any better I then paired my cheese with the most delicious Bartlett pears. Heaven can be bought at Whole Foods. Pears and cheese were only $11.00. That is the cheapest purchase I have ever made at Whole Paycheck.
4. That I got myself to get on my in laws elliptical machine three days in a row. I am feeling like an athlete and when I say athlete I mean a person who can stay on the machine at thirty whole minutes at a time. I am aiming for two 30 minute sessions a day as some depressing research recently revealed that 60 minutes of exercise a day, seven days a week is necessary for weight loss.
5. In seven days we will be moved into our gorgeous temporary condo. Le sigh!! I am counting the days. I even considered putting on the blog one of those count down widgets to illustrate how much I am looking forward to having a room of my own.
6. Having had a very lovely lunch with the delightful, smart, funny and inspiring Notre vie Juteuse. As soon as I saw her sitting on the patio, sparkling with enormous joie de vivre, that outshown the perfect Manhattan Beach day, I knew it was her. We sat among the sea of Manhattan Beach housewives at Le Pain Quotidien and shared our passion for France and our stories about how we both became bloggers. I left our luncheon with a book reccomendation, a rekindled inspiration to try and get an agent, the name of a great dentist, and, most importantly, a new francophile friend. Merci, NVJ/ OJL, for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet for déjeuner!!
NOT LOVING:
1. The tree gunk from my in-laws tree that is making my car look like an art installation by Andrew Goldsworthy.
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2. Sarah Palin and people telling me I look like her when I have my hair up and my glasses on. I am not now and never will be a moose killing hockey mom. Nor am I a barracuda or a pit bull, I am a weasel. But, I do wear lipstick and I will be voting for Barack Obama.
3. Having to go back to get my roots done when they do not get them right the first time. If it happens again I am getting a new hairdresser. I haaaaaaatte that!!
4. Seeing Jay Mc Inerany on Gossip Girl. Wait, first I hated seeing Gossip Girl. But then to see that a one time literary great was slumming on this show made me coo-koo crazy. I know many people love it. I love much crap TV—but this is not my crap of choice. And, Jay, before you accept a walk on role on Ugly Betty ask yourself if this is something Jerome David Salinger would do. I am not expecting to see Douglas Coupland on the OC anytime soon or Tama Janowitz on the Hills. I suppose I would have to start watching those shows to see that happen. I was also horrified to see Salman Rushdie in the Bridget Jone’s film and I loved Bridget Jones as much as any journal keeping, weight watching, and Colin Firth loving gal.
5. Lately every time I use Smashbox’s Photo Finish Foundation Primer I breakout. I need to find another primer that gives me the kind of results I grew to love from this product. Just a few drops of this gel always made me ready for my close ups with less visible pores, fewer fine lines and longer lasting makeup. Any suggestions on how to prime my canvas without getting acne-aftermath??
6. That I have missed the last four episodes of Weeds. I need to get Showtime On-Demand in our new condo. I am having a Weeds withdrawal. Please do not tell me what has been happening. I need to see it for myself. And
, why doesn’t I-tunes have episodes of Weeds until the seasons are complete?? Speaking of I-tunes injustices, why doesn’t I-tunes have any of Smith’s songs???Grrr!
7. That all the L.A. bloggers are off to France and I am very much in L.A. Just as soon as I arrive in SoCal the mass exodus to France begins. L.A. bloggers who are off to France on a semi to semi-permanent basis include: OJL/NVJ and Halfway to France. There are a few L.A. francophiles who are making shorter sojourns to the city of lights: Deja Pseu, and O2BFrench are very soon to travel to Paris. And, Karen at Of A Certain Age is in Paris now. Please L.A. bloggers don’t leave me here alone—either that, or take me with you.
Please share what you are presently loving and hating. No need to limit yourself to six. Let yourself rant.
You do NOT look like Sarah Palin!! I love Carla too. I have really enjoyed reading interviews with her. She is very straight-forward and “no regrets.”
Thank you! I know that I don’t. But it is good to hear.
I hope Carla writes an auto-biography soon!
