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May 25 2012

Birthday Wishlist

I know… I have a LONG list. (:

Jimmy Choo Aviators $365
@ Neiman Marcus

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/product.jsp?isEditorial=false&index=30&masterId=cat17200732&itemId=prod145310043&cmCat=cat000000cat2830732cat17200732cat17640737&parentId=cat17640737

VS One Size Sexy Short 2/$35
(in black, black stripe, white, and bright sky)

http://www.victoriassecret.com/sleepwear/40-and-under-styles/one-size-sexy-short?ProductID=6426&CatalogueType=OLS&search=true

Hokulani Bake Shop
Lilikoi Cupcake w/ Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
Strawberry Guava Cupcake

http://www.hokulanibakeshop.com/

Key Lime Otto Cake

http://ottocake.com/

I need a new handbag

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Tory Burch Armada Handbag $450
@ Neiman Marcus or Nordstroms

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Steampunk Cuff $199
at etsy.com

http://www.etsy.com/listing/98988677/steampunk-cuff-spiked-clockwork-filigree?ref=sr_gallery_30&ga_search_query=steampunk+cuff&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=handmade

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Steampunk ear cuff gears gold and silver green onyx and malachite antique watch parts $65
on Etsy.com

http://www.etsy.com/listing/93331516/the-watcher-steampunk-ear-cuff-wheels?ref=sr_gallery_9&ga_search_query=steampunk+earings&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=handmade

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Steampunk masquerade ball mask in brown red and brass $45
on etsy.com

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84747082/steampunk-masquerade-ball-mask-in-brown?ref=sr_gallery_5&ga_search_query=steampunk++ball+mask&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=handmade

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Romantic Grey Dress with Lace $73
on etsy.com

http://www.etsy.com/listing/85135138/romantic-gray-dress-with-lace?ref=sr_gallery_6&ga_search_query=romantic+grey+dress+lace&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=handmade

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Be My Baby Dress $80
on etsy.com

http://www.etsy.com/listing/55374968/be-my-baby-dress?ref=sr_gallery_5&ga_search_query=be+my+baby+dress&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=handmade

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100% cotton hooded halter tshirt dress w pockets and leaf screen print $45
on etsy.com

http://www.etsy.com/listing/97325714/beautiful-100-cotton-hooded-halter-top-t?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=100%25+cotton+hooded+dress+leaf+print&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=handmade

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Hoodie Dress with lace trimming $89 Euro
on etsy.com

http://www.etsy.com/listing/98062301/hoodie-dress-with-lace-trimming?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=hooded+dress+with+lace+trimming&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=handmade

Rose de amethyst bracelet $35
on etsy.com

http://www.etsy.com/listing/86632383/amethyst-bracelet?ref=sr_gallery_3&ga_search_query=rose+de+amethyst+bracelet&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_search_type=handmade

For some reason I am missing part 1 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Blue Ray $13

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=harry+potter+part+1+dvd&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&prmd=imvnso&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1123&bih=622&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=9844159245374493042&sa=X&ei=tue_T4KdJImriQLL8_X7Bw&ved=0CHUQ8wIwAQ#ps-sellers

Manolos $865
@ Neiman Marcus

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/product.jsp?isEditorial=false&index=4&masterId=cat000209&itemId=prod146220176&cmCat=cat000000cat000141cat000149cat000209cat43000777&parentId=cat43000777

Suede Reva Ballerina flats (in carnation) $235
At Tory Burch

http://www.toryburch.com/SUEDE-REVA-BALLET-FLAT/41118002,default,pd.html

 

Kinsley Tory Burch Striped Dress $350
@ Neiman Marcus

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/p/Tory-Burch-Kinsley-Striped-Dress-Contemporary/prod142580058/

J’adore $80
@ Sephora

Michael Kors $75
@ Sephora

Versace Bright Crystal $67
@ Sephora

Issey Miyaki $69
@ Sephora

Michael Kors Island (I use to have all 3)

  Clinique All About Eyes Gel $29
@ Sephora

http://www.sephora.com/all-about-eyes-P122774?skuId=126581

Clinique All About Eyes Serum $26
@ Sephora

Flash and Go Permanent Hair Removal Device $299
@ Sephora

http://www.sephora.com/flash-go-permanent-hair-removal-device-P300901?skuId=1385525#BVRRWidgetID

