Thursday, January 31, 2013
What was she thinking ? - Mariah Carey
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Be still my heart - Elie Saab Haute Couture Spring Summer 2013
I am absolutely in love with the entire Elie Saab Haute Couture Spring Summer 2013 collection, it is so glamorous and elegant. Every dress is divine. The collection has an old Hollywood feel to it, yet the fabrics, colors, crystal beading and embellishments kept in modern.
Below are some of my favorite looks from the collection.
Below are some of my favorite looks from the collection.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The world works in mysterious ways sometimes. Who was the first ever QB sacked by Ray Lewis????
None other than Jim Harbaugh. If Ray and the Ravens manage to pull off the upset and beat the 49ers in the Super Bowl this Sunday, Ray in a way will have recorded his last sack against Jim Harbaugh as well. Could be a fitting end to a storied (yet controversy filled) career.
Click below to watch.
http://nflfilms.nfl.com/2013/01/29/ray-lewiss-first-nfl-sack-was-on-jim-harbaugh-here-it-is/
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Look of the Day - Camilla Belle
I am really starting to love Camilla's style as of late. She has such a grace and sophistication about her. Last nigh at the 2013 Art of Elysium Heaven Gala in Los Angeles she wore this elegant Carolina Herrera off the shoulder dress. She looks gorgeous and the layered train makes such dramatic exit.
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| Carolina Herrera dress, Van Cleef jewels, Jimmy Choo clutch, and Casadei heels |
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Style Crush - Naomi Watts
Lately I find myself adoring every look Naomi Watts wears. Always a bit daring, yet simple and effortlessly chic. She is like a modern day edgy Grace Kelly. With her it's all about clean lines, great silhouettes and bold details. I still can't get over the fact she is 44 and has 2 kids.
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| Alexander McQueen |
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| Emilio Pucci |
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| Roland Mouret |
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| Calvin Klein Collection coat, Chanel clutch |
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| Zac Posen |
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| Roland Mouret |
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Well the Tide certainly rolled Monday night
Safe to say Monday night the better and most deserving team won the National Championship. The Irish were pretty much steam rolled by the 'Bama Crimson Tide. The Offense put up a somewhat spirited, valiant effort. I am looking forward to watching QB Golson play in years to come. The Defense however looked horrible. Manti looked like an amateur version of himself incapable of tackling or blocking. DT Louis "Nasty Dog" Nix was pretty much the only bright spot for the Irish D. Sadly DE Kapron Lewis-Moore, who is coming back for his senior season, left the game with a torn ACL. Hopefully he can recover in time for next season.
Kudos to 'Bama, they played one hell of a game on both sides of the ball. QB McCarron, CB Millner and RB Lacy all could have been MVP's. RB Lacy is certainly going to have a bright NFL future ahead of him. The guy is built like a Linebacker but is so agile and shifty. Very fun player to watch. AJ McCarrons's GF Katherine Moore basically stole the show somehow. The stunning Ms. Alabama watcher her BF from the stands and the cameramen and Brent Musberger certainly did love her.
Even though they lost, I am proud of my Fighting Irish and their 12-1 season. They have come a long way since Brian Kelly's arrival. It was only 2 seasons ago I walked out of the ND/Navy game at MetLife Stadium in the 3rd quarter to tailgate because the Irish were getting their butt's whipped (no offense to Navy, but they are no 'Bama). Looking forward to a great 2013 season for the Fighting Irish. Hopefully this loss provides motivation and lessons to be learned for next season so they can come back better than ever.
To be fair to 'Bama and not be one sided below are the sobering facts from the 2013 BCS National Championship.
Alabama: won 6 straight bowl games when ranked No. 1 or 2
T.J. Yeldon (71) and Eddie Lacy (46) both had more yards after contact in BCS Championship than Notre Dame had total rushing yards.
