Green Gift Giving

Dec 07 2007

Posted by Jen as Announcements, Lifestyle Features, Lifestyle and Leisure

All over the world, people are getting ready to celebrate Christmas. For most, one of the most anticipated highlights is the gift giving part. It isn't only the children who are excited to receive gifts from their loved ones. I, however, sit on the other side of the fence. What excites me most about the month is the fact that I get to go Christmas shopping! Just to put a little twist to this whole gift giving business and to help propagate a cause, here are a few eco-friendly suggestions! 1. If you're the type of person who loves giving ...

Writer’s Survival Kit 2: Tools for the Tech-Savvy Scribe-slash-Visionary

Nov 27 2007

Posted by Lorie Therese as Business Concepts, Lifestyle and Leisure, Tricks of the Trade, Virtual Office

Last week, I discussed my primitivo royale writer’s tools to maximize time. Now here is my concept survival kit, because I have yet to purchase any of these, because I had to fill my room with essentials first. I believe that the tech-savvy writer has to have the best tools of the trade in order to do his or her job excellently. These tools, these gadgets do not have to be the top-of-the-line branded stuff, but as long as they: are sturdy, durable, and will last you at least two years deliver decent to great output serve their purpose and more.. ..then they are top-notch in my book. More so if they are as hot as this baby that I deem essential to my career, and am actually aiming to get. I believe that a writer/blogger, when offline, has to have these essentials

Artisans and Kings in Denver

Nov 21 2007

Posted by Jen as Announcements, Lifestyle Features, Lifestyle and Leisure, Travel, Travel Features

Art enthusiasts, get ready for the chance of a lifetime! You don't have to fly to Paris anymore to get a firsthand look at some of the Louvre's most treasured collections! The Denver Art Museum in association with Louvre Atlanta, and in collaboration between High Museum of Art, Atlanta, and Musée du Louvre, Paris presents "Artisans and Kings ~ Selected Treasures from the Louvre." "Artisans and Kings ~ Selected Treasures from the Louvre" is the first international exhibit to be held in the new Frederic C. Hamilton Building. A series of events (daily through January 6, 2008) lead to the ...

Writer’s Survival Kit 1: Stone-Age Tools

Nov 19 2007

Posted by Lorie Therese as Lifestyle and Leisure, Tricks of the Trade

If a girl scout has to have her flashlight, swiss knife, can opener, and mosquito repellant handy in order to survive camp, a writer has to have her essentials in order to survive her personal jungle, too.. My personal jungle includes: traffic jams, waiting for friends, long train rides, lazy afternoons with nothing to do in an Internet-devoid coffeeshop. While I surely have yet to encounter situations wherein I am devoid of the luxury of being online in a coffeeshop, as WiFi is abundant in my country, who knows, I might get stuck killing time in javalandia ...

Quirky Work Habits: Do you have them too?

Nov 08 2007

Posted by Lorie Therese as Business Enhancements, Lifestyle and Leisure, Virtual Office

What quirks do you have when you work? Writers, they say, are the quirkiest people when they are on “work mode”.

Living in Our Heads: Writers and Detachment From Our Fantasy Worlds

Nov 01 2007

Posted by Lorie Therese as Lifestyle and Leisure

J.K. Rowling is now closing the chapter on Harry Potter. The chapter of her life related to it, that is. According to this article, Rowling will publish a new postmodern fairy tale book, “The Tales of Beedle the Bard,” which was mentioned in the Harry Potter finale. This new book will be ultra-expensive, even adorned with silver and semi-precious gems. However, there is a rub: it’s not for mass-production.

Women and Shopping: A Veritable Case for Rehab!

Oct 15 2007

Posted by Lorie Therese as Lifestyle and Leisure

Boy do women just lurve shopping, right? Ask a girl who will need to have a ring inserted through her nose then dragged like a cow to slaughter before she would see a therapist, on how she copes with a bad breakup, and she will exclaim, “SHOPPING!”

Soy Craziness!

Oct 09 2007

Posted by Lorie Therese as Lifestyle and Leisure

While I got addicted to Muesli and am planning an entire menu on that, I also got addicted to... Tofu. Fried tofu, to be exact. In these parts, fried tofu is served with pork pieces. I scrapped the pork, soaked the tofu in the soy sauce+vinegar+sugar sauce that the fried tofu comes with, and ate it like junk food. My rationale behind this food habit is that instead of going for empty calories in junk food, I might as well go for the goodness of soy protein in fried tofu. One day, I was actually able to consume four servings of fried ...

All-Natural Beauty and Wellness Part 2: All-Natural Muesli is HIGHLY ADDICTIVE!

Oct 04 2007

Posted by Lorie Therese as Lifestyle and Leisure

Do you realize that healthy food could be addictive, after all? I just recently became addicted to Muesli, of all things. I had always wanted to grab a pack off the grocery shelves, but the price seemed to be too prohibitive for me before. Last week, I threw caution to the wind and bought me Muesli. My only regret is the fact that I am now addicted to it. Aside from that, the only thing I realize is that Muesli inspired me to eat more healthily. I had recently discovered that I could not tolerate large amounts of fast-burning carbohydrates, as are ...

All-Natural Beauty and Wellness Part 1: All-Natural Beauty Creams

Oct 02 2007

Posted by Lorie Therese as Lifestyle and Leisure

I just recently decided to go all-natural when it comes to beauty and wellness. I had realized that I really don’t like lotions, but I like using oil before or after taking a bath, and that my face breaks out when I use moisturizer, but flakes up when I don’t. So because of my beauty problems, I thought up this beauty regimen that I hoped would solve these. Before I take a bath nowadays, I would slather on oil, then scrub my skin. Or else, after scrubbing, I would slather on some oil then just soap and rinse off the excess ...

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