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<title><![CDATA[Breo Sport Ladies 'Roam' 17cm Pink Digital Watch]]></title>
<link>http://topukwatchesshop.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/breo-sport-ladies-roam-17cm-pink-digital-watch/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tyulamdee9</dc:creator>
<guid>http://topukwatchesshop.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/breo-sport-ladies-roam-17cm-pink-digital-watch/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Breo Roam Watches Shop UK I bought this just before going on holiday to Cornwall and haven&#8217;t t]]></description>
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<p><a href='http://www.amazon.co.uk/Breo-Sport-Ladies-Roam-Digital/dp/B001MIYKTG?tag=cheapwatch-21'><img style="float:left;width:150px;height:150px;margin-right:10px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/319plYVtCtL._SL500_.jpg" border='1'></a></p>
<p>I bought this just before going on holiday to Cornwall and haven&#8217;t taken it off since.  It&#8217;s really comfortable, keeps excellent time (contrary to other reviewers&#8217; experiences mine has neither gained or lost time) and I&#8217;ve been able to wear it for swimming with no problems.  Loads of people have commented on it too and have asked where I had it from.  Even my kids (who never admit to their mum having anything cool!) think it&#8217;s a funky watch!</p>
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<li>Increased concentration</li>
<li>Natural detoxification of the body</li>
<li>Improved sleep, relaxation and meditation</li>
<li>Improved vitality and mood</li>
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<h2>Available from Amazon <a href='http://www.amazon.co.uk/Breo-Sport-Ladies-Roam-Digital/dp/B001MIYKTG?tag=cheapwatch-21'>Check Price Now!</a></h2>
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<title><![CDATA[Warning to Professing Christians - Albert N. Martin]]></title>
<link>http://urgencytorise.com/2009/11/25/warning-to-professing-christians-albert-n-martin/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>time2stand</dc:creator>
<guid>http://urgencytorise.com/2009/11/25/warning-to-professing-christians-albert-n-martin/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[       Thanks to James at www.illbehonest.com I was able to receive the entire message to the video ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>       Thanks to James at <a href="http://www.illbehonest.com">www.illbehonest.com</a> I was able to receive the entire message to the video clip below.  Please listen to this message, but be warned, it is one of the strongest message there is.  It reminds me much of Jonathan Edwards sermon, <em>Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.</em></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Below is the video from Ill be Honest &#8211; Grace Community Church in San Antonio, TX.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/gub5uaiT3fo&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/gub5uaiT3fo&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=101803153426" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Download the entire message here!</strong></span></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nike Dunk Boot GS – Holiday 2009 at www.iamaprofashional.com]]></title>
<link>http://iknews.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/nike-dunk-boot-gs-%e2%80%93-holiday-2009-at-www-iamaprofashional-com/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bkellime</dc:creator>
<guid>http://iknews.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/nike-dunk-boot-gs-%e2%80%93-holiday-2009-at-www-iamaprofashional-com/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[These will only be made in kids sizes, and since that’s me, and since folks have always told me neve]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cash donations for Hair Flair for Hope]]></title>
<link>http://hometown-columbia.com/2009/11/25/cash-donations-for-hair-flair-for-hope/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>JessieX</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hometown-columbia.com/2009/11/25/cash-donations-for-hair-flair-for-hope/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you like the work of Hair Flair for Hope, consider purchasing a cap base for one of the wigs. The]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://hometowncolumbia.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/hair-flair-for-hope-wig.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2260" title="Hair Flair for Hope wig" src="http://hometowncolumbia.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/hair-flair-for-hope-wig.jpg" alt="" width="97" height="130" /></a>If you like the work of Hair Flair for Hope, consider purchasing a cap base for one of the wigs. They&#8217;re $15 and donations can be paid via Paypal to<a href="mailto:hair.flair.hope@gmail.com"> hair.flair.hope@gmail.com</a>. While Hair Flair for Hope is not an official 501(c)3, they are a registered volunteer. As such, the Children&#8217;s Hospital will process cash donations and provide receipts for tax deductions, if you&#8217;d like.</p>
