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.
Normally I just laugh at infomercials. The pot with the strainer lid? I would probably scald my arms trying to use it. Darren’s Dance Grooves? I would never go for it. But the Chef Wizard? I was *this close* (pinchy finger gesture) to picking up the phone and ordering it.
P.T. Barnum was right – I guess there really is a sucker born every minute. Have you ever bought anything from the TV infomercials?
First Mike tried to turn on Cartoon Network, but it only took me 3 seconds to comment on how that needed to go. Then we watched “Iron Chef”, which was fine. But when it was over there wasn’t a lot to choose from. He tried “South Park”, which got the same reaction as Cartoon Network. Then it was “Blazing Saddles” which had this gross fart scene – and I just had to turn it. He handed me the Tivo remote, and I changed it to Robocop. I mean, if I’m going to watch bad TV, at least it can be good, right? Know what I discovered? The asshole doctor on ER, Romano, is one of the crooks in Robocop! Isn’t it amusing when you see people that are more famous today in the roles they aren’t known for? He was also in “Fame”, so now I’m going to have to watch that again just to find him in the film!
Edited: Eww! I forgot! Paul McClane’s character in Robocop is the one whose skin melts off. He has the same look on his face as he did when Romano’s arm was cut off by the helicopter in ER. Ewwww…
I just added a ton of new photos to Picture Yourself. Many of them are amazing and wonderful, but I think that this one has to be one of my favorites! You can check out Scott’s other kite aerial photography photos at his site – they are captivating!
Liz has set up a new site for her candles and it’s great! If you like good smelling candles that are cute too, head on over to Cinnamuffin Candle Company! Her candles are to die for!
If soap and lotion is more your thing, you can find something you’ll love over at my site, Sudsalicious Bodyworks! If there is a scent you want that you don’t see listed, let me know. Among the zillions of scents I have, I probably have just what you are looking for!
Can someone please contact all of the major television networks and tell them that we’ve got enough reality TV shows? Please? Because if I have to see another commercial for “I’m a Celebrity, Get me out of Here!” I’m going to scream. And the ending of Joe Millionaire, for those of us that didn’t watch the show itself, was lame. Enough – enough already! I mean really, who needs reality shows when we’ve got blogs to read?
I discovered this last night that it’s not wise to listen to the Stephen Lynch CD while driving home from work. He has a song on there about Dungeons & Dragons that had me laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes. Not wise, not wise at all. (You can’t listen to the D&D song on his site, but “Dr. Stephen” and the “Best Friends Song” are available there and they are great too!) I think I’ll stick to the Bee Gees and Barry Manilow for my morning commute.
It’s been a long time since I’ve shared my Fresh Friday Finds with you – so here they are. Sites that may not be new to you, but they are new to me…
:: Nathair.com – Reb’s photographs are simply breathtaking. Looking through them makes me want to snag my camera and go on a photo hunt! (Rebecca’s other blog is here and it’s a great read!)
:: Apparently Nothing – If Reb’s photos don’t make you want to take pictures, these definitely will! I absolutely love this site!
:: Brookelyn.org – Words and photographs meld together to make a perfect site.
There is one other that I want to mention. It is definitely not new to me, but I find something wonderful every time I visit – so if you’re not reading his site you should be. It is Photojunkie! In just a few weeks I will meet Rannie in person at SXSW, and I can’t WAIT!
Speaking of Rannie, the voting in the Photobloggies closes today. Go vote. Hopefully you’ll find inspiration among all these links. I know I have!