Kaia's Corner

Work.com Is The Shit!!

2006-10-04T13:28:00.000-07:00

I’d like to invite you to participate in a private preview of Work.com, a great new site from Business.com. Work.com has How-to Guides for small business on more than 1,000 topics, and members add new ones every day. Each Guide is written by a business expert, and contains advice on how to tackle common business tasks ranging from Website development to contracts to sales strategies. Guides are straightforward, quick-read descriptions of how to get something done, and the best sites on the Web to help you check tasks off your to-do list.

Work.com is a community -- a dynamic, user-driven web site focused on the exchange of ideas relating to the small business owner. You can rate Guides on how useful they are in helping you to accomplish business tasks. You can also participate by commenting on Guides, suggesting new Guide topics, and writing Guides in your area of expertise.

Here’s how to get a sneak peek before our official launch on Oct 9th:

Visit: http://www.work.com

Password: worki

Please let us know what you think by using the Contact Us/Feedback link at the bottom of each Work.com page. Thanks in advance for taking the time to check out Work.com.

Wax In My Toes.

2006-10-01T16:32:00.000-07:00

Addicted to the wax and sand that gets stuck on and between my toes, carried up and somehow, over time, ends up in my bed. Love my Volvo. Loving my veggies. Tomatoes, i could eat like an apple...Blueberries by the handful. Corn, steamed and stuck in your teeth. Avocados, guacamole or by the half with a spoon. Salmon w/ jasmine rice and green beans. Artichokes steamed for the hearts and the leftover water makes great tea! I love FOOD! Yum... Dont forget the Stella Artois...ok and the wine! I love to sleep with the windows open, i like to drive around and just think...I like to wake up really early and get coffee and go look at the waves. Its the best when its the middle of winter (California winter i might note..not really winter compared to places where you actually feel the seasons changing), when the air is cold, you can roll down the windows and put the heater on your feet. The best feeling in the world, is when you duck dive under waves. My favorite smell is fresh laundry and clean air. And that scent your girlfriend leaves on your pillow. I like taking part in random acts of kindness and conducting positive energy to those around me. I take pride in striving towards being one of the best friends any of my friends will ever have. Taking care of my Kaia, family and friends come first, then myself. I love living alone, its one of the best decisions i ever made for myself. Ive learned that a strong foundation is necassary in the attempt to live out your dreams. Everything in moderation. Honesty is always the best policy and patience is key. I have huge amounts of love and appreciation for the life i have been given. Thanks TP.

What is wrong with people?

2006-10-01T16:29:00.000-07:00

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking .
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.
We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because......
WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem .
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, no surround sound, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms.........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them! < ; /DIV>
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no
lawsuits from these accidents.
We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.
We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays,
made up games with sticks and tennis balls and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them!
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!

This generation has produced some of the best risk!-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!

The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.

We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned

HOW TO

DEAL WITH IT ALL!

Get Awesome

2006-04-30T21:17:00.000-07:00

(movie) Got to Have Kaia Now...Press Play Turn up Speakers

2006-01-28T23:38:00.000-08:00

(blurb) Half Way to Retirement

2006-01-23T21:00:00.000-08:00

That's right...33 today. Half way to retirement. Thanks to Shai, Geno, G. Love, and Dan Akroyd for making a kick ass night last week at the HOB! That's real wood in the Buddha Room. Go VIP or Go Home! We definatley liked the cold beverages that night. www.philadelphonic.com

(blurb) Finding Neverland

2006-01-10T09:26:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! What the hell am I excited about?? Hahaha.

Just watched Finding Neverland last night. What an incredible movie for me. I loved it! Can't go wrong with J Depp. Rent it, buy, it, see it.

(Blurb) Big Wednesday!

2005-12-27T12:20:00.000-08:00

Santa brought some good stuff to SoCal this year! WORD!

(blurb) If The Shoe Fits...

2005-12-18T13:59:00.000-08:00

If you're going through hell, keep going.

- Winston Churchill

That's gotta be the best thing I've heard in a while.

