Happy Hanukkah!

Just wanted to say HAPPY HANUKKAH to all my amazing and lovely Jews! Hope you get 8 awesome gifts! ;)

Let the Countdown Begin!

It's officially the holiday season! Black Friday was crazy and fun and now I'm preparing my holiday greetings (I'm one step ahead this year!)

I really hope that mailing greeting cards never goes out of style. I think it's great to receive and send them by snail mail - even if it means I have to have them ready earlier!

Hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving!

Let's go Phillies!

Go Phillies!

ObviosLEE we don't have to CHASE the pennant any MOYER but we still have to figure out HOWARD going to bring another one home. We have to keep ROLLINS up the STAIRS because it's WERTH yelling with our hands in the EYRE and hanging off the LIDGE because it will all end in... A VICTORINO in 2009 If they follow the MANUEL the PHILLIES fans will be HAPPyand we will RAUUUL Go Phillies.

- Thanks to Tracy, who shared this with me :)

What Women Want Now - The State of the American Woman - TIME

A great article describing today's "new" woman.

What Women Want Now - The State of the American Woman - TIME

Will he hold your purse? - The Boston Globe

A great article for all the ladies to read and think about:

Will he hold your purse? - The Boston Globe

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Thanks, Jilly! You can follow Jill's blog here: Live.Laugh.Learn.Love

Shecky's Girls Night Out

Last Thursday my friends and I traveled down to the Wanamaker Building in Philly for a Girls' Night Out event. Not knowing what to expect, I brought a bit of cash and my curiosity. We got there and were greeted with free drinks and a whole lot of women!

The clothing and jewelry was all nice, mostly high end things. It was nice to just be girls after a crazy day! We got really cool gift bags too! I recommend checking it out at least once. Some things were a little over-priced, but others were great!

Do you like my hat? ;)

October: A Month for Awareness

Not only is October German American Heritage month (which I will celebrate with pride), it's also National Breast Cancer Awareness month. In honor of this, I ask that you help our your local ACS chapter by making a donation or go out and by the zillions of Pink products they have out there.

Whatever it may be, take this time to help in any way you can. And hey, if you want to wear a dirndl while doing it, go for it!

Another Reason Tea is Awesome

A great article from National Geographic about the benefits of tea! :)
Milk, tea, and beer - my favorite beverages.

Celebrity Swine Flu Fatality

Hilarious blogpost from my wonderful friend Jill! Enjoy!

Gone Too Far - Dragonette

I cannot wait for their new album!!

Audrey Hepburn’s Top 3 Words of Wisdom

Audrey Hepburn’s Top 3 Words of Wisdom

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Fashion Predictions for the Future

This is a video from ca. 1930's predicting what fashion will be like in the year 2000 A.D. Hilarious!

Rachel and Tyler's Roadtrip!

So excited for Rachel and Tyler! They're on their way (soon!) on a month long trip across our wonderful nation!

Wish them luck on their blog!

tylerandrachelsroadtrip.blogspot.com

Europe is #1

Europe took over North America's spot and is now the wealthiest region in the world. This article is in German, but trust me, that's what it says. Guess we have some things to work on...? Although I've always found Europe to be a bit richer in history and culture...now they have more money too!

Freedom Without Walls

This year has been dedicated to celebrating the fall of the Berlin wall in Germany.

"The fall of the Berlin wall 20 years ago marked the beginning of a new era in history. It was the end of the Cold War, the beginning of a fully united Europe and proof that peaceful change is possible, even in the moments when it seems most unlikely."

I think it's important to remember the events that have created the society in which we live today. While everything is still not perfect, we've definitely come very far and that deserves some recognition. Seeing as I was still fairly young when the wall fell, it's fair to say that some may not know much about it or the events surrounding the fall. Take a moment to read up on this momentous time in history and remember how far we've come!

20 Years Fall of the Wall

Chester French's - She Wolf cover

Love it!!

Another Reason to Love Glamour Magazine!

Because they accept women for who and what they are!

Read this!

Rachel's Rosebuds!

My wonderfully talented and creative friend Rachel is making these adorable earrings to earn money for her roadtrip across the country. After being recently laid off, Rachel and her boyfriend have decided to live life to the fullest and roadtrip cross country for a month. You're only young once, right?

In an effort to help her, please buy some of her amazing rosebud earrings! They can be customized to suit your particular wants (ie. red, yellows, with pearls, etc.) and come at a price that the little piggy bank will hardly notice!

If you're interested, please contact me either by posting or emailing me at serendipity12@gmail.com!

Angie Takes the #1 Spot!

