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Saturday, 31 October 2009

Spa Girl says this is definitely a Halloween Treat




I love Halloween, all those adorable kids all decked out anticipating some great candy. I still love to trick or treat, and just like my childhood, those houses with the best treats quickly became our favourite neighbours! Halloween began as a Celtic festival of Samhain—meaning summer's end.

The Celts lived 2,000 years ago in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France. They believed that on the night before their New Year, October 31, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred and ghosts of the dead returned to earth.

I’m ready for all those ghosts and goblins, my pumpkin looks fabulous, the witch is out of the basement and blowing in the wind, even scaring me, and the kids are about to start knocking. But not all Halloween tricks or treats have to be frightening; I definitely have not so scary plans for that pumpkin after this evening!

Pumpkins are a member of the gourd family and are high in vitamin C. They have lots of Vitamin A and enzymes to help nourish and brighten the complexion. Here is the perfect DIY treat for Halloween, a fabulous sweet pumpkin facial which will leave your skin soft and naturally hydrated. And if you want it’s a great 15 minute costume!

Mix together 5 tablespoons pureed pumpkin or canned organic pumpkin, 1 teaspoon honey and 1 tablespoon softened organic butter. Combine all the ingredients into a smooth paste and apply to your face and leave for 15 minutes. Rinse your face with warm water, apply your normal moisturizer and enjoy.

Happy Halloween everyone…

Friday, 30 October 2009

Friday's Give-Away!

Round three of our Carbon Black give-away series!

Visit our production website for Carbon Black. Peruse the site to find answers to the following:

1. What is playwright Terry Gomez's tribal affiliation?
2. Name three theatres actor Michael Drummond has worked with.
3. Locate the image labeled "Director's Inspirational Image." Which production is this image from?
4. Which disorder does character Sylvie Black suffer from?

The first two people to email me at carlenne@gmail.com with the correct answers will win free tickets to a performance of their choice to Carbon Black which opens next Saturday, November 7th.

And congratulations to the first winner of our "Autry website contest" - Erin Scott!
There are still two more opportunities to win with the "follow us" contest and one more with the "Autry website contest" so keep your comments comin'!

Thank you so much for your continued support of Native theatre and Native Voices at the Autry. We hope you all have a happy and safe Halloween and we hope to see you at the theatre soon!!

Watch New Videos!

XIAXUE'S GUIDE TO LIFE



Guide to Emergency Household tips!!

My very own special method of hiding period stains
on your skirt!! LOL!!



Guide to photoshop part II!!

Many of you have requested for this...

More ways to lie and cheat your way to internet chioness!



CHICK VS DICK



Kaykay and Paul are forced to phone their
parents and blabber the most vulgar words!

Watch to find out why!



THE SHAN AND ROZZ SHOW



Shan and Rozz interviews Ris Low, who turns out
to be a bit ding dong!

This episode even made it to The Newpaper (2 pages can?)
and she even strips down to her bikini... You just HAVE to watch it!



NUMBNUTS




Poor boys... Numbnuts indeed - forced to sit naked on ice cubes...

Loser gets pepper sprayed in the face!

Really, you should watch it just coz they suffer so much...




The boys get into a cage fight.

LOSER EATS A FUCKING BALUT!!

That fucking thing is how muthafucking gross!

I gagged like five times watching this.



p/s: You guys need to chill about the promised blog entries ok? I'm gonna write them, but a good entry needs inspiration and time!!

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Thursday, 29 October 2009

Tree Girl


© 2009 R.Caldwell
Buy a gorgeous print of this image **here**.

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month at the Musuem of Tolerance

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Spa Girl says MASSAGE is about investing in you!




I love a good massage and while I have been blogging for two months about Spa’s and various treatments I have not yet written about massage therapy which has an incredible long history in many cultures around the globe.

I like massage work to the extent I move mountains to book a weekly massage in order to completely relax for an hour and leave all my tensions behind. Massage is about investing in you! I relax in other ways as well, like meditation, stretching and exercise, but nothing seems as enjoyable, for me, as a good massage. (See my blog on how to get rid of stress http://spagirl007.blogspot.com/2009/09/spa-girl-says-get-rid-of-stress.html)

My mussels and joints get stiff much more easily than they did ten years ago, especially if I have been sitting on a plane for a long trip, or on my feet all day and a good massage relaxes and stimulates my body and I feel like a new person.

