Happy Monday. Entertainment weekly had a great interview with Ellen and Simon Powell, if you are fans, I suggest you check it out.
If you are worried about lead content in your crystal combining with your wine, you don’t need to. (I’ve never been worried about this in my life). Wine would need to sit in a lead container for many months for leaching to occur. I don’t know about you, but my wine is never in a glass that long. Still worried? Buy lead free crystal.
By consciously choosing the direction of your thoughts you can achieve constant connection with all that you find good.
Kinesics n.: a systematic study of the relationship between nonlinguistic body motions (as blushes, shrugs, or eye movement) and communication.
It’s an exciting week. I started making lists. I think I could make a top 10 list for something everyday. Here goes today:
10 Things I Hate About Facebook:
10. Friend of the Day. Which brings me to
9. Photo of the Day.
8. Friend Suggestions. No I don’t know that person.
7. Reconnect with this Friend. If I wanted to talk to them on fb I would. I’m not forgetting them. Half the time fb wants me to reconnect with someone it’s my mother. We haven’t lost touch.
6. People that ‘like’ everything
5. Someone commented on something that you commented on notifications…what?
4. Daily Horoscopes
3. Posting the color of your bra
2. People who literally do the same thing everyday. Yes I know you will have coffee and go to work today. So will the entire rest of the world. You do not need to post everyday that this is what you are doing.
AND FINALLY I HAVE ONE WORD FOR YOU
1. Farmville. O.M.G America, Really???
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
January 10, 2010
This week’s recommended wine (since there’s no new info on the wine calendar on Sunday): Crios, Rose of Malbec. You can find it at Market Street.
You are conscious in your physical body for the thrill and exhilaration of specific focus and creation.
Confabulate v.: 1. to talk informally; chat 2. to hold a discussion; confer 3. to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication.
COWBOYS WON!!!! Had a few people over for the game. Did a little wine tasting. Will have a fab new wine this week to share.
You are conscious in your physical body for the thrill and exhilaration of specific focus and creation.
Confabulate v.: 1. to talk informally; chat 2. to hold a discussion; confer 3. to fill in gaps in memory by fabrication.
COWBOYS WON!!!! Had a few people over for the game. Did a little wine tasting. Will have a fab new wine this week to share.
January 9, 2010
Marrying Well is the title for today’s wine notes. Warm winter fruit. Honey flavored dessert wine, Sauternes, from Bordeaux goes great this time of year with poached pears and apples. When the air outside is crisp and icy, it’s warm and cinnamon and sugar inside. The contrast of warm fruit and cool wine makes the pairing dynamic. Some suggested Sauternes are Chateau Riesussec, Chateau Suduiraut, Chateau Doisy-Vedrines. I will try this combination in the near future and tell you what I think. If you try it, then please share your story too.
You are free and you always have been free. (From now on, I’m going to try to share the message I got from the Ask and it is Given calendar in one sentence).
Febrile adj.: marked or caused by fever; feverish
Cowboys play in the playoffs tonight. Go COWBOYS!!!! I love football.
You are free and you always have been free. (From now on, I’m going to try to share the message I got from the Ask and it is Given calendar in one sentence).
Febrile adj.: marked or caused by fever; feverish
Cowboys play in the playoffs tonight. Go COWBOYS!!!! I love football.
January 8, 2010
Today’s wine suggestion: Chimney Rock Cabernet Sauvignon. Orgin: Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, CA. Price: $62. Go try it. Let me know what you think.
You are the creator of your own life experience.
Truculent adj.: 1. feeling or displaying ferocity 2. deadly or destructive 3. aggressively self assertive (I could use this word in my book).
Alabama won. I feel a little bad because I was a little happy that Texas lost their quarter back. They took out our quarter back which essentially cost us a season. Don’t even get me started on Landry Jones. So I felt it was only karma.
You are the creator of your own life experience.
Truculent adj.: 1. feeling or displaying ferocity 2. deadly or destructive 3. aggressively self assertive (I could use this word in my book).
Alabama won. I feel a little bad because I was a little happy that Texas lost their quarter back. They took out our quarter back which essentially cost us a season. Don’t even get me started on Landry Jones. So I felt it was only karma.
January 7, 2010
The wine calendar has a matching game that would be pretty hard to share through blogging. How annoying.
Passel n.: a large number or amount.
The is nothing you cannot be, do, or have. However where you are right now is the joyful journey to where you want to be.
Tonight is the BCS Championship!!! I’m an OU fan, but I’ll be rooting for Alabama tonight. 1. Because my neighbors will be rooting for Alabama and they are coming over (They are normally Gator fans) 2. I may not be an Alabama fan but I am defiantly not a Texas fan.
Passel n.: a large number or amount.
The is nothing you cannot be, do, or have. However where you are right now is the joyful journey to where you want to be.
