What Black Cats Would Say If They Cared to Speak

"A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere." -- Groucho Marx



"Black cat or white cat: If it can catch mice, it's a good cat." -- Chinese Proverb




"Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn't there. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything." -- Robert A. Heinlein



"Sometimes it happens that a black cat lets you pass in front of it." -- Author Unknown



"When the tea is brought at five o'clock
And all the neat curtains are drawn with care,
The little black cat with bright green eyes
Is suddenly purring there" -- Harold Monro



"Forecasting future events is often like searching for a black cat in an unlit room, that may not even be there." -- Steve Davidson



"Whenever the cat of the house is black, the lasses of lovers will have no lack" - Folk Saying



"A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it." -- H. L. Mencken



"Black cats can be found here."  -- Cornerstoregoddess

We R What We 8

I'm sorry, Ke$ha

Fat and flabbulous,
If you’re one of us, then get fit with us,
‘Cause we’re writin’ bout it on our blog

And we’ve worn fat-pants long enough.
And yes of course because
We’re startin’ to put less food in our jaws.
And no, you don’t wanna mess with us.
Jack Sh*t’s just talking ‘bout weight loss.
 


Tired of living extra wide.

Time to show a little pride.
No longer eat everything fried.

So let’s go-o-o (Let’s go!)



Today we’re working out.
We’re gettin’ way less stout.
I just ate a Brussel sprout.
You know we’re losing weight.

We are what we ate!


We’re doing what we vowed.

Quit running with the crowd.

We’re feeling pretty proud.

You know we’re doing great.

We are what we ate!



Jack Sh*t, turn it up.
No damned way we’ll give it up.

I’m so sick of being abdominous.

When the cause is not mysterious.

I’m just talkin’ truth.

I yanked out my sweet tooth.
We’re sweatin’ our clothes, workin’ out hard
.
Lost as much weight as a saint (BERNARD!) 


I’ve got that water in my glass.
Got less poundage on my ass. 

Blog is full of mirth and sass.

So let’s go-o-o (Let’s go!)



Today we’re running miles.

Our faces wearing smiles.

Through with all the denials.

You know we’re losing weight.

We are what we ate!


We’re running like we’re deer.

Drinking way less beer.

It’s gonna be our year.

You know we’re doing great.

We are what we ate!



Jack Sh*t - burn it up.
Jack Sh*t - burn it up.
Jack Sh*t - burn it up.
Jack Sh*t - burn it up.



This week we’re pushing hard.

Effort off the chart.
Showin’ lots of heart.

You know we’re losing weight.

We are what we ate!



We’re running like we’re cheetahs.

Laying off of the fajitas.

No one’ll ever beat us.

You know we’re losing weight.

We are what we ate!



YEAH!

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Musings from Land of the Lost

I lost a lot of stuff last week.  I lost my gold Swarovski crystals.  I lost my bag of things I was going to ship.  I lost the bag of pieces I was going to blog about.  It all got lost in a great big Christmahannukwanzadan chaos.

Finally I found the gold Swarovski crystals.  They were in my box of angel parts.  (Bet you didn't know angels had parts.)  And then I found the BLOG bag, which was tucked in with the various earrings bags, right behind the CHRISTMAS bag, and in front of the WINTER BAG.  And finally I found the SOLD bag.  I had tucked it into the box of bracelets.  But when I started going through the bracelets, I realized that a lot of their listings were gone.

Vanished!  POOF!  Gone!  Not on ebay.  Not on etsy.  Not anywhere.  So I went through my box of bracelets (which, I guess, is my inventory of bracelets, but I'm trying not to get too technical here).  And I made a BIG pile of bracelets that were no longer listed and were, therefore, lost.

Happily I could find photos of most of them.  So I relisted all of them (except the ones I need to re-photograph) and here they are, so you can see how lost I really was.  All of them are now in my eBay store.  At least, they'd better be, or I'll know that even more mysterious forces are at work.



A Springlike Bracelet...





A Hanukkah bracelet done in blue gemstones and sterling charms:





A fertility bracelet.  (Alas, it didn't breed in the box and make new fertility bracelets.)





TWO bracelets of Buddha' Blessings.  Does that mean two people went un-blessed?









A bracelet about the Ghosts of the California Gold Rush, in pyrite and hematite.





A St. Patrick's Day bracelet:





And the snowman bracelet that was in last week's blog post.  It was lost, I found it and re-photographed and re-listed it, did the post, and promply lost it again. 





My mother used to tell me I'd lose my head if it weren't attached to my body.

Turns out she was right.

Headlessly yours,

Cornerstoregoddess

Celebrity Engagement Blitz

Celebrity engagement news is breaking big today! Here's the scoop:

From "Black Swan" to Baby Momma:

Not only is Natalie Portman engaged to her (gorgeous!) choreographer boyfriend, Benjamin Millepied, they're also expecting their first child. The Black Swan star met her hubby-to-be on the set last year (he choreographed all of her numbers), and the Oscar buzz is building along with her little ballet-dancing bun in the oven.

Portman has been on the red carpet all month promoting the film (and Dior's new perfume), but despite a mention of 'eating a lot' lately - this news is a total shock.

No ring sighting yet, but stay tuned.

Hef's Getting Hitched:

The other shocker today is news that everyone's favorite bachelor octogenarian popped the question to his 24-year-old playmate girlfriend, Crystal Harris.

"After the movie tonight, Crystal & I exchanged gifts. I gave Crystal a ring. A truly memorable Christmas Eve," Hefner, 84, tweeted. "When I gave Crystal the ring, she burst into tears. This is the happiest Christmas weekend in memory."

Later, he clarified, "Yes, the ring I gave Crystal is an engagement ring. I didn't mean to make a mystery out of it. A very merry Christmas to all."

What kind of ring exactly remains to be seen, but my guess is Hef will make sure his bunny's got enough 'carats' to keep her satisfied.

But celebs aren't the only folks with romance on their minds. With New Year's Eve around the corner, many questions have yet to be popped. So fellas? If you need a little nudge in the right direction - check out the amazing post-Christmas engagement ring deals on sample sale sites like JewelClub.

And check out my 'Affordable Engagement Ring' guide here for more sparkling solutions.

In the meantime, congrats to the happy couples!