Wow Factor

I'm a news junkie. Every day, I have to check the CNN and Fox News websites regularly. And that's when I'm not watching their channels on TV. As I was catching up on my morning dose of information, I noticed an Overstock.com ad. I like Overstock and have ordered a few things from them in the past. What caught my eye was the picture.




What a snazzy way to upgrade a bathroom!

This sink (including faucet) comes in several different colors, and for both pieces, the price isn't bad. Overstock

Colorblind

I tend to decorate based on the "feel" I want in a room as much as the "look." In the past, that's meant decorating with lots of color. For some reason, our new house doesn't seem to require the color our Amarillo house did, though I'm sure I won't abandon it completely.

The room we call our living room does not have a lot of color. Two, creamy, slipcovered sofas from IKEA, two, dark, brown, leather armchairs, and a dark, dark brown coffee table. I like to say this room is creamy white and sepia-toned. I like the zebra rugs but may lean more toward a cowhide rug with all the browns already in the room.





I also found a couple of side tables from Stein Mart that were very, very inexpensive. I figured I wouldn't be able to find anything like them for the price. Well, I might be wrong. Take a look here . I have a round one just like the one you see there. I tell ya, if you like the oval one, at that price, you should grab it. That site reminds me a lot of Home Decorators but with a more limited selection.

Still a lot of work to be done in the living room, as well as throughout the house. Stay tuned for living room pics in upcoming posts.

This Week's CL Ad

My 12-year-old daughter is a drama queen. No, seriously. She aspires to be on Broadway one day. In the meantime, she's happy to participate in school productions and local theater. She did have the opportunity to be an extra in a film called, Harmony and Me, this past spring. While filming, the director decided to have her say a short line and roll her eyes. We'll see if any of that makes the final cut.

I learned that some auditions are advertised on Craigslist, so I look through them from time to time. I found an ad the other day that's at least as funny as some I've found in other CL sections. Enjoy!

Hairy Gay Men needed for photo shoot (Central)

Reply to: see below
Date: 2008-07-02, 12:55PM CDT

I am compiling a coffeeshop book about Bears. I am a hairy bear myself, and a proffesional photographer. i already have the deal lined up, just need the models. Drop off your photo samples and bio at Texas French Bread on 29th street and Rio Grande. Ask for Merf.

Mental Vacation

As my husband got into his pickup the other morning, he realized the transmission was acting up. We just spent about $400 on radiator work a few weeks ago on that thing. At the same time, we're needing to replace two tires and a housing for a light for my son's car before it'll pass inspection. I'd much rather be spending money on a sectional for the media room. And flooring for that room. Or better yet, finishing out our study-turned-guest room.

In the meantime, I'm going to dream about a vacation that's out of reach too. How about Nantucket? Wanna come along?








I am SO going to Nantucket one day.

Happy 4th of July!

IQ Test

I don't know about you, but I snoop on my teen son's MySpace page. He thinks that's "gay" and that cool moms don't do that. So maybe I'm just not a cool mom -- who cares?

On his MySpace page is a link to a little IQ quiz. I decided to take it and didn't do too badly.



My engineer father would be gobsmacked at my mathematical score. Hee!

Your IQ Is 125

Your Logical Intelligence is Exceptional

Your Verbal Intelligence is Genius

Your Mathematical Intelligence is Genius

Your General Knowledge is Above Average

Why don't you take it and see how you do? IQ Test

This week's CL ad!

I've got 5 Boxes of Girl Scout Cookies - - What Do You Have To Trade? (Round Rock)

Reply to: mailto:sale-736049763@craigslist.org?subject=IDate: 2008-06-28, 3:11PM CDT

I've got 5 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies: 3 boxes of Caramel Delites, 1 box of Cinna-Spins and 1 box of Thanks-A-Lots. What have you got to Trade???

I googled images of GS cookies and came across some interesting tidbits.

• The name of the cookie depends on the bakery. Girl Scout councils can choose which bakery they want to go with.




• Samoas and Caramel De-Lites are the same cookie -- different bakery. They seem to have overtaken the Thin Mints in popularity and deliciousness. Many people like them straight from the freezer.




• Scot-Teas are now known as Trefoils, and they no longer have that sugar sprinkling on top. Darn. Now they have no redeeming quality, as far as I'm concerned.




• Some Google cookie images are fairly large, and some are small. What's up with that? This Thanks-A-Lot pic was only available in small. Maybe it should be called "Thanks-A-Little."

Why do I keep wanting to call this cookie a "Sit N Spin?"

Most people may not know that I was the marketing/p.r. director for a Girl Scout council in western Pennsylvania, back in the early 90's. To this day, one of the best marketing ideas I ever came up with was when I worked there, and we wanted to promote our cookie sales.

We hosted the Great Girl Scout Cookie Concoction Contest where we invited local restaurants to create original recipes using GS cookies. The restaurants purchased the cookies, experimented with ideas and then came together where we had local celebrities taste test the goodies. Restaurants were judged on creativity, taste and presentation. The winning recipe used the Trefoils in a breakfast dish with sausage. It sounds weird, but it was surprisingly yummy!

The top three restaurants received plaques to hang in their foyers, which promoted GS and GS cookies year-round. We also had great coverage in the local paper, complete with color pictures and winning recipes.

My favorite GS cookie IS the Caramel De-Lite. Maybe I should come up with something to give this guy for his three boxes of them.