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Even in Winter it’s sometimes time to wear a bikini. Or perhaps your honey wants to unpack you when you are “wrapped” in this sexy bikini with bow… Available for 10 L$ @ *Intimate You*

Myself and the rest of the Droppin’ Science crew with be hosting the official Jazzy Jeff after party at The Jazz Cafe, Camden Town.

We’re doubling this up as our official Xmas bash and are offering FREE ENTRY to everyone.

If however, you want to see Jazzy Jeff first, you’ll need to get your tickets from Ticket Master

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7pm – 11pm

Jazzy Jeff LIVE + support from Matman

Tickets: www.ticketmaster.co.uk

11pm – 2am

Droppin’ Science DJ’s:

Nickname (55DSL)
Matman (DMC champ/No Fuss)
Daredevil (DMC/ITF Champ)

FREE ENTRY!!
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Don’t sleep on this massive Hip Hop party to help see 2009 out.

Add yourself to the Facebook event page here.

Camisetas, livros, posteres, toys e por que não carteira… Tudo em quadrinhos.

A dica de presente é do MoMA(www.momastore.org), mas sabemos que com criatividade e um bom garimpo a gente consegue aproveitar a idéia, ter bom humor e garantir uma excelente lembraça para nossos amigos e familiares.

They’re here!  Kind of reminds you of the Poltergeist line doesn’t it?  You remember that creepy kid sitting in front of the TV saying, “They’re back”.    The holidays, with all the complications are upon us.  Am I the only one that does not get all “misty-eyed” when this annual event overcomes our senses?  I have friends who are all done with their Christmas shopping and have still found time to cook a 20 course meal for Thanksgiving.  They brag about it like they are some kind of damn holiday superhero.  They have got Christmas trees and lights up and ready to go on display just as soon as Uncle Fred gets up from the Thanksgiving table and announces that he is “stuffed like a tick”.   The iconic image of the Norman Rockwell family sitting down at the table and giving thanks has been replaced with people making battle plans to tackle the BLACK FRIDAY sales.  They have got their sale flyers on the ready.  They have worked out a route based on store opening times.  They have their gym shoes ready to run.  Hopefully, they also have their health insurance paid up so that when they are caught up in the inevitable door opening crush they will be able to receive adequate medical care.

Before I get off on an entire Christmas tangent, let’s talk about Thanksgiving a little bit more.  When I was a kid my grandmother would plan the meal and my mother would spend days cooking.  Relatives that we did not see that often would descend on the house.  My brother and I would begin hiding our “good stuff” in anticipation of these relatives arrival.  We knew what we had to do based on past experiences.  Our cousin Eddie, from Indiana, would swipe any toy he could make off with.   Our cousins from St. Louis would just break stuff.  They were all really good about appearing to be angelic just so that my brother and I would look bad when we complained.  We recently had the privilege of attending a family reunion as adults and told each of these relatives just how much we despised them when we were little.  If you ever have that opportunity, I highly recommend it.  It feels really good.  I now know why my dad would always make sure he told my mother, “these are YOUR people”.  It had to make him feel good knowing that HIS people lived too far away to ever be a family dinner threat.  Mom prepared enough food to feed a small village.  Everything had to be made perfect.  Great-grandma’s china, the Fostoria water goblets, the salt and pepper shakers shaped like little Pilgrims, and of course all the construction paper masterpieces made by my brother and I. I never remember my mom sitting down at the table with the rest of the family.  She was pulling stuff out of the kitchen and refilling dishes and glasses for the entire meal.  She cooked 3 days and the entire meal was inhaled in a matter of about 20 minutes.   As everyone was moving away from the dining room to find a spot to lie down was when she finally sat down to eat.  The sad thing is, no one ever thought anything about it.  No one ever told her to stop fussing over them and sit down to eat.

My brother and I laughed the other day that we were still sitting at the “kids” table until each of us got married.  I guess that is what finally moved you from that shaky card table to the dining room.  Of course I did miss seeing Cousin Eddie stuff his mouth full, and then when he thought no adults were looking,  do his “pimple” imitation.

I don’t do the big meal.  I don’t expect my kids to trek halfway across the country for some dry turkey.  I don’t have to figure out how in the hell to get all of those leftovers into the fridge.  My husband and I go out.  I really don’t even care if it is a traditional Thanksgiving meal.  I think that we will be going out for Chinese this year or maybe Mexican.  Neither one of these restaurants will be crowded and hopefully cousin Eddie will not be there.

since my last post………………….gosh where does time go….???

