vendredi 27 septembre 2013

Sony Ericsson Unveiled XPERIA acirc; cent; X1

Sony Ericsson today announces 30 September 2008 as the official launch datefor the highly anticipated XPERIA鈩?X1 鈥?initially available to consumers in theUK, Germany and Sweden. The handset will be available in other markets acrossEurope, Asia and Latin America throughout Q4 2008.

Asia Pacific : Indonesia, Singapore, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Malaysia,Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam
Western Europe : Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria,Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal
Central Europe : Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic
Middle East : UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
Africa : South Africa
Latin America : Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia

Availability dates for North America, China, Australia and Russia along withother countries not mentioned above will be announced by local markets in thecoming months.

Webcast
To start the countdown to the launch of XPERIA鈩?X1, Sony Ericsson will host alive global webcast on September 15 at 13:00 GMT + 1, offering viewers the firstin-depth demonstration of the handset. The web cast will also premiere the firstepisode of an alternative reality thriller Johnny X. To register to view the webcast and Q&A session with XPERIA鈩?X1 Senior Product Manager Magnus J Andersson,please visit: www.sonyericsson.com/premiere.

鈥淲e are extremely pleased with the innovation and new user experience we havecreated for consumers on the XPERIA鈩?X1,鈥?said Rikko Sakaguchi CVP and Head ofCreation and Development at Sony Ericsson. 鈥淭he in-depth demonstration on theweb cast will showcase how this handset is truly unique. The nine panel ecosystem puts the user in total control of the primary experiences available onthe phone and allows consumers to personalise the panel interface to suit theirneeds and lifestyle. The XPERIA鈩?X1 has the highest quality screen on themarket, four-way navigation keys and optical joy stick to give a stresslessbrowsing experience and, with its super fast processor and network speed theXPERIA鈩?X1 really bridges the gap between personal, entertainment and workmobile needs.鈥?br>
Johnny X Alternative Reality Thriller
Johnny X is about a young man with amnesia desperately piecing together hisidentity. The webisodic thriller comprises of nine episodes, created todemonstrate the rich, immersive and experiential elements of the XPERIA鈩?X1.

The storyline follows Johnny X on his mission to rediscover his identity. As hefinds out more about his lost life in a race against time, he updates his XPERIA鈩?X1 with new content to piece together his personality and identity, reflectinghow the phone can be personalized to suit users鈥?individual lifestyle and needs.Will Johnny X find out who he really is before it鈥檚 too late?

鈥淧roducing the Johnny X thriller has given us an engaging platform todemonstrate all the capabilities and features a user can experience with theXPERIA鈩?X1 phone,鈥?said Jack Tan, General Manager, Singapore at Sony Ericsson.鈥淭he panel interface is a perfect way to reflect your personality and can betailored and changed to suit your exact needs at any given time. No two XPERIA鈩?X1 will ever have the same combination of panels on the phone; we are allindividuals and deserve to have a phone that reflects that. 鈥?br>
Over a three week period, one new episode of Johnny X will be posted online atwww.sonyericsson.com/Johnnyxevery Monday, Wednesday and Friday starting on Monday, September 22. Check outthe trailer for the series at www.whoisjohnny-x.com

Global Launch
The official global launch of the XPERIA鈩?X1 will take place at Tent London aspart of London Design Week between September 18 鈥?21st. Tent London is one ofthe most comprehensive and diverse design events of the year. It is amulti-disciplinary event in an exciting location that will appeal equally todesigners, media and consumers - embracing art to architecture, vintage tocontemporary and raw talent to established trend-setters.

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The XPERIA鈩?X1 is the first product under Sony Ericsson鈥檚 new premium sub-brandXPERIA鈩? Designed to meet consumers鈥?needs for a converged entertainment andmobile web communication experience, the XPERIA鈩?X1 is an extremely stylishhandset encased in a real stainless steel body, with a striking arc-sliderdesign, supported by a powerful multimedia ecosystem.

Consumers can access a world of experiences by tapping on one of the uniquecustomisable panels on the three-inch high resolution touch-widescreen. WindowsMobile庐 lets you choose from a dynamic range of activities anytime and anywhere;from enjoying your music, watching a video, checking email, shopping online orworking with Windows Mobile Office on-the-move. The full QWERTY keyboard andquality metal casing completes this premium handset. For more information pleasevisit: www.sonyericsson.com/x1



samedi 24 août 2013

Music Julia Holter..

