tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54757956070307289542024-03-13T03:54:50.553-07:00Keepin' Up with Kristin - xo...somewhat random, completely relevantKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700281749154541333noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475795607030728954.post-32947994151990889802011-02-28T10:42:00.000-08:002011-02-28T10:42:14.459-08:00The Only Reason I Watched the Oscars...The dresses. Duh! So, I had to share some of my faves today. Seriously, I would DIE to wear these gowns!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.cocoperez.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/cate-blanchett-2011-oscars-academy-awards__oPt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" l6="true" src="http://i.cocoperez.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/cate-blanchett-2011-oscars-academy-awards__oPt.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Say what you want, but I love this Givenchy Haute Couture on Cate Blanchett. It's different, but still really pretty and not <em>too</em> out-there. I hate when stars want to push the envelope, and you lose the person in the gown, it ends up wearing them and not the other way around. This is gorgeous, and done so perfectly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Anne had so many gorgeous looks from the red carpet to the actual show. So jealous of all the gorgeous dresses she got to wear. These were 3 of my favorites:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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xo-kKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700281749154541333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475795607030728954.post-40801318679027719442011-02-03T11:50:00.000-08:002011-02-03T11:50:27.930-08:00Eye of the Tiger, Year of the Rabbit!No, not <em>that</em> rabbit (<em>Sex and the City </em>fans...lol)! <br />
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Here's my "horoscope" for me, a tiger, the Year of the Rabbit (according to the Chinese horoscopes, obviously):<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><u>The Tiger in Year of the Metal Rabbit</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong></strong></div><strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Rabbits want freedom to move, and Tigers are equally independent. The Tiger can scale the ladder of success in this Year of the Rabbit, capitalizing on all the skills acquired during the year before. A newly acquired "expert" status may fall upon these creatures, making it easier to land prestigious work assignments. The Year of the Metal Rabbit won't be all work and no play, however. In fact, outdoor activities are highly favored for the Tiger. Running, biking, hiking ... being out in nature is extremely therapeutic.</strong><strong><br />
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</div></strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The Year of the Metal Rabbit will be a sociable one for the Tiger. In fact, friends may take precedence over family. Special times like holidays, birthdays and anniversaries will be celebrated with pals, rather than relatives. It's not that Tigers will turn their backs on kin; it's just that this Year of the Rabbit will prompt these creatures to change their priorities a bit. Relationships formed out of mutual admiration, rather than familial obligation, will feel more enriching. </strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong></strong><strong><br />
</strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Taking risks is not favored this year. The Tiger must learn to look before it leaps, or disaster will ensue. The Year of the Metal Rabbit is a time of reflection. Learning to weigh the pros and cons of any given issue is critical. Although the Tiger prefers relying on their intuition, their impulses will not serve them well in this Rabbit year. Waiting 24 hours before making any important decisions will be a good rule for the Tiger to follow. </strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong></strong><strong><br />
</strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Rabbit years sometimes tempt the Tiger to change residences. Buying or selling property could prove profitable in 2011. If the Tiger has never owned a place before, this year could be a good time to take the plunge. </strong></div><strong><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></strong>Tres exciting, no? :) <br />
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<em>I got my Chinese horoscope from MyDaily.com. Go <a href="http://horoscopes.mydaily.com/astrology/2011/01/31/metal-rabbit-chinese-new-year-horoscope/?icid=maing%7Caim%7Cdl9%7Csec1_lnk3%7C41222">here</a> for your own!</em><br />
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So I got the idea for this "challenge" while reading a blog posted by Bethany Joy Galeotti (of <em>One Tree Hill</em> fame). She talked about an issue that I think a lot of us deal with every single day, and that's oily skin. I don't know about you, but that's something that drives me crazy. Now, I don't have extremely oily skin, I'm a little bit more of combination-skinned myself, but I do get breakouts/blackheads that my normal skin care routine just never seems to be able to really take care of. And honey, lemme tell ya, I've tried everything from the usual drugstore remedies, like Neutragena/Noxema/Clearasil/etc., to ProActive, to perscription Benzacline. Nothing really did the job. So, I'm trying something new. <br />
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What's crazy is this skin care regimen is ridiculously simple, and sort of breaks the "rules" of what I thought was proper skin care.<br />
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First of all, I'm starting my mornings with simply splashing my face with cold water. Like, icy cold! (Not so fun considering it's so damn cold outside!) But it really does help wake me up in the morning. Plus, it helps reduce any swelling or puffiness, and (according to my grandma, who told me this several years ago) it helps shrink your pores and make them less visible. That's it! No soap. No cleansers. No toners. No exfoliating. Just...cold water. <br />
