Spring Fling Feature #1: Blessing Bank

Spring Fling: "New Beginnings Event"(Click here to read more about my theme)March 13-19, 2011I'm inviting you to hop over and visit our featured Spring Fling Feature Sponsor. Feel free to shop from their site/ store and follow them through the social media links provided below.When God placed an idea in Mandy Elmore's heart, she followed it out to execution but

Tuesday's Treasures (Giveaway Linky for 3/1-3/8)

*(I will keep adding to this list as each giveaway goes live. Makes it easier to use as your reference base OR you can use the lists on the right, in the margin.)Giveaways ending on 3/5/2011The Lord's Prayer-Rick Warren- 2 winnersFriends 4 Pack DVD-Barney, Angelina

Só uma pequena nota

Gravei a gala e vi-a mais tarde. Tanto benfiquismo, mesmo a esta hora, tira-me sempre o sono, dediquei uns minutos ao zapping e apanhei um programa de debate futebolístico no porto canal.
É só mesmo uma pequeníssima nota: Os últimos 10 minutos foram monopolizados pelos representantes do sportem e do... braga. Quem tem o maior orçamento, o passivo do sportem, os feitos desportivos recentes de cada equipa, etc, etc,etc.
E nós, quanto a isto, só temos que fazer duas coisas num futuro muito próximo: Encarar o jogo de 4ªfeira muito seriamente e vencê-lo. Tanto faz que seja por 1-0, 4-1 ou 9-6. Temos que ganhar!
Mais que não seja porque já há lagartos que aceitam entrar neste tipo de discussão e tal seria impensável há poucos anos. Não podemos ser nós a ressuscitá-los...

CLOSED:Douglas Cuddle Toys....Cuddles, Fun n More!(+ Giveaway)

* Click here to view the name(s) of the winner(s)*To survive successfully in a gift and toy industry for 50 years is no easy feat but Douglas Toys has managed to carve a niche in the market, that is irreplaceable.The Buzz:Their kids toys are one of a kind unique designs with the most endearing expressions and made with only high quality materials and

CLOSED: We Arrrr Pirates: A Backyardigans DVD (+ Giveaway)-3 winners

* Click here to view the name(s) of the winner(s)*Nickelodeon Home Entertainment brings We Arrrr Pirates: A Backyardigans DVD into your home, this March 8, 2011.The Buzz:This 98 minute DVD features four swashbuckling episodes....Pirate CampCaptain Austin trains Uniqua and Pablo at Pirate Camp with garage-band music blasting. But training takes a turn for the worst

Winners for the giveaways that ended on 2/26

CONGRATULATIONS!!I'm so excited! Spring Fling: "NEW BEGINNINGS" is shaping up to be an awesome event.We already have 550 US$ worth of prizes and just by entering the 7 day LIVE giveaway event, you could be one of the 24 winners that will be picked. (Oh and I may even have more prizes to add on!!) On top of that 9 participating blogs will have some awesome goodies of their own to offer too!March

RESISTIR É VENCER, NINGUÉM DESISTE!

Cheguei agora do Estádio, ainda estou emocionado com esta vitória, não é que valha um campeonato ou uma taça ou seja um jogo com um grande da Europa, mas isto hoje foi épico. O que aconteceu hoje foi uma tomada de posição de todos, de um querer excepcional, de não desistir, de acreditar, não atirar a toalha ao chão. Os jogadores fizeram das tripas coração, e foram embalados pela força das bancadas, pelos gritos dos adeptos, por a alma benfiquista, este é um jogo para o Gaitan, para o Jara, para o Salvio, para todos aqueles que chegaram agora perceber o que é o Inferno da Luz, é o motivo pela qual este clube é único. Se já havia garrafas de champanhe abertas e encomendas de fruta vão ter que ficar para mais tarde, não podemos desistir, temos de suportar todos os ataques e se no final não ficarmos em primeiro, poderemos dizer que houve atitude houve garra e determinação. Se os corruptos pensam que vamos desistir estão muito enganados, vão ter que correr muito mais, porque resistir é vencer, e nenhum benfiquista está autorizado a desistir!

PS: Os festejos das bancadas no segundo golo são indescritiveis, obrigado aos jogadores por este momento!

That's okay...I'm happy to be in my 40's...

When I was 18, I had the WORST breakup ever.  I was devastated, destroyed and the night that it happened, I had every intention of going home and killing myself.  God was watching over me, however, and on the way home, I happened to drive past a friend who was walking home alone.  It was late, she was the younger sister of a friend of mine and so I hated the thought of her being alone on a dark road.  

I pulled over and picked her up and then cried my heart out for hours.  She sat, she listened, and she made me realize that this was so NOT worth ending my life over.  It took my such a ridiculous amount of time to get over that relationship and while it was horrible and painful, it helped shape me into the person that I am today and made me realize what I did NOT want in a relationship ever again.

I am sitting here right now having to watch my teenage son and his girlfriend go through a terrible patch in their relationship.  I've listened to what he has to say, I've listened to what she has to say and I can honestly say that I can totally relate to each of them and their situations with a weird sense of de ja vu.  It's actually painful.

I'm not taking sides.  I know that this is a natural part of any relationship, especially when you're young but my GOD am I glad to not be that age anymore!  It's brought up some pretty bad memories and while I try to explain to Nick things from a girls perspective, he just doesn't get it.  And then it hit me, 19 year old boys are 19 year old boys even when they are mine.  With all of my experiences and the way that he was raised, he still has the brain of a 19 year old boy and is clueless.
 

It's painful, truly, truly painful.

Uma Linha Gloriosa

Chegou por mail e não resisto a partilhar, genial. Parabéns aos autores.


CLOSED: Timmy Time:Timmy Steals The Show (+DVD Giveaway)

* Click here to view the name(s) of the winner(s)*If you've never seen Timmy Time and you love Shaun the Sheep, then Hit Entertainment and Lionsgate Production's latest release Timmy Time:Timmy Steals The Show should not be missed.The Buzz:Remember the cute baby in the Shaun the Sheep series? Well that little sheep has grown up to be a preschooler and comes to fill

CLOSED: Flavorlicious, Creamy, Yummy Goodness....Coffee-Mate! (Gift Pack + 50$ GC Giveaway

* Click here to view the name(s) of the winner(s)*When Hubby and I said "I Do", not only did we get married to each other but we also reaffirmed our mutual love for coffee in a big way!Steaming hot, milky coffee (Don't give me any Espresso or Cafe minus lait please!)The more milk, the better....Mmmm....Just the way I love it!Somewhere along the line our tastes were

Isto é só uma ideia

Não quero ofender a honra e a integridade de ninguém, mas parece-me que uma saída airosa do ceportem da Taça da Liga seria a falta de comparência... perder apenas 3-0 seria um brilharete!

At the End of the Day...

A friend sent me this as an e-mail this morning and it made me giggle so I am sharing it because it is EXACTLY what my life is like daily!! 

KNOW THE SYMPTOMS!
Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder.
Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.

This is how it manifests:

I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in
the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.  

As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the porch
table that I brought up from the mail box earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay my car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the
garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full.

So, I decide to put the bills back
on the table and take out the garbage first..

But then I think,
since I'm going to be near the mailbox
when I take out the garbage anyway,
I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my check book off the table,
and see that there is only one check left.
My extra checks are in my desk in the study,
so I go inside the house to my desk where
I find the can of Pepsi I'd been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push
the Pepsi aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over.

The Pepsi is getting warm, and I decide to put it in
the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi, a vase of
flowers on the counter catches my eye--they need water.

I put the Pepsi on the counter and discover my reading
glasses that I've been searching for all morning.
I decide I better put them back on my desk,
but first I'm going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the  counter,
fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.
Someone left it on the kitchen table.

I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV,
I'll be looking for the remote,
but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table,
so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs,
but first I'll water the flowers.

I pour some water in the flowers,
but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.

So, I set the remote back on the table,
get some towels and wipe up the spill.

Then, I head down the hall trying to
remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day:
the car isn't washed
the bills aren't paid
there is a warm can of
Pepsi sitting on the counter
the flowers don't have enough water,
there is still only 1 check in my check book,
I can't find the remote,
I can't find my glasses,
and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.

Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today,
I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all damn day,
and I'm really tired.

I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some
help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail....

Do me a favor.
Forward this message to everyone you know, because I don't
remember who the hell I've sent it to.

Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!!

Ainda acredito que podemos ser campeões...

