New Names

1. My rock star name (first pet and current car).... Joey Montana

2. My gangsta name (ice cream flavor and cookie or biscuit)........ Butterscotch Chocolate Chip

3. My fly girl name (first letter of first name, first three letters of last name) .......Jhys

4. My detective name (favorite color, favorite animal)....... Blue Dog

5. My soap opera name (middle name, city of birth)......... Darlene Toronto

6. My Star Wars name (first three letters of your last name, first two of your first name)....... Hysji

7. My superhero name (second favorite color, favorite drink, add “the”)......... The Pink Cosmopolitin

8. My Nascar name (first two names of my two grandfathers)...........Roger Robert

9. My stripper name (favorite perfume, favorite sweet)............ Happy Chocolate

10. My witness protection name (mother’s and father’s middle names) .........Mary Bruce

11. My weather anchor name (fifth grade teacher’s name, a major city beginning with the same letter).......... Dick Delaware

12. My spy name (favorite season/flower)............ Summer Peonies

13. Cartoon name (favorite fruit plus garment you’re wearing, with an “ie” or “y” added)........... Strawberry TeeShirtie

14. Hippie name (what you ate for breakfast plus favorite tree).............. Coffee Willow

15. Your rockstar tour name (favorite hobby plus weather element, with “the”).......... The Sunny Surfer

Song Of The Day : A Town Called Malice - The Jam

I love this song about hardship......."and stop apologising for the things you've never done...... 'cos time is short and life is cruel, but it's up to us to change."
This line says it all.

RIP: George Carlin

George Carlin, the edgy comedian and counterculture icon, died Sunday at the age of 71.

Weekend Recap

This weekend marks the end of my respite from work. The pages are turning in my book of life and I am moving on to a new chapter. Tomorrow morning I return to the working world. So this weekend was one full of fun and family. Saturday we decided to venture downtown to celebrate the Fabulous Fifties Festival and check out all the vintage cars. Saturday evening we settled in and watched "Bucket List" which was just what I needed to keep my spirits lifted during this period of apprehension.
Sunday, we spent the day hanging with my parents, brothers, sister-in-laws and nieces and nephews. A fun time was had by all as we enjoyed a barbecue, played badminton, swam, rocked out on Guitar Hero and enjoyed smores around the evening campfire.

Mosaic Of Me

Click image to enlarge.


I have borrowed this idea from another fun website.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search

2. Using only the first page of results, and pick one image.

3. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into Big Huge Lab's Mosaic Maker to create a mosaic of the picture answers.



THE QUESTIONS:

1. What is your first name? Jill

2. What is your favorite food right now? Chocolate

3. What high school did you go to? Henry Street High School

4. What is your favorite color? Blue

5. Who is your celebrity crush? Gerard Butler

6. What is your favorite drink? Water

7. What is your dream vacation? Ireland

8. What is your favorite dessert? Creme Brulee

9. What do you want to be when you grow up? Nurse

10. What do you love most in life? My children

11. What is one word that describes you? Loyal

12. What is your flickr name? Jewelgurl

Song Of The Day: Say By John Mayer

I watched Bucket List last night. What a great flick. I love Rob Reiner movies. This song has stayed with me.

The Best TV New Slips

Remembering Scary Things

When I was a young girl, I had a nightmare about little green monsters that climbed through my window each night to take me away.

I was also convinced that a monster lived under my bed and that if I were to dangle my arm over the edge of my bed, he would grab me by the wrist and pull me under the bed with him.

It became a part of my night time ritual to check under my bed each night to ensure it was monster free. One of my brothers soon discovered this as part of my night time routine and thought it would be funny to hide under my bed and wait to surprise me when I peeked. I can still remember how startled I was.

Celebrities In The Style Of Renaissance Art

Modern celebs in old art.

Children Do Not Give Unconditional Love

There's a stunning twist to the sudden rise in teen pregnancies at Gloucester High School. Seventeen students there are expecting and many of them became that way on purpose.

Time Magazine first reported that nearly half of the girls confessed to making a pact to get pregnant and raise their babies together. None of them is older than 16.

Buy these girls a puppy!!

Silly

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The Photoshop Effect

Watch Sarah from diet.com as she gets a Photoshop Tutorial and a makeover. Discover the truth behind adobe Photoshop and photo retouch.

Cornstarch & Water...........& Ellen

I almost want to try this.......any volunteers?

Lavender Jelly Bath

This would be fun to try. I especially love the fact that it retains heat up to four times longer than water.

Birthday Idea For Garth

This is part of the LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collectors Series and it’s scheduled to be released later this year at a yet to be determined price. The set includes a diorama model of the Death Star, a tie fighter and 21 minifigs. Garth would sooooo.......love this.

The Pursuit Of Happiness

This segment was originally broadcast on Feb. 17, 2008. It was updated on June 12, 2008.
It made me wonder......
Is happiness related to attitude?
Why do people think that they need to be happy all of the time?
Is this what happens to society when we are constantly being fed ads, television shows and commercials telling you that there is something wrong with you if you aren't constantly happy?
Are we becoming an overmedicated society as we seek "constant" happiness?

