After the Runway: Reality - New York Times

And the execs wondered why it was hard for us to sell $500 handbags????

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Joke

I couldn't pass this one up:

George Bush was asked at a press conference if he had an opinion on Roe Vs Wade. He responded that he didn't care either way how people left New Orleans.

courtesy: popbitch

Celebdaq

Celebdaq from the BBC looks like it will soon become my new obsession. It's a stock exchange crossed with celebrities, so you can "gain" by trading...I'm still in the midst of learning more.
In a similar vein, I've also found out about the Fashion Fantasy League...it's the fashion equivalent of a football fantasy league. I would try this too, but it isn't free. And I'm a cheap-o.

Ex-cons wow Italy's 'fashion police' | csmonitor.com

The Christian Science Monitor has an interesting article about Italian ex-cons making clothes.... Now "Made in Italy" has a whole new meaning.

Cats Galore!!

Fittingly, this post goes along with yesterday's. That's because it's all about cats! No, I am not a freak. Just a lover of silly cat pix. Connie is too, so it's not just me. So now I bring, you (drum roll please)
*Stuff On My Cat
AND
*Cats in Sinks
I'm thinking I could start my own...hmm...cats sleeping? A bit boring. Maybe I'll just stick to The Gail Spot (currently pending relaunch).

UPDATE: Just found another one: Kitten War. A version of Are You Hot or Not?

Willa loves my Feet

What more can I say?

Ghost Story

You know how I love a good ghost story...well, I came across an interview with the owner of the Amityville Horror house. Quite interesting, although I've heard the people who live there now have no "problems" now...hmmm...
Anyway, here's the link: George Lutz interview - Amityville Horror.

Tim Burton Strikes Again!

I can't wait for the "Corpse Bride" to come out this month! You may know how I love "Nightmare Before Christmas"...well, this is Tim Burton's follow-up feature. Not really a follow-up, more in the same vein. Looks great!! Check out the mega-cool site here.

Increase Your Hurricane Katrina Donations!

Planning on donating to help Hurricane Katrina victims? Make the most of your money with matching donations! Here are a couple I've come across:

*The Ellen DeGeneres Show & Warner Brothers will match your donation to the Red Cross! Up to $500,000 matched. Here's the spot.

*Lowe's will match any donations to the Red Cross up to $2 million made *in-store only*. See box at bottom of their home page.

*Until Sept. 30th, Best Buy will match any online or in-store donations to the Red Cross up to $1 million dollars.

*Sears/K-Mart will match in-store donations to the Red Cross up to $500,000.

*The McCormick Tribune will match $.50 of every $1 donated to it's fund of the first $2 million received.

*Join the Oxygen "Oh! Speakup!" Campaign (free sign-up) and Oxygen will donate $1 to the Texas Children's Hospital up to $10,000.

*Also, check to see if your employer matches any charitable donations!! An easy way for it to add up!

Don't forget our animal friends...Donate to the ASPCA!

For a pretty darn complete list of donations made by corporations, CNN is on it.

If you don't have money you can spare, a local Corpus Christie business called Coffee Cup is collecting "comfort items" for the estimated 250,000 people for whom Texas will be caring. You would simply have to ship items to them.

Clorox Donates to Red Cross with Click

Clorox will donate $1 per click on this page to the American Red Cross.