... por várias razões. A principal, jogamos muito à bola, e outras. Uma delas, por, esta época, tudo acontecer à lagartagem...

CLOSED: General Mills Goes Retro....4th Year In A Row (+ Retro Pack + Target Gift Card Giveaway)- 5 winners

* Click here to view the name(s) of the winner(s)*For the fourth year in a row, by popular demand.... General Mills' Cereals are back with a "blast from the past" with "Retro" packaging, designs and cartoons from the 50s, 60s and 70s, carried exclusively in Target stores nationwide till mid March 2011 or till supplies last.The Buzz:This year, the packaging was chosen

Not a good start...

Okay, so the first TWO days of the diet went well.  Between the four hour mega cleaning workout on Monday, the treadmilling yesterday and watching what I was eating...it was all going well.  

Then PMS hit and I have eaten everything today that wasn't nailed down.  While in the fetal position.  Yup, there was no walking, treading, cleaning, moving of ANY kind in this house today.  

There was, however, a big sandwich, Dibs (Nestle Crunch flavored), a donut, a sensible dinner, followed by Hagen Daaz.

I don't think I'll be stepping on the scale any time soon.

CLOSED: My Sandals' Got Pizzazz! (+ A Sanuk Giveaway)

* Click here to view the name(s) of the winner(s)*Talk about being innovative!....In 1997, Jeff Kelley decided to develop a line of footwear out of inner tubes and inner outdoor carpet.That's right flip flops, beach sandals and surf sandals for guys, gals and the kiddos.... Sanuk !The Buzz:The Thai word "Sanuk" means fun and that's what the line of footwear radiates..

CLOSED: Bambi : A Diamond Edition (+ Giveaway)

* Click here to view the name(s) of the winner(s)*A Disney Classic that most of us will remember, is being released from the Disney vault for a limited time only. On March 1, 2011, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment brings back Bambi. The movie is exactly the way you remember it but the quality of print has been enhanced in the Diamond Edition (i.e. The Blu-ray &

Reconnecting...

Fifteen years ago I moved from NY to NC sight unseen.  Really.  I knew no one and basically had a stack of 24 pictures that Frank had taken to show me our new town.  

One of the first REAL friends that I made upon moving here was with a woman named Rhonda.  We met at MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers).  We both had four-year-olds and were in the same discussion group and while in our first meeting she was sharing something with the group and I remember thinking "She needs a friend...just like me!" and so a friendship was born.  At the time she also had a 10-month old and we started hanging out regularly.

Well, as time passes and life gets in the way, friendships come and go.  But for fifteen years Rhonda has always been there.  Sure, we may go for months without talking, e-mailing or Facebooking, but we still manage to reconnect.  This past weekend, we did.  It started as an e-mail, then a phone call, and tonight, dinner.  

It is amazing to look at our now 19-year olds and remember how tiny they were when they first met.  I look at her 16 year old and am amazed that he was once that little baby in the stroller.  We sat and talked for HOURS tonight and while our lives have taken some pretty different paths, our friendship remains the same.  For that, I am blessed.

So thank you, my friend, for still being willing to put up with me after 15 years... you are a treasure!

CLOSED: Where Style Meets Comfort....The Tea Collection (+ 50$ Gift Certificate Giveaway)

* Click here to view the name(s) of the winner(s)*Tea....You've read all about the Collection.....Seen pictures from the Collection....And you've wondered are all the pieces all they're really made out to be?Well it's time to hear it from me....a Mommy just like you who will not compromise on ensuring my children dress like children (and not 21 year olds!) and wear

Winners for the giveaways that ended on 2/19

CONGRATULATIONS!!I know, I know. It's Tuesday.The past three days have been swamped with chores, chores and more and tonight we have friends coming over for dinner (and no I'm not even halfway through cooking yet!) and....and....((Whew!))....Here are the winners for the week....* Winners of the Little Green Books-4 Book Pack are#203-Debijackson#94-Chelsei#261- Esluka#295-Angelica's

JPOP - Single - Every Little Thing - MOON

【檔案名稱】:kmc-AVCD-31983.zip
【檔案大小】:44.6MB
【檔案格式】:320k CBR MP3 (日文ID3 Tag含CD封面)
【分享空間】:Uploading (45秒等候) / i-FileZ (60秒等候) / Freakshare (60秒等候)
【存放時間】:Uploading (60天沒下載記錄自砍) / i-FileZ (60天沒下載記錄自砍) / Freakshare (120天沒下載記錄自砍)
【上載日期】:2011-09-21


AVCD-31983/B (初回限定盤 / CD + DVD)

AVCD-31984 (通常盤)



專輯名稱:MOON
歌手姓名:Every Little Thing
推出日期:2011-02-23
語言:日本語
製作來源地:日本
商品編號:AVCD-31983/B (初回限定盤)
其他資料:40th Maxi Single / CD + DVD
出品商:avex trax


專輯簡介:
2011年は、Every Little Thingのデビュー15周年。そんなスタートの一発目はキャリア初となる2SINGLE同時リリース!! 2つの楽曲は隣り合った二つの物語。全2曲4ヴァージョン収録予定。


曲目:
01. MOON
作詞:Kaori Mochida/作曲:Daisuke Suzuki/編曲:Masafumi Nakao、Every Little Thing

02. Time goes by ~Acoustic version 2010
作詞.作曲:Mitsuru Igarashi/編曲:Yasunari "Nam-Nam" Nakamura、Every Little Thing

03. MOON (Instrumental)

04. Time goes by ~Acoustic version 2010 (Instrumental)


CD - 試聽下載:
i-FileZ:http://i-filez.com/downloads/i/284110/f/kmc-AVCD-31983.zip.html
FreakShare:http://freakshare.net/files/ow5xy24f/kmc-AVCD-31983.zip.html
Uploading:http://uploading.com/files/8m5dm13b/kmc-AVCD-31983.zip/

JPOP - Single - miwa - 春になったら

【檔案名稱】:kmc-SRCL-7553.zip
【檔案大小】:32.5MB
【檔案格式】:320k CBR MP3 (日文ID3 Tag含CD封面)
【分享空間】:Uploading (45秒等候) / i-FileZ (60秒等候) / Freakshare (60秒等候)
【存放時間】:Uploading (60天沒下載記錄自砍) / i-FileZ (60天沒下載記錄自砍) / Freakshare (120天沒下載記錄自砍)
【上載日期】:2011-09-24


SRCL-7553~SRCL-7554 (初回生産限定盤 / CD + DVD)

SRCL-7555 (通常盤)



專輯名稱:春になったら
歌手姓名:miwa
推出日期:2011-02-23
語言:日本語
製作來源地:日本
商品編號:SRCL-7553~SRCL-7554 (初回生産限定盤)
其他資料:5th Maxi Single (CD + DVD)
出品商:Sony Music Records


專輯簡介:
miwaの5thシングルは、miwa流、新生活への応援ソング!! 「春になったら」は、NTT DOCOMO「DOCOMO ガンバレ受験生 '10-'11」「ススメ! 新生活」CMタイアップソング。 初回限定盤はDVD付。カラートレイ仕様。


曲目:
01. 春になったら
作詞.作曲:miwa/編曲:L.O.E
※ 「NTT docomo」CMソング

02. 青空
作詞.作曲:真島昌利/編曲:松浦晃久

03. 春になったら ~instrumental~


CD - 試聽下載:
i-FileZ:http://i-filez.com/downloads/i/285074/f/kmc-SRCL-7553.zip.html
FreakShare:http://freakshare.net/files/87tsxe2w/kmc-SRCL-7553.zip.html
Uploading:http://uploading.com/files/d8c54485/kmc-SRCL-7553.zip/

JPOP - Single - Every Little Thing - STAR

【檔案名稱】:kmc-AVCD-31981.zip
【檔案大小】:48.7MB
【檔案格式】:320k CBR MP3 (日文ID3 Tag含CD封面)
【分享空間】:Uploading (45秒等候) / i-FileZ (60秒等候) / Freakshare (60秒等候)
【存放時間】:Uploading (60天沒下載記錄自砍) / i-FileZ (60天沒下載記錄自砍) / Freakshare (120天沒下載記錄自砍)
【上載日期】:2011-09-21


AVCD-31981/B (初回限定盤 / CD + DVD)

AVCD-31982 (通常盤)