<p>Consider if you will a creative, filled-with-lotsa-love, personable way to help a child with cancer have a very different experience of their hair with a cash donation to Hair Flair for Hope.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Be Ye Thankful - Banner of Truth]]></title>
<link>http://urgencytorise.com/2009/11/25/be-ye-thankful-banner-of-truth/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>time2stand</dc:creator>
<guid>http://urgencytorise.com/2009/11/25/be-ye-thankful-banner-of-truth/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[              &#8220;In everything give thanks&#8221; &#8220;See what cause the saints have to be fr]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">       &#8220;In everything give thanks&#8221; &#8220;See what cause the saints have to be frequent in the work of thanksgiving. In this Christians are defective; though they are much in supplication, yet little in gratulation. The apostle says. &#8220;In everything give thanks&#8221; (1 Thess. 5.18). Why so? Because God makes everything work for our good. We thank the physician, though he gives us a bitter medicine which makes us sick, because it is to make us well; we thank any man who does us a good turn; and shall we not be thankful to God, who makes everything work for good to us? God loves a thankful Christian. Job thanked God when he took all away: &#8220;The Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord&#8221; (Job 1.21). Many will thank God when He gives; Job thanks Him when He takes away, because he knew that God would work good out of it. We read of saints with harps in their hands (Rev. 14.2), an emblem of praise. We meet many Christians who have tears in their eyes, and complaints in their mouths; but there are few with their harps in their hands, who praise God in affliction. To be thankful in affliction is a work peculiar to a saint. Every bird can sing in spring, but some birds will sing in the dead of winter. Everyone, almost, can be thankful in prosperity, but a true saint can be thankful in adversity. A good Christian will bless God, not only at sun-rise, but at sun-set. Well may we, in the worst that befalls us, have a psalm of thankfulness, because all things work for good. Oh, be much in blessing of God: we will thank Him that doth befriend us.&#8221; Taken from Banner of Truth&#8217;s Puritan Paperback, &#8220;All Things for Good,&#8221; by Thomas Watson, pp 62-63.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">If you&#8217;d like to read the rest of Thomas Watson&#8217;s &#8220;All Things for Good,&#8221; other works of the Puritans or any of the other 600+ Banner of Truth books currently in print, visit our Web site: <a href="http://www.banneroftruth.org">www.banneroftruth.org</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"> </p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://urgencytorise.com/2009/11/10/give-a-way-contest-from-time2stand/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>The Urgency to Rise book give-a-way is coming up!  Have you entered yet?</strong></span></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Day 19 (11/24/09): Brooklyn Bound]]></title>
<link>http://100girls100days.com/2009/11/25/day-19-112409-brooklyn-bound/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>100 Girls, 100 Days</dc:creator>
<guid>http://100girls100days.com/2009/11/25/day-19-112409-brooklyn-bound/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Age: 27 Hair: Curly Dark Brunette Height: 5&#8242;4 Method: Catchin Up Advancement: Vodka Cranberry ]]></description>
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<p>Age: 27</p>
<p>Hair: Curly Dark Brunette</p>
<p>Height: 5&#8242;4</p>
<p>Method: Catchin Up</p>
<p>Advancement: Vodka Cranberry</p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p>I met B while I was at bartending school a few years ago. We bonded over a 40 hour week of making Malibu Baybreezes, Alabama Slammers, and Incredible Hulks.  She was my hipster fantasy, leggings under a cute dress, a penchant for indie rock, and quirky as all hell. But I had a girlfriend. This was even in decline of the relationship. But, despite my best temptations, I didn&#8217;t cheat or end the relationship over her. I just pined.</p>