(kaia) Une Lettre Pour Le Pere Noel

2005-12-14T12:45:00.000-08:00

Chere Pere Noel,
Voici la liste des enfants de Claire Fontaine:

Nous voudrions pour Noel:
une barbie rose - Kaia
des petits numeros, des numeros en chocolat, un avion, un bonhomme de neige, une bougie. - Nina
Un gant rose - Lilaune
chanson - Nolan
un costume qui fait peur d'une mauvaise sorciere. - Nikolas
un jouet - Paola
une petit chien, une laisse, un jouet pour le chien, une poupee, une fenetre - Leoune
robe violette, un livre de coloriage, Cendillion, Blanche Neige. - Sydney
une spiderman, un policier. - Luca S
deux camions jaune de pompier - Luca A
deux camions jaune de pompier comme Luca - Finn
un train, un camion. - Sami
un telephone, un jouet. - Delilah
une balle. - Arthus
un cheval, un cheval maman, un renne. - Solaris
un jouet. - Angus
un pogostick - Anne
un skateboard - Luke
un train, un film de barbie. - Paulina
un chapeau, un present pour papa, une robe de Cendrillon.- Madeleine

(pics) I'm an everyday Junglist. Lighta!

2005-12-07T22:17:00.000-08:00

(pics) Oh Yeah

2005-12-02T11:47:00.000-08:00

(blurb) Californa Justice

2005-12-01T14:42:00.000-08:00

So I just narrowly escaped a jury trial this week! Phew. Got picked for the jury on Tuesday but they Plea Bargained out on Wednesday. Good thing. The kid was a "Venice 13" gang banger which would have made me nervous to run into him in the neighborhood.

Just to explain how fucked up Los Angeles is...The judge asks you questions about whether you have been a victim or sorts of a crime..Of the 13 people on the Jury panel, I was the ONLY one who didnt have a murder in the family. How crazy is that?! And these people were from all walks of life too. Makes me wonder if its a pre-requisite to living here for a certain amount of time. It's not called La-La Land for nothing! Maybe we should get out soon.

(blurb) Turducken-less Weekend

2005-11-23T21:51:00.000-08:00

So with the lack of willing friends to come to the "Castle" and vegiterians here I've opted to skip the all mighty Turducken and settle for a turkey breast. Maybe I should just get cold cuts...Trfiling. How depressing. I guess thats what the holidays are gonna be like from now on. Maybe I'll get a Turducken loaf for Christmas..A present for myself. That'll be a change. Check out www.cajungrocer.com well worth the money. Even National Geographic has a sweet article on the Turducken http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0511/feature7/

(pics) Business Intelligence???

2005-11-17T16:17:00.000-08:00

My Second Home

(kaia) Puppetoilio

2005-11-17T15:37:00.000-08:00

http://www.puppetmagic.com/

Awesome time for $7.50. Please support this guy. He puts on a great old time show and we had so much fun. He's got this sort of museuam in there and I actually have a puppet that he has in there!

Puppetolio in Santa Monica is good old-fashioned hands-on entertainment. Whether as a birthday party event or just an afternoon matinee with the kids, this solo show by puppeteer and magician Steve Meltzer is great family fun.
Held at the Santa Monica Puppet and Magic Center, just off the Third Street Promenade, this show is worth catching. Meltzer warms up his audience with a few magic tricks in his cozy theater, and then takes them on a comedic puppet odyssey incorporating elements of ventriloquism, song, and his charming puppet shtick.

After the show, Meltzer offers a mini guided tour of his small workshop-museum, relating interesting bits of puppet lore. Private party and group rates available.

1255 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401

(analytics) Great Source for Web Analytics

2005-11-17T15:30:00.000-08:00

http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/Research/WebSiteIssues/

Good source of articles and sites on Web Analytics although it seems to be a little old and not updated.

(pics) Mr. Seal where are you going??

2005-11-17T14:19:00.001-08:00

(blurb) Straight Answers....

2005-11-17T14:19:00.000-08:00

Straight Answers....
Why is it that in life people never like to give you a straight answer? Why beat around the bush?This gets you nowhere.I personally believe that we would be real close to world peace if humans were more honest. "I have bombs because you have bombs I wont use mine unless you use yours" Plain and fucking simple!!!Business world is the same.."I don't know because I am too busy to understand the whole business" instead of "Uh we dont do that here in this department".IDIOTS.

(blurb) Yo Mamma

2005-11-17T14:16:00.000-08:00

Your mama's teeth are so crooked it looks like her mouth is throwing up gang signs.

Your mama is so nasty, she made Speed Stick slow down

What sexual position makes the ugliest kids? Ask your moms.
Your mama is so loose, its like throwing a hotdog into a hallway
Your mama is got more clap then an auditorium
Your mama is so nasty, the free clinic sends her Christmas cards
Your mama is like a pool table, for 25 cents shell rack your balls
Your mama is like clam chowder...thick n chunky
Your mama is like a bowling ball.... she gets picked up, fingered and then thrown in a gutter
Your mama is like a moped… Fun to ride until your homies see you in it
Your mama is like a stop sign, on every fuckin corner.