Oohhh, loving Julia Holter's music. Chad Merritt of Mon Petite Fantome posted about her last night & I've been listening ever since. In The Same Room, the video above is beautiful and the imagery reminds me of Pakayla Rae Biehn's work.

Speaking of Chad...I adore his Ghost Lace poster sized prints! Just like Chad to add a little haunting and a little beauty and mix 'em up. I love how simple and gorgeous they are.

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vendredi 23 août 2013

The man behind the eyes

I know I’ll probably say this every month. But this has been my favorite age so far! I sent a picture to my dad last night and he said that he doesn’t even look like the same baby he visited in January. In my mind he’s still exactly the same, but I guess if I step back he has really grown up. I told my dad its almost like he’s alive now. Like he just woke up from a coma. There are layers to him now. He’s not just a blob anymore.. We had a lot of fun last night while he was playing on his play mat. He was alll smiles and funny faces so I snagged a few. Mostly this is just funny faces because there was no shortage of funny faces.. he’s such a character! :) sorry about the soaking wet shirt.. He’s also quite the spitter! :) I knew if I changed him it would take away his happy mood.

Notice the blurry hand.. he never stops moving!

(really.. can I just remind you how in love I am with these eyes??? And I haven’t even photoshoped them.. imagine if I did!) :)


I’m not really sure what he calls this next face. but he pulled it a couple times!


This one made an appearance a couple times too!

Man I love that chubby kid! :)

mercredi 21 août 2013

my new job title

I have no idea what I’m doing.Every other day or so it will hit me like a 2 ton Rhinoceros that I am someone’s mom. And as luck would have it, it’s not just someone’s, it’s OBaby’s. Of all the wonderful, chubby cheeked, Scandinavian babies out there, how did I end up with the perfectest one? The world will never know. I certainly don’t deserve him, that’s for sure.He is looking a bit of pudge lately. This is entirely ok with me, until I’m wearing him in his sling in Trader Joe’s and an older woman (or five) guffaws when I say that he’s only 2 and 1/2 months old. “What a big little boy!” , “O my! What a grower then!” and “He must be eating well!” have all escaped the mouths of complete strangers. Quick, if I blink I’m sure I’ll be standing in Target receiving unsolicited parenting advice before I know it.“O, my daughter used to do that all the time too. What worked for me was…” “Cool. And I totally value your advice too, given your credentials and all. Wait, who are you again?”Anyway, all this size attention (DID I MENTION HIS FATHER IS 6FT 2?!) has made a liar out of me.“How old is your little one?”“Three months.”And there it is. I have lied to absolute strangers to avoid hearing their opinion of my son’s percentile rankings.He still mostly wears 0-3 months size, thankyouverymuch.O, and I’ve earned a sizable F on my consumption of the last two organic CSA veggie boxes we’ve gotten from our farm. I threw away handfuls of (expensive) rotten veggies and kicked myself the whole time. It seems I can’t in fact do it all.Speaking of lazy, did I mention this is day 3 in a row of OBaby wearing disposable diapers? We seem to instigate a cloth diaper sabbath every other Sunday around here. Interestingly, this is about as often as we get out of bed and make it to church as well.I have all but given up on the O My Family dog. So much so in fact, that we’re having the conversation in our house this week. Yes that one. Does the puppy stay or go? Stay means I need to be ok with her running away from me when I let her out of the house to potty, ok with her eating the tortillas out of the grocery bag that I left on the ground 3 minutes too long, and ok with her eating used kleenexes out of the bathroom trashcan EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND. Going would mean she would live with O My In-Laws for an undetermined amount of time which she would absolutely love and so would they, but I feel like A) a failure and B) a failure.Really, Allison, a 6lb dog is just too much to handle, what with your infant son who regularly sleeps 8 hours at a time and has pretty much been an angel from the moment you pushed him from your womb?Ugh. I know. But did I mention the tortillas? And the pen she chewed up on our comforter that left an ink stain? The poop she left in the kitchen last week? It makes me wonder if she was this naughty before and I just didn’t care because, what? She’s only a 6lb dog.All this to say: I’m a lazy, lying, organic-veggie-wasting, disposable-diaper-using, church-skipping tiny dog hater.Fabulous. Cheers!Boy, that stuff is so much more fun to say without all that “not” business.

bill dunlap..