Lately I have also tried to concentrate on my breathing during the hour long session. I attended a lecture recently and the doctor giving the lecture suggested that throughout breathing exercises keep the tip of your tongue in contact with the top of your mouth, just behind your top teeth, a suggestion I have seen in several other breathing exercises.

Breathing is such an important part of any relaxing exercises, here is a site that provides some great information and suggestions for breathing techniques: http://www.chinese-holistic-health-exercises.com/anxiety-breathing-techniques.html

I think touch is also a very important part of massage therapy as human contact is essential in feeling connected and loved. Massage uses touch through kneading the muscles helping them to relax, enhance circulation and assisting the body to heal itself.

A good soft tissue massage is an exhilarating experience and there are many benefits:
Relieves stress
Encourages relaxation
Improves circulation
Improves posture
Lowers blood pressure
Helps manage pain
Relaxes muscles
Improves flexibility
Improves breathing
Relieves tension headaches
Strengthens immune system
Decreases depression

There are a number of types of massage work available such as Swedish massage, Rolfing, Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, Myofascial Release, Trager Approach, Shiatsu, Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Reiki, Cranio Sacral Therapy, Holotropic Breathwork, Polarity Therapy, and Therapeutic Touch—to name a few!

It can be difficult to weed through all the types of massage available and what is best for you. A great glossary of terms that can help better understand one from the other can be found at either of these this websites:
http://www.dreamclinic.com/node/71
http://www.massagetherapy.com/glossary/

I also came across a great article on massage written by the Mayo Clinic Staff which I highly recommend reading. Here is some of what they had to say…
Massage can relieve tension in your muscles, and most people use it for relaxation, relief of stress and anxiety, or to reduce muscle soreness. Massage can also cause your body to release natural painkillers, and it may boost your immune system.

While more research is needed to confirm the benefits of massage, some studies have found it helpful for:
Anxiety Massage reduced anxiety in depressed children and anorexic women. It also reduced anxiety and withdrawal symptoms in adults trying to quit smoking.
Pain Pain was decreased in people with fibromyalgia, migraines and recent surgery. Back pain also might be relieved by massage. However, back pain study results have been contradictory, and more research is required.
Labor pain Massage during labor appears to lessen stress and anxiety, relax muscles and reduce pain.
Infant growth Massage encouraged weight gain in premature babies and reduced the number of days they stayed in the hospital.
Children with diabetes Children who were massaged every day by their parents were more likely to stick to their medication and diet regimens, which helped reduce their blood glucose levels.
Sports-related soreness Some athletes receive massages after exercise, especially to the muscles they use most in their sport or activity. A massage might help increase blood flow to your muscles and may reduce muscle soreness after you exercise.
Alcohol withdrawal Massage during withdrawal from alcohol has shown benefits when combined with traditional medical treatment by increasing feelings of support, safety and engagement in the therapy.
Immune system People with HIV who participated in massage studies showed an increased number of natural killer cells, which are thought to defend the body from viral and cancer cells.
Cancer treatment People with cancer who received regularly scheduled massage therapy during treatment reported less anxiety, pain and fatigue.
Self-esteem Because massage involves direct contact with another person through touch, it can make you feel cared for. That special attention can improve self-image in people with physical disabilities and terminal illnesses. And using touch to convey caring can help children with severe physical disabilities

Read the full article at: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/massage/SA00082

When deciding on massage work ultimately it is important to understand what you want to achieve and who best can help you, a registered massage therapist, a spa technician or even your partner if they are willing.

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

Ticket Give-Away Continues for CARBON BLACK

First, we'd like to extend our sincere congratulations to the first three winners of our "follow us" contest:

Thunderheart
Karina Rain D.
Christopher Goodwin

I will be in touch with each of you soon to take your reservation for Carbon Black. If you haven't already done so, please send me a message with your email address (otherwise I won't have a way of contacting you). You may leave me a comment here or contact me at carlenne@gmail.com.

**This contest is still open to two more followers so sign up now and send me your email address to win free tickets! See our previous post for more details.**

Now for our second round of give-aways:
Visit our Autry website. On the left-hand menu, click on the section titled "About Us" and search for answers to the following:

1. When was Native Voices at the Autry established?
2. Name two reservations where Young Native Voices has been in residence.
3. Where is the Annual Playwrights Retreat and Festival of New Plays held and how long does it last?

The first two people to email me at carlenne@gmail.com with the correct responses will win free tickets to a performance of their choice for Carbon Black.

Good luck to you all and I hope to hear from you soon!

