Uniquely December: Take It In the Ear Day

Many years ago a cable movie channel let an intern play editor for a day.  Off the shelf came, "Liar, Liar" and off he went to work.  His goal for the day?  Change barely offensive dialogue into family-approved rhetoric.

The scene:  Retrieving his car from the impound lot, lawyer Fletcher Reede notices a new scratch on the side.  Irate, he begins taking it out on the lot boy.

The dialogue:
"You scratched my car!
"Oh, yeah, whatcha gonna do about it?"
"NOTHING! If I take you to small claims court, you probably wouldn't show up, and if you did and I won you'd just stiff me anyway.  So, I'm going to turn around and just take it in...the ear...


Feeling confident in his choice of insults, the intern quickly inserted ...the ear... into another movie or two (The Wayans brothers "Bulletproof" for one), punched the clock and called it a day.

Is there anyone my husband knows that has not heard this story?  I don't think so.  Is he overjoyed to have a day devoted to this most ridiculous of dialogue dubbing.  I am positive there isn't a person he runs into today that won't hear his over-excited re-telling of an intern's innocent attempt at real job for a day...

Uniquely December Giveaway #3 Season of Love

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Today's giveaway comes from me!

It's a vinyl decorated picture that I made for a gift a year ago and then never got around to sending (I made one for myself as well, and though it's definitely a decoration for the holidays, it's been hanging for over a year. If you've read today's Uniquely December entry, you're starting to see I have a huge procrastination problem).

Here's what you'll get:

Giveaway Item: 

1 11x17 "Season of Love" Picture in Gold Frame

Giveaway Information:

 Contest will begin at 12:01AM(MST) on Wednesday, December 7, 2011

 and end at 10:00PM(MST) on Sunday, December 11, 2011.

Giveaway open to U.S.  and Canada residents only 

Entry Options:

~Mandatory Entry~

Since I have nothing to sponsor here, we're going to have a little fun.

Find the "My Path" archive list in the right sidebar.  

Then choose your birthday month, find a post you like in that month,

 and comment on this giveaway post what caught your eye. 

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What A Girl Wants Prize Pack

Uniquely December: Letter-Writing Day

A few weeks back we had a lesson at church focused on taking care of ourselves as women.  One of the challenges we were given was to go home and write a letter.  Not an email, or a text, or a facebook comment...a genuine later.  The promise was made that taking the time to sit down, form our thoughts, and then express them would bring peace in the midst of our harried every day lives.  And not just our lives, but also the lives of the people to whom we're writing.

Letters are "the keepers."  Don't we all have a box or a file somewhere holding treasured salutations?  Maybe tucked inside a birthday card or folded neatly inside a scented envelope?  We don't read them everyday, but when we come across them our hearts are immediately carried back to the emotions of the day we received it.  A hand-written letter guarantees to bring a smile to mind over and over again.

I had three people come immediately to mind after receiving my letter-writing challenge.  One a friend I've been out of contact with for years but who just reached a goal she'd set way back then.  One a sister-in-law I admire for the life she's lived and the choices she's made.  And one my grandmother.

In my lifetime my grandmother's letters have been a precious gift.  They don't come often.  The thought comes to mind to write her only about once a year, but I always know I'll hear receive a message in return.  Her tiny cramped scrawl is pretty hard to read, but the squinting and transcribing is always worth the work.  Especially because my grandma is of the generation that believes nothing that happened in her life is important enough for people to want to know.  The letters she sends with brief accounting of how she passes her days will add immense depth to the history I'll piece together and share with the generations of my family.

I'm ashamed to admit I've only written one of my three letters, and that envelope is still waiting on my kitchen counter to be mailed.  I'm grateful for the reminder today to put my pen to paper and send a short little ray of happiness to the people in my life.

Can I pass the challenge along to you? 

 Sit down and write a letter to someone you know.  

See if it doesn't make you both feel better!

Uniquely December Giveaway #2: What A Girl Wants

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A little while back I participated in a blogger's craft exchange.  From that exchange, I received these...

The handmade clutch and barrettes are BEAUTIFUL!  Unfortunately, they're not quite my style so I've never  been able to use either of them.  That's lucky for you!  I've contacted Lelanie at To Sew With Love and she's excited to offer her handmade items as today's giveaway!

The fabric on this clutch is fabulous!  The prints and wording are travel related, but the design makes it very shabby chic and vintage looking.  The sewing is impeccable and the rose embellishment gives the clutch a soft romantic touch.

 I love that the detailing on the inside is as intricate and detailed as the outside (this is the inside pocket).

And the rolled rosette barrettes are icing on the cake!

Wouldn't these be a sweet treat for yourself or a friend right before Christmas?  Here's how to enter:

Giveaway Items: 

1 handmade clutch and 2 rosette barrettes (shown above)

Giveaway Information:

1 winner will receive both items

 Contest will begin at 12:01AM(MST) on Tuesday, December 6, 2011

 and end at 10:00PM(MST) on Saturday, December 10, 2011.

Giveaway open worldwide.

Entry Options:

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Don't think twice about this one!  Every girl deserves to feel pretty!
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Uniquely December: National Pawnbroker's Day

My husband has a friend who bought his wife's engagement ring at a pawn shop.  If I have the story right, she was on board with the idea and went along to help him pick it out.  Since then, when recounting the event, they've heard a wide range of opinions on if that is okay.  

The yeah-sayers tout it as a GREAT money-saving move.  They got a much larger ring at a much smaller price than they would otherwise have been to get.  

The nay-sayers walk away shaking their heads, jaws wide-open.  Building your future on another person's failure.  Where's the upside in that?

I'm definitely of the camp that says, "Go for it!"  My engagement ring cost about $15 from a kiosk in the mall. When I lost that one we replaced it with the same thing and when I lost that one it had been discontinued and I was out of luck.  My wedding ring is a plain gold band and it's perfectly fine.  But, one day I'm going to get myself a big flashy ring and if it can be bigger and flashier because I got it at a pawn shop, all the better for me!

Which side of the pawn shop aisle are you sitting on?