Photo Challenge: Broken, or Broke as the case may be

Sometimes, you just don't wanna know...

Either way, it's broken and we'll probably be broke after fixing it. lol.  So it definitely fits the challenge:  broken.  And yes, that's an Iowa license plate.  No place like home...

day 13 - Feb. 13 - stupid cupid gifts are for adults!

Lucky or Unlucky, it’s Feb. 13!  It’s the day before the night before Valentine’s Day!  And I hope you’re ready for the big day!

Today, I know you have Valentines to make and plans to arrange, so today is simple. Pretend that Cupid is somewhere between the Easter Bunny and Santa.  What should Cupid bring you tomorrow to make you feel the love?

Are you in desperate need of chocolate, a new iphone, tickets to Lion King, a trip to Bermuda, a bottle of whipped vodka or hours of snuggletime with…your pillow and blankey?  How 'bout ice cream, a dozen roses, or a kiss on the cheek?  What can Cupid do to make your V-day special?

Let’s hear that want list!  

Day 12 Feb. 12 - roses are red, beer cans are blue...

Boys and Girls, it’s Feb. 12 and that means we are just 2 days away from Valentine’s Day!

I hope you’ve got your candy, your wine, your spa packages, and hate mail ready to go!

But for today, Love-Festers, do you want to be the voice of love, hate, wine, or comic relief or or or…? 

Guess that’s up to you. 

All you have to do is finish this handy-dandy little verse with the cutest, funniest, ugliest, gruesome, weirdest, nicest or whatever else –est thing you can think of! 

So bring on the endings to:

Roses are red.

Violets are blue.

____________________________

and _________________________________!

Address it to something, someone, or make it general for just leaving it out there for all to be inspired by!

Can’t wait to read your oh-so-poetic commentaries!

day 11 - feb. 11 - keep your hands off my love!

Happy Monday!  I say that knowing there’s rarely such a thing, but I’m trying, people. J

Today we are all about the what’s, not the who’s!  (No, it’s not Seussville, but I like it!)

WHAT do you love?  In other words, WHAT do you talk to, pat, and protect like it were a child?  

Is it your coffee mug, your car, your iphone?  What do you get edgy about the minute someone else gets near it? 

Break out your phone camera and snap a shot or profess your undying love to it in a post.  Heck, write an ode if you want to be that writerly type.  Just tell us WHAT makes your day brighter!

Happy Monday!  Happy Feb. 2/11/13!

day 10 - feb. 10 - we're expecting you on the love boat!

Love-Festers, I’m hoping I’m not going too old-skool for some of you!  If I am, I think you have some Googling to do! 

Today, we’re headed to Mazatlan or Puerto Viarta via The Love Boat!  Exciting and new, come aboard, we’re expecting you at The Candy-Coated Love Fest! 

Isn’t that what we all need?  Who doesn’t need a little cruise?  A little reminder about the meaning of love? 

For those of you new to Love Boat, a few normal people showed up on the boat with some famous people with drama to ensue.  There’s model discoveries, jewelry heists, nude magazine playboys, and a whole lot of love connections, a few re-connections, and some serious confessions of love/quickies/proposals/flirtations, etc, but the best part of all is everyone leaves the boat happily ever after!

So, who are you taking on the Love Boat with you?  Pick at least 5 of your Facebook friends to hop on board and then at least 4 celebrities to make the voyage.

I’ll go first so you have an example! 

I’m taking Tori and Dean since, after all, Aaron Spelling created the show!  It seems necessary.

Plus, I’m taking Beyonce and Jay-Z as I’m sure they need a little get-away after her lip syncing scandal and a newborn!  I envision a little rapping in the lounge and Beyonce singing to some dufus about putting a ring on it NOW!  Oh, there will be some “re-kindling!”

And, you’re gonna love this, I’m taking Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake so they can have that deep philosophical break-up discussion they never had so Britney can find her way to a normal, nice guy passenger. Lol.

For other passengers, my sister, Mischa, gets to go because she wouldn’t miss a cruise!  And I figure she can talk to Isaac at the bar while he makes her drinks!  Casey gets to go so she can finally meet Gerard Butler who is destined to be at the Captain’s table with her!  And I’m taking the Loop – Sara, Melissa, Kristin, Jenny, Julie, and Trisia because you know there will be comedy and drama there.  I kinda figure Sara will get the 5 carat bejeweled flower stolen from her hair by a kissing bandit!

Oh, how I love The Love Boat!  Let’s hear what’s happening on your voyage!

Promising fun for everyone…

Day 9 - Feb. 9 - Heart of .... Gold?

TGIS!  Love a Saturday!  And because I’m hoping you have a little extra time in your day today, I picked today to be the day you show me your heart!  Plus, it’s a contest day!!

Congrats to Trisia Roth for winning the conversation heart contest with Be Someone Else's!

But now it’s your turn to win!

So bring on the pictures!

Show me your heart photos – on a pocket, in the sand, out of M&M’s, the cutest boy in the world, or a magnet on your fridge!

Take that picture or scan in something from ancient days ago!  But let’s see what you can make look heart-tastic!

Feel the love!  

Day 8 - Feb. 8 - Crushin' Hard

Hello, Love-Festers!  TGIF!!  Hope you’re as ready for the weekend as I am!  And I am so looking forward to seeing your posts today! 

Woo-hoo!  It’s gonna be a fun one!

Today, day 8, we are talking childhood crushes!  So, let’s hear about one of your childhood loves!  Who did you draw hearts around?  Whose name did you use for your last name? 

Was your childhood crush the girl/boy who kissed you in kindergarten?  Was it your favorite hunk/diva on your favorite TV show?  Was it your best friend’s older sibling????