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At night, I am using a cleansing oil. I know, <em>oil,</em> crazy right?! But so far, I really like it, and my skin is absolutely NOT oily! Bethany's blog lists a few recommended cleansing oils, but some of them aren't available in the states anymore, so I did some looking around online and found one that could be found at my local Sephora. Its called Boscia called MakeUp-BreakUp Cool Cleansing Oil, and bonus! It meets Sephora's standard of being a natural product. What's nice about having their natural seal vs. one from a government regulated agency is that they actually have <em>standards</em> for what it means to be "natural." Learn more about Sephora's policy for natural products <a href="http://sephora.com/browse/templates/popNatural.jhtml">here</a>.<br />
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Now, I've stopped using my usual moisturizer because it has SPF in it, and Bethany's blog recommended avoiding using one with SPF in it for the first four-or-so weeks of this new routine. I've yet to get a new one...and I need it! What's surprising is that my skin actually feels <em>dryer</em> than it used to with my old routine--crazy, considering I'm using a cleansing <em>oil</em> on my face daily! But I MIGHT go out for a new/recommended one today (it's iffy...there's ice outside today!!). One of the recommendations for a nighttime moisturizer is actually Extra Virgin Coconut <strong>Oil</strong>! Sounds crazy again, but hey, I may try that one out, too! <br />
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I'll let you know how it goes for me. So far (and its been about 4 days), I've noticed my face gets less oily throughout the day. Plus, the Boscia Cleansing Oil is really great at getting off my waterproof eye make-up AND getting my face clean without having to add multiple products to my routine. <br />
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Check out <a href="http://www.bjgofficial.com/2011/01/take-care.html">Bethany's blog</a> to learn a little more about the reason why you should get rid of your stripping cleansers and switch to something like a cleansing oil. <a href="http://www.pinksith.com/2010/06/shu-uemura-high-performance-balancing.html">Here</a> is another blog recommended by Bethany to read for further information. Follow Bethany on twitter, too @BethanyGaleottiKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700281749154541333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475795607030728954.post-74679513944508136112011-01-13T10:46:00.000-08:002011-01-17T17:01:15.656-08:00Oh, hello again :)So I guess I've been a little absent from this lately...but I just haven't had anything that's really pushed my buttons a whole lot lately. At least not enough to write about :) But there was something the other day that just annoyed the crap out of me, and it's not the first time this particular pet peeve has gotten the best of me. <br />
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During periods of my life when I'm single, I tend to talk to just about anybody (well I do that all the time, I'm a friendly person lol), and I don't necessarily mind giving my number to a guy at the end of a conversation...I mean, just cuz I did doesn't mean I even want to even go on a date with them. Honestly, it means I can say no through a text versus face-to-face (I know, lame, but whatever). Anyways! Two of my biggest pet peeves come from new guys trying to talk me up....<br />
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#1: I <span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><em><u>HATE</u></em></strong> </span><span style="font-size: small;">when I get this text: "hi."</span><br />
Um...hi? WTF do you want me to say? Don't waste my time by sending me a one-word salutation. If I had a limited number of texts per month, that would be such a huge waste and I would be even more annoyed than I am with my unlimited texting plan. And, if you are wanting to strike up a conversation with me, <em><strong>START A FREAKIN CONVERSATION!!</strong></em> "Hi" says nothing to me. "Hi" tells me you don't have the balls to get straight to the point, or enough motivation to direct a conversation with me. If that's all left up to me, I'm already uninterested. You might as well stop trying. If all you say is "hi," all you're going to get as a "hello" back. And probably five hours later. There's probably a reason you are a single man in your 30's, and it's because you have the maturity level of a high-schooler and the conversation skills of a retarded monkey.<br />
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#2: When said guys text me and try to get me to meet up with them and I can't, or I haven't saved their number yet because A) I don't care to or B) I just forgot to and I can't remember who it is, so I have to ask who it is, their replies are: "I guess I'm not that important," or "I guess you're not that interested." My reply: "Well, if you say so!!" I seriously have had that said to me a few times by different guys already in this new year! When you sound like my high school boyfriend or start throwing yourself a pity party before we even hit it off...I don't like you. You might as well quit trying, again. It's especially annoying when you're 6 years older than me and you sound like you're 16. Barf. Don't tell me how I feel or what I think. I'm obviously still forming my opinions of you...and you just made it that much more easy for me to decide that you're not worth my time. <br />
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What's sad is when I see one guy do BOTH of those things...and they do!! I can think of two guys right now that have done that in the past two weeks, and three in the last few months. It. Is. Ri.Dic.U.Lous. I just want to say, "Grow some balls!!" That, and lose my number, haha. I'm sorry if that seems harsh, but I'm not wasting my time on some guys that are going to play games like that. I'm not into somebody who needs a girl to be sympathetic and give them pity attention. Go to your mommy for that. That's not the approach I am attracted to. Be confident, but not cocky. Pursue me, but not stalkerish. Don't even mention stalker-like qualities, or act like one (yes, two separate guys have each done one of those), it takes you from annoying- to creeper-status. Be fun. Be relaxed. Be open to going out with me and my friends, and probably taking a semi-back seat to dancing with them for awhile. I'll come around if you hang in there, haha. And if you don't see me responding to your "moves," take a hint and back off. You will know if I like you. If I do, I will be more forward myself. But, if I'm shying away/giving you a cold shoulder....I'm probably not interested! <br />
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Ok, that's my little rant for the week. :) Hopefully I will get back in the swing of things and start writing a little more often. <br />
