Writer, Reader, Lover, Perpetual Student. A grouchy middle aged woman trapped in the world of a 20-something. Questions/Comments/Rants? Send them my way! danielleashby@tumblr.com Comments are at the TOP of each post now. The top! .zg_div {margin:0px 5px 5px 0px; width:117px;} .zg_div_inner {border: solid 1px #000000; background-color:#ffffff; color:#000000; text-align:center; font-family:arial, helvetica; font-size:11px;} .zg_div a, .zg_div a:hover, .zg_div a:visited {color:#330033; background:inherit !important; text-decoration:none !important;} zg_insert_badge = function() { var zg_bg_color = 'ffffff'; var zgi_url = 'http://www.flickr.com/apps/badge/badge_iframe.gne?zg_bg_color='+zg_bg_color+'&zg_person_id=9951775%40N06'; document.write(''); if (document.getElementById) document.write('What is this?'); } zg_toggleWhat = function() { document.getElementById('zg_whatdiv').style.display = (document.getElementById('zg_whatdiv').style.display != 'none') ? 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Make your own badge here. if (document.getElementById) document.getElementById('zg_whatdiv').style.display = 'none'; Danielle AshbyCreate Your BadgeTumblr (3.0; @danielleashby)http://danielleashby.com/<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kZcke5swK-w&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kZcke5swK-w&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Did any of you watch the Lady GaGa episode of <a href="http://www.mtv.com/shows/dance_crew/season_5/series.jhtml" target="_blank">America’s Bext Dance Crew</a>? IT WAS FUCKING AWESOME!!!!!!</p> <p>My favorite was Blueprint Cru doing <i>B</i><i>ad Romance</i>. I liked Jungle Boogie with <i>Video Phone</i>, though I thought it was borderline smutty. Which made me feel old for thinking that. Saltare with <i>Just Dance</i> was AWESOME! Above is my favorite, but you can see all the routines on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usWs0shVJIY" target="_blank">YouTube</a>. It isn’t the best quality, but the entire episode is cut down to 7 minutes. You can’t do much better than that! Full episode on MTV.com, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/videos/americas-best-dance-crew-season-5-ep-6-lady-gaga-challenge/1633064/playlist.jhtml" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>http://danielleashby.com/post/437421960http://danielleashby.com/post/437421960Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:00 -0500videomusic<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kynh678Z2p1qzxmxko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I like the curve of her hip.</p> <p><a href="http://suddenly.tumblr.com/post/422993252/via-all-that-you-cant-leave-behind" target="_blank">suddenly</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://all-that-you-cant-leave-behind.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">all-that-you-cant-leave-behind</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://danielleashby.com/post/437250075http://danielleashby.com/post/437250075Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:00:00 -0500reblogphoto<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyx2vd9VuX1qzbsi7o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://kristinnnmay.tumblr.com/post/433393446/via-fueledbyphotos" target="_blank">kristinnnmay</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://fueledbyphotos.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">fueledbyphotos</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://danielleashby.com/post/437084307http://danielleashby.com/post/437084307Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500reblogquotelove<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyzqnyXuit1qznixxo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I haven’t been doing so well on my diet/exercise program for the last week and a half because I’ve been eating this! Freaking french toast with apple yumminess, two weekends in a row. There is something about going to brunch with your parents, and on dates, that makes it impossible for me to order something healthy like eggs or a veggie omelette.</p> <p>So I’m South Beaching it again this week. In hopes that I can repair some of the damage I did, particularly this weekend. Food is just not something I notice when I’m with him. My head tells me that’s a good thing. My ass thinks differently! It keeps whispering to me (yes, my ass whispers) <i>“we’re so close to fitting into the next size down of those jeans. Don’t blow it!”</i></p> <p>Okay, okay! Back on the wagon!</p> <p>Photo <a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/French-Toast-with-Apple-Topping" target="_blank">via</a></p>http://danielleashby.com/post/436936575http://danielleashby.com/post/436936575Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0500foodliferandom<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kx33nyoKp81qzpe8uo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://kari-shma.tumblr.com/post/422915234/just-as-i-predicted-spring-via-abbie-lou" target="_blank">kari-shma</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Just as I predicted Spring….. (via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/abbieallardyce" target="_blank">Abbie Lou</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://danielleashby.com/post/436786642http://danielleashby.com/post/436786642Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:00:00 -0500reblogphoto<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyzpvkX1Ig1qznixxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I just really love NPH!</p> <p>Photo <a href="http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewatch/package/gallery/0,,20332759_20349313,00.html#20750998" target="_blank">via</a></p>http://danielleashby.com/post/435696185http://danielleashby.com/post/435696185Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:09:20 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyyovz0ksY1qzoaqio1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Two things I’m looking forward to this summer: Visiting NYC and True Blood coming back on.</p> <p>Oh, and warm weather. So three things!</p> <p><a href="http://bohemea.tumblr.com/post/435071491" target="_blank">bohemea</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Alexander Skarsgard - LA Times Magazine by Chad Pitman, March 2010</p> <p>Dapper man! I came across this stunning shoot a couple of days ago but had to save it while I focused on the Oscars. Sweet torture! This sort of gorgeous wonderment should be shared with the world as soon as it’s discovered!