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bill dunlap has a ton going on besides ridding his studio of bats, wondering about the greater good and chatting w/ his cat's here's just the short list of what's up w/ bill: images in the new apenest, as well as hot & cold, drawings in a coloring book organized by charles glaubitz (all profits will be donated to tijuana orphanages), gemini gel studios is releasing limited editions of three of his paintings, and he has a collaborative show coming up w/ timothy buckwalter in LA that bill is especially stoked about. wow. that was one seriously long run on sentance, good thing i have no editor. check out bill's website where you can comb it for more info and see his incredible work, it's extra chock full. it's a real treat. i'm personally loving an old website of his 'hell is other people'. so, after all of that news isn't bill's work just rad?

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(collab. w/ timothy buckwalter.)

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mardi 20 août 2013

yet another use for cheerios

I made the unfortunate mistake of leaving the last few cheerios in the bag, left open while we were out of town for a week. They turned all kinds of stale. Thankfully, we have someone around who knows just what to do with an almost empty bag of stale multi-grain cheerios.{wait, am i really allowed to do this, dad? you sure?}{so. much. fun.}{so. much. mess.}{welcome, toddlerhood.}~~~~~~part of the you capture challenge hosted by the lovely beth of i should be folding laundry.

dimanche 18 août 2013

New Website Martha Rich..

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Martha Rich has a brand spankin' new website. It's full of her signature cake, lobster and commentary on the human condition paintings and drawings she's famous for. Always a fav of mine. I love the way that girl thinks as she creates.

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Nutssparkleparty

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Undies

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vendredi 16 août 2013

Betra Fraval..

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Reader Betra Fraval shares her work with us all the way from Australia. The pieces you see here are "gouache on Arches paper which is then immersed in water and left to pool, trail and dissolve", Betra tells me. I love the ghostly vibe that permeates throughout her work.

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jeudi 15 août 2013

my little underground commands..

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a twitter friend posted this set of prints earlier from my little underground. i'm in love w/ them! as i mentioned in a post from saturday, i love language and when people fool around w/ it. i think i'll start adding mac key commands into my everyday vernacular, just too mix it up, you know? just to dance this mess around a bit and keep peeps guessing. something to the effect of "oh hey, about last night...control z that business."

mardi 13 août 2013

motel gallery closes. (sad emoticon goes here.).

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i was so saddened when i clicked on over to motel a few weeks ago and saw the goodbye letter form the proprietress jenn armbrust. i was never able to visit motel in person, but it was a frequent link for me, hell i had it in my toolbar. i first heard about motel about 5 yrs ago. in that time span i have been introduced to so many new artists and products, thanks to the amazing curatorial eye of jenn. just to name a few: megan whitmarsh, jen corace, carson ellis, ryan jacob smith. below are some of the pieces motel has had in past shows. it will be sad to have that hole here on the web and in real time. but from the sounds of jenn's open letter it sounds like she has many more, wonderful endeavors in her future. goodbye motel and good luck jenn!

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the ossining house. carson ellis.

Atthewatersedge

at the waters edge. marci washington.

Fodder

fodder for the slaughter. rachel sumpter.

Heartlg

kime buzzelli.

Apatheticlg

the apathetic america and the absence of contemporary protest music. chris duncan.

Jencorace

holding on. jen corace.

lundi 12 août 2013

The Reason I Pump

**I get asked a lot to share my breast feeding story. To share my success with pumping so long and any tips and trick I have. But mostly it’s more of “why in the world would you want to pump for two year?” Here is where we start:


I didn’t always want to pump.

My mom breastfed me about 3 months. She went back to work, and switching to formula was just what you did then. My coworker breastfed her first little girl for 4 months before she dried up and switched to formula. A family member tried in the hospital to get her baby to breastfed and was unsuccessful, she gave him a bottle of formula right away.

These were my only real life encounters with breastfeeding before I had Miles. This was it. It was all I knew, and all I thought I needed to know.

I went into it knowing how badly I wanted to try to breastfeed, but I had a plan that I’d probably switch to formula after 4 months because that worked great for her. It was a great laid out plan that I felt very comfortable with.

I horded those free samples* of formula. I loved getting them at dr’s appointments, and in the mail. It was great. I looked at pumps. I knew everything there was to know about every pump ever made. (I’m a bit of an over researcher…. k?)

When he was born, he nursed like a champ. It was so easy. I remember when the nurse would come in to ask when the last time he ate was and I would say “He’s still eating.” Seriously, he would stay latched for HOURS at a time. Our favorite thing to do was to watch movies at home. I could watch 2 movies while he nursed.