Loving:
1. Reading your blog again
2. Writing a blog again
3. Lemon pesto pasta ( I made!)
4. $5 bottle of Petite Syrah Wine
5. My new 10inch Asus EEE PC
6. Using my cell phone for music instead of my ipod
7. Strawberry Yoplait with a handful of old-fashioned oats mixed in…better than Activia.
Not Loving:
1. Either of the two major presidential candidates. Will be throwing my vote away on the Libertarian candidate.
2. My hair right now, desperately in need of the cut I have scheduled on friday.
3. The fact that my year and a half old 42 inch TV is busted and my lawyer husband has to threaten a lawsuit in order to get it fixed. Come on people!
Shar: I am so with you! I am loving that you are back blogging again and I love seeing you on my blog. Oooh, the yogurt with the oats sounds so good. Must try. And, you found a $5 bottle of Syrah that is good. Do tell!
Thanks so much for sharing your loves and not lovings! I cannot believe you had to bring out legal guns to get your TV fixed. That is rotten!
I think I will make things I love and hate a new post! Thanks for the idea. I have been using Prime Time primer from Bare Escentuals. I really like it better than smashbox, Here is a comparison video, I haven’t watched it yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCmm84eC2Ts.
I think Carla needs to be beaten up, she sounds too perfect
.
Very proud of you for being on the elliptical. I can’t do that, it is too difficult. But I can do water aerobics
. Yes, I decided to go after my husband asked me why my legs were all crinkley, that was after I kicked him.
I don’t know if you look like Sarah Palin, because I have never seen a picture of you. Can’t you sneak one in somewhere? I too will be voting for Barack!
Julianne: So glad to inspire! So you have used the Smashbox before?? I am so glad to hear that there is a better option.
Carla is annoyingly perfect with an annoyingly perfect life—and yet the more I read about her and the more I listen to her the more I love her.
I find that lying to myself and telling myself that I only have to be on the elliptical for one song and once that song is complete I lie to myself again and say only this song–and the next thing I know 30 minutes has passed. Self-deception has its value.;-)
That comment from your husband deserved a kick. Now that you are doing water aerobics you will be able to kick him even harder.;-)
No. I really don’t look like her. But, I do have long hair that I piled on my head and I have glasses I wear when I watch TV—and Sarah has long hair and glasses—that is ALL I have in common with her. I am a stealthy blogger and don’t do pictures of myself on my blog. That way I can maintain my anonymity.But, I hope to soon see you in person!!
I love
1. That I now have a ‘free’ so that I can read this and everyone elses blog and get paid for it!!
2. That 14, yes 14, new books arrived today including the Annie Leibovitz monograph and Tim Walker’s too, yes, you guessed it the school paid!!
3. My Chanel moisturiser and foundation, not cheap but feels wonderful.
4.That I am paid to do what I enjoy
5.Writing my blog.
I hate
1. That I have had to drastically cut down on my wine intake and drastically up my gym attendace to stop the squeeze factor every morning.
2. That I am constantly broke.
3.That the sun will never shine here again.
4.That I saw the first leaf fall today.
5.That I am wearing glasses to write this.
Indigo: I love your love list. I want to get paid to blog and get someone to pay for my lovely art books. And, I too am using the Chanel foundation. The only thing I don’t love about it is that it is difficult to get out of the bottle.
I wonder if just upping exercise would be enough. I hate having to cut down on wine. I think I read somewhere that red wine burns fat. Please do not disabuse me of that notion.;-)
I know the grass is always greener–but I envy your change in the weather. I LOVE fall.
If it were suggested that I look like Sarah Palin, I would have to break someone’s face. Stat!
I will start with my HATES first, since I already have. And that way I can try to end on a positive note.
HATES:
1. Old-school Republicans refusing to take back their party from neocon evange-thugs. Please, don’t get me started; Mondays are rough enough.
2. European travel is so far in the future that it’s almost too much of an abstraction for my imagination to conjure.
3. That Water Law chapter that is an absolute mess and that I must finish editing today or else.
4. The two zits I inexplicably have.
LOVES:
1. Waking up to rain and cold temperatures.
2. Straightening up my closet yesterday and finding $170 in cash, which I don’t remember having squirreled away. J.Cruel, here I come.
