tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746374154686702542024-02-20T00:59:00.353-08:00Winning Paris... and everything elseOne woman's determination to win a trip to Paris... and everything else.
Join the journey. You may win,too!Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-79394135133655987982015-04-19T13:03:00.002-07:002015-04-19T13:03:33.045-07:00Au Revoir!Thanks for reading this blog. It was a one-year project that has come to an end for now. Perhaps it will be resurrected the next time I plan to return to Paris.Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-713924892245195512011-02-07T11:23:00.000-08:002011-02-07T11:23:08.897-08:00Puttin' On the Ritz - Celebrity Honeymooners in Paris<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Black-Book-Paris-2011/dp/1441303464?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1441303464" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> is one of the most romantic cities in the world. No wonder it's a top honeymoon destination. Newlyweds <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Seduced-Fame-Isla-Fisher/dp/0140254315?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Isla Fischer</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0140254315" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Br%C3%BCno-Blu-ray-Sacha-Baron-Cohen/dp/B002P7UCJA?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Sacha Baron Cohen</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002P7UCJA" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> spent their honeymoon in the <a href="http://fashionsmostwanted.blogspot.com/2010/01/coco-chanel-suite-ritz-paris_16.html">Coco Chanel Suite at The Ritz</a> in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Romantic-Paris-Thirza-Vallois/dp/1844370003?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1844370003" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. Sure, their lavish two-bedroom enclave was once inhabited by the fashion designer, but the lovebirds probably had something else on their minds. Controversial couple, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Woody-Allen-Collection-Sets-1-3/dp/B001539HQY?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Woody Allen</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001539HQY" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Man-Blues-Woody-Allen/dp/0780624378?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Soon-Yi Previn</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0780624378" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, also stayed at <a href="http://www.ritzparis.com/home_ritz/home.asp?show_all=1">The Ritz</a> during their honeymoon. In fact, love addicts can bed down in a suite where <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Funny-Face-Audrey-Hepburn/dp/B00005ALMH?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Audrey Hepburn </a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00005ALMH" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Gary-Cooper-Collection-Fountainhead-Springfield/dp/B000HWZ4EI?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Gary Cooper </a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000HWZ4EI" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />flirted while shooting <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Afternoon-Gary-Cooper/dp/B00005RRK0?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Love in the Afternoon</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00005RRK0" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />.<br />
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Feel like cashing in on all the romance? <a href="http://www.geappliances.com/">GE</a> is giving away $20,000 in their <a href="http://www.geappliances.com/rebates_promotions/save-green-appliances-energy-star/cash-sweepstakes.htm">GE Appliance Cash Sweepstakes</a>. That's enough cash for a trip to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Frommers-Paris-Colour-Complete-Guides/dp/0470614412?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0470614412" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. Get ritzy and enter.<br />
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Voilà</i> - the link to the GE Appliance Cash Sweepstakes:<br />
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<a href="http://www.geappliances.com/rebates_promotions/save-green-appliances-energy-star/cash-sweepstakes.htm">http://www.geappliances.com/rebates_promotions/save-green-appliances-energy-star/cash-sweepstakes.htm<br />
</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-21807244603029870222011-02-02T13:22:00.000-08:002011-02-03T19:28:05.097-08:00Woody Allen's Love Letter to ParisIt's isn't even <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Valentines-Day-Bradley-Cooper/dp/B002ZG99UE?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Valentine's Day</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002ZG99UE" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Woody-Allen-Collection-Sets-1-3/dp/B001539HQY?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Woody Allen</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001539HQY" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> has already finished what's being described as his love letter to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Black-Book-Paris-2011/dp/1441303464?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1441303464" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, <a href="http://midnight-in-paris.the-movie-trailer.com/">Midnight in Paris</a>. Set in the 1920s, this romantic film was <a href="http://winningparisandeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2010/07/summer-celebrity-scene-in-france.html">shot all over Paris</a> last <a href="http://winningparisandeverythingelse.blogspot.com/2010/10/fun-dos-from-catwalks-to-vip-room-in.html">summer</a>. It centers around a couple who are transformed by their business trip to the French capital. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Drillbit-Taylor-Unrated-Extended-Survival/dp/B0013FW05Y?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Owen Wilson</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0013FW05Y" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Morning-Glory-Rachel-McAdams/dp/B002ZG98FU?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Rachel McAdams</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002ZG98FU" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Vie-Rose-Extended-Version/dp/B00005JPX8?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Marion Cotillard</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00005JPX8" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dolores-Claiborne-Kathy-Bates/dp/630523650X?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Kathy Bates</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=630523650X" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dummy-Adrien-Brody/dp/B00015HWX2?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Adrien Brody</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00015HWX2" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> are just a few of the cast members in this romantic comedy, destined to kick off the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Cannes-Festival-Guide-Attending-Filmmakers-Professionals/dp/0954173732?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Cannes Film Festival</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0954173732" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> in May. <i>Mais oui</i>, even first French lady, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Carla-Bruni-Sarkozy-lattrait-lumi%C3%83%C2%A8re-French/dp/2352882869?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Carla Bruni-Sarkozy</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=2352882869" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, makes an appearance.<br />
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Yearn for your own <i>rendez-vous</i> in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Corners-Paris-Jean-Christophe-Napias/dp/1892145502?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1892145502" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />? <a href="http://www.hallmark.com/online/">Hallmark</a> is giving away a trip for two to Paris in their <a href="http://www.hallmarkoffers.com/">Love is a Special Occasion Sweepstakes</a>. Airfare, hotel accommodations, transportation to and from airports and hotels, and a daily allowance are all part of the prize. Don't you just <i>love</i> it? Burn the midnight oil and enter.<br />
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<i>Voilà</i> - the link to Hallmark's Love is a Special Occasion Sweepstakes:<br />
<a href=" http://www.hallmarkoffers.com/"><br />
http://www.hallmarkoffers.com/</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-8038768391713920382011-02-01T09:58:00.000-08:002011-02-01T09:58:45.859-08:00The ABCs of Le Pavillon des Lettres Paris"A" is for <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Andersens-Fairy-Tales-Christian-Andersen/dp/0735821410?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Andersen</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0735821410" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> as in Hans Christian. "B" is for <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Poems-Charles-Baudelaire/dp/1857549392?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Baudelaire</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1857549392" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. "C" is for <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Penguin-Classics-Pedro-Calder%C3%B3n/dp/0143104829?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Calderón</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0143104829" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> (That's Pedro Calderón de la Barca to you.), and "D" is for <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Jacques-Fatalist-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/019953795X?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Diderot</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=019953795X" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. There's a literary alphabet of 26 unique rooms and suites at the new <a href="http://www.pavillondeslettres.com/uk/index.php">Le Pavillon des Lettres</a> hotel in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Romantic-Paris-Thirza-Vallois/dp/1844370003?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1844370003" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, inspired by the beauty and poetry of renown authors. Naturally, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Complete-William-Shakespeare-Sonnets-ebook/dp/B004A14UYC?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Shakespeare</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004A14UYC" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> is one of them. Bone up on his <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Shakespeare-Sonnets-Illustrated-Poetry-Anthology/dp/0517161079?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">sonnets</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0517161079" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> for the big engagement. Then, honeymoon here. After all, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Paris-is-for-Lovers/dp/B002H20TBE?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002H20TBE" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> is one of the most romantic cities in the world. <br />
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Concerned about splashing out for a big wedding and a honeymoon in this economy? <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/?cm_type=gnav">Pottery Barn</a> is giving away a honeymoon trip to Paris. Round-trip air fare for two, 7 nights at <a href="http://www.pavillondeslettres.com/uk/index.php">Le Pavillon des Lettres</a> (including daily breakfast and champagne upon arrival), and two tickets for the modern art museum at the <a href="http://www.cnac-gp.fr/">Centre Pompidou</a>, could be yours, if you're lucky. Potter on over and create your bridal registry online or in a <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/registry/">Pottery Barn</a> store to enter.<br />
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<i>Voilà</i> - the link to create your registry online and be automatically entered in Pottery Barn's Honeymoon in Paris Sweepstakes:<br />
<a href=" http://www.potterybarn.com/registry/"><br />
