Weekend grab-bag

I went to the movies last night with my fun friend Nicole to see Country Strong.  How do I say this?  Loved it!!  Especially Garrett Hedlund.  I already ordered the soundtrack event though I am the furthest thing from a country fan.  Originally I ventured out b/c I love Gwyneth (did you know she gained 20 lbs for this role!?) and of course I wanted to see Leighton Meester from my favorite show, Gossip Grl.  Yes, I am  over the age of 35 and watch Gossip Girl.  Anyway, run, don't walk to see this movie.  Below is a clip of one of my favorite parts of the movie - Garrett (Beau) and Leighton (Chiles) singing "Give in to Me".  I think this could be a great 1st dance song for a wedding.  

Moving on...have I mentioned that I have a slight addiction to magazines and an even greater addiction to clipping cool things I see in magazines?  Well, I do.  A few new things I have my eye on that run the gamut - technology to design.

Tocky - if you chill out in bed too long, it rolls off its perch and won't stop until you pick it up.  Genius and perfect for the 4:15 am wake-up calls in order to catch the 5:50 am train to NYC for work. (nandahome.com)


I have a slight aversion to germs - not Donald Trump-esque level - but nonetheless, I get grossed out by the idea of what's collecting on certain objects especially after spending my days in NYC and its modes of public transport plus the germ breeding ground known as the gym.  Here's one solution - a cellphone sanitizer by VIOlight that also sanitizes earbuds,  How cool!  My Iphone and earbuds will finally be safe.  (www.violight.com)

My final cool discovery...I detest coffee, always have.  However I am a huge tea drinker.  Check out these mugs by Tie Tea Mugs - each mug has a built-in anchor on the lip to hold the pesky string on your tea bag. (www.gnr8.biz)

An ending random note, does the Potty Patch commercial annoy anyone else out there?  Maybe I'm anti b/c the Potty Patch would never work if you have dogs over the size of 15 lbs (i.e. I have chunk weighing in at 100 lbs and her sibling weighing in at 80 lbs).  Plus, who wants an astro-turf square filled with pee-pee in the house.  Just sayin'.  That's it for now...I think I many continue my movie visits with a trip to see Black Swan.  Hmmm.