Insert Clever Title Here.......Happy Friday!

Hiya folks! How are you all doing? I am doing grand except that I am at my job which I hate and trying my hardest to do my work and not slack off (obviously I am failing miserably). I am super excited about Halloween tomorrow even though the plans are semi-up in the air. Trying to find another party to attend but if we can't we have a back-up plan. I do have my halloween costume almost finished and I think it will look super cute.

Well lets examine some of the odd news stories.

Boobs lead to a Longer Life

Have your husbands, boyfriends, brothers, and guy friends look at this picture so they live a longer life.

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Yes, you read that right... Looking at boobs can help men live a longer life (it can add on 5 more years). So next time you see your significant other gawking at some nice looking jugs don't get mad at him, appreciate that he takes his health that seriously...I mean come on he only wants to live a longer life. (Well this is what Kevin tried to convince me of today, not sure I am buying it). Apparently 10 minutes of looking at boobs is equal to a 30 minute aerobic workout. 

There was a 5 year medical study done in Germany on 500 men where they told half of them to stare at breasts daily and the other half to try to refrain from doing so (that half drew the short straw apparently). The half that stared at the breasts had lower blood pressure and less episodes of coronary artery diseases. The conclusion of this study was that men should look at breasts on a daily basis to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes... Hmm, not sure if I buy this clever excuse men have thought up to cover up their oogling of certain women who are well endowed.

4-Year Old can be Sued...WTF?

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Ok, so yah I didn't quite read through the whole news article because it was quite boring with a lot of legal mumbo jumbo that I learned back in my one law class I took in college, (bright-line test, negligence,carte blanche, etc). But what I got from this article is that this judge decided that  children that are at least 4-years old can be held responsible for their negligent behavior and be sued. Uh, wow!! Seriously, in this particular case (the little girl ran into an elderly woman and hurt her, the woman later died 3 weeks later-not sure if it was related to this incident) maybe the parents should be held responsible. Not the 4 year old, little kids should not be sued. How will they pay? By breaking open their piggy banks? Seriously the legal system has gotten ridiculous.

Those are the only two good stories this week... The rest are super lame and not odd at all so I won't burden you all with those stories :)

30 Days of Truth

Day 13: A Band or Artist that Have Gotten you Through Tough Days

When I was in middle school I use to get bullied a lot. On the very bad days I would come home and pop in my Mariah Carey "Rainbow" cd and listen to it and just allow myself to cry. Really looking back on it I was pretty pathetic and emo. I wish I would have been a little bit stronger but oh well. It was nice to have her music to help me through it, even if I am ashamed to admit it. The song that I would play over and over was "Can't Take that Away". The lyrics really made me feel "stronger"

Mmh
Whoa

They can say,
Anything they want to say,
Try to bring me down,
But I will not allow anyone to succeed hanging clouds over me,
And they can try hard to make me feel that I,
Don't matter at all,
But I refuse to falter in what I believe or loose faith in my dreams

'Cause there's,
There's a light in me,
That shines brightly,
They can try,
But they can't take that away from me from me

A song that will always cheer me up now  is "Basketcase" by Green Day. It is a song that I will put on or think of when I am feeling angry or sad. Maybe it is because I am a basketcase myself ;)

Do you have the time
To listen to me whine
About nothing and everything
All at once
I am one of those
Melodramatic fools
Neurotic to the bone
No doubt about it

Sometimes I give myself the creeps
Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me
It all keeps adding up
I think I'm cracking up

Day 14: A Hero That has Let You Down (write a letter)

Well I don't really have a hero or a role model that I can think of off the top of my head. So I will write a letter to someone/something that has let me down recently

Dear SD Chargers:

I am one of your biggest and most loyal fans. Why do you have to make it so hard to be proud of? You have never won a Super Bowl. You choke in the playoffs. On paper you should be one of the best teams in the league yet you are 2-5. Pathetic. I wish that you all would get your act together. You make rookie mistakes (actually mistakes that even high school students wouldn't make). I am sometimes ashamed to admit I'm a fan that chokes every year in the  playoffs (and ow every game this year). 

Let me help you out by telling you what you must do. 1) Fire Norv Turner! 2)Fire the entire speacial teams coaching staff 3) Move to the OC or LA- there is a curse in SD 4) Stop making dumb turnovers 5) Finish your tackles 6) Play till the Whistle blows. 7) Defense do not fall apart in the 4th quarter 8)Get new trainers (you all get injured way too often) 9) Get a new GM but keep AJ Smith for player recruiting and development 10) Utilize your talent to the best of your ability.