Well i have been busy,

written out all xmas cards

got xmas photos printed up

wrote out xmas newsletter

its being printed up today

addressed all cards

Bought turkey for xmas lunch

bought jelly for xmas trifle

bpught makings for choc balls for xmas pressies

Made 2 birthday pressies

Done some knitting on my shawl

made some washcloths.2 down,half of one to go.

Been cleaning up a LOT of dog pee lately……………mmmmmmm not happy about that.

Esp not happy about the dog pee on 3 metres of quilt batting!!!!!!

Been finding pens,bits of tissue,bottle lids,bits of rubbish all over the house,Miss Calypso likes to play with anything.LOL

Tory and Calypso eating off same plate!!!!!!

No 1 went and sang at retirement home today.

This gorgeousness arrived in the mail.isn’t it divine??

Have new back and neck pain.no idea why……..but its a large PITA!

sad little kitty…spoilt aint she???

some progess on my shawl.a feather and fan edging.

No 1 in a hilarious mask at Ikea on the w/e where we met up with the gorgeous Tiff for the dress handover.

crazy cockatoos in tree in front yard.

Well I am almost done for birthdays and xmas.

A couple of things to arrive from amazon……………….2 cards……….some wrapping paper.

DH is taking the day off work for their birthday…..they are VERY excited!!!!

No 2 has requested a strawberry cake with pink icing and silver balls on top

No 3 has requested a choc cake with white icing,100s & 1,000’s and silver balls.

The situation is this, I have a Tallman and he needs some pretty funky christmas presents.  So far the only option I have battened down is a years subscription to Suicide Girls.  I have a decent amount of money set aside for him, as he deserves it. This year has been pretty terrible for me, which i may go into another time, but the Tallman has been with me all the way holding my hand, loving me and sending me to the shower when i get stinky.  He deserves some pretty major thanks.

Any suggestions would be awesome!

The Tallman is very tall and very broad, so clothes are awkward, otherwise he loves non-fiction books, metal (as in the music) and sports.  He runs and occasionally Djs a local alt night, he is learning to cook (life skills for the win!) and has a wicked sense of humor.  He is obsessed with sponge bob, but I always get him sponge bob stuff so its time for a change.

In need of your awesome gifting suggestions,

Minnie xoxo

If it was up to me there would be a law stating hence “  No Christmas wreaths, lights, santas, reindeer, elfs,mrs santas, candy canes,mangers with or without the Baby Jesus***see Talledega Nights, sleighs, partridges in pear trees, and Dale Ehrnhardt X-Mas decorated number 8 cars ( those south of Camden NJ ), or any Christmas decorations of any color or shape are  not allowed to be displayed before 2 weeks prior to Christamas Day.   But the world has changed , and retailers and big box companies own this magnificent Holiday the way Herod owned his Kingdom so I’m preaching to the Yuletide choir!   But I think it SUX a Big Candy Cane to put up anything too early, never mind before THANKSGIVING..   What say yee of pissed off Faith ?

Just chanced upon this on my iTunes shuffle, whilst sorting out my library, & thought i’d share it w/u all. Lovely & Xmassy. Wonderfully sad. Beautifully read.

As part of my Holiday Gift Guide 2009,
here are some suggestions for wrapping your gifts pretty this season!

Go see my post from 2007 on Gift Wrap for some eco-friendly suggestions that won’t cost you much!

Take the Handmade Pledge this Holiday season!

** Please note that the sellers suggested are NOT sponsors!
These are MY suggestions! **

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Check out more Gift Guides posts!

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Mini paper wraps, by Kamal.

Lacey letterpress gift tags, by SarahParrott825.

Letterpress Holiday hedgehogs note set, by LuckyBeePress.

Mosaic pillow boxes, by FieldAndSea.

Cocoa/cream daffodils, by TheGildedBee.

Linen hand-printed furoshikis, by Jodii. { How to use }

Rudolf card, by WitAndWhistle.

Hand-stamped poppies on vintage crepe paper, by TackledAndShackled.

Snowflake screenpritned fabric, by ShowPony.

Gift wrap sheet (50% recycled fibers (25% PCW) and soy-based inks), by ErinRuth.

Pine tree card, by Essimar.

RaiDrop Split Pea screenprinted fabric, by SwankySwell.

Hemp/Organic cotton block printed furoshiki, by PersimmonAndPine. { How to use }

Thoughts of Christmas presents have started, and wonders never cease, I’ve actually started buying them!

I went to Sandton yesterday to finish the New Zealand presents, which are being posted tomorrow… and hopefully they’ll get there in time!! I could have spent a fortune in Big Blue but I was good, and only got pressies!