Time-Lapse Video of Ants Consuming a Dead Gecko

This video is part icky and part interesting.......

David Beckham’s Armani Photos

Beckham posing for his latest Emporio Armani Underwear ad.

Song Of The Day With A Pre Story: Faithfully By Journey

The story of the replacement of lead singer Steve Perry with new lead singer Arnel Pineda.


The amazing video featuring the new Journey frontman, Arnel Pineda. Incredible!!!!

Best Rock-Star Outbursts While Onstage

Enjoy the videos included in this list.

"Take Me Out To The Ballgame" Turns 100

"Take me out to the ball game,Take me out with the crowd.Buy me some peanuts and cracker jack,I don't care if I never get back,Let me root, root, root for the home team,If they don't win it's a shame.For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,At the old ball game."

ESPN's Baseball Tonight is celebrating the centennial of the tune "Take me out to the ballgame" with an online Battle of the Bands competition. Each night a musician performs the classic on TV, and the video then goes online. Users vote for their favorites, and a winner will be declared July 13.

How Astronauts Poop In Space….

I know you always wanted to know.

Deal Of The Day: McDonalds Iced Coffee

Get a free 12 oz Iced Coffee at participating McDonald’s restaurants in Ontario.
Offer available only on Thursday, June 19, 11am - 6pm.

One Funny List

I love reading lists.
Over at the website Holy Taco, a writer has listed a fairly accurate (IMHO) list of 14 songs you should never play in a bar.
As the writer states,"there’s nothing worse than having a perfectly good drinking session ruined by a song that either doesn’t belong in a bar, has been crammed down your ears too many times, or just plain sucks."
I particularly enjoyed his pretty accurate descriptions of who would play the song

Cool Decorations For A Kids Room

Blik, is a company that sells a variety of pop-culture designs that can easily (and cheaply) change a room. They have recently added Nintendo wall designs to its offerings. Now you can make any room in your home look like a game of Super Mario Bros. or Donkey Kong.

Energy Saving Light Bulbs

You try to do one good thing and find out you’re doing three bad things. I am feeling conflicted.

Everyday Tools

There are basic everyday items that I would almost feel lost without. Some are high-tech and others are low-tech, but these are items that I almost can’t do without (or have at least convinced myself that I can’t do without) in my daily life.




Laptop Computer
Internet
Coffee
Comfortable Clothing
Automobile
Sunglasses
Watch
Water



I asked Garth and he replied......"my family, hairspray and my father-in-law."
What are your basic needs?

Bouncing Tires

How do you explain this to your insurance company?

I Love Lettermans Sacarsm

This clip of David Letterman chatting with "Showbiz Visionary" Spencer Pratt had me cracking up.

Worlds Longest Question

The question eventually boiled down to only 7 words. This is the reason we have 2 ears and one mouth.

PETA Calls Jessica Simpson Stupid

Simpson family insiders state her expressive shirt is actually a subtle dig at boyfriend Tony Romo’s ex-girlfriend, Carrie Underwood (who has twice been named Worlds Sexiest Vegetarian by animal rights group PETA.

Incredible Photo

An Iowa woman snaps a stunning close-up of a looming funnel cloud. I find it unbelievable that she stuck around to grab her camera and think this might be a good photo opportunity. Definately a defining moment.

Jesus And The Dinosaurs

This made me laugh. If you follow the colour code at the bottom of the page, my bathroom is painted in the shade.......flesh of Christ.

RIP: Stan Winston

The special effects master died Sunday of multiple myeloma. He was 62.

Things I Love Right Now

Afternoons on the patio in the backyard

More Magazine

Flip Flops and fresh pedicures

Hemp heart

Sunglasses on my head (even if it’s overcast ).......I am always the optimist

New Sheets

Food Network

Mixtapes

My bright pink Peonies

Drivers that wave a thank-you when you let them in

Lisa Has Great Restraint

I would have clocked this guy.

Weekend Recap

This weekend I was on a mission......a mission to spend some leisure time with my family.
My weekend consisted of trying to keep cool with water fights, workouts at the gym, hanging out in the backyard with friends, celebrating Fathers Day watching the Blue Jays get their ass beat by the Chicago Cubs, dinner at the Marche (Richtree), watching "Jumper" and "The Prestige." I liked Jumper better than I thought I would. The Prestige was just okay for me. I preferred the "Illusionist" but Garth preferred this flick.
Mission accomplished!!!

Pedometer Reading

My pedometer from Monday to Sunday evening:

Steps: 51925

Miles: 16.3

Kilometres: 26.3

Calories: 1015.2

Laugh Of The Day

The scary part is that this fool has their drivers licence

Song Of The Day: Centerfield By John Fogerty

I am off to see the Jays play the Cubs this afternoon and this is my favorite baseball song of all time. ........."Put me in Coach, I'm ready to play......."