3. Knitting socks. The joy is endless.
4. My kitties getting their fluffy winter coats.
5. Homemade ricotta drizzled with olive oil and served with grilled ciabatta with a little salt and pepper.
6. How perfectly clean my house is right now as a result of having had dinner guests last night.
7. NaNoWriMo. I have signed up to participate this November.
8. The most perfect jean trousers I have ever owned. I had to cut 8″ off the hems since I am not as tall as a supermodel, but that’s all right. I’ve never had jeans that fit both my waist and my bedonkadonk. Or at least not since high school. Joe’s Jeans, I love you.
9. Myself, for faithfully making it to the gym in September after a six-week break.
10. Le Parfum de Therese by Frederic Malle. That spicy hit of pepper nutmeg right off the top makes me want to gnaw my wrist off.
xoxo –
Marsi
Marsi: Your loves have created some lemmings in me. I must try the Joe jeans and I MUST smell the Malle parfum. The L’Artisan fig has the same impact on me. I cannot stop sniffing my own wrist.
What are you going to get at the Cruel?? Perhaps the squirrel bracelet?
Did YOU make the ricotta???? You can make the most gorgeous socks I have EVER seen and you make cheese?!!!
If I had to work on editing a chapter on Water law I would have a lot more than two zits. Wow, that sounds like a compelling read.;-)
I am off to discover what the NaNoWriMo is. Congrats to you for doing it–whatever it is.;-)
xo
Loving – the end of summer; olives marinated in merlot; my new highlights; McCain and Palin; my new tall Timberland boots; the maternity clothes at The Gap; pear season; the forecasted rain; my thrifted Coach purse with freshly polished brass;olive oil as moisturizer; mushroom and leek cheese.
Not Loving – my local Target ( they carry nothing); our drought; red lipstick that won’t stay in place; having to make my blog private due to a psycho local lurker; waking up grouchy.
“September” is the cruelest month. Sorry for the quotes — I can’t do italics in the comments box.
~Tessa
I am loving reading the other responses to this post! Thank you for brightening my Monday Belette!!
Polly: Soooo great to see you here!!! Merci for your post!:-) I too am glad summer is ending and fall is beginning. I LOVE fall. And, ooh, olives marinated in Merlot. I have never heard of this. Do you do the marinating yourself?
Mmmmm!! Leeks, cheese, mushrooms,onions, pears, olive oil( for any reason and any use), rain and new boots to walk in.
Have you tried MAC’s Pro Longwear Lipcolor in Lasting Lust? It is a great red that stays in place. Sorry about a lurker. I am bummed I won’t get to see your blog as you have to make it private. But, I am happy to be able to visit your other blog.:-)
Shar: I am LOVING the responses. This is so much fun!! And,I forgot to ask you about the Lemon Pesto pasta. Yummy! Would you be so kind as to post the recipe??
xo
Tessa: Sorry September isn’t being nice to you. I hope it starts to shift. Big hug!
I’m not sure what to get at Cruel; I need a few more tops. I am in love with the navy velvet Ecole jacket I bought a few weeks ago, so I’m looking for a few cute tops to go with it and my fab new jeans. Joe’s Jeans are available at Nordstrom, but check Off 5th, the Saks outlet. I saved $100 off the list price. Craziness!
Le Parfum de Therese is available at Barneys. Malle has huge sniffing tubes that isolate the base notes so you know what it’ll smell like after it dries down. His company makes some really beautiful perfumes.
Homemade ricotta is so easy!
http://tinyurl.com/6geyo4
I trust you found out about NaNoWriMo? It might further fire you up about your writing; that is why I mentioned it.
xo –
M.
No one’s ever as perfect as they appear in the news.
As soon as they find something on Carla, rest assure, they will let us know about it.
I’m waiting by the computer between trips to the supermarket trash magazines.
