What's up with me and pepperocinis? I have been craving them quite often lately. Stop before you get any crazy ideas! No, it's not that. This factory is closed. Of course my primary care physician scared the heck out me one day when she told me it isn't totally impossible.
I asked, "Ectopic, right?"
"No, I know the grown child," she answered.
Thanks Doctor Torres!
Seriously, I have been lusting after pepperocinis and jalapenos, two things that I did not start eating until my mid and late 30's, like I mean just a couple of years ago with the jalapenos and a few months ago with the peperocinis.
Obviously I need something more important to talk about today, but as usual I don't really have time to get into deep subject. Oh I know! I finally finished my short story "The Canal" and I submitted it to a short story collection in a literary magazine of stories about families. I got the lead on that Literary Mama's website. Check out the really cute t-shirt I bought from them.
It's 11:15 p.m. here and I still need to take a shower, pack my son's bag for the sitter's tomorrow, and lay out my daughter's school clothes. I also need to set my coffee maker and wash my blender. I am exhausted from a crazy week!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Dead Computers
A while back I reported that my beloved laptop, where I wrote my novel, half died. Half of the screen went black. Something inside the screen gave out. I guess it was tired. Then this past weekend, after putting our desk top computer through a Yahoo virus scan, our desk top completely CRASHED!! It wasn't pretty...
My husband found a very ingenious way to make a right out of two wrongs. He hooked the laptop up to the desktop monitor and now I'm typing on the laptop, but using the desktop monitor. Isn't that pure genius? I love my smart husband! kiss kiss
So that's one of the reasons why I haven't written anything in a couple of days. That and I don't really have anything to say. Well I do have some things to say, but not enough time right now. I want to say some more about my friends' robbery at gunpoint and about the crime inside the city and how I think that neighbors should band together to do something about it, but I'll say more about that later.
Sunday is Superbowl and like many Americans we too will be watching. My in-laws are coming over and we're going to share in the festivities. I'll pop in only to watch the commercials.
Not too much more planned this week. I'm just busy as usual. I'm off to submit a recipe to the Neighbor's Project blog. They are accepting recipes for things that you can make using your neighborhood store. I'm going to submit a recipe for pork chops in tomatillo sauce, using the ingredients from our neighborhood Matamoros Carniceria. I hope they like it and accept it!
My husband found a very ingenious way to make a right out of two wrongs. He hooked the laptop up to the desktop monitor and now I'm typing on the laptop, but using the desktop monitor. Isn't that pure genius? I love my smart husband! kiss kiss
So that's one of the reasons why I haven't written anything in a couple of days. That and I don't really have anything to say. Well I do have some things to say, but not enough time right now. I want to say some more about my friends' robbery at gunpoint and about the crime inside the city and how I think that neighbors should band together to do something about it, but I'll say more about that later.
Sunday is Superbowl and like many Americans we too will be watching. My in-laws are coming over and we're going to share in the festivities. I'll pop in only to watch the commercials.
Not too much more planned this week. I'm just busy as usual. I'm off to submit a recipe to the Neighbor's Project blog. They are accepting recipes for things that you can make using your neighborhood store. I'm going to submit a recipe for pork chops in tomatillo sauce, using the ingredients from our neighborhood Matamoros Carniceria. I hope they like it and accept it!
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Super Cool Stationary
I always see this ad for Expressionery Stationary in O Magazine and I decided to visit their website today. Super cute stationary and cards that you can personalize. Go to their site and check it out. If you use the link I gave you here they are offering O Magazine readers 40% off!
I love the folded note cards with the shoes and purses. I also like the notepad that says "I Need More Shoes!" You can choose different fonts for your name and then you can see a preview of your card or stationary. Very cute! I'm definitely getting the note cards and the notepad. They have a ton of cute designs.
I've gotten into shoe art. Like I mentioned before, I want to make some personal business cards and I found some super cute hot pink clip art of a girl in big shoes. I have a co-worker that also likes shoes and she has the cutest shoe sculptures in her office space. Once I found some cute shoe art note cards and sticky pads at the Dollar store of all places and I gave her one of each.
OK I have to go clean my house now... I don't want to, but I have to. My in-laws are coming by for a visit so that's good because it's forcing me to clean. :-)
I love the folded note cards with the shoes and purses. I also like the notepad that says "I Need More Shoes!" You can choose different fonts for your name and then you can see a preview of your card or stationary. Very cute! I'm definitely getting the note cards and the notepad. They have a ton of cute designs.