http://www.potterybarn.com/registry/</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-10613665429543254452011-01-29T14:04:00.000-08:002011-01-29T14:04:26.634-08:00Chanel Captivates in Paris<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Coco-Chanel-Legend-Justine-Picardie/dp/0061963852?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Coco Chanel</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0061963852" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> may have passed away in 1971, but her spirit survives. Fittingly, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Priceless-English-Subtitled/dp/B001O357KU?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Audrey Tatou</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001O357KU" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, who played the fashion designer in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Coco-Before-Chanel-Audrey-Tautou/dp/B002LE8MGW?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Coco Before Chanel</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002LE8MGW" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, was on hand for <a href="http://www.chanel.com/">Chanel's </a>cocktail party in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Black-Book-Paris-2011/dp/1441303464?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1441303464" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> on January 28th. The soiree honored <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Marie-Antoinette-Kirsten-Dunst/dp/B000M06KJ8?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Kirsten Dunst</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000M06KJ8" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, who once graced the cover of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lula-Magazine/28416322313">Lula magazine</a> in a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Chanel-Collections-Creations-Daniele-Bott/dp/0500513600?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Chanel</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0500513600" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> frock. Hey, any excuse for party, right, especially if it includes <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001068/">Sofia Coppola</a> (She directed Dunst in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Marie-Antoinette-Kirsten-Dunst/dp/B000M06KJ8?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Marie Antoinette</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000M06KJ8" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Virgin-Suicides/dp/B000NK7H1M?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">The Virgin Suicides</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000NK7H1M" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />.), <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Lagerfeld-Confidential-Nicole-Kidman/dp/B001AZIRUE?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Karl Lagerfeld</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001AZIRUE" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Rachel-Bilson-Poster/dp/B004BJ98V8?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Rachel Bilson</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004BJ98V8" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Blonde-Diaries-Courtney-Love/dp/B002SB8OWU?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Courtney Love</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002SB8OWU" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, who were all there to toast this pre-<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Single-Disc-Kristen-Stewart/dp/B003ZKBELG?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Twilight</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003ZKBELG" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> bloodsucker (Remember <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Interview-Vampire-Chronicles-Brad-Pitt/dp/B00004RFFS?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Interview with a Vampire</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00004RFFS" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />?).<br />
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Earlier in the week, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-According-Coco-Chanel-Lessons/dp/1599215233?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Chanel</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1599215233" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> dazzled the crowd at the Pavillon Cambon with its stunning Spring-Summer 2011 Haute Couture show. See for yourself <a href="http://www.chanel.com/fashion/8-spring-summer-2011-haute-couture-chanel-fashion-show-22,0#8-spring-summer-2011-haute-couture-chanel-fashion-show-22,0">here</a>. Inspired by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Coco-Chanel-Shirley-MacLaine/dp/B00279MJHE?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Coco's</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00279MJHE" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> affection for <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Intelligible-Beauty-Byzantine-Jewellery-Publication/dp/086159178X?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Byzantine</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=086159178X" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />-type baubles, the Paris-Byzance show glittered with gems, and I'm not just referring to the bejeweled, but wearable, outfits on the runway. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Beautiful-Kirsen-Dunst/dp/B00003CY5P?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Kristen Dunst</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00003CY5P" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Wicker-Park-Josh-Hartnett/dp/B00067BBMS?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Diane Kruger</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00067BBMS" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Jerry-Hall-Self-portrait/dp/0061946052?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Jerry Hall</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0061946052" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, Spanish director <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Viva-Pedro-Almodovar-Collection-Education/dp/B000EAT24G?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Pedro Almodovar</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000EAT24G" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Alice-Wonderland-Johnny-Depp/dp/B001HN694K?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Johnny Depp's</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001HN694K" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> gal pal <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Heartbreaker-Romain-Duris/dp/B004B3254Q?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Vanessa Paradis</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004B3254Q" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> all sparkled in the audience. <br />
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Oh, to savor the easy life in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Life-Paris-Adventures-Perplexing/dp/0767928881?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0767928881" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. Tyson is giving away $5,000 in their <a href="http://www.fitpicks.com/tyson/">Life Made Easy Sweepstakes</a>, so you can do just that. Ease up and enter.<br />
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<i>Voilà</i> - the link to Tyson's Life Made Easy Sweepstakes:<br />
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<a href="http://www.fitpicks.com/tyson/">http://www.fitpicks.com/tyson/</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-255154975641755822011-01-27T12:09:00.000-08:002011-01-27T12:09:42.528-08:00Going Wilde With Olivia in Paris<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Olivia-Wilde-11X17-Poster-Actress/dp/B003XCZEXK?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Olivia Wilde</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003XCZEXK" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, who is currently shooting <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1716777/">Welcome to the People</a> in Los Angeles, left the <a href="http://www.fox.com/house/">House</a> and popped into <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Black-Book-Paris-2011/dp/1441303464?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1441303464" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> for a quick trip this week. On her "To Do List": the <a href="http://www.armani.com/">Giorgio Armani</a> Privé fashion show. <a href="http://celebrity-gossip.net/paris-fashion-week-2011/olivia-wilde-checks-out-armani-runway-show-464004">Wilde</a>, decked out in a glittering gold and silver Armani dress, sat in the front row, along with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Brave-One-Widescreen-Jodie-Foster/dp/B0010HOZW6?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Jodie Foster</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0010HOZW6" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, at the Espace Vendome, where spacey metallic hats and bright, shiny gowns beamed on the runway. <br />
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Another night, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Olivia-Wilde-11X17-Poster-Photo/dp/B003XD4T5I?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Wilde</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003XD4T5I" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> glammed it up in <a href="http://www.gucci.com/us/home">Gucci</a> at the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Vogue-1-year/dp/B00005N7TG?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Vogue</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00005N7TG" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> dinner hosted by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET3QW7pz32w">Carine Roitfeld</a> in honor of Gucci's Creative Director, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xydoAm6o_g">Frida Giannini</a>, at Hotel de la Rochefoucauld Doudeauville. <br />
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Wilde has been on a wild working spree. Besides Welcome to the People, she's also shot <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1637688/">Now</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1488555/">The Change-Up</a>, and <a href="http://www.cowboysandaliensmovie.com/">Cowboys & Aliens</a>. <br />
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Want to fall in love with the City of Love yourself? <a href="http://www.nileguide.com/">NileGuide</a> is giving away a romantic week in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Frommers-Paris-Colour-Complete-Guides/dp/0470614412?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0470614412" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> for two. You'll snuggle in the heart of the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Corners-Paris-Jean-Christophe-Napias/dp/1892145502?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1892145502" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> in your own fully-furnished luxury apartment provided by <a href="http://www.istopover.com/">iStopover</a>. An intimate dinner at <a href="http://www.lesdeuxmagots.fr/">Les Deux Magots</a>, tickets to visit the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Miniature-Eiffel-France-Inscriptions-5-3inch/dp/B0040P4OS0?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Eiffel Tower</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0040P4OS0" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, and entry to the <a href="http://www.musee-rodin.fr/">Museé Rodin</a> to view the famous sculpture,<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKuFnt-RRrQ"> The Kiss</a>, are all part of the lovely package. Amp up the romance and enter.<br />
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<i>Voilà</i> - the link to NileGuide's Fall In Love With The City of Love Sweepstakes:<br />
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http://www.facebook.com/NileGuide</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-13062133084448226052011-01-24T13:04:00.000-08:002011-01-24T13:04:37.237-08:00Sharing Sharon Stone's ParisThis month, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Sharon-Instinct-Signed-Autographed-Reprint/dp/B001O4EJ26?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Sharon Stone</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001O4EJ26" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> was in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Black-Book-Paris-2011/dp/1441303464?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1441303464" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> for the premiere of her new action adventure film, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Burma-Conspiracy-Movie-Poster-11/dp/B003V5559W?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">The Burma Conspiracy</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003V5559W" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, which is known as <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Takeover-Bid-Largo-Winch-v/dp/1905460589?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Largo Winch II</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1905460589" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/France-Eyewitness-Travel-Guides-Rosemary/dp/0756660564?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">France</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0756660564" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. The film is slated to open in Belgium on February 16th. <br />