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xo-kKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700281749154541333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475795607030728954.post-45887501123956204812010-12-17T14:00:00.000-08:002010-12-17T14:04:06.389-08:00'Tis the Season!<em>Once again, Casey, my friend...your blog inspired me! I started to post a comment on a few movies you didn't have on the list --and definitely should see if you haven't yet! :) -- and then I started thinking about all my favorites....</em><br />
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I love the holidays! And I <em>looooove</em> my Christmastime movie and tv specials! Here's a list of a, um, <em>few </em>(lol) of my all time favorites! Ok, 25 of them, roughly listed from most to least favorite! After 10 it all really gets a little fuzzy :D<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>1. White Christmas </strong>( <3 Bing Crosby!!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>2. Polar Express</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>3. Christmas in Connecticut</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>4. Elf</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>5. It’s a Wonderful Life</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>6.</strong><strong> A Charlie Brown Christmas</strong><br />
<strong>7. How the Grinch Stole Christmas</strong> (original tv special)<br />
<strong>8. The Santa Clause</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>9. Home Alone</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>10. Glee’s Christmas Episode</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>11. Santa Baby </strong>(ABC Family Movie)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>12. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer </strong>(the old, awesome claymation-style one!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>13. Frosty the Snowman </strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>14. The Holiday</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>15. The Family Stone</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>16. The Muppet Christmas Carol</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>17. Meet Me in St. Louis</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>18. Hallmark’s Christmas in November</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>19. How the Grinch Stole Christmas </strong>(movie)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>20. A Christmas Story </strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>21. Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town </strong>(made the same way as Rudolph)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>22. Miracle on 34th Street </strong>(1947, 1994)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>23. A Christmas Carol</strong> (1951, 1984 tv)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>24. The Nutcracker </strong>(1993, starring Maculey Culkin)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>25. Disney’s Fantasia’s Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy</strong></div><br />
I <em>was </em>going to write a little bit about each one and include some visuals...but there <em>are</em> 25 movies, and I think most of them are pretty self-explanatory as to why they are so great. Some are just plain awesome, some are reminiscent of a younger, more innocent time in life, and others are time-tested classics. Hope you enjoyed my list and maybe discover a few to add to your own! :)<br />
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I seriously can't believe that happened!! I mean really?! C'mon people!! That coach should be FIRED! He could have ended that player's career! Alosi's lucky it looks like a "clean" trip and Carroll sustained no significant injuries...that could have ended up much, much worse! <br />
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What kind of person does that, though!? I get that as a coach (and probably former player), you are still very apart of the team, you get really into the game/wish you were on the field, and your emotions can run high...but none of that excuses Alosi's actions! Just absolutely ridiculous...had to share!Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700281749154541333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475795607030728954.post-318084511977734992010-12-09T14:02:00.000-08:002010-12-09T14:02:56.847-08:00The "Infinite" and the "Unexplainable"So this morning I was watching <em>The View</em> (judge me if you want, but I love their Hot Topics lol), and they said that scientists have recently made some discoveries that suggest the universe is three times bigger than we originally thought it was. I wish I could find a clip to put in this post, but I watched it twice to make sure I heard it right. Well, naturally, my question was: How can something we believed to be "infinite" suddenly be "three times bigger" than what we currently thought? <br />
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It's been on my mind all afternoon while decorating for Christmas around the house. I couldn't understand why people just HAD to know the answers to everything, and they "whys" behind all the mysteries of life. Why can't people come to a point where they accept not <strong><em><u>EVERYTHING</u></em></strong> can be explained, and that maybe those things that are hard to figure out are better left to accepting as something <em>bigger,</em> outside the realm of human understanding, and possibly divine?<br />
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So anyways, I decided to do a little digging and look for some articles about the topic. What I found was that the actual article from Yale (<a href="http://www.opa.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=8063">found here</a>) really says that there are three times more <em>stars</em> in the universe, specifically red dwarfs, which in turn increases the number of possible planets in the universe, leading to the possibility of more "Earths" and life similar to our own out there--except they'd be far more "evolved" because their galaxies are apparently older than ours. Anyhow, I thought it was just interesting, even if finding this article kinda killed my whole train of thought on people saying the size of the universe multiplied, haha.<br />
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xo-kKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700281749154541333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475795607030728954.post-89560338700419320932010-12-06T22:20:00.000-08:002010-12-06T22:40:51.433-08:00Day...5?Ok, just to be holding myself accountable...<br />
