SNL Video

**Warning** Some might find the following video offensive and vulgar; however, it is stinking hilarious! Only watch if you have a good sense of humor and want to laugh hysterically. I know that at least Marcie will appreciate it!!!

So, I found this video on someone else's blog today and thought it was so funny that I had to share it with you. Justin Timberlake wrote the song "Dick in a Box" for a Christmas show on SNL..the video you are going to watch is the uncensored version, so it is a bit racy! Enjoy!

Wrinkles?

I have always been complimented on my skin. How smooth it is, how there are no wrinkles, and how young I look (I do admit being 33 but being told that I look 25 is quite nice). I've never had a regimented beauty technique. I don't use creams, lotions and special soap. I washed my face for years with regular body soap and then switched to St. Ives years ago. So far, so good! I have been mightily blessed. However, I am getting older, and the wrinkles will start arriving soon! Hopefully soon means 20-30 years (a girl can dream right?) Anyhow, I digress....I thought I should begin looking into different techniques, methods and ideas for keeping healthy, young skin. I found a product that comes from Asia (I have been there, and the women look beautiful and young, so they must be doing something right there!) called Gac Fruit. Gac Fruit is a natural, tropical super fruit...found abundantly in Vietnam....with anti-oxidants that help guard your skin against damage and helps with rejuvenation of your skin. R.G. skin revitalizer (Red Gac) will help you age well from the inside out! Just think...when I am 50 years old I might look the age I really am today...33!

This is the Gac Fruit...the red fruit inside is the vital ingredient in the formula that keeps us ladies looking young and revitalized! The Vietnamese also use it to cook with rice and is used for other medicinal purposes. Amazing how one little fruit...well not so little, it gets to be the size of a cantaloupe, can be used in so many ways!

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Long Live the King!!

I am a fan of the King! Yes, I love Jesus; however, I am talking about the King of Rock 'n Roll! Elvis Presley!! And when I say that I am a fan, I don't just mean a fan...I am a fanatic! I am one of those people who believes all the conspiracy theories that he is alive and well! Yes, he is either eating at Dairy Queen (probably a dipped chocolate cone) or he is shopping at Walmart somewhere between Midnight and 3 am! I know I am a dork, but seriously.

Ok, back to the point of why I wrote this post! I went a little buying crazy on Ebay the other day...and bought a few DVD's. What did I buy? Well, I got an Elvis movie, or maybe I got 4!! LOL...I know I went a little crazy, but I couldn't help myself. And they weren't very expensive. I got Kissing Cousins, Girls Girls Girls, Double Trouble and Spinout!! So I'm thinking that I might be watching a few Elvis movies this week before premiere week on TV next week (Thank Goodness it is premiere week finally....the summer shows are so lame!)

London Hot Spots

Ok, so we all know that I love to travel, especially out of the country! However, one of the downfalls to traveling to new places is finding places to eat, drink and hang out at. Yes, you can always find places on your own; however, it is much better to have firsthand knowledge from people who have actually been to the places. There is a review site that allows you to access that information...Yeah! So, one of the places I've been talking about going to with Barb, Charlie, Holly and the rest of their family, is London! Now, they know a lot of places there as they have been there before; however, we can check this site out to find the best London restaurant to eat at and a review for it. I'm sure that somethings have changed since they've been to London last! Not only do they review places in London but throughout the world. You can even go on there and leave your review for places you've visited!!! We all know that word of mouth is a much better way to learn about hot spots then simple research.

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Gray Hair?

So does it count as a gray hair when you find it in your eyebrows? Hmmm...that is the question I am asking myself tonight. I know it is a weird question to ask oneself; however, at the ripe old age of 33 I have yet to find any gray hair on my head!! Lucky me! But today when I was out shopping and looking at the mirror in the fitting room I noticed one very light gray eyebrow hair mixed into the rest. So does it count? Does it mean I'm getting old? I do have to say that I am very fortunate to be 33 today and not have any gray hair...I know some of my friends have been finding gray hairs for quite a few years...I'm not naming any names...you know who you are!!! LOL!! Anyway, I just want your opinion as to whether it counts or not and if it means I am getting old or not!!!

My present to myself!

I know this isn't the greatest picture, but this is my birthday present to myself! It is a wonderful Swarkoski (I don't think I spelled it right) crystal necklace. The stones are brownish-orange and are really sparkly....which isn't coming through in the picture. The cross and chain are brown and overall it is quite beautiful.

My store sells other necklaces like this if you like them! I fell in love with it the moment I saw it in the store...even BEFORE I was an employee!!

Thanks for all the birthday wishes today! Blessings to you all!

Go Bachata Crazy!

