Online heartache

Right, to start I should note that I don’t blog about my private life regarding dating, etc…. but I heard about this last week but at that time I found that the eBay listing had been deleted so I thought it all went away but now I see that it’s back…

Synopsis:
She's tried night clubs and online dating sites, but now a 42-year-old single mother is looking for love where everyone else's heart is breaking — the real estate market. After a year of trying to sell her four-bedroom home and eight years of singledom, Deven Trabosh is offering her South Florida home and a shot at marrying her on the Internet.
Full story on MSN found here

While I personally haven’t found that *right* man yet ~ you know, the forever & ever man ~ but the idea of placing an advertisement on the Internet is just on the edge of “crazy woman” behavior. Internet dating is one thing, but to sell her home with her “heart” attached is just a bit wacko…. Granted I don’t even own a home to contemplate a copy cat selling to try to hook a man but really is all this necessary???

I don’t mean to be a betch…. Maybe it’s that none of her friends have had the heart to tell her that maybe she’s just not marketable with or without the house to sell and that’s why she’s at her wit’s end?

Who am I to judge (basically being single and all) but this is just too over the top for me. If I was a man I think I’d be a bit scared that I’d be buying a one way ticket to crazy town.

Coming soon....

Mother Theresa : The Next Reality Show

Has Paris Hilton given up her search for a new BFF and turned a new leaf?

This week Paris made a very generous donation for the construction of a medical building at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles. (it must have been extremely generous because they are not specifying the amount)

Said Ms Hilton of her donation:
"The children I have met through my involvement with Children's Hospital have truly touched my heart, I am proud to make a donation and lend my name to the fundraising effort to help children who are facing terribly serious illnesses."

So will she be the next Mother Theresa?

Um I don't think so.... go back to finding a new BBF girl!

New Website

I've been working on my Belly Dance web-presence.... and blogger seemed to be a good place to 'set up shop'. So check it out and let me know what ya think.

http://zemirabellydancer.blogspot.com/

Where do you draw the line?

Need proof that the ultra low rise pant is out of control?!



Check this out:

Is it ever necessary to see butt crack? Now the world knows that Lenny is a 'commando' guy as well as a reportedly smelly unwashed guy* (*that bit is gossip that I've heard more than once!)

"Melrose Place" BBQ

To celebrate surviving the hot, out of the ordinary for the Bay Area hot, weather Sunday was to be a BBQ afternoon. Though 2 couldn't make the gathering Jules and I still got our BBQ on anyway.

Jule's has the only amazingly clean BBQ in the world.

Few snacks before the meat hit the grill

The weather was nice, still a bit too warm for me but I stayed in the shade as much as possible to avoid direct sunlight.

Jule's: "BBQ Mistress"

We had a nice time just hanging out, grilling up burgers and dogs. I got a bit fancy with my burger and stuffed it with herb goat cheese (YUM!). We even avoided a conversation with Creepy Pat ~ so I have to say that that was quite a success!

No words describe....

just how big Ben Aflecks head is...

Seriously, it's HOT

Seriously.....

It's after 10pm and it's still hot

I know the very few people that tune in to this blog live in the San Diego area so they deal with HOT all the time.... but this is the bay area and we don't roll like that like they do.

The only good thing is that tomorrow shouldn't get to trip-digits like it did today.... maybe it'll cool down by Sunday so I won't be frying at the afternoon BBQ with the girls. They, of course, love the sun since they like to lay out and get crispy but hello! have you seen my fair skin? Yeah, I can't hang out in the sun like that because for me it's a choice between catching on fire like a vampire or melting like an icecube ~ pass......

MIA lately, but life goes on....

So life has taken over and clearly I'm just trying to keep up.... Too many things going on to keep track of but yet somehow I push on. Anyhoo, while Oprah was in town last weekend pontificating to the Stanford Graduates I was babysitting my 'niece' while her mom, Martha, performed the first of her volunteer time as a Stanford employee (it's a "requirement" ).


Rachel and I had a nice time together for the few hours while mom was away. I think she's really getting used to me now that they live so close and I can visit more (well when life isn't driving me crazy all the time, that is). At least I'm not some weird stranger who wants to hold her. For a 14 month old, wow, she's seriously got some speed but we stayed home so I didn't have to worry about not having a leash (yes, I'm all for leashes on a wrist or waist if were to have kids myself).

Martha warned me that she was in a serious climbing faze. So many things are currently stacked so she can't climb on them.

Rachel has this great lion toy- it's part push toy and part bike-riding thing. Unfortunately, because it can only be a push or ride toy at one time she got a bit frustrated with it. First she wanted to push it about and then she wanted to get onto it which meant putting the seat down and then she'd tire of doing that and want to push it again.... But it was when she tried to sit on it backward and get it to move forward - her forward facing direction... that really didn't work out. I think that was the only 'fall-go-boom' experience that actually created a couple crocodile tears. And once the shock was over she was back to pushing riding the toy....

Surprisingly I found this image when I googled "lion push toy" (google rocks!)

After Martha got home I drove over to my folks to celebrate Father Day. The celebration meal was lobster and if it were warmer we'd have sat outside in the garden and eat there, but it wasn't that nice outside that afternoon so we stayed inside. My mom who, of course, primarily planned the whole Dad Day to do's sent my dad off to buy the lobsters that morning while I was off babysitting.

So here they are *before*. No, we didn't name them so no one was particularly attached to them as pets - not that they'd make good pets anyway.