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Stone explored the best the City of Light had to offer. Dining at <a href="http://www.lesgourmetsdesternes.com/pages/galerie_01.htm">Le Gourmet Des Ternes</a> (The bistro has already posted a picture of her hugging the owner that night!), staying at the <a href="http://www.ritzparis.com/home_ritz/home.asp?show_all=1">Ritz Hotel</a>, and lunching at <a href="http://societe-restaurant.com/">La Société</a>, were just a few of her highlights. She also shopped at <a href="http://www.louisvuitton.com/">Louis Vuitton</a>, <a href="http://www.chopard.com/en/pages/homepage.aspx">Chopard</a>, <a href="http://www.prada.com/">Prada</a>, <a href="http://www.rogervivier.com/">Roger Vivier</a> and <a href="http://www.hermes.com/">Hermès</a>. <br />
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Sure, Stone causes a sensation wherever she goes in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Best-Europe-Blu-ray-Rudy-Maxa/dp/B001UJENR6?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">France</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001UJENR6" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, but she really made headlines when she graced the cover of <a href="http://www.parismatch.com/Photos/">Paris Match</a> - topless - when she was over 50. And, no, we aren't having a senior moment. Click <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/06/sharon-stone-topless-on-p_n_252960.html">here </a>to see the cover.<br />
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Is exploring <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Frommers-Paris-Colour-Complete-Guides/dp/0470614412?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0470614412" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> and dining at some fabulous French restaurants at the center of your dreams? Or, would you rather be a senior cover girl? No matter what you long to do, <a href="http://lindordreams.com/">Lindor Truffles</a> is giving away $5,000 to help fulfill it in their <a href="http://lindordreams.com/">Lindor Lovers Dreams Sweepstakes</a>. Forget about counting calories and enter this delicious contest.<br />
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Voilà - the link to the Lindor Lovers Dreams Sweepstakes:<br />
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<a href="http://lindordreams.com/ ">http://lindordreams.com/ </a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-52877763507119465202011-01-22T13:45:00.000-08:002011-01-22T13:45:50.528-08:00Reese Witherspoon's Paris Pieces<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Four-Christmases-Reese-Witherspoon/dp/B001CTA1UM?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Reese Witherspoon</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001CTA1UM" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> was spotted dining in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Black-Book-Paris-2011/dp/1441303464?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1441303464" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> with her <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/How-You-Know-Reese-Witherspoon/dp/B003EYVXXC?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">How Do You Know</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003EYVXXC" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> co-star, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-You-Man-Paul-Rudd/dp/B001PR0Y6W?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paul Rudd</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001PR0Y6W" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, at an Italian bistro called <a href="http://www.lecherchemidi.fr/">Le Cherche Midi</a> on Thursday night. The next day, Reese hit the retail warpath, making the rounds of <a href="http://www.louisvuitton.com/">Louis Vuitton</a>, <a href="http://www.lanvin.com/">Lanvin</a>, <a href="http://www.chanel.com/">Chanel</a>, and <a href="http://www.giambattistavalli.com/">Giambattista Valli</a>. Since her boyfriend, CAA agent, <a href="http://www.zimbio.com/Jim+Toth">Jim Toth</a>, proposed over Christmas with a huge 4-carat Ashoka cut diamond and platinum ring, reportedly worth over $250,000, odds are Reese may be shopping for a wedding dress... but, how do you know? <br />
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Want to go on your own shopping spree? AOL is giving away a $2,000 gift card in their <a href="http://www.popeater.com/just-go-with-it-sweeps">Just Go With It Sweepstakes</a>. That's enough for a trip to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Frommers-Paris-Colour-Complete-Guides/dp/0470614412?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0470614412" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> and some souvenirs. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Just-Go-Jennifer-Aniston/dp/B003Y5H524?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Just go with it</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003Y5H524" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> and enter.<br />
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Voilà - the link to AOL's Just Go With It Sweepstakes:<br />
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http://www.popeater.com/just-go-with-it-sweeps</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-73514842522064375102011-01-20T15:02:00.000-08:002011-01-20T15:02:47.445-08:00Going Gaga at Thierry Mugler's Paris Fashion ShowFashion and music are symbiotic. Back in 2009, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Fame-Monster-Deluxe-Lady-Gaga/dp/B002QGUFWE?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Lady Gaga</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002QGUFWE" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> premiered her song, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Romance-Explicit/dp/B0034KJBVM?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Bad Romance</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0034KJBVM" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, at the Alexander McQueen show (Missed it? Catch it <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUvFTc2mlNY">here</a>.) This season, Gaga mixes it up with a remix of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Born-This-Way-Lady-Gaga/dp/B004I8WQ8E?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Born This Way</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004I8WQ8E" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> for Thierry Mugler's menswear show, which kicked off Paris Fashion week on January 19th. Given that Gaga's stylist, <a href="http://nicolaformichetti.blogspot.com/">Nicol Formichetti</a>, now heads up the label, it makes sense for these two to collaborate. You can watch the dark, pulsating video with repetitive German lyrics <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN3VF-VrccM">here</a>. <br />
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Directed by fashion photographer <a href="http://www.marianovivanco.com/">Mariano Vivanco</a>, this moody black and white short film, signals the rebirth of the label under Fromichetti. Stripped down to the basics, the label is now known simply as <a href="http://www.thierrymugler.com/us/en/">Mugler</a>. <br />
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On the runway, there was the requisite twist on black, but there were also splashes of orange (Yes, you read that right!) suits to break up the monotones. Black make-up, white veils, and an eclectic melange of fabrics added visual texture. Think <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Michael-Jackson-Video-Greatest-HIStory/dp/B00005A1T1?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Thriller</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00005A1T1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> meets <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Rick-Steves-Snapshot-Berlin/dp/1598804928?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Berlin</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1598804928" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. <br />
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Although <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Fame-Lady-Gaga/dp/B001GM28HO?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Lady Gaga</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001GM28HO" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> was credited as "musical director of this menswear project", the Lady herself was nowhere to be seen. Perhaps she didn't want to detract from the runway.<br />
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While we're on the subject of music idols, you can win a trip to the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/American-Idol-Untold-Richard-Rushfield/dp/1401324126?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">American Idol</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1401324126" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> finale and the opportunity to snag $10,000,0000 or $10,000 in the <a href="http://attidolsweepstakes.com/">AT&T $10,000,000 Idol Sweepstakes</a>. That's enough to create your own song or short film in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Black-Book-Paris-2011/dp/1441303464?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1441303464" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. Idle on over and enter.<br />
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<i>Voilà</i> - the link to the AT&T $10,000,000 Idol Sweepstakes:<br />
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<a href="http://attidolsweepstakes.com/">http://attidolsweepstakes.com/</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-87640901432431374812011-01-10T13:29:00.000-08:002011-01-10T13:29:30.584-08:00My Chemical Romance: Paris<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Black-Book-Paris-2011/dp/1441303464?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1441303464" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> is <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Danger-Days-Lives-Fabulous-Killjoys/dp/B0044KU7KU?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">my chemical romance</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0044KU7KU" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. Just the thought of strolling along <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-Seine-Mort-Rosenblum/dp/0306810743?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">the Seine</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0306810743" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, sipping <i>chocolat chaud</i> at <a href="http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/France/Ile_de_France/Paris-99080/Restaurants-Paris-Angelina-BR-1.html">Angelina</a>, and gazing at <a href="http://giverny.org/gardens/fcm/visitgb.htm">Monet's garden</a> changes the chemistry in my brain. Music can do the same thing. Mix the band <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Three-Cheers-Revenge-Chemical-Romance/dp/B00025ETIW?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">My Chemical Romance</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00025ETIW" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Life-Paris-Adventures-Perplexing/dp/0767928881?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0767928881" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Heaven-Help-Us-B-Side-Explicit/dp/B0038G8W4E?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">heaven help us</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0038G8W4E" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. <br />
