Death of Cool Scarves

Check out my girl Monica's uber cool scarves!!!!!! You can find them here!

Lipstik Indie is LIVE!

We have officially launched! What is LipStik Indie Reviews all about? LipStik Indie Reviews is all about Indie Artists. If you are a singer, band, spoken word artist, comic book creator, writer (from zines to novels), have an ezine or online DIY store, you should be reviewed by us. We’ve all been in your shoes and know it is important for the world to know about you. Check out our submissions guidelines @ www.lipstikindie.com, if you want us to review you.

Count down to fast part deux

on january 2, 2007 viki and I will be commencing on our second fast. janis will be joining us a few days later.

it's funny, i wasn't looking forward to xmas (acually hate it) but am very excited about fasting again. unless you try it you have no idea how good it makes you feel. hopefully it will also purge me of this cough!!!!!

The Rayna Podcast

The Rayna Podcast is LIVE! And you can find it here!

This girl is one hot commodity and will be singing at a venue near you. Check out her websites here.

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The week that officially sucked!

Ok, this has been a crap week!!! Around noon on Monday I started to get a tickle in my throat... by the time I got home from work my throat was on fire, I was coughing and I had a slight temperature... Tuesday I woke up feeling like hell, but had to go to work... it was the week before vacation... coughing, slight fever, headache... When I got home it had gotten worse... Wednesday... same thing but with a 103 fever... still went to work... may as well infect everyone... misery loves company... Thursday.. I prayed I would be better. It is Solstice and I needed to go the Festival of Lights. Not happening.. still have a 103 fever, haven't slept in two days due to the coughing and have lost my voice. Like the fool I am still went to work...

Today it's friday. I am working at home, and need to get caught up... I still feel like poo

I guess that is my early Xmas present from the Flu Gods... Geez thx!

At least 2006 is almost over!!!!

New Podcast is live

And you will find it HERE!!!!!

I get it already

Ok Lady, I get it, I'm hearing your message LOUD AND CLEAR! I'm getting off the fence!

On a not so separate note.

Anna you are a true sister and my sister, because we do get to choose our family and I LOVE YOU!!!!!

a quote we should all live by...

“One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.” Joan of Arc

A must

Go check out Sarah Kramer's blog right now! She has the best song posted there. Ok, I just sounded like someone in grade nine!

New issue and NEW PODCAST

There is a new issue up at shebytches.com with Guest Bytch interview with Sarah Kramer!

That's right, our Guest Bytch for this issue is Sarah Kramer. Check out our interview with her.

You can see that and all the weekly articles at

www.shebytches.com

go check it out now!

We also have a new podcast live. Vegan Bytches That Rule the World. As well it includes part 2 of the Sean Ward Interview. Download it from here!

how fast can you be???

since I am feeling all happy happy

the first 10 people to email me.... get a button pack of the latest greatest 1" shebytches buttons... (these babies aren't even on the website yet)

The sad, sad story of my iBook

Last Wednesday night I came home ready to write. Bleed out the words that were filling up the space in my head. Desperate to share. I as per usual went down to my office, flipped open the lid of my trusty iBook.. and nothing. At first I thought I had turned it off the evening before, rather than put it to sleep. I checked and the little button that flashes when your computer is sleeping was... flashing. So I tried again. Nothing.

I hard shut it down, pray to the computer gods to let it work. Again nothing, but I could faintly see the desktop image in the back ground. I tried adjusting the brightness, nothing. I sat with head in hands trying to remember what I did the night before. It seems I did nothing out of the ordinary, nothing unusual. What the hell is going on.

Flash: I'm the girl who buys the shelf, that's missing the screw to hold it up. If one out of a million iBooks had a faulty screen, I would be the one who bought it. If I try to set up an appointment with someone, the time they are free I'm not. If I need a size 8.5, it's the only one sold out. That's just how the cookie crumbles with me and yes I usually end up with the bag of cookies that are crumbled.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, it's just how is goes.

When I dropped off my computer, I begged and pleaded to have it back by Monday, I also begged and pleaded that they try not to lose my files as it had been over three months since I backed them up. Again... me.. cookie...

Can't have your computer till next Wed/Thurs
Don't worry about your files, it's just the monitor
Is it still under warranty???

I can handle point one, I needed the break
Point two, whew
Point three... eeeeeeeeeeee

My chest tightened up... before I could speak I asked when I bought it, I said Feb. The guy said you should be ok, and checked in my computer. But, but... the guy I bought it from told me 3 month warranty

Well, either I wasn't listening or the 18 year old who sold it to me was stoned. It's 1 year parts and labour, 3 months software. I was so relieved I did the happy dance.

Until I called today to see when I could get my iBook back. 'Um.... they are still testing it... not for a few more days.'

