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A Snippet & Ink Christmas, #8

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Update! I know the images are missing (thanks a lot Blogger), but until I get a chance to do all my fancy cutting and pasting, etc., I wanted to re-post this because some people have asked me for the information about some of the items. I'll get around to fixing the image problem eventually, but in the meantime, if you're curious you can click on the links to see what I'm talking about.

Everyone has a wish list this time of year (or any time of year, I guess), and even though they might not admit it, everyone has what I like to call a "Santa Baby" wish list, too. You know, those things that are beyond the realm of possibility as far as how likely you are to ever receive them as a gift. Or own them, period. So this is my Santa Baby wish list this year, alongside more realistic possible gift items.

Strut.
A Snippet & Ink Christmas, #8
Left: These are on my Santa baby list because they're the ultimate fantasy shoe. Remember when Carrie got her hands on them in the Vogue accessories closet? {Manolo Blahnik patent leather Mary Janes, $555}
Right: I would be happy to get a pair of these, in any and every color, to keep in my purse. How can you beat comfortable AND cute. {Sue London ballet flats, $134}

Click.
A Snippet & Ink Christmas, #8
Left: What can I say? Their ad campaign sold me. {Nikon D40X, $700}
Right: Wouldn't it be nice to have this, instead of trying to balance your camera on a stack of magazines or the hood of your car? {Gorillapod tripod, $25}

Trip.
A Snippet & Ink Christmas, #8
Left: Who wants to feel like royalty? Me too! {Hilton Maldives Resort, $1,500}
Right: Cross country skiing has never appealed to me, but a weekend at this historic home would probably be enough to change my mind. {Frank Lloyd Wright's Seth Peterson cottage, $275 per weekend night}

Read.
A Snippet & Ink Christmas, #8
Left: I would feel really cool if I got this surprise in the mail every three months. {subscription to The Thing Quarterly, $120 for four issues}
Right: I'm not sure how I've lived this long without a subscription to this one. {subscription to Martha Stewart Living, $24 for twelve issues}

Bloom.
A Snippet & Ink Christmas, #8
Left: This isn't a fantasy because of the price. It's a fantasy because A) I live in an apartment and B) I live outside its ideal growing zone. Oh but I love them. {dogwood tree, $60 for 25}
Right: I love most flowers (although hot house roses, not so much) but I have a special place in my heart for white hydrangeas. {white hydrangea plant, $55}

Scent.
A Snippet & Ink Christmas, #8
Right: How fabulous would it be to have a perfume custom made, just for you? Talk about a signature scent. {Aftelier custom perfume, $1,100}
Left: A solid perfume is so convenient. And less likely to explode all over your purse. {Marc Jacobs Gardenia solid, $55}

Chop.
A Snippet & Ink Christmas, #8
Left: My dream kitchen features copper pots, marble countertops, and a set of these. {Shun Ken Onion 11-piece knife block set, $1,300}
Right: I think everyone needs a decent chef's knife, and this one definitely fits the bill. {Wusthof Classic Ikon 8-inch chef's knife, $120}

Write.
A Snippet & Ink Christmas, #8
Left: I'd love to write my brilliant ideas in this sassy little book. {Smythson Dreams and Desires Panama notebook, $113}
Right: This little book of details is such a lovely, simple way to capture your day. {Marta Designs mini diary, $10)

Bling.
A Snippet & Ink Christmas, #8
Left: I don't care how long it takes, I am going to save up enough money to buy this watch. I mean, it's a classic! I can pass it along to my grandchildren! {Cartier Tank Louis watch, $5,500}
Right: The reversible tiny disc is too sweet. {Sonya Renee mini disc necklace, $50}

Sweet.
A Snippet & Ink Christmas, #8
Right: These ceramic fruits are truly pieces of art. My mom has a little bowl of them on her coffee table, and I covet them. {Penkridge Ceramics pear, $50}
Left: You may think these are the same as clementines, but I'm telling you, they're better. {5-pound box of Satsuma tangerines, $15}

Warm.
A Snippet & Ink Christmas, #8
Right: I'm a down comforter kind of girl, in every season. But I'd change that if it meant I could have one of these gorgeous blankets. {Swans Island summer blanket, $575}
Left: Doesn't this blanket look just right for cuddling up by the fire with some cocoa? Of course, between the time I found it and now, it appears to have sold out, but they have another one that's similarly wonderful. {Lands' End plaid throw, $70}

