From the desk of the Fashion Editor:
I've got some good news and some bad news.
The bad news is that skinny or pencil cut pants are coming back. Well, not coming back, they are here.
The good news is GAP is using Audrey Hepburn to advertise their new Skinny Black Pants.
To see my favorite number from my favorite Audrey Hepburn movie click below (it's also the philosophy by which I live my life):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02x1lvGuHa8
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Monday, September 04, 2006
Do You Look Familiar?
I was watching "Look Alike" on the TV Guide Channel today and they recruited this quiet, little bakery worker, mouse of a girl and "transformed" her into Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives). The only reason she was there was because she had been told by EVERYONE that she looks JUST LIKE Eva Longoria, so she decided to go out for this show.They did a great job with her hair, make-up, wardrobe and then took great pictures of her in a cool, white bikini that looked borrowed from the 60's.
I think it is safe to say we could all look pretty good if we had a team working on us from every angle.
I started wondering who I could pass for with the right hair and make-up. Currently I've ruled out Angelina Jolie and Pamela Sue Anderson. I'll probably have to settle for some rice-cake eating super model, when all I really want to be is Audrey Hepburn.
Who do people say you look like?
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
What does iPod stand for anyway?
Raymond and Lori gifted me with an iPod for their 25th wedding anniversary. For REALZ! Because this gift came with two free lines (27 characters each) of engraving a huge dilemma was created. What WORDS!
I wrestled for hours, days and nights only to realize the following: I'm not going to find what I'm looking for!
It was in that moment of clarity I remembered, for a long time there was a U2 song that had always touched something in me. When the song came out ('87), I was entrenched in the "charismatic Christian movement" so I let my doctrine get in the way of hearing what they were trying to say. Although, the song flew in the face of what I was being taught at the time, it somehow managed to resonated in that part of me where all my questions are and I could never let it go. Now that I am older, and wiser and not so much in the movement, I see genius in every line:
I have climbed highest mountain
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you
I have run. I have crawled.
I have scaled these city walls, these city walls
Only to be with you
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
I have kissed honey lips
Felt the healing in her fingertips
It burned like fire
This burning desire
I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
I believe in the kingdom come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
Bleed into one
Well yes I'm still running
You broke the bonds and you
Loosed the chains
Carried the cross
Of my shame
Of my shame
You know I believed it
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
In conclusion, I would like to say that it reminds me of that scripture (that I love) in Philippians 3:12:
Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
Oh, so from U2 I engraved the following line on my iPod:
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for....
Thank you Raymond and Lori. I was blessed the day you got married (August 22, 1981), even though I wasn't invited to the wedding!
Thank you Raymond and Lori. I was blessed the day you got married (August 22, 1981), even though I wasn't invited to the wedding!
Monday, August 14, 2006
Pictures of Bill
I was recently on Ashley's blog (Guerras in the City) looking at her last post. She created a "sound track" to her life based on songs she was into during different phases of her life. By the way, please go to her site and do the same. She wants visitors!
I've said it before, the Beatles music permeated my early years. So, the first song on my life's "soundtrack" will be: Hey Jude. The song was written by Paul McCartney (genius) to comfort John Lennon's son Julian when John Lennon and his first wife divorced. And although I don't hear it often, the song evokes in me a strong emotional response.
At the time it came out, my brother Bill enlisted in the Air Force and was sent to Korea. We were close and I struggled with the separation. When he came home on leave after basic training, I remember being on an escalator at the airport headed to where we would pick him up. When we reached him everyone was talking and hugging but I couldn't say a word. I was afraid to speak because I knew if I did I would start crying. I was only 5 years old and was confused by my emotions, how could I be so happy and yet want to cry?
Then the day came when we had to take him back. We took group photos and I think you can tell by my face I was on the brink of a break down.On the way home I sat in the back seat with David crying inconsolably. Then over the air waves floated Hey Jude. David made them turn it up. I sang through my tears and was comforted.
Weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning.
Ps. 30:5
I've said it before, the Beatles music permeated my early years. So, the first song on my life's "soundtrack" will be: Hey Jude. The song was written by Paul McCartney (genius) to comfort John Lennon's son Julian when John Lennon and his first wife divorced. And although I don't hear it often, the song evokes in me a strong emotional response.
At the time it came out, my brother Bill enlisted in the Air Force and was sent to Korea. We were close and I struggled with the separation. When he came home on leave after basic training, I remember being on an escalator at the airport headed to where we would pick him up. When we reached him everyone was talking and hugging but I couldn't say a word. I was afraid to speak because I knew if I did I would start crying. I was only 5 years old and was confused by my emotions, how could I be so happy and yet want to cry?