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Friday's workout: Wii sword fighting w/Truman (my kindergarten-aged neighbor lol. he's tough competition!!)<br />
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Saturday: Technically, I gave myself Sat/Sundays off...but if you count dancin my ass off at P&L...lol<br />
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Sunday: Coach vball. Yeah, I play and do some workouts w/them, too! They def worked harder though, haha!<br />
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Monday: P90X Cardio workout (43 min)<br />
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So far...on track!! :)<br />
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Oh, minus the getting up earlier part...oops! Weekends will do that to ya! :)Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700281749154541333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475795607030728954.post-56728096358817014332010-12-02T13:05:00.000-08:002010-12-02T13:05:06.649-08:00My 30 Day Challenge :)So I guess a lot of people that blog/use facebook/twitter do these 30 day challenge things...and I thought, hmm...sounds kinda fun! But, I'm doing my own little twist. <br />
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See, lately I've just been feeling so tired, sluggish, lathargic...just plain blah! I know my lifestyle doesn't really help much...I have such odd hours with work: Some days I open at 9am to get the office stuff ready. Some days, that's it. Some days I stay and work the floor, opening the bar from 10-11am, which includes sweeping, washing windows, cleaning tables...just getting the bar ready for customers to come in starting at 11am. Days are slow, so I'm usually cut by 2:30pm. Some days I do non of that can come in around 4:30 for a night shift, which is much busier, and can last til 1:30-2am if i'm the closer. So I don't really have a regular sleeping pattern. And as much as I want my rest, and I require a lot of it each night (lol), I hate sleepnig in late. Even if I'm not scheduled to work the next day til the night shift, or not work at all, I just feel like it wastes the day. <br />
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Anyway, so here's my challenge to myself: I'm going to work out every day of the "normal" work week (Mon-Friday) and have weekends off. I'm not going to give myself any strict rules as far as what i'm going to do each day, or how long I'm going to do my workouts. Sometimes I think that defeats the purpose. My minimum workout time is 20-30 min though, since I have a couple dvds that fit that criteria. <br />
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I started today already actually! :) So here's what I did: <br />
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<ul><li><em>Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred, </em>Level 2 (20 min)</li>
<li><em>BeachBody's 10 Minute Trainer,</em> Cardio (10 min) & Yoga Flex (10 min)</li>
<li><em>Karen Voight Yoga & Sculpting,</em> Abdominals (10 min) </li>
</ul>There was also about 20 min of <em>Windsor Pilates Maximum Burn Cardio....</em>but it was really dance-based, which is great 'n all....but the last time I took a dance class, I was about 6 years old...and it's just not for me as far as workouts go. Fun on a Saturday night, that's a different story! lol :) So I stopped that one, cuz I felt like I wasn't getting anything out of it. Then after my ab workout I was moving to the Yogaflow (25 min) section of the dvd...but I got really light-headed and sorta blacked out for a sec...like, pre-passing out (which I've never done, but I don't wanna find out what it's fully like), so I decided it was definitely time to quit for the day. And definitely time to eat, since I havent since breaky! (oops!) Time for lunch!<br />
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PS- I started my day with an energy drink (NOT like Red Bull! ick!) It's called Spark, by Advocare...its supposed to be a healthier version. Comes from a powder mix, NOT a carbonated pop can. And I followed my work out with a post-workout recovery powder (chocolate flavored!), but instead of just mixing it w/water I mixed it in with my peanut butter-banana smoothie (banana, spoonful of natural creamy pb, organic non-fat skim milk, and crushed ice)--so good! <br />
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OOOH, and my goal is NOT weight loss. It's to GAIN energy, and to tone up. I also hope to start doing the exercises earlier in the day/mornings...which I hope will help regulate my sleeping pattern somewhat. I just want to feel GOOD again. So naturally, I want to clean up my diet a little, start avoiding the little things that i've let slide lately (like snacking on french fries in the kitchen at work, lol, and avoiding so much fried stuff/cheese). More veggies/fruit, more lean/white meat vs. red (though I will NOT turn down a steak if I want one!)...stuff like that! <br />
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Ok, that's it, just putting this out there to hopefully help hold me accountable in some way. :)Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700281749154541333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475795607030728954.post-38741268585493550212010-11-22T16:45:00.000-08:002010-11-22T16:48:43.957-08:00Love is LoveI got motivated for this blog when reading my friend Casey's about her support for gay marriage. A friend of hers commented like many people I know do: they don't agree with banning it, but disagree with the homosexual lifestyle. And many religious friends say, like this commenter noted, that allowing homosexuals to marry goes against the "sacredness" of marriage that is intended only for a man and woman.<br />
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But, if you ask me, there is nothing more sacred about straight marriages than gay marriages. I mean, look at all the cheating scandals, 5-minute-marriages, lies, etc. that are strung across tabloid headlines in recent years. Hell, even way back when,, Elizabeth Taylor was married eight different times! Isn't a marriage sacred if the couple trust one another, and treat their partner with respect, they are loyal, they never stray, they never commit adultery, and they are together forever ( barring major infractions on the previous criteria). I'm sorry, but I just don't see a lot of straight couples that are fulfilling those requirements of a sacred marriage. <br />
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According to <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sacred">Dictionary.com</a>, here are a few definitions of the word "sacred:"<br />