What you say is Bachata? Well, let me tell you! Bachata dancing is one of biggest hits in the Latin dance scene....let's dance, baby, dance!!! Hmm, you say interesting, but how does one learn how to Bachata dance. There is a 3 volume DVD Bachata Dance Mystery Set that YOU can buy to help you learn the newest and grooviest dance. These Bachata videos are sure to help you learn to be sexy and move Latina style. And if you do decide to buy these videos, then please invite me over and I will learn how to Bachata dance with you (well, maybe if you are a single male buying these!).
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Finalist Contest...AGAIN!

This time I am entered into the whogets.com finalist contest for the DVD 30 Days Until I'm Famous. Movie synopsis: Starring--Sean Patrick Flanery, Camille Guaty Director: Gabriela Tagliavini. A Latina working in Los Angeles as a messenger is randomly discovered and fashioned into a pop music star. Sounds like a decent movie to watch....I've watched all my current movies A LOT...will you go to Rachel's DVD link and vote for me so I can have a new movie to watch? Thanks!

The Smell of Pink Bubblegum....

hit me as soon as I opened my bday box from Susana.....I knew there was pink bubblegum in the box somewhere, but wasn't quite sure where!

I did a little digging and lo and behold a Disney Princess Pinanta!!!! It is great (and obviously has pink bubblegum inside). However, I don't want to break it...so I am going to carefully get the goodies out!

So after seeing this wonderful present some of the comments on the outside of the box started to make sense.

She wrote....

"Rachel's birthday should be a big HIT!"

"Hope your birthday is a SMASHing success."

"Don't get all out of WHACK if the candles on your cake set off the fire alarm!"

Thank you so much!! PS....I tried calling you, but no answer, and I am on my way to work!


She also got me the cutest coffee mugs...one has cowboy boots on it and the other has cowboy hats. I know, I know I have weird tastes...and Susana knows that I appreciate the extreme from Disney Princesses (because really, I am one) to cowboy paraphernalia.

Oooohhh, inside I found mini card games, balloons, streamer noise makers, lots of candy (warheads, nerds, sour patch kids, suckers, jawbreakers, etc, etc) and mini lip glosses--cotton candy bon bon lips, pink lemonade and chocolate chip mint lip gloss (my favorite ice cream!). I'm loving the sour patch kids...even though it is just basically SUGAR!!!! Once I wake up a bit more I'll try sucking on some of those warheads...although I might just wait till church tomorrow and make it into a contest for who can keep them in the longest!

PKD Walk

I just wanted to share with you an email that I received from my friend Dan Alexander today. He and his family are participating in the PKD walk this Sunday, September 16th. I want to challenge all of you to help contribute to this cause...I donated $20....will anyone else match that? Rachel

Hey everybody!

I sent out an email some weeks ago about a fund raising walk for PKD (Polycystic Kidney Disease). Well, the walk is this Sunday the 16th!!!

A few of you have donated already and I just want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! You have been very generous!

If you haven't yet donated I ask that you please consider it. If you gave just 10 or 15 bucks it would really start to add up. And you know, this isn't some random disease that I am raising money for because I am a firefighter...this disease is something I have, my dad has, both brothers have and our kids are probably going to have it too. It will lead to dialysis and kidney transplant and there is no cure...yet. All you have to do is click on the following link, read more about PKD and the Foundation and put a couple bucks on your credit card. You even get a tax deductible receipt. (if you don't like the credit card idea you could always just send me a check made out to "PKD Foundation" and we could do it that way)

www.pkdcure.org/goto/A-Team

Thank you in advance for you thoughtful gift and hopefully a cure will be found soon.

Love,

Dan Alexander

Storage Bins

Yes, I am one of those people who likes everything to be anally organized. Oh, what I could do with storage bins in a garage, I wouldn't even mind the storage cabinets in the garage (as long as they were organized inside).....I would organize my Halloween decorations, my Christmas decorations, extra clothes (i.e. change out clothes for the seasons!).....I would even use one close to the door to the house for extra pantry space. Oh the possibilities for storage bins....I suppose if I was married, I would be organizing all of his stuff too.....what would you use them for?

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I missed....

....the UPS man today. Now that doesn't seem like it should be blog worthy news. But do you realize how down hearting it is when you know you are expecting packages and you get home to a UPS "we missed you" sticker on the door? Sad! He will be back tomorrow; however, the note says he can be here anytime from 2pm to 5pm....I have to leave at 4:30 for work, so I am praying that he shows up closer to 2pm then 5pm. Hmmm....one of my packages is from Pepe's....that means my bday package from Susana....Thanks in advance...I'll call you as I open it!