Forbes recently posted the world's 100 most powerful women and German Chancellor Angela Merkel took the number one spot!  This is my bit of German news for everyone...haha

Read the article here!

If Britney Were President

Too funny!! Love that Brit!

Equality Rings

You can make a difference! 
As my good friend Nick said, "It's sad that we still have to fight for basic human rights.."

Order your ring and show your support!

Ingenius Idea...!

I wonder if they make woman's sizes in these shirts...and I wish I thought of this!

The Politics of Beer

I wish I had made this my thesis topic! Brilliant!

Why Obama is serving beer to the professor and the police officer

This article describes Obama's little get together over beer and the continues to describe the politics of it. Very interesting!

Almost August

Just got back from a marvelous week and the Jersey Shore! (Sea Isle City to be exact) Went swimming with Nana, got a bit of sunburn, ate lots of things that probably weren't entirely healthy, and enjoyed the beach and my family.

Now I'm trying to comprehend the fact that it's almost August!! Craziness!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Not only is it my wonderful birthday today, but it is also my father's and my friend Jill's and the Dalai Lama's and KATE NASH's!!! :)

Here's a list of other people who share my birthday!  You can look up yours too!

• Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford    (1781)
• Kahlo, Frida    (1907)
• Reagan, Nancy    (1921)
• Griffin, Merv    (1925)
• Haley, Bill    (1925)
• Leigh, Janet    (1927)
• Dalai Lama    (1935)
• Bush, George W.    (1946)
• Stallone, Sylvester    (1946)
• Rush, Geoffrey    (1951)
• Jackson, Curtis    (1975)

http://www.who2.com/birthday/6july.html?from=tool

The Gutenberg Tweet

The Gutenberg Tweet

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The Little Mermaid on Broadway

I went to NYC yesterday with Mercedes and Mary Kate and saw The Little Mermaid on Broadway. It was spectacular! First, I was super excited to see Drew Seeley as Prince Eric and second, I came very close to buying a dingelhopper of my own.

The costumes, cast, and set were truly amazing - definitely worth every penny!

Rare Audrey Hepburn Stamp

Too bad my bid was a dollar short. A rare Audrey Hepburn stamp sold for $93,800 (£62,530) at a German auction. Crazy! What's crazier is that I actually found an article containing both Audrey Hepburn and Germany... :)

Kinda funny because this made me think of Charade and how Regina was in possession of a lot of money, but didn't know where to find it....

Audrey Hepburn's stamp

Will Ferrell's New Sunscreen Line

Honestly, I would buy it! Love that Will Ferrell...

Click here for more info

Not sure how I feel about this...

Texts From Last Night

My recent obsession -- www.textsfromlastnight.com

 

Here are a few favs:

 

(213): I justed realized that the word 'turd" is present in saturday

 

(205): it took everything i had not to yell out "your name means death in german!"

 

(404): It doesn't have to be a walk of shame...just pretend he took you to breakfast.
(1-404): No one shows this much boob at breakfast

 

(416): Going to spend my cab money on more shots and just take the ambulance home

 

(971): I have two black x marks on my hands.
(503): Yep you got cut off last night after a stripper bent over in front of you and you screamed very loudly 'I can see your soul from here'
(971): damnit I wish I could remember that.

 

Classic. 

Some Thoughtful Lyrics

Well it's all so overrated
In not saying how you feel
So you end up watching chances fade
And wondering what's real
 - Michelle Branch, Breathe

Phoenix

I will miss my wonderful puppy... :(

A Conclusion

After much review, I've come to the conclusion that men today are mostly wusses. Rarely do they ever fight or put out much effort to win a girl over anymore. What happened to those knights who freakin' rode off into battle just for a date with a lady!? Now that's showing an interest right there.

Food for Thought

Yesterday I posted a controversial Facebook status:

Why do some proclaimed Christians protest abortion but support war?

This sparked some discussion amongst friends:

Friend #1: "why are you picking on christains? why do muslims do the same thing? they support war and are against abortion too. it is because people are inherently full of hypocrisy... whether or not you subscribe to a specific belief."

Friend #2: "have you ever considered a baby a terrorist? has a baby ever threatened to kill you and your family?
purposley killing the inncoent vs. fighting against enemy combatants. sounds like a BIG difference to me."

Friend #3: loaded question ...

firstly, there are plenty of Christians who are pro-choice and anti-war - myself being one of them. There are two facets to my reasoning. 1.) empirical evidence suggests that the abortion essentially saves the mother's (49% of which are low SES teenagers) chances to have a prosperous life. You want sources? I got sources. ... Read MoreI am not convinced that the fetus can feel pain and know the fetus has no reasoning capabilities. Heck, I might even be on board with some suggestions made by Plato in The Republic (ok, no I am not...). 2.) Those same reasoning capabilities that the fetus lacks, ALL humans control. This is a simple concept, but one that is often overlooked. Also, Golden Rule outweighs any eye-for-an-eye belief that is in the old testament. In fact, why can't we just throw the old testy away?