<p>And then I got single, and she got relationshipped. Rinse and repeat this pattern for a few years, but we kept in touch. We finally hung out yesterday for the first time in a few years. We reminisced over our teacher yelling at us, over her busting my balls, over the weird kids in class. It was a fun time. Unfortunately, nothing really came of it. I think the window on that one is a little closed, but she was/is a cool girl and an always enjoyable person to spend the night drinking with, or even just making drinks with.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Bar Zerro]]></title>
<link>http://osakainsider.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/bar-zerro/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>osakainsider</dc:creator>
<guid>http://osakainsider.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/bar-zerro/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bar Zerro (map here) is a sure place to go on a Saturday night (or Friday, if it&#8217;s late enough]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-378" title="zerro" src="http://osakainsider.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/zerro.jpg" alt="" width="310" height="233" />Bar Zerro (<a href="http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?lr=lang_ja&#38;oe=utf-8&#38;client=firefox-a&#38;ie=UTF8&#38;q=zerro+osaka&#38;fb=1&#38;gl=jp&#38;hq=zerro&#38;hnear=osaka&#38;cid=0,0,16860693974810617472&#38;ei=OykNS5jjG8KWkAWhi-CHBA&#38;ved=0CAoQnwIwAA&#38;ll=34.670682,135.502346&#38;spn=0.008683,0.01929&#38;z=16&#38;brcurrent=3,0x6000e73098799cf5:0xb07f1c0e2b45d0f5,0" target="_blank">map here</a>) is a sure place to go on a Saturday night (or Friday, if it&#8217;s late enough) to find drunken fun in Osaka&#8217;s Minami district. It advertises itself as falling somewhere between a bar and club, but I would call it more of a bar that knows how to cut loose. They host DJ events every Saturday night, as well as a number of other events and parties. They also have a Fussball table (no longer for free, unfortunately) and celebrate foreign holidays such as Halloween&#8230;speaking of which, Zerro offers &#8220;roast dinners&#8221; (turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, etc.) on Sunday nights, so if you are an expat sad about missing your Thanksgiving eats this year, drop by next weekend! The drinks are not cheap here, but the customers are always varied and friendly, and the bilingual bartenders help create a great atmosphere.</p>
<p>Zerro is conveniently located near <a href="http://osakainsider.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/dotombori/" target="_self">Dotombori</a>, Shinsaibashi, Minami&#8217;s <a href="http://osakainsider.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/the-hub-pubs-of-osaka/" target="_self">Hub Pubs</a>, and other bars such as Blow and Balabushka. The closest stations are Shinsaibashi and Namba subway stations. Zerro can be contacted by phone at 06-6211-0439.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[TOMORROW: Gobblepalooza at Old Navy]]></title>
<link>http://beingresourceful.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/tomorrow-gobblepalooza-at-old-navy/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>M</dc:creator>
<guid>http://beingresourceful.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/tomorrow-gobblepalooza-at-old-navy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Starting on Thanksgiving Day (tomorrow!), Old Navy is running 3 days of amazing sales! They&#8217;re]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft" title="old navy" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:Ek87LmjBIWVhxM:http://www.busymom.net/reviews/old_navy.jpg" alt="" width="115" height="115" />Starting on Thanksgiving Day (tomorrow!), Old Navy is running 3 days of amazing sales! They&#8217;re calling it <a href="http://www.gobblepalooza.com/?bng=%20&#38;utm_source=DailyCandy&#38;utm_medium=CUSTOM&#38;utm_content=Thanksgiving&#38;utm_campaign=2H09" target="_blank"><strong>Gobblepalooza</strong></a>. Get up early tomorrow morning, throw on your shopping duds, lace up your shoes, and get ready to SHOP. Top off the day with some turkey and stuffing, and watch some football. Now that&#8217;s a <em>GREAT </em>Thanksgiving!</p>
<p>Some of the sale items include:</p>
<ul>
<li>50% off outwear for the family</li>
<li>$10 5-pocket jeans for kids &#38; toddlers</li>
<li>buy 2 get 1 free Collectabili-TEES for the family (excluding NFL &#38; NCAA)</li>
<li>$15 5-pocket jeans for adults</li>
<li>$10 active wear for women</li>
<li>$5 long-sleeve tees for kids &#38; toddlers</li>
</ul>
<p>Be sure to visit their site to see all of the deals, and pay special attention to their one-day-only deals. Different deals on different days!</p>