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/This-Best-Day-Ever/dp/B003C3C35C?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">This is the best day ever</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003C3C35C" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />! Yup, <a href="http://kroq.radio.com/">KROQ</a> is sending one listener and a friend to see <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Life-Murder-Scene-Chemical-Romance/dp/B000BCE94K?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">My Chemical Romance</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000BCE94K" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Lunch-Paris-Love-Story-Recipes/dp/0316042781?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0316042781" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> on March lst at <a href="http://www.casinodeparis.fr/">Casino de Paris</a>. No, <a href="http://kroq.radio.com/shows/kevin-bean/">Kevin and Bean</a> aren't pranking you. We're talking a trip to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/One-Hundred-Beautiful-Towns-France/dp/0789322056?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">France</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0789322056" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, specifically: round trip airfare for two, a minimum of two night’s hotel stay, two tickets to see <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/My-Chemical-Romance-Stigmata-T-Shirt/dp/B000KEMAPE?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">My Chemical Romance</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000KEMAPE" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Spectacular-Paris-William-G-Scheller/dp/0789399806?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0789399806" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, and $500 spending cash! Go on, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Sing/dp/B004B2PA58?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">sing</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004B2PA58" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />! But do it before the contest closes on January 14th.<br />
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There are two ways to enter. If you're a KROQ listener, like <i>moi</i>, be caller 20 when the DJ tells you to call in to 800-520-1067. Or, bop along to the link below. Warning: this isn't your typical contest, so it's going to take a bit more than filling out the usual form.<br />
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Welcome-To-The-Black-Parade/dp/B0011Z4X74?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Welcome to the black parade</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0011Z4X74" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. Crawl on over and enter.<br />
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<i>Voilà</i> - the link to KROQ's My Chemical Romance in Paris contest:<br />
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<a href="http://kroq.radio.com/2011/01/10/kroq-world-tour-destination-1-my-chemical-romance-in-paris-france/">http://kroq.radio.com/2011/01/10/kroq-world-tour-destination-1-my-chemical-romance-in-paris-france/</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-75273569885873388572011-01-06T10:55:00.000-08:002011-01-06T11:01:30.013-08:00Christina Aguilera Gets Passionate in ParisThere are all kinds of ways to get to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Wallpaper-City-Guide-Paris-2011/dp/0714859397?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0714859397" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. One minute, you can be working as a production assistant, like <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20452139,00.html">Matt Rutler</a>, and a few months later, you can be strolling the streets of the City of Light -- or make that Love -- with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/BIONIC-DELUXE-Explicit-Christina-Aguilera/dp/B003G4DFRC?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Christina Aguilera</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003G4DFRC" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. Yup, it <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Keeps-Gettin-Better-Decade-Hits/dp/B0031SBOKI?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">keeps gettin' better</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0031SBOKI" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. In December, the lovebirds, who reportedly met on the set of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Burlesque-Cher/dp/B002ZG976U?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Burlesque</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002ZG976U" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, were spotted holding hands as they left <a href="http://www.leroyalmonceau.com/#/home/">Le Royal Monceau Hotel</a> in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Paris-Juliette-Binoche/dp/B002VKB0M4?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002VKB0M4" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, where <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Celebration-Madonna/dp/B002HNA95E?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Madonna</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002HNA95E" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/MICHAEL-Michael-Jackson/dp/B00192IV9U?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Michael Jackson</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00192IV9U" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Parents-Fockers-Circle-Trust-Collection/dp/B000QEIOTE?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Robert De Niro</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000QEIOTE" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> have all bedded down in the past. <br />
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The couple slipped off to the aptly chosen <a href="http://www.lecrazyhorseparis.com/">Crazy Horse</a> for a photo call to promote the film. Yes, we're talking <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dirrty/dp/B001O35PC0?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">dirty</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001O35PC0" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. The proverb warns, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Clearly, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Christina-Aguilera-Biography-Greenwood-Biographies/dp/0313383189?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Augilera</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0313383189" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3248410/">Rutler</a> are anything but dull.<br />
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Not sure you'll meet anyone on the work front who will whisk you off to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Romantic-Paris-2011-Wall-Calendar/dp/1416284885?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1416284885" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />? No worries. <a href="http://www.tablethotels.com/">Tablet Hotels</a> is <a href="http://www.tablethotels.com/newsletter/Sweepstakes?sweepscode=DVF">giving away</a> 5 nights at the fashionable <a href="http://www.tablethotels.com/Hotel-de-Sers/Paris-Hotels-France/22212">L'Hôtel De Sers</a>, plus $2,500 from <a href="http://www.dvf.com/dvf/home.jsp">DVF</a> (That's the short version of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Diane-Signature-Life-Von-Furstenberg/dp/143917587X?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Diane von Furstenberg</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=143917587X" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />.), and round trip air fare for two from <a href="http://www.shopstyle.com/">Shopstyle.com</a>. Now, that's <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Christina-Aguilera/dp/B00000JY9M?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">what a girl wants</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00000JY9M" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />! Pick your own hottie and enter.<br />
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Voilà</i> - the link to the Tablet Hotels Paris Getwaway Sweepstakes:<br />
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<a href="http://www.tablethotels.com/newsletter/Sweepstakes?sweepscode=DVF">http://www.tablethotels.com/newsletter/Sweepstakes?sweepscode=DVF</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-48533304654638224032011-01-02T10:58:00.000-08:002011-01-02T11:54:57.273-08:00Usher In The New Year In Paris<i>Bonne Et Heureuse Année!</i><br />
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About 235,000 people rang in 2011 on the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Champs-Elys%C3%A9es-Jean-Paul-Caracalla/dp/2080107240?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Champs-Élysées</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=2080107240" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, while another 35,000 celebrated around the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Eiffels-Tower-Thrilling-Extraordinary-Introduced/dp/0143117297?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Eiffel Tower</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0143117297" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />.<br />
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Want to kick off this month with a big bang in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Frommers-Paris-Colour-Complete-Guides/dp/0470614412?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0470614412" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />? <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Here-I-Stand-Usher/dp/B0015519VS?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Usher</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0015519VS" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> in the New Year with <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/usherraymondiv">Usher</a>. Sure, <a href="http://concreteloop.com/2009/03/guess-who-partying-it-up-in-paris">Usher has been snapped partying at the VIP Room</a>, <a href="http://usherfix.com/archives/605">checking out the Dior show during Fashion Week</a>, and promoting his sixth album, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Raymond-v-Usher/dp/B002RAREAK?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Raymond v. Raymond</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002RAREAK" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, at a press conference at the <a href="http://www.liquida.com/page/7343636/">Park Hyatt Hotel</a> in Paris, but now he's putting on a show. <br />
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Wish you could go? <a href="http://www.remy.com/">Rémy Martin</a> & <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/GQ-1-year-auto-renewal/dp/B001U5SPI8?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">GQ</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001U5SPI8" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> are giving away two business class plane tickets to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Black-Book-Paris-2011/dp/1441303464?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1441303464" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, along with two tickets to see Usher in concert at <a href="http://www.bercy.fr/alaune">Palais Omnisports de Bercy</a> on January 24, 2011 in their <a href="http://www.gqconnects.com/win_martin.asp">Rémy Martin OMG Excursion Sweepstakes</a>. You will also be treated to a private visit and tasting at the <a href="http://www.remy.com/">Rémy Martin Estate</a> in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Cognac-Mitchell-Beazley-Classic-Library/dp/1840009039?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Cognac, France</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1840009039" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. Two round trip train tickets from Paris to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Cognac-Seductive-Worlds-Coveted-Spirit/dp/0471459445?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Cognac</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0471459445" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> on January 25-26, 2011 are included, along with one night at a hotel. <br />
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Hurry! The deadline to enter is January 3rd. Unfortunately, California, New York, and Florida residents are excluded. Toast this opportunity and usher on over to the contest link. <br />
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<i>Voilà</i> - the link to the Rémy Martin OMG Excursion Sweepstakes:<br />
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<a href="http://www.gqconnects.com/win_martin.asp">http://www.gqconnects.com/win_martin.asp</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-66785209637127922222010-12-23T11:53:00.000-08:002010-12-23T11:58:55.888-08:00Cheeky Gaga Leaves Onlookers Gaga"I see London, I see France." Hmmm... <a href="http://www.ladygaga.com/news/">Lady Gaga</a> barely wears underpants. <br />
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Tricked out in not much more than ratty fishnets, a nude bodysuit that looked like a thong in the back, cripplingly high platform boots, and a black leather jacket, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Fame-Monster-Deluxe-Lady-Gaga/dp/B002QGUFWE?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Gaga</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002QGUFWE" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> ignored the sub-zero <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Black-Book-Paris-2011/dp/1441303464?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1441303464" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> weather and <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1340591/Lady-Gaga-shows-buttocks-flesh-coloured-pants-ice-bound-Paris.html">showed off her ass-ets</a> as she left the <a href="http://paris.vendome.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp?null">Park Hyatt</a> to shop at <a href="http://www.brucefield.com/">Bruce Field</a>. Burr. Or, should I say, bare?!?! <br />
