welcome to elaney!

September 2, 2010 means…happy 9.02.10!  What what?!  To commerate, here’s a blast from the past.  From the wall of a lil elaney’s room to the blogosphere of eternity:

We’ve talked about this before, but it’s pretty clear that every 6 months, the world needs an elaney reminder how the do’s and don’ts of Facebook (we are trying to make Emily Post proud in her unnavigated territory of New Media. Thefrisky.com posted a list of the 10 Commandments of Facebook.  We’ve included our favs with commentary here (and one we don’t agree with).  As always, comments welcomed.

1.  Thou shall not post photo or video updates of thy children’s potty training. Please parents…please just try to be considerate of others with your children.  We looove your kids.  You are a greeeeaat mother.  Your kid is sooooo cute.  But, to be honest, we just don’t need to know as much about him / her as you think we do.  Try to estimate how much you think we want to know, subtract 20, and go with that.

2.  Thou shall not use Facebook to converse with thine own significant other. This really makes us uncomfortable.  It is not normal to bring the world into your intimate pillow talk.  Also, please do NOT use lovey abbreviations like MUAH!  or 143!  We’re happy he landed the new account too and that you have something special planned, but just let him know via text.  Kapish?

3.  Thou shall not endlessly self-promote. You get one time in your life to ask us to vote for you to win some silly contest.  One time.  Choose wisely.

4.  Thou shall not IM anyone you haven’t spoken to in over a decade. Just keep it simple –  don’t use facebook chat at all.

5.  Thou shall not use Facebook as a diet and workout diary. This is DEFINITELY the biggest offender.  We do not care if you rocked it out at boot camp, we do not want to know about your 3 mile run, we do not care that you only ate 1 protein bar in the past 48 hours.  You are so, so scary when you are on Facebook workout kicks!  Pls avoid.

6.  Thou shall not “spoil” TV shows in one’s status update. elaney goes to bed at 9.  Don’t even think about mentioning the Bachelor results.  We will cut you.

One We Don’t Agree With:

7.  No Stalking! Um, excuse me?  Then what’s the point?

Fall is in the air (Happy September!), and it is time to get your new wardrobe in gear.  As many of you know, we famously loathe blow drying our hair and are often spotted slumming it in the summer going a little more a natural.  As soon as fall arrives, we are ready to shop until we drop, and let’s start with shoes!

Clogs and mules are everywhere!  Who woulda thought?  According to Refinery 29, the hot to trot footwear includes the structural boot, the work-to-drink heel, the updated clog, the pumped up pump, and the mule.   From Refinery 29:

1. The Structural Boot:
Everyone knows you have to invest in one pair of boots each season, so we highly recommend you consider these Pura Lopez lovelies. The gray color is seriously stylish and will look good with all of this season’s most important fall colors.
Pura Lopez Gray Suede Wedge Boot, $415, Satine Boutique, 8134 West Third Street (at Crescent Heights Avenue); 323-655-2845.

2. The Work-To-Drink Heel:
TenOverSix is one of the best in-house boutique brands ever, and these heels prove it. We love that one of our fave shoe lines collaborated with the genius Anndra Neen, making these adorned wooden wedges even more stunning.
Cortez Wooden Wedge, $430, available at TenOverSix, 7427 Beverly Boulevard, (at North Vista Street); 323-330-9355.

3. The Updated Clog:
The new way to wear clogs this fall is to pick a pair in rich brown with a cute little kiltie touch, like this perfect shoe specimen from our friends over at Madewell.
The Westway Clog, $168, available at Madewell, 10250 Santa Monica Boulevard (at Avenue of the Stars); 310-772-0428.

4. The Pumped Up Pump:
These Slow and Steady Wins The Race heels are deceptively simple: They look like a classic pump, but they’re actually waterproof. So, literally, save them for a rainy day!
Slow And Steady Wins The Race, Water Repellent Pump In Red, $100, Ooga Booga, 943 North Broadway #203 (between Norfolk Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard); 213-617-1105.

5. The Mule:
These open-backed mules are perfect for the end of summer. Just pair them with a mini and an oversized boyfriend button-up now and slip into opaque gray tights for when the weather gets a bit chillier.
Western Mule, $440, available at Opening Ceremony, 451 North La Cienega Boulevard (at Rosewood Avenue); 310-652-1120.

Obvi you love elaney, but what else is on your Google Reader?!  Here’s ours:

Food:  The Pioneer Woman (famous, we all love it), Gluten Freedom Atlanta (Friend’s take on the GF life)
Comedy:  Laugh To Live (College friend’s go at a life in standup)
Random Girl We Don’t Know, But Love Her Blog:  Scenes From My Hood
Celebrities:  Popsugar (the blog that taught us to love the blogosphere)

What are your favs?!

Ah award shows.  Ye know not what thee do to us.  Like the Miss America pagent (even in our late twenties), there is no way we can watch you and not wonder, ‘can we one day stand on that stage’?!?  Our picks for favs are Claire Danes and Lea Michele (so cliche to pick the girl who loses a lot of weight recently, but what can we say, Rachel Berry looks absolutely gorgeous).  Our girl January Jones, aka the most beautiful woman in the girl, is really so breathtaking she can do no wrong, but this dress was a little much for us.  It reminds us of what we feel like emum wants to say to us, “Can’t you just be normal?”  We know that this will be controversial, but we thought Heidi Klum’s dress was so obvious it was kind of lame (you’re A-List Heidi, no need to stoop to get attention), and we have to give worst dressed to Christina Hendricks.  You are wonderful, but this dress does nothing for you.  Thoughts?!?

One thing we love about Reader Kenny is that she has the best easy, healthy recipes!  The same woman who taught us to love the Crock Pot shared with us this veggie Tex-Mex lasagna.  So delicious.

But we are running out!  Please share some of your fav easy, healthy Tuesday Night dinners on this last Friday in August.

Ingredients

• 3/4  cup  bottled salsa
• 1 1/2  teaspoons  ground cumin
• 1  (14.5-ounce) can no salt-added diced tomatoes
• 1  (8-ounce) can no salt-added tomato sauce
• Cooking spray
• 6  precooked lasagna noodles (such as Barilla or Vigo)
• 1  cup  frozen whole-kernel corn, thawed
• 1  (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2  cups  (8 ounces) preshredded reduced-fat 4-cheese Mexican blend cheese
• 1/4  cup  chopped green onions

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450°.

Combine first 4 ingredients; spread 2/3 cup sauce in bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange 2 noodles over sauce; top with 1/2 cup corn and half of beans. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese; top with 2/3 cup sauce. Repeat layers once; top with remaining 2 noodles. Spread remaining sauce over noodles. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese. Cover and bake at 450° for 30 minutes or until noodles are tender and sauce is bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes. Sprinkle with onions.