Tote.
A Snippet & Ink Christmas, #8
Right: I dream of one day finding the perfect bag, and loving it so much, and having it be so classic, that I never have to buy another one. {Prada calfskin hobo, $1,300}
Left: This clutch is so unique: it's funky enough to be cool, but simple enough to work with just about any outfit. {Betsy Wise round buckle clutch, $120}

Play.
A Snippet & Ink Christmas, #8
Right: My nephew would go bonkers for this airplane! Oh how I wish I could afford to spoil him that much! {Flying Ace pedal plane, $350}
Left: These little cars are so freaking cool! They come apart, with pieces you can interchange with other models. My nephew loves them, but I think they're cool enough for grown ups, too. {Automoblox vehicle, $35}

What's on your Santa Baby list?

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Title: Visions of the Future 2

The Intelligence Revolution Monday 05 November 2007 21:00-22:00 BBC Four
In the opening instalment, Kaku explains how artificial intelligence will revolutionise homes, workplaces and lifestyles, and how virtual worlds will become so realistic that they will rival the physical world. Robots with human-level intelligence may finally become a reality, and in the ultimate stage of mastery, we'll even be able to merge our minds with machine intelligence.
For the first time on television, see how a severely depressed patient can be turned into a happy person at the push of a button - all thanks to the cross-pollination of neuroscience and artificial intelligence.

Title: Edan - Echo Party (Snippet)

video directed by: Tom Fitzgerald
music by: Edan

After Edan labored for a year to complete his new project Echo Party he was very happy with the outcome but wanted it to have a visual accompaniment to help compliment his live DJ set. He approached Tom Fitzgerald who also happens to be Cut Chemists go to video guy and film archivist who works for the The Silent Theatre in LA. What has been created in nothing short of a perfect visual marriage for the unmistakably unique album. There will be a full length version for the whole album with a party at The Silent Theatre in LA to debut the full length video in early 2010 (and yes Mr. Edan will be DJing). For now peep this shorter version and dont forget to check out the album Echo Party out now on new boutique label Five Day Weekend.




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Black Beauty: Un Deux Trois

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Black Beauty: Un Deux Trois

I absolutely love this dress. It is chic, modern, and your flower girl will look like a big girl. She will love that. It's by Un Deux Trois and you can get it at Bloomingdale's.

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Title: Black Beauty Theme (The Adventures of:) 1972 - 1973

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ANOTHER Book to Stay Far, Far Away From...

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ANOTHER Book to Stay Far, Far Away From...So I knew that a few people would be disappointed in me for my extreme distaste for "Eat, Pray, Love." And I could continue in my arguments that she still is one of the most self-centered women in the world*, but instead I decided to read the other side of the story.

Let me first alert you to the fact that "Drink, Play, F#@k" is a FICTITIOUS account by a comedic writer who wrote something he thought Ms. Gilbert's jilted ex SHOULD have written. I totally didn't know this until after I'd researched the book...and this research occurred after the fact. This changed my thoughts on this book completely. The real Slim Shady is publishing a memoir in January of 2010 about his divorce disembowelment and I'll probably read that too!

At first, I was absolutely rooting for Bob (that's Mr. Elizabeth Gilbert). He was just a hard-working schmuck who liked his Audi and loved his wife. He never cheats on Ms. Gilbert, provides for her new-agey pursuits, and only looks at her sister's ass once, but claims it was to marvel at the body-shaping powers of bulimia. Nice guy, right?

Mmmmm, not really. He's just kind of...boring. He goes to Ireland and drinks. He goes to Vegas and gambles. He goes to Thailand and falls in with a Hollywood screenwriter and has the opportunity to have an orgy. So essentially this book was supposed to be the BEST. REVENGE. EVER. Supposed to be, anyway.

He is just as vacuous and greedy as his ex. Knowing now that this is a fictitious account, the "Get Out of Jail Free" card I was going to award Ms. Gilbert is still in the deck. I reeeeealy want that written affirmation that she's super-horrible, but after reading "Drink, Play, F#@k," I would have left Mr. Elizabeth Gilbert, too.