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Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Spa Girl says MATCHA is a Must








As you know I love my green tea (see blog http://spagirl007.blogspot.com/2009/10/spa-girl-loves-green-tea-for-so-many.html) but have often found it confusing to make a good selection when faced with rows upon rows of green teas.

On several Spa visits I have been served a wonderful Matcha green tea and I have had Matcha on several occasions when I attended special Japanese tea ceremonies. Matcha is premium green tea powder from Japan used for drinking as tea or as an ingredient in recipes. While other green teas are grown throughout the world, Matcha is unique to Japan. It is the heart of the Japanese way of tea and has been celebrated in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony for hundreds of years.

Matcha is a finely powdered green tea and looks like an emerald coloured flour and has 10-15 times more nutrients than other premium green teas as you drink both the leaves and the tea. Matcha contains L-theanine, an amino acid known to relax the mind. Buddhist monks drink Matcha to assist in meditation, as the amino acids contained in the tea, combined with caffeine, offer a sustained sense of calm. The caffeine in Matcha provides 4 to 6 hours of mild steady energy—great first thing in the morning. Amino acids are also what gives this tea its unique taste. Matcha also contains the highest antioxidant count compared to all known fruits and vegetables, it is high in fiber and chlorophyll and Spa Girls, it only has 4 calories per serving!

According to Wikipedia...
Matcha is made from shade-grown tea leaves also used to make gyokuro, unlike other forms of powdered tea, such as powdered sencha.The preparation of matcha starts several weeks before harvest, when the tea bushes are covered to prevent direct sunlight. This slows down growth, turns the leaves a darker shade of green and causes the production of amino acids that make the resulting tea sweeter.
Only the finest tea buds are hand picked. After harvesting, if the leaves are rolled out before drying as usual, the result will be gyokuro (jewel dew) tea. However, if the leaves are laid out flat to dry, they will crumble somewhat and become known as tencha (碾茶). Tencha can then be de-veined, de-stemmed, and stone ground to the fine, bright green, talc-like powder known as matcha. It can take up to one hour to grind 30 grams of matcha.Note that only ground tencha qualifies as matcha, and other powdered teas are known as konacha (粉茶, lit. "powder tea").
The flavour of matcha is dominated by its amino acids. The highest grades of matcha have more intense sweetness and deeper flavour than the standard or coarser grades of tea harvested later in the year.The most famous matcha-producing regions are Uji in Kyoto, Nishio in Aichi, Shizuoka, and northern Kyūshū.

Some of the many benefits of Matcha green tea.

• Significantly increases energy without the caffeine "jitters".
• Improves mental alertness (L-theanine component)
• Increases calmness and reduces stress (L-theanine component)
• Boosts metabolic rate by 35-40%
• Powerful "Anti-Aging" activity due to the super-charged antioxidants
• Lowers blood pressure
• Decreases level of LDL or "bad"cholesterol
• Minimizes symptoms of PMS
• "Super" cancer-fighting and cancer-preventative activity (due to extremely high levels of polyphenols and catechins)
• Eases constipation due to high level of easily absorbable dietary fiber
• Stabilizes blood sugar levels
• Powerful anti-biotic and anti-viral activity
• Strong blood detoxifier and alkalyzer, due to the high Chlorophyll content

If you cannot find Matcha locally you can buy it on line. Just make sure it comes from Japan. Enjoy Spa Girls…(and boys!)

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My Almost New Asus P320 is up for Sale!!

This is an Asus P320 - I received this as a gift a week back, but didn't find much use of a Windows Mobile device. Hence, didn't use it even a single day!! Max use must have been about 3-4hrs.

Even the back camera cover is not removed and there is not even a single scratch on the entire phone.


