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elaney — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:26:55 +0000

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:

The Ten Commandments (of Facebook)

elaney — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:27:48 +0000

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 2010 (Or Maybe 1910) Shoes

elaney — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:50:49 +0000

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.

Blog Day!

elaney — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:53:51 +0000

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?!

Emmy’s Best Dressed (and Worst)

elaney — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:39:49 +0000

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?!?

Tuesday Night Meals On Friday

elaney — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:20:45 +0000

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.

It’s Not You, It’s Me. But, Actually, It’s You

elaney — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:37:31 +0000

Male Reader requested this post, and since we try to give our Male Readers what they want (because we appreciate their participation…), here we go!

Scenario: Male Reader (who wishes to remain anonymous) was recently dumped, and he feels that the reason she gave (not ready for a relationships) was different than reality (thought he was weird).

We think we ALL know by now that the ultimate reason for whenever things don’t work out is that he (or she) is just not that into you. But let’s take it a step further, if you’re not that into someone, why? Any what did you say to explain it?

Eat. Pray. Love.

elaney — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:46:10 +0000

Three words – they sound so easy, yet they can be so difficult. For all of you out there that love Julia Roberts as much as this Mystic Pizza loving 80s baby, let’s hear it. What did you think about Eat Pray Love? Did it make you want to jump for women’s lib joy? Did it make you feel the travel freedom that comes from lifting your glass any place that doesn’t speak English? Or did it make you want to Drink, Imbitter, Dislike (kinda like the Bachelor Pad makes us feel)? For all of you out there that “just want to marvel at something,” did Eat Pray Love put the skip back in your travel bug prone little self? Or did it feel more like food poisoning, church retreat, and the defeat of the 7th grade dance?

Jenn Hobby We Love You!!

elaney — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:50:12 +0000

As many of you know, we have lots of famous icons. From Katie Couric to Reese Witherspoon to Bethenny Frankel to ATL’s own Jenn Hobby for the Bert Show…we love some TV / radio / movie personalities. Jenn Hobby co-hosted with Regis Philbin today! We can’t wait to watch it on DVR. If you missed it, you can catch the audio clips all online!

What the Houlihans is Happening?

elaney — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:39:15 +0000

Yesterday, after taking the red eye back from Colorado, we arrived in ATL at 6 am only to realize that we were locked out of the car. After calling a locksmith, and waiting an hour, we got into the car to realize that the keys were gone. After being awake for 24 hours (and working for the past 8 days straight), we started crying and then got into a cab. The rest of the day was a bit of an exhausted, crying blur that ended with Reader Melby driving us to the airport to meet the tow truck (7 pm – time awake count: 37 hours). Four and 1/2 hours later, still waiting, (time awake count: 40 1/2 hours), we found ourselves sitting with Reader Melby eating salads and french fries from Houlihans and drinking some beers at the airport.

Yesterday was a complete disaster, and I’m not going to say I never said, “Are you there, God? It’s me, elaney,” but eventually, I went to sleep so grateful that there is someone out there that will sit with me in an airport while I wait for a tow truck to take my car to get a $600 key made. Key Takeways: 1) at the end of the day, it could always be worse. 2) Reader Melby is a good one to have in a pinch.