*Yes, Ms. Gilbert did raise money for a single mom in Indonesia, but then waffled on her "generosity" (read: the money her friends gave her) when the single mom decides she needs to take Ms. Gilbert for all she was: an American Cash Cow. It comes as a shock to Ms. Gilbert that ANYone in an impoverished country couldn't see her halo radiating from afar. Luckily, we have Gilbert's rich boyfriend to verify, that indeed people are in need in Indonesia and will find any way to survive - and if that means bleeding a self-righteous American dry, than so be it! The power differential, where the white westerner holds the key for a native Indonesian's salvation just grosses me out.

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Title: Tim Minchin - The Good Book (Live)

Tim Minchin is as brilliant and hilarious as ever as he satires the bible in "The Good Book." I own nothing, obviously, go buy the DVD as Tim Minchin deserves the moolah.

BTW, there's another version on here too (and he should get credit, as he uploaded the video first). Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxXrTRFVUkQ&feature=related

Lyrics:

Life is like an ocean voyage and our bodies are the ships
And without a moral compass we would all be cast adrift
So to keep us on our bearings, the Lord gave us a gift
And like most gifts you get, it was a book

I only read one book, but it's a good book, don't you know
I act the way I act because the Good Book tells me so
If I wanna known how to be good, it's to the Good Book that I go
'Cos the Good Book is a book and it is good and it's a book

I know the Good Book's good because the Good Book says it's good
I know the Good Book knows it's good because a really good book would
You wouldn't cook without a cookbook and I think it's understood
You can't be good without a Good Book 'cos it's good and it's a book
And it is good for cookin'

I tried to read some other books, but I soon gave up on that
The paragraphs ain't numbered and they complicate the facts
I can't read Harry Potter 'cos they're worshipping false gods and that
And Dumbledore's a poofter and that's bad, 'cos it's not good

Morality is written there in simple white and black
I feel sorry for you heathens, got to think about all that
Good is good and evil's bad and goats are good and pigs are crap
You'll find which one is which in the Good Book, 'cos it's good
And it's a book, and it's a book

I had a cat, she gave birth to a litter
The kittens were adorable and they made my family laugh
But as they grew they started misbehavin'
So I drowned the little fuckers in the bath
When the creatures in your care start being menaces
The answers can be found right there in Genesis!
Chapter 6, Verse 5-7!

Swing your partner by the hand
Have a baby if you can
But if the voices your head
Say to sacrifice your kid
To satisfy your loving God's
Fetish for dead baby blood
It's simple fate, the Book demands
So raise that knife up in your hand!

Before the Good Book made us good, there was no good way to know
If a thing was good or not that good or kind of touch and go
So God decided he'd give writing allegoric prose a go
And so he wrote a book and it was generally well-received

The Telegraph said, "This God is reminiscent of the Norse."
The Times said, "Kind of turgid, but I liked the bit with horses."
The Mail said, "Lots of massacres, a violent tour de force.
If you only read one book this year, then this one is a book
And it is good, and it's a book!"

Swing your daughter by the hand
But if she gets raped by a man
And refuses then to marry him
Stone her to death!

If you just close your eyes and block your ears
To the accumulated knowledge of the last two thousand years
Then morally, guess what? You're off the hook
And thank Christ you only have to read one book

Just because the book's contents
Were written generations hence
By hairy desert-dwelling gents
Squatting in their dusty tents
Just because what Heaven said
Was said before they'd leavened bread
Just 'cos Jesus couldn't read
Doesn't mean that we should need
When manipulating human genes
To alleviate pain and fight disease
When deciding whether it's wrong or right
To help the dyin' let go of life
Or stop a pregnancy when it's
Just a tiny blastocyst
There's no reason why we should take a look
At any other book
But the Good Book
'Cause it's good
And it's a book
And it's a book
And it's quite good!

Good is good and evil's bad
And kids get killed when God gets mad
And you'd better take a good look
At the Good Book

More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/t/tim_minchin/#share

Title: Stephen King Under the Dome Book Signing - Dundalk, MD 11/11/09

Stephen King at Walmart in Dundalk, Maryland, November 11, 2009

Questions:
1: What is your favorite story you have written?
2: Will Under the Dome be a movie?
3: Whats the status of the Talisman adaptation?
4: Will your next book be about dundalk, md?
5: Any plans to continue dark tower?
6: How long have you been writing?
7: Will it be returning since its been almost 28 years since it?
8: Do you shop at Walmart?
9: How do you find your inspiration?
10: Any more comics coming out?
11: Do you ever scare yourself?
12: How about them crab cakes?
13: What author would you stand in line for?
14: What character scares you the most?
15: Insomnia movie?
16: Why don't you do more book signings?
17: How is your hip?
18: Would you go back and do a book over?
19: What is the first book you remember writing?
20: Do you ever have nightmares?
21: How did you like the 1408 movie additions?
22: Can I pass this up to you? (Script or book)
23: Marsha needs a raise
24: Another Bachman book?
25: Cell movie?




