SkinIt

Posted on May 26th, 2007 by gail helen.
Categories: Sponsored Posts, Random.

Had a moment of outlandish rage the other day, because FraBaby scratched my laptop.  Of course, I wasn’t mad at him, just myself.  It’s my own fault, really — I should of had it covered by now, but I just couldn’t find a skin I liked. But today I came across a great website that offers you the ability to customize your own laptop skin. You simply upload a photo, from which they then create a wrapping using high-quality, 3M Comply Adhesive Technology that is easy to apply and removes cleanly.  Of course, if you are looking for something predesigned, they also have thousands of different skins with something for every interest, including anime, collegiate, fashion, art, and more.

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Shy Baby

Posted on May 26th, 2007 by gail helen.
Categories: Relationships, Education, Personal.

I have to find some good resources on how to help children overcome shyness. I remember from my own youth, and especially my sister’s, how crippling it can be. Fraser’s such an amazing kid, but sometimes it’s impossible for him to get out there and play with others his own age. Apparently, he was even hanging back when he was at that birthday last week, even though he knew all the kids from his daycare. How do we avoid coddling him, but still be supportive, while encouraging him to be social?

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Lord of War

Posted on May 26th, 2007 by gail helen.
Categories: Relationships, Personal, Feminism, Omnia Vanitas, Money.

So I’m in the middle of watching this movie about the arms trade, with Nicholas Cage staring as Yuri, a dealer in illegal weapons.  It is very, very good.  But beyond the interesting international issues, these sort of movies always catch my attention for their portrayals of sex relations.  It seems that one of the oldest stories in the world is that boy loves girl, boy sees wealth & power as the way to the girl’s heart, boy marries girl, then sleeps around with all the girls that wealth & power can buy him.  In this movie, Yuri says his wife never asked questions, seeming to be content with the fact he was “a good provider, and far as she was concerned, loyal. Despite the other women, [he] always made love to Eva as if she was the only one.”  I can’t imagine this — the one requirement I have for a relationship is honesty, because I think you can get past even the worst offense as long as you don’t lie about it.  When will men learn that even when they don’t know, women might feel the deception?  Why is it worth the risk of hurting those they claim to love?  Why isn’t the fear of being caught enough to keep them honest, even if the comittment itself isn’t?  I’m not really making myself clear here, so I’ll edit this later.  Now FraBaby here’s, so the movie goes off. . . :)

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