Miss Lisa's Weekly Celeb & Da Hell News 10-31-08

Y'all I'm sorry about this week, I have been ripin' and runnin' all day today. Took the girls out and have a massive headache. So I will be back next week. Y'all know its a big week. We will find out if our country will move forward or backward. Please keep Jennifer Hudson's family in your prayers. And also this family. http://news.aol.com/article/police-kill-ne...lexander/229617
Lord, We come to you now to ask you to lay hands on these two familes. Lord let them know you are with them always. While they are in their darkest hour you bring them thru to the light. In Jesus name, Amen.

Thursday HBR ~ Loving You Series by Thumper

Relax
10 Date Night Ideas Under $15
Keep spending to a minimum and fun to a maximum with these recession-proof date night ideas!

1. Fiesta Night
The Nest staffer Lauren has this weird dream of wearing a sombrero with chips around the brim and salsa in a bowl on the top. We'll just ignore that and offer you this idea for some delicious and calienté amusement.

Novelty sombreros: $10
Chips and salsa: $5
Doing the Mexican Hat Dance naked in said novelty sombreros: hilarious
Total: $15

2. Kickball
Positioning you and your sweetie on opposing teams makes for an excellent grudge match -- and great make-up sex later on.

Kickball: $5
Big grassy field: free
BYOB: free
Cotton t-shirts and markers (clearly you need team jerseys): $2/each if you get at least 12
Losers buy the pizza: makes things much more interesting
Total: around $10/person

3. Romantic Italian Meal
While it's odd to say that dogs once epitomized romance, we loved the scene at the Italian restaurant in Lady and the Tramp. Skip the pricey pasta and opt for the cheaper (and cheesier!) pizza instead. Kissing isn't optional.

2 slices of pizza: $5
2 glasses of wine: $4
Ice cream for 2: $6
Total: $15

4. Fashion Show
She loves Project Runway for the fashion and drama, he loves it for, well, Heidi Klum. Combine your passion for fashion and fun -- and then take it all off at home.

Trying on ridiculous outfits at a vintage store: free
Disposable camera: $6
Incriminating pictures: priceless
Total: $6

5. Movie Night
Miss the wild abandon of your college days? Have the gang over for beers and movie -- but save the make out session for later.

Renting Old School: $5
Inviting your friends over: free
Going really old school and having people throw in beer money at the door: awesome
Going streaking through the quad: optional
Popcorn for 20: $10
Total: $15

6. Watching the Sun Set
Like our love lives, it's easy to overlook the beautiful things that happen around us every day. Watch the sun go down and then share a kiss under the stars.
Blanket to sit on: $6
Sunglasses: $2/each at your local drugstore
Lemonade: $1/each
Total: $15

7. Poetry Night
When it's done right, poetry can express love like no other medium. Remember Byron's "She walks in beauty like the night?" Well, bad poetry can be just as evocative -- and downright hilarious.

Berets: $10
Espresso: $5
Trying to out-do one another with cheesy, horrific poetry about your love for one another: awesome
Total: $15

8. People-watching aka Create Your Own Movie
Not all dates have to be steamy! Simply spending time together is what dating is all about. Pick a beautiful day to sit on a bench in a park and marvel at the wonders -- and freaks! - of nature.

Bottle of wine: $8
Plastic cups: $3
Bench: free
Marveling at the wonders of the public: more fun than you think
Total: $11

9. Silly Sex Night
We'll let the Wikipedia entry for edible underwear speak for itself on this one: "Edible underwear is a type of undergarment that is formed of an edible material which can be consumed by the partner during sexual activity. In this case, pleasure is heightened by undressing the partner with the mouth. However, this sort of underwear is often given as a gag to friends couples."

Edible panties: $6
Kama Sutra: $5
Keeping information to yourselves about the number of positions you try: please do
Total: $11

10. Take a Bath Together
Hot tubs are overrated! There's fun to be had in your very own bathroom. Rub-a-dub-dub, keep it sexy in the tub.

Luxurious bath soap and salts: $8
Back-massaging Loofah: $5
Getting clean and being dirty at the same time: sexy
Total: $13
Source: The Knot By Lauren Le Vine

Health
Fit and Fabulous as You Mature Series
Attached is a cookbook!