Meanwhile I’m busy reading all the dirt on S.Palin
M: Great tip on the Off 5th. I’ll see if I can find them there. If not, I would be willing to pay full price for.
Next time I am in Beverly Hills I will go into Barney’s just to sniff your paw gnawing perfume.
You are definitely a Hestia!! I want your home making skills. Ricotta may be easy—yet, I am still impressed.
I am hoping that once I am in my own place I will start to have some more energy for writing. But, I don’t think I am ready to commit to the NaNoWriMo–especially as I am a non-fiction gal.;-) I wonder if there is a non-fiction writing month? I just Googled and I couldn’t find one.
xo
Lemon Pesto Pasta:
All measurements are approx. I don’t measure.
* 1/3 pack of whole wheat linguine, cooked.
* Add 1 1/2Tbsp pesto in olive oil (i get the jar at Harris Teeter)
* I would guess 1/4 cup of lemon juice
* 1/2 Tsp pepper
* 1 Tsp crushed organic garlic
* Can of sliced button mushrooms
* 2 Tbsp olive oil
* Toss all together
* Top with parmesan/romano to
taste…I add a lot!
Shar: Thank you!! This looks so good and so easy. I am adding the ingredients to my shopping list. I can’t wait. I am not a fan of lemon in desserts. But, I LOVE lemon in savory.
Hm, I couldn’t find a non-fiction one either. That’s a bummer. Sounds like the creative bug is nibbling at you again though, so that is good. Your daily blogging has probably already helped develop in you the writing discipline I so sorely lack, which is why I’m doing NaNoWriMo.
Are your roots turning “hot” — sorta pinkish? Is that the problem? I had a lot of trouble with that when I’d have any warm color at all. My hairdresser flatly refuses to give me anything but a dark cocoa brown; she absolutely hates reds in my hair. She knows what she’s doing, so I let her do whatever she wants.
Perhaps you need to rethink your color, I wonder?? Maybe some sort of dark ashy blonde instead of the red you’ve always had naturally? Maybe if your hair is now truly white, it can’t handle the red dye anymore? I dunno, just thinking out loud.
Thought of another love:
DEXTER on Showtime.
Well, I need to get to editing now. I have stalled long enough with my emailing, blog reading, and coffee making.
*le sigh*
xo –
M.
CarolG: All of these seeming immortals eventually reveal that they are one of us. Even Carla Bruni has some imperfection. I have yet to see it–but I am sure it exists.
And, I too am reading endlessly about Palin. I can’t seem to get enough of her interesting background.
M: I do feel like blogging has really helped me with writing discipline. But, now I just need a little help from the Muses and a room of my own.
The trouble with my red is that the colourists in Austin and Chicago kept going darker and darker–in some lights it almost looks dark brown.My L.A. colourist has not changed my formula adequately to keep up with my new colour. I wish I could use my old formula but I can’t. The roots are way too light and coppery. It isn’t pretty. I wish I could go lighter. I would like to go the way of Gillian Anderson’s new colour—but it would involve a ton of bleach and stripping. Part of me wants to shave it all off and start all over. But,I will resist that impulse.
I cannot wait to see your hair. I hope you can help me with the technical difficulties I had so I can see what you sent me.
Hope the water law editing goes well and that you reward your efforts with some ricotta or a trip to the crew!
Oh, and I have never seen Dexter. Adding it to my list.
xo
Still in LA…no trip to France here…. Ugh, I wore my hair twisted back the other day and my boss told me I looked like S.Palin too and I don’t even wear glasses! …Gimme a fucking break … who would EVER take that as a compliment? I do, however, love Gossip Girl! so scandalous!
Maegan: Soooo great to see you on my blog. I am delighted to hear you are still in L.A. And, I am sorry to hear that you got that same Sarah comment. I have a feeling that any woman who is wearing her hair up is going to be compared to her for a while.
I think I am just a little too old for Gossip Girl. I think the voice over bugged me. But, it is so popular I will probably watch it once more just to give it a fair chance.
Hi Belette. Sorry, I’m not a big Carla fan, musically speaking. I do want to recommend Charlotte Gainsbourg’s last album, 5:55. Now that I do love!
