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Stephanie Leather

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About Me

Honest, fun-loving and loyal. I have an opinion on E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G...just ask! Sometimes you are entitled to my opinions even if you don't ask, tee hee:)I love all things Italian, especially my husband.New most favorite thing: Baileys Irish Cream on the rocks. How could I not have known about this stuff for so long????? Its mmm...mmm...good!

Myspace Codes & Myspace Layouts

My Interests

Going on adventures, yoga, shopping, getting pampered, shoes, diet coke, anything chocolate, wine, Baileys Irish Cream and the Love Potion from LoLos Lounge.

I'd like to meet:

I know a lot of cool people already so I don't really care too much about who I meet through MySpace.

Music:

Thanks to Mr. Kogar I am the proud new owner of an Ipod Nano and I'm rawkin' out hard. Things I've recently blasted include: the MC5, The Konks, Billy Childish and The Dalmonas.

Movies:

Hot Fuzz, The Godfather, Apocolypse Now - have I mentioned how much this movie is NOT over-rated?, Serpico, Spinal Tap, Big Lebowski, French Connection, Ghost World, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Lock Stock and Two Smokin Barrels. There are also lots of documentary films that I like. I am particularly thinking of the documentary on the Ramones-End of the Century and the documentary on The Monks that I just saw at the MFA.

Television:

Current TV: The Original Office from BBC, Simpsons, 24, Spaced, Ab Fab, Discovery Channel, QVC, Food Network. Old School TV: Laverne & Shirley, Happy Days, M*A*S*H, Trapper John, MD, Quincy, ME, Johnny Carson and Barnaby Jones.

Books:

Most recently read: Last Days of Dogtown and The Red Tent by Anita Diamante, My Fault by Billy Childish, Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult, Angela's Ashes and 'Tis by Frank McCourt, Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and the Color of Water by James McBride. You can check out my book list and all my reviews on www.goodreads.com.

Heroes:

Everyday people who survive adverse circumstances and achieve beyond what I could ever dream of. People are absolutely amazing!

My Blog

Accept Yourself

Often times I will skip reading The Daily OM because I am rushed.  This morning, *something* told me to check it out.  I did; and I have presented it here for your consideration.  I thi...
Posted by Stephanie Leather on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:48:00 PST

What’s the ettiquette?

Ok kids.  I need a little advice here on a social situation.  In the past couple of months I have been faced with the same kind of akward situation several times.  Each time- after the ...
Posted by Stephanie Leather on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:14:00 PST

I am NOT divorced!!!

But I am the proud new owner of a digital camera, courtsey of my fabulous and amazing husband.  As many of you can imagine this gift was an incredible surprise given my husband's public reno...
Posted by Stephanie Leather on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:09:00 PST

Summer Vacation

Being on vacation at this time of year brings me back to so many summers when I had not a care in the world except deciding which bathing suit to wear and what flavor ice cream I was going to have tha...
Posted by Stephanie Leather on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:24:00 PST

Sometimes it just comes together...

So I talk to my mom on the phone last night and she's asking me what I am doing the next day (which is today).  I'm working I say.  Oh, she says.  Why?  Well, can't you get out of ...
Posted by Stephanie Leather on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:51:00 PST

Swirling..swirling...swirling...

So many things to write about and so little time!  I know it has been forever since I have blogged-that is because life is going way too fast.  So what have I done for fun recently you ask?&...
Posted by Stephanie Leather on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:16:00 PST

Home Alone

Ok kids...it has been so very, very long since I have even considered writing a blog that I barely remember how to do it but here goes....  Life has been a crazy ride since January.  Work ...
Posted by Stephanie Leather on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 06:33:00 PST

Can carrying a purse make you gay?

This was  the very question that was debated between Kogar and myself earlier this week.  Kogar and I  had a spirited disussion about guys willingness to help out their lady friend...
Posted by Stephanie Leather on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 01:33:00 PST

I was gonna...

blog that is.  So very many times over the past 3 weeks I have thought about blogging but haven't been able to sit down to it.  I guess part of it was deciding if the topic required a b...
Posted by Stephanie Leather on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:03:00 PST

I danced with a Zombie -- ON STAGE!

Oh, I just don't know where I should even begin...Kogar and I have just returned from a fun-filled long weekend in the City of Brotherly Love.  Have you ever seen th...
Posted by Stephanie Leather on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:24:00 PST