The phone comes in it's original box (packed Aug 2009 - important coz there are many old stuff floating in ebay). MRP as listed on the box is Rs. 12900.
The phone comes with the following :
  • Asus P320 handset (BLACK)
  • Stereo Handsfree headset (with volume control)
  • Data Cable
  • Charger
  • Extra Stylus (so you'll have 2 stylus - one on phone and one extra)
  • Soft Pouch (Black Asus)
  • P320 Manual
  • 2 original Asus Software CDs
  • 1 external GPS antenna connector
  • Asus VIP card (I found this inside the box)
This is loaded with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional by Asus. I have installed the following Resco products (More info at http://www.resco.net/products/ ) Almost USD 75 worth of software for free!!!
  • Resco Contact Manager - Manages your contacts, calls & SMS (Also has a cool Facebook Integration feature)
  • Resco File Explorer - File Manager with powered functionality (FTP, Network,...)
  • Resco Keyboard Pro - Extended keyboard, Calculator, macro definer
  • Resco Backup - The most comprehensive backup solution for your PDA.
The Asus P320 Features
  • 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Size 99 x 55 x 13 mm
  • Weight 105 g
  • Display TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors
  • Screen Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.6 inches
  • Sound Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, Midi ringtones
  • Speakerphone Yes
  • Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
  • Call records Practically unlimited
  • Internal 64 MB RAM, 128 MB ROM
  • Card slot microSD (TransFlash), microSDHC
  • Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
  • WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
  • USB Yes, v2.0
  • Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, autofocus
  • Video Yes
  • Features OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • CPU TI OMAP 850 200 MHz processor
  • Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push E-Mail,
  • MSN Browser HTTP / WAP 2.0
  • Games Yes
  • GPS Yes
  • Java Yes -
  • MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player
  • WMV/MP4 player
  • Organizer
  • World Clock
  • Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)
  • File Manager
  • Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1100 mAh
You can contact me on my e-mail for further doubts / clarifications.

The asking price is Rs. 9800 + 350 (shipping). Shipping is waived off if inside Bangalore. P.S: I can only ship this phone inside India currently. Do let me know your BEST OFFER!!

Monday, 26 October 2009

Jennifer Aniston The Goree Girls

in The Goree GirlsJennifer Aniston as Trisha Durant.

The Goree Girls is a 2010 film set in the 1940s which tells the story of eight Goree Prison inmates who form a country-western band. The Goree Girls is Filming is going to take place during January 2010.

The Goree Girls film is produced by and stars actress Jennifer Aniston.
Director: Michael Sucsy, Writers: John Lee Hancock (screenplay), Margaret Nagle (writer).

Cast (verified cast:) * Jennifer Aniston - Trisha Durant * Ion Overman - Daniela Lopez * Pam Tillis - Cassidy Sunderson.


Jennifer Aniston 'll be starring in a new film about the true story of an all-female country band in a Texas prison in the '40s.

"Goree Girls" will be "Grey Garden" helmer Michael Sucsy's feature directorial debut. The Goree Girls film 'll revolve around female inmates serving time for various cases, such as robbery and murder, and who made up a country music band.

As per Variety, production will begin in January. Jennifer Aniston and her Echo Films partner Kristin Hahn will serve as producers along with Rick Schwartz and Aaron Kaufman.

She was last seen the comedy "Management" with Steve Zahn and Woody Harrelson. Jennifer Aniston 'll appear next in the romantic drama "Love Happens" with Aaron Eckhart, Martin Sheen, and Judy Greer.

Ticket Give-Aways for CARBON BLACK



In conjunction with our upcoming world premiere production of Terry Gomez's Carbon Black, we will be giving away free tickets to the first five new people who sign up to follow our blog and who post a comment with their email addresses*. Simply click on the button to your right to follow us and I will be in touch with our lucky winners personally to take their reservations. 

*Email addresses will not be published or added to any mailing lists. They will only be used to contact the winners.

Although this offer is only good for new followers to our blog, more opportunities for free tickets will be introduced on:

Wednesday, October 28
Friday, October 30
Monday, November 2
Wednesday, November 4, and
Friday, November 6

There are plenty of chances to win so check back on the above dates for more info.
(Hint: you may want to start following us on Myspace, Facebook, and Twitter to increase your chances of winning)

Good luck to you all and I'll be in touch!

Idiot of the Day - Denise Richards

If you don't know what Twitter is exactly, please step away from the computer.

Denise Richards wins the Idiot of the Day award for posting her private number on Twitter and then thinking she deleted it, when, in fact she did not.

So the 1.28 million followers Denis Richards has on Twitter were probably calling her like mad. So now she changed her number and apologized for being such a doof.

Read more at Celebitchy.com

Wolves in the photographer's clothing

NSFW


Today I was just thinking to myself... Why the hell is it that all these male, "amatuer" photographers all like to photograph these "models" in lingerie or bikini??

If they are so interested in photography, then why don't they shoot other things such as... family portraits, close-up shots of a fly's eyes, a droplet of water dropping into a pool of water etc etc other artsy fartsy nonsense?

WHY GIRLS??

And the most puzzling of all... Why do they like to shoot FLAWED girls??

Ok I know. Firstly, they would of course want to shoot flawless girls if possible, but flawless girls are unlikely to want to be shot by amatuer lechers, plus they are of limited stock.

Secondly, I know even people like Megan Fox have their flaws, but I don't mean like a clubbed thumb...