專輯名稱:STAR
歌手姓名:Every Little Thing
推出日期:2011-02-23
語言:日本語
製作來源地:日本
商品編號:AVCD-31981/B (初回限定盤)
其他資料:39th Maxi Single / CD + DVD
出品商:avex trax


專輯簡介:
デビュー15周年を迎えるEvery Little Thingの記念すべきスタートの1枚。全2曲4ヴァージョン収録予定。


曲目:
01. STAR
作詞:Kaori Mochida/作曲:HIKARI/編曲:HIKARI、Every Little Thing

02. good night ~Acoustic version 2010
作詞:Kaori Mochida/作曲:HIKARI/編曲:HIKARI、Masafumi "Hayashi" Hayashi

03. STAR (Instrumental)

04. good night ~Acoustic version 2010 (Instrumental)


CD - 試聽下載:
i-FileZ:http://i-filez.com/downloads/i/284100/f/kmc-AVCD-31981.zip.html
FreakShare:http://freakshare.net/files/zjna6m7r/kmc-AVCD-31981.zip.html
Uploading:http://uploading.com/files/e9eba693/kmc-AVCD-31981.zip/

JPOP - Album - シド - dead stock

【檔案名稱】:kmc-KSCL-1750.zip
【檔案大小】:100MB
【檔案格式】:320k CBR MP3 (日文ID3 Tag含CD封面)
【分享空間】:Uploading (45秒等候) / i-FileZ (60秒等候) / Freakshare (60秒等候)
【存放時間】:Uploading (60天沒下載記錄自砍) / i-FileZ (60天沒下載記錄自砍) / Freakshare (120天沒下載記錄自砍)
【上載日期】:2011-09-29


KSCL-1750~1751 (初回生産限定盤A / CD + DVD)

KSCL-1752~1753 (初回生産限定盤B / CD + DVD)

KSCL-1754 (通常盤)



專輯名稱:dead stock
歌手姓名:シド
推出日期:2011-02-23
語言:日本語
製作來源地:日本
商品編號:KSCL-1750~1751 (初回生産限定盤A)
其他資料:2nd Full Album (CD + DVD)
出品商:Ki/oon Records


專輯簡介:
SID、待望のニュー・アルバム! 「one way」「sleep」「レイン」「cosmetic」「乱舞のメロディ」を含む全12曲収録。 DVD付き (内容未定)。


曲目:
01. NO LDK
02. シェルター
03. cosmetic
04. いいひと
05. 乱舞のメロディ (ALBUM Mix)
06. レイン
07. dog run
08. one way
09. 2月
10. ワイフ
11. sleep
12. Sympathy


CD - 試聽下載:
i-FileZ:http://i-filez.com/downloads/i/286829/f/kmc-KSCL-1750.zip.html
FreakShare:http://freakshare.net/files/hniq34h7/kmc-KSCL-1750.zip.html
Uploading:http://uploading.com/files/3mbae17d/kmc-KSCL-1750.zip/

JPOP - Album - Lil'B - Lil’P☆Best

【檔案名稱】:kmc-DFCL-1736.zip
【檔案大小】:169MB
【檔案格式】:320k CBR MP3 (日文ID3 Tag含CD封面)
【分享空間】:Uploading (45秒等候) / i-FileZ (60秒等候) / Freakshare (60秒等候)
【存放時間】:Uploading (60天沒下載記錄自砍) / i-FileZ (60天沒下載記錄自砍) / Freakshare (120天沒下載記錄自砍)
【上載日期】:2011-09-23


DFCL-1734~DFCL-1735 (完全生産限定盤 / グッズ付 / CD + DVD)

DFCL-1736~DFCL-1737 (初回生産限定盤 / CD + DVD)

DFCL-1738 (通常盤)



專輯名稱:Lil’P☆Best
歌手姓名:Lil'B
推出日期:2011-02-23
語言:日本語
製作來源地:日本
商品編號:DFCL-1736~DFCL-1737 (初回生産限定盤)
其他資料:3rd Best Album / CD + DVD
出品商:DefSTAR RECORDS


專輯簡介:
Lil'B×Popteen 完全コラボ・プロジェクト! 新曲含む全30曲から、毎月50万部を売り上げるPopteenモデルを中心に今最も元気で、感度の高いティーンの女の子たちがセレクトする、珠玉の楽曲ラインナップ! "キミうた"3部作、"四季ラブ"4部作といったお馴染みの楽曲は勿論、先行シングルの「大好きだよ」も収録予定。 初回生産限定盤はミュージックビデオを収録したDVD付き。


曲目:
01. キミに歌ったラブソング
02. 願いごと一つキミへ
03. キミが好きで
04. Memory
05. 時間を止めて…
06. つないだ手
07. 続・キミに歌ったラブソング
08. オレンジ
09. lil luv
10. となりのメロディ
11. 明日色の花
12. 瞳閉じても
13. 大好きだよ
14. キミに歌ったラブソング -Lil’P卒業大合唱-


CD - 試聽下載:
i-FileZ:http://i-filez.com/downloads/i/284816/f/kmc-DFCL-1736.zip.html
FreakShare:http://freakshare.net/files/bcailu75/kmc-DFCL-1736.zip.html
Uploading:http://uploading.com/files/3a75ef12/kmc-DFCL-1736.zip/

Tuesday's Treasures (Giveaway Linky for 2/22-2/29)

*(I will keep adding to this list as each giveaway goes live. Makes it easier to use as your reference base OR you can use the lists on the right, in the margin.)Giveaways ending on 2/26/2011* Dora's Ballet Adventures- 3 winners* 24$ Baskin Robbins Gift Certificate

The Return of the Disney Diet...

Okay, so it's been about six months since I fell off the Weight Watchers wagon and I can officially say that 80% of the weight I lost is back.  I hate it and I feel like crap.  So, no longer willing to feel sorry for myself I decided to go back to what worked for me that doesn't cost a dime.

My Disney Diet.

And...coincidentally, I will be going to Disney in September so it all works out.

Basically, I have a treadmill.  I just have to actually use it.  Today was my first day and believe it or not, I did NOT tread.  I was helping a friend do some cleaning and with four hours of mopping and vacuuming and scrubbing walls and trim, I didn't feel the need to add treadmilling to the mix.  Tomorrow's another day.  

I had my old journal that I kept track of all of the things that I ate and what kind of work out I did for those four months and I think I can do this.  I'm not duplicating it item by item, but it's nice to have a guide.  

So here's to me losing some weight and looking sassy by September.  It's good to have goals... 

Benfiquistas Injustos

Sei que o titulo é algo ofensivo, mas lá que é verdadeiro é. Quando um árbitro internacional que faz carreira da maneira que faz com esforço e dedicação para tentar fazer uma arbitragem tão limpa como as mãos do corrupto mor e há benfiquistas que acusam este dragão e chamo-lhe dragão para não lhe chamar verme, sim porque tenho muito respeito por todos os animais e vegetais ainda que possam ter um apito entre os lábios que dizem que o árbitro esteve mal só posso estar insatisfeito.
Não me falem da expulsão do Sidnei que não têm razão nenhuma, uma equipa como a do Benfica com jogadores de qualidade e de categoria internacional com uma técnica extraordinária jogarem com onze repito com onze, contra uma cambada de cepos, que na verdade se estivessem a serrar lenha ou a jogar à bola era a mesma coisa, quererem e volto a dizer quererem jogar com onze jogadores contra esta espécie de BoB o Costrutor em versão maniche, era uma injustiça e o dragão amestrado que deu 6 minutos de compensação contra os encarnados só tentou equilibrar a balança e foi carregando os nossos com cartões, não passa pela cabeça de ninguém que se jogue com onze virtuosos contra onze lenhadores, se houvesse justiça o Benfica teria terminado com oito jogadores no máximo, e digo isto porque os jogos precisam de emoção e de incerteza, colocarem uma catrefada de jogadores de futebol contra amadores é mau,isto não ajuda o futebol, o que o futebol precisa é de verdade e não de mentira, a verdade dos apitos da Costa, dos Calheiros,e dos Dias menos corruptos que estes, mas por favor não voltem a entrar em jogo com tanta gente, é que confunde os adversários, e isso é mau para o espectáculo!

