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Thursday, December 31, 2009

Happy New Year from Benny!!!!!!

Above is a photo of my dog Benny (LOVE!) and he's wishing you and yours and all the readers of my little ol' blog a FABULOUS New Year on behalf of myself, David and NIKOLAKI.

Here's a Benny Toast to a better 2010 for everyone!
xoxoNick Verreos

New Year's Eve Fashion Fix!!

A quick Fix for you Fashionistas who still dunno what to wear tonight!!!

I say keep it Classy! Elegant! Glamorous!!

HEY! who r we kidding! keep it REAL!

Its all in them SEXY heels & knee lengh boots! ;)

OUCH!

Fashion Express does its little black dress!!

There is something about Pency!

Presenting you The Modern-Day Femme Fatale!!

Sprins/Summer 2010

Shop your look at http://www.shopbop.com/

Remebering the STARS we lost in 2009!!

Countdown has officially begun and everyone cant wait to put 2009 behind them!!

Not the best of years! but one worth remembering when it came to the people we've lost!

Stars that will forever shine bright in our minds and hearts!

WE MISS YOU NOW & FOREVER!

Michael Jackson

Heath Ledger

Patrick Swayze

Farah Fawcett

Bea Arthur (The Golden Girls)

Natasha Richardson

Brittany Murphy

Adam 'DJ AM' Goldstein

David Carradine "Kung Fu"

Last day of the year and usual resolution.

Well here we go again with the same old resolution. For the last three years I have decided to not get into any more debt and to pay off what I owe. We are in negative equity and have to find three thousand pounds to pay the solicitor and the stamp duty! However, this will not be from debt but from my over time payments which were going to be used to pay off debt.

The good news is though, that I've brought all of my debts down to 20,132! Had two pay rises and earnt an extra 2500 in tutoring after school. Everything I don't need goes on ebay and we're carbooting on sunday to clear the clutz and hopefully make at least 50 pounds!

Food wise - I haven't been shopping since before Christmas and we're onto odd concoction soup now wiht homemade bread - clearing the cupboards - I've baked, hand washed, dried everything outside in the crisp dry winter air and had the heating on for only two hours a day!

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Figure Skating Costume Controversy!

Aboriginal Costume Misstep: Yay or Nay?

Welcome To Australia: Russian Ice Dancing Champions

The Winter Olympics in Vancouver are only 43 days away and there is already controversy with one of the top Ice Dancing teams from Russia. Do I even need to remind you of why I love Figure Skating? The reigning World Champion Ice Dancing team, Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin from Russia have had a tough time this year and have not been able to participate in the Pre-Olympic International Grand Prix Events. But that didn't stop the Russian Federation from crowning them the Champs with a score that rivaled the best of the season (How do you say quelle surprise in Russian?)

Hey Look We Have Plants Growing Out Of Our Bodysuits!

But the real controversy was not about their scores, but about their costumes darlings. In the original dance, skaters are required to use music that is based on a national folk tune. Domnina and Shabalin chose very unusual Aboriginal music, using voices as the instruments.

Their costumes were based on Aboriginal Tribal-wear (see above) using white body paint and red cloth "crotch covers". But then their costume designer took some Aboriginal "liberty": For some unknown reason they had leaves planted (pun intended) throughout their costume bodysuits and....wait for it....they also were in what some critics have deemed Blackface. Therefore the controversy. The skating bloggersphere forums have been abuzz over it. I think it's a bit odd and in bad taste. But I'd love to know what the rest of you think--or at least my fellow Figure Skating fans. Yay or Nay?

UPDATE: Click HERE to see what I thought about their UPDATED costumes at the Olympics, when I reviewed all the Dance Costumes with Kristi Yamaguchi and Peter Carruthers! LIVE!

Pixie Lott

Music singer Pixie Lott has been a hit in 2009 not only with her music 'Girls & Boys' and 'Mama do' but her Fashion sense...

Her long legs killed it in short shorts, her Blondie hair is perfect for the 70s headbands that were all around this year, the heavy black eyeliner was great on her fair complexion...

Her style is unique mixing biker chic with hippie trends. I can't wait to see her style come 2010 definitely one to look out for :)