<p><a href="http://oldnavy.gap.com/customerService/storeLocator.do" target="_blank">Find an Old Navy near you</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sekonda 4191 Ladies Dress Watch Silver Dial Stone Set Case &amp; Bracelet]]></title>
<link>http://watchesstore.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/sekonda-4191-ladies-dress-watch-silver-dial-stone-set-case-bracelet/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>asdlamdee9</dc:creator>
<guid>http://watchesstore.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/sekonda-4191-ladies-dress-watch-silver-dial-stone-set-case-bracelet/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sekonda 4191 Watches Shop UK Sekonda 4191 Ladies Dress Watch. Silver Sunray Dial. Polished Stainless]]></description>
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<p><a href='http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sekonda-4191-Ladies-Silver-Bracelet/dp/B002LYCW90?tag=cheapwatch-21'><img style="float:left;width:150px;height:150px;margin-right:10px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31dAY0j%2BpVL._SL500_.jpg" border='1'></a></p>
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<p>Sekonda 4191 Ladies Dress Watch. Silver Sunray Dial. Polished Stainless Steel Stone Set Case. Polished Stainless Steel Bracelet. Splasgproof. 2 Years Sekonda Warranty. Comes in Sekonda Presentable Box.</p>
<h2>Available from Amazon <a href='http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sekonda-4191-Ladies-Silver-Bracelet/dp/B002LYCW90?tag=cheapwatch-21'>Check Price Now!</a></h2>
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<title><![CDATA[Breo Sport Ladies 'Roam' 17cm Black Digital Watch]]></title>
<link>http://watchesstore.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/breo-sport-ladies-roam-17cm-black-digital-watch/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>asdlamdee9</dc:creator>
<guid>http://watchesstore.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/breo-sport-ladies-roam-17cm-black-digital-watch/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Breo Roam Watches Shop UK Increased concentration Natural detoxification of the body Improved sleep,]]></description>
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<p><a href='http://www.amazon.co.uk/Breo-Sport-Ladies-Roam-Digital/dp/B001MIYKS2?tag=cheapwatch-21'><img style="float:left;width:150px;height:150px;margin-right:10px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31tVPGkS4OL._SL500_.jpg" border='1'></a></p>
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<ul>
<li>Increased concentration</li>
<li>Natural detoxification of the body</li>
<li>Improved sleep, relaxation and meditation</li>
<li>Improved vitality and mood</li>
</ul>
<h2>Available from Amazon <a href='http://www.amazon.co.uk/Breo-Sport-Ladies-Roam-Digital/dp/B001MIYKS2?tag=cheapwatch-21'>Check Price Now!</a></h2>
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<title><![CDATA[Ein turbulenter Monat...]]></title>
<link>http://talesoflifeandlove.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/ein-turbulenter-monat/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>TariTamari</dc:creator>
<guid>http://talesoflifeandlove.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/ein-turbulenter-monat/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nachdem ich nun also ca 5 wochen M.I.A. war und mir viel Gemecker ueber mein nicht vorhandenes Schre]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Nachdem ich nun also ca 5 wochen M.I.A. war und mir viel Gemecker ueber mein nicht vorhandenes Schreiben anhoeren musste, hab ich heute nachgegeben. Und weiss nicht, wo ich anfangen soll.  Es ist sooooooooo viel passiert in den letzten Wochen! Ich versuche, mich kurz zu fassen.</p>
<p>Das ich einen neuen Job habe, wissen ja die meisten schon- am 7.12. wird meine Karriere wohl endlich ge-kick-started, da ich bei Firma X als Recruitment Consultant eingestellt wurde; also werd ich hoffentlich schoen viel Geld machen und meine Mittagspausen mit me Julie verbringen, da mein Arbeitsplatz very conveniently in unmittelbarer Naehe zu ihrem ist.</p>
<p>Hmm was noch? Nisl hat sein Abflugsdatum- naechsen Montag, am 30.11. geht&#8217;s in den Oman. Und ja, zu den Briefen sind noch etliche Romane hinzugestossen und es werden noch weitere kommen. Sein erstes Paket wird wohl aus 30 Briefen und Zetteln mit verwischt-geheulten Mascara- Tropfen bestehen, und ueberall wird so ziemlich das gleiche stehen: Ich vermisse Dich. Komm bald wieder.</p>