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Butt... Even <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Remix-Lady-Gaga/dp/B003TZ9EGO?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Lady Gaga's</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003TZ9EGO" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> cheeky attire couldn't prevent her concert from being postponed when she got stuck on a bus, thanks to the snow, and 28 of her trucks for the Monster Ball were detained due to dangerous road conditions. To make up for it, "I promise to give u the nights of ure life. X" <a href="http://twitter.com/Ladygaga">Gaga tweeted</a>. <br />
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Oh, shoo. No, make that, shoe. Last night, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Gaga-Johnny-Morgan/dp/1402780591?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Gaga</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1402780591" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> was back on stage at <a href="http://www.bercy.fr/alaune">Palais Omnisports de Bercy</a>, where she surprized her little monsters by tossing her custom made <a href="http://www.armani.com/">Armani</a> shoes (okay, platform boots!) into the crowd. Wonder whose going to walk a mile in those!<br />
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And speaking of shoes, <a href="http://www.easyspirit.com/">Easy Spirit</a> is giving away $1,000 and a new pair of <a href="http://www.easyspirit.com/Anti-Gravity/50293106,default,sc.html">Easy Spirit Anti-Gravity shoes</a> in their <a href="http://www.easyspirit.com/SWEEPSTAKES/SWEEPSTAKES,default,pg.html">Treat Your Feet Sweepstakes</a>. Get started on the right foot, and use the money to stroll through <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/City-Walks-Paris-Adventures-Foot/dp/0811838439?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0811838439" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />! Stride on over and enter.<br />
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Voilà</i> - the link to Easy Spirit's Treat Your Feet Sweepstakes:<br />
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<a href="http://www.easyspirit.com/SWEEPSTAKES/SWEEPSTAKES,default,pg.html">http://www.easyspirit.com/SWEEPSTAKES/SWEEPSTAKES,default,pg.html</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-42899472286254691832010-12-22T17:12:00.000-08:002010-12-22T17:37:24.403-08:00Paris With Julie Benz<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/No-Ordinary-Family-Michael-Chiklis/dp/B003R0MEX6?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">No Ordinary Family's </a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003R0MEX6" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Held-Hostage-Julie-Benz/dp/B003UM8SZO?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Julie Benz</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003UM8SZO" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, aka <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dexter-Seasons-Michael-C-Hall/dp/B003N0QE3Q?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Dexter's</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003N0QE3Q" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> murdered bride, is having no ordinary Christmas. On December 19th, <a href="http://twitter.com/juliebenz">Benz tweeted</a> she was flying to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Paris-Eiffel-Tower-Poster-Print/dp/B000O7T9II?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000O7T9II" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> and begged, "Please stop snowing in Paris... Please stop snowing in Paris." She probably wasn't the only one hailing the weather man. Heavy snow closed down the <a href="http://paris-cdg.airports-guides.com/">Charles de Gaulle airport</a> earlier this month.<br />
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Benz spent the flight reading <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/McCarthy~-McCarthy-Poster~PlayBoy-Playmate-Vintage/dp/B001U2EQO8?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Jenny McCarthy's</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001U2EQO8" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> book, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Lust-Faking-Naked-Romance/dp/0062012983?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Love, Lust & Faking It: The Naked Truth About Sex, Lies, and True Romance</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0062012983" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. McCarthy's amusing guide to dating and relationships touches on everything from first loves to STDs and boob jobs to bootie calls. By the time she was done, Benz tweeted Jenny, "It was like you were sitting next to me on the plane!!!! Great fun read and I learned a lot, too."<br />
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Once she landed, Benz was spotted sightseeing in front of the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Eiffels-Tower-Thrilling-Extraordinary-Introduced/dp/0143117297?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Eiffel Tower</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0143117297" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> with her boyfriend, <a href="http://twitter.com/richorosco">Rich Orosco</a> (Hmmm... wonder if she followed Jenny's advice.), strolling by <a href="http://www.cafedeflore.fr/">Café de Flore</a>, and shopping in the cold weather. Last evening, she had a nightcap at <a href="http://www.buddha-bar.com/new/en/buddha.php">Buddha Bar</a>. Today, she admits, "My high school French did not deliver an appetizing entree at the <a href="http://www.ila-chateau.com/lipp/">Brasserie Lipp</a>."<br />
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Want to accelerate in the fast lane and see <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Black-Book-Paris-2011/dp/1441303464?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1441303464" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> in style? <a href="https://www.wyndhamvacationresorts.com/ffr/index.do">Wyndham Vacation Resorts</a> is giving away a $50,000 vehicle of your choice, or a $25,000 in their <a href="http://www.wyndhamsweeps.com/">Accelerate Into The Fast Lane Sweepstakes</a>. Put the pedal to the metal and enter.<br />
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Voilà</i> - the link to Wyndham Vacation Resorts' Accelerate Into the Fast Lane Sweepstakes:<br />
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http://www.wyndhamsweeps.com/</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-39724912050762091052010-12-19T15:49:00.000-08:002010-12-19T15:49:57.091-08:00The Biggest Christmas Tree in Paris"<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/O-Christmas-Tree/dp/B001I4B3H6?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">O Christmas Tree</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001I4B3H6" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, O Christmas Tree..." Whoever wrote this traditional German Christmas carol had yet to see the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IffZQKx_iq0&feature=related">massive decked out tree</a> at <a href="http://www.galerieslafayette.com/">Galeries Lafayette</a> in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Immoveable-Feast-Paris-Christmas-P-S/dp/0061562335?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0061562335" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. This year's theme is "Christmas Musical." Scout out the odes to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Hairspray-Full-Screen-John-Travolta/dp/B000W4KT64?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Hairspray</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000W4KT64" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, <a href="http://www.lesoldatrose-lespectacle.fr/">le Soldat Rose</a>,<a href="http://www.radiocitychristmas.com/"> Les Rockettes</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Mamma-Movie-Widescreen-Meryl-Streep/dp/B001GKJ2DY?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Mamma Mia</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001GKJ2DY" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />.<br />
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You'll also brighten up when you see Galeries Lafayette's <a href="http://www.panoramio.com/photo/44775830">exterior light display </a>designed by Italian artist <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Valerio-Festi-Lambert-M-Surhone/dp/6131207925?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Valerio Festi</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=6131207925" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. Stroll down <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boulevard-Haussmann/106025796095224">Boulevard Haussmann</a> and savor the adorable animated window displays. Ah, the magic of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Christmas-Masterpieces-Amazon-Exclusive/dp/B002S34S82?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Christmas</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002S34S82" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />!<br />
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To celebrate <a href="http://abcfamily.go.com/">ABC Family's 25 days of Christmas</a> (Hey, there are still 6 left!), ABC is <a href="http://www.25daysofchristmassweeps.com/">giving away $25,000</a> in cash this season. Skate on over and enter.<br />
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<i>Voilà</i> - the link to ABC Family's 25 days of Christmas sweepstakes:<br />
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<a href="http://www.25daysofchristmassweeps.com/">http://www.25daysofchristmassweeps.com/</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-1145395357120919762010-12-18T09:41:00.000-08:002010-12-18T09:41:25.107-08:00Brad and Angelina Party in Paris With Their KidsWhen Brangelina, better known as Bradd Pitt and Angelina Jolie, were in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Paris-Kids-Alison-Ryan/dp/1439268991?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1439268991" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> at the end of November, they were photographed leaving the exclusive 5-star <a href="http://www.lebristolparis.com/#/hotel-de-luxe-5-etoiles-paris">Hôtel Le Bristol</a>. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/2011-Guys-Calendars-Month-16-5x11-5/dp/B0044I8F42?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Brad</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0044I8F42" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> has been here in the past. While filming <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Oceans-Twelve-Blu-ray-George-Clooney/dp/B0015HZMAU?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Ocean's 12</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0015HZMAU" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/American-George-Clooney/dp/B002ZG993Q?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">George Clooney</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002ZG993Q" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> treated the cast to a lavish spread of champagne and foie gras in the hotel's restaurant.<br />
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Aside from walking the blue carpet at the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Megamind-Blue-Defender-Nintendo-DS/dp/B003S2SQ7G?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Megamind</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003S2SQ7G" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> premiere, Brangelina celebrated Pax's 7th birthday. His special treat? A bird's eye view of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Above-Paris-Pierre-Salinger/dp/0918684196?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0918684196" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> in a 20-minute, tethered hot air balloon ride, which soars 500 feet above the city, in <a href="http://en.parisinfo.com/professionnals/100119/ballon-air-de-paris">Parc André Citroen</a>. Later, the gang <a href="http://www.bateaux-mouches.fr/">cruised down the Seine</a> on a splashy, rented riverboat, where balloons and birthday cake ruled.<br />
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"Girl's Day Out" was also on the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/City-Walks-Kids-Paris-Adventures/dp/0811861708?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0811861708" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> agenda. Shiloh and Zahara were treated to a shopping spree at the children's wear couture house, <a href="http://www.bonpoint.com/#/home/">Bonpoint</a>, where there's a huge, decked out farmhouse to play in for kids.<br />
