So Long Decade, Hello Twenty Ten!

Happy New Year everyone!  Be back once I recover from being FUBAR!!

Thanks for the pic Julia!  x

California Trans-Fat Ban Goes Into Effect January 1st

I’m not sure if that’s a good thing since that’s the day I’m going to be crawling to Canter’s for a greasy breakfast to cure my hangover.

On Friday, California will become the first state to ban restaurants from cooking with trans-fats which is the substance linked to clogged arteries, strokes and coronary heart disease..   The  ban on oils, margarines, and shortenings containing more than 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving will be monitored by restaurant inspections already conducted by local health departments. Violators can be fined up to $1,000.

NACS

Shepard Fairey. ‘Nuff Said

PAUL WATSON

EVOLVE DEVOLVE OFFSET

Global Warning Warhol

LOVE UNITES

POWER UP WINDMILL

JAWS WAVE x surfrider foundation

Los Angeles Recycling Centers Are Disappearing

Thanks to that little bugger called “the economy crisis” recycling dispensaries are diminishing along with “green” jobs for at-risk youths , high-school dropouts, former gang members and parolees.   FTW!

Pic Ricardo DeAratanha / LA Times

Kid Sister Against Fur, For Shelters

Preach it Sister!!!

PETA

Kiehl’s X KAWS

Kiehl’s has partnered with New York-based artist, KAWS, in recreating their classic Creme de Corps labels. 100% of Kiehl’s net profits from the sale of Limited Edition Crème de Corps will Support RxART.

RxArt, a non-profit organization, is committed to fostering artistic expression and awareness through the challenging yet rewarding task of engaging young patients through contemporary art in pediatric hospitals. By curating installations in hospital settings, RxArt provides a humanistic and creative surrounding that helps to relieve stress and anxiety, while increasing appreciation for contemporary art in pediatric hospitals. For more information on RxART visit www.rxart.net.

8.4 oz. $26.50; 16.9 oz. with Pump $44.50; 1 liter $70.00

Marc By Marc Jacobs Goody Bags

One good thing about living in the shopping district of Melrose and Fairfax is the shopping.  Most of the shops are pretty pricey but I can always count on finding something cheap and chic when visiting MJ.

My latest find was a bright yellow reusable shopping bag for $9 and a small clutch made from recycled plastic for $14.  Win!

8410 Melrose Ave West Hollywood, CA 90069

CNN Heroes Of 2009

Last night in an attempt to pull myself away from my own drunken pity party of downloading picture hell, I turned on the boob tube and stopped dead in my remote tracks once I caught glimpse of the hot piece above.  It was CNN Heroes of 2009 and I got a quick reality check of people with real issues and the ones that are doing something to help.

Bartender Doc Hendley is providing clean water to communities worldwide. Through creative fundraising, his nonprofit Wine To Water has brought sustainable water systems to 25,000 people in five countries.

Jordan Thomas, 20, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, lost both of his legs in a boating accident in 2005. Since then, his Jordan Thomas Foundation has raised more than $400,000 to provide prosthetics for children in need.

Efren Peñaflorida gives Filipino youth an alternative to gang membership through education. His Dynamic Teen Company’s 10,000 members have taught basic reading and writing to 1,500 kids living in the slums.

Thowin’ in this clip of Maxwell performing just because..um..it’s Maxwell!  Swoon.

Check out the rest of the heroes and their inspiring stories here.

Oh Yeah, Happy Holla*Daze!

No Mariah Carey, Bing Crosby or Chipmunks here. Enjoy!

I’m Baaaack!

It’s been a long time, I shouldn’t have left you.  Without a strong rhyme to step to!

Long story short-  over 3 weeks ago, our server crashed.  Once we finally got back up and running, we found out that the file storing all the pictures posted with each blog post got corrupted : (  Hence the FML!!!   Which means I’ll be spending my holiday time downing eggnogvodkatini’s and trying to replace some of the images that were lost.   Please bear with me.

Believe it or not, I missed you guys!  xx

UPDATE:  UGH!  I lost over 1,500 pictures.  Today I replaced 11.  That’s right- ELEVEN!  I have to relocate the images on Google search or on various websites, resize them through a photo site, rename them and insert them into each post.  This is going to take PHO-EVA!  I want to stomp on a nativity scene right about now!

Moving on to candycaneginandtonic…. and an episode of Intervention.  Yeah, that’s the ticket.  Life seems like a bowl of cherries after watching that mess.