I've gotten into shoe art. Like I mentioned before, I want to make some personal business cards and I found some super cute hot pink clip art of a girl in big shoes. I have a co-worker that also likes shoes and she has the cutest shoe sculptures in her office space. Once I found some cute shoe art note cards and sticky pads at the Dollar store of all places and I gave her one of each.
OK I have to go clean my house now... I don't want to, but I have to. My in-laws are coming by for a visit so that's good because it's forcing me to clean. :-)
My Love for Magazines
I love magazines. If I had more time I would read more magazines. Sometimes when I think about it, it's cool that I work for the Hearst Corporation and that they publish some of the best magazines in the country. (And I get an employee discount!) My favorite magazine of course is O Magazine, but my love for magazines started a long time ago when I was just a kid.
The first magazine I ever remember reading and loving was Highlights. I used to love to read that magazine at the dentist office and I was thrilled when one of my sisters bought me a subscription for one year. I cherished those issues.
My second favorite magazine was Young Miss, now known as YM Magazine. When I was a kid it was published on a small 5 x 7 size and the pages were newsprint. I loved to read, "Was My Face Red" and the fiction stories. The best!!
Then I moved on to Teen Magazine. Do you remember that one? I loved to read the poetry submitted by other teens and I used to clip my favorites. I wonder what ever happened to some of those kids. Did they become writers? I still have some of those poems taped to the inside cover of one of my photo albums. That's the age when I started reading fashion and beauty advice. Loved it!
What a stroll down memory lane! I remember the days when I had the time to read magazines. Now when I receive my O Magazine it takes me forever to read it. I usually keep it in my car so that I have it available for those times when I have to wait at the nail shop, the doctor, or for someone I'm meeting for lunch. Or if I'm having lunch by myself I like to read. Before I know it I'm receiving the next month's issue and I haven't even finished reading the current month.
I love to ponder over the different finds they recommend, just like I did when I was a teenager. I love reading their book recommendations and I ALWAYS read "What I Know for Sure" first. I open the magazine to the very back, very much like Harry read books in "When Harry Met Sally," and I read the last article. I also enjoy the Ahaa! moments of different celebrities. Not because I'm into celebrities, but because I enjoy seeing the human side of all people.
I LOVE reading Martha Beck's and Suzie Orman's advice. And I love Lisa Kogan! She is so hilarious. I love this magazine. I don't really mind not having time to read other magazines because this magazine fullfills me, just like Highlights, Young Miss, and Teen did when I was a kid.
The first magazine I ever remember reading and loving was Highlights. I used to love to read that magazine at the dentist office and I was thrilled when one of my sisters bought me a subscription for one year. I cherished those issues.
My second favorite magazine was Young Miss, now known as YM Magazine. When I was a kid it was published on a small 5 x 7 size and the pages were newsprint. I loved to read, "Was My Face Red" and the fiction stories. The best!!
Then I moved on to Teen Magazine. Do you remember that one? I loved to read the poetry submitted by other teens and I used to clip my favorites. I wonder what ever happened to some of those kids. Did they become writers? I still have some of those poems taped to the inside cover of one of my photo albums. That's the age when I started reading fashion and beauty advice. Loved it!
What a stroll down memory lane! I remember the days when I had the time to read magazines. Now when I receive my O Magazine it takes me forever to read it. I usually keep it in my car so that I have it available for those times when I have to wait at the nail shop, the doctor, or for someone I'm meeting for lunch. Or if I'm having lunch by myself I like to read. Before I know it I'm receiving the next month's issue and I haven't even finished reading the current month.
I love to ponder over the different finds they recommend, just like I did when I was a teenager. I love reading their book recommendations and I ALWAYS read "What I Know for Sure" first. I open the magazine to the very back, very much like Harry read books in "When Harry Met Sally," and I read the last article. I also enjoy the Ahaa! moments of different celebrities. Not because I'm into celebrities, but because I enjoy seeing the human side of all people.
I LOVE reading Martha Beck's and Suzie Orman's advice. And I love Lisa Kogan! She is so hilarious. I love this magazine. I don't really mind not having time to read other magazines because this magazine fullfills me, just like Highlights, Young Miss, and Teen did when I was a kid.
Friday, January 25, 2008
If I Had More Time
I would love to be crafty. I love this woman, Crafty Chica. Check her out.
I need to get her books. Especially this one, Crafty Chica’s Art de la Soul: Glittery Ideas to Liven Up Your Life.
I need to get her books. Especially this one, Crafty Chica’s Art de la Soul: Glittery Ideas to Liven Up Your Life.
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