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Some of the brood also checked out the fish at the <a href="http://www.cineaqua.com/">Aquarium de Paris</a>. It must have been a big hit because they returned for a second visit!<br />
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Want to upsize your next trip to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/This-Paris/dp/0789310635?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0789310635" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> the Brangelina way? <a href="http://www.wetv.com/">WeTV</a> is giving away $5,000 in their <a href="http://www.wetv.com/sweeps/index.php?sweeps=downsized">Upsize Your Holiday Sweepstakes</a>. Up your game and enter.<br />
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<i>Voilà</i> - the link to WeTv's Upsize Your Holiday Sweepstakes:<br />
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<a href="http://www.wetv.com/sweeps/index.php?sweeps=downsized">http://www.wetv.com/sweeps/index.php?sweeps=downsized</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-62484992868853677102010-12-14T13:10:00.000-08:002010-12-14T13:10:31.339-08:00Finding "The Way Back" To Paris<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Way-Back-Colin-Farrell/dp/B004C45AZU?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">The Way Back</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B004C45AZU" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> can be a bittersweet journey. <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2004/may/05/guardianobituaries">Slavomir Rawicz's</a> controversial memoir, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Long-Walk-Story-Freedom-Tie-/dp/1599219751?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">The Long Walk</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1599219751" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, chronicles his escape from a Siberian gulag and a subsequent 4000-mile walk to freedom in India. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Master-Commander-Side-World-Blu-ray/dp/B000VDDWDS?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Peter Weir</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000VDDWDS" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, who was just honored with France's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordre_des_Arts_et_des_Lettres">Chevalier Des Arts Et Des Lettres</a> award, directed a film based on Rawicz's memoir, called <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1023114/">The Way Back,</a> which will be released in the States in January. Yesterday, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/21-Single-Disc-Jim-Sturgess/dp/B0018CWW5K?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Jim Sturgess</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0018CWW5K" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Ondine-Colin-Farrell/dp/B003LL3FIY?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Colin Farrell</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003LL3FIY" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Pollock-Ed-Harris/dp/B00005KHJJ?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Ed Harris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00005KHJJ" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Lovely-Bones-Saoirse-Ronan/dp/B001QOGYAO?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Saoirse Ronan</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001QOGYAO" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Very-Long-Engagement-Audrey-Tautou/dp/B0007Z0NYQ?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Gaspard Ulliel</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0007Z0NYQ" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, and Sebastian Urzeudowsky made their way back to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Frommers-Paris-Colour-Complete-Guides/dp/0470614412?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0470614412" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> for the premiere.<br />
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Want to make your way back to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Black-Book-Paris-2011/dp/1441303464?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1441303464" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />? <a href="http://www.chicos.com/store/home.jsp">Chico's</a> is giving away $25,000 in <a href="http://chicos.promo.eprize.com/bigwin/">The Big Win Sweepstakes</a>, which ought to cover a fabulous trip. Fly on over and enter.<br />
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<i>Voilà</i> - the link to The Big Win Sweepstakes:<br />
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http://chicos.promo.eprize.com/bigwin/</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-12374256483338719012010-12-08T11:34:00.000-08:002010-12-08T11:34:04.636-08:00Ryan Seacrest Proposes in Paris?According to the December 13, 2010 issue of the <a href="http://www.nationalenquirer.com/">National Enquirer</a>, <a href="http://ryanseacrest.com/">Ryan Seacrest</a> proposed to his girlfriend, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Julianne-Just-Hough/dp/B003PDMV74?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Julianne Hough</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003PDMV74" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Paris-Tales-Helen-Constantine/dp/0192805746?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0192805746" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> over Thanksgiving, but now Julianne's brother, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/DEREK-HOUGH-Celebrity-Signed-Person/dp/B0032JIDNM?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Derek Hough</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0032JIDNM" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, is telling the press that the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Burlesque-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B0043KK4N6?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Burlesque</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0043KK4N6" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> star doesn't have a wedding planned for the near future. Perhaps that's why the lovebirds weren't alone in the City of Light. Ryan's father Gary, his mom, Connie, as well as his sister, Meredith, accompanied them.<br />
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/People-1-year-auto-renewal/dp/B002PXVZ0E?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">People</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002PXVZ0E" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> magazine <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20445457,00.html">says </a>Seacrest and Hough popped into <a href="http://www.lumas.com/">Lumas</a> on Rue de Seine where the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/American-Idol-Season-Various-Artist/dp/B003F8LS50?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">American Idol</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003F8LS50" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> host, purchased a limited edition <a href="http://www.lumas.com/verzeichnis/seite/717/larry_yust/757/cuba_/1427/motiv/0/info/vita.html">Larry Yust</a> photograph of a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Paris-Underground-Stations-Design-Metro/dp/0143116398?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris Metro</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0143116398" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> station. Later, Seacrest's group lunched at <a href="http://www.fredericsimonin.com/">Frederic Simonin</a>. <br />
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The day after Thanksgiving, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/RYAN-SEACREST-8X10-COLOR-PHOTO/dp/B0013K41TW?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Seacrest</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0013K41TW" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Julianne-Cardio-Ballroom-Hough/dp/B002LSI1GY?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Hough</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002LSI1GY" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> braved the cold to catch the sold out <a href="http://www.grandpalais.fr/en/News/p-496-lg1-A-la-Une.htm">Monet exhibit</a> at the <a href="http://www.grandpalais.fr/en/The-building/p-614-lg1-The-building.htm">Grand Palais</a>. Then, they hit up <a href="http://www.christianlouboutin.com/#/intro">Christian Louboutin</a> and left the boutique with three pairs of new shoes.<br />
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In between, the happy couple were seen shopping at <a href="http://www.dior.com/file/prehome_new/index.html">Dior</a> and kissing and cuddling on their hotel terrace. But the real question is: when and if Ryan proposes, how will he do it?<br />
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Tis the season to celebrate, whether you're getting engaged in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Paris-Wall-Calendar-Cavallini-2011/dp/B003TG90BW?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003TG90BW" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, or toasting the holidays in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Insiders-Guide-Greater-Tampa-Area/dp/0762753471?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Tampa</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0762753471" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. <a href="http://www.mylifetime.com/">My Lifetime</a> is <a href="http://www.mylifetime.com/sweepstakes/tis-the-season-to-celebrate-sweepstakes/entry">giving away $5,000</a> to do just that. Plan to party, and enter!<br />
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http://www.mylifetime.com/sweepstakes/tis-the-season-to-celebrate-sweepstakes/entry</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-79794121358304388332010-12-06T12:34:00.000-08:002010-12-06T12:45:51.603-08:00French Christmas TreatsLicking candy canes, building gingerbread houses, and decorating sugar cookies are typical American Christmas traditions. In <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/One-Hundred-Beautiful-Towns-France/dp/0789322056?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">France</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0789322056" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, <i>vin chaud</i>, or hot wine, keeps you warm inside and out. During the holidays, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Song-Chestnuts-Roasting-Open/dp/B000W07EGQ?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">chestnuts roasting on an open fire</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000W07EGQ" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> are sold throughout the city. When it's time for Christmas dinner, oysters with petite sausages are often served in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Cat-Who-Walked-Across-France/dp/0374399689?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">France</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0374399689" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. The traditional dessert is called <i>Bûche de Noël</i>, but you probably know it as a "yule log." Thin pound cake covered with buttercream frosting is rolled up, then frosted to look like a piece of wood. But, this is one tree you won't mind chopping with your teeth. <br />
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To celebrate the holidays, <a href="http://www.taunton.com/">The Taunton Press</a> is running a <a href="http://www.taunton.com/promotions/25Days/th_register.htm">25 days of Holiday Savings Sweepstakes</a>. The <a href="http://www.taunton.com/promotions/25Days/TH_Grand_Prize.html">Grand Prize</a>? A 13-day <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Top-Barcelona-Eyewitness-Travel-Guides/dp/075666053X?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Barcelona</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=075666053X" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Frommers-Paris-Colour-Complete-Guides/dp/0470614412?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0470614412" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> vacation package for 2 including airfare, on-tour accommodations, meals, sightseeing & more. <br />
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The French portion of the itinerary begins on the 4th day in <a href="http://www.carcassonne.org/">Carcassone</a>, where medieval fortifications and fairytale turrets, dating back to the 5th century, provide a storied setting for a guided tour and tales of the crusaders and conquerors who occupied this city. In the evening, cruise along the romantic <a href="http://www.midicanal.fr/">Canal du Midi</a> aboard a traditional Gabare flat-bottom boat. Dinner with wine and music at a private <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-Languedoc-Roussillon-Regional-Guide/dp/1741792800?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Languedoc</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1741792800" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> vineyard follows.<br />