Sure, there are some cute stories (Exodus), big dragons (revelations), and lots of incest(all over), but what is it contributing to our society today except for homo-hatred (which are mostly just misinterpreted) and outdated punishments?



Three very interesting views. What do you think?

10 Things That Grind My Gears

1. Slow drivers (when it's uncalled for) and traffic

2. Dirty sinks

3. Dirty windshields

4. Boys

5. Slow computers

6. When people use generic fonts for their business logo, advertisments, etc. Get creative, people! There are other fonts out there...

7. When people make plans with you and then it never happens.

8. People who think they know everything

9. Little dogs (soooo annoying!! but I admit, they're some tolerable ones)

10. Not having hot water

SerendipiTea

Just thought I'd share one of my new favorite teas:
Fiji Green Tea from SerendipiTea

Not only do they have a cool name, but this pineapple infused green tea is genuine and smooth with just the right amount of sweet. Everytime I drink it I think of summer and the Bahamas. Don't know why!

Domestic Abuse Awareness

Everyone is talking about it now because of the well-known Chris and Rihanna case. I saw this though and just had to share, #1 because I like Keira and #2 because it really drives the message home.

Things That Are Difficult to Say When Drunk

Got this as a text message from Jess while at work today and just had to share it!!

Things That Are DIFFICULT to Say When Drunk:

1. Innovative
2. Preliminary
3. Proliferation
4. Cinnamon

Things That are VERY DIFFICULT to Say When Drunk:

1. Specificity
2. Anti- constitutionalistically
3. Passive-aggressive disorder
4. Trans substantiate

Things That are DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE to Say When Drunk:

1. No, thanks, I'm married.
2. Nope, no more booze for me!
3. Sorry, but you're not really my type.
4. Taco Bell? No thanks, I'm not hungry.
5. Good evening, Officer. Isn't it lovely out tonight?
6. Oh, I couldn't! No one wants to hear me sing karaoke.
7. I'm not interested in fighting you.
8. Thank you, but I won't make any attempt to dance, I have no coordination and I'd hate to look like a fool!
9. Where is the nearest bathroom? I refuse to pee in this parking lot or on the side of the road.
10. I must be going home now. I have work in the morning.

Old School Nickelodeon

So for a few years now I've been asking everyone if they remembered this Nickelodeon show where a guy crawls through a log in the intro to get to this "magical world." Some people know what I'm talking about. I actually thought the show was Under the Umbrella Tree, but it wasn't. Little did I know, all I had to do was type "nick jr. show man crawling through log" into Google and I get my answer!

All those people who thought I was crazy, I'm not. The show was called Fred Penner's Place and watching this intro brought so much back!



Some other shows I enjoyed as a kid at Nana's (she had cable!):

Muppet Babies
The Elephant Show
Alex Mack
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Kablaam
David the Gnome
Salute Your Shorts
Care Bears
My Little Pony
Power Rangers (Go Trini!)
Bill Nye the Science Guy

*sigh* Good times....

Is it bad that I can define some childhood moments with television shows?

A Reflection on St. Patrick's Day

I went to Philly Saturday for the Erin Express. It was a lot of fun and very green. Three guys told me I looked like Isla Fisher too...crazy! I don't really see it....

But I saw Jilly!! I couldn't believe my luck! It must've been that Irish luck that reunited us so gloriously! I never thought I'd see a Boston crew in Philly around St. Patrick's Day!

Anyways, me being the history nerd I am thought, "What would St. Patrick say if he saw this craziness?" I mean, who was he really? Maybe a lot of you know this, but I don't so here's a short history about the man himself, thanks to History Channel:

It is known that St. Patrick was born in Britain to wealthy parents near the end of the fourth century. He is believed to have died on March 17, around 460 A.D. Although his father was a Christian deacon, it has been suggested that he probably took on the role because of tax incentives and there is no evidence that Patrick came from a particularly religious family. At the age of sixteen, Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders who were attacking his family's estate. They transported him to Ireland where he spent six years in captivity. (There is some dispute over where this captivity took place. Although many believe he was taken to live in Mount Slemish in County Antrim, it is more likely that he was held in County Mayo near Killala.) During this time, he worked as a shepherd, outdoors and away from people. Lonely and afraid, he turned to his religion for solace, becoming a devout Christian. (It is also believed that Patrick first began to dream of converting the Irish people to Christianity during his captivity.)

