Saturday, October 30, 2010
In Pursuit of My Inner Pinup ... Fabulous Blog Read ...
Came across a fabulous blog today ... have to share.
Check out: In Pursuit of My Inner Pinup! A journal of a woman losing weight; finding herself and becoming her best "you." Fun facts, pictures, ideas and tips. A well written fun read! I love her Cat Diet -- so I'm going to share from her site! (P.S. ... Not sure if anyone can ever look as great as Julie Newmar ... but one can try : ) )
Cat Miracle Diet
Most diets fail because we stubbornly continue to think and eat like humans. For those us who have never had any success dieting there is the new Miracle Cat Diet! Except for cats that eat like people -- such as getting lots of table scraps -- most cats are long and lean (or tiny and petite). The Cat Miracle Diet will help you achieve the same lean, svelte figure as a cat. Just follow this diet for one week and you'll find that you not only look and feel better, but you will have a whole new outlook on what constitutes food. Good Luck!
DAY ONE
Breakfast: Open can of expensive gourmet cat food. Any flavour as long as it cost more than seventy-five cents per can. Eat one bite of food then look around room disdainfully. Knock the rest on the floor. Stare at the wall for awhile before stalking off into the other room.
Lunch: Four blades of grass and one lizard tail. Throw it back up on the most expensive carpet in your house.
Dinner: Catch a moth and play with it until it is almost dead. Eat one wing. Leave the rest to die.
Bedtime snack: Steal one green bean from your spouse's or partner's plate. Bat it around the floor until it goes under the refrigerator. Steal one small piece of chicken and eat half of it. Leave the other half on the sofa. Throw out the remaining gourmet cat food from the can you opened this morning.
DAY TWO
Breakfast: Pick up the leftover chicken from the sofa. Knock it onto the carpet and bat it under the television set. Chew on the corner of the newspaper as your spouse/partner tries to read it.
Lunch: Break into the fresh French bread that you bought as your part of the dinner party on Saturday. Lick the top of it all over. Take one bite out of the middle of the loaf.
Afternoon snack: Catch a large beetle and bring it into the house. Play toss and catch with it until it is mushy and half dead. Allow it to escape under the bed.
Dinner: Open a fresh can of dark-coloured gourmet cat food -- tuna or beef works well. Eat it voraciously. Walk from your kitchen to the edge of the living room rug. Promptly throw up on the rug. Step into it as you leave. Track footprints across the entire room.
DAY THREE:
Breakfast: Drink part of the milk from your spouse's or partner's cereal bowl when no one is looking. Splatter part of it on the nearest polished aluminum appliance you can find.
Lunch: Catch a small bird and bring it into the house. Play with on top of your down filled comforter. Make sure the bird is seriously injured but not dead before you abandon it for someone else to have to deal with.
Dinner: Beg and cry until you are given some ice cream or milk in a bowl of your own. Take three licks/laps and then turn the bowl over on the floor.
FINAL DAY:
Breakfast: Eat six bugs, assorted varieties, being sure to leave a collection of legs, wings, and antennae on the bathroom floor. Drink lots of water. Throw the bugs and all of the water up on your spouse's or partner's pillow.
Lunch: Remove the chicken skin from last night's chicken-to-go leftovers your spouse or partner placed in the trash can. Drag the skin across the floor several times. Chew it in a corner and then abandon.
Dinner: Open another can of expensive gourmet cat food. Select a flavour that is especially runny, like Chicken and Giblets in Gravy. Lick off all the gravy and leave the actual meat to dry and get hard.
Friday, October 29, 2010
She Did the Mash ... She Did the Monster Mash (and looked great doing it)
Available at Get Go Retro ... you can really wear it all year round!
Want some good reading from a fellow blogger? Read Chronically Vintage's List of 20 Awesome Halloween Blogs!
Check out the video below, Bobby Boris Pickett plays the classic "Monster Mash!" : )
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Gross Halloween Recipes and of Course ... an Apron to Wear While Making Them!
"Trick or treat my pretties!: Your guests won't know whether to run for cover or stay for your ghoulish delights.
Halloween aprons are a neat solution to a costume puzzle problem; "What kind of costume should I get?"
Aprons allow you to 'dress up' for Halloween without having to buy a costume. An apron is perfect. Sometimes you don't want to pay for an expensive costume to wear only a few times. Once again, an apron will do the trick. If you struggled to find a costume that appeals to you, think about the magnificent Apron; not too expensive; they come in all sorts of styles and they are practical. (Yes, they will protect your clothes when you are serving dinner, too.)
Available at Get Go Retro!
And, of course you need to make something in this cool apron: How about:
Bloody Zombie Gingerbread Men Recipe
Hey, gingerbread cookies aren't just for Christmas anymore; they're a favorite treat any time of year. And if you're looking for gross recipes for Halloween, this one can be as gross as your kids care to make it.
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
1 cup molasses
1 teaspoon baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoons warm water
1/4 cup raisins for decorating
Different colored gel icing
Cream together shortening, sugar, egg, and warm molasses. Dissolve baking soda in warm water, and then add to the egg mixture. Next, add flour, spices, and salt; mix it all up until well blended. Cover and chill overnight.
Prepare a floured surface and get out the rolling pin and cookie cutters. Cut gingerbread men (or other Halloween shapes) and place an inch or two apart on a greased cookie sheet for baking.
Use raisins and cinnamon candies for eyes, buttons, and so on. Then add gel icing to pipe on bloody legs, arms, and blood-dripping eyeballs.
For more Gross Halloween Recipes go here:
- Dianna's Desserts (This site will blow you away!)
- Homemade Dessert Recipes
- Retro Housewife
- Disney's Family Fun
- Martha Stewart (of course)
- Oprah
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Bettie Boop and Traditional Poodle Skirt Sets for Halloween Fun
Fun, Fun, Fun attire for your Halloween Sock Hop! Get Go Retro.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
AndVinyly, a new spin on the death record!
Quirky, wierd and definitely unusual ... but still utterly cool, check out and Vinyly. Created by a UK music producer who realized he "might not be immortal" after his mother started working at a mortuary. andVinyly allows you to have your ashes pressed into an actual, playable record, simultaneously putting your oeuvre in the death metal and soul categories. Now actually, you won't be around to make this happen, so you have to have someone take care of this for you : )
How does it work you ask: ashes are sprinkled by a person of your choosing, and baked onto a 24-minute disk, which can either be left as simple pops and crackles ("the minimal approach"), or grooved to play your last will & testament; a favorite song; or a personal message in your voice. To make things even cooler you can have a tribute song penned by in-house bands House of Fix and Daftwerk (with full input concerning lyrics, etc), and commission an album cover from National Portrait Gallery resident dauber James Hague, who'll mix your ashes into the paint -- and create an album cover for yours truly.
The average ash-load can be spread out to thirty records, and if you dare, (I mean so desire) can even be sold under the in-house R.I.V. (Rest In Vinyl) label at stores around the world. You'll be traveling the world solo and won't even know it!
Source: Thrillist and AndVynily
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
High Heel Bowling Shoes ... You're in a League of Your Own!
Vintage Hairstyling: Retro Styles with Step By Step Techniques .. Available at Get Go Retro!
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Vintage Hairstyling is now in its second edition and gives details on a range of styles from the Twenties to the Sixties.
Available at Get Go Retro!