<p>Und a propos Nisl: Der Herr hat ja bekanntermassen ne ziemlich grosse Familie. Und davon kenn ich ein paar wenige Exemplare, darunter einen gewissen Cousin- bis dahin in der Weltgeschichte nur als &#8220;Nisl-Cousin&#8221; bekannt, heutzutage better known as TB. Tja, und was hat dieser Cousin getan?! Sich meine Schuliet gekrallt, jawohl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Ums mal ein bisschen genauer zu erklaeren: eines schoenes Morgens um 6 uhr frueh hielt ich ein Telefonat bei dem ich dachte, ich hoerte ncih richtig; da verkuendete mir die Schuliet doch tatsaechlich, 5 h(!!!!!!!) mit TB am Telefon verquatsch zu haben und sich doch tatsaechlich Head-Over-Heels verknallt zu haben; jaaaaaaaa, DIE Schuliet!!! Tja, und was dann passierte, ist Geschichte; Schuliet ist offiziell Schoko-frei, crazy in love mit dem Cousin meines Freundes und noch closer, als sie ohnehin schon war- welcome to the family, sister <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Und dann am Sonntag spielte sich das Treffen der Giganten ab: Flo&#8217;s Birthday-Party. Und der TB war natuerlich anwesend, da die liebe Flo ihn natuerlich erstmal -Zitat- &#8220;abchecken&#8221; wollte um zu sehen, ob er denn auch einen Stamp of Approval verdient. Es war schon ein bisschen awkward- ich mein, sowas passiert ja nicht alle Tage, dass man eine der liebsten Freundinnen auf einmal mit jemandem sieht, den man bis dato nur als den &#8220;kleinen Cousin&#8221; gesehn hat- fuer ihn war&#8217;s wahrscheinlich weirder als fuer mich though! Naja, aber ich muss schon sagen, die 2 geben ein sehr schnuckliges Paerchen ab und ich freu mich, awkward hin oder her (man mags kaum glauben, aber ich vermute, dass selbst der Nisl n kleinen Freudentanz aufm Army-Camp hingelegt hat- zumindest, wenn man seiner Zufriedenheit Glauben schenken darf!)- also- CONGRATULATIONS <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Der ganze Abend war alles in Allem sehr lustig, und Flo&#8217;s Freude ueber ihr Geschenk &#8211; eine Hamsi-Bamsi-Frau (dh ein weiblicher Hamster^^) war doch schon sehr ruehrend.</p>
<p>Zwischendurch hatte ich uebrigens noch Wohnungen besichtigt, Wohnung gefunden, wurde ausgeraubt,  Wohnung verloren, wurde von Schulie getroestet, und hab ne neue Bleibe gefunden- bei me Julie im Haus!!!!!! Dh, ich ziehe naechsten Donnerstag schon um und unsere WG-Plaene werden ENDLICH Wirklichheit! Wohoo! Und ab Februar sucht the Terrible Threesome aka J, F &#38; T ein eigenes Haeuschen im Sueden und wir sind alle schon total im flat-hunting-fever. Wuenscht uns Glueck!</p>
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<link>http://cheapwatchesonline.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/breo-sport-ladies-roam-17cm-black-digital-watch/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ladies, Close your damn legs!]]></title>
<link>http://entathamadness.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/ladies-close-your-damn-legs/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jerrold</dc:creator>
<guid>http://entathamadness.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/ladies-close-your-damn-legs/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Women please stop giving up the ass so fast!  You are a treasure and should be treated as one.  You ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Women please stop giving up the ass so fast!  You are a treasure and should be treated as one.  You complain endlessly about not being able to find a good man.  Of course not!  Some of you guys jump in the sack so quick with these guys, it makes my head spin.  No man wants to wife a woman that he banged on the first date.  He assumes you do that with every man you meet.  Can you blame him?  I’ve never respected a woman that will give it up on the first date or say, “You don’t need a condom, I’m clean.”  Yeah, whatever.  If you give it up on the first date, you’ve just been categorized as a ho by that man and that’s all you will ever be to him.</p>
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<p>The women I respected the most in my life made me wait a month before we had sex.  She respected herself and made me respect her.  I knew at that point that I wasn’t just another notch on her bedpost.  It’s important to a man.  Some men don’t care, but most do.  A good man, anyway. </p>
<p>Respect yourself.  Make him wait.  If he doesn’t want to wait, let him go.  That’s one more headache and heartache you don’t have to deal with and one more doctor’s visit you don’t have to plan.</p>
<p>Now, if you just need a quickie, do what you got to do.  Don’t go backwards, though.  Some women go and hook up with exes because the sex was good.  C’mon ladies, there’s obviously a reason your not with him.  Let it go.</p>