Fekkai Brilliant Glossing Shampoo and Conditioner

Silkn SensEpil $499
@ Sephora

http://www.sephora.com/silk-n-sensepil-bonus-cartridge-P275615?skuId=1303692

Greens on the Go $33

https://iheartfitnesshi.myitworks.com/Shop/Product/309

Nuskin Age Loc Vitality $63
CoQ10 Power Pack $82
https://www.nuskin.com/content/nuskin/en_US/products/pharmanex/targeted_treatments/heart_health/01103204.html
Dr Rosequist Pycnogenol $70

http://www.thefragranceshoppeonline.com/product/Dr.%20Rosquists%20Pycnogenol_Dr.-Rosquist’s-Pycnogenol

It’s Essential Bars $35

https://iheartfitnesshi.myitworks.com/Shop/Product/314

Cherbu Makeup

http://www.cherbu.com/

Selections from MTV s 100 Greatest Pop Songs $24.95

http://www.amazon.com/Selections-Greatest-Songs-Music-Televison/dp/0634053779

Piano Chord Poster $10

Trx Cables $199.95

http://www.trxtraining.com/products/trx-pro-kit

VS Supermodel Capri $62.50

http://www.victoriassecret.com/clothing/victorias-secret-sport/supermodel-capri-victorias-secret-sport?ProductID=12010&CatalogueType=OLS

VS Fleece Banded Leg Pants in Charcoal $44

http://www.victoriassecret.com/clothing/yoga-and-lounge-pants/classic-fleece-banded-leg-pant?ProductID=23036&CatalogueType=OLS

Places I frequent.  Gift Certificates would be cool.

Salon Glitter

Sunny Salon

Alan Wongs

Whole Foods

Ichiriki

Shokudo

Ramen Nakamura

Goma Tei

Down to Earth

A|X

Neiman Marcus

American Apparell

Express

Victorias Secret

Macy’s

MAC

Apple

Champa Thai

Target

Marciano

Forever 21

H&M

Martin and McArthur

Diesel

William Sonoma

Feb 17 2012

Top TWENTY 80′s Playlist.

1. Whitney Houston: How Will I Know

Tribute to Whitney Houston’s death.  Her voice truly is angelic.

2. Madonna: Justify My Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np_Y740aReI&feature=related

3.  Michael Jackson: Billie Jean

4. Nena: 99 Luft Balloons

5. Pat Benatar: Love is a Battlefield

6. U2: With or Without You

7. Depeche Mode: Enjoy the Silence

8. Cyndi Lauper: TIme After Time

9. Roxette: Must’ve Been Love

 

10. Cure: Just Like Heaven

11. AHA: Take On Me

12. Soft Cell: Tainted Love

13. U2: Sunday Bloody Sunday (Live in the rain)

14. Blondie: Call Me

15. Police: Every Breath You Take

16. Beastie Boys: Fight For Your Right

17. New Order: Bizarre Love Triangle

18.  Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams

19. Flashdance: Maniac

20. Duran Duran: Rio

By kristiemanning • Posted in NOTES
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Jan 8 2012

Material Things

 

I made a bandaid for your heart, and bought earphones so I’d always listen,

And glasses for my eyes, so that I will see what I am missing.

I carry a dictionary so that I can understand the language you always speak,

Adrenaline shot, to kickstart my heartbeat, Won’t let the beat street defeat another week.

 

I bought him rosehip tea, so he would not get sick,

and a silver paged sci-fi flick, 5 books thick,

I took these  colorful happy pills so that I could feel,

but material things aren’t bandaids, and they can’t ever heal.

 

by me

 

 

 

 

By kristiemanning • Posted in NOTES
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Jan 3 2012

Beautiful Things by Andain

Got up early, found something’s missing
My only name
No one else sees, but I got stuck
And soon forever came
Stopped pushing on for just a second
Then nothing’s changed
Who am I this time, where’s my name?
Guess it crept away

No one’s calling for me at the door
And unpredictable won’t bother anymore
And silently gets harder to ignore

Look straight ahead, there’s nothing left to see
What’s done is done, this life has got its hold on me
Just let it go, what now can never be

I forgot that I might see
So many beautiful things
I forgot that I might need
To find out what life could bring

Beautiful things

Take this happy ending away
It’s all the same
God won’t waste this simplicity
On possibility
Get me up, wake me up, dreams are filling
This trace of blame
Frozen still I thought I could stop
Now who’s gonna wait?

