I was clicking around Hulu looking for something to watch and noticed the Lifetime Movie Network offers several of their movies through the Hulu service. As a lover of all things ridiculous (Hello? Mother May I Sleep With Danger?), I clicked through to see what they had to offer and saw this:

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Close up of that description please?

More notably, the TAGS …

Directly compared to the rating for that program …

I don’t know what is more “reckless” – rating a XXX porn PG or falsely selling a PG movie as XXX porn.

I love you Lifetime.

Her name is Vienna ….

Here’s her glamour shot (although you’ll notice from my crappy iPhone pic that I added some matching high gloss fenders) …

After test driving bikes all day yesterday, I ended up going with a Specialized Globe Vienna 3. If you’re interested in her specs, check ‘em out here.

So far we have an amazing relationship …. I’ve been having the hardest time dragging myself away from her. Except now it’s way dark out and I guess I need to eat sometime. But I can’t wait for tomorrow.

I’m embarrassed to admit the last time I stepped into a hair salon. Mostly because I’m trying to grow my hair out and the first rule of growing hair out properly is regular trims to keep split ends in check. But also because I have done absolutely no maintenance on the absolutely gorgeous brown I had dyed my hair and it all washed out and/or was bleached out by the sun.

The last time I was in a salon? February 25th. It’s June. Sure the beginning of June, but February 25th was still, what? 14 weeks ago? (Yikes. I just looked at a calendar — it was EXACTLY 14 weeks ago. Like to the day.).

So on February 26th, my hair looked like this (with a reminder of what it looked like the day before):

And now, 14 weeks, several inches and some dirty dishwater looking color later …. I look like this:

Could I have snapped a WORSE looking picture? I think not. Seriously people ….

HALP.

I honestly have no IDEA what to do with my hair. I want to go brown again, but is it going to be gone the first time I step out into the sun? I love the length – and it took me WAY too long to grow this out to just cut it all off – but my hair has absolutely no hair STYLE to it. It just hangs. But because I really haven’t sported a long ‘do in … well basically my whole life (I’ve always been a shoulder length or shorter kind of gal) – I honestly don’t even know what my options are.

Things about my hair:
- It’s fine
- But I have A LOT of it
- This misleads people into thinking I have thicker hair than I actually do
- My hair is stick straight
- It will not hold a curl or wave
- I CAN curl it or make it wavy
- But whatever style I’ve tricked myself into thinking I can do, it will fall out within 20 minutes. Thirty if I’m lucky. Two hours if I use an entire can of hairspray.
- I have had bangs (blunt, sideswept, really I’ve run the full bang gamut)
- And like bangs (blunt, sideswept and everything in between)
- Would do bangs again
- But don’t necessarily need to
- Have no idea what to do with the rest of my hair – layers? Blunt cut?

HALP ME. I’m pretty much willing to try anything (except a perm. NO PERMS.)

Please send pics, k? Thanks!

So I’m going to buy a bike. I started thinking about it last summer while doing some volunteer work with Harbor to the Bay. I kept saying “I’m getting a bike. I’m getting a bike. I’m getting a bike.”

Well I’ll save you from the suspense of not knowing: No I never did end up getting a bike.

How about you help me? I’ll tell you what I want/need, and you give me suggestions of bikes (brands/styles/etc) to check out.

WANTS/NEEDS:
1.) Something I can take on bike paths and non-scary city streets. I’m not going to be doing anything Harbor to the Bay (Boston to Ptown) style. I’m not going to be racing. Ideally I’d like to take some rides on weekends, maybe do light grocery shopping and commute to work.

2.) Something that is sturdy and won’t fall apart. I’m kind of a klutz. And by kind of, I mean it’s one of my defining characteristics. I don’t mind investing a bit of money so long as it means I’ll be safe (from myself.) I don’t want to crumble the thing the first time I fall off it. Yes, I said first. Because there will be many.

3.) Something that is reasonably priced. I said I’d be willing to invest a bit of money. But again, I’m not doing crazy racing or insane bike trips. Let’s keep it in the $400 and lower range.

4.) Something that is conducive to mounting a back or front rack. Think small items: bag of groceries, work files, laptop maybe?

5.) Something preeeetttty. Shut up. I’m a girl. And a designer. I like pretty things.

That being said, I’ve done a bit of research and asking around and have been told a hybrid is likely a good fit for me. From what I’ve read that seems pretty right on.

Hybrids are almost as fast and easy to pedal as road bikes, while being almost as comfortable and versatile as mountain bikes. They’re great for commuting, errands, getting in shape and all-around fun.

