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Is there ever somethings you feel like you can’t do? Do you ever wish you could know more than you do? Well that certainly make two of us, but I think I’ve found something for us that is really interesting.

A while ago, I stumbled upon this wabsite called WikiHow and is a kind of daughter page to Wikipedia (the Encyclopeida of the internet). I usually don’t like Wikipedia at all, since it neither trustworthy or really relevant in it’s facts. Anyone, like you and me, can go in and edit (fancy word for change) what’s in there, and modify the facts if we please. The sourse is not trustworthy and I try to stay away from it. This site, however, is completely different. It’s more of a how-to-do certain things.

If you’ve ever wondered how to make money fast, draw a cartoon man, make a White Russian cocktail, live like a rock star, to deal with legal matters on a budget, or why not shuffle a deck of card? If you have, this is the place for you. It will tell you practically anything you need to know so that for the next party you can shine with you knowledge about everything. Even small, stupid stuff.

Don’t forget… Knowledge is Power!

You can find the website here.

With the new James Bond movie coming out soon (Quantum of Solace) I feel the hype in the city. There are movie posters in every corner and on every wall. Going back to the previous Bond movie, with Daniel Craig as Bond, they have really put alot more energy and money into promotion this one. According to me, Craig did a really good job on the last movie and I like him as Bond. I’m so looking forward to seeing him in this new one.

And if you happen to be a Bond fan, there’s now a book out for you called “On the tracks of 007″, written by a Dutch guy called Martijn Mulder. You can visit 750 different places around the world and see the ‘behind the scenes’ locations to all movies.

Mulder has been working on this project for 10 years, mapping out all the places, some well known and some not so much. Like the famous scene when Roger Moore lands his small aeroplane in a bay in “The Man with the Golden Gun”. That island is located in the Thai carribean. The original name for it is Khao Ping Kan but is now more known as James Bond island. And do you know what road Sean Connery was walking on in Tokyo in “You only live twice”? If you don’t, you’ll find the answer in this book.

The book is a mere 300 pages and is a must have for all James Bond fans. And it will make a great christmas present. In the picture below you can se the author in Akime, Japan by this memorial/memory stone. This is the place where Bond steped ashore to look for Blofeld’s secret hideaway in “You only live twice”

As you may have notices, I’m somewhat of a fall person. I love this time of the year when it’s getting colder, more rain, and the days are getting a bit darker. It’s an excellent time to be inside, light a bunch of candles, cuddle up with a cup of tea and a blanket, watch a movie, and just feel good. What is there not to like about fall? And not to forget all the beautiful colors on the trees. It’s wonderful.

Another thing I like to engage in is massages. I’m very much into giving massages to the people around me. No, I’m not one of those people who will attact you without a warning, but I really don’t mind giving them. Especially since I’m actually pretty good at it. Now, I don’t at all mind getting one myself, that’s always nice. And I happen to think that giving each other massages every now and then is a great way to reconnect, feel close, and just have a reason to touch your close one.

Massages are of course good all year around, but I especially think that they will do you good in the fall. It’s just the perfect time for it. As some people might only massage each other for the good feeling, I’m more into the massage that actually helps.

The biggest problem most people have is that they use only their fingers when giving the massage. As you might have experienced that will make you tired fast. So that’s a big NoNo! What you want to do is have the other person lie down while you are on top of them. That means that you can rely on you own body weight and just press youself down, not really using any type of force. This will make you last longer and also being able to apply more preassure where it might be needed.

So if we all go, take ut a pillow, and start practising, we will be pros in no time. An this is a great thing to surprise you love one with next time they complain about neck pain or tired feet.

Take care of each other and have fun experimenting!

As I was studying for tomorrow’s Macroeconomics exam, I took a break and started surfing the web. A lot of great stuff out there and there are always new things to discover. I stumbled upon an interesting article about how coffee and tea (well all hot drinks really) affects us more than we might think.

While many people, including myself, drink these hot beverages to enjoy the great feeling of caffeine, there are now research that claims that the beverage does more than that.

It is a research from the University of Colorado that claims that when we enjoy hot beverages, we will also get better relationships. If you put your hands around a hot cup of coffee, you will start having more favorable thoughts about other people. They say that up until today it’s known that people who feel alone or left out tend to want a hot beverage or hot soup, and now UoC is showing us that there are real feelings and emotions that arrises from a hot cup of coffee, which will lead to a better atmosphere among people.

