You are dating a new guy. The first couple of dates go really well. After only a few weeks of happy dating his attitude seems to change for the worse. So here are few suggestions that will help you decide whether to continue dating him:

He promises you the world on the first date. A few weeks later: he is busy saving the world.
a. He is Superman. Continue dating.
b. You don’t believe in Superman. Move on to the next.

Your conversations went from versatile to a detailed discussion of the current weather conditions.
a. Weather is your favorite topic. Have another date.
b. He works for the weather channel. Don’t trust people from the weather industry. Next, please.

He is avoiding making plans with you.
a. He is making plans with someone else. You need to plan accordingly.
b. He is Superman. Continue dating.

He says he will call you right back. A few days go by without a trace of him.
a. You phone is broken. You need a new phone.
b. He forgot how to dial your number. You need a new date. Preferably more tech-savvy.

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It’s been Drama and the City ever since Carrie Bradshaw and her Louboutin heels hit the streets of the upper East Side to begin filming “Sex and the City 2″ on Tuesday.

Hordes of fans began bombarding the set as early as 7 a.m. on the first day of shooting, and it seems that the return of the fashionable foursome – and their hunky male co-stars – has caused a little too much excitement. Film security has had to tighten its game when dealing with the crazed Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha and Miranda wanna-bes.

“They looked more like they were protecting the President than Sarah Jessica Parker,” said an onlooker at 84th St. and Park Ave., where the leggy leading lady was repeatedly being filmed hailing a cab. “At one point, teenage girls were practically trampling each other trying to get to Sarah Jessica as she was walking back to her trailer, but her security team was shoving everyone out of the way.”

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This great book was written by Paulo Coelho, a Brazilian lyricist and novelist. It follows Santiago, a young Spanish shepherd, on a journey to fulfill his Personal Legend.

An excerpt from “The Alchemist” written by Paulo Coelho.

They crossed the desert for another two days in silence. the alchemist had become much more cautious, because they were approaching the area where the most violent battles were being waged. As they moved along, the boy tried to listen to his heart.

It was not easy to do; in earlier times, his heart had always been ready to tell its story, but lately that wasn’t true. There had been times when his heart spent hours telling of his sadness, and at other times it became so emotional over the desert sunrise that the boy had to hide his tears. His heart beat faster when it spoke to the boy of treasure and more slowly when the boy stared entranced at the endless horizons of the desert. But his heart was never quiet, even when the boy and the alchemist had fallen into silence.

“Why do we have to listen to our hearts?” the boy asked, when they had made camp that day.

“Because, wherever your heart is, that is where you’ll find your treasure.”

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Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

~ Paulo Coelho

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.

~ Peace Pilgrim

Harvey Shine, played by Dustin Hoffman, travels to London for the weekend for his daughter’s wedding. Leaving the plane in London, he briefly encounters Kate Walker, played by Emma Thompson, whose job is to collect statistics at Heathrow Airport, and rudely refuses to fill out her questionnaire. Harvey’s job in New York  as a commercial  jingle writer for a Manhattan agency is his escape from his personal life. His boss is less impressed with Harvey’s latest work , and would rather see Harvey make room for younger composers. Harvey’s personal life is almost non-exsistent. After he divorced his wife, she happily remarries. His daughter Susan has a close relationship with her new stepfather, and informs Harvey at the pre-wedding dinner that she would rather prefer her stepfather to walk her down the aisle.

In the meantime, Kate, hopeless to meet the right guy, is on a blind date, set up by one of her friends and co-workers. Harvey can’t wait to get back to New York for a very important meeting, and decides to only attempt the ceremony and skip the reception. Yet, nothing goes according to his plan. His second encounter with Kate Walker is about to change his life.

I definitely recommend to watch this movie. Yes, it is a romantic comedy. Yes, the end is happy. Yet, there was something about this movie that made you want to believe and not to give up hope. If you start crying easily in emotional situations, make sure you have enough tissues.

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First discovered and brought to my attention by Jcoe in the GoL Lounge, I had to take a second look, and googled the latest news. Ankles – the latest body obsession - are all over the news. Below is an article I found on abcNEWS that describes the whole ankle fuzz more detailed:

While you were busy worrying about “muffin-topping” over the waistband of your jeans or the “cottage cheese” on your thighs, you should have been fretting over the shapeliness of your ankles.

A growing number of Americans are working to eliminate unwanted ankle fat. “Cankles,” or less-than-svelte ankles, are the thunder thighs of the new millennium.

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