He never rid Ireland of snakes (Ireland wasn't even home to them!) and the only reason corned beef is associated with the Irish is because they used that as a substitute for Irish bacon. They learned from their Jewish neighbors at the turn of the century this less expensive alternative.

For more interesting tidbits, click here!

I feel smarter already :)

Never Say Never

After someone said the phrase at dinner tonight, I started singing this song and had no idea where it was from or how I randomly knew it. (This actually happens to me a lot...). After a quick little YouTube search, I found the source! Fievel!

The song makes a good point - something we should all remember once in awhile, so enjoy!

Polar Bear Plunge 2009

On Valentine's Day, me and 5 other girls all participated in the Sea Isle City Polar Bear Plunge. We entered the costume contest as Rainbow Fish, from the popular children's book, and then proceeded to jump into the Atlantic Ocean, which someone said was about 32 degrees. Insanity!

It was a great birthday, tequila, and fun-filled weekend! Staying in a mansion by the sea didn't hurt either. Ready for next year, ladies?

Happy Birthday, Ashley!

What Does Your Letter Say About You?

Thanks to Ash, for forwarding me this link. While she used this to analyze all the guys she's dated with names beginning with R's and J's, I used it to, well, analyze my 'K'!

Here it is:

“K” is the eleventh letter of the alphabet and represents extremes. Never in the center, they go from one end of the spectrum to the other.

Very forceful, these people get their point across with their energetic interpretations. Their strong wills lead them on to greater goals. They expect others to see things their way because they know their way is right.

Others look at the “K” personality as steady, always there. Because of this, some “K’s” may feel as if they are taken for granted, although they could never be. When a person with a “K” in their name enters a room, all know it.

Staying on the go even when they don’t feel as if they should makes others see them as all enduring. They do get tired and even though they sometimes become ill, they continue to go until they can no longer move. When this happens, they only stay bedridden long enough to get a little energy. Then up and at it again, they go.

These versatile people are diverse in all they do. Anything they set their minds to, they are capable of doing. Able bodied, they can usually get others to see things their way. With their influence, they are capable of strong leadership but like to have partners that are just as strong.

Idealism fits soundly into their lives and they expect others to have the same high ideals. Some “K” people even demand it.

Commanding attention wherever they are, they usually receive it.

Even though these people show a very strong front, they are sensitive and emotional. Passionately, they relate their ideas to those who will listen and sometimes to those who won’t.

Going after goals and items they want with the same gusto they show in all other aspects of life, they are considered relentless.

Negative “K’s” are timid and hesitant. Afraid of their own shadow, they are miserable. Fearful and nervous, they may even be prone to tell what they consider “small” lies. Dissatisfied with life, they tend to stick to themselves and are even more frightened of being alone.

To see what your letter says about you (or a guy/girl you've dated or are dating), click here!

Happy Groundhog Day!

And the groundhog says....

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Some Audrey Love

A scene from one of my favorite Audrey movies:



Isn't Cary Grant wonderful?

Let's Go for a Drink

These images were ads posted in bar bathrooms illustrating what goes through the minds of men and women when confronted with the suggestion, "Let's go for a drink."

They say a lot about the difference between men and women. Why do women (including myself) do this to themselves?

10 Best Cities for Women

Men's and Women's Health Magazines recently posted the top 10 best and worst cities for men and women. To my surprise, Manchester, NH was one of the best for women! Imagine that...:

"Manchester, N.H.: Go where the guys are

Looking for a mate? Hightail it to Manchester, where there are 71 single women for every 100 single men; the most female-friendly ratio of any city on our list, including the hyped man-tasia of Anchorage, Alaska. More good news: Coupling up has benefits beyond the bedroom. "Women who are married tend to be in better health than those who aren't," Farber says. "Partners can motivate each other to keep up healthy habits." Still single? Make a date with your best bud instead. Research shows that people who have a trusted confidante are happier and have stronger immune systems than loner types."

The 10 best cities for women according to Women's Health are:

1. Salt Lake City

2. San Francisco

3. Seattle

4. San Jose, Calif.

5. Denver

6. Minneapolis

7. Fargo, N.D.

8. Madison, Wis.

9. Manchester, N.H.

10. Aurora, Colo.

Read more about these cities and find out the 10 worst for women and men.

Berryblossom White Tazo Tea

I've recently rekindled my obsession for this Tazo tea. Even if you're not much of a tea person, you have to try this tea. You can find it at a Starbucks near you. :)
If you try it, let me know what you think! It's amazing!!!

Oh Alcohol...

This was the Hangover Contest winner....