December 2006 - Posts
Posted Sunday, December 31, 2006 1:59 PM
Cupcakes are so yesterday. I love my Sprinkles , Leda's , and SusieCakes , but 16 post-wedding pounds later, I'm ready to hop (well, with my winter quasi-hibernation padding, more like roll) onto the latest less fattening foodie bandwagon -- "sour" frozen
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Posted by
WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Leisure
Posted Friday, December 29, 2006 11:50 AM
This is a variation of something I posted on my local board yesterday in response to a knottie's query about what movie she should see this weekend. Here are my capsule takes on a few recent flicks I've seen: Babel : This was like Crash around the world
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WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Leisure
Posted Thursday, December 28, 2006 2:22 AM
"LAST ISSUE: Your subscription has expired. To avoid missing issues it's urgent you return the attached renewal card right away." A moment of silence, please. R.I.P., Martha Stewart Weddings subscription.
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Posted by
WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Planning
Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 8:47 PM
Music makes the bourgeoisie and the rebels.... Band or DJ? Band or DJ? Band or DJ? [head spins a la Linda Blair in The Exorcist ] Band Pros: Live entertainment, live energy Cons: Expensive, possible limited range of genres DJ Pros: Inexpensive, broad
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WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Planning
Posted Tuesday, December 26, 2006 10:20 AM
Question: What's left after the vows are exchanged and cake is cut? Answer: A big mess and...pictures! Your photographer is undoubtedly one of the most important vendors that you will book. Your photographer is the one person who is responsible for capturing
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WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Planning
Posted Monday, December 25, 2006 3:43 PM
I woke up this morning very hungry. Visions of sugar-plums did not dance in my head. I had arisen from this wonderful dream about being surrounded by pancetta. It was everywhere and raining from the sky on top of me. Mmm...pancetta. Merry Christmas from
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Posted by
WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Me
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2006 11:40 AM
The color white sucks. Technically, white isn't even a color, if my vague recollection of high school physics serves me right. Billy Idol is awesome and all, but no day was a nice day for a white wedding in my book. Major snoozeville, dudes. I love color.
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WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Planning
Posted Saturday, December 23, 2006 12:49 AM
My name is...not Slim Shady. I thought I'd take a brief moment to introduce myself to any readers (all two of you). I was born in New York City. It was cold there. I moved to Southern California when I was four. As a result of having a Mexican babysitter
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WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Me
Posted Saturday, December 23, 2006 8:12 PM
Some peeps get married in churches. Some peeps get married in hotels. Some peeps get married at country clubs. We tied the knot in a museum. Why a museum? I'm a modernist. I like my design free of the overly ornate and frou-frou. And, yet, I wanted a
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WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Planning
Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 9:36 PM
First, sincerest apologies to The Beastie Boys. I've never been a skinny girl. In fact, when I was in fifth grade, I was over 150 pounds and about 4'9". I was pretty much the shape of a bowling ball. I'd post pics, but I destroyed them all. You think
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Posted by
WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Me
Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 1:44 AM
My "in real life" (hereinafter, "IRL") friends used to tease me for having "Internet friends," but now they're eating their words because my "Internet friends" are just plain "friends" now! In fact, some of my IRL friends have told me that they wish they
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Posted by
WeezerMonkey
Filed under: GTG
Posted Tuesday, December 19, 2006 6:13 AM
Today marks the fourth month that we've been married. Lo and behold, I have not yet written one thank you card. None. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Clutch your pearls, Miss Manners -- I'm one ungrateful bride! Well, not really. Just lazy. And busy. Seriously, this
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Posted by
WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Etiquette