Keeping Track of Serving Sizes
Many people think that bigger is better. We are so used to value-sized portions—especially in restaurants—that it can be easy to eat more than our bodies need. Eating smaller portions will help you cut down on calories and fat (and might save you money too). Here is a 1,600-calorie per day sample menu with sensible portion sizes:*

Breakfast
1/2 cup oatmeal
1 English muffin with 1 tablespoon low-fat cream cheese
1 cup low-fat milk
3/4 cup orange juice

Lunch
2 ounces baked chicken without skin (a little smaller than a deck of cards)Lettuce, tomato, and cucumber salad with 2 teaspoons oil and vinegar dressing
1/2 cup rice seasoned with 1/2 teaspoon tub or liquid margarine
1 small whole-wheat roll with 1 teaspoon margarine

Dinner
3 ounces lean roast beef (about the size of a deck of cards) with 1 tablespoon beef gravy
1/2 cup turnip greens seasoned with 1/2 teaspoon margarine
1 small baked sweet potato with 1/2 teaspoon margarine
1 slice cornbread
1/4 honeydew melon

Snack
2 1/2 cups low-fat microwave popcorn
1 1/2 teaspoons margarine
* Adapted from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) sample menus.
TIP: Use tub or liquid margarine instead of butter. Choose a soft margarine that has less than 2 grams of saturated fat per tablespoon and has 0 grams of trans fat. "Liquid vegetable oil" should be first on the ingredient list. (American Heart Association)
TIP: Try keeping a food diary. Writing down what you eat, when you eat, and how you feel when you eat can help you understand your eating habits. You may be able to see ways to make your eating habits healthier. You can also use your diary to plan weekly menus, make shopping lists, and keep track of recipes you would like to try. For more information about keeping a food diary, read the Weight-control Information Network (WIN) brochure Just Enough for You: About Food Portions.

Eating Away From Home
In real life, you cannot always cook your meals. Here are some ways to make healthy choices when you are away from home:

• Use a small plate at social functions to help keep you from eating too much.
• At restaurants, order a half portion, share a meal with a friend, or take half of your order home for another meal.
• Balance your meals throughout the day. If you have a high-fat or high-calorie breakfast or lunch, make sure you eat a low-fat dinner. If you know you will be having a higher fat dinner, make lower fat choices earlier in the day

You can do it!

Set goals, and move at your own pace to reach them. Ask your family and friends to help you. They can encourage you, help you with setbacks, and be there to celebrate your successes!
No matter what, keep trying—you can do it!
Source http://win.niddk.nih.gov/

HUMP~DAY.....AWWWW By Rebecca

HAPPY HUMPDAY EVERYBODY!!

Only two days away from Halloween, so I thought I would write about something scary... new relationships!! I know... I know... deep breaths. LOL!! It's just that so many of my friends are starting new relationships right now. Just last night, one of my friends admitted to how strong her feelings were for her new guy very unconsciously, and truth be told it surprised, and freaked, us both.

So we're sitting at work, and I'm teasing her about her new guy. I was like he has you walking around with this smile on your face. I teased her that if she was a cartoon rainbows, unicorns, and little bluebirds twittering, covered in pixie dust, would be dancing around her head. She just giggled and grinned even harder, and was like yeah... that's true. What's so surprising is my friend isn't the giggle and grin type. She's usually more the guy in the relationship than the actual guy she's is seeing at the time. When I jokingly called her on it she tried to go into this speech about we are just friends right now and yes I like him a lot and we have such a good time together but we aren't putting labels on anything, I don't want a boyfriend right now although I don't want to see anyone but him, and yeah I don't have to see him everyday but I miss when I don't because it just seems like we are getting so close and he just completes me- my mouth drops and her my drops. She said OMG... OMG did I just say that!! DID I REALLY JUST SAY THAT?!! My mouth is still open at this point so all I could do is nod my head. This was a total whoa moment! She was like what am I going to do?!! I don't want to fall in love right now? Why is this happening? I laughed for a minute or so, then was like you dork you can't stop love from finding you no matter what. If it's meant for you to have those feelings for someone,no matter how scary for you it is, it just going to be- whether you want them to or not!

So my friends, I ask you... What moment made you realize you were in LOVE, or even just had stronger feelings than you wanted to admit for someone in a relationship? Where you as freaked out about it as my friend?

Until next HUMPDAY...