Pamela: To each their own. I also love Charlotte. Her duet with Etienne Daho, “If”, is one that is in constant play on my I-pod. Love her too. I don’t have the album. But, I love palindrome numbers and her voice–so this one is going in my amazon cart.
Thanks for the suggestion!:-)
Oh it’s so good to meet other Carla Bruni lovers. I read an article about her in Vanity Fair? and was amazed at how I wanted to hate her and couldn’t.
Ah dyeing hair red on white roots…I have this problem too, on about 1/3 of my head. What my hairdresser does is put a golden blonde on the white, and then puts the red over that so it doesn’t go too blonde and the unflattering brown doesn’t rear it’s ugly roots. A brown haired Christine is a green complexioned Christine.
xo
Christine: I read the Vanity Fair article and had the same exact reaction as you (for those who haven’t read the article I have linked to it. Click on the word Carla Bruni).
Brown haired weasel is not a happy or pretty weasel. When I find a new hairdresser I will recommend your colourist’s technique. Something has to change.
xo
Having just met you I will say you do NOT look like Sarah Palin, no way!
I am so glad we had lunch and it was a lovely afternoon. Me in my shorts, addidas sandals and you in your beautiful dress, beautiful red sandals, all fancy. A vision!
I have loved Carla for years, my french tutor introduced me to her music. There is a great article on her in Vanity Fair. I’m not a huge fan of hers, besides her music, but who am I to judge.
Loving:
that I’ll be living in France in 2 weks
our pool
meeting new freinds (you and LF)
relaxing
not working
hating:
the cost of food these days
traffic in la
that my dog is all itchy
that I’ll be leaving my new friends
OJL: Thank you!! I don’t think I do either.
It was so nice to finally meet you in person. I know how busy you are and all that you have to do before you leave–it really means a lot to me that you worked me in.
I read the VF article and I have the link to it in this post. Carla is a interesting gal and a talented musician.
I am so happy for you that you will be in France in two weeks—but I do hate to see you go!
i can’t find the link in the post….what’s wrong with me eyes!!!!! Anyway, I hope you love “the dogs of babel” as much as I did. AND…I am never too busy to meet a blogging friend, I had a great time.
OJL: If you just click on Carla Bruni it will take you right to the Vanity Fair article.
I am looking forward to getting the book. I admire an author who has had the idea of getting their dog to talk.;-) Ooh, have you see those dog collars that are supposed to be able to translate your dog’s bark into English. Hilarious!
I hope to see you before next year. Perhaps we will see you in France. Wouldn’t that be nice?:-)
are you seriously going to vote for obama?
carla bruni is amazing. i think she was amazing years before she became the first lady of france!
cheers.
Paul: Long time no see!! So great to see you. Yes, I am absolutely voting for Obama.
I am not sure how I managed to miss her as she had long been famous but Carla had not been on my radar before Sarkozy. That said, I don’t know much about models—I am not much of fashion magazine gal. However, now that I met her, via Vanity Fair, and have read her interview I want to read more.
Cheers to you! And, really lovely to see you again.:-)
Great post and will get the Carla cd now. Gouda & Pears sound liek heaven. I love Manchego cheese and Qunice – the Spanish alternative.
Such a lovely detailed post – pleasure to read.
did you get august's Elle (French) Carla was on cover and fab interview. I'll photocopy and send if you like!
Oooh, I want to join in too:
Loving: the feel of autumn in the air; that I love my job; my new hair colour; reading my favourite blogs everyday; good quality vanilla ice-cream with pecans and honey on the top.
Not loving: that red wine doesn’t seem to like me anymore; that I can’t afford a cleaning lady; Sarah Palin (she gives pitbulls a bad name); that two of my nails have snapped off.
Having to go back to get my roots done when they do not get them right the first time.
Oh, I hate it so much, too!!!
Amazing blog! ^^
@ LBR:
That research was conducted on obese people, who need to lose a lot of weight to get out of the ‘at risk’ range of BMI. So it is not for those who are looking to lose minor weight.
It is also not seven days but five days a week.