Coisas sem sentido

Vou hoje a Alvalade com um amigo. Quando o desafiei, impôs uma condição: "não podes ir identificado com as nossas cores". Entretanto, o meu irmão disse ao filho que o levaria ao jogo. Logo disse o meu sobrinho: "Desta vez, não levo o cachecol". Há um ano, um sportinguista, dorido pelas quatro trancadas que acabara de levar, fez questão de me acertar com um valente pontapé no traseiro, só pelo objecto que viu no meu pescoço. Já não vou a casa antes do jogo e nenhum dos cachecóis encarnados que tenho me acompanha. Isto faz algum sentido?

Girls Night Out

As I've probably said a thousand times before, I am a very social person.  I love to be around people and my friends mean the world to me.

Last night we had a much-needed girls night out.  The great thing about this group of ladies is that we really don't need much to entertain ourselves - and I mean that as a good thing!  We met up, went to dinner at this fabulous little Mongolian Grill place where you go up to the all-you-can-eat-buffet and pick out all of your raw meat, fish and veggies, add whatever kind of sauce/marinade you want and then bring it to the giant grill where they cook it for you and then you take it back to your table.  Such a simple idea and it is just yummy.

After that we walked the mall.  Normally, I hate the mall.  Taking me to the mall usually signifies torture but when I go with the girls, it's fun.  We have certain stores that we always hit and by the end of the night I have some new "smelly" stuff (Bath and Body Works) and a full tummy (dessert/chocolate of some kind) and a new book or magazine (Barnes and Noble).  

Last night after our mall jaunt, we headed over to the new Super Walmart.  Are we fun gals or what?  And I picked up a few things and went to check out.  My total came to $21 and change and I handed the cashier $25.  A twenty and a five.  She examined that five dollar bill for a solid minute, then used the special marker on it and then went to give me my change, then stopped and looked at the five again...took ANOTHER five out of her drawer and compared the two.  So now I'm like "If there's a problem with the bill, I can pay with another..."  and she looks at me and says "I didn't say there was a problem with the bill".

Um...really?  Because your examining it as if there is so if there's NOT a problem with it, give me my damn change and let me get the heck out of here!  She then, with my five AND my change, walks AWAY and goes across the store to have someone else look at the five dollar bill!  I kid you not.  Five minutes later she comes back and without a freakin WORD to me, hands me my change and my bag.

So now, my three friends, who are all in line behind me are all looking at her as if she's crazy and my girl Danette leans in and says to the woman "So what was the problem with the bill?" and the stupid woman says "I never said there was a problem with the bill."

Am I the only one seeing this as strange?  And yet THIS woman has a job and I do not...

Fred Sanford and Caffeine Withdrawal...

Fred Sanford strikes again...

My husband is a pack rat.  He won't admit to it, but he is.  If he is on a job site and people are getting rid of something, he'll take it.  Why?  Just in case.  Really?  I mean, at the rate we're going the junk he has collected will require a bigger home than we live in - as it is the shed is about half the size of the house!

So I finally convinced him to start selling some stuff on Craigslist.  We haven't gotten many hits but things are slowly starting to leave the premises and I am happy about that.  A couple of weeks ago he sold a set of roto-toms (they were to his drum set) and he was asking $75 for them.  So this guy responds to the ad and he's like "Oh, I want them, I want them...can I come by tonight?"  We were psyched and gave him the address and he told us he was going to dinner first and then he'd be over.  Fine, sure, no problem.  Well, he calls two hours later and is like "Um, listen, I have $60 in cash and $15 in QUARTERS!"

I kid you not...

Tomorrow we have someone coming over to buy a Sears "White Gas" stove from 1964!  Why we needed this, I have no idea.  Someone was throwing it out and my husband just had to have it.  Well, not anymore.  That's being sold for $20.  It's pretty banged up on the outside but the inside is immaculate.  I hope the guy still wants it when he gets here.

I'm cutting back on my coca cola.  Clearly, it is not my friend.  I drank WAY too much of it yesterday and besides not being able to sleep last night, I had bad acid reflux all night long.  I was miserable.  So today, I have been cola free and have the headache to prove it.

That should make for a cheery me early tomorrow morning when the stove guy comes...

Vitória de Querer e Determinação

Ontem foi uma grande vitória. Uma vitória plena de querer e determinação. Perante a ausência de jogadores fundamentais como David Luiz e Saviola, a equipa sobe procurar outras soluções como o suor e a garra, para colmatar a substancial redução do talento e capacidade técnica. É óbvio referir falta de Saviola tal como a de Messi ou Ronaldo nas respectivas equipas. Mas no meu entender a que maior diferença fez foi a do David Luiz. Em 90 minutos de jogo nenhum dos nossos centrais é capaz de levar a bola para a frente de forma a criar desequilíbrios no adversário. Se revirem o jogo constatarão que a linha avançada do Estugarda sempre se preocupou em marcar os nossos laterais dando toda a liberdade aos nossos centrais. Foram muitas as ocasiões em que Luisão e Sydei tinham pequenas auto-estradas para subirem mas não possuem atributos que o permitam. Sempre tive como seguro que a perda do David Luiz iria se sentir substancialmente no nosso processo ofensivo, sobretudo contra as equipas mais fortes, e ontem foi um exemplo perfeito. De qualquer modo não fosse a inspirada exibição do guarda-redes adversário e a eliminatória estava resolvida.

Quanto a opções do banco. Hulk, Falcão, Álvaro Pereira, Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Villa, Piquet, Ronaldo, Higuain, Ricardo Carvalho, Marcelo, etc. Também não têm suplentes directos à altura.
Demos graças em termos titulares de tão boa qualidade que nos fazem crer que os seus substitutos são muito fracos. No Mundo da nossa realidade estamos muito bem servidos.

Estranhamente diz-se no post anterior que os autores dos golos que nos permitem continuar a acreditar na passagem da eliminatória são:

Cardozo poste, que possa continuá-lo a ser por muito e bons anos… preferencialmente de águia ao peito.

Jara barata tonta, tal como era o Coentrão na sua primeira passagem pela Luz. Está em crescimento o futuro é dele.

O poste e a barata tonta

O Benfica perdeu uma soberana oportunidade para fechar a eliminatória da Liga Europa. Vencendo por uma margem confortável daria a calma para irmos a Alvalade e depois gerir o jogo na Alemanha. Fruto de uma vantagem escassa obtida no jogo de ontem vemo-nos forçados a ir na máxima força a Alemanha e esperar que a nossa normal infelicidade e incapacidade demonstrada naquelas terras não se evidencie.
Ontem demos 45 minutos de avanço, muito lentos e previsíveis, o nosso futebol empancava com uma frente de ataque sem dinâmica ou criatividade. Jogámos claramente com um poste (Cardozo) e com uma barata tonta (Jara). A segunda parte foi totalmente diferente, muito mais rápidos sobre a bola, com uma postura condizente com o que temos vindo a apresentar nos últimos tempos, demos a volta ao resultado e acabámos por desperdiçar a hipótese de acabar com a eliminatória. O mérito é da equipa mas uma vez mais o poste foi decisivo e até a barata tonta quando descaída para as faixas acabou por ser útil e feliz no remate que deu o segundo golo.

O que, para mim, ressalta deste jogo é a evidência da falta de alternativas a vários jogadores titulares. Cardozo, Saviola, Salvio, Gaitan, Maxi, Fábio e Luisão não têm suplente. As opções existentes não emprestam à equipa a qualidade necessária para as frentes em que estamos envolvidos. Saviola não jogou, Jara não o fez esquecer; Salvio fez uma exibição medíocre e no banco via-se apenas Filipe Menezes para o substituir; Kardec continua a não constituir opção de qualidade; Para Máxi e Fábio não existe sequer jogadores e Luisão conforme se tem vindo a falar na sequência do seu aniversário é imprescindível.

Na preparação da próxima época, que julgo estar a ser equacionada, importa ter em atenção estas lacunas. São já demasiado evidentes para passarem despercebidas.

Spring Fling (March 13-19) : New Beginnings-835$ in Prizes and 35 winners!!

Thanks to Angela over at The Freebie Junkie, you can look forward to yet another fabulous giveaway blog hop and yes, Energizer Bunny's Mommy Reports is a part of the exciting Spring Fling event too!I thought long and hard about the theme I'd center my features around and I couldn't think of anything better than this...."NEW BEGINNINGS". Why "NEW BEGINNINGS"?:Spring symbolizes the fresh start to a

CLOSED: Tyler Trends: For Kidz, Inspired by Kidz (Giveaway + Reader's Discount)

* Click here to view the name(s) of the winner(s)*I admit it! I'm picky when it comes to choosing tees and clothes for my children. Tees should be 100% cotton and if they're organic, well they're winners in my dictionary of "Mommy Greats". It takes a Mommy to know what's best for her kids and when Anette Tyler decided to open Tyler Trends she knew exactly what her

I'll Take 40 for 30, Alex...

