Hey guys, it’s that time again. One of my readers (who happens to be one of my favorite people in the world) sent me this article for Controversy Friday. She said it disturbed her and I’d have to agree…it’s pretty crazy. You can click here if you want to try and find the original article, but I copied and pasted it in here just in case the link doesn’t work anymore.

Local woman sells soul on eBay
7/6/2008 10:39 PM
By: Heidi Zhou

Carrie Crain said she’s not sure on the return policy of her soul.
DRIPPING SPRINGS — Carrie Crain’s soul is for sale on eBay and the starting bid is $1,000.

“Whoever bids on my soul, they need to take it seriously,” she said. “I hope I transfer all my good, positive energy to them, and they will do great things. That’s what I hope … transfer my creativity to them,” she said.

That creativity is what got 33-year-old Crain to this point. She’s working on a screenplay about a woman who sells her soul on eBay, too.

“I decided to really get into the heroine’s mind. I had to do it,” Crain said.

Crain calls it research, but her husband, Garry, calls it a little nuts.

“I don’t know if she wrote a murder we’d get the gun out and shoot somebody, which of course would never happen,” he said.

Garry is used to his wife’s originality and he’ll help her with the technical stuff.

“Transferring title may be difficult,” he said.

Crain has that and plenty of other difficult questions to answer, like will she get a new soul? Is there a warranty? And what’s her return policy? Those inquiries sit in her e-mail box.

Soul for sale

eBay has officially seen it all. Carrie Crain recently placed her soul up for auction.

Despite the talk, no one has yet put down a bid.

“Maybe they’re waiting until the last minute,” Crain said.

Bidding for Crain’s soul ends Wednesday. The winning bidder will receive Crain’s soul inside a Magic 8 Ball she’s had since fifth grade. They’ll also get a certificate of spiritual authenticity.

Crap. What do you guys make of this? Is she crazy? Is she messing with something that she has no business getting into? Is it even possible to do this?

Would anyone even buy it?!

Discuss.

I found this site that rates perfumes, lotions, body sprays, etc. on their ability to be hazardous to your healthy, allergy inducing, etc etc. I rated the stuff I usually wear and:

For those of you playing along at home, that’s a hazard score of SEVEN, making my perfume a HIGH HAZARD. So to those of you I’ve hugged in the past 5 or so years, sorry about that.

Ladies (and Gabriel), I’d encourage you to check out your perfume hazard here.

Are you as hazardous to your own health as I am?! Let me know what you scored, and if you were as shocked as I was.

Dwight Schrute: The problem, Jim, is that people who are really suffering from a medical condition won’t receive the care they need because someone in this office is coming up with ridiculous stuff. Count Choculitis….Why did you write that down, Jim? Is it because you know I love Count Chocula?

-The Office, on health care.

’cause you know, i could buy an iphone, but then I couldn’t afford gas.

Dea Alltel, please check you spelling on you website.

You crazies.

From Luke 6:

27“But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.

Or, from The Message:

35-36 I tell you, love your enemies. Help and give without expecting a return. You’ll never—I promise—regret it. Live out this God-created identity the way our Father lives toward us, generously and graciously, even when we’re at our worst. Our Father is kind; you be kind.

9:30 AM on Saturday

Carpets Out.
Padding pulled up.
Carpet tack strips up.
Floor Swept.
Baseboards broken: 1
Baseboards still attached: all of them.
Picture where my hips look giant: 1

Check back later today for an updated picture.

PS. The guys (Travis and Mike) left to go get a moisture barrier thing, and 1 hour later I get a call asking if I need anything from Wendy’s, and oh by the way we went to visit Timm Collins! And they left me here working!

Update: 4:55 PM

All the stuff on the floor is us figuring out how a 5×7 rug would look in there…

Anyway. That’s that!

So this one doesn’t have much to do with personal style.

But I am just blown away by the Jesse Jackson/ Obama thing.

You can watch it here.

What did you guys think about that?

Sounds like Jesse Jackson’s going Old Testament on Barack.

So here’s what I’ve read so far in 2008:

The Starbucks Experience
In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
I Became a Christian and all I got was this lousy T-shirt
From Good to Great
White Oleander
This 8 part series that is embarrassingly hokey, but it was a fun read.
God’s Blogs
The 5 dysfunctions of a team
Death by Meeting
Simple Church
Post Secret

Currently reading: UnChristian, Well Intentioned Dragons, No Perfect People Allowed

that’s 23 books….this is week 27. now i’m 4 weeks behind. guh.

BUT, I have a vacation coming up in September! The perfect time to play catch up.
So give me some recommendations! Any good, fun reads out there that I need to know about?

-Em

This is what happens when you leave me home alone unsupervised.

I’ll redecorate. I swear I’ll do it.