The programme also involved dietary changes which are usually drastic for obese individuals on such research programmes.
In real life, interval training is seen to be more effective. It is also preferable to have a steady weight, even if it is slightly on the overweight side than have weight-cycling (which often results from yo-yo dieting).
Stress hormones play a role in weight gain, as does the simple fact of aging when our bodies slow down but our disposable incomes go up and we have access to better, often richer food more often.
So if I were you, I would not be so harsh on yourself.
I have not been feeding my Obesity blog for the last few months but as more and more research emerges, I probably should resume. As they say, you can take the girl out of her PhD programme but you can’t take the PhD research out of the girl
PS: As of now, I am happy with a mix of exercise involving Pilates, running, push-ups (repeating W2 of 100 push-up challenge), resistance training, stretches and weights. And that I am wearing a skirt from 1995
I love joy of life and I love you, ma belle.
I hate fear and that I haven’t an oxford shoes.
You made me smile with the Vogue call… always kind my dear.
xoxo
I hate Carla Bruni too. I mean, how can the FIRST lady of FRANCE also be a SUPERmodel. No fair. Grrrrr…..
MDAM: I hope you like the Carla Cd as much as I do. And, I am so glad you enjoyed the post.
I would love a copy of that article. So sweet of you. I wish I could send you a plate of pears and cheese in return for your kindness.I have not had quince and Manchego. I need to try this combination.
Ivoreece: I am so happy to *meet* you and I am so sorry you have had the hair colour problem happen too. This has happened one too many times with this colourist and I am not going back.
Thanks so much for your super sweet comment. I cannot wait to see your blog and I hope you come back to see mine again.:-)
Notsupermum: Hi!!! Sooo great to see you and I am thrilled you want to play too!!!
And, I am sooo with you. I love fall!! But, I have never had vanilla ice-cream with pecans and honey on the top. I must try. I love yogurt and honey—so it must be great on ice cream. Brilliant!!
I am so sorry to hear that red wine is giving you trouble. I don’t get the nail trouble because I finally gave up on growing them—I just go short and then there is one less drama.;-)
Again, thanks so much for sharing some of your loves and hates. This is so much fun!!
Shefaly: Well, this is one time I am really glad I got the research wrong. Once we move I am planning on doing 5 days of cardio, 3 days of pilates and 2 days tennis. I am not planning on changing my diet very much. Maybe I will up my water a little and try to eat more fruit without cheese.;-)
Stress, age, and access to brie, wine and restaurants has me two sizes larger than I would like to be. But, I would be willing to go down just one size if I didn’t have to work so hard to get there.
I am taking my advice and not being so harsh.
I didn’t know you had another blog and I certainly didn’t know you were in a PhD related to obesity. I thought you were an MBA gal. Not sure where I got that idea.
Your program sounds great. I am going to search your blog and see if I can find info on the push-up challenge.
Thanks so much for your very informative comment!!
Seeker: I love my oxford shoes and I love you.;-)
I hate that you don’t have oxfords.
Really, Vogue ought to call–them or a model agency. You really have some great poses. Did you ever model?
Lavendar: No, it is most definitely not fair. I am sure she has an amazing metabolism and never has to watch her weight and she has some genetic mutation that prevents her from aging—she might even walk on water.;-)
you are totally an “athlete” in my book, by that definition!
loving – clothes i own, the hope for fall weather (any minute, any minute now)
not loving – the nagging sore throat, and waiting for this face mask to dry already.
Up and down: It is so nice to have had someone in the world think of me as an athlete. I was the girl who got notes to get out of P.E. and I would duck when the ball came towards me because I didn’t want my face injured. And, I had a fencing teacher who strongly suggested I give up fencing and take up yoga. So, your perception of me is quite an accomplishment.
I love all the clothes you draw. And, I hate hearing you have a sore throat. Feel better! Is your mask dry yet?
I love Carla too. Just heard her latest CD playing in a store the other day and have to buy it immediately.
And Sarah Palin makes me want to club her with a hockey stick. I don’t know that I’ve ever felt such intense rage at a politician, although W. comes close.
