Puppet Love

Okay, so this is pretty much the cutest music video ever.

Cooooookieeeeeeee...

Okay, so I just have to tell you. My favorite Gluten Free cookies of all time are Pamela's Chocolate Chunk, and can be made using THIS MIX:



(Or: Pamela's Products Incredible Chocolate Chunk Cookies Mix, 13.6-Ounce Units (Pack of 6) ...for 6 bags of mix.)

They're super easy to make, too. Just make sure you don't *completely* melt the ENTIRE STICK OF BUTTER that goes into them, because if the butter is too hot, it melts the chocolate chunks, which then, in turn, morphs your cookie batter into a mound of brown goo, which--although delicious--doesn't look so appetizing. Believe me.

You're welcome. :)

"Valentine for Perfect Strangers"

Happy Valentine's Day, lovers!



(WTF?!)

Beachy McBeacherson

Yesterday, I had to take a friend to the airport in the morning. After I dropped him off, though, I couldn't bear to just drive home and sit inside all day because it was such a gorgeous day outside--so on a whim, I went to the beach instead.

And lemme just say--THIS NEVER HAPPENS.

Living in Los Angeles, I'm so close to the beach, yet for some reason I never seem to go there. I guess I always just assume that it's gonna be cloudy and 10 degrees cooler at the beach--because, well, sometimes it is. But a couple weeks ago, I accidentally found myself meeting with a publicist in Santa Monica, and it was sunny and perfect!

So yesterday, when the sun was shining brightly near LAX, I got inspired and decided to check it out for myself--and lo & behold, it was amazing. It was about 70 degrees there at 11am, the sand was all sun kissed and warm on my bare feets, and for the 30 minutes before my parking meter expired (I only had 50 cents, of course), I totally felt like I was in another world--like, an awesome, sunny, beachy one. It was pretty great.

"So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish"

Somebody sent me this quote the other day when I un-followed them on Twitter, which of course, led me to Google it--which in turn, led me to this. I haven't been able to get it out of my head since. :) You're welcome.

This Thing Rules

No, seriously. I think it's pretty much saved my life.

My husband isn't super into massages, but I am--and I always want and sometimes desperately NEED neck and shoulder massages. I dunno, I get something like pinched nerves in my shoulders sometimes that can be super painful and prevent me from turning my head and stuff. Other times, I spend too much time staring at my computer (big shocker, I'm sure, and if you're sitting here reading this I bet you know what I'm taking about) and I just get stiff and cranky. Anyway, this thing is awesome, so I just had to share.

BIG NEWS: Help Us Fight SMA

Okay, so, I have some big news to share with you. We are currently working on an album of Lullabies. The album is going to be titled, "Sweet Water Child ~ Lullabies for Getty" and all proceeds from the sale of the record will be going to help fund research to fight Spinal Muscular Atrophy, as well as to help one precious 9 month old baby who is fighting for her life, Getty Storm--or Getty Owl, as she is known. We don't have a release date for the record set yet as it's still a work in progress, but there you have it.

ALSO, I will be performing a few songs from the upcoming Lullabies album TOMORROW NIGHT (January 18th) at a charity gala here in Los Angeles. The event is being put on by Hope For SMA and The Sophia's Cure Foundation, two charities that help in the fight against Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), which is pretty much the most awful disease you can think of--genetic, degenerative, and terminal--and it effects 1 in 6,000 infants born today. Please join us for the gala, or if you can't make it, please consider a donation to Sophia's Cure.

Here are the details for the gala:

Hope for SMA
Charity Fundraising Gala

Tuesday, January 18, 2011
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

Cost is $125 per person

J Restaurant & Lounge
1119 S. Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
www.jloungela.com

Enjoy Dinner, Special Guests, Live Entertainment,
Dancing, Silent Auction, and Valet Parking.

Join us for A Night of Hope on January 18, 2011 as the community rallies together to put an end to the #1 genetic killer of infants, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1. Currently there is no treatment or cure for these babies; their life is a death sentence.


About SMA
• SMA is the #1 genetic killer of children under the age of two
• 1 in every 40 people UNKNOWINGLY carry the gene responsible for SMA
• 1 in 6,000 babies are effected every year
• SMA 1 babies are unable to hold their head, sit, swallow or breathe and require 24 hour care
• The National Institute of Health (NIH) selected SMA as the disease closest to treatment or cure of 600 diseases
•Researchers estimate that we are just a few years away from that treatment/cure.

Sponsorship Opportunities
Please consider making a donation, or sponsoring this event in honor of all those babies that are fighting to live and those that have earned their angel wings.


Diamond: a donation of $10,000 Benefits include two prominent (20 seats ) tables, full color page acknowledgment in program, plus table recognition and introductions.

Gold: a donation of $5,000 Benefits include a prominent table
(10 seats) A full-page color ad, plus table recognition.

Emerald: a donation of $3,500 Benefits include six (6) preferred seats,
half-page color ad in program, plus table recognition.

Ruby: a donation of $1,000 Benefits include two (2) preferred seats,
Quarter page ad, and table recognition.


For more information about Spinal Muscular Atrophy, please visit www.HopeForSMA.org. Another great resource is Families of SMA.

To donate to help Baby Getty and the Storm Family directly, please visit their blog, www.GettyOwl.com. Thank you so much.