Today was my second unemployment review in less than 30 days.  I got up early, got ready, drove Michael to school and then drove the 20 miles to the unemployment office.  

This time, there was only three people ahead of me.  I showed my letter that I received in the mail, they sent me to the lone office and this time it was a different gentleman waiting in there - one with no chair for me to sit in and who did not ONCE even look at me.  

He said "Do you have your job search record?"  "Yes."  I replied and handed it over to him.  He scanned it and was like "What about all of these Craigslist ads you applied to?  Do you have the printouts?"  "Yes," I replied and handed him the pile.  "What about this job here where you applied to the website, is that there?"  "Yes, it is," I said with a smile.  He handed me a new job search record sheet and said "You're good to go."


Thirty seconds.  Literally.  I drove 40 miles round-trip for a 30 second interview.  Really?  Is there no better way to do this?  Is there no way to do this online so that I don't have to drive this much with gas at $3.10 a gallon??  I mean, I realize I'm unemployed so CLEARLY I have time on my hands but it just seemed like a colossal waste of everyone's time.


But on a side note and not unemployment related, today is the 17th.  With the new billing cycle with our electric company the bill HAD to be paid today.  I had completely lost track of the date and at 11:20 a.m. I remembered and went in to a state of panic.  The only checks we had here are temporary ones but I didn't think that was a big deal.  So I jump in the car and drive over to town hall to pay the bill.  I give the clerk the check and the bill and she's like "Oh, we can't take this...it's a temporary check?"  


What is the point of a temporary check if you cannot USE IT???


So I nearly break down and cry because I know that I don't have any other checks or a debit card for that account (it's new) and so I start scrounging for cash in my wallet.  I'm like "I guess I don't have to buy food for my family today..." under my breath and hand her the money.  She looks at the computer and then at me, clearly confused.


"Do you do the payment plan when you pay the same amount every month?"  I'm like "Um...no.  I pay on the 17th by the skin of my teeth whatever amount you guys feel like charging me for."  Yes, I was a bit annoyed.  So she's like "You have a $9.65 credit on your account.  You don't owe anything." 


Now I'm confused...


It appears that somebody, some guardian angel of sorts, PAID $150 on to our account for us last month!  How crazy is that???  I mean, I knew that I made my payment last month, for the right amount and on time and she told me that someone came in and made a payment on our account, on a credit card five days later!  I almost cried.  Kind of made me feel bad for snapping at her and wishing that I could smack her just moments earlier.


How cool was that???

CLOSED: Barney, Angelina, Fifi and Shaun...OH MY! (+ DVD Giveaways)- 3 winners

** Click here to view the name(s) of the winner(s)*Barney, Angelina, Fifi and Shaun the Sheep are Baaaa-ck!A brand new set of Hit Entertainment and Lionsgate Production DVD releases are out. You can look forward to more good, clean, preschool entertainment and learning fun.The Buzz:The big release kicking off the month was the super-dee-duper 4 DVD collection, the

CLOSED: The Lord's Prayer - Rick Warren ( A Zonderkidz Giveaway)- 2 winners

* Click here to view the name(s) of the winner(s)*All of us have heard the Lord's Prayer being recited at home and in our churches or even in our schools. Some of us were even taught to memorize it as children but not all of us really understand the wealth of all that lies in this beautiful prayer.Rick Warren's book The Lord's Prayer seeks to help a child as young as

Continuing my Writing Education

Okay, so I am well aware of the fact that while I LOVE to write, there are definitely things that I need to learn if I am ever going to get published.  So through one of my writing groups, I signed up for two workshops.

The first one is on writing a synopsis.  It's called "The Synopsis - the Necessary Evil" and the other one is "25 Words from Query to Sales Success".  It's only day two and I feel like I have already learned a lot.  Actually, I wish I had the opportunity to take these classes BEFORE submitting anything anywhere!

So I decided to continue with my education and signed up for two more workshops next month. The first is on designing and teaching classes online (something that I would LOVE to do) and the other teaches everything you need to know about using Microsoft Word to write a novel.  I am particularly psyched for that one.  

Basically, none of these classes are seemingly doing much to help me find a job, but they are certainly helping me with my writing which someday, God willing, will BE my job.

JPOP - Single - AAA - ダイジナコト

【檔案名稱】:kmc-AVCD-31996.zip
【檔案大小】:55.4MB
【檔案格式】:320k CBR MP3 (日文ID3 Tag含CD封面)
【分享空間】:Uploading (45秒等候) / i-FileZ (60秒等候) / Freakshare (60秒等候)
【存放時間】:Uploading (60天沒下載記錄自砍) / i-FileZ (60天沒下載記錄自砍) / Freakshare (120天沒下載記錄自砍)
【上載日期】:2011-09-25


AVCD-31993/B (初回限定生産盤A / CD + DVD)

AVCD-31994/B (初回限定生産盤B / CD + DVD)

AVCD-31995 (通常盤C)

AVCD-31996 (通常盤D)



專輯名稱:ダイジナコト
歌手姓名:AAA
推出日期:2011-02-16
語言:日本語
製作來源地:日本
商品編號:AVCD-31996 (通常盤D)
其他資料:27th Maxi Single
出品商:avex trax


專輯簡介:
小室哲哉プロデュース第4弾SINGLE!!


曲目:
01. ダイジナコト
作詞:Tetsuya_Kumuro、Mitsuhiro Hidaka/作曲:Tetsuya_Kumuro/編曲:Sin
※ フジテレビ系「ウチくる!?」エンディング・テーマ

02. サヨナラの行方
作詞:Kyasu Morizuki、Mitsuhiro Hidaka/作曲:Tetsuya_Kumuro/編曲:ats-

03. Think about AAA 5th Anniversary ~season 7~


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JPOP - Single - Kalafina - Magia

【檔案名稱】:kmc-SECL-939.zip
【檔案大小】:34.6MB
【檔案格式】:320k CBR MP3 (日文ID3 Tag含CD封面)
【分享空間】:Uploading (45秒等候) / i-FileZ (60秒等候) / Freakshare (60秒等候)
【存放時間】:Uploading (60天沒下載記錄自砍) / i-FileZ (60天沒下載記錄自砍) / Freakshare (120天沒下載記錄自砍)
【上載日期】:2011-09-24


SECL-939~SECL-940 (初回生産限定盤 / CD + DVD)

SECL-941 (通常盤)

SECL-942 (期間生産限定盤/アニメ盤)



專輯名稱:Magia
歌手姓名:Kalafina
推出日期:2011-02-16
語言:日本語
製作來源地:日本
商品編號:SECL-939~SECL-940 (初回生産限定盤)
其他資料:9th Maxi Single (CD + DVD)
出品商:SME Records


專輯簡介:
今回のKalafinaのニューシングルは2011年1月からスタートのTVアニメ「魔法少女まどが☆マギア」エンディング曲!! タイトルの「Magia」はラテン語で「Magic」、魔法という意味。久々にアップテンポでハードな今回の楽曲は1度聴いたら忘れられない!! こちらは「Magia」ビデオクリップ収録DVD付きの初回限定盤。


曲目:
01. Magia
作詞.作曲.編曲:梶浦由記
※ TBSテレビ系アニメ「魔法少女まどか☆マギカ」エンディング・テーマ

02. snow falling
作詞.作曲:梶浦由記

03. Magia ~instrumental~


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Boa medida anulada por má.

O nosso clube premiou, os sócios com pagamento de quotas por débito directo, com dois bilhetes a usar no decurso do presente mês. Considero esta medida muito proveitosa por duas razões principais:

1ª Publicitar e incentivar o pagamento automático de quotas. Estou certo que o rácio que mede o atraso no pagamento das ditas é elevado, o aumento do número de sócios com pagamento através de débito directo permite uma gestão muito mais equilibrada da receita daí proveniente;

2ª Origina que adeptos (sócios e não sócios) que por norma não vão ao estádio ver jogos possam ir. Esta oferta origina que se vá ao jogo e ainda podemos levar um amigo. Ajuda a encher o estádio e a colocar o bichinho.

