He’s the newest member to the Jolie-Pitt clan. Pax Thien was adopted by Angie this month from Vietnam. He’s such a cutie. Little Pax now puts the Jolie-Pitt baby count up to 4 (two boys and two girls) Angelina reminds me of my favorite all time entertainer Josephine Baker. Who sought out to adopt one child from every ethinicity. She had 12 children in total at the time of her death and I think its cool that Angie is picking up where she left off.
Angelina Jolie
I love her!
Can you tell that I’m already obsessed with spring and summer. Even though the forecast for Philadelphia shows snow for the next couple of days after 76 degree weather yesterday. I am still hopeful that the ground hog won’t see his shadow and spring will be here in no time. I’ve already stocked up on flops from Old Navy (in every color) I’ve purchased 5 new pairs of summer shorts (a good start) and now I have just stocked up on my spring and summer fragrances. This year I want to smell sweet and flowery. Last year it was sweet and fruity. Clinique has released their “Happy” line of fragrances which are very affordable and smell nice and soft. pick one up if you can.
Clinique Happy
A smooth comfortable smelling perfume with Ruby Red Grapefruit, Boysenberry Bush Flower and Hawaiian Wedding Flower. Perfect smell for and evening outing.
Clinique Happy In Bloom
This one is my favorite and the bottle is so pretty. This is a sweeter and softer smell. It’s reminds me of a spring breeze definitely a perfect spring beginning of summer scent. Then again you can wear it all summer long too.
Clinique Happy to Be
A very bold and vibrant scent. Infused with watery citrus, crisp pear, hibiscus and syringa flower. Perfect for a day out on the beach, night on the town or anywhere.
You can find all of these fragrances on the Clinique website. They start at $37.50 a piece which isn’t bad considering the amount fragrances run these days.
Spring and Summer Fragrance tip. Put your perfumes or spritzers in the fridge for a cold mist on a warm spring or hot summer day.
Hot Men Wearing Hardly Anything!
Ladies if you have not gotten out to see the movie 300 yet, you are totally missing out. I knew I wanted to see it as soon as I saw the previews on television. I’m definitely a Gladiator/Alexander-ish type of movie lover. Hot men fighting with buldging biceps and glistening skin always raises my temperature. It is a bit gruesome but its worth every cent and blood splatter just because of this scene here:
Where else will you see 300 beautiful men wearing almost nothing for an $8.50 movie ticket. And don’t say the gym, because more than half the guys at the gym are less than hot! My boyfriend and I already want to see it again, him for different reasons obviously. I recommend an IMAX theater for viewing, but its just as good at a regular theater. Go see it and enjoy!
Spring and Summer are coming…Are you ready?
Spring/Summer is coming and I am so excited. I am a beach bum, sun child and a water baby by nature. I love flops and open toes sandals, swim suits and board shorts. I smell like coconut oil and sunblock all summer long and sometimes call out of work to go surf the beaches in Jersey. Philadelphia got its first hint of spring today with the weather being 73 degrees and rising. It sucks that it’s going back down to 42 tomorrow, but the sudden change in weather has prompted me to do a little online shopping. I bought five pairs of shorts that are very attractive to the eye and the wallet. Check them out:
Old Navy Blend Roll Up Shorts - $24.50
Victoria Secret Cuffed Cargo Shorts - $29.50
J. Crew 5″ Chino Shorts - $39.50
Hollister & Co. New Jetty Shorts - $39.50
Roxy Jordan Shorts - $41.99
Ryan Reynolds
I love Ryan Reynolds. I think eventually I’m going to do an entire post dedicated to him.
Justin Timberlake
Beautiful, Talented and sometimes annoying Justin Timberlake. He goes over board sometimes, but I love him anyway.
David Beckham
Ohhhhhhhh David! He is so hot and I have a huge non-sexual crush on his wife. He’s my favorite athlete.
Julian McMahon
Calling Christian Troy! This Nip Tuck star has the most gorgeous face.
Jake Gyllenhaal
Aw Jakey! He has such a sweet and innocent look. He reminds me of my boyfriend even though they look nothing alike.
Raoul Bova
S..E..X. Raoul screams sexy! He’s Italian (like me) so the dark and lovely look is apparent. He’s so hot! You can never go wrong with natural blue eyes and black hair.
Leonardo DiCaprio
Leo has been a favorite of mine since Growing Pains. He’s a bit older than me but I grew up with him and had posters of him hanging on my wall. He grew up to be an extremely hot man.
Jason Lewis
Smith Jared, ladies! He stole my heart on Sex and the City. He’s so dreamy….
Scott Speedman
Scott Speedman made his debut on Felicity. But, I didn’t start fantasizing about him until he was on Underworld. He takes my breath away.