Then the day came when we had to take him back. We took group photos and I think you can tell by my face I was on the brink of a break down.On the way home I sat in the back seat with David crying inconsolably. Then over the air waves floated Hey Jude. David made them turn it up. I sang through my tears and was comforted.
Weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning.Ps. 30:5
Sunday, August 13, 2006
What does OPI stand for anyway?
From the desk of the Fashion Editor:
I went to the store to buy cat food today only to be distracted by the fingernail polish. They have it right there on the end case on purpose you know.
So, does anyone know what OPI stands for? Then I wondered who names these polishes. I picked up a new one today called: Will You Mari-achi Me? Sadly, the color wasn't as cool as the name.
I then wondered if women are ever influenced to purchase by the name OPI gives to a particular color. Sounds like something I would do, but not today; I resisted. Here's my current OPI inventory:
I went to the store to buy cat food today only to be distracted by the fingernail polish. They have it right there on the end case on purpose you know.
So, does anyone know what OPI stands for? Then I wondered who names these polishes. I picked up a new one today called: Will You Mari-achi Me? Sadly, the color wasn't as cool as the name.
I then wondered if women are ever influenced to purchase by the name OPI gives to a particular color. Sounds like something I would do, but not today; I resisted. Here's my current OPI inventory:
- First Dance
- Lovander
- Nomad's Dream
- Most Honorable Red
- Never Lon-Done Shopping
I would like to note that the all time best, sheer pink polish is Mademoiselle by Esse.
Monday, August 07, 2006
Weighing In
O.K. I was going to write about this, but then I realized the picture speaks for itself. Don't worry Dr. Geneser gave me a perscription they normally give to anorexics and A.I.D.S. patients. It's suppose to stimulate my appetite. I have no faith in it, but other than that I am fine. :)
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Risky Business
"There can be no vulnerability without risk; there can be no community without vulnerability; there can be no peace, and ultimately no life, without community." - M. Scott Peck
When I moved to Rockport in 1992 I left family and friends to pursue my career as a Home Economics teacher. Being a first year teacher was next to impossible and it consumed a lot of my time and energy. In the process of being “too” busy I always chose to sleep in on Sundays instead of going to church.
After about three year, two of my students (Jeremy and Brent) began trying to get me to start attending church. They weren’t worried about my eternal soul, oddly enough, what bothered them was I was living in isolation. Jeremy stated their case simply by saying, “Hanna, it takes a village.”
Today as I look back, I honestly believe that it was one of the most significant things anyone had ever said to me. It isn’t easy venturing out alone. I liken it to walking the plank. Over the years, however, I managed to involve myself in the local church and independent bible studies, as well as take art classes, and join a quilting group. I still had the high school with all its activities to be a part of and I added to that helping in Young Life. Each new activity provided new opportunities to connect with new people. Together, in these new relationships, we affect change in the world around us and become better people in the process. We built community among ourselves.
Since I had to retired last year this community has been an invaluable support. The burden of life seems more manageable when you don't have to manage it alone. Who is in your community? Is it diverse? Start reaching out because just as you have something to offer, they have something to give.
Community in action: Today Anne brought snacks. She saw I needed to have non-perishables that require very little preparation, so she loaded me up.
When I moved to Rockport in 1992 I left family and friends to pursue my career as a Home Economics teacher. Being a first year teacher was next to impossible and it consumed a lot of my time and energy. In the process of being “too” busy I always chose to sleep in on Sundays instead of going to church.
After about three year, two of my students (Jeremy and Brent) began trying to get me to start attending church. They weren’t worried about my eternal soul, oddly enough, what bothered them was I was living in isolation. Jeremy stated their case simply by saying, “Hanna, it takes a village.”
Today as I look back, I honestly believe that it was one of the most significant things anyone had ever said to me. It isn’t easy venturing out alone. I liken it to walking the plank. Over the years, however, I managed to involve myself in the local church and independent bible studies, as well as take art classes, and join a quilting group. I still had the high school with all its activities to be a part of and I added to that helping in Young Life. Each new activity provided new opportunities to connect with new people. Together, in these new relationships, we affect change in the world around us and become better people in the process. We built community among ourselves.
Since I had to retired last year this community has been an invaluable support. The burden of life seems more manageable when you don't have to manage it alone. Who is in your community? Is it diverse? Start reaching out because just as you have something to offer, they have something to give.
Community in action: Today Anne brought snacks. She saw I needed to have non-perishables that require very little preparation, so she loaded me up.
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