<p>Whether you believe it or not, you’re a gift to a man.  You complete him.  And no matter what we say or how much we complain, we need you.  Can’t exist without you.  So cut out the fat – all those bum-ass men you associate with and look for quality.  When Mr. Quality comes along, you will have so much more to offer him.  Like a tight vagina.  Accept only the best.</p>
<p>All we ever have in this life is our self-respect.  Keep it.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Stuff from my old friends at College Humor]]></title>
<link>http://somecallmeadam.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/stuff-from-my-old-friends-at-college-humor/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>uneedsme</dc:creator>
<guid>http://somecallmeadam.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/stuff-from-my-old-friends-at-college-humor/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I want a girl who can do this&#8230; See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. Great]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Vamos (1944)]]></title>
<link>http://poesiadegotan.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/vamos-1944/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>poesiadegotan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://poesiadegotan.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/vamos-1944/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Let’s Go lyrics by Rodolfo Sciammarella From the depths of my tears and pains, I ask God to listen t]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hullete hukommelse gir kjekke overraskelser]]></title>
<link>http://hagenpahytta.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/hullete-hukommelse-gir-kjekke-overraskelser/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Britt Åse</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Jeg fikk pakke fra TPC i dag, jeg. To prøver jeg hadde glemt at jeg hadde bestilt&#160; Serge Lutens]]></description>
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<p>Serge Lutens:</p>
<p><img style="display:inline;margin:0 20px 0 0;" alt="Eastern White Cedar" align="left" src="http://www.borealforest.org/trees/eastern_white_cedar.jpg" width="127" height="145" />Chene</p>
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<p>De befinner seg nå hhv på høyre og venstre håndledd, og jeg sitter her i en tilstand av stereo-nytelse, med muligens sterkest slagside mot venstre. Wow!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Jasmine Sloane Leather Bag]]></title>
<link>http://ilovefreshmusic.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/jasmine-sloane-leather-bag/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ilovefreshmusic</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ilovefreshmusic.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/jasmine-sloane-leather-bag/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Available now at Harrods. via Luxist]]></description>
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<p>Available now at <a href="http://www.harrods.com/HarrodsStore/find/c/women,womanacc,accforherhandbags/p/000000000001872042">Harrods</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[$2.99 Disney Tees - Princess, Minnie Mouse, Characters and more]]></title>
<link>http://beingresourceful.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/2-99-disney-tees-princess-minnie-mouse-characters-and-more/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[What a steal! The Disney Outlet store has princess tees for girls for just $2.99! At this low price,]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Citizen Ladies Stainless Steel Watch EW9240-54A - Product Review]]></title>
<link>http://anothermybloh.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/citizen-ladies-stainless-steel-watch-ew9240-54a-product-review/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jaydcaswell1234</dc:creator>
<guid>http://anothermybloh.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/citizen-ladies-stainless-steel-watch-ew9240-54a-product-review/</guid>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>The <b>Citizen</b> Ladies Stainless Steel <b>Watch</b> EW9240-54A is one of the top-selling watches in the <b>Citizen</b> Ladies Eco <b>Watch</b> line. It&#8217;s received 5-star ratings across the boards from women who own it, stating it is not only elegant but also that it is the most reliable <b>watch</b> that they have ever owned.</p>
<p>Like other watches in the <b>Citizen</b> Ladies Eco <b>Watch</b> collection, the <b>Citizen</b> Ladies Stainless Steel <b>Watch</b> EW9240-54A utilizes Eco-Drive technology from <b>Citizen</b> &#8211; meaning that the <b>watch</b> uses light-absorption only for it&#8217;s power, never requiring a battery replacement.</p>
