trying to lick my elbow

VERY
INTERESTING STUFF


In the
1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed
to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.
Hence we have 'the rule
of thumb'



Many years ago in
Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen
Only...Ladies Forbidden'.. .and thus, the word GOLF entered
into the English language.

The first couple to
be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma
Flintstone.


Every day more money
is printed for Monopoly than the U.S.
Treasury.

Men can read smaller
print than women can; women can hear better.



Coca-Cola was
originally green.



It is impossible to lick
your elbow.

The State with the
highest percentage of people who walk to work:

Alaska


The percentage of
Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get
this...)



The percentage of
North America that is wilderness: 38%

The cost of raising
a medium-size dog to the age of eleven:

$ 16,400


The average number
of people airborne over the U.S. in any given
hour:

61,000


Intelligent people
have more zinc and copper in their hair..



The first novel ever
written on a typewriter, Tom Sawyer.



The San Francisco
Cable cars are the only mobile National
Monuments.



Each king in a deck
of playing cards represents a great king from history:


Spades - King David


Hearts - Charlemagne


Clubs -Alexander,
the Great

Diamonds - Julius
Caesar


111,111,111 x
111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321


If a statue in the
park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air,
the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in
the air, the person died because of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died
of natural causes



Only two people
signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, John Hancock
and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but
the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.



Q. Half of all
Americans live within 50 miles of what?



A. Their birthplace


Q. Most boat owners
name their boats. What is the most popular boat name
requested?



A.
Obsession


Q.. If you were to
spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you
would find the letter 'A'?



A. One
thousand



Q. What do
bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser
printers have in common?



A. All were invented
by women.


Q. What is the only
food that doesn't spoil?


A.
Honey


Q. Which day are
there more collect calls than any other day of the year?



A. Father's Day



In Shakespeare's
time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened,
making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the
phrase...'Goodnight , sleep tight'




It was the accepted
practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the
wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with
all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because
their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the
honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon..




In English pubs, ale
is ordered by pints and quarts.... So in old England , when
customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind
your pints and quarts, and settle down.'



It's where we get
the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's'




Many years ago in
England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or
handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill ,
they used the whistle to get some service. 'Wet your whistle'
is the phrase inspired by this practice.



At least 75% of
people who read this will try to lick their
elbow!



Don't delete this
just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read
it.



I cdnuolt blveiee
taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at
Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the
ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the
first and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a
taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a porbelm. This
is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by
istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?



YOU
KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2009 when...



1. You accidentally
enter your PIN on the microwave.



2. You haven't
played solitaire with real cards in years.



3. You have a list
of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of
three.




4. You e-mail the
person who works at the desk next to you.


5. Your reason for
not staying in touch with friends and family is that they
don't have e-mail addresses.



6. You pull up in
your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is
home to help you carry in the groceries.



7.. Every commercial
on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen




8. Leaving the house
without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the first
20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic
and you turn around to go and get it.