I mean like... They are trying so hard to ooze sexuality and then it's like they are hideous.

I know I sound fucking elitist or something, but it just seems to me that it's totally silly to allow a girl's armpit fats to ruin an otherwise good piece of photography!

I mean, if you changed the subject from a race queen with terrible black roots to, say, a butterfly or an elderly woman pushing a cart, it just won't be RUINED that way, you get what I mean??

Anyway that's not what I'm gripping about. I'd get back to this later.

I am actually really annoyed with the increment of these "photographers" around, who are actually just wankers wanting to snap a sexy shot for his evening stroke.

Honestly man, if you are a fucking pervert, just fucking admit it instead of parading around with your E05 or whatever and pretending to care about the fucking proper lighting!

Let's see... If we let them choose between shooting a fat tou geh plucking auntie with the most fabulous lighting and equipment... or shooting a nude race queen with a compact camera, which do you think they will pick?

Please leh! The nude of course! You know why? Coz they are fucking wankers!


The whole "models" photography culture is just sick.


If you go to Clubsnap's forum, you will see pages like this.


Girls, whored out by these organisers... Enticing these "photographers" with either lingerie, bikini or sexy fashion shoots... Guess which is the most expensive?


For $100 you can snap snap snap away at a model of your choice while you try to entice her to give even more smothering looks and jut out her ass more.

Then you can go home and wank to the close-up boobage shots, while imagining having a kinky photographer-model relationship with her.


After that, even better still, you can add the "artistic" shots to your portfolio and earn respect as a PHOTOGRAPHER!!!!!!!!


Not.



I don't know what these men are thinking when they snap all these slutty photos, but here's what I think when I see some of them.




"How did she manage to get such a hideous bikini?"




"Invisible mirror squishing monster!! HAHAHA!
Ass distractingly flat."




"MUST... GIVE... SMOTHERING... LOOK... No matter what...."





"Why is she wearing a bra to shower? That doesn't seem to make much sense?

Hard to dry... Imagine all the padding heavy and soaked with water. Urgh!
Must bring the bra home in a plastic bag.
If she got no other bra and wears the bra home
she will look like she is lactating HAHAHAHA!"




"Fine I'd buy you that LV bag now please put your clothes back on."





"AHAHHAHA I REALLY don't think you fit into the S sized top!"




"Surely that beach is not very clean..."




"I open the toilet door and URGHHHH!!!!
What sort of person sits on a toilet bowl with underwear on?
You peeing through it??"




"You are facing the wrong way."




"Is her ass cold on that table?
When she stands up, will the table have ass-shaped steam marks?
Did they photograph that? Coz that would be FUNNEH!!!"





"No."





"Really now... Don't ever wear a thong again."





"The phone must be ringing and she REALLY doesn't want to pick it up.
Ooohh... Label on shoes? How much?"




"My god woman, put your pants back on!
And next time, please wear matching lingerie for christ's fuck sake."





"Her asscrack is entirely too short."



"She is surely not very comfortable..."




"WTF? And honestly, who you trying to bluff with
BOTH bra straps falling down 'accidentally'??"




So anyway... My point is... Do those photos show off great photography skills? Not one bit. They just show how fucking perverse the photographer is.

If you have real talent, why would you try to distract from it with all these sexual vibes?? I don't think anyone is looking at the composition or whatever is important in photography coz everyone's trying to find nipple slips!!


I must, of course, credit the photographer whom I got all these photos from.



Dunno his name but at least he is not a hypocrite - he did go semi-naked himself complete with come-hither eyes.



Check out his photographer 'friends'....












They are buzzing around these car shows like flies on corpses... Gross.


p/s: I have nothing against girls taking such photos. As you all would possibly point out, Kaykay also does such shots. What she does is her business and if it earns her money without hurting anyone, why not?

Hell even I took bikini shots for Maxim before.

My disdain is for the lecherous photographers, not the models. Although, it is still fun to laugh at the ugly models when they do stupid poses.

What? They dare to take then dare to be criticised lah! Nothing wrong what! You all also criticise my Maxim shots - and I totally deserve it. They are horrid to the max.

And of course, these photographers' natural defence will be that I am JEALOUS coz nobody wants to shoot ME.

Yes, yes, I wrote this post coz I am fat and jealous. Because every girl would love a pack of perverse, scary middle-aged uncles photographing them.


p/p/s: Why can't all these men control their penises?!

Spa Girl says place your vote "Canadian Blog Awards"


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