(blurb) Bella's Blurb

2005-11-16T23:37:00.000-08:00

I should tell you I have no tollerance for stupid people so if you fall into that category, I don't know what to tell you..."It's not me, it's you" I'm really not as jaded as I sound. I can't stand drama as my life has recently been put through the cleaners... I have my moments but, I'm at overload right now. I want love, kick you in the face, can't stay away from eachother...True Romance..Nightmare before Christmas..We''re different and we love it...LOVE...Love is my greatest enemy right now...I love you, I'd give it all up..money, fame, lust, and life...for love. I'd let today be my last if I could spend it with you..The me that I know adds a little real to the typical bullshit. My vow is to live my life for me and to succeed at doing it, as cliche as it is..to live every day like it was my last. My life has changed so drastically lately and then it flipped a bitch on the freeway and changed again. People I though would be in my life for a very long time are gone and the morning it happened I never would have guessed it was the last time fate would let me wake up next to one of my best friends. I'm here why are'nt you? I don't care what anyone says..Crazy people are hot..for about a week, you gave me very minimal temporary insanity compared to years of mind altering numb the pain toxants, I must say, if we were on Law and Order I'd win my case...Muderers walk but I got the chair...I can take a bow and exit stage left when required but this time I really want to wait for the roses...or tomatoes depends on who is throwing them I guess..Personally I wish I could make monkey fly out of my ass but that's just me...Or ex-ray vision, that'd be tight too..I like to bring out the insanity in people and from what I've seen recently i AM REALLY FUCKING GOOD AT IT unintentionally that is..I just want to find a Benny for my Joon...Until then...Jack Daniels will be just fine.. Do what you want to have fun in my opinion, I am in no way straight edge or anything close but you still have to be able to get you're shit together and do what you have to do to live you're life...IE: Job, School, Relations with family, friends and lovers etc......Everything in moderation...It's nothing personal and I'm not perfect but, if life was perfect, convinient and easy it'd be boring...If I ever say anything to you that sticks let it be this... LIFE IS NEVER EASY. IT WILL NEVER SLIDE ASIDE THE BULLSHIT SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUMP OVER IT. WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, IT IS ABOUT WHO YOU WERE IN THAT HORRIBLE INCONVINIENCE THAT DEFINES WHO YOU REALLY ARE. IF YOU NEVER FOUGHT WITH YOUR LOVE IT'D BE BORING AS HELL...(PLUS MAKE-UP SEX WOULD'NT EXIST, WHAT A SHAME THAT'D BE)..BUT ARE YOU A BIG ENOUGH PERSON TO STICK IT THROUGH OR DO YOU JUMP SHIP AS SOON AS THE STORM SETS IN AND THINGS GET ROUGH...IF YOU CAN WALK HAND IN HAND AND STILL MANAGE TO MISS THE POTHOLES..GREAT..BUT LETS GET REAL, THAT DOES'NT EXIST. THERE IS NO PEACE WITHOUT WAR AND NO LOVE WITH OUT ANGER AND DIFFICULTY, NOTHING AS INTIMATE AS LOVE OR FRIENDSHIP COMES EASY.. LIFE HAS IT'S ORDER..IT DEPENDS IF IT'S WORTH IT TO YOU...IN LOVE, LET PRIDE SNEAK OUT THE BACK DOOR OR TAP DANCE OUT THE FRONT (DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ARE), I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE...AND I SURE AS HELL WOULD GRAB A LIFE VEST IF MY SHIP BEGAN TO SINK EVEN IF I HAD TO SHARE...THE QUESTION IS WOULD YOU? IT IS HOW YOU REACT TO CONFLICT THAT DEFINES WHO YOU ARE IN LIFE.. ONLY YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.... I just had a friend cash in their chips and kick me out of the casino....but it does'nt mean I don't love Vegas....or that I'll never go there again. This trip was just a taste to let me know I am still capable of going there. I did'nt think I could ever love again and I did so thanks for that. Thanks for letting me realise that all hope is not lost...Fuck...now I want to play Spanish 21...I'll have to settle for solitare and that's just as good...The house always wins, but it's lonely in the winners circle...Thanks Bella. You are brilliant.

(pics) Another Day

2005-08-05T08:40:00.000-07:00

Some Photos from Malibu carshow