Hoje durante a hora do almoço fui ao estádio para levantar os bilhetes para o Estugarda (um para mim e outro para Benfiquista que raramente vai ao estádio), estava uma fila com cerca de 10 pessoas, praticamente todas a usar a oferta variando apenas a quantidade (2 ou 3 bilhetes), já me tinha apercebido no domingo que muitos dos adeptos que ajudaram a encher o estádio tinham beneficiado da referida oferta, ou seja, com esta medida enchemos o estádio de adeptos, a equipa dá um show de bola vencendo 3-0 o Guimarães, a malta sai do estádio com o seu Benfiquismo em alta e pronta a estoirar os míseros euros que tem na carteira em bilhetes, redpass, propostas de sócio, etc... e dá com as bilheteiras e loja de apoio ao sócio fechadas.
É tempo de abrir os olhos e aproveitar as oportunidades, na quinta há mais uma.

JPOP - Album - DEEP - LOVE STORY

【檔案名稱】:kmc-RZCD-46777.zip
【檔案大小】:136MB
【檔案格式】:320k CBR MP3 (日文ID3 Tag含CD封面)
【分享空間】:Uploading (45秒等候) / i-FileZ (60秒等候) / Freakshare (60秒等候)
【存放時間】:Uploading (60天沒下載記錄自砍) / i-FileZ (60天沒下載記錄自砍) / Freakshare (120天沒下載記錄自砍)
【上載日期】:2011-10-09


RZCD-46777/B (初回限定盤)
RZCD-46778 (通常盤)



專輯名稱:LOVE STORY
歌手姓名:DEEP
推出日期:2011-02-16
語言:日本語
製作來源地:日本
商品編號:RZCD-46777/B (初回限定盤)
其他資料:2nd Full Album / CD + DVD
出品商:rhythm zone


專輯簡介:
DEEP名義での2nd ALBUM!! 「未来への扉」(フジテレビ系ドラマ『医龍 Team Medical Dragon3』主題歌)、「SORA~この声が届くまで~」(TBS-MBS系全国ネット『いぬのおまわりさん』ドラマメインテーマ)、「milestone」(角川映画『ロストクライム-閃光-』主題歌)他、全13曲収録。 DVDには「milestone」「SORA~この声が届くまで~」「未来への扉」「白いマフラー」のPV、DEEP LIVETOUR 2009~2010「Endlessroad」in 東京国際フォーラム ホールA (2010/03/14)を収録。


曲目:
01. Intro~LOVE STORY~
02. 会いたい…
03. 白いマフラー
04. SILVER SNOW
05. SORA~この声が届くまで~
06. Promise
07. LINKS!!
08. キミがいるから
09. 夢のカケラ
10. Baby
11. 未来への扉
12. Sorry
13. milestone


CD - 試聽下載:
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Uploading:http://uploading.com/files/3188c651/kmc-RZCD-46777.zip/

Coming Soon to an Arena Near You...

So this weekend, my husband achieved a lifelong dream...he and his band rented time with a recording studio and spent the entire weekend (25 hours worth!) recording a demo CD!

I am SO FREAKIN PROUD OF HIM!!!

Okay, so first of all, I am proud because this is something that he always wanted to do and he made it happen.  How many of us actually DO that?  I mean, I want to be a writer and while I am writing "stuff" I have yet to make my true dream come true.  Frank wants to be able to hold a professionally made CD of his own music in his hands and play it in his car.

And now he can!

The bass player designed the album/CD cover and insert, they are talking with a photographer to get some decent "band" shots for the CD...I mean, it's kind of exciting.  With the production of this CD, they will be able to actually go out and find places to play that aren't just open mike nights.  That's pretty cool, too.

So while they're not ready for their North American tour (yet), they are living the dream.  

Shouldn't we all??

Valentine Love Just for You!

.Be blessed knowing that you are so loved!

Tuesday's Treasures (Giveaway Linky for 2/15-2/22)

*(I will keep adding to this list as each giveaway goes live. Makes it easier to use as your reference base OR you can use the lists on the right, in the margin.)Giveaways ending on 2/19/2011* Little Green Books-4 Book Pack - 5 winners* Veggie Tales Happy Together DVD *

CLOSED: Wow ! An Infant Recliner...The New Nap Nanny Chill. (+ Giveaway)

* Click here to view the name(s) of the winner(s)*I wish I'd known they had infant recliners when Bunny Boo was born. Life would have been so much easier with a Nap Nanny!A Nap Nanny is your solution when you have an infant you prefers NOT to sleep on a flat surface yet needs to feel warm, comfortable and secure. Instead of sleeping upright with your infant cradled in

Explicação!!!

Eu por vezes não percebo os Benfiquistas e ontem confesso que fiquei bastante baralhado. O Benfica arranca uma exibição de encher o olho, mas que jogão; o nosso capitão faz 30 anos e merece uma homenagem; em função da qualidade de jogo que tem vindo a apresentar nos últimos jogos, mesmo com o tempo invernoso que se fez sentir, no estádio tiveram para cima de 54.900 adeptos; Aos 85 minutos ganhávamos calmamente e continuávamos a atacar em busca do terceiro, e o que faz uma significativa parcela de pessoas?
Baza antes do jogo terminar. Como paga não viram o golo do Carlos Martins.

Help bring Emma home.(How You Can Help!)

.Remember the beautiful story I shared about Christina's little miracle, birthed in her womb?Well there's no better day than today, Valentine's Day, to share with you the story of Emma Charity, Christina's sweet baby girl, birthed in her heart.Christina and her husband answered the call of God to open their hearts and their home to welcome in a daughter all the way from Russia.(Their step of

Winners for the giveaways that ended on 2/12

CONGRATULATIONS!!It's Valentine's Day and I hope you have some wonderful family time together today.I love Hubby dearly and though it would be awesome to go out for a quiet dinner alone, we've chosen to spend that time with our 2 precious little ones. Our babies are growing up way too fast so we're trying to make the most of every "tooth stub emerging" smile and every "Princess" performance! I

Valentine's Day...

Okay, so it's Valentine's Day.  That's all fine and well but really, it's not a big deal in our house.  Well, that's not totally true, I used to LOVE Valentine's Day but it wasn't a big thing for Frank and really, I learned that we didn't need a single day set aside to be all in love.

Are you gagging at that one or perhaps just thinking "Really?"

No, it's true.  While Valentine's Day is nice, it is rare that we ever get to actually go OUT on the day and celebrate and it's kind of annoying the way restaurants jack up their prices just because of this day and it is kind of annoying to battle the crowds. 

So what about you?  What are your thoughts on Valentine's Day?  I have some great Valentine's memories...but honestly most of them come from while I was growing up.  My mom always bought us special gifts on Valentine's Day.  We'd wake up and there would be boxes of candy or stuffed animals or something like that waiting for us.  I used to love that.  Then, when I got older, my dad used to put a flower on my car while I was at school and even one year, after Frank and I were married, my dad sent me a dozen roses.  In all of my life I had never had a dozen roses delivered to my door.  It was pretty sweet.

It's been sweet watching Nick deal with Valentine's Day since he started dating Beckah.  I'm glad that he loves to do things for her.  That's a little big of me that he's got.  I hope that she appreciates his efforts because really, she's lucky that he is one of those guys.  

The thing is, I am a very happily married woman.  I love my husband more and more every day.  Our marriage isn't perfect but it is wonderful and I am blessed.  So while today is a "special" day for people in love, to me it's just another day to say thank you God for bringing such a wonderful man in to my life.

So I wish all of you a Happy Valentine's Day and I hope that you are all spending it with someone you love.

Na galeria dos eternos...

No final da época passada, falando sobre as possíveis vendas do Benfica, disse ao João Tomaz que me preocuparia muito mais uma eventual saída do Luisão do que do David Luiz. Sempre achei que, apesar de todo o potencial do actual jogador do Chelsea, o nosso 'capitão' era o verdadeiro alicerce da defesa e que, sem ele, deixaríamos de ter alguém com sentido de liderança na rectaguarda. O David Luiz foi para Inglaterra e, três jogos depois, a ausência ainda não se fez sentir. Não sabemos como decorrerá o resto da época, mas, além da reconhecida qualidade de Sidnei, a presença do Luisão é uma das razões que permitem que a defesa esteja melhor do que em qualquer outro momento da temporada. O Luisão completou 30 anos e dei por mim a pensar que, no 11 ideal de todos os futebolistas que vi com a camisola do Benfica, o colocaria a fazer a dupla de 'centrais' com o Humberto Coelho. Admito que haja quem não concorde, mas parece-me que, nestas 8 épocas de vermelho, já fez mais do que Mozer, Ricardo Gomes, Bastos Lopes ou... David Luiz. Para não falar de Gamarra, que não esteve cá mais do que 6 meses.