We’re dying to know!  Who were you crushing on as a kid????

Post your story, a picture of the lucky little snot, or a YouTube vid if it was someone famous.  Feel free to tell us where they are now, too, if you wanna!  

Day 7 - Feb. 7 - Get your groove on or your love on

Lucky number 7!  We’re half way to V-day!  So, Love-Festers, I have a good one for you today! 

We all love our music!  It marks some specific memories I’m sure.  And we’ve all had that song that stayed on repeat for an eternity in which we belted out the words constantly until someone told us to stop or die! J  (Hey, it happened to all of us!)

In honor of Valentine’s Day and love/lust/hate/depression, let’s hear your favorite love song, or if you’re on the hatin’ bandwagon at this point, break out the ironic love song choice!

Think Chicago, Journey, any of your good hair bands, or mix it up with some nasty, dirty R. Kelly or Marvin Gaye and Get it On!

Me – my theme song was Desperado for years.  Now it just applies to my writing mantra. Lol.   Then again, I think I played Save the Best for Last a bajillion times in the apartments.  Bet the people upstairs are still haunted every time they hear that song!  But today, I have lots of ideas!  What’s yours?  Make a post or head on over to YouTube or Pandora and share your fave tune for the day!

Oh Oh, we’re livin’ on a prayer…Oh oh, we’re half way there… to Feb. 14, baby!

Day 6 - Feb. 6 - Your Imaginary Plus 1

Feb. 6

Today, we’re talkin’ character connections!

And it’s perfectly okay that we have our weaknesses.  We might even have an “If Ever” list with a few celebs you get a hall pass for.  We’re not here to judge.   But today is all about who we love in our imaginary worlds, not celebs but characters that have been written to perfection – at least for us.

So think books, TV shows, movies, zombie apocalypses!  Who do you love?  Who melts your heart?  Who would be your imaginary +1? 

Would it be Christian Grey, Mr. Darcy, Tim the Toolman Taylor, Jethro Gibbs, or Indiana Jones?  Or for you guys, would it be Jessica Rabbit, Mrs. Robinson, Robin Shabotsky (Robin Sparkles – lol) or…

Well, take your pick.  Then post a note saying who you wouldn’t kick out of your imaginary bed, or even better, find a great YouTube of your fave character and share it with us!

Happy Thoughts!  Happy 6^th! 

Feb. 5 - Day 5 - Cupid's Quiver!

Feb 5.

Hello, Love-Festers!  Day 5 and guess what?  You get to play Cupid today!  (Or for you Greek Mythology buffs – you can be Eros!) 

That’s right – you are going to play Cupid/Eros today!  According to the Greeks, Eros had arrows of love and arrows of indifference so I guess you get to pick, but either way, it’s your day to play!

Who would you strike with an arrow?  Do you have a friend who really deserves to be loved?  Do you have a co-worker who needs a little indifference?  Do you have a famous couple you’d like to break up? 

Let’s hear who you’re shooting at today!  Post a note or post a picture of your target!  Maybe we can even make some love matches happen! Lol.

Happy Day 5!  Happy Tuesday!  

Day 4 - Feb. 4 - Monday Inspiration

It’s Feb. 4, Love-Festers!  And since we’re all moving a little slow on this Monday morning, I’m making it easy today.  Whose love inspires you? 

Johnny and Baby, your grandpa and grandma, or your sister and bro-in-law that put up with you?

 

Let’s here it!  Or feel free to show us a picture!

Oh, and I need you to go vote.  Yesterday’s contest was too hard for me to decide a winner so I’ve narrowed down and I wanna hear who wins from my finalists.

Happy Monday!  Happy Feb. 4!  Happy Recovery Monday!

Feb. 2 - Show me some Chocolate-covered Love!

Okay, Love-Festers, you made it to Day 2!  Way to go!  Loved hearing from all of you!  But today's a new day - it's Saturday!  Woo-hoo!  

So what do we all love about Valentine’s Day??? Well, that’s obvious!  We love CANDY! 

Don’t lie.  I know you have a stash!  So let's hear what's in or break out that camera phone and snap a pic of your fave sweet treat!  Or if you're at the store, just take a pic of the cart! lol.

Whether it’s those nasty chalky hearts, the SweetTart gummies, or the gigantic Russell Stover’s cardboard box, as long as it’s not carrot sticks – we’re all on board!

So whatcha lustin’ for?  And I do mean of the dessert/snack/breakfast-but-don’t-tell-anybody variety of CAN-DAY!

The Candy-Coated Love-Fest - Feb. 1 Day 1

Okay all you candy-coated love festers (get it festers - lol), we're starting off easy!  Gonna make it a sexpot Friday going into Super Bowl weekend!  No tough stuff today, just a day of fun and a little bit of Nelly "hot" in here hot-sauce to get your party started.  

Today, your job is to post what you think is sexy.  Let me give you some examples:

Sexy is...

            a shirtless, tan guy mopping my floor.

Sexy is…

            Marilyn Monroe in a one-piece bathing suit eating cake.

Sexy is...

            a back massage on a snowy night while the kids are at grandma's.

Sexy is...

            rockin' stilettos on date night

Sexy is...  

Okay, I bet you have an even better one so post it or a photo on your fb page or on The Candy-Coated Love-Fest page with the label "Sexy is..."

Happy Feb. 1!  Thanks for playin'! 

MJ Metal - Photo Challenge

And the theme this week is metal!

My niece has this fantastic bracelet that screamed out to me.  

She has a love for Michael Jordan.  

I have a love for color.  

So here's my attempt at honing my inner Andy Warhol. :)