Tonight is the BCS Championship!!! I’m an OU fan, but I’ll be rooting for Alabama tonight. 1. Because my neighbors will be rooting for Alabama and they are coming over (They are normally Gator fans) 2. I may not be an Alabama fan but I am defiantly not a Texas fan.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
January 6, 2010
I went back to the office today. It was kind of nice to be working, but can’t get a whole lot done with a 6 week old.
I’ve been really working on my book. Like I think I have over 70 pages completed. It’s been a great couple of days for that. It’s interesting writing a book, often I just sit down and start writing. The ideas come at the right moments. I’m sure I’ll change some, edit here and there when I go back. But what’s interesting is when I’m reading a book I keep reading because I want to know what happens next. I’m a very fast reader and usually finish a book within a day or two. Well when I’m writing I also want to know what happens next so I keep writing, but it’s a much slower process. I want to know what will happen in my book, but I haven’t created it yet so there’s no way of knowing.
Jeroboam, Rehoboam, Methuselah, Salmanazar, Balthazar, and Nebuchadnezzar are famous biblical personalities. They are also the names of large-size wine bottles. Champagne can be bottled in anything from a Jeroboam (equal to 4 standard bottles) up to a Nebuchadnezzar (equal to 20 standard bottles.)
Fissiparous adj.: tending to break up into parts.
I’ve been really working on my book. Like I think I have over 70 pages completed. It’s been a great couple of days for that. It’s interesting writing a book, often I just sit down and start writing. The ideas come at the right moments. I’m sure I’ll change some, edit here and there when I go back. But what’s interesting is when I’m reading a book I keep reading because I want to know what happens next. I’m a very fast reader and usually finish a book within a day or two. Well when I’m writing I also want to know what happens next so I keep writing, but it’s a much slower process. I want to know what will happen in my book, but I haven’t created it yet so there’s no way of knowing.
Jeroboam, Rehoboam, Methuselah, Salmanazar, Balthazar, and Nebuchadnezzar are famous biblical personalities. They are also the names of large-size wine bottles. Champagne can be bottled in anything from a Jeroboam (equal to 4 standard bottles) up to a Nebuchadnezzar (equal to 20 standard bottles.)
Fissiparous adj.: tending to break up into parts.
January 5, 2010
5 days in and I'm already slacking. Posting a blog everyday is more difficult than you would think. Here's the reason though. It's easier for me to write or do anything in the morning, husbands gone, baby is sleeping, but usually in the morning I haven't learned anything. I don't just want to post what my calendars say. So maybe I'll always be a day behind.
I like today's wine calendar, it's a wine suggestion. Marchesi Di Barolo (full bodied dry red). Orgin: Alba, Piedmont, Italy. Price: $17. Goes well with tomato and provolone brushetta, salumi, mild to moderately pungent cheeses. Great antipasta wine. I haven't made it to the store to pick this up and try it. I'll write a small review once I have.
Alley-oop n.: a basketball play in which a player catches a pass above the basket and immediately dunks the ball.
If you are among the rare people that are enjoying the evolution of your desire then you understand who you are and what the physical life experience is really about.
I like today's wine calendar, it's a wine suggestion. Marchesi Di Barolo (full bodied dry red). Orgin: Alba, Piedmont, Italy. Price: $17. Goes well with tomato and provolone brushetta, salumi, mild to moderately pungent cheeses. Great antipasta wine. I haven't made it to the store to pick this up and try it. I'll write a small review once I have.
Alley-oop n.: a basketball play in which a player catches a pass above the basket and immediately dunks the ball.
If you are among the rare people that are enjoying the evolution of your desire then you understand who you are and what the physical life experience is really about.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
January 4, 2010
Today is my mom’s birthday. Happy birthday mom!
Barolo and Barbaresco are Italy’s biggest red wines. They are the quintessential winter wines to drink. They are expensive because they are rare. Only 11 million bottles of these two are made and sold all over the world. That’s only 83,000 cases. So ladies, if a man every offers you some Italian B&B, take it, and keep him around.
Langue n.: language viewed abstractly as a system of forms and conventions used for communication in a community.
You only hear what you are willing and ready to hear. Everyone hears and receives messages differently. The same message delivered to a room full of people, will be received differently by everyone.
I am late posting this. I was inspired and worked on my novel at every free minute yesterday. Plus, I have a new baby, so there’s not much he allows me to do without holding him.
http://twitter.com/lalexshaffer
Barolo and Barbaresco are Italy’s biggest red wines. They are the quintessential winter wines to drink. They are expensive because they are rare. Only 11 million bottles of these two are made and sold all over the world. That’s only 83,000 cases. So ladies, if a man every offers you some Italian B&B, take it, and keep him around.
Langue n.: language viewed abstractly as a system of forms and conventions used for communication in a community.