Notre Dame allowed 42 points on Monday-- the most it has ever allowed in a bowl game
Alabama's A.J. McCarron is the first starting quarterback to win 2 BCS titles
Alabama: 42 points is its 3rd-most in a bowl game. The school record is 61 (1953 Orange Bowl vs Syracuse)
Notre Dame: 0-4 in BCS bowl games (outscored 158-57)
Alabama: 3rd school to win 3 championships in 4 seasons (Nebraska 1994-97, Notre Dame 1946-49)
Alabama: 10th national championship in poll era (since 1936)-- most of any team
Eddie Lacy: rushed for 140 yards, 3rd-most by an RB in BCS Championship (Beanie Wells holds record- 146)
Notre Dame entered the game having allowed only 9 pts in the first quarter this season (allowed 14 in first 9 min)
That's all for now,
Sassy
Kudos to 'Bama, they played one hell of a game on both sides of the ball. QB McCarron, CB Millner and RB Lacy all could have been MVP's. RB Lacy is certainly going to have a bright NFL future ahead of him. The guy is built like a Linebacker but is so agile and shifty. Very fun player to watch. AJ McCarrons's GF Katherine Moore basically stole the show somehow. The stunning Ms. Alabama watcher her BF from the stands and the cameramen and Brent Musberger certainly did love her.
Even though they lost, I am proud of my Fighting Irish and their 12-1 season. They have come a long way since Brian Kelly's arrival. It was only 2 seasons ago I walked out of the ND/Navy game at MetLife Stadium in the 3rd quarter to tailgate because the Irish were getting their butt's whipped (no offense to Navy, but they are no 'Bama). Looking forward to a great 2013 season for the Fighting Irish. Hopefully this loss provides motivation and lessons to be learned for next season so they can come back better than ever.
To be fair to 'Bama and not be one sided below are the sobering facts from the 2013 BCS National Championship.
Alabama: won 6 straight bowl games when ranked No. 1 or 2
T.J. Yeldon (71) and Eddie Lacy (46) both had more yards after contact in BCS Championship than Notre Dame had total rushing yards.
Notre Dame allowed 42 points on Monday-- the most it has ever allowed in a bowl game
Alabama's A.J. McCarron is the first starting quarterback to win 2 BCS titles
Alabama: 42 points is its 3rd-most in a bowl game. The school record is 61 (1953 Orange Bowl vs Syracuse)
Notre Dame: 0-4 in BCS bowl games (outscored 158-57)
Alabama: 3rd school to win 3 championships in 4 seasons (Nebraska 1994-97, Notre Dame 1946-49)
Alabama: 10th national championship in poll era (since 1936)-- most of any team
Alabama: 1st school to win back-to-back BCS Championships
Eddie Lacy: rushed for 140 yards, 3rd-most by an RB in BCS Championship (Beanie Wells holds record- 146)
The 97-yd TD drive by Alabama earlier was the longest in a BCS Championship game (previous long was 92 yds by Oklahoma in 2005)
Notre Dame entered the game having allowed only 9 pts in the first quarter this season (allowed 14 in first 9 min)
That's all for now,
Sassy
Monday, January 7, 2013
BCS National Championship - GO IRISH!!
Finally after 6 weeks of waiting since ND's last game, the BCS National Championship is here! I have been waiting for 25 years for this night, I am praying for an Irish win. If Manti and ND's defense plays as well as they have been all season, the Offense performs like they did vs. Oklahoma and the O-line can plug the gaps and stop the 'Bama run game I think ND can pull off the upset.
Either way, win or lose, the Irish have had a great season and it's nice to it's football program has righted its course and is relevant again. Look for LB Manti Te'o, DE Stephon Tuitt, DT Louis "Nasty Dog" Nix, QB Everett Golson, RB/WR Theo Riddick, TE Tyler Eifert and RB Cierre Wood to be the impact players for Notre Dame this game. If they play well ND should be able to pull off the upset. For 'Bama keep an eye on RB'S Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon, CB Dee Milliner, LB C.J. Mosley and QB AJ McCarron (although he will not factor as much as their RB'S).
Should be a great game, one for the ages. Hopefully I will not have to wait another 25 years to see ND in a championship again.
Below are some great stats I have come across about the game:
Either way, win or lose, the Irish have had a great season and it's nice to it's football program has righted its course and is relevant again. Look for LB Manti Te'o, DE Stephon Tuitt, DT Louis "Nasty Dog" Nix, QB Everett Golson, RB/WR Theo Riddick, TE Tyler Eifert and RB Cierre Wood to be the impact players for Notre Dame this game. If they play well ND should be able to pull off the upset. For 'Bama keep an eye on RB'S Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon, CB Dee Milliner, LB C.J. Mosley and QB AJ McCarron (although he will not factor as much as their RB'S).