I heart: If you click on Sarah in my post today it takes readers to your brilliant rant. I LOVE your rant. It is so good to find others who have a similar reaction.
I do love how that the internet has room for every ones opinions.
I didn’t think anyone could make me madder than shrub, i.e. George W. It turns out there is someone who can make me madder. She tells enormous lies and loves moose stew.;-)
I love Carla too! And I haven’t even heard her sing.
I’m loving that you’re back and blogging again.
I’m loving P’tit Basque and Piccolo cheeses.
I’m hating the level of vitriol that any even remotely political discussion seems to bring out.
I’m hating that if feels like I have NO TIME these days.
I’m hating post-menopausal weight gain that doesn’t seem to respond to anything I do to correct it.
Deja: You must hear Carla sing. Did you click on the video? Really, she has a lovely voice.
I love that you love that I am back blogging. I LOVE being back! I love that you told me about a cheese I have yet to try.
I love that you have time to blog. I am not loving that you don’t have all the time you need.
I probably shouldn’t post pictures of myself on the interner either, but I do stupid things sometimes. I often wonder if I am wrong to post my children’s picture; am I invading their privacy?
Stealth blogging is a cool thing. It adds to that French myster thing!
Julianne: I imagine there are as many non-stealth blogs as there are stealth blogs. There are so many ways to blog—and I think that each blogger has to find what works best for them. I need a certain amount of stealth to feel free to blog as openly as I do. I love that it ads a sense of French mystery. I meant to do that.;-) Not really!
I love to see bloggers pictures. I love your pictures!! And, I sometimes feel bad that I don’t post more pictures of my adventures. But, be assured, picture or no, I do not look like Sarah Palin.;-)
Thank you for visiting my new blog. I love that quote. My hub asked if I wrote the script for her part it was so ‘me’ though I am clearly not single or kid free, nor do I deliver mail
I see we have things in common.
I loved this post and will be coming back to read more soon. I *don’t* think reading your blog is going to help with my time management issues but it sure looks like a lot of fun. I saw a Carla Brunei CD in the library where I learn French and I didn’t get it as I assumed she’d be awful. I guess it was part of the whole, ‘You can’t be beautiful, rich, be hooked up with the Pres, AND have a good voice too,’ attitude. Perhaps I will grab it next week and give her a chance.
LBR: Thanks. Considering the extent of vanity sizing in the US apparel industry, I would go with numbers on the scale and on the inch-tape as more reliable guides
The HHS has published very good handbooks on how to do menu planning which meet all dietary guidelines (providing for the muscle of the farming lobby and the role of the USDA in setting these dietary guidelines) and are not monotonous.
In exercise, it is important to rest the muscles and yourself. That said, the ACSM issued renewed guidelines last year so you may want to look them up if you want to change your exercise routine.
As for the rest, I am not just an MBA girl, I am also an engineer girl and most recently a PhD girl (multidisciplinary UK/ US comparative study in obesity related political decision making).
I combine all this – technology, business and regulatory policy – to earn my wholemeal bread without butter with investors in a range of technology sectors.
The 100 pushup challenge is here:
http://hundredpushups.com/index.html
Good luck!
Hello all.
I am loving:
1. My new fearsome Loub shoe boots even though Stephanie Klein thinks they are the devil’s work and have bankrupted me.
2. Beautiful autumn sunshine with just a nip of cold, even though it makes me paralysingly nostalgic, and wish to be 8 again with new school shoes.
3. Going back to black. I’ve been fighting my black addiction for the last 3 years, but now, thanks to my new Mean Glasses, I am giving in and embracing my dark side again.
4. Vampire Weekend. Still. So so good.
5. Giving in to my desire for MBTs thanks to you Belette!
Hating:
My internet providers who are moronic fools and have left me without my lifeline at home. I hate you. “It all looks fine from here” is NOT HELPING. From here, it looks like the blue screen of death. Do something.
My job, natch. Teetering on brink of resigning.
My finances (see 1 and 5 above)
you really are a professional list maker. as much as i want to do a list of something like that, i doubt if i can make more than 3 list. lol.