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<strong>sa·cred [sey-krid] </strong><br />
<strong>-adjective </strong><strong><br />
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<strong>4. reverently dedicated to some person, purpose, or object</strong><strong><br />
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<strong>5. regarded with reverence</strong><strong><br />
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<strong>6. secured against violation, infringement, etc., as by reverence or sense of right: sacred oaths; sacred rights. </strong><br />
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<strong><em>and... reverence = </em></strong><br />
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<strong>rev·er·ence<br />
noun, verb, -enced, -enc·ing. </strong><br />
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<strong>1. a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration. </strong><br />
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<strong>2. the outward manifestation of this feeling: to pay reverence. </strong><br />
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<strong>3. a gesture indicative of deep respect; an obeisance, bow, or curtsy.</strong><br />
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So, I say, why keep a whole group of people - who are human and love just like the rest of us - keep from finding happiness? I know I look forward to the day I can plan my own wedding, I know how that desire makes me feel....and if I were told I could not have the day that I want to celebrate the love I feel for my man/the love we have for one another...I would be devastated. I don't think that anyone who has the desire to celebrate their love with friends and family, and commit to a <em>sacred</em> marriage between themselves and their partner, should be denied the right to do just that.<br />
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xo-k<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images4.cpcache.com/product/rainbow-prop+8-love/362448294v1_225x225_Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="http://images4.cpcache.com/product/rainbow-prop+8-love/362448294v1_225x225_Front.jpg" /></a></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700281749154541333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475795607030728954.post-43456468479090611842010-11-22T10:14:00.000-08:002010-11-22T10:16:45.916-08:00AMA Fashion!<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sooo last night was the American Music Awards, and, <em>as always</em>, they provided me with plenty of great costume ideas for Halloween next year lol. Well, at least the outfits worn during performances did :) But, I was seeing some other fashion I <strong><u><em>loved</em></u></strong>, so I felt like sharing some of them (with, like, the one person that reads this, haha!):</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>:Taylor Swift:</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/galleries/amas/taylor-swift.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/galleries/amas/taylor-swift.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I LOVED her new 'do, loved the sparkly dress, loved the shoes, love love love T-Swift :) (Mini by Colette Dinnigan)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>:Rihanna:</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/galleries/amas/rihanna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/galleries/amas/rihanna.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> There was a lot of lacey, see-through looks at the awards show last night, from the red carpet to the award podium, and this one is one of my favorite. Most of the others were black, but I like how Rihanna took the trend and made it her own. (Gown by Elie Saab Haute Couture)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>:Katy Perry:</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/galleries/amas/katy-perry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/galleries/amas/katy-perry.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Omigosh Katy looked flawless last night! I loooooved this look on her, so girly and soft, which is such a 180' from her crazy-fun performance costumes (which I love just as much)! She always looks amazing, especially when she glams herself up like this. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>:Whitney Port:</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/galleries/amas/whitney-port.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/galleries/amas/whitney-port.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't see this til looking through <a href="http://www.people.com/">People Magazine's website</a>, and I think she looks fabulous! I mean, really, she looks so pretty, and so her age. I feel like Whitney's <em>City</em> looks kind of age her a bit, and she's always in black! I love this look on her! (Dress by Rafael Cennamo, shoes by Camilla Skovgaard)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>:Kelly Osbourne:</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/galleries/amas/kelly-osbourne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/galleries/amas/kelly-osbourne.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know how anyonen can not love her. Kelly looks <em>so</em> amazing lately, and last night was no exception! I adooooore her! Serioulsy, look at her! Amazing!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>:Miley Cyrus:</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/photo_galleries/regular_galleries/875-amas-2010-what-all-the-stars-wore/photos/1290432800_miley-cyrus-468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/photo_galleries/regular_galleries/875-amas-2010-what-all-the-stars-wore/photos/1290432800_miley-cyrus-468.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am NOT a Miley fan. I mean, I find some guilty pleasure in some of her music, yeah, but her...can't say I love her. Horrible, horrible "idol" for young girls (see her b-day pic below). But, I will say that she looks pretty good in this dress, minus the ridiculous train/tail. I hate when something long like that is attached to a mini (see Julianne Hough, below in trends). But, I will say its a MAJOR step up from this:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/photo_galleries/hot_pics_galleries/3923-i-m-legal-y-all/1290437723_miley-cyrus-468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/photo_galleries/hot_pics_galleries/3923-i-m-legal-y-all/1290437723_miley-cyrus-468.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>WHERE ARE HER PARENTS!?