10. You get up in
the morning and go on line before getting your coffee




11. You start
tilting your head sideways to smile. : )



12 You're reading
this and nodding and laughing.



13. Even worse, you
know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.



14. You are too busy
to notice there was no #9 on this list.



15. You actually
scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list


~~~~~~~~~~~AND
FINALLY~~~~~ ~~~~~~~

NOW U R LAUGHING at
yourself.


Go on, forward this
to your friends. You know you want to! Go lick your
elbow.

Hot Chicks !

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Time

Your time is the most precious gift you can give to anyone .Time can never be replaced, returned or destroyed.When you spend quality time with someone, make time for someone or share time with someone, you are saying ' I am giving you the most precious thing I can '. Time is priceless. It is irreplacable. And it represents much more than any single solitary material object ever could. If you are really searching for an effective way to show the people closest in your life just how much you value and appreciate them, simply spend more time with them :)
Hope you all had a safe and happy holiday season. And I hope everyone was able to enjoy the 5 'F's' ! :
Family
Friends
Food
Fun
and Fellowship
Peace and blessings and I hope you all have a safe and prosperous new year
-J.

My Dad and Janice Dickinson

Long ago ( well..not soooo long ago depending on your age I guess) in the '80's my father was once a model with the Grace Del Marco agency. My parents were separated when I was a newborn. He died shortly after and I have no memories of him, just lots of lovely photos. I've also been a fan of America's Next Top Model for a while so those two things probably initaly sparked my interest in the modeling/fashion world. Photography is my favorite hobby and I even flirted with pursuing a degree in it ,but for now it just remains my favorite past time . I honestly wasnt a real fan of Janice Dickinson as a judge on Top Model ( she was so mean ! ) , BUT after recently hearing her longtime claim of being the world's first 'supermodel', I became a little more intrigued . Im currently halfway though her book ' No Lifeguard on Duty: The Acciental Life of the world's first Supermodel' and I have to say that while reading her memoir, I have been throughly edutained.

A few weeks ago I found out that she had written a book and read up a little on her at wikipedia.com. I also have recently been learning about other models of her time , like Gia Carangi ( the drug addicted lesbian who was one of the first American Women to die of the AIDS virus) , and had already decided that I wanted to purchase Gia's biography. After reading the short bio on Janice at wikipedia I decided that I wanted to purchase Janice's autobiography as well. I now have a new name to add to my list of favorite models...Tyra,Christy,Gia and ...Janice!
I now know why she calls herself the First supermodel. She actualy coined the term! She was a thinker and spoke out when it was still unpopular and even frowned upon to do so . I totaly believe her little joke to a collegue about ' not being 'superwoman' but a 'supermodel'. That quote sounds like quintessential Janice.

Lastly, It was so sad to read about all the unfortunate pain and heatbreak she had to endure at such a young age. Im going to try not to spoil too much here with exerpts from her book or anything but she did survive living with a physicaly and sexualy abusive monster of a 'father' durign her teen years and that is something she has publicly spoken out on many times .What courage and self confidence one must have to overcome such an ordeal..and on a continual basis.But its wonderful to see that she overcame the obstacles and is still here. Unlike a few other modeils,Gia Carangi for instance, Janice overcame the numerous obstacles in her life before,during and after her rise to the top of the fashion world.Looking at pictures from the height of her modeling career I can now see why she was so succesful. She was absolutly stunning ....her look was simultaneously modern and classic. And she also posesed an unflinching natural beauty. She knew how to model from the crown of her head to the tip of her toes.The pics of her with little or no makeup look just as beautiful to me , if not more, than the ones with all the excessivly outrageous 70's, and '80's 'glam'.

http://home.comcast.net/~jandix/gallery.html

Some of the things she says and does continue to raise eyebrows and spark controversy, but i'm more a fan of her as a person, and thankful that she has been graciously honest and raw about having a less than perfect upbringing. Espeicaly in aan industry where many people feel its esier to put up a facade and attempt to fake perfection. She embraces her flaws, espeicaly now that she has overcome the bulk of them, and knows they made her the person she is today..the good and the bad.Her motto is that life experiences that dont kill you make you stronger and that you should use them, and not let them use you. And I hafta say I'm in total agreement with her philosophy there. She knows that her story can help inspire and heal others who have gone though similar. She constantly heard from her father that she would never amount to anything and boy did she ever prove him wrong.

I was pleased to see that the majority of the reveiws , from readers and critics alike , for her book on amazon.com were positive . She shares opinions not only about her personal career but offers well researched in depth insight on issues such a the so called ' model -wars', back stabbing and back biting in the earlier days of the current big-wigs of fashion and modeling agencies, and the lavish lush ( and at times dirty and grimey) clubs and nightlife of that era . She also decided that she enjoyed the photogrpahy aspect of her career so much, that she wanted to get out there and learn the photogtaphy aspect as well. This earned her huge amounts of respect from those she worked with, though it didnt always fare with with who she may have been datign at the time ( liek say, oh a photographer perhaps dealign with issies of insecuirty he himself needs to come to grips with) Though she had a few good freinds and phogographjy mentors, a lot of her skills were self taught. And her shoots, well they speak for themselvs.But no more, i'm already giving away too much !

Im really psyched to finish reading her book and think it will make an excellent companion to Gia's autobiography. I would also advise any young girls considering a career in the fashion, modeling, photography or entertainment field to read both of their stories as well .

ciao

xoxo

Objection to interracial love