According to the research people, our brain works with both physical heat and emotional heat in the same part/area.

Isn’t this interesting? So if I’d only bought my ex more coffee, maybe we’d still be together. If it was only that easy… This is at least good news for Starbuck’s, right?

I love it when things, sentences, words can mean more than one thing. Maybe that’s why I love Hemingway so much. He’s got a deeper meaning to his stories and he invites the reader to think for them selves. I like that. My own title invites you to think about why I mean. Does it have something to do with the fact that I’m still heartbroken or is it directed to the falling rain outside my window?

On a fall day/ evening like this I always like to make my surroundings, my apartment as cozy and warm as I can, and there are many ways for you to do that. One thing is to bring more color in to your life. Get rid of the black, white, and gray and start looking at things that are chili- red, purple, and deep blue. The warmth of the colors will keep you from falling into a fall depression.

 Another thing I simply cannot live without are candles. Candles in every way, shape, and form… and color. I’m not to fond of the smelling ones as they tend to give me a headake, but other than that I love candles. Even right now, I have a bunch of candles surrounding me, giving the room that kind of mellow, soft light that is so comfortable. So with candles all around me, a cup of tea in my hand, and a great movie waiting for me, I can’t imagine spending this saturday night in any other way.

Here are some fall things that I long for right now. Would love to have them cheer up my life.´

A nice, big cup for my tea.

I told you I was crazy about candles. My list could go on forever, but it’s just to show you that the fall season doesn’t have to be that depressing. Even though it might be, you can still brighten up your day with a candle, a cup of tea, and/or a friend. That’s what I’m planning on doing.

I‘m not particularly fond of cakes. I mean, they’re good to eat once in a while, but I can’t say that I’m a cake person. Maybe except for the Swedish Princess Cake, which they sell at IKEA by the way. Then I also love chocolate cake and carrot cake, but I see those as more of bakegoods than cakes.

Anyway, there are few things in life that can be as pretty as a professionally made cake. Doesn’t have to be a wedding cake, but just those funny specialty cakes are beautiful. They are like eatable pieces of art in my opinion, and I would love to be that crafty and have that patience to create something like that.

I happen to know of a great, fairly small bakery right here in the city, that bakes the most amazing cakes ever. The place is called ‘Black Hound’ and is located on 2nd avenue. They have been making classic cakes from scratch since 1988 and some of their legendary cakes include the Busy Bee cake, the Checker cake, and the carrot or coconut cake. It’s been said that they use mouth-watering buttercreams and luscios ganaches, decorating them beautifully with unique garnishes and personalized messages. They say that their cakes are as individual as delicious. And according to ‘The New York Times’ they have some of the city’s most delectable cookies and cakes.

I was thinking of maybe stopping by the gym later, so maybe I’ll stop by this place later and pick up a little something to cheer me up. Sometimes you deserv it.

  The Busy Bee cake

 The Checker Cake

 Strawberries and cream cake

 Autumn cakes

 
Cakes that make me happy!

This is what I recieved from my mom earlier today:

“OMG, can’t believe you’re doming home in 8 weeks. Great! Miss you like crazy!”

Isn’t that nice. It’s always nice to be missed and longed for, especially by the people who you really love. I immediately started thinking about things to bring back to everybody, like christmans presents and such. It’s more fun to bring stuff that I’ve bought over here, as there is less of a chance that they already have it from back home. I want my presents to be the buzz of the night. I just love giving away presents. Alomost more than recieving them, almost that is

Anyway, I started thinking about the trip and how to plan it. God knows I’m a planner and tend to start a little early. But if you don’t hava anything else to do, why not? I thing that I’ve always found difficult and kind of interesting, is what to wear on the plane; your own airport style as I’d like to call it. If I have a long flight infront of me, I always chose comfy clothes, but if I have a shorter flight I tend to go with the more stylish outfit. What is your strategy?

Here are some fab airport styles:

 Eva Mendez on Heathrow

  There are few couples who look as good as the Beckhams. Here they are at LAX

 Reneé Zellweger is a little too dressed up for my taste but I love her LV suitcase!