Should be a great game, one for the ages. Hopefully I will not have to wait another 25 years to see ND in a championship again.
Below are some great stats I have come across about the game:
- The last 4 BCS Champs have seen 9 total pts (3 FG) in 1st qtr. The last 1st-qtr TD: Ohio State's Beanie Wells in the 2007 BCS Champ vs LSU
- ND vs. 'Bama is 9th matchup in BCS era b/w coach with nat'l title and one without. 7 of previous 8 matchups were won by coach without a title
- Notre Dame has not allowed a TD drive of more than 75 yards the entire season.
- The last time Saban coached at what is now Sun Life Stadium: Christmas 2006. The Dolphins lost to Jets 13-10 on a 30-yard FG with :10 left.
- Notre Dame can become the 1st team since the 1984 BYU team to win AP national title after being unranked in AP preseason poll
- Notre Dame: 4-0-1 all-time when it is ranked No. 1 in AP poll and is playing the team ranked No. 2
Alabama is trying to become 1st program to win back-to-back BCS Championships.
- All 4 Notre Dame coaches with national championship won in 3rd year in South Bend; this is Brian Kelly's 3rd year with the Irish.
- Notre Dame is the 6th team to reach BCS Championship Game after losing 4+ games previous year; previous 5 all won title.
- Notre Dame & Alabama rank 1st & 2nd on defense in points allowed this season. ND allows a TD fewer than once every 14 drives.
- Notre Dame has allowed 10 TDs (9 by defense) in 2012, fewest in a single season in FBS since 2000.
Till next time. GO IRISH!!
Sassy
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Week 17 - All good things must come to an end
Well Week 17 of the NFL season sadly here. Always a sad time of the year for me because once bowl season is over and the Superbowl is over I will be in football with drawl for a few months. It's never an easy time for me.
Some random musings and thoughts going into today's games -
Go RGIII!! - I am rooting for RGIII to make a joke of the Dallas Cowgirls because the Giants need a Cowboys loss among other a few other things to have a chance to make it to the playoffs. If the Giants do not make it, I actually will not be that sad and will have no trouble rooting for RGIII and the Redskins in post-season play. The Giants have played like crap lately and the Redskins were my favorite team growing up
The Jets Circus - I have a feeling the Jets will be providing a very entertaining off season for us this year. Do Rex, Sparano and Tannenbaum get fired. Does Rex stay and the other 2 go? I feel like Tannenbaum is definitely out as the GM, maybe the will keep him in another capacity. Sparano was clearly the wrong choice as OC, the offense has never looked more confused or lifeless. Guess Schotty was not doing that bad of a job after all. Not sure if Rex goes because there are really not that many viable coaching options out there and who would want to take on the task of cleaning up the mess that is the Jets? I am guessing Sanchez will be back because who would want to trade for him and his big contract and the Jets do not really have the luxury of taking the large salary cap hit if they let him go. Thank God Tebow will be getting out of NY, he would be better off anywhere but with the Jets. Will be interesting to see how it all plays out.
Eagles - Reid is 99.9% out of there. Many believe he will end up in San Diego next year. Sad to see how this year panned out for him with all the great things he did while in Philly and the death of his son earlier this year. But, perhaps a fresh start is what he needs. Vick will also most likely be on his way out especially if it's true he does not want to restructure his large contract. I really don't think it's fair to place all the blame on him though, not sure anyone could perform effectively behind that porous O-Line. Hopefully that is the first thing the Eagles address this off season.
Lack of QB options - So many teams are in a dire QB situation, KC, Arizona, Jets, Bills, Eagles and Jacksonville. The problem is there are no really sure thing QB's in the draft this year, Barkley is good but not great and I don't think it helps him that his USC predecessors have not panned out that well in the NFL (Palmer, Leinart and Sanchez). Geno Smith is ok, maybe a decent backup at best. The only other decent QB's to trade for or sign in free agency will be maybe Alex Smith, unproven Matt Flynn, maybe Mike Vick, maybe Mark Sanchez, solid veteran Matt Moore and maybe David Garrard.