Oh Belette, love the opposites of Carla and Sarah Palin! Can you imagine SP saying she was not really suited to monogamy?
Guess you will be going hair down sans glasses for some months?
60 minutes a day? I’ll pass.
Whether you look like Miss Mooseburger or not, as long as you don’t act like her, we’ll get along fine.
Michelle: Yah!! I am so happy to see you here. And, I am delighted to have found your lovely blog.
There is something so very sad about that short and yet it is soooo inspiring. It really does create an existential awareness for the viewer as it does for the character. Really lovely! Le sigh!
Anyways, I was totally with you. I was VERY reluctant when I bought the Cd. I almost put it back twice. I hate to say it–but this gorgeous super model/first lady is also extremely talented.
As for time management, I am not always as long wined as I was today. So, please come back!:-)
Shefaly: Really, you are a font of information. Thank you! I will check out the guide. But, I am also going to work with a personal trainer at first. Going from the couch to the gym can be a tricky transition. I feel like I need a paid professional to help me.
Wow! You are fierce, Ms. Shefaly. I am duly awed at your impressive CV. You make me want to get that PhD!;-)
Thanks for the link to the push up challenge. I will write more about how I do. I appreciate your really helpful and informative comment.:-)
Jaywalker: Thank you so much for playing! I am also loving your new shoes. And, I am really loving your “Mean Glasses” and how they are helping you embrace your shadow side. You will not regret the MBT’s. I LOVE them. You will too!!
Ooh, hate to hear about the job. Yet, hoping any day the job of your dreams will be offered. Tony better snap too or “mean glasses” will come up with a maniacal plan that may or may not include something involving the dress with the pouch.
I think that the shoes will ultimately end up making you money–but I have no tangible facts to support my belief.
Autumn: If only someone would pay me for my professional list making abilities.
Duchesse: They are as opposite as two women can be. I wonder if before you wrote it—if Bruni and Palin had ever been contained in one sentence before. I somehow doubt it.
And, yes, it is contacts and hair down until Obama wins.;-)
Randal: No, I neither look or act like Ms. Mosseburger or Sarah Semple McPherson/Amy Semple McHockeyMom. Fret not.
But how HILARIOUS would it be if good ol’ Doug showed up on the OC? I would have peed myself…then written a stern letter of tsk tsking to M Coupland himself.
Kaili: What would be funnier is if OB hired him to do a commercial. LOL!!!;-)
i am so late to this party…
LOVEs.
me too on bruni- and such an elegant couple; watermelon; the cool weather which necessitate NO AC, the remaining green of the yard- as they soon will all copper out; the idea of fall and winter and the layers of clothes required.
NOT LOVING
the lies and tone of the presidential campaigning esp the right; ditto on palin [but i do not imagine you looking like her]; ditto on the O and i am anxiously anticipating his inauguration; the anticipation of winter snow storms; another year ending.
SUR: You are never too late. Glad you came!
I love all of your loves. I have a lovely watermelon just waiting to be cut. But He-weasel is the watermelon cutter in the family. So, I must wait for him to get home.
I didn’t know you get snow storms in New Mexico. Hmm, well, bad weather gives you an excuse to travel. It never snows in L.A.;-)
oh yes: http://tinyurl.com/5ql5tb and it stops this town dead. and its fun as we get to slip and slide.
SUR: Ooh, I miss snow. And, yet I do not miss ice or the ugly coats I had to wear or how dry my skin gets in winter. But, I am sure as winter draws near I will envy you your snow storms.;-)
Also not loving Palin.
I’ve just deleted Carla Bruni’s first album from my iPod. I can’t listen to it anymore without grinding my teeth and imagining her silly simpering face on French TV last weekend. Would you like me to send the CD to you?
ENC: I hope there are enough of us who feel this way to make the difference.
Lesley: Thank you soooo much! So sweet of you. I am so happy you commented and I am delighted that I have found your lovely blog.
I would love your Carla cd if you have had enough of her. I cannot seem to get enough. I cannot stop listening to her latest cd.