</em></strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>:Jessica Alba:</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img2.timeinc.net/instyle/images/2010/lotd/112210-jessica-alba-226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/instyle/images/2010/lotd/112210-jessica-alba-226.jpg" width="153" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">She looks so good! Perfect necklace for an asymmetrical neckline, love the sleek lines, love the LBD/gold accents, shoes are to die for...she definitely got it right last night!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">There were a few other looks I liked that I just can't find embeddable (is that a word? lol) pics for, but Dave from Lady Antebellum and his wife looked amazing, as did John Legend and his...girlfriend? Wife? Date? Not sure on their status lol. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><u>TRENDS</u></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>:See-Through Lace:</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/galleries/amas/heidi-klum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/galleries/amas/heidi-klum.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/galleries/amas/julianne-hough.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/galleries/amas/julianne-hough.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heidi Klum and Julianne Hough both wore the same trend I mentioned earlier (Rihanna), but I'm just not <em>loving </em>these versions. Especially on Julianne....I LOVE her, but I don't love the half/half dress thing she's got going on. Either make it a full-length look or chop off the lace overlay where the rest of the dress ends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>:YUCK YUCK YUCK:</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/galleries/amas/nicki-minaj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/galleries/amas/nicki-minaj.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha...both look ridiculous. I don't care if this is a "fun" awards show and you can get away with a lot more experimental fashion....these looks suck. Newsflash: neither of you are Lady Gaga, it doesn't work for you! Nicki...she has awesome curves...but there's absolutely no need to accentuate them even more, we see them. Ke$ha....you're just ridiculous...everything she wears/does just seems so gimmiky and fake to me...that dress looks like a shredded trashbag. Just stop. PLEASE.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/photo_galleries/regular_galleries/875-amas-2010-what-all-the-stars-wore/photos/1290432209_willow-smith-468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/photo_galleries/regular_galleries/875-amas-2010-what-all-the-stars-wore/photos/1290432209_willow-smith-468.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Willow Smith...adorable girl...love that whole Smith fam...but....this outfit...well it's a look. C'mon Will and Jada...you're fashionable people...that has to transfer to your kids.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for reading, if you did! haha!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">xo- k<br />
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<em>all pics from<a href="http://www.people.com/"> People.com</a> and <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/">Usmagazine.com</a></em></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700281749154541333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475795607030728954.post-57160962119740756252010-11-10T12:10:00.000-08:002010-11-10T12:10:02.522-08:00Things I want to DoJust a little, "of-the-moment" list. Purely going off my mood today/yesterday/this week/this month...whatever! Subject to grow. Not likely to change :)<br />
<ol><li>Take a photography class</li>
<li>Travel abroad--Italy, Greece, Ireland...for starters :)</li>
<li>Find my "calling"--a job that both <em>pays </em>AND I actually <em>enjoy</em></li>
<li>Watch all the <em>Harry Potter</em> movies</li>
<li>Make a move</li>
<li>Take that next step</li>
<li>Live happily ever after</li>
</ol>The end.<br />
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xo-kKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700281749154541333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475795607030728954.post-72900175287229800512010-11-09T14:28:00.000-08:002010-11-09T14:28:09.595-08:00Picture PerfectThis is seriously the most beautiful fall afternoon...I took the pup and kitty out earlier for some fresh air and a little dabbling in photography. <br />
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My mom's been talking about how she wants to take pictures of our trees this fall and send them to my brother, who's away at the Air Force Academy, so he could have a little taste of home. Since I loooove fall, love taking pictures, love editing pictures, and looooved this weather I decided to make good on mom's wish and do the pics for her. I have to go get ready for a volleyball banquet now...so I'll just post one or two of my pictures from this afternoon for now. I might get a few more on later :)<br />
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xo-k<br />
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A month earlier, at the beginning of October, I went with my boyfriend to Wichita to celebrate two of his friends from his hometown's birthdays, Robbin and Beth. It was <strong><u><em>seriously one of the best nights of my life</em></u></strong>, I had so much fun with a group of people I have grown to love so much over the past 5 years! This was pretty much the first time I'd gotten to go out with Robbin, mainly cuz her life had taken her down a different path during college, and there was a little falling out for a little bit between her and some of the group we were with. But all was well now, and everyone was together and celebrating and having an amazing time. I honestly felt like I had found a long-lost sister-friend, haha. Robbin and I really clicked, and after that night I was <strong><em>so</em></strong> looking forward to my boyfriend and I going and visiting/going out with her and her husband...I really cannot put into word how awesome that night was, and the impact she made on me that night. I know it sounds cheesey, but you know when you meet someone and you just <strong>KNOW</strong> they are meant to be a great friend? Or even a boyfriend/girlfriend, whatever, someone significant in your life? Well, that's kinda what I felt with Robbin.<br />