 If I were an airport style I’d probably be this one. It’s so right! Gwyneth Paltrow at Heathrow

 A cute couple at LAX

Sarah Palin’s power look doesn’t come cheap. At least not if you want to believe the numbers published by the Republican National Commitee (RNC). The Republican vice president has allegedly bought clothes and jewlery for $150,000 since she was chosen to stand by McCain. Going through the Democrats’s list, no such numbers have occurred.

Palin’s first shopping spreas were in New York and St. Luis where she spent close to $49,000. In September alone, the RNC spent $4,700 on hair and make up. These big expenses have now been questioned by critiques who say that the money for Palin’s apperance should be taken from her own account and not from the Republican Party’s. To this, the Republican party says that it was ment for the clothes to go to charity after Palin had used them. All of these number were found under a new category in the statement from the RNC called “Campaign accessories”.

Looking even more closely, it also looks like the entire Palin family have gotten makeovers. Palin’s baby boy has gotten clothes from Pacifier for about $300 and her husband has gotten men’s wear for about $4,900 from Atelier.

This might seem as small numbers if you compare them to how much it actually takes to become President of the United States, a staggering $15 billion. Not bad since McCain spends about $1.5 billion a month and Obama spends about $2,5 billion a month. Most of the money goes to TV commersials, personnel, and travel. Even changing a sports area to an arean for a political event can cost up to $630 million. Until last week McCain had raised about $177 million while Obama took the lead with $401 million.

So there you go. Some numbers on the upcoming election! How would you spend all that money?   

Okay, I admit it. I am heartbroken. And probably dumped, but that I’m not sure about (the entire thing started with me not being able to get a hold of him, so I actually don’t know anything). This is what a friend wrote to me and that, inspite of how I’m feeling, made me feel a little bit better. I at least got to see that there is something behind the broken heart. Duh! Of course I knew that. I know that, but sometimes when you’re caught up in it you just need a friend to remind you.

THIS TOO SHALL PASS!!  IT’S REALLY NOT THE END OF THE WORLD!  TRY TO REMEMBER THIS!…  No matter how heartbroken or distressed you are or how much pain you’re in now, try to remember that, amazing as it may seem, THIS TOO SHALL PASS - - eventually.

You will not always be in this much pain and sorrow.  Time does have a way of healing us - though it can be hard to believe that when we’re in the midst of feeling so hurt.

REMEMBER, YOU’RE NOT ALONE.  Do remember that most people have been there.  Very few of us get out of adolesence without a number of stabs to the heart - and for some of us - those “stabs” were a frequent part of our young adult years.  So, you’re not alone.  It’s part of being a feeling, interacting human being to every once in a while get your heart broken.  Doesn’t make it hurt any less, mind you - but it gives you a bit of a philosophical view - in case that helps.

LEARN FROM THIS EXPERIENCE   That’s one thing you can get from even the worst experience - WHAT CAN I LEARN FROM THIS? A great rabbi once said, you can learn something from everything, meaning there’s no experience that can’t teach you something worthwhile.

Socialize - get out there - meet new people - make some new friends! It will feel good.  Of course it’s best not to expect to meet someone “dazzling” right away.  It truly does take time to meet someone special - but lay the ground work by getting out there and circulating - that’s usually a good thing for a human being to do, no matter what.

Isn’t this great. It made me fell all warm inside and, for a while, it made me feel better. I guess that’s what friends are for, right?

In New York, there are countless thins for you to see and experience. Every new thing that is being introduced to this world makes their first pit stop in New York. We get the first try, and if we like it and approve, so will the rest of the country. That’s what I love about this place and what makes it so unique as a city.

There are things, however, that go against the trend of revealing the new and unexperienced. There are those who see a beauty in the past, in what has been, in what is no longer current. One of those places is the veneu of Clearview Chelsea, a cinema theater inthe heart of Chelsea. On October 23, they are hosting two screenings of “The Witches of Eastwick”, a novel by John Updike about three lonely women from New England who find their sexual selves when a devilish stranger rolls into town. It was made in 1987 with Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfifer as the leading ladies and Jack Nicholson as the man.

The Clearview’s price is a mere $7.50 which, in my book, is a great price. Other screening dates are Oct 28, and the same dates at Cielo, a nightclub in Meatpacking District.

Clearview: 260 West 23rd Street

Cielo: 18 Little West 12th Street