Day 3: (home from the hospital)

My milk came in. I was miserable. He was starving. I was a mess. I cried and cried and cried. I would feed him, Aaron would take him and try to put him asleep. 30 minutes later he’d bring him back and say “I think he’s hungry.” I would angerly snap back at Aaron, “How can he be hungry, he just ate for an hour??”

On the way home from his doctors appointment that day I made Aaron stop at the Lactation store. We were getting our pump. Little did I know that pump would become my best friend, and the person (thing?) I would end up spending the most time with.

I started pumping, mostly to sleep longer.

When my sister came to town to help us out for awhile I had to wake me to feed him, then realized I could just wake up in the middle of the night, pump and she could feed him.

It was only a couple days later when both her and Aaron agreed that he did SO much better at night with a pumped bottle. He did better without me.

Being so deep in PPD I was fine with that. It worked better for me too. So I pumped. It was great for all of us.

I returned to work less than 3 weeks after he was born. I’d pump every two hours at work, get home, sit down with him on the couch and he’d breastfeed until we went to bed. Seriously.

We kept up these one time a day nursing sessions for quite awhile. Every once in awhile he’d let me squeeze in another if we were out and about with no bottle, or super engorged boobs. Mostly, It was just once a day.

“4 months. I can do this” I’d remind myself of that often. But by this point I began to find friends through blogging that breastfed for WAY longer than I ever imagined. And I like the idea.

Then that faithful day came around 4 months when we discovered all of Miles’s allergies.

My first instinct was to panic. What would he eat? Surely I can’t keep pumping for him. I got our all my samples of formula. He couldn’t eat any of them so in the garbage they went. I called and got samples of “special” formula and tried to feed him those. He wouldn’t drink them. I panicked more. Terrified of what he would eat.

Never stopping to realize, I had everything he needed.

As the months went on we learned that his allergies went on and on and on. I panicked more, my supply plummeted. I wasn’t making anywhere near enough to feed him now. And to make matters worse, my diet was slashed. Everything I loved to eat was gone because he was so allergic to it. I had to live in a world with no dairy, no eggs, no soy, and no peanut butter. AND keep up my calories so I could still feed him.

I calmed down.

I sat down with myself and realized, He is my son. I will do WHATEVER I can to protect him.

God gave him to me to protect. I promised Him I would do that. No cheese, or peanut butter cookie is going to do that for me.

So I did. I stopped eating all of the things that were making him sick. I committed then and there that I would pump until he was at least 2. Until he’s at least 2 he will have breast milk to drink. Not, “I might” or even “I’m going to try” I WILL.

It has been the farthest thing for easy, but I will do it and I continue to do it because he is MY SON. I will protect him. I will do anything I have to for him.

I have friends walking this slippery slop with me. Feeling so alone. Like no one understands them. One is just starting. I talk to her a lot on the phone. Answering what questions I can, pointing her in the right directions, just letting her vent. (because I KNOW how much that is needed.)

She said something to me.

“I don’t know how to do this..” (she’s 4 months in)

I replied,

“I don’t have a choice.” She told me that wasn’t good enough for her. There had to be an answer. There has to be something she can do. What my heart was screaming and what I should have said was

“How can I not?”

If Miles needed my arm, I would give it. I don’t care what he needs. I have it, and he can take it from me.Especially when it come to feeding him. Is that not my #1 job as a mother? Keep my children safe, fed and happy?

How can I not?

He is my reason. I am all he can have. How can I not provide that for him?

It’s not selfless, its not a huge sacrifice. To say I choose cheese or yogurt over my son? I could never do. I have had pain (not as bad as hers, but still I have had pain.) and I would be in pain every day to still provide for him. I know we’re unique because Miles literally has nothing else he can drink. Nothing. Breast milk is his only option. So really. I don’t have a choice. What I told her is right, but I don’t want a choice.

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I am now on month 17 of pumping. Miles stopped nursing around 9 months old. Before that he would only do it about 4 times a week. I am going to make it to December pumping. He will be 2 then. Only then will I reevaluate. Who knows, I may go longer.

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Edited to add: I made it to 25 months!!!! Miles was 25 months old when I stopped pumping for him. The only reason I did was so I could get started on my surrogacy journey. I never regretted one second of my decision to pump for that long. It was HARD. but  I am so proud.

*Those free samples of formula deserve a WHOLE post to themselves. In the mean time go read THIS post where she starts talking about it!