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Visits to <a href="http://www.uk.toulouse-tourisme.com/accueil/index_en.php">Toulouse</a>, the snow-capped <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Gascony-Pyrenees-Toulouse-Country-Regional/dp/1860113605?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Pyrenees</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1860113605" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, and the Atlantic coast are included. You'll also get a taste of French Basque country, where <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Cyrano-Bergerac-Edmond-Rostand/dp/0451528921?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Cyrano de Bergerac</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0451528921" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> resided.<br />
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Wine tasting in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/LAND-TEMPLE-CAVES-Emilion-Sulpice/dp/B000C4T2FS?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">St. Emilion</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000C4T2FS" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> and a cruise along the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Dordogne-Bordeaux-Southwest-Eyewitness-Travel/dp/0756661056?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Dordogne</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0756661056" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> river are just a few of the things you'll experience before taking the <a href="http://www.raileurope.com/train-faq/european-trains/tgv/how-to-book.html?WT.mc_id=google.TGV+Sitelinks.cpc&WT.term=TGV&WT.campaign=2172&WT.source=google&WT.medium=cpc&WT.content=609048535&cshift_ck=2233844818cs609048535&WT.srch=1">TGV</a> to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Corners-Paris-Jean-Christophe-Napias/dp/1892145502?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1892145502" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. In the City of Light, a local guide will lead you through the 17th-century <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Claude-Monet-Tuileries-Gardens-Poster/dp/B0019WQJBW?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Tuileries Gardens</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0019WQJBW" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> to the <a href="http://www.musee-orangerie.fr/">Musée de L’Orangerie</a>, to see an extensive <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Treasures-Impressionists-Treasure-Experience/dp/0233002340?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Impressionist</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0233002340" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> collection. Celebrate your journey with a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-Seine-Mort-Rosenblum/dp/0306810743?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">River Seine</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0306810743" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> cruise and toast the art of French living.<br />
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In a holidaze? Escape and enter. <br />
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http://www.taunton.com/promotions/25Days/th_register.htm</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-70081071285406702432010-12-05T18:55:00.000-08:002010-12-05T18:55:10.538-08:00X-Rated in ParisControversial photographer, <a href="http://www.larryclark.us/">Larry Clark</a>, doesn't picture a pretty world. Clark's retrospective, <a href="http://www.artslant.com/par/articles/show/19370">Kiss the Past Hello</a>, at <a href="http://mam.paris.fr/en/expositions/larry-clark">Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris</a>, caused such a stir before it opened that the exhibition is prohibited for those under 18. If you saw his startling first film, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Kids-VHS-Leo-Fitzpatrick/dp/6303916929?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Kids</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=6303916929" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, you know Clark doesn't shy away from underage sex, drugs and drinking. Neither do his explicit photographs. Reportedly, the exhibit threatened to break a 2007 law against pornographic photographs being shown to minors, brought in under <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Lgbt-Mayors-Bertrand-Georgina-Meredith/dp/1156811740?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Mayor Bertrand Delanoë</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1156811740" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, which caused an international uproar about censorship.<br />
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This headline grabbing show contains 200 prints, spanning five decades, which unspool in chronological order. Since Clark's mother was a baby photographer, who roped him into the family business as her assistant by the time he was 13, the show starts with some of her standard newborn pictures and animal portraits. Mythic images from Clark's <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Tulsa-Larry-Clark/dp/0802137482?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Tulsa</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0802137482" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> series and photographs from his <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Teenage-Lust-Autobiography-Larry-Clark/dp/B00071ZLGA?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Teenage Lust</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00071ZLGA" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> (1983) period follow. Clark continues to focus on marginal teenagers having sex, shooting up drugs, and playing with firearms in the 90s and the 2000s. Departing from his usual black and white images, Clark uses color to capture rising stakeboarder, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Rockers-Jonathan-Velasquez-Francisco-Pedrasa/dp/B000OL1WJS?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Jonathan Velasquez</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000OL1WJS" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, who starred in Clark's film, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/WASSUP-ROCKERS-Format-DVD-Movie/dp/B000IHYVTG?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Wassup Rockers</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000IHYVTG" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. <br />
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The naked truth? While Clark's images aren't for everyone, they expose the fringe many of us may not see. Sometimes, an alternative perspective is the wake-up call one needs to appreciate what they have. Get over to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Frommers-Paris-Colour-Complete-Guides/dp/0470614412?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0470614412" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> before January 2nd if you want to see what you've been missing. <br />
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Is <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Paris-Ultimate-Guide-2010-ebook/dp/B003N3V5TG?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B003N3V5TG" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, or another international hub, on your Christmas List? Enter the <a href="http://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/">Cheesecake Factory's</a> <a href="https://promos.thecheesecakefactory.com/joy/home/">Joy to the World Giveaway</a>, and you could win round trip air fare for two to any international hub, four nights in a hotel, and $500 to spend. Sound like a piece of cake? Enter!<br />
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<i>Voilà</i> - the link to the Cheesecake Factory's Joy to the World Giveaway:<br />
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<a href="https://promos.thecheesecakefactory.com/joy/home/">https://promos.thecheesecakefactory.com/joy/home/</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-55204654799244974602010-12-01T17:45:00.000-08:002010-12-01T17:45:41.155-08:00Chili In Paris<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Chili-Madness-Second-Jane-Butel/dp/B002V1H0FO?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Chili</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002V1H0FO" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> isn't something I associate with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Frommers-Paris-Colour-Complete-Guides/dp/0470614412?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0470614412" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. Time to spice things up! <br />
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Here's the wake-up call: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Wick-Fowlers-Products-2-Alarm-3-625-Ounce/dp/B000H2998U?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">2-Alarm Chili</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000H2998U" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> has a <a href="http://www.2alarmgetaway.com/enter.php">Great Getaway Giveaway</a>. Talk about a hot trip! One winner will be awarded a $10,000 travel budget with a professional travel agent, who will assist them in booking a trip for the winner and up to four guests. <br />
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You know I'm going to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Black-Book-Paris-2011/dp/1441303464?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1441303464" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. Maybe I'll even see the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers-History/dp/0061351911?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Red Hot Chili Peppers</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0061351911" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. <br />
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'Tis the season to enter.<br />
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Voilà</i> - the link to the 2-Alarm Chili Great Getaway Giveaway:<br />
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http://www.2alarmgetaway.com/enter.php</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-90112118608940008242010-11-26T19:57:00.000-08:002010-11-26T19:57:30.360-08:00Replay Reopens in ParisWhile Americans have been gobbling down turkey, blue jean babies hit up the cocktail party celebrating the reopening of <a href="http://www.replay.it/en">Replay</a> in <a href="http://www.replay.it/en/store/search">Paris</a>. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Sellout-Macy-Gray/dp/B0039TD79U?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Macy Gray</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0039TD79U" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Body-Shots-Sean-Patrick-Flanery/dp/B00004ZETA?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Tara Reid</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00004ZETA" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, and local luminaries checked out the refashioned, early 19th century ceramics shop at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&expIds=25657,27744&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=36+Rue+Etienne+Marcel,+paris&cp=28&qe=MzYgUnVlIEV0aWVubmUgTWFyY2VsLCBwYXJpcw&qesig=8msGzCremShXlnGtZksQmg&pkc=AFgZ2tmHFD5Dd8-inbs0lfjzlUY8gEAz7YvOi6x_QCBgtzeRr5PYrX6mlgQ3WQ0vQUPu8gGjw6CV282JaGMvmQgvnaxGlENokw&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=36+Rue+Etienne+Marcel,+75002+Paris,+France&gl=us&ei=94DwTPyzHIj6sAOKnY20Cw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBMQ8gEwAA">36 Rue Etienne Marcel</a>, which features Italian denim and caz wear. Roomy halls, ornate crown moldings, frescoed ceilings, a gigantic video screen, and lots of mirrors replay the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Art-Deco-Complete-Definitive-Decorative/dp/0810980460?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Art Deco</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0810980460" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> era with a twist. <br />
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It doesn't matter if your style revolves around jeans or little black dresses. Brighten up the season by winning $10,000 in the <a href="http://www.inspireyourstyle.com/?utm_campaign=IYS&utm_medium=email&utm_source=prop&utm_content=winter_2010">Inspire Your Style Sweepstakes</a>. That's enough to shop practically anywhere you want in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Frommers-Paris-Colour-Complete-Guides/dp/0470614412?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0470614412" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />. Confess your favorite mall and enter.<br />