You only hear what you are willing and ready to hear. Everyone hears and receives messages differently. The same message delivered to a room full of people, will be received differently by everyone.
I am late posting this. I was inspired and worked on my novel at every free minute yesterday. Plus, I have a new baby, so there’s not much he allows me to do without holding him.
http://twitter.com/lalexshaffer
Sunday, January 3, 2010
January 3, 2010
It’s Sunday, so there is no new wine knowledge. Apparently they don’t want you to drink wine on Sundays. Instead, I’m going to share my new favorite wine. Bodega Norton 2009 Malbec. It’s under $10 and I’ve found it at Kroger and Target. (thanks Lisa). It’s from Argentina. It’s a light smoky red. Very good. Go try it and let me know what you think.
Word of the Day: Ultima n.: the last syllable of a word. Knowledge comes from experience, not words. Your life is about the continuing expression of who you truly are. (Ask and it is Given Calendar)
I took a very long very needed nap today, so I don’t have much more insight then what my calendars told me today. At least if I’m reading a calendar every day I should always know what day it is.
Goodbye weekend. Goodbye holiday. I’m sure most people are officially back to work tomorrow and off their holiday breaks. So enjoy Monday morning traffic.
http://twitter.com/lalexshaffer
Word of the Day: Ultima n.: the last syllable of a word. Knowledge comes from experience, not words. Your life is about the continuing expression of who you truly are. (Ask and it is Given Calendar)
I took a very long very needed nap today, so I don’t have much more insight then what my calendars told me today. At least if I’m reading a calendar every day I should always know what day it is.
Goodbye weekend. Goodbye holiday. I’m sure most people are officially back to work tomorrow and off their holiday breaks. So enjoy Monday morning traffic.
http://twitter.com/lalexshaffer
Saturday, January 2, 2010
January 2, 2010
Did you know today is: 01022010. like racecar. They are called palindromes. I learned this from Twitter this morning.
Vintage wine is tricky because vintages are different each year and the range can be pretty wide. A lot has to do with the weather and climate of each year. Also, winemaking techniques are always improving. So basically, there could be a really fantastic 2007 wine at a much more affordable price then a vintage 2005. (Wine Lover’s Calendar)
Mash \’mash\ n.: an intense and usually passing infatuation; also, the object of infatuation. (Word of the Day Calendar)
Laws of the Universe govern all things. We are extensions of energy set in the physical time-space reality to joyously create. (I think this calendar is going to teach us how to center ourselves and understand the law of attraction). (Ask and it is Given Calendar)
I told my friend I was going to start blogging. He told me it’s called mommy blogging because now I have all this free time so I join the race of other moms who start blogging. It’s probably because we have no one to talk to all day long. The only living beings we surround ourselves with cry and bark all day long. It’s not because we have free time, in fact I will probably find it extremely hard to keep this blog going everyday for a year, we just want to talk about grown up things, even if no one listens. I don’t care if no one reads this blog, or if they hate it. I’m already enjoying writing so much. I actually have a book that I’ve been writing for a long time. Fiction. And ideas for several others. I was an art major in college, I have lots of creative energy built up.
I’ll try not to blog about how awesome I think my kid is. So far I’m doing pretty good. It’s only day 2 America, calm down.
http://twitter.com/lalexshaffer
Vintage wine is tricky because vintages are different each year and the range can be pretty wide. A lot has to do with the weather and climate of each year. Also, winemaking techniques are always improving. So basically, there could be a really fantastic 2007 wine at a much more affordable price then a vintage 2005. (Wine Lover’s Calendar)
Mash \’mash\ n.: an intense and usually passing infatuation; also, the object of infatuation. (Word of the Day Calendar)
Laws of the Universe govern all things. We are extensions of energy set in the physical time-space reality to joyously create. (I think this calendar is going to teach us how to center ourselves and understand the law of attraction). (Ask and it is Given Calendar)
I told my friend I was going to start blogging. He told me it’s called mommy blogging because now I have all this free time so I join the race of other moms who start blogging. It’s probably because we have no one to talk to all day long. The only living beings we surround ourselves with cry and bark all day long. It’s not because we have free time, in fact I will probably find it extremely hard to keep this blog going everyday for a year, we just want to talk about grown up things, even if no one listens. I don’t care if no one reads this blog, or if they hate it. I’m already enjoying writing so much. I actually have a book that I’ve been writing for a long time. Fiction. And ideas for several others. I was an art major in college, I have lots of creative energy built up.
I’ll try not to blog about how awesome I think my kid is. So far I’m doing pretty good. It’s only day 2 America, calm down.
http://twitter.com/lalexshaffer
January 1, 2010
2010!! A new decade and a life I never thought I would actually have. I want to write, I want to learn, and I want to share my ideas with anyone who might want to listen (even if that’s nobody).