Please know, that I KNOW that every person is different. Every situation is different. What’s right for me is not right for you. What worked great for you might not work for me.
I love this friend dearly. I know her struggle. I remember being totally and completely freaked out in her shoes. I remember so well. I know how she feels. She feels trapped and so did I. Now I don’t, and I know she soon will feel that peace. It takes time.

Mike Maxwell Building The Future With Moments Passed..

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Mike Maxwell is an example of an artist who uses the web to his advantage. Always documenting and uploading his signature blue paintings as he goes. He captures all angles, beginning, middle and completion. But he edits just right. There is never too much, just enough to keep us interested. He is probably one of my favorite flickr contacts because of this. Mike has just uploaded his latest work for his show, Building The Future With Moments Passed which opens this Friday at M Modern Gallery in Palm Springs. Looks like it's going to be stellar judging by the Biggie Smalls piece alone.

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vendredi 9 août 2013

WK Interact on Walrus TV..

Walrus TV just released a great video/interview with WK Interact. What I find most exciting about the interview is the conversation between KEO and WK and their discussion on what's ok in getting up and going over. I am always interested to hear people's take on the politics of the street...Currently WK has a show up in Jonathan Levine that's up til the 25th of July. Check out images from the show here.

jeudi 8 août 2013

hand hug..

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Ok, I recently learned something that is so unbelievably adorable that I have to share it...and you must go out and share it with the world. It's a hand hug. It is seriously the cutest thing I have ever heard of. My friend showed me how...and I want you to learn. So here goes, it's simple: high five someone, keep your hand against theirs, keep it flat...then hook your thumb around their hand. Hand HUG! Cutest ever, right?

mercredi 7 août 2013

Blogging New American Paintings..

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New American Paintings now has a blog and will be sharing studio visits and Q&A's I've down with artists that they have featured in the past. Make sure you check out their blog and the posts of mine they'll have, especially if you've missed the originals in the past or if you'd just like to be inspired twice! ;) Here is the latest post from NAP of my visit with Shelley Reed. Want to see more? Here are visits/interviews with Hilary Pecis, Gregory Euclide (the lovely Kirsten Incorvaia did this Q&A) and Kevin Cyr.

mardi 6 août 2013

Opening Pics Judith Supine's LADYBOY at New Image..

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New Image Art was turned into a neon wonderland for Judith Supine's LADYBOY. Floor to ceiling was decked with Supine's hand painted wall paper and large scale sculptures. The opening was packed, and it looks like it was a ton of fun. Check out all of the opening pics here.

Image credit: Brent Kerr, Yuri Hasegawa.

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dimanche 4 août 2013

20 posts in 1

Aren’t you lucky!!!!!Instead of writing a bunch of different posts, I am just going to do sub posts…READY??Oldest to newest….An Ordinary Pregnant Girl….It was time again for another doctor’s appointment.. These seems to come so fast, I can’t believe how fast 4 weeks goes by
And another Doctor’s appointment means another ultrasound.. This time with a much less wiggly baby. Unfortunately we didn’t get any great pictures.. but did confirm one thing for my sister..

And more proof of the giant in my stomach…

His legs are reallly long and his feet are really huge.. but its cute to see that his legs are starting to get some fat on them..

He is officially weighing just over a pound and half. I didn’t get his length, but I’m sure it’s huge. Heartbeat still at about 138. Which is were it’s been every time.

He was sucking on his fingers during part of the ultrasound.. not just his thumb.. all of his fingers!

He has recently become VERY possessive of his “bubble” He gets pretty ticked when someone is in his way.

He’s been kicking Aaron quite a bit lately.