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Your Heart on Your Shoes: Vivienne Westwood

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Your Heart on Your Shoes: Vivienne Westwood

These are too adorable. These were in my Marie Claire newsletter. Who else but Vivienne Westwood would come up with a pair of shoes like these? I wouldn't hide them under a long dress. These are strictly for the shorter length dress. These must be seen by all. Get them here.

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Title: Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart ft. Ludacris

Music video by Taio Cruz performing Break Your Heart. (C) 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.

Title: I Will Possess Your Heart (Album Version video)

© 2008 WMG
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My First Award!

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Megan at Magnolias and Mimosas gave me my first award YAY! Just in time for Little Rhody Girl's Birthday (October 25th, I am planning a nice reflective piece for the occasion.) Anyway Megan gave me the Kreativ Blogger award. Check out her blog by clicking the award below...


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Here are the Rules for this award:

1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award.
2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.
3. Link to the person who nominated you for this award.
4. Name 7 things about yourself that people may not know.
5. Nominate 7 Kreativ Bloggers.
6. Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate.
7. Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know they've been nominated.


*1. Thanks Megan! From one military wife to another!
*2. See above link
*3. um...see above again :-)
*4.
1. I am OBSESSED with sex and the city. literally I have seen every episode 15 times. I am watching the series finale right now!!!
2. I wish I was more adept at fashion (I am trying, but it's such an expensive
hobby
3. On that same note I wish I could wear high heels without killing myself
4. I get lonley, ALOT, without my husband
5. I HATE mushrooms
6. I am incredibly close with my mother, she's BFF #1
7. I am kind of anti Navy-Wife (just the label, not the navy part or the wife part). I am WAY to much woman to fit in such a small statement

and the people to pass it on.
1 Deployment Woes
2 Almost There
3 A day in this Army Wife's Life
4 Moo, Happy
5 A little Piece of Heaven
6 My Little Opus

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Title: TAYLOR SWIFT VMA AWARD MOMENT RUINED BY KANYE WEST

Kanye West ruined Taylor Swift's night at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night during her acceptance speech.

Title: ARTI, India, Biogas from food waste - Ashden Award winner

This video can be downloaded here: http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/arti06

ARTI won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2006. To find out more visit the link above and check out the Ashden Awards Blog http://ashdenawards.blogspot.com

The Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI) in Pune has developed a biogas plant which uses food waste rather than manure as feedstock and supplies biogas for cooking. The plant is sufficiently compact to be used by urban households, and over 700 are currently in use.

Pune is a relatively affluent city in south India, and many people use liquid petroleum gas (LPG) or kerosene for cooking. Waste food is often discarded at the side of the road, as in many cities, attracting stray dogs, flies and rats and creating a public health hazard. The ARTI compact biogas plant is made from two standard high-density polyethylene (HDPE) water tanks: the larger tank acts as the digester and the smaller one is inverted and placed into it to serve as a gas-holder. The plant safely digests kitchen waste, food waste or waste flour from mills, thus reducing the problem of waste disposal. A 1,000 litre plant produces sufficient biogas to at least halve the use of LPG or kerosene for cooking in a household, as well as a small amount of liquid effluent which can be used as fertiliser. ARTI has developed the technology, field tested it, and managed the supply of about 700 biogas plants in Maharashtra. Around 100 plants are now being installed every month.

The first-prize Ashden Award to ARTI recognises the enormous potential for using this compact biogas digester in towns and cities, both to supply cooking gas and to assist in the disposal of organic waste.




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It's Not The Bag: Devi Kroell

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While designer Devi Kroell is well known for her gorgeous bags, she should also get props for her fabulous shoe collection. If you are in New York, then stop by her store in East Hampton. The second and third ones are my favs. See her shoe and bag collection on her web site.

It's Not The Bag: Devi Kroell
It's Not The Bag: Devi Kroell
It's Not The Bag: Devi Kroell
It's Not The Bag: Devi Kroell
It's Not The Bag: Devi Kroell

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