No one’s calling for me at the door
And unpredictable won’t bother anymore
And silently gets harder to ignore

Look straight ahead, there’s nothing left to see
What’s done is done, this life has got its hold on me
Just let it go, what now can never be

So many beautiful things
So many beautiful things

Now what do I do?
Can I change my mind?
Did I think things through?
It was once my life
It was my life at one time

By kristiemanning • Posted in NOTES
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Dec 21 2011

My Favorite Madonna Song: the Power of Goodbye

I’ve always enjoyed Madonna’s “Power of Goodbye” as well as her darker transformation during the time she recorded Nothing Really Matters, a fun Japanese inspired video, as well as the top chart single Frozen, a darker video where they play with the positive space of dark fabric and creative CGI.   The henna also adds a nice touch to the dark feel of the music video.  Madonna isn’t the best dancer, or the best singer, but when it comes to creative concepts, and portraying an artistic idea, she is truly an inspiring artist.

Recently, the song “Power of Goodbye” touched me deeper than before.  I first heard the song in the late 90′s around the time she put out her “Ray of Light” album.  What does a teenager know about “the Power of Goodbye?”  Again… Madonna is an artistic genius.  From the heartbreaking lyrics,  to the creative concepts, the chest game symbolizing the game of love, her destroying it, symbolizing the end, the set, a minimalistic Malibu ocean house, to casting, the hypnotizing light eyes of the handsome Croatian actor, Goran Visnijc adds to the lure.

After watching several poorly done re-edited versions of this video, I’ve  decided that the slow tempo of the song fits perfect with the slow movement of Madonna and the story. Of course… it is Madonna, so she can afford the best editors and creative artists.

I also noticed that William Orbit had a hand in the music, thus the electronic feel accompanied with strings.  My favorite instruments  are acoustics such as piano and strings with powerful melodies accompanied with an electronic beat.  MADONNA DID IT FIRST. Her collaboration with William Orbit at this time was truly innovative and has gone on to inspire others to collaborate with opposing style artists, such as artists like Timbaland who have created his career on collaborations with top artists. I can’t wait to write some of my own music, but I imagine that it could sound something like this song, something with a minor melody, power lyrics, a house beat, and orchestral instruments and piano.

What the video here

I especially love the blue feel to the video.  The CGI ripple/blur filter towards the end of the video makes it appear distorted slightly, simulating a water-like effect.  Fans debate that she commits suicide at the end of the music video, but I disagree, and believe it is an artistic way of using water as a symbol of rebirth. At the end of the video she is happy and alive on the beach.

They say that the song is about Madonna’s abusive ex, Sean Penn.

Why do I love this video so much?  The emotion Madonna portrays, the feel the video invokes, the way you can feel the passion followed by the immediate loss, love is fast, a rollercoaster, it comes and goes in a flash.  One second you are engulfed in the flames, the next moment there is nothing left but ashes. I feel like I can relate, and the video was created from a story in my past.  But to anyone who has ever loved and lost, you can understand what I am trying to say.

xoxo

Kristie Manning

By kristiemanning • Posted in <3, NOTES
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Oct 26 2011

Top 10 Break Up Songs

When you want to close the curtains and have a pity party in your bed all day and listen to depressing songs until you feel like slitting your wrists.

1. Enrique-Dimelo

2. Ocean Lab-Lonely Girl

3. Example-Kickstarts Bar 9 Remix

4. Mary J Blige- Be Without You

5. Timbaland feat. One Republic-Apologize

6. the Script-Break Even

7. Postal Service-Nothing Better

8. Evanescance-My Immortal

9. KT Tunstall- Black Horse and the Cherry Tree

10. Maroon 5- This Love

xoxo

Enjoy (:

Aug 20 2011

Sarah Bareilles: Gravity

I heard this song several times, and without recognizing it, heard this line that repeatedly stood out to me.