Rebecca :)

Tastey Tuesday by Alcira

It's not all Hallows Eve..., but it is Trick or Treat Week...,
What can we get into? Pumpkin Painting..., maybe...,
What about pie eating, whipped cream spreading, finger dipping and licking. Trick and Treat yourself to a Couple Candy Share....
INGREDIENTS:
1 Shower Curtain - (For the Bed or Cushioned Floor)
1 Kama Sutra Paint Box



1 Can of Redi Whip or Cool Whip
1 Warm Pie (that would be YOU!) or, if you must..., Sweet Potato Pie!

Spread your shower curtain, and lay your partner in the middle, decorate them with your edible goodies...., lick and suck your way to an explosive treat.

Have A Yummy Tastey Tuesday!!!

Sweet Potato Pie

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 (1/2 to 1lb) sweet potatoes - really equals 2 cups mashed sweet potatoes (17.2oz. can sweet potatoes drained if u are short on time & not a purist)
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar (or 1/2cup white sugar & 1/2cup of brown sugar)
• 1/2 cup milk (or evaporated milk)
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger and cloves or allspice (Optional)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons of flour (Optional for thickness)
• 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
  

*Note: Some folks have added 1 tsp Rum extract, Almond extract, and or Rose water..., they have also substituted no fat sour cream or rice milk in place of what was directed. Make the pie your own, you can dip your finger and taste all you like, remember this is YOUR SWEET POTATO PIE!

DIRECTIONS:

1. Boil sweet potatoes whole in skin for 40 to 50 minutes, or until done. Run cold water over the sweet potatoes, and remove the skin.
2. Break apart sweet potatoes and mix till smooth in a bowl. Add butter, (1/4 at a time to taste, could be too much for some) and mix well with mixer. Stir in sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, lemon juice, vanilla, and flour. Beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Pour filling into an unbaked pie crust.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Pie will puff up like a souffle, and then will sink down as it cools.

Miss Lisa's Weekly Celeb & Da Hell News

Well folks another week has come. Goodness the mess that has happenand the good stuff. Lets get to it.
Well the market is not holding study. Folks still dumping stocks.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081024/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street
I have said before I'm not the smartest person in the group but i'm pretty much sure we are already in a recession. Yet we still have folks saying "on the brink", "almost there". Nahhhh boo, we there. I know y'all heard of this.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081024/ap_on_el_pr/palin_clothing_20
Heffa sit down, somewhere we saw your outfits from back in the day. You needed that 150,000$. Shit I ain't mad at you, give me $150,000 makeover and I'll run for V.P. too. Now on to Madonna...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4738393a1860.html
Lawd child, You should have his ass sing a pre nup. Also you have lost your mind. If Guy is a great dad doing what he needs to do why offer him money so you can keep him from them. Bitch please.
Now on to the dumb stuff...
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=10348822&ch=4226713&src=news
All I can say is Negro please.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7688091.stm
How the hell??? That's all I wanna know. That and this child clearly needs jesus and a hug.
Well folks that's all the news. Oh a side note. Both job interviews went great. We have a pre appoval letter for a house. Life is turning around.

Beauty

True Beauty
Chad A. Booher

Beauty is a thing seldom seen

No one sees it because no one looks

Or at least not in the right place

Beauty is held by all

Within the soul it lies

Waiting to come out to the surface

Only it can't

Beauty is suppressed by the evils of the world

Only love can bring beauty out

Once seen

Beauty never hides again

Not even hatred can deny beauty

Of it's true design

Beauty although possessed by all

Will only ever be truly seen by few

And fewer yet will ever see

One of the most beautiful sights

The beauty held by you

You are all beautiful to me ~Thumper

Relax, Breathe and have Tea
Herbal teas are not only relaxing and soothing to the spirit, but your stomach as well! Many herbs have properties to calm. Two common herbs are chamomile and peppermint. Both herbs in tea can calm anxiety, restlessness and help with sleeplessness.

INGREDIENTS (Use organic ingredients whenever possible)

• 1 ounce dried or fresh chamomile flowers
• 1 pint boiling water

1. Put the flowers in a cup.
2. Pour in boiling water.
a) Cover the cup with a saucer and let it stand for 10 minutes
b) Pour the liquid through a strainer and into another cup.
Enjoy! Chamomile tea has a naturally sweet flavor, so you'll probably like it plain. To make it sweeter, though, just add a little honey.