Leather Chairs

Here is a site that sells a brown leather club chair and man oh man it sure looks comfy!!! This is a pretty good site, and what especially pops out at me to begin with is the colors of the site....they are warm and inviting. They also sell leather club chairs, brown leather chairs and recliner leather chairs...do you see a theme with the word leather? If I had to buy one nice piece of furniture this would probably be within the top three! One thing that I really like is that the list the height, width and length...that way you know if it fits your room or not! I also like that the 1-800 number is front and center, so many times you have to search high and low for the number to call someone. It also seems to be fairly easy site to navigate...so if you are looking for leather chairs check them out.

Addiction

Ok, so I like trivia. I like games. I really like competitions. Especially competitions that pit me against other people (whether I know them or not). So you put these factors together and you get a lot of late nights (especially when I don't have to be up early the next morning....bad!). So I found this awesome trivia point keeping site that has challenges, quizzes, and everything you ever wanted in a trivia site! However, it is major addicting...just forwarning you!!! I play their global challenge game every eight hours (or so...if I am home)...I play quizzes on my favorites movies, television shows, music and more (good way to test your memory on old entertainment knowledge!)

Anyway...just thought I'd tell you about it. Click the link below if you feel up to the challenge of beating me in some trivia! I have to tell you I am pretty good...there are only a few personal friends and family members out there that I know can whoop my *ss good!!! Have fun!

Play Trivia and Quizzes at FunTrivia.com

Politics and Debates

Here are a few questions for you:

1. Do you like politics?
2. Do you have a say about every politician out there?
3. Are you one of those savvy individuals who knows all the ends and outs of ALL things political?
4. Do you like to DEBATE?
5. Do you like to let others know what you think?

Come on, I know there are some of you out there! Don't be shy (the politicians sure aren't!). There is a site just for you! The site is dedicated for people to debate all things political and issues that are running rampant right now. For example, how do you feel about the gun control issue? I know that is a hot topic with many. Are you brave enough to venture into discussion forums and let everyone know how you feel? Here's your chance!

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I WON!!

Finally, finally....all my hard work on entering contests over at whogets.com paid off! You know, the contests that I post up here and constantly ask you to go and vote for me!!! So, I won the Minority Report DVD with Tom Cruise. I should be getting it sometime in the next week or two...just in time for my birthday. Ok, so I am not a huge Tom Cruise fan (at least not of him personally) although he is a fairly decent actor...and I have heard that this movie is good (if you have a review let me know!). I just want to give a huge SHOUT OUT to all those people who voted for me (Mom...and she would've voted over and over and over if they let her). So thanks again. I am still in a few more finalist contests, but at this point I am not the forerunner of any!

Mortgages

Are you in that place in life that you are looking at buying a house or re-financing your house? Are you looking at all the different types of mortgage loans and wondering how they apply to you or which one is the best? Yeah, I would be wondering the same thing....it can be a scary world if you are unfamiliar with mortgages and re-finances! But alas, have no fear...there is a site that helps you figure out what is best for you! Are you wanting to explore the options of home equity loans so that you can remodel, consolidate debt or take a dream vacation (if you decide to go a dream vacation please take me?!). Or if you have questions about mortgage rates or are trying to find a mortgage broker, this is a great site for you!

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What a Good Parent I am

My poor Sadie...she got some scratches on her and I kind of freaked out!! I have to park in a shopping parking lot every day for work and of course there are shopping carts. Come on people how hard is to take your shopping cart and either put it in the proper shopping cart return or back to the store? No....must be way too hard....and obviously when those carts aren't returned they drift through the parking lot. And I personally think that when no one is looking the free carts roll through the lot looking for BRAND NEW BLACK CARS to scratch up against!!! So the earlier in the week I came out to a nasty scratch on the drivers side...ICK! And then a few days ago I was running errands and turning into a lot, had to stop for the person in front of me and then I felt a "BUMP"...yep some guy tapped my back bumper. Now there wasn't any damage, no dents or such, however, it scratched the back bumper!! UGH!! What is up with the scratches?

So, being the overprotective and slightly anal owner of a two-month old BRAND NEW car, I took it into Saturn and had the scratches buffed out and fixed. I did it this morning...and she looks beautiful again (this probably has to do more with the fact that they washed my car!). The scratches on the back you can't even see. The scratch on the side is pretty much gone...it was fairly deep so it couldn't come out completely. I know once I've had my car for a few years that I won't be going into the dealer and having scratches removed, but I just couldn't handle it right now!

Need a Good Read?

Or at least an interesting book to read? Well, I have got an interesting subject for you to read about. Have you ever heard of Mickey Cohen? Yeah, I hadn't either; however, he was a famous mobster--leader of the Jewish mob in the LA area throughout the 30's, 40's and 50's. Hmmm.....Jewish mob? Now that sounds interesting...actually mobsters in general sound interesting (at least to read about, not to meet in a dark alley somewhere!). So there is a new mob biography book out about this guy Mickey Cohen and I think that if you are looking for an interesting book to read this just might be it!!