Aaron had been pretty sad that he hadn’t felt him move. Last Saturday while sitting in the Viewing room of uncle Scott’s funeral, the baby started kicking really high. (which is weird for him) I pushed a little where he was kicking and he kicked again. I did it a couple more times before I grabbed Aaron’s hand (It just bums him out more when he can’t feel it after I’m so sure he’ll be able to, or after the baby moves.) Sure enough, I pushed his fingers in the same spot and the baby kicked him. It was pretty cool and gave us a reason to smile!And just this weekend he started to move really violently. I swear if I was standing up he’d knock me over! So I laid in bed and watched my stomach. It was the first time I had seen him move from the outside.. pretty creepy!He has also taken to not sleeping!! (Something I sincerely hope changes in the next 3 months!) He wakes up so early and starts squirming around and he’s up sooo late. It’s starting to make it harder for me to sleep. At night when Aaron cuddles and puts his arm around me.. the baby always kicks at it! It’s pretty funny.. But what I was getting at…I no longer have placenta previa. I was diagnosed with it at 11 weeks. Every 4 weeks there has been no change. They decided it was time to do a more in depth look to really get good measurements. And sure enough, the placenta is more than 2cm’s away from my cervix. So I’m not longer considered “High Risk.” I’m just an ordinary pregnant girl with a giant baby that never sleeps! :)I’ll take what I can get! (although.. next appointment is the glucose test. YUCK! Not looking forward to it, but secretly hoping it won’t be as bad as everyone says it is..Zebra Balls..
I realize that is highly inappropriate, but it’s the first thing that I think of when I see these
But aren’t they pretty?
I hesitantly entered a couple cooking contest for this summer. I’m still not sure if I really want to do them.. but baby needs a crib and a dresser.. So I need to win some money somewhere. I don’t think it’s just going to fall out of the sky! Thankfully these are contests where you bring the prepared food. I don’t have to cook them there.

The first one is a Chocolate contest. It has to use Girardelli chocolate and not more than 10 other ingredients. I knew I wanted something different that would stick out. Also something good for the holidays. Something someone could make to go on a cookie plate for Christmas.

So I made Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles (which desperately need a new name.. but probably not Zebra Balls!!)

I originally was just going to make chocolate chip cookie dough, but realized that they chocolaty taste was worth 40% of the score. So I threw a little cocoa powder into the cookie dough! These are supppper yummy. But also very rich. I brought them to work today to test them on my guinea pigs.. I also need a good brownie.. I have an idea, but It’s going to take some fine tuning.

More on those later…

Christmas in August…

On the way home the other day I had this freak out moment. I’m 24 weeks now. 24 weeks mean if your baby is born, it will survive. Which in my head means, “Your baby could be born any second.”

All we have, is 1 – alligator onesie that my aunt sent me (that is SUPER cute) and a beehive mobile (that she also sent me and is SUPER cute) and a rocker/glider that is still in a box in our living room. THAT’S IT! For a baby that could be born.. any second!

So as we have this freak out conversation all the way home, we pull into the drive way and see this HUGE box on the porch.

Aaron brings it is and it’s addressed to “Pookie” c/o Ryley and Aaron.

I immediately knew it was from my sister. It weighed a ton and I couldn’t imagine what was in it. Aaron’s pulled out this box.. (Isn’t it cute? i love it!!!)


Inside the box.. we found all of this…..

Can you believe it???? I have never seen so many clothes EVER! I was soooo excited, and felt so much better about a baby that could be born any second! He had clothes..and that’s all he needed! I wanted a Hoodie sooo badly for him.. and now he has one!! Thanks Ry. (Even though Aaron wants to steal it for himself!!)

He is already VERY spoiled. I love that she bought him lots of puppy dog stuff.. I buy everything with a dog on it that I can find…

My mom threw in a few things too.. Everything was soo cute…Take a look at these pants.. they say “My Hero” on the butt..and have the cutest dragon and prince theme..

And that giant alligator.. or crocodile (I don’t really know the difference) is a little hard to keep from Riddick. He was pretty sure everything was for him..


Oh.. but this was probably my favorite thing… A mute button pacifier…

How stinkin‘ cute huh?? And my mom even remembered to throw in some beef jerky for Aaron. The first thing he said when I opened the box was “Finally something for me!” He’s getting used to this being spoiled thing and the last couple boxes haven’t had anything for him! :)oh.. one more thing.. We bought him a swing!!! Kohl’s was having a pretty good sale, and I had a couple discount codes that knocked the price down even more..This is the swing we got..

Aaron thinks it looks like a robot. It does.. I’ll admit it! But it’s one of the best swing. It can swing side to side or you can turn the seat so it swing front to back.. AND it plugs in!! So you don’t have to waste batteries! I love it! It retails everywhere else for no less than $100. The typical price is $160. We got it with tax and shipping for $74!!! Next on the list, a car seat, stroller and crib! If only money would fall out of the sky!

******UPDATED: I just got an email from Kohl’s. I didn’t even know it, but apparently they are doing Kohl’s cash right now. So not only did I get this swing for less than I could buy it used, I got $20 back for it!!! Unfortunately you can only use the Kohl’s cash in the store and not online, but I don’t think I’ll have too hard of a time spending it! Thanks Kohls!**********

I guess that’s all for today…..