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A month later, on a Wednesday night, I was at my boyfriends. I was on his living room couch, and he was in the bathroom (lol sorry for the tmi !), and his phone rang. I <strong>NEVER</strong> look at his phone when it goes off. I <strong>NEVER</strong> answer his phone. I just don't. But for some reason, that night, I did. It was Cayla, another one of his friends he grew up with. I ran the phone to him, while it was still ringing. "It's Cayla," was all I said. I don't even know what made me do it. I mean, he <em>was</em> in the bathroom! I went back to the living room, sat, and waited. I listened a bit. Something...wasn't right. Within a few minutes, Jake was back, and all he could say was:<br />
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<em>"Robbin was in an accident. It's not good. They don't know if she's going to make it."</em><br />
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They...don't know? IF? What?<br />
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It wasn't five minutes before we were in the car, driving the hour or so from Emporia to Wichita's Wesely Hospital to join her family and the friends we had all just been out with the month before. It was around 9 or 10 pm when we got there...Everyone was waiting for her to get out of surgery...waiting for swelling in the brain to go down, crying, praying, hugging each other....I cry now just thinking about it and typing this up. <br />
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No one slept. No one ate. It was the worst waiting game in the world. She was on a ventilator...they couldn't get her levels right to do one thing, or when they did the swelling would go up...it just went back and forth, and back and forth...it was excruciating...<br />
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It hurt me knowing this wonderful woman and great friend was going through this. But I had only known her that way for about a month, even though I'd "known" her for almost 5 years. Moreso known of her...but all these people I was with, my friends, they had been her friends <em>forever.</em> I mean, they had all gone to grade school/middle school/high school together in the same small town in the middle-of-nowhere, Kansas. The kind of town where you know everyone in your class, and the classes ahead of and behind you, where you dated all your guy friends at least once, and so did your best girlfriends, and there's no hard feelings about it. I love them all...and it killed me even just a little more to watch all these friends that I care <strong><em>so much</em></strong> about watch this person we all cared about...die.<br />
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They couldn't save her...I'm not even sure she was ever really "there" the entire time we were in the hospital. Late Thursday afternoon, the group of friends that had been together so long growing up went in to say goodbye to one of their own...her college friends said goodbye...her parents said goodbye...her younger siblings...her husband...her baby boy...<br />
<br />
We left the hospital around 6pm. On the drive home we got the call. She was gone...<br />
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Jake dropped me off to get my stuff and my car, and about 30 minutes and a good deal of tears later I drove to his place to stay the night. When I got there, he was on his phone...calling Robbin. His voice breaking, he told me, "I just had to hear her voice one more time." He called to hear her voicemail message. <br />
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I don't get it. I don't get why...why someone like Robbin would be taken away, just a month after turning 23. Taken from her parents, siblings, husband, son, friends...maybe she was just too good to keep here. I believe that...God just needed her more...<br />
<br />
Oh, you know what caused all this?<br />
<br />
Texting. <br />
<br />
The girl that hit Robbin was texting and driving. <br />
<br />
I am both simultaneously pissed and ashamed. Pissed because, well, geezus! Really?! How fucking NOT fair is that!? If that girl had stayed off her phone, Robbin would still be here with us today. I'm ashamed because I know I'm guilty of doing the same thing. That sure put things in check...<br />
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Anyways, I'm going to leave this with the lyrics to a Toby Keith song that I heard for the first time that Friday morning after leaving Jake's house. The video came on CMT while I was in my room by myself. The words described so much of the last 36 hours...so much that I started balling uncontrollably. It's my "Robbin Song." That, and anything Taylor Swift. When one of her songs came on when we were out for her birthday, Robbin exclaimed, "I SWEAR I sound JUST LIKE HER when I'm singing in my car!" Just another reason I knew we were meant to be friends. :)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XmnaaQ69Gpk/TNWddPDa5RI/AAAAAAAAAAM/BF33a_qXxPg/s1600/CIMG0001+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" px="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XmnaaQ69Gpk/TNWddPDa5RI/AAAAAAAAAAM/BF33a_qXxPg/s400/CIMG0001+(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Me and Robbin</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">ps...she played the saxaphone in high school...just listen to the song/video, or read the lyrics. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<strong>"Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)"</strong><br />
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<em>Got the news on <strong>Friday morning</strong>But a tear I couldnt find<br />
You should me how I am supposed to live<br />
Now you should me how to die<br />
I was lost til Sunday morning<br />
I woke up to face my fear<br />
While writing you this good bye song I found a tear<br />
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I'm going to miss that smile<br />
I''m going to miss you my friend<br />
Even though it hurts the way it ended up<br />
I'd do it all again<br />
<br />
So play it sweet in heaven <br />
Cause thats right where you want to be<br />
I'm not cryin cause I feel so sorry for you<br />
I am cryin for me<br />
<br />
<strong>I got up and dialed your number<br />
Your voice came on the line<br />
That old familiar message<br />
I have heard a thousand times<br />
It just said, sorry that I missed you<br />
Leave a message and god bless<br />
I know that you think I am crazy<br />
But I just had to hear your voice I guess</strong></em><br />
<em><strong></strong><br />
I'm going to miss that smile<br />
I'm going to miss you my friend<br />
Even though it hurts the way it ended up<br />
I'd do it all again<br />
<br />
So play it sweet in heaven <br />
Cause thats right where you want to be<br />