Gary Dourdan
Gary is the guy from Janet Jackson’s video. He’s much much much older than me, but he has managed to keep his crazy good looks through his entire career. He ages well and I can imagine him being hot even at 80.
What’s your top ten?!?!
New England Patriot Tom Brady and Victoria Secret Icon Gisele Bundchen……
are expecting their first child together according to The New York Daily News and my favorite blogger Perez Hilton. This news comes shortly after last weeks news of Tom Brady’s ex-girlfriend actress Bridget Moynahan who found out she is two months preggers! Tom Brady has some SERIOUS super sperm and Gisele is absolutely stellar. I love her!
One of my favorite actresses, the beautiful and talented Salma Hayek is pregnant! She and her fiance Francois-Henri Pinault are expecting their first child together.
Jeez! Tom and Gisele, Tom and Bridget. There are babies all around. Congrats to everyone expecting. Babies are such a blessing.
Are Men Serious with this?
I have a love/hate feeling towards askmen.com. This morning I loved them and this afternoon I hate them and would love nothing more than to tie its creator(s) to a chair and make them watch reruns of ”Designing Women” all day. I usually read askmen.com because it gives a lot of insight on the tick of a man. Not that I agree with everything they publish, but some of the articles really do allow me to get beyond my own “female” biases to a more open-mind about the way men interpret certain “relationship” issues. In my older post “Cheating is Healthy” I developed a somewhat disgusted feeling towards some of the writers of askmen.com. In the latest article I read “Training Your Girlfriend” writer and “relationship correspondent” Matthew Fitzgerald gives men tips on how to make a girl obey his every command by saying “A girlfriend can make a best friend and ideal companion, but like any bitch (female dog, that is), she needs to be taught how to act around the house. So you have to set the ground rules early by enrolling her in your own private obedience school.” he goes onto say that women try to do this to men first, by basically witholding sex until she can “train him to be what she calls a “gentleman” yes ladies he said that too. All I can say to that is if any man has to be trained into being a gentleman how can he even begin to claim himself as a man in the first place. It’s sad and a bit hurtful to read that a ”relationship correspondent” on a highly visted online magazine condones men to “train” their girlfriends and wives like dogs. I love my boyfriend to death and to think he would agree with something like this would put a high amount of doubt in my mind on the furture of our relationship. Here are the 9 reason according to askmen.com that men need to train their girlfriends/wives:
So in light of this horribly frightening top 9 list. I’ve created some notes and insight on why I think men can sometimes be FULL OF SHIT!!!!
Agression - She’s out of control and constantly acts up. - I wouldn’t call it “acting up” I’d say its more like shock of the fact that men can actually be stupid enough to create a list like this…..and believe it!
Whining - She doesn’t like to be left alone. - Matthew Fitzgerald should talk. In my mind his entire article is nothing but whining.
Barking - Yap, yap, yap. She talks incessently. But the problem is that she goes on and on and on about nothing. - Sorry we thought you might have entered this relationship because you actually cared about what we had to say. Our mistake. We’ll buy you a blow up doll you can masturbate to on our way out of the relationship while we go to a man with a bigger dick and nicer car.
Disobedience -Like a dog, she is hard to train. No matter what you want, she always insists on getting her own way, then throws a tantrum or cuts off sex if you oppose her.- I don’t understand why men believe women withhold sex. If the sex is good we want it just as bad as he does and as often. And you’re right we always want our way which is usually your way as well if you’re a man worth dealing with.
Begging - She always “begs” with her hands on her hips — never on all fours. - Oh wait my bad I thought begging was what men wanted Foreplay Tips. The writers of askmen.com should really converse with each other before posting articles.
House Destruction - You just can’t leave her alone in your place. You go out for a few hours to play golf, and when you come back, your autographed Bears poster and leather couch have been replaced by flower prints and a shrimp-colored loveseat. - Come on now don’t fib. You mean you come back home to flower prints and shrimp colored loveseats after we’ve removed your milk crates for furniture and shower towels for curtains. If you want us over so much at least have something for us to sit on.
Not Fetching - An improperly trained girlfriend doesn’t know that she should always bring you a beer without having to be asked. - How can we get you another beer when your lush ass has already drank the case we bought 10 minutes ago. And drink something other than beer….you’re starting to smell!
Chasing - An untrained girlfriend will abandon you and run after any male who happens by with a few baubles and a Porsche - Yea, just like a man will abandon you and run after the first sight of silicone and peroxide he sees walking down the street.
