Fab Alert!

OMG... it's Toastabags. 

Use these reusable sleeves to make mess-free grilled cheese sandwiches in a pop-up toaster. 

Purchase via Wayfair. 

That caused an instant craving for a grilled cheese sandwich. Albuquerque grilled cheese lovahs, try Piggy's on Central/Washington. Fast, cheap and dripping with globs of melty goodness on thick Texas toast. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=u8kb_Mcwabc

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Lisa Brown and filed under Fab Alert.

Faux Pas of the Day

Warning: TMI.  Whilst showering this eve, I thought it might be nice to go the extra mile in the grooming department. After all, it's the husband's birthday. While a wild, steamy romp isn't necessarily in the works for this heavily pregnant couple, I could at least wear something cute for sleepwear tonight.  

So, with razor in one hand and a hearty dollop of shaving cream in the other, I went to work. Though I can't remotely see past my belly anymore, I figured I knew my nether regions well enough to do a decent job. After all, I've been doing this for decades, dahling. 

I am mortified to report that my crotch now looks like Gary from Team America: World Police when he wore his terrorist disguise. Derka-derka. It's BAD. 

I'm making an appointment for bikini sugaring. Only the pros can save this mess. 

Sigh. 

Happy birthday, hubs. Woo! 

Pregnant women (not to mention all the big gurls and potbellied men), learn from my mistake---don't try this at home. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIlG9aSMCpg&feature=related

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Lisa Brown and filed under Faux Pas.

Double-Fab Birthday

Two over-the-top-fabulous people were born on this day.  1. My kick-ass husband, DJ Brown. Happy birthday, loverpants. 

2. Joanna Lumley. Fab forevah. Happy birthday, dahling. 

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Lisa Brown and filed under Birthdays.

The Brownies are Named

Baby A and Baby B have names. Baby A, left, is Séamus Daniel Brown. On the right, it's Baby B, now known as Pearl Mae Brown. 

We're finding that people either absolutely love or loathe the names. They're not for everyone, but for our family, they couldn't be more perfect. 

Shea and Pearl are doing well, keeping up with good growth stats and kicking, punching and rolling around like crazy. Very active babies. A couple days ago, their movements became visible from the outside. Alien times. 

Here they are, having a meeting of the minds. Hopefully, they're conspiring to be very good sleepers. Oh, hope of hopes! 

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Lisa Brown and filed under Announcements, Babies.

Manzi Pants

There was a teacher at my junior high school named Mr. Manzi. He wore his pants so high that they buckled right under his manboobs. Don't get me wrong, he was a great teacher, but the pants... ohhhhh, those pants. Sorry, Mr. Manzi. Love you, man. 

Viktor & Rolf have taken Manzi pants to an even higher level with the Top Belt Jumpsuit. Ladies, you can have them for $1,046.50.

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Lisa Brown and filed under Fashion.

WTF?!?

I'll cut right to the chase: Tareq Salahi is running for governor of Virginia. 

That'll show his Journey guitarist-bangin' wife. 

This is the most foolish thing I've heard all week. 

Good luck, Tareq. Rootin' for ya', buddy. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6TZlbjxsPg

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Lisa Brown and filed under WTF?!?.

Milestones

Haven't had any birthday spotlights for a while. Let's get three out of the way in one fell swoop, shall we?  Multiple milestones today, people...

1. Kelly Clarkson is 30. Keep it real, Kel. 

2. Jean-Paul Gaultier is 60. Keep it as far from real as possible, sir. That's your job. 

3. Ms. Barbra Streisand is 70. Keep it however you want to, Babs. Nobody tells you what to do, lady. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdQ6o9Aig9o

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Lisa Brown and filed under Birthdays.

Happy Sunday

Yes, I did. I totally did. 

My poor husband is loving/hating the pregnancy treats. I officially have a workout partner, come autumn. 

That's the spirit, hubs: If ya' can't beat 'em, join 'em. 

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Lisa Brown and filed under Babies.

Friday Fabü

There’s a very important issue that we need to discuss: the rampant, brutal butchering of designer and brand names. It’s reaching crisis levels. Something must be done before the streets are teeming with ignorant trendinistas, blathering away like Nomi “Ver-sayce” Malone (Elizabeth Berkley) from “Showgirls.”  Positively cringeworthy.

Look, I’m not saying that any of us are so enlightened that we innately know the correct pronunciation of every name. We’ve all had our fair share of read-it-but-never-said-it moments. Sadly, some of us have even suffered unfortunate Nomi moments. It ends now. Here are some commonly mispronounced names and the proper ways to say them.  

Balenciaga: Bah-lin-cee-ah-gah

Bebe: Bee-bee

Bvlgari: BUHL-guh-ree

Cartier: Kar-tee-aye

Christian Lacroix: La-Kwa

Décolletage: day-cole-ay-taj

Empire (as in empire waist): em-pire OR ohm-peer (both are correct)

Ermenegildo Zegna: Er-men-a-geel-do Zen-ya

Frédéric Fekkai: fred-er-riq fehk-eye

Givenchy: zhee-von-she

Guerlain: gair-lahn

Hermés: air-mez

Hervé Léger: Air-vay Lay-jay

Issey Miyake: EE-say me-AH-kay

Kérastase: care-a-stoss

Lanvin: lahn-vahn

L'occitane: lox-ee-tan

Louboutin: loo-boo-tan

Moschino: Mo-ski-no

Proenza Schouler: pro-en-za skool-er

Ralph Lauren: ralf LOR-uhn

Ruching: roosh-ing

6267: Six-two-six-seven (not Sixty-two-sixty-seven)

Shiseido: she-say-doe

Shu Uemura: shoe-eew-ay-murah

Thierry Mugler: Tee-air-ree Moog-lay

Yves Saint Laurent: eve sanh la-rahn

Lesson adjourned. Need more help? Check out Speak Chic, the $1.99 mobile app with an A-Z list of recorded pronunciations of designer and brand names, industry lingo and such. 

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Lisa Brown and filed under Fabü.

Is This a Joke?

Everyone's up in arms about Double Take's horrifically-awful single, Hot Problems. Please tell me it's a joke. There's just no way it can't be, right?  Right? 

I'm crossing my fingers over this, because if it isn't a joke, I might have to do something drastic... like eat a pint of Ben & Jerry's in one sitting. That's about the only drastic thing my über-pregnant ass can manage to do these days. Fierce, no? 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__HeE6NWmDE&feature=player_embedded#!

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Lisa Brown and filed under Videos, WTF?!?.