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<i>Voilà</i> - the link to the Inspire Your Style Sweepstakes:<br />
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http://www.inspireyourstyle.com/enter.aspx</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-26385853825608827572010-11-20T10:30:00.000-08:002010-11-20T10:47:37.427-08:00Adam Lambert Kisses Some Guy In ParisWhere do <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Season-8-American-Idol/dp/B002FJ9ACS?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">American Idols</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002FJ9ACS" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> go after the show is over? To <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Frommers-Paris-Colour-Complete-Guides/dp/0470614412?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0470614412" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, <i>bien sûr</i>! <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Whataya-Want-Me-Adam-Lambert/dp/B0037SQ3AS?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Adam Lambert</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0037SQ3AS" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, the second place, season 8, flamboyant singer with a fabulous voice, recently took his <a href="http://www.adamofficial.com/us/events">Glam Tour</a> to the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/PARIS-City-Light-Museum/dp/B000U7CZA6?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">City of Light</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000U7CZA6" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, where he played a sold out show at <a href="http://www.trabendo.fr/en/">Le Trabendo</a> on November 18th. Leave it to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Take-One-Adam-Lambert/dp/B002TW7K5U?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Lambert</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002TW7K5U" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> to change the lyrics of the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Experience-Hendrix-Best-Jimi/dp/B00000DHZJ?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Jimi Hendrix</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00000DHZJ" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> classic, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Purple-Haze/dp/B00307QW8Y?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Purple Haze</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00307QW8Y" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, to, <a href="http://www.examiner.com/new-music-in-national/adam-lambert-covers-purple-haze-video-video">"Excuse me while I kiss some guy."</a><br />
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And what did <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Ten-Commandments-Musical-Val-Kilmer/dp/B000HXDWIM?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Lambert</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000HXDWIM" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> do his first day ever in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Spectacular-Paris-William-G-Scheller/dp/0789399806?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0789399806" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />? "Visited <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Global-Treasures-NOTRE-Paris-France/dp/B002QR77B0?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Notre Dame</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002QR77B0" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Art-Architecture-Louvre-Gabriele-Bartz/dp/0841671591?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">the Louvre</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0841671591" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, and ended the evening at <a href="http://www.lecrazyhorseparis.com/">the Crazy Horse!</a>" he <a href="http://twitter.com/adamlambert">tweeted</a>. <br />
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Want to spend your first day ever in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Parisians-Adventure-History-Graham-Robb/dp/0393067246?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0393067246" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />? Or your 100th? It's real simple. No matter how many times you've been to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/TASCHENs-Paris-Angelika-Taschen/dp/3836509326?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=3836509326" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, one thing you always need to bring is cash. And guess whose <a href="http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holiday-giveaway-sweepstakes/index.html?xid=rs-spa-finder-15K-sweeps&">giving away $15,000</a>? It's <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Real-Simple-1-year-auto-renewal/dp/B002PXW1IE?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Real Simple</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002PXW1IE" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, really! Simply enter.<br />
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<i>Voilà</i> - the link to Real Simple's $15,000 Holiday Giveaway:<br />
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<a href="http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holiday-giveaway-sweepstakes/index.html?xid=rs-spa-finder-15K-sweeps&">http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holiday-giveaway-sweepstakes/index.html?xid=rs-spa-finder-15K-sweeps&</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-79652866417075577902010-11-16T12:40:00.000-08:002010-11-16T12:40:12.508-08:00Lunch In ParisWhen you can't hop on a plane to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Frommers-Paris-Colour-Complete-Guides/dp/0470614412?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0470614412" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />, reading can be the next best thing. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Lunch-Paris-Love-Story-Recipes/dp/031604279X?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Lunch in Paris, a Love Story, with Recipes</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=031604279X" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> by <a href="http://www.elizabethbard.com/">Elizabeth Bard</a>, is a delightful escape sprinkled with entertaining observations. For example, be careful how you use the word <i>plaisir</i>, unless you intend to imply something sexual. Twilight (No, not the blockbuster <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Two-Disc-Special-Kristen-Stewart/dp/B001P5HRMI?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">film</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001P5HRMI" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />!), when shops turn on their lights and steam starts to fog café windows, implies a hint of danger. The French call it <i>entre chien et loup</i>, between the dog and the wolf. Being romantic, I prefer to think of it as <i>le cinq à sept</i>, that difficult-to-account-for time after work when lovers tryst. <br />
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Ready for a taste of Paris beyond your imagination? Bard offers mouth-watering recipes at the end of every chapter. (For devotees, check out the newer ones on her <a href="http://www.elizabethbard.com/">website</a>!) "Student" Charlotte, oven-roasted pork ribs with honey, individual molten chocolate cakes, and whole fish baked in sea salt, seem manageable. Other yummy entries, such as scallops with champagne custard, and salmon with fennel compote in a puff pastry crust sound more elaborate. In any case, you'll be tempted to sample some of these French dishes.<br />
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Is a trip to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Romantic-Paris-2011-Wall-Calendar/dp/1416284885?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Paris</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1416284885" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> on your <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Glee-Music-Christmas-Album-Cast/dp/B00442OCYK?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Christmas </a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00442OCYK" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />list? <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Better-Homes-Gardens-1-year-auto-renewal/dp/B0029XHGRQ?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Better Homes and Gardens</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B0029XHGRQ" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> is giving away $8,000 in their <a href="http://www.bhg.com/bhg/file.jsp?item=/contests/BHG_AllIWantforChristmas/bhg_splashsweeps_win8000_alliwantforchristmas">All I Want for Christmas Sweepstakes</a>, which ought to cover a dazzling getaway. You're going to want to enter.<br />
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<i>Voilà</i> - the link to Better Homes and Gardens' All I Want for Christmas Sweepstakes:<br />
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<a href="http://www.bhg.com/bhg/file.jsp?item=/contests/BHG_AllIWantforChristmas/bhg_splashsweeps_win8000_alliwantforchristmas">http://www.bhg.com/bhg/file.jsp?item=/contests/BHG_AllIWantforChristmas/bhg_splashsweeps_win8000_alliwantforchristmas</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-374637415468670254.post-62904672555141446142010-11-15T17:24:00.000-08:002010-11-15T17:24:01.080-08:00Million Miles From Home"<a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/I-Can-See-For-Miles/dp/B001NB8Q1U?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">I can see for miles</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001NB8Q1U" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />" - 1.2 million, to be exact. That's how many miles <a href="http://www.united.com/">United</a> is giving away in <a href="http://mileageplus.promo.eprize.com/spintowin/">The Mileage Plus Sweepstakes</a>. Want to be <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Miles-Nowhere-Remastered-Version/dp/B00124AYE0?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">1000 miles From Nowhere</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00124AYE0" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />? <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/40-Miles-From-The-Sun/dp/B001IDGNEK?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">40 Miles From the Sun</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001IDGNEK" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />? <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/18-Miles-To-Memphis/dp/B000TEES78?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">18 Miles to Memphis</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000TEES78" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />? <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/500-Miles-Away-From-Home/dp/B00136JTNE?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">500 Miles Away From Home</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00136JTNE" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" />? <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/A-Million-Miles-Away/dp/B000W02NGC?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">A Million Miles Away</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000W02NGC" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> (plus another 200,000) ought to do the trick. <br />
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As <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Paris-Malcolm-Mclaren/dp/B000005CEW?ie=UTF8&tag=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969">Malcolm McLaren</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=writethewritestuff@yahoo.com&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000005CEW" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; padding: 0px !important" /> wrote:<br />
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<i>I traveled miles and miles in bed<br />
Miles and miles playing in my head<br />
I wear black you wear black<br />
Makes me cry to think like that<br />
Jazz is Paris and Paris is jazz</i><br />
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You know where I'm going! <br />
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Fly on over and enter. <br />
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<i>Voilà</i> - the link to The Mileage Plus Sweepstakes:<br />
<a href=" http://mileageplus.promo.eprize.com/spintowin/"><br />
http://mileageplus.promo.eprize.com/spintowin/</a>Winsomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987204736302283092noreply@blogger.com0