Need a work out playlist!!!!!!

OK, so its no secret that I'm typically more of a low key, jazz, classic rock kind of girl but that kind of music doesn't really get me pumped to work out. So I ask my wonderful boyfriend what he does and apparently he has this playlist (why the hell did I not think of this?!) with tons of songs like lil' wayne and linkin park (LOVE linkin park). Who else does this? Whats on your playlist? and more importantly, what should i put on mine?!
Going to the gym right now. I'm going to mull this over but by all means, post what you do, what you think I should do, who to listen to, who you listen to, what really gets you pumped?
thanks you guys. really need the motivation

oh... and does anyone know where I can find a 32DD sports bra? I am having the hardest time! The first one to find me one either on line or in store will.... get mentioned? idk. ill think of something. maybe ill sing a Thank You song

Growing up in Bohemia: a loving ode to my mother

So, my mother is a self proclaimed hippie but, you know, without all the drugs and stuff. And as much as I make fun of her (I think she doesn't quite realize or remember just how fun it could be for her to get dressed even though she is now in her 50's and is no longer the same size she was when she was wearing crochet and bell bottoms) I have to admit that she has definitely made an impact on the way I dress, especially this summer which has been overflowing with beautiful clothes reminiscent of the summer of '69 and Woodstock. My mother has often lived vicariously through me, as most mothers do with teenage daughters, and I hope I haven't disappointed her, not just in the fashion area but also in my passion to question everything, to speak for what I believe in, to give a damn, to make others give a damn, and to ensure that the United states remains a free country for all people, women, men, gay, straight, no matter the color.
My parents have always told me that I could be whoever I wanted to be and that the world was mine for the shaping (not for the taking). And I hold this to be very true. Unfortunately, I do not always feel like my generation is with me on this. Too often I have seen my own friends feel like they were at the mercy of the universe or god or life or whatever and that they had no say in what happens to them and its easy to understand why they would feel this way because they are at the mercy of the universe or their parents or their mental disorder or even themselves. And to me, this is heart breaking. I'm very proud to say that I have the most wonderful, loving friends I could have gotten out of high school but I'm disappointed that some are so crippled and often that their crippling is, I believe, self inflicted.
I have often felt like our generation was the generation that had nothing to fight for. Women's rights, African american rights, rock and roll, they were all taken care of and done with. But I don't feel that way anymore.We are not done yet! We still have the environment, gay rights, cyber bullying, prejudice, and hell, even women's rights seems to have quite a ways to go! My question is, when is my generation going to join me? Are they going to join me? Millinials are you out there? We have to speak now or forever hold our peace and if we choose the latter I don't think the bed we're going to be forced to lie in is going to be very pleasant. Here's hoping that this summer's fashions will not only inspire us to dress freely but also inspire us to demand from life what is ours and take the world in our hands and shape it into what it should be. Or else I fear that we will always be "waiting on the world to change" like John Mayer said when its not going to change until we make it change. We are the county's youth and we have the power now to shape how our world will be when we are adults and have homes and children and we are the ones looking after our parents.
Here is what inspired me to make this post: 
http://www.fabsugar.com/Free-People-July-Catalog-18210897?page=0,0,0#comment-10582242
 please, check it out. you will find the most effortless beautiful clothes that inspired me to remember how thankful I am that my parents brought me up as a free person. Perhaps it can help set you free? Set others free?
also, here's the song that has been stuck in my head the entire time ive been writing this:

Oh, and thanks Mom. I love you. And you too Dad.

TIM GUNN + weight watchers= unexpected fabulousness

Dish on a fued between the well known Vogue editor and a Fashion Dsigner

No Vogue Editors Attended Alaia Couture, Fashion Feud?

By Kerry Pieri
July 7, 2011 12:30 pm

It was Azzedine Alaia's first official couture collection since becoming amembres correspondant of the Chambre Syndicale, the incredibly strict Paris-based institution that decides who is really a haute courtier and who is not. So, although the well-respected designer has shown "couture" collections intermittently, this was his first true one, and the outspoken designer, of course, has a bit of drama surrounding it – and not just on the sure to be body conscious clothes.

It seems that although Donatella Versace,  Sofia Coppola (whose wedding gown Alaia is reported to be making) and Kanye West were in attendance, no Vogue editors were. According to the Telegraph, "Only a select few fashion VIP's received invites to the intimate presentation in the tiny Tunisian's home/studio/headquarters in rue du Moussy in Paris' trendy Marais district, where he only ever walks/never drives to/from."