Here is the press release about this book to give you a bit more of an idea about it:

Marilyn Monroe, JFK & RFK Conspiracy Theories - What Was the Role of Jewish Mobster Mickey Cohen?

Celebrity Gangster Mickey Cohen has been linked to both Kennedy Assassinations and Marilyn Monroe's death. Exhaustive research has explored the Mafia's role in the Kennedy assassinations, but Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster by Brad Lewis brings together for the first time the alleged role of the Jewish Mob and Mickey Cohen.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 12, 2007 -- A new book by a celebrity biographer finally tells the story of Celebrity Gangster Mickey Cohen, the west coast leader for Jewish mob boss Meyer Lansky, boxer, bodyguard, blackmailer, pimp, bookie czar, gambler, haberdasher, restaurateur, racketeer, thief, and Robin Hoodlum to the poor and dispossessed.
"Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster, The Incredible Life and Times of Mickey Cohen" (ISBN: 1-929631-65-0), by Brad Lewis, examines the mixed morality life of the Los Angeles-based mobster who reigned from the 1930s until his death in 1976.
Some of the facts featured in "Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster" include:
 How Mickey Cohen made extortion sex tapes of Marilyn Monroe.
 Cohen's introduction of Monroe to JFK through Sinatra and Peter Lawford.
 The Jewish mob's concerns about JFK's Israeli Politics.
 Mickey Cohen, JFK, and Frank Sinatra dated some of the same women.
 Why did Cohen meet regularly with Menachem Begin and attorney Melvin Belli?
 How RFK threatened Mickey Cohen when he was naked in a prison shower.
 JFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan worked for television star Desi Arnaz and at the Santa Anita racetrack, one of Cohen's gambling strongholds.
 Lee Harvey Oswald's assassin Jack Ruby (Rubinstein) idolized Cohen and dated his girlfriend Candy Barr.
 Cohen's links to Carlos Marcello, David Ferrie, Jim Braden, and Al Gruber.
 How Mickey Cohen ran a gambling operation in the Ambassador Hotel, site of the RFK assassination.

"But Bobby Kennedy, this snotty little guy, ques¬tioned like an out-and-out punk, and I don't mean this with any animosity " -- Mickey Cohen.
"Mickey Cohen would have objected to this book's publication," said the author, Brad Lewis. "His blackmail targets included Marilyn Monroe, Lana Turner, and department store heir Alfred Bloomingdale. The most social of any mobster in history, Mickey bridged the gap between Hollywood, Las Vegas, and Washington. Mickey had the ear of many powerful people, including William Randolph Hearst, Richard Nixon, Reverend Billy Graham, and Washington Post columnist Drew Pearson. Enemies like Robert Kennedy were relentless in trying to topple Mickey."
"I found 'Celebrity Gangster' intense, dramatic, a real page turner," said Irwin Winkler, producer of Goodfellas, Rocky, Raging Bull, and The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight.
Brad Lewis is a novelist, biographer, playwright and former actor. As an oral surgeon, he practiced in both New York and Beverly Hills. His offices treated numerous celebrities including Richard Nixon, Frank Sinatra, Willie Mays, Diane Keaton, Hugh Downs, Henry Mancini and Henry Kissinger. Lewis is co-author of "My Father, Uncle Miltie," the bestselling biography of fabled comedian Milton Berle.
"Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster" is currently available for purchase at all online booksellers including Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Booksamillion.com and at local bookstores. For more information visit www.BradleyLewis.com & www.BradleyLewis.org.
Recent Interview: http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/listings/2007/05/airtalk_20070528.shtml
"Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster" KPCC "Air Talk" with Larry Mantle
Available for interviews: (310) 275-9968
Book Summary:
Title: Hollywood's Celebrity Gangster The Incredible Life and Times of Mickey Cohen
by Brad Lewis
425 pages, 30 halftones
Trade paper $22.00
Publication date: May 28, 2007
ISBN: 1-929631-65-0
U.K. Distribution by Greenhill Books, London.
U.S. and Canadian distribution by Perseus Consortium.
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HOT and even HOTTER

I don't know exactly what the temperature has been around here the last four to five days, but it has been HOT!!! During the day it isn't so bad; however, at night when I am trying to sleep? It is unbearable. Up until about a week ago, I was able to pull a lightweight blanket over myself...now I'm lucky if I can bear sleeping with all my clothes on! : ) Seriously, I'm lying in bed sweating and no breeze whatsoever...no fan, no air conditioning and the air isn't circulating well in my room. I'm trying not to complain; however, when I am trying to sleep and all I feel is rivulets of sweat pouring down my body...it makes it a tad hard. Needless to say I am not getting good rest every night....hard to actually fall asleep and uncomfortable the whole night! Ahhhhhhhhhh.....