Well I hope you all have a fantastic Halloween Weekend... I can't wait to see recaps and pictures.

**All images were found on Google unless otherwise noted**

Im being Pouty. Submit your Questions for Ask a Sport's Expert

Hello all! Well Sports from a Girls POV is on hold for this week because I am being pouty. I even had a good theme lined up for this week. It was going to be "Why controversial players are always the favorite" (i.e. Favre, Kobe, LeBron, Ochocinco, Owens, etc) BUT yesterday was a HORRID sports day for obvious reasons so I am boycotting sports...that is until tonight when hopefully the Rangers actually show up to play and beat the Giants (please please please).

I wish I looked this cute when I pout

Anyway!! Next week for Sports Thursday we have a special treat for you... We have ask a "sports expert" where you all get to ask my boyfriend, Kevin, any sports related (or non-sports related) question you want. He is super excited about this actually has no idea about this yet but will love the idea.
             Kevin is a walking sports encycolpedia and really can talk about sports for days and is actually very knowledgeable about ALL sports and teams. I feel he would be best situated as a sports talkshow host but alas he is a bleeding heart and is in non-profits instead.

This is his thinking face. I am sure he will give deep though to all of your questions

So have a sports question you really want answered? Do you want to win money on a sports bet and need advice on who to pick? or Do you want to pick Kevin's brain on anything? Then leave a question here or message it to runningchick5505@yahoo.com.  It will be answered next Thursday in Sports From a Girls boyfriend's POV.

Most Beautiful Ring Ceremony and Wee Bit!

Hello folks! Well I apologize for having my days all mixed up (I am human and allowed to make mistakes). I don't know why I kept saying the 1st game of the World Series was last night. It is in fact tonight. Yesterday started a great sports week and I hope that it continues tonight with a Giants loss and a King's win. The Lakers won last night and the Heat made a fool of themselves on their game. (Super team? I have yet to see that)

The Lakers' Ring Ceremony was probably the best that they have ever had (and they have had a lot). I liked the fact that each player introduced the next player. It brought in a more emotional feeling. Man it is great to be a Laker fan. My favorite part of the night was Derek Fisher's introduction of Kobe (Ron Artest was a close second because I love him!). Here is the clip, you should really watch it because Derek Fisher is so funny and did a great job of introducing the current best basketball player.
"This guy I am about to introduce I'm not sure if you know who he is...He doesn't do very much to help us at all.... the World's Best Basketball Player-Kobe Bryant"


Since it is Wednesday you all know what that means around here. Wee Bit of Me. This week its Halloween Edition.Want to join in? Just click the link below and it will take you to Leigh Ashley's blog. It is fun.



{one} have you ever seen a ghost?Yes, it is the what made me start believing in ghosts. It was about 2 years ago and I was sleeping over at my parent's house. I was on the couch and I wake up and I see this white foggy cloud hoovering above me and it is making a spooky noise. It then sits on my chest and I couldn't breath for like 5 seconds. It was scary. I have had other encounters with ghosts that weren't scary so overall I'm really not afraid of them.
{two} when was the last time you dressed up for halloween?I dress up every year. I just don';t trick or treat anymore. Last year I was kinda a flapper lol. The year before I was a sexy cop called "Officer Naughty"

 
{three} what’s your favorite candy?Anything chocolate. Or skittles.
{four} did you have a favorite costume growing up?Um I liked being a baby a lot or a princess
{five} did you carve pumpkins this year?Nope I try to avoid that. I did want to decorate this year but never got around to it. I wanted to make glitter pumpkins like these... there is always next year

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{six} what’s your favorite scary movie?So I haven't seen a lot of the classic ones that everyone should see like Nightmare on Elm St or the Halloweens. (Don't worry I am going to remedy that soon). I don't know my favorite though. I love all horror movies because Ilove being scared
{seven} haunted houses or corn mazes?Ive never been through a corn maze. Its not a huge thing here in southern CA (or if it is I missed that memo). I LOVE getting scared and I scare easily so haunted houses. You all should know that I mean I went to HorrorNights twice this year and am sad I cant go again :(
{eight} are you superstitious?Yes.... Mostly with sports though.
{nine} have you ever owned a black cat?Yes I have had 5 black cats throughout my life. I currently own one (well she is a tuxedo cat so she is black on top and white underneath)

{ten} what are you plans for this coming halloween?They are up in the air still. I have a backup party on Saturday if we can't figure out anything else to do. Then on Sunday we are probably  going over to our friends house for game night. What are you doing for Halloween? What are you going to be?Happy Wednesday!