I was reading my Entertainment Weekly and as they sum up 2009 and the last decade there’s a page dedicated to authors who did something for an entire year and then wrote a book about it. There’s a man who biked through 41 countries, A Orthodox Jew who changes religion in search of his faith, A family that decides to not buy anything “made in China”, and women who follow Oprah’s lifestyle advice, say yes to every date opportunity, and share morning pictures 3,191 miles apart.
What fun, I think it would be to do this. Not really to write a book about it, but to experience it. Now, I can’t bike through 41 countries, I’m not in search of my faith, and I’m not sure I have an extra hour to watch Oprah everyday. So what could I do for a year?
Let me first tell you that I am 24. I’m married to a man that is too good for me, but don’t ever tell him that, it’ll go straight to his head. And we welcomed our first child, a son named Cullen, November 23, 2009. (Which is why I don’t have an extra hour in my day). Currently I’m a stay at home mom. My husband and I both work for my father, so I guess I’m always on call. I’ve at least had one job and at one point I had 3 at the same time, since I was 14. So now that I have the most important job I’ll ever have, I feel as though I’m not working. So why not do something I’ve always wanted to do? WRITE.
It’s January 2nd, and I haven’t figured out anything I want to do for a whole year. I’m kind of running out of time to experience something. So here’s what I got so far: a brand new Twitter account that I’m learning how to use, several daily calendars and subscriptions to Writer’s Digest and Entertainment Weekly. All of which I got for Christmas, except the Twitter account. A Wine Lover’s calendar, Word of the Day calendar, and a perpetual flip calendar “Ask and it is Given”. I also got a Twilight calendar.
So what have I learned so far? January 1, 2010: “Too much of anything is bad, but too much champagne is just right.” –Mark Twain (Wine Lover’s Calendar). Word of the Day: syncretic \sin-‘kre-tik\ adj.: characterized or brought about by the combination of different forms of belief or practice. “Ask and it is Given”: not to communicate with words or speech. The non-physical language is one of vibration, and the non-physical communities are those of intention. Also, January = Team Edward.
So my resolution for the new year? Not to lose weight (though that would be nice), but simply to write. Everyday I hope to share what I’ve learned from my calendars as well as my life. We’ll simply call it “A Year of Blogs and Tweets”. If it gets really good, we may change the name so I can make it into a book and become a gazillionaire. I’m already a day behind, so this should be promising.
Here we go.
Happy New Year Everyone.
http://twitter.com/lalexshaffer
I was reading my Entertainment Weekly and as they sum up 2009 and the last decade there’s a page dedicated to authors who did something for an entire year and then wrote a book about it. There’s a man who biked through 41 countries, A Orthodox Jew who changes religion in search of his faith, A family that decides to not buy anything “made in China”, and women who follow Oprah’s lifestyle advice, say yes to every date opportunity, and share morning pictures 3,191 miles apart.
What fun, I think it would be to do this. Not really to write a book about it, but to experience it. Now, I can’t bike through 41 countries, I’m not in search of my faith, and I’m not sure I have an extra hour to watch Oprah everyday. So what could I do for a year?
Let me first tell you that I am 24. I’m married to a man that is too good for me, but don’t ever tell him that, it’ll go straight to his head. And we welcomed our first child, a son named Cullen, November 23, 2009. (Which is why I don’t have an extra hour in my day). Currently I’m a stay at home mom. My husband and I both work for my father, so I guess I’m always on call. I’ve at least had one job and at one point I had 3 at the same time, since I was 14. So now that I have the most important job I’ll ever have, I feel as though I’m not working. So why not do something I’ve always wanted to do? WRITE.
It’s January 2nd, and I haven’t figured out anything I want to do for a whole year. I’m kind of running out of time to experience something. So here’s what I got so far: a brand new Twitter account that I’m learning how to use, several daily calendars and subscriptions to Writer’s Digest and Entertainment Weekly. All of which I got for Christmas, except the Twitter account. A Wine Lover’s calendar, Word of the Day calendar, and a perpetual flip calendar “Ask and it is Given”. I also got a Twilight calendar.
So what have I learned so far? January 1, 2010: “Too much of anything is bad, but too much champagne is just right.” –Mark Twain (Wine Lover’s Calendar). Word of the Day: syncretic \sin-‘kre-tik\ adj.: characterized or brought about by the combination of different forms of belief or practice. “Ask and it is Given”: not to communicate with words or speech. The non-physical language is one of vibration, and the non-physical communities are those of intention. Also, January = Team Edward.
So my resolution for the new year? Not to lose weight (though that would be nice), but simply to write. Everyday I hope to share what I’ve learned from my calendars as well as my life. We’ll simply call it “A Year of Blogs and Tweets”. If it gets really good, we may change the name so I can make it into a book and become a gazillionaire. I’m already a day behind, so this should be promising.
Here we go.
Happy New Year Everyone.
http://twitter.com/lalexshaffer
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