the california irish lass

6/10/2007

77 Maiden Lane - San Francisco, California

My hair looks so fab! I got it colored yesterday by Christopher Braun who has just returned to San Francisco after working at a top spot in NYC. The color is perfect. And Angela gave me an extremely cute hairdo.

This would be an excellent entry into the Fabulous Places contest. The Things You Should Do website has the best spas and salons all over the world and lots of cool places to go. And the grand prize winner in the contest will win an iphone. But since I'm one of the judges, I can't enter. This is just a sample of how to do it for those of you who are itching to get an iphone.

4/28/2007

So Nice - Summer Samba

Julia Louis Dreyfus

Bebel Gilberto

Artist: Astrud Gilberto Lyrics
Song: Summer Samba (So Nice) Lyrics
Someone to hold me tight
That would be very nice
Someone to love me right
That would be very nice
Someone to understand
Each little dream in me
Someone to take my hand
And be a team with me

So nice, life would be so nice
If one day I'd find
Someone who would take my hand
And samba through life with me

Someone to cling to me
Stay with me right or wrong
Someone to sing to me
Some little samba song
Someone to take my heart
And give his heart to me
Someone who's ready to
Give love a start with me

Oh yeah, that would be so nice
I could see you and me, that would be nice

Someone to hold me tight
That would be very nice
Someone to love me right
That would be very nice
Someone to understand
Each little dream in me
Someone to take my hand
To be a team with me
So nice, life would be so nice
If one day I'd find
Someone who would take my hand
And samba through life with me

Someone to cling to me
Stay with me right or wrong
Someone to sing to me
Some little samba song
Someone to take my heart
And give his heart to me
Someone who's ready to
Give love a start with me

Oh yes, that would be so nice
Shouldn't we, you and me?
I can see it will be nice...

4/11/2007

Black & Right

4/05/2007

Would You Like to Win an iPhone?

I'm setting up a contest on my website to help build links and traffic. Does anyone have any suggestions on effective ways to structure this? I'm looking for advice from some of the smartest internet people I know - bloggers.

The contest will end on July 4th. It will begin as soon as I figure out all the details.

The prize will be a brand new iPhone.

Contestants will write a review for a place they think I should feature on the Things You Should Do. They'll post the review on their own site with some anchor text I will provide. They'll email me the review and the link. I will post them on my site. Here's my first problem. what about dumb suggestions -- like go to applebee's -- I don't want to list things like that on my site - how should I phrase that in the instructions? any ideas?

One person suggested that I let readers decide the winner by the review that gets the most Digg posts. How would I moniter that or set it up? Would they be getting the digg posts for their own site? how would I keep track?

Any other ideas I should consider?

I'm letting you all know about the contest in advance -- I hope when it's time, you'll enter.

Comment me

4/03/2007

These Things are True

1. There are at least two people in this world that you would die for.
2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way.
3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you.
4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don’t like you.
5. Every night, someone thinks about you before they go to sleep.
6. You mean the world to someone.
7. You are special and unique.
8. Someone that you don’t even know exists loves you.
9. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.
10. When you think the world has turned its back on you take another look.
11. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks.

#5 sometimes keeps me going

3/10/2007

Irish Film Festival

Join me every day for the Irish Film Festival. You'll see old and new favorites including The Quiet Man, Darby O'Gill and the Little People, Rudy, Caddyshack, Ryan's Daughter and More.

Ryan's Daughter

Vote for your favorite Irish Film at my squidoo page Irish Film Festival

Cool Places to Go

March 9 - The Untouchables - Sean Connery - Kevin Costner - Andy Garcia
March 8 - Darby O'Gill and the Little People - Sean Connery's First Film
March 7 - Chocolat - Johnny Depp as an Irish Tinker(gypsy)
March 6 - The Committments - Dublin's Hardest Working Band
March 5 - Caddyshack - Bill Murray
March 4 - Return to Me - Minnie Driver - David Duchovney - Caroll O'Connor
March 3 - Going My Way - Bing's Crooning Lessons
March 2 - Rudy - Locker Room
March 1 - The Quiet Man - Fight Scene

3/09/2007

Irish Film Festival

Vote for your favorite Irish Film at my squidoo page Irish Film Festival

Cool Places to Go

March 8 - Darby O'Gill and the Little People - Sean Connery's First Film
March 7 - Chocolat - Johnny Depp as an Irish Tinker(gypsy)
March 6 - The Committments - Dublin's Hardest Working Band

March 5 - Caddyshack - Bill Murray
March 4 - Return to Me - Minnie Driver - David Duchovney - Caroll O'Connor
March 3 - Going My Way - Bing's Crooning Lessons
March 2 - Rudy - Locker Room
March 1 - The Quiet Man - Fight Scene

3/08/2007

Irish Film Festival

Vote for your favorite Irish Film at my squidoo page Irish Film Festival

Cool Places to Go

March 7 - Chocolat - Johnny Depp as an Irish Tinker(gypsy)
March 6 - The Committments - Dublin's Hardest Working Band
March 5 - Caddyshack - Bill Murray
March 4 - Return to Me - Minnie Driver - David Duchovney - Caroll O'Connor
March 3 - Going My Way - Bing's Crooning Lessons
March 2 - Rudy - Locker Room
March 1 - The Quiet Man - Fight Scene

3/07/2007

Irish Film Festival

Join me every day for the Irish Film Festival. You'll see old and new favorites including The Quiet Man, Darby O'Gill and the Little People, Rudy, Caddyshack, Ryan's Daughter and More.

Chocolat