I nearly broke out in song...

So on Friday I participated in a focus group kind of thing where I went for two hours and rated songs for a local radio station.  It was so much fun...I was pleasantly surprised.

I sat in a room with 15 other people and we each had an MP3 player and had to listen to 690 songs in ten-second snippets over the course of the two hours.  So the music that was on the player was a great variety from the 70's through today with a large part of it coming from the 80's.  We're all sitting there, with our headphones/earbuds/whatever you want to call them and silently listening but I have to tell you, all of those songs ROCKED.  There were several times where I wanted to sing along!


Luckily I refrained...didn't need to scare anyone.  But you know what I should have done?  I should have made a list of all of those great songs that I hadn't heard in like, forever, and come home and put them on my iPod, dangit!!

Maybe next time...

Arrumado

No futebol não há certezas mas após a entrevista do presidente do Marítimo no jornal ABOLA estou certo que num curto prazo o clube insular testará os prazeres de jogar na 2ª divisão e o seu presidente viverá tempos conturbados em termos pessoais. Se tal não acontecer, ainda bem, pode ser que outros demonstrem a mesma coragem e exponham uma das formas de controle do futebol Português, as negociatas.

CLOSED: Went Hungry, Left Happy.... IHOP (+ 25$ GC Giveaway)

* Click here to view the name(s) of the winner(s)*When anyone would mention IHOP in the past, the first image that would formulate in my mind would be that of a stack of delicious pancakes!(Did you know that IHOP actually stands for "International House Of Pancakes")Sure, in 1958, that's how it all began....with pancakes. But since then that simple pancake shop has

My new favorite song...

CLOSED: Share the Love with Baskin Robbins' Cakes (+ Gift Certificate Giveaway)

* Click here to view the name(s) of the winner(s)*I Scream.... You Scream....We All Scream for Ice Cream.Err....lets correct that a little....We All Scream for Ice Cream Cake from Baskin Robbins!That's Right! This Valentine's Day you don't have to go far to buy that extra special, super yummy cake.Hop over to your closest Baskin Robbins and pick one of three delicious

Winner of the 100$ Red Envelope GC Giveaway

CONGRATULATIONS!!The winner of the 100 US$ Red Envelope Gift Certificate is #378- JanetfayeCongratulations again. I hope you enjoy your win. (Will be emailing you later today)A big thank you goes out to everyone who entered these giveaways...don't lose heart as we have so many giveaways live

A Lei do Fair Play Financeiro da Uefa - fará mais mal que bem?

A Lei do Fair Play Financeiro da UEFA é à partida uma boa ideia, mas do que li até agora sobram-me muitas dúvidas sobre a forma como a mesma vai ser operacionalizada e aplicada, o que é importante para se perceber o seu real impacto. Assim de repente, ocorre-me perguntar:

- Vão ser contabilizadas todas as receitas e despesas directas e indirectas, incluindo custos de manutenção do estádio, custos administrativos, etc? E os juros e reembolsos de empréstimos? E eventuais ganhos por investimentos realizados em instrumentos financeiros?

- As despesas e receitas são contabilizadas quando contratadas ou quando efectivamente realizadas, isto é, quando há entrada ou saída de cash?

- Em que moeda são comparados os resultados? De que lado está o risco cambial?

- Nos clubes que são universos empresariais, como se garante que se compara efectivamente o comparável? Vão ser os clubes obrigados a consolidar contas? O que acontece aos que não o fizerem?

- Vai haver auditorias às contas apresentadas? Prévias ou posteriores? Quais as consequências de eventuais irregularidades que sejam detectadas à posteriori?

Uma coisa é certa, esta lei poderá impedir que os clubes gastem muito mais do que o que ganham, mas receio que o resultado prático seja um ainda maior fosso entre os clubes mais ricos, e os das ligas mais ricas, que têm grande capacidade de geração de cash, e os outros. Quando um clube mediano inglês ou espanhol recebe só de receitas televisivas cerca de 40 milhões de euros anuais, e o Glorioso recebe creio que cerca de 4 milhões, como é possível competir?

Uma verdadeira Lei de Fair Play teria de proporcionar a todos a possibilidade de acesso aos mesmos “bolos” – mesmo que com fatias diferenciadas.

Uma possibilidade poderia ser uma negociação feita pela Uefa a nível europeu para os direitos televisivos de toda a Europa, não numa fatia única mas por exemplo em agrupamentos de várias ligas em pacotes que juntassem ligas menos apetecíveis com uma das grandes – Espanha, Itália, Inglaterra, França, Alemanha, o que permitiria gerar mais dinheiro para os clubes dos países mais pequenos.

Há ainda um segundo ponto que merece reflexão. Receio que esta lei leve os clubes menos poderosos financeiramente a adoptar um modelo de negócio no qual os passes dos jogadores sejam propriedade de investidores externos – sejam eles os empresários, os próprios jogadores, fundos, investidores particulares. Esses investidores colocariam depois os jogadores em clubes que teriam sobre eles o direito desportivo de os utilizar, mas não o controlo do ponto de vista financeiro (ou seja, uma solução “à Ramires”, para dar um exemplo que conhecemos bem).

Se assim for, em 10 anos teremos o futebol internacional a funcionar num paradigma completamente diferente, com um cada vez maior peso da vertente negócio sobre a vertente desportiva. Os jogadores deixariam de ter uma palavra a dizer sobre onde quereriam jogar, já que só a maximização do lucro para os empresários (e seus accionistas, porque em breve teríamos empresas e fundos cotados em bolsa como em qualquer outro negócio) contaria, para além da defesas dos interesses financeiros do próprio jogador. Os clubes deixariam também de ter qualquer capacidade de segurar jogadores para além da vertente financeira.

E o resultado da lei, a ser este, será muito mais nocivo ao futebol do que a manutenção da situação actual.

CLOSED: Go Bananas with Chiquita (+Giveaway)-2 winners

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CLOSED: Dora's Ballet Adventures (+ DVD Giveaway) - 3 winners

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Some call it art, I call it defiance...

So Michael has been a little, shall we say, belligerent regarding all things school lately and after last week's social studies fiasco I was fearing what would happen with the science project due on Friday.

Well, for starters, he decided on Wednesday night that he was going to actually CONSTRUCT a simple machine and we were like "Um...no".  Honestly, with what he wanted to do, there just wasn't enough time.  So he decided to DRAW a poster/diagram of it.  Twenty minutes later he was done.

Well, I took a look at it and really, it was a pencil drawing on a large piece of poster board and didn't really look all that eye catching so I told him to add a little color.  


Two hours later it looked like the entire Crayola company had thrown up on his diagram.  


All of a sudden my belligerent one thought he was some sort of Picasso because I have to tell you, I'm sure that some artist somewhere would claim that it truly was "art" but for a science project, it was a messy act of defiance and I was NOT amused.  

So after a LONG (and loud) discussion on what is appropriate and what was not in regards to homework and projects, he started over AGAIN.  The fifth grade is going to be the DEATH of me!!!  The finished project is very simple, very basic and, God willing, something that his teacher will approve of.


I'm not holding my breath on that one...

 

Really? Again???

So I'm sitting here minding my own business yesterday when the mail came.  Bills, bills and more bills and then...

A notice from unemployment for ANOTHER eligibility review.

Are you freakin kidding me?  I mean, I have like 7 weeks left on my claim before it is completely exhausted and they want to do this again?  Less than a MONTH since the last one?  What in the world is up with that?

I have the form they gave me and all of the info on all of the jobs I have inquired about and let me tell you, it is diverse.  I am not being picky about the types of jobs I apply for simply because I have no specialty.  I am not trained in any specialized field so I am applying for anything that doesn't require a major commute and has me home to get Michael off the bus in the afternoon.

I am beyond pissed.

So now, I will drive the 40 minute drive AGAIN.  I will stand in the line for 20 minutes AGAIN.  I will probably have a 5 minute interview.  AGAIN.

Just a colossal waste of everyone's time.

Again. 