Really You're Going to Make me Think?

Hiya folks!! How are you all doing.I am doing okay... Its been a  crappy day complete with work annoyances, stomach aches, and confusion Tuesday.

However, I am super excited for today because it is a big sports day. No I am not talking about the 1st game of the World Series (go Rangers! Boo Giants!) even though I will be watching/following that of course. I am talking about opening day of Basketball!! And as a Laker fan I have gotten semi-used to seeing the ring ceremony performed so I am excited to once again see my boys get their rings!! Seriously I can't contain my excitement because all the (important) sports are in season. Oh and the LA Kings won last night in a shoot out. I am super proud of them so far (keep it up boys). They are #2 in the NHL with a 6-2 record. (OMG how amazing would it be if the Kings won the Stanley Cup and the Lakers won the NBA Finals?!?!...one can dream, right?)

UGH speaking of all these sports reminds me that I haven't gone to a live game in a while. Hello! I really hope I make it out to a bunch of Kings games and I may have a hookup now for Lakers tickets so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I get to watch these in person and not on the TV or listening on the radio.

Sorry for all the sport's talk (how many of you did I lose?) Okay well onto my normal entry for today :)

Day 12: Something You Never Get Complimented On

Do any of you really keep track of things you don't get complimented on? I don't. I mean I'm sure I never get complimented on my earlobes, left knee, the way I sneeze,or my pinky toenail. Did I miss the memo that we are suppose to get complimented on things all the time? I guess if I was to have to pick I would say it would be a tie between my voice and my cleaning ability.

1) My voice sounds very nasaly and quite annoying. Multiple that annoyance level by 25 if I have any sugar or alcohol in me. I sound like a mix between Fran Drescher and a crow. Yah not the sexiest voice. My voice is sexy if I have had too much to drink or if I stayed up way too late. 

2) I have no cleaning ability nor an motivation to clean ever. Kevin will gladly confirm this so that is why I would never be complimented on this :)

Are you watching any of the sporting events tonight? Who are you rooting for in the World Series? (If you say Giants go ahead and click unfollow lol, I kid I kid)

I hope you have a great day!!

When the Going Gets Tough...Drink Up!!

Hmm sounds like the typical advice I got when I was in college. The highlight of my weekend (Saturday night) made me feel like I was in college again... Crazy times... Well as promised here is my weekend recap.

Friday:Couch Potato

Well as I stated on Friday I went to Halloween Horror Night on Thursday and I didn't get home until 3 am so I only got about 4 hours of sleep before a full day (sorta) of work on Friday. Needless to say I was a bum on Friday night and watched a whole lotta this

Season 6: OMG gets funnier every season

doing a whole lotta this

Well more sleeping and less acting silly but that was my lovely fashion statement for the night haha

Saturday: Dia de Los Muertos Celebration and Kevin's Surprise Party

During the day I went to a cemetery with my friend Chey and her daughter because they were doing  a Dia de Los Muertos  celebration. Yes I realize that it is not until Nov.2nd but I am not the one who makes up these festivals. It was an okay festival...just too many people. But I did have yummy food (tamale and corn on the cob with chili). Then I went to Chey's house where she did my hair and makeup for the evening...Fun Day

At night it was Kevin's surprise bday party. His bday was on September 29th but we finally celebrated it on Oct 23. I was super nervous because I was throwing him a surprise party at our house and let me tell you its hard to throw a surprise party. Basically my cover up was I was taking him out for his dinner and then we were going to come back home and drink and watch Netflix. I had one of his friends arrive at my place early to set up and get people redy for the surprise...easy enough right? NOT! Not when the Giants decide to win and go to the World Series and you have a very PISSED OFF boyfriend who scarfs down his entire plate of food in less than 10 minutes. Needless to say it was a lot of fun eating super slowly so I can buy 1 hour lol.

The classic "Why the Hell are there people in my house and why are they yelling surprise?"

The party was a BIG success...He had no idea and he was super shocked. All of his important friends were there. He got good and drunk (is 14 shots too many?) and had a lot of fun just hanging out with his friends all evening. We had beer pong going, music playing, alcohol flowing, and nonstop shot taking. I think he had a great late birthday celebration. Once again pictures do way better at talking then I do.

Shots, Shots, Shots!!