I'm not cryin cause I feel so sorry for you<br />
I'm cryin for me<br />
<br />
Oh<br />
<br />
So play your upsidedown, left handed<br />
Backward bass guitar<br />
Ill see you on the other side superstar<br />
<br />
I'm going to miss that smile<br />
I'm going to miss you my friend<br />
Even though it hurts the way it ended up<br />
I'd do it all again<br />
<br />
So play it sweet in heaven <br />
Cause thats right where you want to be<br />
I'm not cryin cause I feel so sorry for you<br />
I'm cryin for me<br />
<br />
I'm still cryin<br />
I'm cryin for me<br />
Oh<br />
<strong>I'm still cryin </strong></em><br />
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Love you Robbin...Miss you and think about you all the time...<br />
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xo- KKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700281749154541333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475795607030728954.post-43489926124131944692010-11-05T12:44:00.000-07:002010-11-05T12:44:43.345-07:00I am obsessed!I love making things look pretty. Like this blog. I like things to feel like me; let a little bit of my personality shine though. Even if nobody but me sees this...when I look at it, I want it to be an extension of myself. <br />
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I've been trying and trying and TRYING to change the fonts of my page header, post headings, sidebar headings, dates, etc to a font that is not in the short list of generic/defaults given. I am anything BUT generic, my friends ;) I am <em>fabulous,</em> so I want this blog to be. ANYWAYS! I've gotten SOOOO CLOSE! I've downloaded a super-cute font from <a href="http://www.kevinandamanda.com/fonts">www.kevinandamanda.com/fonts</a> (seriously, adorable!), and even gone through <a href="http://www.kevinandamanda.com/whatsnew/tutorials/how-to-use-a-cute-font-for-your-blogger-post-titles.html">this whole tutorial thing </a> , but I STILL cannot get it to work! So I looked for another way to do it, by just replacing the name of the font used in the HTML editing stuff to the one I downloaded. Well, that works, but ONLY when I have the file opened on my computer! :( I WANT THIS TO WORK SO BADLY! If anyone comes across this blog randomly and knows how to fix it, and you see that all those headers are still lookin' pretty generic, pleasepleasePLEASE let me know how to do so! <br />
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Thanks!<br />
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xo- KKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700281749154541333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475795607030728954.post-66373532976789249362010-11-03T20:35:00.000-07:002010-11-04T21:57:22.313-07:00Annoyance 2010<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I know, right? How DARE I not VOTE!? Yeah, yeah, I know, I should’ve. I even WANTED to. I always WANT to. It’s my right. I should exercise the right that my countrymen aaaand women fought for. It’s my duty to “rock the vote” if I don’t like the way things are going, or even if I do, to make sure things keep going the way they are going. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Truth be told, I HATE politics. I absolutely despise them. I know that should be no excuse for not voting, but it is. Part of it anyways. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I guess what I REALLY despise are the politicians. A classmate in high school once said something that I found both really funny and poignant (obviously, because it, of all things, has stuck with me for the last 5 years): </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The word politics is derived from “poly-“ meaning “many,” and “ticks” meaning “blood-sucking <br />
parasites.</i>”<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-Joe S.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s so true! That’s what they all are! I mean, did you SEE all those ridiculous smear campaigns candidates ran against each other?! I don’t even know what issues our candidates stood for, all I know is that Carnahan lady (I THINK) said that….oh what’s his name….well whatever it is (it WILL come to me later!), she compared him to Lindsay Lohan. Really? <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lindsay Lohan?</i> How in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hell</i> is that even appropriate? How does anyone expect me to take them seriously as a politician with a true commitment to whipping this city/state/country into shape when you’re calling your competitor Lindsay Lohan?? Yeah, he had<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a DUI he lied about or whatever, but still, showing a picture of LiLo’s mugshot alongside a picture of this candidate does nothing but make me say “WTF?!”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now that that rant is out, I want to make it clear that I know it is my responsibility to learn the stance of each politician on all the issues relevant to society and decide who best represents my own beliefs/values (though I can’t say I’m convinced they HAVE values), blah, blah, blah….but I get so turned off by these ridiculous and malicious campaigns that I just tune out. I tune it ALL out. And the constant bombardment of automated messages left all day, every day, for each candidate on each issue…omg it’s absolutely exhausting. Not to mention, incredibly annoying.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So, if I’ve learned ANYTHING this week, it is to do my homework. Learn what’s going on, then go vote. Make a difference. If you don’t know what’s going on, it’s your duty to educate yourself to make an informed decision. If you DO know what’s going on, then duh, VOTE! Otherwise, stupid things happen. Things you don’t agree with happen. Things that maybe your vote would have helped avoid. Like Bristol Palin making it through these last two rounds on DWTS over both Audrina Patridge and Rick Fox, who are both OBVIOUSLY better than her (definitely did my “homework” on that one, just didn’t vote, haha)! How the hell she’s still on there now…I don’t know! But I’m guessing her mom has something to do with it! :P</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Just a quick side-note: I do not consider myself a part of ANY political party. I guess if you HAD to label me, I’d be a pretty liberal republican. Or conservative democrat? Or something in between or outside of that! </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-xo- K</span></div>Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17700281749154541333noreply@blogger.com0