I almost cried. I can't take two more days, I am so far behind on my writing, zines and website... two more days.

An hour later I got another call. Your iBook is ready for pick up. Part two of the happy dance and guess who is buying the extended two year warranty! That's right me! Not to mention I will NEVER go three months again without backing up my files.

So... back to it tonight... and guess who won't be leaving her office for the entire weekend... again if you guessed me, you win!

xo c

Open letter to those who are making me crazy...

Below is an open letter to those who are making me crazy. Either it is because I can no longer tolerate you or have become frustrated by your actions. Please read!

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Dear (insert your name here),

I'm normally a very tolerant person. Or at least I try to be. Lately though my patience has grown thin and my tolerance of many is growing weary. I ask only a simple list of things from all of you. The things on this list are pretty standard and easy to follow. Out of respect for my sanity I ask that you read the list, memorize it and fulfill it.

List:
~If you want to talk to me, talk to me and don't stare waiting for me to take the lead on a conversation. I don't bite. Ok, I do but have been asked to stop.
~Look at me when I talk to you.
~When I email you respond to me... same day. No one is really that busy.
~Don't walk away from me when I'm talking to you.
~Don't mumble when you talk
~Don't nag at me
~Don't ask me a question I can't answer and then after I say I can't answer it ask me again.
~Don't make me repeat myself, 50 times
~Don't ask me the same question over and over again
~Don't talk down to me
~DON'T make any kind of chauvinistic remarks around me... I do bite (see above)

As you can see these are really easy rules to follow. Do yourself a favour and start following them. If not, I won't tolerate you any longer. And trust me that list is getting pretty long.

Yours Truly
The bytchy one

Why???

Why do people continue to disappointment me? I give them the benefit of the doubt, then... crash and burn.

Just once I would like for someone to actually live up to MY expectations.

I wonder when that might happen???

I'm not holding my breath

I'm afraid if I did I would just pass out.

Yes, maybe I ask too much, set my standards too high. But I am a lioness and only the best will do.

read the ingredients twice

so.. in the last two days I discovered two products that I was advised were Vegan safe that are not... I'm furious with both these companies and am going to be sending complaints shortly.

The first one is a product sold in Kensington Market and produced by a company out of Brampton (King Foods? Of course the package with the name is not near me but I will update this when I get my hands on it). The package contained faux vegetarian chicken strips. This package was clearly marked, Suitable for Vegans. I purchase this product at the Vegetarian Food Fair in September (after being told by the lady handing out samples it was Vegan safe). For some reason I came home threw it in ther freezer and didn't think about it again... till last night.

I pulled the package out the freezer and something told me to read the ingredients again.. there were the words Whey Protien. WHEY PROTIEN is an animal by-product. HOW!!!!! can these people say 'Suitable for Vegans' when there is animal in their product. I was furious.

Then today, while at the Big Carrot, I thought I would treat myself to a Tetra Pack of the Tazo Chai syrup (the one that Starbuck uses). Again a little voice said read the ingredients carefully. I did, all them versions contained HONEY. These are the same boxes I see them using when they have been making up my Grande Soy Tazo Chai lattes. The same Latte's that the guy behind the counter assured me were safe for Vegans.

WHAT THE HELL ARE WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE!!!!!!!! I think I am going to make up a card and carry it around with me. It will list all the things Vegan's CANNOT eat. Each time I go to a coffee shop, grocer or restaurant and when I ask if it is 'VEGAN SAFE' I will make the person helping me read the card TWICE!

google me?

google carolina smart just for fun!

then google your own name and send me links to freaky stuff you find associated with your name....

apparently...

when you take a leap of faith... apparently your suppose to be patient about the end results. it's not an add water and stir type thing. silly me... i would have thought that results would have been instantaneous. like litmus paper. but.. not so...

tuesday's leap, did get one minor positive result and then painful silence since. here is where the problem is.. being Leo i need instant gratification, praise, answers, actions... silence makes me CRAZY...

but I will remain patient... good things come to those who are patient, isn't that what they say?

whew!

leap of faith taken... let's see where it leads me...

A shot of life.

I just got a shot of life today. A dear friend of mine has breast cancer. The prognosis is good, they caught it early. The irony of this all is she, at 47, finally figured out her life. She moved away to finish University and knew what she wants to do with the rest of her life. Then breast cancer hits. She is tough and brave and stubborn, so she will be a survivor! Send all your positive vibes out. She needs them right now.

This of course, was just another reminder that life is too short and we need to live for the moment. I know I haven't been and I am going to start.

I LOVE YOU J!

dark and beautiful...

this was one of the most beautiful things I have seen... dark and beautiful... it almost made me cry... it really got to me on alot of emotional levels. and it takes alot to do that...

A secret message to you

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