So, were no Vogue editors in attendance because they weren't invited, or was this a bit of retaliation for those comments the designer made about Anna Wintour recently? In case you've already forgotten, he said in the magVirgine:

"She [Anna Wintour] runs the business [Vogue] very well, but not the fashion part. When I see how she is dressed, I don’t believe in her tastes one second. I can say it loudly! She hasn’t photographed my work in years even if I am a best seller in the U.S. and I have 140 square meters at Barneys. American women love me; I don’t need her support at all. Anna Wintour doesn’t deal with pictures; she is just doing PR and business, and she scares everybody. But when she sees me, she is the scared one. [Laughs.] Other people think like me, but don’t say it because they are afraid that Vogue won’t photograph them. Anyway, who will remember Anna Wintour in the history of fashion? No one. Take Diana Vreeland, she is remembered because she was so chic. What she did with the magazine was great, with Avedon and all the great photographers."

Seems we have a bit of an ongoing fashion feud on our hands. Are you Team Wintour or Team Alaia? And hey, as long as Kanye was there, right?

http://www.stylecaster.com/fashion/13925/no-vogue-editors-attended-alaia-couture-fashion-feud

http://www.stylecaster.com/fashion/13925/no-vogue-editors-attended-alaia-couture-fashion-feud

Really looking forward to going to this cafe!

Local café offers offers natural options on summer favorites

JULY 5, 2011

Find 15 original and all natural flavors for smoothies on the menu. Photo by: Augusta Statz

By Augusta Statz
Situated on Bull Street in downtown Savannah, smoothoffers smoothies, sandwiches, snacks and a relaxed, comfortable place to eat. According to Savannah native and owner, Susan Jaffie, it’s the customers that make this local business so special.

“We definitely have unique customers. We have a big variety of students, girl scouts, tourists, business people and locals,” Jaffie said.

It’s not just the customers that make smooth unique, though.

“We really do thrive on freshness,” Jaffie said. “All of our smoothies are all-natural:no dairy, no corn syrup. It’s just fruit and ice. We don’t add crazy things to make them sweeter,” she said.

This local business got its start a little over four years ago. And to think, it all started with a little yellow trolley. The Yellow Trolley is also owned by Jaffie and has been up and running for seven years now. It is a little stand that is shaped like a trolley and sells lemonade, shaved ice, boiled peanuts and hot dogs. The Yellow Trolley can be found just outside of Wright Square on the corner of Bull and York streets.

After working from the Yellow Trolley for three years, Jaffie noticed a vacancy on Bull street.

“I walked past here, and there was a business for sale. I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to migrate into the air conditioning,” said Jaffie.

So, Jaffie expanded her business from selling only a few items in the Savannah heat to selling smoothies, sandwiches, pretzels and other snacks in an air-conditioned shop not far from the trolley at 143 Bull Street.

The café offers 15 different flavors of fruit smoothies, and if one of those flavors don’t suit you, try the “DIY” where you can choose up to three fruits to make a smoothie that’s all your own. The smoothies are vegan and are a great way to cool down on one of Savannah’s hot summer days.

When it comes to eats, there are also vegan and vegetarian options at smooth. All of the salads are served with or without meat depending on the customer’s preference. There are also sandwiches that don’t have to be served with meat, or don’t have meat at all such as the peanut butter, honey and banana sandwich. Even the pretzels are vegan if they aren’t served with butter.

Yet another thing that makes smooth unique is the fact that Jaffie does most of the shopping for vegetables and produce herself.

“I’m picking them out and making sure that it’s the best quality,” she said.

This local business also supports local artists. Most of the artwork is provided by SCAD students. They sell jewelry, photographs and paintings. Jaffie says that she finds artists just by talking to customers or putting a call for artwork out on Facebook, but there is also a form that can be filled out on smooth’s website. Once the form is filled out, feel free to stop in and show the people at smooth your artwork, and they will sell it in the store.

The café offers indoor dining at tables, as well as a couch area. Outdoor dining is available as well. There are computers available for customer use, and even a printer is available for a minimal charge. It’s a place to come to visit with friends or to do work, which is exactly what Jaffie was going for.

She described smooth’s atmosphere as laid back.

“I want to keep it collegiate and comfortable for kids to come in and sit on their laptop or even for business people to be able to sit down and conduct a small business meeting. But comfort is important. I want it to be like sitting in your own living room.”

So, stop by smooth sometime and support a local business that supports local artists. Pick up a smoothie card while you’re there. If you buy nine smoothies, you get the tenth for free.

Contact Augusta Statz.

http://www.scaddistrict.com/?p=20477&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=local-cafe-offers-offers-natural-options-on-summer-favorites
seriously, this place sounds like heaven!!!!!

So this is my first video, you guys. Be gentle.
if it doesnt show up you can click this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMM4H0H78M8
thanks :)

This video is incredibly funny, although not very informative. That being said, watch it. Its hilarious.
Anyone want to streak through the quad with me?