Christine is an Avenger of Sexiness. Her Superpower is helping Hot Mamas grow their Confidence by rediscovering their Beauty. She lives in the Heights in Houston, Texas, works as a boudoir photographer, and writes about running a Business of Awesome. In her spare time, she loves to knit, especially when she travels. She & her husband Mike have a food blog at Spoon & Knife.
:: H-Town Happy Hour tonight at Cabos. If you’re in Houston, I hope you can make it!
:: I tweaked all of the blog skins over the weekend, fixing the blogrolls and hopefully taking out all the code that was slowing some skins down. Let me know if you have any problems with them.
:: I actually posted in Pixelog. I know, you’re shocked. I already have more photos edited and ready to go, and may even post another one tonight! Enjoy!
Like most women, I have a bit of an addiction to shoes. I can admit it. I like shoes. I like purses too, especially black ones. On a number of occassions, I’ve had to stop myself from buying a purse or a pair of shoes that I didn’t really need, but I really wanted. That last push of self-control is hard, but so worth it in the long run – something I can appreciate as I clear out all of the unused stuff from my apartment.
Friday night I called Kathy to let her know where we would be going for dinner in downtown. When I called, I asked her where she was at, what she was doing. She was at a shoe store – about to buy more shoes!
Thanks in part to her blog, I could rattle off three pairs of shoes that she has purchased in the past month. Add to that the fact that she has posted many times about how she wants to save more money, that she needs to save money, etc.
Me: You bought the boots, you ordered more boots, and you bought those tennis shoes at Target.
Her: But I need these. They are sneakers. I need them for running.
Me: You are *so* not going to run in those shoes.
Her: Uhm… yes I am!
Me: Then you can run in the sneakers you got at Target! PUT DOWN THE SHOES. Now.
Her: Oh, ok. Fine. I put them back. I’m leaving the store.
Me: No you’re not.
Her: Yes I am – I’m outside. Can’t you tell I’m outside? (makes whooshing sound in to phone like wind blowing.)
Me: I still don’t think you’re outside. (laughs at mental image of Kathy in shoe store making whoosh sound.)
Her: Yes I am! I’m starting my car! Can you hear my car?
I could finally hear her car, and I was satisfied that my mission had been accomplished.
I think that from now on I should offer shoe shopping intervention services. Just call on me if you’re about to spend that money that is burning a hole in your pocket, and I’ll talk you out of it. If you can truly justify your purchase, then I will approve your purchase. (By the way, slide on sneakers are not shoes that you can run in.) Sort of like a little help group for the shoe addicts out there.
Question is, who am I going to call when I’m out shopping, trying to buy the things I don’t need?
It’s that time of year again. Season premieres are finally here! I have the Tivo set to pick up Frasier and Judging Amy tonight, but I forgot to tell it to record one show. 8 Simple Rules also premieres tonight, in a season that will be reworked to fit around the fact that John Ritter died. “8 Simple Rules…” to Live On has all the details.
Know what is guaranteed to make your Monday a good day? Receiving a bouquet of a dozen gorgeous red roses at work! Whee! They are just so beautiful, and definitely makes my Monday a happy day! (Click photo for larger version.)
Why did I get flowers today, you ask? Because Mike and I (finally) met in person a year ago. So he sent me flowers to celebrate! Awwww…
This is a link that I would normally post over there in my sidebar in the “Cookie Crumbs” microblog, but considering I haven’t really heard any buzz about it at all lately, I wanted to post it in my main blog instead, just to get your attention. Check out Skype. Why? Because it is the “phenomenon from the people who brought you KaZaA.” One small difference – instead of sharing files, you’ll be making free phone calls over a P2P network. They just have to have Skype too. (Oh, and a computer with a microphone.) Check it out and learn what Skype is all about! [via Craig and the Captivate TV screens in my elevator at work.]
Has anyone tried it? I have used other free phone services in the past through the Internet, but that was before the Dot Com Bust, and those companies are long gone. I think this looks pretty cool and definitely worth checking out. Who wants to Skype with me?