<p>This particular <b>watch</b> is known for being &#8220;everyday&#8221; but is loved for it&#8217;s ability to go from work to the gym, then to an elegant occasion without a hitch, and is able to withstand an enormous amount of activity. Single-tone stainless steel with white dial color, this <b>watch</b> is lovely but very subtle and professional-looking.</p>
<p>Some of the feature highlights of the <b>Citizen</b> Ladies Stainless steel <b>Watch</b> EW9240-54A include:</p>
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  Water resistant &#8211; the <b>watch</b> will not get ruined from rain or accidental splashing<br />
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<p>Some other benefits from the watches in the <b>Citizen</b> Ladies Eco <b>Watch</b> collection are:</p>
<p>When the battery runs low the <b>watch</b> continues to maintain the correct time, but saves on energy by the second-hand moving two seconds forward for every two seconds passed (rather than it&#8217;s normal movement of one second forward per second). This serves as a &#8220;notice&#8221; that the <b>watch</b> should be charged by being placed in light.<br />
  When fully charged, the <b>watch</b> can run completely normally from anywhere between 45 days to 5 years.</p>
<p>Cost for the <b>Citizen</b> Ladies Stainless Steel <b>Watch</b> EW9240 is around $225.00 in retail stores.</p>
<p>Is it worth the money? My opinion &#8211; from what I&#8217;ve seen and and from consumer reviews, this <b>watch</b> is a great investment, will outlast most any ladies&#8217; <b>watch</b> available. Plus, the low-maintenance factor makes it a real money-saver over time.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Tommy Hilfiger Sport Ladies Quartz Stainless Steel #1780798]]></title>
<link>http://satavut.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/tommy-hilfiger-sport-ladies-quartz-stainless-steel-1780798/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>satavut</dc:creator>
<guid>http://satavut.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/tommy-hilfiger-sport-ladies-quartz-stainless-steel-1780798/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Out of Step]]></title>
<link>http://cakesandneckties.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/out-of-step/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>welltailored</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cakesandneckties.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/out-of-step/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago, I fell in love&#8230;with the stories and the style of Maeve Brennan. The mor]]></description>
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<p>A couple of weeks ago, I fell in love&#8230;<a href="http://cakesandneckties.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/choose-your-idols-carefully/" target="_blank">with the stories and the style of Maeve Brennan</a>. The more I learned about her life, the more I became lost in thoughts about pace and setting; the idea that Maeve seemed out of step with the days about which she wrote, how slowly she seemed to move through eras and clock-measured hours, how strongly she craved a city that stayed still. I felt like her habits reflected an obstinate digging-in of heels, a refusal to update, to move along, to accept that one day becomes the next until eventually, you have a past very different from your present.</p>
<p>In an effort to contextualise her essays, I cast a more critical eye upon myself: the words I choose, my turns of phrase, the photographs I pair with each story I post here. And, sifting through three years of my essays and articles, I reconsidered how quickly things change &#8211; style and taste, patterns of consumption, social trends &#8211; and the pace at which those things come into then pass out of favour (sometimes fast, sometimes slow). And, it began to seem reasonable that Maeve&#8217;s seemingly old-fashioned 1968 was snuggled up close against my 1973 birth.</p>
<p>In the five years separating those dates, my parent got married, and their wedding photos include guests dressed like the people described in Maeve&#8217;s stories. A quick flash and gone were the pillbox hats, stuffy textiles and dinners at which it would have been inappropriate for a lady to appear alone, replaced by the white pantsuit, silver slippers and broad necktie my parents wore at the altar. And, a couple years later, their stylish haircuts, bright red sofa, bell-bottomed jeans and me, a shrieking flannel bundle.</p>