Something always brings me back to you
It never takes too long
No matter what I say or do
I still feel you here ’til the moment I’m gone

You hold me without touch
You keep me without chains
I never wanted anything so much
Than to drown in your love and not feel your rain

Set me free, leave me be
I don’t wanna fall another moment into your gravity
Here I am and I stand so tall
I’m just the way I’m supposed to be
But you’re on to me and all over me

You loved me ’cause I’m fragile
When I thought that I was strong
But you touch me for a little while
And all my fragile strength is gone

Set me free, leave me be
I don’t wanna fall another moment into your gravity
Here I am and I stand so tall
I’m just the way I’m supposed to be
But you’re on to me and all over me

I live here on my knees
As I try to make you see
That you’re everything I think I need
Here on the ground

But you’re neither friend nor foe
Though I can’t seem to let you go
The one thing that I still know
Is that you’re keeping me down
You’re keeping me down

You’re on to me, on to me and all over
Something always brings me back to you
It never takes too long

xoxo

Kristie

Aug 17 2011

Flashee Flash’s Kokohead/Gym Playlist

1. More Human than Human – White Zombie (Of course!  Who’s gym list isn’t this in?) LOL!

2. 99 Problems – Jay Z

3. tom sawyer – rush

4. american bad ass – kid rock (:

5. don’t tread on me – metallica

6. cowboys from hell – pantera

7. go – pearl jam

8. mama said knock you out – ll cool j

9. demolition man – the police

10. lemon song – led zep

Enjoy!

xoxo

Kristie

Aug 12 2011

REPOST: Spitting Some Thoughts…

You told me to just come over and lay down with you.
I was blinded by your speech
and I played along for the joy ride too.
It was an entertaining preach,
but listen to your own words,
if you were only 2/3rds of the man I heard,
you wouldn’t have to teach these birds how to fly
I’m the pilot on command,
on this trek,
and we’re bout to wreck,
the captain of the crew,
I’m a manned satellite, orbiting around you
and . . .

Welcome to “Candy Land.”
Do you wanna be my man?
You wanna Play?  Be my flavor of the week?
Weigh the pros and cons if you decide to stay.
pique my interest, get my attention.
Release all this energy, and sexual tension,
on your wasted pretension.
I’ve got vocabulary and technique,
too strong for the weak,
I’m a rare breed, someone unique.
if you wanna stay the high way,
No room for drama,  just time for play.
Up in the clouds you wanna stay asleep,
But I’m wide awake and my mind wants to go deep.

Kristie Manning inc…
You’re only as good as your weakest link.
Check out all my ink.
I’m particular in the company  I keep.
5 star crew.
So I’m kickin’ it with you.
Learn some Wing Chun Kung Fu,
We’re chillin’ like a Buddhist monk,
But we get down so you better rethink punk,
Next time we roll out to the club drunk,
Don’t come at me with your bunk speech,
Hate speech.
I’ll let you know when it’s your turn to speak. 

I’ll teach you lessons in grammar,
I’m about to drop the hammer,
There is a difference between “their and “there.”
What happened to all your hair?
You wouldn’t know you anal cavity,
from a blunt terrestrial erosion,
gravity has me repelling you,
No need to show emotion,
Oh! Is that too big words for you?
Your tattoo’s tell your age,
those flames and skulls on your sleeve,
You look like you work for minimum wage.
OH you quit being a pastor for 20 years,
to be a drug dealer, Cheers… to that!

You’re coming up in the world my friend!
When’s the last time you went to the gym?
the last time I couldn’t see my feet I was 9 months preg.
I’m fine and looking slim,
n guys just can’t wait to get in.
Stop humping my leg.
Wait your turn in line, get on the list.
You won’t go away, you’re like a cancer, or a cyst.
Keep on creeping, ’cause to me… YOU DON’T EVEN FUCKIN’ EXIST!

by me

xoxo

Aug 11 2011

My Electronic List

1. Thievery Corporation: Until the Morning

2. Deadmau5: I remember

3. Foster the Kids: Pumped up Kicks

4. Who Da Funk: Shiny Disco Balls

5. Lady Gaga: Bad Romance (Skrillex remix)

6. Wolfgang Gartner & Deadmau5: Animal Rights

7. MGMT: Electric Feel

8. Above & Beyond Presents Ocean Lab: Lonely Girl

9. FF VII Advent Children vs. Linkin Park: What I’ve Dune (Dubstep Remix!)

10. Morgan Page (ft. Lissie): the Longest Road (Deadmau5 Remix)

Enjoy!
xoxo

Kristie