Then I went to the toy shop and bought the most awesome Fisher Price dinosaur for Connor!  Laura had told me about the range, and I had to find it.  Wow! I wish I could afford the bigger ones for him!  They had such an awesome range!

This afternoon however, thoughts turned to myself… after dreaming about getting a 70-200mm f2.8 L for myself… and a shootsac and a baroque cover for myself (ps. if anyone is travelling to SA from USA this Xmas and is willing to bring the shootsac for me, I’d love you forever, they don’t ship to SA, and local places are nearly triple the price)… I got the email from Photojojo with the usual tempations.

Except this time, I’m actually interested in what’s on the newsletter!! Wow!! How cool is this little lens? I want one, I can just imagine the funky photos I’d be able to take with it!  And the piggy bank frame… what a cool idea!

I think it’s time to put a xmas wishlist together!

Oh look, Pete and June (And their 3 bloody awful kits, 3 dogs, 7 chickens, 2 rabbits and their constant stream of posh friends who come and go) have decided to put up their Christmas lights meaning I might as well be sleeping in direct view of the sun as their lights are so bright. Not to mention tacky.

What I find strange though is that garish and over the top displays are normally reserved for those who live on council estates. The general rule is that the less money someone has, the more they spend on Christmas lights. It’s an actual scientific fact. Walk down any street where the average family is close to the poverty line and you can guarantee that at Christmas it’ll be like walking through Las Vegas. But my neighbours are the richest people I know.

I’m sure none of these people give a shit, but I have to say, your displays look absolutely hideous. And since when have Homer Simpson and Winnie the Pooh had anything to do with Christmas? A tacky star or nativity scene, yes. Even a snowman is just about acceptable. A 6ft inflatable cartoon character however? You must be joking. Is it not enough for you turn your neighbourhood into a walking display of tat without you well and truly taking the piss out of Christmas and what it’s supposed to stand for by using Winnie the Pooh as your main centrepiece?

I mean, just look at this from a quick google search:

Daisy’s dream? It’s an absolute nightmare.

And you just know the people inside the house can’t afford to eat because every last penny is being swallowed up by the electricity meter and it’s paying for the Chief Executive to have daily champagne baths whilst being rubbed down by a work experience girl.

Some displays look quite nice – about 1% of them in fact. But it’s a dark November evening, I’ve got my curtains shut, yet I still need to wear sunglasses inside my own house because the neighbours insist on showing off. Turn them off. There should be a law that these lights are only allowed on for 5 minutes on Christmas Day.

Get into the Christmas spirit? No thanks, it’s still a month away and I’ve already had enough. Still, eyes peeled for the tackiest display…

Makes you wonder if the design world has no bigger and better news than letting us know about Christmas paper. Design week actually published news about Peter Saville designing Manchester’s wrapping paper. I compelteley respect Mr. Saville but ……Really? Is this news? For those of you who can’t belive it (as I couldn’t) you can read the article here

Merry xmas!

I’m getting so tired of… wait.. not getting, i am tired of all these politically correct donkeys that are determined to steal the joy from everything we have. Who the hell are you to start crying foul that saying Merry Christmas could offend someone.
Offended, seriously? No one is forcing you to say it, just like no one forces me to say Happy Kwanzaa, or to celebrate Ramadan. I have the choice, and that’s the most important part of this… i have the choice to acknowledge, or partake in this. Why would I be offended if someone else chooses to display their celebration of these times? If a store has a display that I don’t like, I have the choice not to go there.. What kind of an asshole would I be to tell them they can’t sell it?
Soon enough there will be no more holidays… the risk of offending someone is too great.
I’m just flat out irritated as I sit here and listen to these news stories…

This one kills me…

a ban on Santa, candy canes, stockings, and all Christmas, Hanukkah and other “religious items.”

Red and green tissue paper to wrap presents was also crossed off the list because it looked too “Christmasy,” McMillan said.

“One of the parents said, ‘If we allow Santa, what do we say if a child brings in a swastika? Do we allow that too?’”

When did Santa become offensive? Who in their right mind compares Santa to a swastika? You should be ashamed… oh, and let’s not pick colors that are “too christmasy”?

Why can’t we just allow the kids to continue enjoying the holidays for what they are, how we remember them, and focus on having time together with our families instead of wasting so much time with these ridiculous battles to prove your own ignorance. Remember, there’s alot of people who cannot be home with their families these holidays, because they’re out fighting to protect your freedoms to run your fat mouth. Stop stealing the smiles from the kids and get your ass home & spend some time with them.