CLOSED: Win tickets to see RISE: An exclusive event honoring Ice Skating Legends (ends 2/12)

* No winners picked for this giveaway*Live from the red carpet in New York City, RISE, an exclusive U.S. Figure Skating event is coming to more than 500 movie theatres nationwide! The Buzz:A One Night Only Event on February 17th, 2011 hosted by Matt Lauer, co-host of NBC’s TODAY. Also lending their talents to the evening will be CBS Sports’ Tracy Wolfson and U.S. champion and Olympic medalist

CLOSED: Complement your Baby Bump with Moody Mamas (+ 35$ G.C. Giveaway)

* Click here to view the name(s) of the winner(s)*Each time I browse through the Moody Mamas site I wish I had my baby bump again.This Valentine's Day, don't go running helter skelter looking for chic maternity wear to complement your baby bump, stop at your local Target store and check out their Moody Mamas line or just hop over and shop online.With Moody Mamas you

How I Met Your Mother - Katy Perry Guest Stars

CLOSED: Dinosaur Train Valentine's Day Card (+ Matching Game Giveaway)

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CLOSED: Kidtoon's Barbie: A Fairy Secret Gift Pack Giveaway

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CLOSED: A Mickey Mouse Clubhouse DVD: Minnie’s Masquerade with a Mickey Mote (+ Giveaway)

*Click here to view the name(s) of the winner(s)*If you got excited about the Colossal Disney Pack I spoke about early December 2010 with the preschooler's buzz the Mickey Mote then you will be thrilled to hear that Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has come out with another DVD, just in time for Valentine's Day, releasing in stores all over the US on February

JPOP - Single - スマイレージ - ショートカット

【檔案名稱】:kmc-HKCN-50158.zip
【檔案大小】:30.8MB
【檔案格式】:320k CBR MP3 (日文ID3 Tag含CD封面)
【分享空間】:Uploading (45秒等候) / i-FileZ (60秒等候) / Freakshare (60秒等候)
【存放時間】:Uploading (60天沒下載記錄自砍) / i-FileZ (60天沒下載記錄自砍) / Freakshare (120天沒下載記錄自砍)
【上載日期】:2011-10-01


HKCN-50158 (初回生産限定盤A / CD + DVD)

HKCN-50160 (初回生産限定盤B / CD + DVD)

HKCN-50162 (初回生産限定盤C / CD + DVD)

HKCN-50164 (初回生産限定盤D)

HKCN-50165 (通常盤)



專輯名稱:ショートカット
歌手姓名:スマイレージ
推出日期:2011-02-09
語言:日本語
製作來源地:日本
商品編號:HKCN-50158 (初回生産限定盤A)
其他資料:4th Maxi Single / CD + DVD
出品商:hachama


專輯簡介:
スマイレージの4thシングル。 [初回限定盤A]はDVD+イベント応募シリアルナンバーカード封入。 ※初回生産限定盤4種と通常盤では、カップリング曲が異なります。


曲目:
01. ショートカット
作詞.作曲:つんく/編曲:平田祥一郎

02. パン屋さんのアルバイト
作詞.作曲:つんく/編曲:鈴木俊介

03. ショートカット (Instrumental)


CD - 試聽下載:
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Momento decisivo

Após a vitória no Dragão estava muito receoso quanto ao embate de Domingo em Setúbal, o jogo contra os corruptos foi muito duro e a equipa acabou o jogo visivelmente desgastada. Em função do número de jogos acumulados no último mês tinha algumas preocupações quanto à capacidade física da equipa, aliada às normais dificuldades que regularmente sentimos em Setúbal, recordo que o ano passado empatámos lá num dos piores jogos da época. As dificuldades sentidas foram evidentes mas acabámos por vencer com muito mérito e em especial muito nervo, a equipa vem demonstrando um espírito de luta muito assinalável o que lhe tem permitido ultrapassar as dificuldades.
Como João Tomaz diz e muito bem no post anterior estamos nas 4 frentes com reais expectativas de vitória, contudo não me parece que consigamos estar fortes em todas pelo que começa a ser tempo de fazer opções. A próxima jornada no meu entender será absolutamente decisiva, estamos a 11 pontos com real possibilidade de serem 8 pontos a diferença (basta ganhar o jogo a menos) e o nosso rival terá uma deslocação difícil ao reduto do SC Braga. Em caso de vitória do porto em Braga as nossas hipóteses de recuperar a diferença pontual ficam significativamente abaladas e muito reduzidas sendo de considerar uma viragem de agulhas para a conquista das 3 taças em disputa. Uma derrota do porto poderá ser o mote necessário no sentido da recuperação transferindo para o nosso jogo em Alvalade a decisão da permanência na luta pela vitória final.

CLOSED: Wild or Mild?....Chili's! (+ 20$ Gift Card Giveaway)

*Click here to view the name(s) of the winner(s)*I think the last time I stepped into Chili's was a little before Bunny Boo arrived and I won't forget how I gorged on all those cheese smothered fries! (That Pairings menu sure was good!)The Buzz:Chili's is running a new promotion called "Wild or Mild".They have added new menu items with ramped up spices or cooled down

I'm feeling my age...

It's a Monday morning.  One son is at work, the other at school.  My husband is getting ready for work and I am sitting in the bed with my laptop.  Essentially, it is a lazy Monday.

My body aches a little but that is nothing new.  I feel like I could use another seven days worth of sleep.  We watched (and I use that term loosely) the Superbowl yesterday and I have to say that I was not impressed in the least.  First, why did the chick from "Glee" have to sing?  Can't we just have the National Anthem?  And then...can't we have someone sing that who actually knows the words?
 

I am not a sports fan and I really watch the Superbowl mainly for the social aspects of it.  A large portion of the population watches it and should I run in to someone who is discussing it, I like to be somewhat informed.  I really enjoy the half-time show.

Until yesterday.


You know, after the whole Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction" I thought that the NFL was going to stick with the whole playing it safe thing and have performers at half-time that weren't going to be controversial.  Bands like U2, Bruce Springsteen, the Who, Tom Petty...I mean, these guys are musicians who put on a good show and they are universal; everyone knows them and you may not be their biggest fan, you know their music.

The Black Eyed Peas seemed like an odd choice for half time to me.  I mean, I guess they're popular but I don't see them being in the same league as the bands I just mentioned.  I didn't follow much of the hype or discussions about the show until yesterday when there was mention of a "surprise" appearance by Slash and Usher.  Um...didn't that just kill the surprise?  I mean, really?  

The half-time show, while visually pleasing to look at (I love a good choreographed en-mass formation on a football field) sort of disappointed me.  I don't know their music, Slash's brief appearance seemed wildly out of place and Usher?  I know he's popular but were there even lyrics in his segment or was it all just jumping around and dancing?  And again, to what purpose?  

I guess I truly am old.  Give me a good rock anthem to sing along to during half time.  While I'm noshing on some classic snacks, I would enjoy some classic rock to go with it.  I am a fan of some of the members of Duran Duran on Facebook and when it was announced that they were playing Superbowl weekend, I was kind of psyched - thinking that they were playing the Superbowl.  Turned out, they were doing the Pepsi Fan Jam thing Thursday night.  Now there's a band that, to me, is more universal to the general population rather than Fergie and the Black Eyed Peas.  But that's just my opinion.

Although, Kudos to whoever designed Fergie's costume.  No chance of a wardrobe malfunction when you've covered her in heavily be-dazzled, lighted up football padding that looked like it weighed about 50 pounds!  No chance of anything popping out of that!

Winners for the Handmade With Love Winter Giveaway

The HANDMADE WITH LOVE Winter Giveaway is officially over. What a great event!I hope you were able to hop over to all the participating blogs to enter to win all those handmade goodies.A big thank you goes out to our wonderful organizers: Simply Stacie, Little Yayas, Survey Junkie & Kelly’s Lucky You and all my awesome Handmade Goodies Sponsors. (Weren't those prizes just awesome?!)And now to

Winners for the giveaways that ended on 2/5

CONGRATULATIONS!!I love a week packed with winners. Right after this post goes up I will be picking winners from the HANDMADE WITH LOVE giveaway event.I hope you had fun discovering some great Handmade Stores.Oh and while we were celebrating all things handmade we crossed the big 2000 on our blog followers group....Yay!!Thank you for supporting Energizer Bunny's Mommy Reports with your readership

CLOSED: Handmade With Love Giveaway-17 Winners- 600$ worth of prizes! (Feb 2-6)

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HWL Spotlight Feature #17: My Baby Bowtique

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HWL Spotlight Feature #16: Ta dah! Boutique

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