<p>Five years&#8230;easy for an eccentric and troubled lady like Maeve to find herself out of step, without realising she&#8217;d missed a step at all. I often consider social graces and standards, and the quaint manners most people my age never learned. My knowledge of napkin etiquette, cutlery-handling and table-laying seems like a deliberate and cultivated fetish. But, I also have a lot of tattoos, wear jeans to the office, say words like &#8220;motherfucker&#8221; and &#8220;dickweed&#8221; when I ought to be more polite, and am often unsure what to do with my hands. I teeter between being prissier than necessary and too casual for the places I hang out.</p>
<p>I know I&#8217;m not down with the kids, am reminded of this by music on the radio, posters on billboards, text-message jargon that infiltrates everyday conversation. And, now and then I am jarred by just how Maeve-like I am. She wrote a wonderful story about a group of young ladies she encountered in Midtown circa 1967, dressed in miniskirts and fishnet stockings, tall and broad (in fact, her essay seemed poised to expose a trio of transvestites, but Maeve held tightly her conviction that these ladies were indeed girls). Confronted by their forward behaviour, she ducked her head and kept walking, paying no attention to the bold way the young women made eye contact with passersby or the subject matter of their loud conversation as it cut the evening breeze.</p>
<p>The other day, I was appalled by the young women walking ahead of me, as they chatted and gossiped, recapping their weekend and mostly just shit-talking absent friends. The loudest girl told the others about &#8220;<em>some guy</em> I hooked up with this weekend, he had the nerve to friend me on Facebook! What a loser, man!&#8221; That he was &#8220;some guy&#8221; and not a more limiting &#8221;that guy&#8221; or &#8220;the guy&#8221; suggested this sort of encounter was commonplace and frequent enough that it was a meaningless <em>one</em> on a list of <em>several</em>. An unfair judgment perhaps, but the way she rendered him nameless, one of a horde, and scorned him for trying to follow up the next afternoon&#8230;It made me feel weird and old and disappointed, the way she made fun of him for having the nerve to give a shit about her after they slept together, the way she broadcast his lameness and her lewdness at the top of her voice.</p>
<p>Her behaviour was not only at odds with how I live my adult life, but was also at odds with how I behaved at her age. Casual connections are fine if that&#8217;s what works for you, but I can&#8217;t imagine shouting about them amongst friends, and certainly not in the street. If I consider the tone of my writing, I see how ill-suited it would be to describe that girl&#8217;s day, like a contemporary Maeve attempting to catalogue New York&#8217;s changing streets. And that&#8217;s just their conduct &#8211; I haven&#8217;t even broached the matter of their leggings, schlumpy boots, bomber jackets and lurid cosmetics.</p>
<p>Conversely, there&#8217;s a bar I&#8217;ve been hanging out at after work the past two months or so, a place that is out of step with me in two ways: the prices listed on the bill of fare are generally well above what I can technically afford for wine and snacks; and the majority of patrons are curiously caught between real and advertised age. I am probably older than a lot of the ladies there, but looking around one evening with another girlfriend, we noted that we probably looked more like their babysitters than like those ladies. And, quite likely, we were a good five years older despite looking much younger, but their carriage, attire, the way they primped in the ladies room made me feel like a dumpy kid, someone unsure how to pass through an elegant space.</p>
<p>So then, how to reconcile my fondness for that swel-egant martini bar and a recent Friday night in, when friends and I started with martinis at five o&#8217;clock, prepared an excellent dinner of roast chicken, potatoes and wilted greens, then got right plastered on the rest of the gin, several bottles of red, and ended the evening with dessert eaten straight from our palms, hands wiped clean on our jeans, and a Star Wars light saber battle that wrecked half the sitting room? I can teeter on heels with the best of them, and own a collection of sneakers, hoodies, naked-lady tattoos and silk pantyhose. Sometimes, I wear those things in a jumble; other times, I clean up rather sweet-looking. How to reconcile the sword fight with the fact that I refer to the place in my friend&#8217;s apartment where the sofa is located as her &#8220;sitting room&#8221;? For that matter, how to reconcile the fact that I overthink language but often talk with my hands, punctuating stories with dirty words and curious gestures? So much weight on words, and yet, so much disregard for the finer points of communication, now and then.</p>
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