This goes right in line with all these kids sports where “everyone wins”… Oh man, that’s a whole other topic.. but these kids grow up with a false sense of reality.. no sense of accomplishment, or understanding of competition.. You want to win, work for it…

Ok, i got work to do, have a good day.. and in case I don’t post before then, Happy Thanksgiving. Keep our soldiers in your thoughts.

Ho Ho Ho …. Merry Xmas (in advance …*bleah*)

The Xmas Tree @ Takashimaya …. same old one i think except this year it had ribbons on it …

This is what it look like in the inside of a Xmas tree .. especially one that look like the tree below… haha.. feels like i’m in Space…. PS ~ if u are those kinda that gets giddy easily…dun stay in there for too long yeah…

Im Advent der Weihnachtsfeier wird es wieder zahlreiche Tipps geben, was man anzieht und mit wem man sich besser auf der Firmenfeier unterhält und wie das Franz Beckenbauer gelöst hätte.

Wer unsicher ist, dem hilft der Aufbau der Feier und die Einladung schon im Vorfeld zu sehen, wie er sich zu benehmen hat oder was sie vielleicht nicht ausprobieren sollte.

Indiz Einladung

Wenn die Einladung den Hinweis beinhaltet, wann man am nächsten Tag im Büro oder Betrieb zu erscheinen hat, dann dekodiert man es wie folgt. Das gilt nur für Feiern von Montag bis Donnerstag. Wer Freitags feiert, will, dass die Gäste sich bald wieder privat vergnügen.

“Seien Sie auch morgen bitte pünktlich im Büro.”

Es gibt wohl mehr Mineralwasser als Wein, hoffentlich ist das Essen gut und Sie haben ein Gesprächsthema. Kurz: eher ein Stehempfang.

“Arbeitsbeginn ist morgen eine Stunde später als gewöhnlich. “

Wir haben auch Alkohol gekauft und womöglich wird getanzt.  Die Rede des Chefs können sie mit Bier begleiten, später nicht die Uhrzeit vergessen.

“Alle Mitarbeiter haben den Vormittag frei.”

Wir haben viel Alkohol gekauft, es war ein schweres Jahr, aber nun lassen wir es uns mal gut gehen. Wenn wieder jemand eine Stripperin/Bauchtänzerin/einen Chippendale spontan nachahmt, wird wieder Applaus gespendet (siehe hier auch Kameraregeln)

“Alle Mitarbeiter haben den nächsten Tag frei.”

Essen ist genug und fetthaltig (siehe auch Essen). Es gibt Bier, Wein, Schnapps. In gehobenen Arbeitskreisen auch Cocktails. Der DJ ist gewarnt. Wer am nächsten Tag mit einer Federboa aufwacht, möge diese bald in der Personalabteilung abgeben. Wer mit einer echte Boa aufwacht, möge diese im Tierpark abgeben.

Indiz Essen

Gut, wenn es in der Einladung drinsteht, sonst bei Betreten der Lokalitäten schnell einen Blick auf’s Menu werfen.

Zander, Gänsebraten, Hirsch

Die Chefs trinken auch gern. Viel Spaß.

Vegetarisches, gedünstes Gemüse, Fingerfood.

Vorsicht ist geboten. Oder ein Intermezzo bei Burger King bzw. es gilt die Nummer des Pizzabringdienstes dabei zu haben.

Indiz Kamera-Regel

Es liegen Einweg-Kameras auf den Tischen, heisst:
Seit doch mal lustig, wir müssen uns gegenseitig auch morgen noch beweisen, wie witzig wir sind. Polonaise erlaubt.

Es liegen Digital-Kameras auf den Tischen, heisst:
Ihrer Firma geht es viel zu gut, sie sollten mehr Gehalt verlangen.

Es wird gebeten nicht zu fotografieren, heisst:
Stellen Sie sich mal nicht so an, heute lassen wir richtig die Sau raus und das muss morgen keiner wissen. Prost, ich heisse Michael!

Es werden Kameras eingesammelt, auf den offziellen Fotografen verwiesen, heisst:
Ihr Chef möchte noch was werden. Entweder im Konzern aufsteigen oder in der Politik. Da sind Fotos mit Angestellten im Arm, Tanzposen, die wie Oralverkehr aussehen, hinderlich.

Es werden Kameras und Handys eingesammelt heisst:
Drogen & Nutten galore! Entweder geht’s der Firma zu gut oder zu schlecht.

Fröhlichen Advent, schöne Feier und an den wichtigsten Hinweis denken: Beckenbauer würde heute Kondome benutzen.

Some Christmas Cheer…

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