</p> </blockquote>http://danielleashby.com/post/435073088http://danielleashby.com/post/435073088Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:10:10 -0500“If fashion was porn, this dress is the money shot.” - Gabourey Sidibe speaking about...http://danielleashby.com/post/435070469http://danielleashby.com/post/435070469Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:08:08 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyy6tkSQ8h1qzoaqio1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bohemea.tumblr.com/post/434036582" target="_blank">bohemea</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Neil Patrick Harris - 82nd Annual Academy Awards, March 7th 2010</p> <p>NPH went & camped up the place before the show, spritzed a little gay spray & I think maybe that may have been the magic that set the celebratory mood!</p> </blockquote>http://danielleashby.com/post/435025010http://danielleashby.com/post/435025010Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:34:05 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyy8c7RPwt1qzoaqio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bohemea.tumblr.com/post/434096795" target="_blank">bohemea</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Helen Mirren - 82nd Annual Academy Awards, March 7th 2010</p> </blockquote> <p>I’m 28 years old. I have never, NEVER looked as good as Helen Mirren. From her wonderful year when she won the Oscar for <i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0436697/" target="_blank">The Queen</a></i>, to those paparazzi photos of her vacationing with her husband wearing a <a href="http://chicshaping.com/fitness-tips/helen-mirren-63-and-she-looks-hot-in-bikini/" target="_blank">bikini</a>, to this years Oscars in this stunning, age appropriate dress…she can do no wrong in my eyes. And now my goal is to look as good as 60-something Helen Mirren.</p>http://danielleashby.com/post/435024320http://danielleashby.com/post/435024320Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:33:30 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyyb61UkaS1qzoaqio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bohemea.tumblr.com/post/434196896" target="_blank">bohemea</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Almost the whole Breakfast Club - 82nd Annual Academy Awards, March 7th 2010</p> <p>I will never forgive you for this Emilio! Do you hear me! EMILIOOOO!</p> </blockquote>http://danielleashby.com/post/435017254http://danielleashby.com/post/435017254Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:28:00 -0500Half-heartedly: What Does Your Zodiac Sign Say About Your Love Life?: Leo (July 23-August...http://danielleashby.com/post/432632575http://danielleashby.com/post/432632575Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:01:05 -0500Half-heartedly: If you have even one close friend in your life, you are blessed.: Who can explain...http://danielleashby.com/post/430668607http://danielleashby.com/post/430668607Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:00:00 -0500reblogfriendship<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyuc4d9pTP1qznixxo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dear <a href="http://www.janieandjack.com/index.jsp" target="_blank">Janie and Jack</a>,</p> <p>You’d make a fortune off of me if you made your dresses for big people, too.</p> <p>Photo via <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=158168&id=88040607020&ref=mf" target="_blank">Spring Sneak Peak</a></p>http://danielleashby.com/post/430486594http://danielleashby.com/post/430486594Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500style<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kys1g4reNa1qznixxo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Yum Squared</b></p> <p>Sunday mornings (or, afternoons…whenever I actually get up) are decadent food days for me. Brunch days. Deliciously, maple syrup-y, crepe and french toast with Applewood Bacon days.</p> <p>This Sunday I’m making <a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/ebelskiver-filled-pancake-pan/?pkey=x%7C4%7C1%7C%7C4%7Cebleskiver%7C%7C0&cm_src=SCH" target="_blank">filled pancakes</a>. Warm, buttery, apple-filled pancakes. I am a yuppie and I don’t care! I LOVE MY WILLIAMS SANOMA OVERPRICED POTS, PANS, AND GADGETRY!!!</p>http://danielleashby.com/post/430320998http://danielleashby.com/post/430320998Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0500food<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kysy6vodo31qzoaqio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bohemea.tumblr.com/post/428946205" target="_blank">bohemea</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll</p> </blockquote> <p>For the record…I really liked the movie.</p>http://danielleashby.com/post/429432010http://danielleashby.com/post/429432010Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:21:41 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://danielleashby.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/429379945/tumblr_kysxt7LhuU1qzoaqi&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bohemea.tumblr.com/post/428873655" target="_blank">bohemea</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit</p> <p>One pill makes you larger<br/>And one pill makes you small<br/>And the ones that mother gives you<br/>Don’t do anything at all<br/>Go ask Alice<br/>When she’s ten feet tall<br/><br/>And if you go chasing rabbits<br/>And you know you’re going to fall<br/>Tell ‘em a hookah smoking caterpillar<br/>Has given you the call<br/>Call Alice<br/>When she was just small<br/><br/>When men on the chessboard<br/>Get up and tell you where to go<br/>And you’ve just had some kind of mushroom<br/>And your mind is moving low<br/>Go ask Alice<br/>I think she’ll know<br/><br/>When logic and proportion<br/>Have fallen sloppy dead<br/>And the White Knight is talking backwards<br/>And the Red Queen’s <i>“off with her head!”</i><br/>Remember what the dormouse said:<br/><i>“Feed your head<br/>Feed your head<br/>Feed your head!” </i><br/></p> </blockquote>http://danielleashby.com/post/429379945http://danielleashby.com/post/429379945Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:52:46 -0500reblogmusic“I think you need someone to want you… well, I do want you. So, be brave and want me...http://danielleashby.com/post/428669753http://danielleashby.com/post/428669753Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:00:00 -0500reblogquote<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kytfxyIzgW1qznixxo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Photo <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erin_nicole/2575990925/" target="_blank">via</a></p>http://danielleashby.com/post/428523348http://danielleashby.com/post/428523348Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500photoI’m catching up on Burn Notice. This fact in itself is nothing special. Here’s what’s of note…I’m...http://danielleashby.com/post/428370827http://danielleashby.com/post/428370827Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0500relationshipslifetv