Here they are in the pot getting cooked up

And here they are fresh out of the water still steaming

Before serving them the goal was to pre-crack them a bit to make it easier. The suckers were soooo hard my mom had to take a hammer to crack the claws. And I have to say that was pretty comical to watch and I kept worrying that she was going to pound her finger rather than the lobster.

The meal was great, we had fun chatting and cracking through the lobster shells to get to the meat. We topped off the meal with a tasty chocolate cake / custard tort". And as we were finishing up my sister called, and we all got a chance to talk with her....

Sadly it was a Sunday night so I had to get home and prepare for the week so I skedaddled off home. I think after I left my dad had to put the dishes in the dishwasher (I know, isn't that awful?!). But I think it was a good Fathers Day overall.

Reality Show Fix Time

While summer may mean boring reruns on TV to some it also means Reality TV Time to others (like me and maybe some of you too! ;)

While I wait for the July premier of Project Runway I'm enjoying So You Think You Can Dance which I absolutely love! And today was the first peep about the next Celebrity Rehab with Dr Drew & I just can't wait. While I'm no angel or anything after watching the first episode of CelebRehab my jaw was on in my lap!~ sorry, but for me, the concept of being addicted to anything /drugs /alcohol is just not in my personal make up and I truly couldn't comprehend it was was shocked and amazed by the show and the personal videos pre-rehab check in.

And then as the ep's continued the reality show aspect kept raising it's ugly head [Example: Jeff Conway's outbursts, withdrawl, ... well, anything he did and said basically was just so over the top!]. So, yes I'll be there for the next installment (via my trusty DVR) to see who's so messed up and who benefits from the help of sexy Dr Drew and his staff.

Jeff will be back (because he basically didn't graduate last and I guess he hopes that 300th times the charm) but this time he'll have to compete with Hot-Mess Gary Busey! Oh sorry, my bad, Gary is joining the cast to *share* his experiences with recovery as he is now 13 years sober ~ just goes to show you kiddies: DON'T DO DRUGS!

You most certainly don't want to be like Gary Busey when you grow up!

Also joining Jeff in Rehab will be Sean Stewart (whoever), Amber Smith (ditto: whoever), Rodney King, Nikki McKibbin (American Idol), Steven Adler (Guns n Roses) and Tawny Kitaen (Actress). Okay let's stop and reflect....

Tawny Kitaen may be interesting. First known for her "flexibility" on the hood of a Jaguar in Whitesnake videos in white virginal-like negligee then her life took a turn for the worst and this is her in 2006:

The second reflection goes to Niki McKibbin - the AI contestant that just didn't sing well enough to win in Season 1 but she was quite a cutie.... Oh, but that was then:

I know cheap shot photo ~ but I just couldn't help it

Nikki started hawking her AI status on Fear Factor and Battle of the Network Reality Stars but didn't really do anything singing related... hmmm, wonder what kind of mess she is now...?

On a side note Celebrity Circus starts to night on TV and while I had no intention of getting sucked up into this show I think I may take a peek - so far there are three celebrity's that have injuries from the show and now I'm just curious.... awful isn't it? Well my DRV won't mind, I don't think.

Hello So. CAL!

What'ya doing Saturday?

I'm performing on the Gypsy Camp Stage at 2:40pm

on Saturday June 7th at the MECDA Carnivale in Arcadia

MECDA Carnivale
Santa Anita Race Track
285 W Huntington Ave
Arcadia, CA 91007

Saturday: 11.30 to 8pm

Directions to Santa Anita Race Track for MECDA Carnivale here
$17.00 Adults (non MECDA member)
$7 Seniors and children 12
**No credit card payments at the door**

Maybe I'll see you there!

Please drop me off on the next corner

This is the picture I found when I googled hell....

At least you now know where to find me

No Booty Calls

Kelly is the best and this new video is Fantastic! I hope you all enjoy....

Kubla Con Wrap Up

So my expedition to Kubla Con was pretty fun.... and surprisingly there weren't any computer/internet games. I mean this was a con full of (mostly) men - of all ages - who were interacting with one another without an internet connection.

Throughout the hotel there were games set up like these tables.



The below game, Lost Cities, is a game the Davina purchased at the con. She graciously taught me how to play and we played three times in a row before Joe kicked me out so he could play.

It's really a fun game and I will hopefully get to play again (hint, hint Davina!)

So here you see this VERY intricate game these men set up. There was a Polynesian theme but I couldn't figure out anything else about it....

Every move the make per turn is so exact that they use rulers and measuring tapes. (On the Right picture you see the measuring tape that they were using)

These bugs were used for some kind of Starship Trouper kind of Bug VS Man game:

The below game is War Hammer 4000 - there was a lot of trouble over the con walkies about what size tables were needed to get this set up. This pictures were taken about an hour or so into set up and they were still far from starting to "play".

This game is set up to resemble the Bay Area:

This is the Peninsula up through San Francisco over the Golden Gate Bridge into Marin and then over a bridge into the East Bay...

My guess is that this particular game was played well into the morning hours.... I'm sure I was home and in bed by the time they wrapped up.

Before leaving the hotel for Davina, Joe and I found that there was a Rock Star game hooked up in one of the con rooms.... so we found a fourth person to join us and we headed there. I disastrously failed not on only the bass but also drums... but eventually we found the perfect mix: Joe (Mr Guitar Hero himself) on guitar, Davina on bass, Alex (? ~ I think that was his name) on Drums & me on vocals. We got through a few songs with some pretty high marks even! I can see why there are some folks around here just addicted to this 'game'... but I have no plans to purchase it myself.