When I was living in Fl , I had a friend who was very against interracial dating and marriage.


She said she couldn't understand how a black woman could ever marry a white man and vice versa.


She even once stated that if every person chose to marry and procreate with another race..never mind, I'm done attempting to paraphrase and reiterate her ignorance.

But I vividly remember asking her one day : 'preference is one thing.
but sometimes you just really cant help who you fall in love with right ?'

Even though she is a lesbian she still refused to acknowledge any correlation between the two.


Anywho


I haven't spoken to her in a while.

Not since i moved back to Pa i think....

Out of sheer curiosity I just glanced at her myspace page

Because I remember that I used to enjoy reading the poetry in her blogs.

And it looks like she now considers herself to be a die hard Barack supporter.



Maybe she didn't get that memo ?





I wonder if she did...
...not enough to ask though...



*Googles films about interracial love*


PS
Happy Thanksgiving.But everyday should be thanksgiving ! Don't neglect to tell your friends , family and loved ones near and far how much you appreciate them. And even more important, don't forget to show them.God Bless !

Music Producers

So,
stemming from my current intrigue with the new Britney album ( which is growing on me more each day i might add.)My intrigue and admiration for music producers has grown as well. I've always had a thing for them since I can remember. Even at age 10 I remember reading CD liner notes and wanting to know everyone that had anything to do with the songs I loved . I realized that though the artists I loved were exceptional people , they also had help making the exceptional albums that helped define and solidify their exceptional talent.

In recent years I found myself immediately seeking knowledge about the producers to just about each and every song I loved. A time consuming and daunting task ?, maybe, but one well worth it. I said 'loved' though. Not 'liked' there's a big difference! The first mainstream song that really stood out to me was ' Are You That Somebody' By Aaliyah. In case you don't know or have forgotten. That song featured a baby cry in the chorus. What Imagination! I attempted to find out everything there was to know about the person/people that helped Aaliyah make that track.And thus began my admiration for Timbaland ( who till this day is on my personal list of top 10 favorite producers. ) It was one of the most unique things my friends and I had ever heard in a song. The song was a huge success for Aaliyah and the video reminds me of what a great career she had.Others on that list include ( and please forgive my incorrect spelling) Trevor Horn , Linda Perry, The Neptunes, Wyclef Jean , Rodney Jerkins and the newest addition Nate ' Danja' Hills.

Danja is currently the go-to -guy for good beats. I found out a slew of information about him on Wikipedia.com and a few other sites as well. The Internet has definitely aided me in my quest for knowledge about music producers. Though I generally prefer a mix of live instrumentation AND beats ( a la, Outkast's 'Aquemini', The Roots' ' Game Theory', Ashlee Simpson's 'Bittersweet World', Justin Timberlake's 'Justified', The Gorillaz's ' Demon Days' and Pink's 'Mizzundaztood') he is almost entirely a beat guy. I prefer a mix because to me its like having the best of both worlds. Paving the way towards the future of mainstream pop and r &b with music that sounds simultaneously innovative and familiar. While also paying homage to where all music came from in the first place; instruments . ( Well you know, just a few thousand years after our ancestors were beating on stones with rocks and sticks and other miscellaneous objects ). Plus it just goes down so nicely. Like pure ear candy. But Danja is more about the beats .

His style is very funky, futuristic, energetic and sultry . I might even add adventurous somewhere in that list of adjectives depending on the artist he's working with. And I love it. He reminds me that Synthesizers and 808's can be just as much a driving force behind a song as a guitar or piano. I read in his bio over at Wikipedia.com that he commands anywhere from 50,000- 100,000 $ for a song. Now let's just think about that for a second . Not even an album, but a song !I'm definitely one that feels that he is genuinely gifted and possesses heaps of raw and unique talent.

The past few years he has risen up from being a virtual unknown, to becoming Timbaland's sidekick, to a legitimate force to be reckoned with in the music business.I'm sure many of the artists that he has collaborated with feel that he is worth his weight in gold. I guess one would have to ! Even if he is though, I was still shocked when I found out the price for a decent song. I guess music really is priceless to some people. Nice to know that being a music producer means one could be set for life so to speak . Though they are usualy no where near as famous, I bet a lot of producers are more wealthy than the artists they are working for.

If I were a producer I would work with each artist on a personal and professional level. And not just seek to bring the best out of them musically,but in every aspect, as much as I possibly could. I would charge the beginner/novice/struggling artists considerably less than the well known established ones. And if any of the wealthier artists I collaborated with had a problem with it I would kindly tell them where to go , how to get there and to not set foot back in my studio again .The thought of someone paying a producer 100,000$ for a song utterly behooves me. I guess the folks that said it really pays off for an artist to produce their own music weren't just speaking figuratively .

100,000$ could by 100,000 Hershey bars. It's approximately what the US president is paid on an annual basis. 100,000 $ could purchase a house...a NICE one. Just think about that. For the cost of ONE song, someone could live.... in a house.... for YEARS...and so could their children..and their children's children ! BUT having said that, I must acknowledge that a song is forever...a song cannot burn down, be swept away or swallowed into the ground. That's probably not the best analogy but then again it is coming from a self professed music junkie .

I can barely imagine living life without music. Why would anybody want to really. The most horrible punishments of my teen years inloved the suspension not of the phone or television, but music.Music is my life's soundtrack. Some people are far more into it than others, and I am certainly one of those people.But i'll save more about that for another blog.For now off I go to continue listening to B.S's 'Circus' and cleaning my ( non 100,000$) house :)