Yummy Shot Time (I believe this was Kevin's 10th and my 2nd...)

Us Girls and the Dog

Kevin's shot face.

More shots

Group shot with most of the people at the party (minus about 5)

Kevin was a ladies man that night

Yah Kevin gets a little naughty when he is intoxicated...

Kevin and some of his best buds. The one in the black was my lifesaver for the night :)

All the beauties!

Oh what, more shots?

Silly us... We totally didn't plan this either which is what cracks me up.

 All in all I believe it was a great evening and I am just happy that Kevin and all hsi friends had a great time.

Sunday: Cleaning and Lazy Day

The Chargers really need to fire Norv Turner.

So I woke up pretty early on Sunday (around 8 am) and cleaned the entire condo. 4 garbage bags later and I was done. Well I didnt do the detail cleaning. Man though I didn't know so many red cups, beer bottles/cans, and other random trash. Seriously our place looked like a frat house after a HUGE party (I should have taken a picture of it). Oh well, it was worth it. Then for the remainder of the day we watched the Chargers play pathetically. I mean seriously I don't even want to talk about it..Im going to address all the problems with the Chargers on my Thursday blog entry. Then we finished Season 6 of the Office and slept for the majority of the day. Yay for another lazy day!!

How was your weekend?

Catching up on Truths... Day 9-11

Hello All! I'm very proud of myself because I took some photos this weekend and I actually brought my camera and usb cable to work so I will be able to upload those and share them with you all a bit later today on my weekend recap. For now, I will catch up on my 30 Days of Truth blog. I thought I would blog more this weekend but I never got around to doing it... I hope you all had fantastic weekends.

Day 9: Someone You Didn't Want to Let Go of but Just Drifted Away From

This is really hard because over time I have drifted away from a lot of different people. I have moved around a lot as a kid so it was difficult to keep any friends. Then I decided that I was going to move away for college (not too far actually but difficult to maintain a close relationship with all my high school friends). I have drifted away from some of my college friends for scheduling issues and also relationships. 

I guess the one I am the most sad about is my high school friend, Wesley. He is one of the most chill guys to hang out with and with him there was never any drama and always fun times. He was there for me so much in high school and we had a lot of fun times during the summers and weekends. We still talk but it is very infrequent and we usually only see each other 2-3 times a year.

Day 10: Someone You Need to Let Go or Wish you Didn't Know

I really don't know on this one. Pretty much everyone that is in my life I want to be in it. The only one I can think of is my ex boyfriend. However, I am not hung up on him at all but he tends to text me once a month. I wish he just wouldn't text me but I am just too nice to tell him to stop. I ignore him and he usually gets the point. I just wish I didn't know him anymore or he didn't have my #. I can't wait until I change my number.

Day 11: Something People Tend to Compliment you Often On

Look wise I get complimented pretty often on my eyes. That is the only physical thing I feel confident about all the time. Otherwise I tend to get complimented on how much I care about others... :)

Well I shall be back a bit later to recap on my weekend :)

Want to win some Free Stuff? Check these Giveaways out!!

 Hello Folks!! Well there are some pretty good quality giveaways out there this week. You all should check the ones listed below out... ?If you win though you have to share the goods ;) Just kidding.

 Jewelry Giveaway!

Fashion Momma is doing a giveaway from my favorite etsy store Barberry & Lace. I have spoken about Leigh Ashleys jewlery multiple times on this blog. I own a necklace and she even custom made a pretty necklace for my mom for christmas. Check out Fashion Momma's blog for a chance to win one of the lovely pieces (oh and stay around and look at her blog, I just discovered it anxd love it). Here are just a couple of the gorgeous pieces from Barberry & Lace

Personalized Skirt 

Leigh Ashley is hosting a giveaway at her blog as well and it is for a personalized skirt from Fashion Momma. These skirts are super cute and you have the chance to pick your fabric so it will be personalized just for you. I need mroe skirts and I love having clothes that no one else has and that is made specifically for me. Here are just a couple of samples of the gorgeous skirts Fashion Momma makes.

Dinner & a Movie Giveaway

Jess @ All American Jess is doing a giveaway for her 400th entry (go over and congratulate her). The fatty inside me really wants this one because she is giving away a $40 gift card to one of the restaurants she has listed (if I won it would be hard to decide between Macaroni Grill and Outback)and a $20 gift certificate to Regal Cinemas or AMC. I smell date night right here. :)

What are you still doing here? Check out these giveaways!!