Author: Christine

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.

Amuse Me

Quite a Swanky Place…

I was out shopping earlier and on the way home decided to stop at the corner Exxon to pick up some Pepsi. I was standing in line to pay behind a woman cashing her lottery tickets and a man in a suit buying a bottle of wine. As he finished paying, he asked the cashier, “Is this the only wine you have? It’s terrible.” The cashier said no, he thought they had others … and as they walked over the the case the guy said to the cashier that he was looking for a Chardonney.

I couldn’t resist. The moment was too perfect. I turned and looked at the guy behind me and said, “He expects Exxon to have a selection of wine?” The guy behind me said, “Yes, and a particular Chardonney at that!” The other guy in the line almost lost it, he was laughing so hard.

If I’m ever looking for some high quality wine, I’ll go to Circle K or 7-11. Maybe the Shell or Chevron. I’m sure they will have the perfect ’94 Chablis waiting for me. Right. Who tries to be a wine connoisseur at the gas station?

Media Consumption

I’m a Tivotte…

I can’t deny that I absolutely love my Tivo. It knows what I want and it gets it for me. I couldn’t ask for more … or could I? I could. I want Matt’s TiVo which has a Tivo Webserver that posts his “To Do” and “Now Showing” lists every 30 minutes. I am *so* jealous. [via Mermaniac’s Drinking Game – Now grab some Cuervo and play!]

Media Consumption

Simple Happiness…

I watched Legally Blonde earlier (which I loved – again), and when it was over I decided to check out the Features. Their is a “Trivia” version of the movie – it’s like Pop-up Video for the film! The whole film, with little trivia tidbits – this is fun! Yeah, it’s a Saturday. And I’m easily amused.

Notables

Blogathon…

Sending some moral support and link love out to the various participants of the Blogathon.

:: VDAY-Until the Violence Stops – Brandy
:: Daniel Pearl Foundation – Michele
:: Electronic Frontier Foundation – KD and Skarlet
:: Greg Richards, Larry Polatsch, Scott Weingard Memorial Fund – Faith
:: Magen David Adom – Laurence
:: The World War II Memorial – Mike, aka cooties
:: Treefen (No idea who she is sponsoring, new designs all the time.)
:: House of Mews – Ciscley
:: National Multiple Sclerosis Society – Lynda

I’ll be adding to this post as I come across others. Meanwhile, I’ve got a cleanathon going on right here in my dining room. No one needs to sponsor me, but if you’re willing to come & haul away the trash I would be really grateful.

Geek Love

Finding Your Roots…

For some, blogging is just something you do for fun, to blow off steam, to share links, to write about your cats (hey, I do it – I’m not knocking it.) For others, they care about the history of blogging and where it’s going. I mean, you’ve seen all the articles in the paper about it, haven’t you? If you’re one of those people, you might want to keep an eye on Blogroots which is full of interesting articles and information. It is maintained by the authors of We Blog, and they’ve posted chapter 8 online. [via OnFocus]