Not being housetrained - Girlfriends are notorious for not knowing how to put the toilet seat back up. - House trained? Well in #7 he expects us to know where the fridge is to grab him a beer I’d say we know our way around the house pretty well and get fed up with trying to show you where the hell everything is, and what if I put the toilet seat back up would you be smart enough to actually get the piss in the bowl or will you still miss and get it around the rim of the toilet that you expect me to clean once a week because your too lazy to get off your ass and do it yourself…oh but wait I can’t do that….”I’m not house trained”.
I’m astonished and a bit angry at This article. I think I’ll stay away from askmen.com for the rest of the day. 
Tiana
Would I be completely vain if I said I was saving up for a hand bag? Well…. I am I’m saving up for my very own Hermes Birkin Hand Bag. Prices for these bags range from $10K-$100K and some even more expensive than that and they don’t list them because only a small handful of people in the world can afford a bag over $100K. People like the Queen and Bill Gates’ wife. Not little bloggers like me. I have my eyes set on the bag above. There is a $5000 cost to be put on the waiting list which is then deducted from your total cost once your bag becomes available. I have not been put on the waiting list as of yet.
I think Birkin was made for the hand bag whore. Because, frankly, who in their right mind spends this much money on a hand bag? I work with a girl who is originally from London. She owns a Birkin priced at $35,000. It’s beautiful. She saved for her bag as well. She told me that before her mother passed away she gave her all of her hand bags and told her that they were a great investment. I’d have to agree. At some point when I have a daughter and she has a daughter and her daughter has a daughter. My hand bag will have been passed down and become a antique of sorts. Can you imagine how much an antique Birkin would cost! So its actually a great investment.
I don’t think my significant other will go for it, however, I’ve been known to convince him of certain things. Here are some other Birkin’s I’m interested in. Hopefully if I become a billionaire I can afford to add all of them to my collections.
Tiana
Go Ahead Cheat its…Healthy?
I love askmen.com. I log onto that site daily. If anything I log on because some of the articles really aide me in figuring out why my boyfriend leaves the toilet seat up, or why he puts his dirty dish on top of the dish washer rather than putting it in the dish washer, or why he thinks its ok to skip a shower for two days just because he can’t smell himself. But sometimes they go waaaayyyy toooooo farrrrrrr. In an article written in March of 07 “Relationship Correspondent” Curt Smith says “in some cases cheating may be beneficial to a relationship”, “Cheating is not always bad; surprisingly, it can help to improve current relationships”. “men stuck in long-term relationships feel they are missing out on something” Is this guy smoking crack or is it just me? I mean what exactly is a “relationship correspondent” I’m praying to GOD that its not an informal way of saying “relationship expert” because expert he is not.
I’m sure that anyone who has been in a relationship has experience some sort of infidelity at some point. Whether it be you that was unfaithful or them. I have been on the receiving end of cheating and let me tell you it is not healthy nor is it beneficial. If anything it put such a strain on the relationship that I was never able to let it go. I continued to accuse him of being unfaithful even though I knew he hadn’t been. It was just because he HAD been unfaithful and I could never really be 100% sure he would remain faithful to me just because of the fact that he had cheated in the past. I drove myself crazy. I cried A LOT! I didn’t understand why he did it, and often times I wanted to hire a hit man to take care of him (I know some folks who will take a baseball bat to knees for the right price). But none of the thoughts, feelings or emotions that I experienced during that time were HEALTHY. They were the farthest thing from it and not only was it NOT beneficial to the relationship it made me question if the relationship in general was beneficial to me at all. Even the good times we had (and we had some GREAT times) were obsolete and all I could think about was him being with another woman.
Love and commitment is hard enough. It’s an everyday challenge to keep two totally different individuals spontaneous and excited about sharing their life together. My current boyfriend is a computer geek who owns his own companies and finds websites like google, myspace and myyearbook.com to be the best creations since the internet came into existence. I am a girly girl who spends her entire paycheck on clothes, shoes and hand bags, likes to go out and party and stays as far away from her computer as possible unless she is working or making a post on chickchats. I think what we have in common is the fact that we are fascinated with each other and we want to learn as much as we can about one another, but individually we bump heads about certain things and disagree on certain issues. Its hard enough to find a balance where two people can remain sane in light of everyday quirks that we don’t understand about each other. But, to throw cheating into the mix makes the relationship even worse, because now you take the focus off of the things that make you grow as a unit and your focus is immediately distributed to the infidelity.
Cheating is in NO WAY beneficial or healthy for a relationship. And I personally think Curt Smith wrote that article without researching it first. I know of couples who have cheated and who have been cheated on and they stayed in the relationship. I even know a couple who condones constant cheating and their married (swingers). It’s really an individual decision to stay in a relationship that has been tainted by infidelity. But, any action in a relationship that inflicts emotional pain on someone is not healthy or beneficial.
What do you think?
Tiana
