rent this movie ONCE just ONCE!

ftp://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6xIF92OUos

I was returning a dvd and I happened to stop by 7-Eleven to browse the aisles. I saw ONCE, this independent movie on the racks on sale. I watched this movie about a year ago and I cried so hard by the end. I had the widest smile just from seeing this movie cover. I had to share this movie with anyone that hasn't seen it...it's that good!

Set in Dublin Ireland, this movie follows a street musician played by Glen Hansard who finds himself befriending a street vendor played by Marketa Irglova. For that week the two build a friendship and end up recording a series of songs . The music alone is breathtaking (all original songs) and it left me sobbing by the end. Without ruining the story just trust me when I say you will not regret watching it!

LOVE LOVE LOVE

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One of my favorite love quotes:

Love is always patient and kind. It is neer jealous. Love is never boastful or conceted. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take pleasure in other peoples sins, but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to eudure whatever comes.

LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Junior Drake Sample Sale - steal of the week! !

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"It's not the purse, it's the girl"

Los Angeles has the best sample sales. This past weekend JUNIOR DRAKE had their summer blowout bash this past weekend downtown. I have no shame getting a purse on sale. It's all good.

Soft, sweet, buttery leather. What a sight! Classic with a little edge, these purses normally priced between $350-$600 were priced $30-$90 each! What a steal. I ended up buying a gray purse (pictured above) and 2 other purses (not pictured). Woo hoo, I feel good and I don't feel broke!

Purses are like underwear. There are 7 days in a week. You wouldn't ask someone to wear the same underwear 7 times, right? Hey, that's my justification for having a couple of different purses.

Woo hoo!

Easy way to cheer anyone up - FLOWER POWER!

Easy way to cheer anyone up....Flower Power! Something about flowers. The smell, the look and the message it sends to someone.

By no means am I flower expert but i took these dozen roses and created my own simple floral arrangement from some flowers I received.

My favorite 2 flower shops in LA are MARK'S GARDEN (http://www.marksgarden.com/) and Costco. Yes, Costco! How can you get 2 beautiful dozen roses for $10-15 dollars?!!

Make someone's day and buy some flowers! You don't need an excuse. The best note you can write to someone is JUST BECAUSE!

KARAOKE FAIL

I was having the worst day in a long time....that was until I saw this.
Who doesn't love Karoke? I LOVE karoke, but with that said I'm not sure after seeing these two videos.

Who am I to knock people when they love to sing. More power to them! But don't hate me when I can't stop laughing.....


Be your own judge! (thanks ryan for the videos!)

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Dolla make ya Holla! Red Box in the House!

I choose. I rent. I enjoy. They should change it to say I choose. I rent. I LOVE because that's how I feel after having tried this service for the first time last week.

Ok, watch out Netflix & Blockbuster, here comes Red Box. Red Box has really figured something out. Consumers hate paying a lot of money to rent a movie. Back in the day I used to watch a movie for $2.75 (yes, I'm getting OLD) at a local theatre and now it costs about $12-14. Being more conscious on how I spend my money I've cut back on watching movies and subscribed to netflix. Don't get me wrong, I love Netflix. They deliver the movies in about a day after they receive my return, but on certain days it stinks when I have no movies to watch.

Now that's where Red Box comes into play. These stand alone red boxes basically act as a self-checkout Blockbuster. You can find the nearest red box and reserve the movie online and pick it up. Now here's the best part - It's only $1 to rent! You have until 9 pm the next day to return it. Use your ATM/Credit Card to purchase and it spits it out in a matter of seconds. You can return it to any Red Box location when you are done. For every additional day you get charged 1/day which is reasonable. They have all the latest rentals so if you are looking for an oldie but goodie this service might fail you on that note. Other than that I give this two thumbs up.

Great product, convenient and dynamite price. Yes, I said Dynamite. It's the bomb! Boom!

What a great girls night or date night. With the recession still present you can still have fun for $1! Just imagine if you watched the movie with 5 people - that's .25 cents a head!

Tip of the day: Be smart with your money honey!

Head to their website to find your nearest location: http://www.redbox.com/

you can't see my face with these new glasses...

Be “UNSEEN” wearing these Stupidiotic Black Bar glasses. Over the weekend my boss went to Big Bear and she went to this store STUPIDIOTIC and thought these glasses would be right up my alley. She said it was my kind of humor...hmm I guess she knows I'm a cheezeball! So now I have 2 new unseen glasses that I'll put to good use at a future party!

Plus the box has this funny tag:

Better to buy 2. It's best to buy an extra set for your friends. if you don't have have any friends having an extra set will certainly make you some new friends!

Has anyone seen this store? I haven't but it seems like it would be a fun store for some random ass stuff. I'm imagining a store with all funny/cool random items that you see at Urban Outfitters. Plus all the items range from $5-25 dollars. Not stupidly expensive =) It's cool to be STUPID!

Check out the store or go to the website and see other cuckoo wacky items for sale!

http://www.stupidiotic.com/

My apartment backyard....well sort of!

This is my inspiration for being so green inspired. I like low maintenance modern green plants. This flower shop in the Hillcrest area of San Diego was a bullseye of what I wanted. A small plotted plant here ranged from $40-$75 depending on the plant and type of pot. Clean lines with a hint of color that is subtle yet adda a touch of color to any room...that's what I'm talking about!

I decided to head to Ikea and see if I can find something similar without breaking the bank.



Here are my potted tropical plants. The plants were $1.50 each & 99 cents for the white pots. I am loving the simple but classic designs. So each plant was only $2.50/each! What a deal! I'm goint to keep them indoors. Super low maintenance.


The weather was ideal this weekend so I finally decided to clean out our balcony and throw out all the misc. boxes filled with clothes and misc. items to be donated. We had a work sale a couple of months earlier and I was able to get these chairs for $2 each! I"m planning on buying some cool fabric to recover the chair pads to spice it up a bit, but for now I don't mind it being a simple seating area to relax and unwind. The ikea side tables are old but these can still be bought for $7.99. Plus I added a old brown rug that we don't use anymore (sorry you can't see it in the pic).

These are the pots that I bought. They are selling for 99 cents for the smallest size and they have 2 sizes bigger that cost $2 & $ 2.99 respectively. Being green while saving on some green!



My wannabee green garden on the ledge of my balcony! Garden in the Ghetto.


More pics of the plants. Nothing fancy but it's a little something to make me feel a little more homey!


Upclose pics of my potted plants! Love them! Simple redo with little money spent so I'm a happy frugal customer! Low maintenance, reasonably priced and modern decor....what else can I ask for.

Til' next time!