I pulled up a few that I like (based only on reading specs and looking at photos of course. I haven’t test driven any of these yet.) and here’s what I’m eying right now:

So that’s all I’ve got so far. Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions? (Also let me just remind you again — I haven’t had the chance to ride any of these yet, so I could be basically making things up at this point.)

Step 1: Turn the volume all the way up on your work computer or laptop.

Step 2: Act as if you are working hard

Step 3: Unleash one of these babies on an unsuspecting victim who walks by:

Trust me, even the most stressed out coworker will stop, laugh and totally Price Is Right Fail Horn you back.

These work equally as well in meetings when someone comes up with a really terrible idea. Though I do suggest making sure your office has the same sick sense of humor that mine does.

Have you heard about this I Am T-Pain app for the iPhone? (I know it’s my second app post this month — weird.) Ok if you haven’t heard of this app and have an iPhone, spend the $2.99 and buy it. Now. It’s autotune for your iPhone and if you don’t know what autotune is, turn on your radio. Or click the link below to hear it for yourself.

This is what happens late on a Thursday night at a friends house after someone says something totally benign about it almost being convertible weather*…. Warning: Though this is a song about a convertible (I swear) and there is only one line (repeated several times) it may not actually be safe for work.

Click here for the world debut of (Julie) Take Your Top Off.

Can you figure out which one is me? I’ll tell you later ….

*There’s a good chance that this is only funny to me because it’s my friends, but either way you get a taste of I Am T-Pain for the iPhone.

Remember that time I went to a birthday party on Saturday night and felt great? Yeah. Those are distant memories my friend.

I talked for a long time to my friend Adam, who I should have realized I should keep a safe distance from when he opened the conversation (read in an adorable South African accent) “I’ve been ill for the past week!”

You know why?

CAUSE I GOT HIS PLAGUE.

Sunday I felt like crap. Monday I went into work late. And I felt like crap. Tuesday I had to call in sick. Because I felt like crap. Today I went into work, but still felt – you guessed it – like crap. After work I went and took the census exam (and scored 100%!!) but couldn’t help but feel … off. Then I had dinner and a stroll with my good friend Pia and realized I HAD TO GET HOME.

I couldn’t stand upright I felt so dizzy. And that’s where we are now. I can’t stop coughing. My chest is on fire. And I can’t walk more than two feet without feeling like I’m going to fall over.

Basically. This:

Me. In bed. Immobile. Now with more freckles!!

UGH.

Thanks, Ad*. Let’s not hang out for a while.

*I still love you even though you make my life garbage.

Regularly scheduled blogging and photo posting to resume later this week. Promise.

If you look directly above this post, you’ll see a button begging for donations. Classy, no?

I just registered for a 9k – Run to Home Base – a road race that loops through Boston, ending at Fenway Park to raise funds for local veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

From the Home Base main page:

“The Home Base Program is a new philanthropic partnership between the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital dedicated to improving the lives of New England servicemen and women returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with combat stress disorders and/or traumatic brain injury through clinical care, innovative research, education, family support and community outreach.”

As the granddaughter and daughter of United States Marines, I thought this would be a nice way to honor them and help out local veterans. I have pledged to raise at least $1,000 and need your help. I would greatly appreciate if you could support me and support our service men and women!

You can donate directly here: http://www.runtohomebase.org/runtohomebase/JennyFrazier

For more information on the race and the Home Base program, please visit: http://www.runtohomebase.org/

Thanks a bunch! :)

PS. If you can’t donate, but know of someone who can, please consider passing on the link to my fundraising page!

PPS. I’ve worked out a training schedule to build up to the race, starting TODAY! If you’re curious what my training program will be or want to use it to get a jump start on your spring training, feel free to download the PDF I drew up here. (That’s worth a small donation … right?? Heh.)

On a whim I dyed my hair dark brown yesterday. I sort of had been considering it for a couple of weeks for a few reasons:

1) It’s my natural hair color. Yet I’ve probably been a blonde (except for a brief stint with brown about 2 years ago) for the past 12 years.

2) Because of this, my hair is …. sort of damaged. Split ends. Dry. Etc. That’s what happens when you strip your hair with peroxide regularly I guess.

3) I’m trying to grow my hair out. But. I get bored. EASILY. So instead of going at my tresses with a pair of scissors, I went at it with a single color process (bye bye highlights, lowlights. And the price tag that comes with that!)

I took a pic last weekend of the blonde while wearing a similarly colored shirt as I’m wearing today for comparison.

Bye bye blondie. Hello brunette. I love it already. :)

Not quite for the same audience as yesterday’s clip …. but OH MY GOD.

The prancing. The kicking. The spinning. THE RAMP.