* Don't let the steam escape while your tea is brewing. If you let the steam out, it may carry away some of the "calm healing power" of the flowers.

* If you don't like the light and flowery taste, of the herb tea, you can try mixing with black tea for a heartier teas.

** I personally drink organic peppermint tea at work. It helps alot with annoying co-workers.
Health
Reading Food Labels
Food labels may help you make healthy food choices, but they can be confusing.* Here are some quick tips for reading food labels:

Check Serving Size and Calories: All the information on a food label is based on the serving size. Be careful—one serving may be much smaller than you think. If you double the servings you eat, you double the calories and nutrients, including the percent Daily Values (DVs).

Percent DV: This number tells you whether a food is high or low in nutrients. Foods that have more than 20-percent DV of a nutrient are high. Foods that have 5-percent DV or less are low.

Saturated Fat: Saturated fat is not healthy for your heart. Compare labels on similar foods and try to choose foods that have 5-percent DV or less for saturated fat. Most of the fats you eat should be polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. Keep total fat intake between 20 percent to 35 percent of your total daily calories.

Trans Fat: Trans fat is not healthy for your heart. When reading food labels, add together the grams of trans fat and saturated fat, and choose foods with the lowest combined amount.
Cholesterol: Too much cholesterol is not healthy for your heart. Keep your intake of saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol as low as possible.

Sodium (Salt): Salt contains sodium. Research shows that eating less than 2,300 milligrams of sodium (about 1 teaspoon of salt) per day may reduce the risk of high blood pressure.

TIP: Many food labels say "low-fat," "reduced fat," or "light." These claims do not always mean the food is low in calories, however. Remember, fat-free does not mean calorie-free, and calories do count!

Fiber: Choose foods that are rich in fiber, such as whole grains, beans, fruits, and vegetables.

Sugar: Try to choose foods with little or no added sugar, such as low-sugar cereals.

Calcium: Choose foods that are high in calcium. Foods that are high in calcium have at least 20-percent DV.

* For more information on reading food labels, visit: www.cfsan.fda.gov/labelman. For information about the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, see: www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines.
Source: National Institutes of Health

HUMP~DAY --- Hmmmmmmmm....

Hi Everyone,

I know usually there is wonderful information about a sexual position for HUMP~DAY; however, this week I wanted to do things a little differently.
HUMP~DAY is also about exploring and sharing sexual thoughts and experiences as well.

So I would like to know what was one of your most SENSUOUS experiences.

I'll start things off...

While at university, I was going out with this guy at the time who had gotten on my bad side. We had broken up, but where in several classess together. We started talking again as friends, and I agreed to come over to study ONLY (yeah right huh! lol!). Anyhoo, I was tired from having been up studying the previous night. He suggested we take a nap, and then start studying again. I agreed and we lay down on his bed. I was on one edge and he on the other. We set the alarm, and fell asleep. The alarm went off, and we pretty much opened our eyes at the same time. He hit the alarm to cut it off, and by then I noticed even though we still weren't touching, we were much closer to each other than when we first fell off to sleep. We looked at each other for what seemed like minutes. I went to roll over so I could get up but he stopped me. I opened my mouth to say something silly I'm sure to break the mood, but he stopped me. He put his finger to my mouth, and just kept staring at me. His hand slowly smoothed my cheek, and brushed my face. It felt as if he wanted to know how each one of my features felt like. His hand moved lower to flow down my neck and over my shoulder. He ran it down my arm and slowly moved it back and forth. He whispered "you have the softest skin. I miss just touching your arm to feel your skin." He then went on to smooth his hand over the dip of my waist and over my hip to my leg and back up. He said to me that he didn't want to have sex, but could he just hold and touch me. I just nodded my head up and down, not daring to say anything to break our little world he'd created for us. He gathered me close to his body, and just held me really tight. He moved his hands slowly to feel me. No clothes were ever taken off, he didn't even try to touch my sex. He just continued to hold me close and run his hands along my body. It was like he was a sculptor who wanted to know every dip, curve, roll, and point that made me so he could make sure his rendition of me came out just right. I eventually begin to touch him as well. I learned his body, and it was wonderful! We fell asleep again holding each other. When we woke up, we talked and, of course, got back together. Although, we eventually broke up again, I will never forget how he made me feel that day.

So that's my story... what's yours?

Rebecca :)