Tebow - Karma really is a bitch and I can't wait to see it rear it's ugly head on Rex and his cirlce of idiots at the Jets for completely tanking Tebow's career. I find it really interesting that Tebow, Rex and Sparano all have the same agent. Some sold Tebow a bunch of lies to get him to chose NYC of Jacksonville. I wonder come next season if they all have the same agent.
Chip Kelly - Stories have the amazingly talented offensive genius coach of Oregon landing in either Philly or Cleveland. If that is true my bet is on Philly, who in their right mind would chose Cleveland over Philly if given the choice.
Should be a fun weekend of football. Sorry for the short update but I have to head out to watch the Giants game.
Till next time,
Sassy
Some random musings and thoughts going into today's games -
Go RGIII!! - I am rooting for RGIII to make a joke of the Dallas Cowgirls because the Giants need a Cowboys loss among other a few other things to have a chance to make it to the playoffs. If the Giants do not make it, I actually will not be that sad and will have no trouble rooting for RGIII and the Redskins in post-season play. The Giants have played like crap lately and the Redskins were my favorite team growing up
The Jets Circus - I have a feeling the Jets will be providing a very entertaining off season for us this year. Do Rex, Sparano and Tannenbaum get fired. Does Rex stay and the other 2 go? I feel like Tannenbaum is definitely out as the GM, maybe the will keep him in another capacity. Sparano was clearly the wrong choice as OC, the offense has never looked more confused or lifeless. Guess Schotty was not doing that bad of a job after all. Not sure if Rex goes because there are really not that many viable coaching options out there and who would want to take on the task of cleaning up the mess that is the Jets? I am guessing Sanchez will be back because who would want to trade for him and his big contract and the Jets do not really have the luxury of taking the large salary cap hit if they let him go. Thank God Tebow will be getting out of NY, he would be better off anywhere but with the Jets. Will be interesting to see how it all plays out.
Eagles - Reid is 99.9% out of there. Many believe he will end up in San Diego next year. Sad to see how this year panned out for him with all the great things he did while in Philly and the death of his son earlier this year. But, perhaps a fresh start is what he needs. Vick will also most likely be on his way out especially if it's true he does not want to restructure his large contract. I really don't think it's fair to place all the blame on him though, not sure anyone could perform effectively behind that porous O-Line. Hopefully that is the first thing the Eagles address this off season.
Lack of QB options - So many teams are in a dire QB situation, KC, Arizona, Jets, Bills, Eagles and Jacksonville. The problem is there are no really sure thing QB's in the draft this year, Barkley is good but not great and I don't think it helps him that his USC predecessors have not panned out that well in the NFL (Palmer, Leinart and Sanchez). Geno Smith is ok, maybe a decent backup at best. The only other decent QB's to trade for or sign in free agency will be maybe Alex Smith, unproven Matt Flynn, maybe Mike Vick, maybe Mark Sanchez, solid veteran Matt Moore and maybe David Garrard.
Tebow - Karma really is a bitch and I can't wait to see it rear it's ugly head on Rex and his cirlce of idiots at the Jets for completely tanking Tebow's career. I find it really interesting that Tebow, Rex and Sparano all have the same agent. Some sold Tebow a bunch of lies to get him to chose NYC of Jacksonville. I wonder come next season if they all have the same agent.
Chip Kelly - Stories have the amazingly talented offensive genius coach of Oregon landing in either Philly or Cleveland. If that is true my bet is on Philly, who in their right mind would chose Cleveland over Philly if given the choice.
Should be a fun weekend of football. Sorry for the short update but I have to head out to watch the Giants game.
Till next time,
Sassy
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Words for Thought - Henry David Thoreau
Some inspiring quotes from a favorite of mine. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
“What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.”
“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away.”
“Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be.”
“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.”
“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
“What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.”
“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away.”
“Be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be.”
“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.”
“Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.”
“We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal and then leap in the dark to our success.”
“There is no remedy for love, but to love some more”
“Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. what a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate.”
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Crush of the Week - Jon Kitna
This week my crush is Jon Kitna, former QB for Seattle, Detroit, Cincinnati and Dallas. Perhaps crush is not the right word for this blog post as he is married and 40, but I have much respect and admiration for how he has chosen to live his life post-NFL.
After the 2011 season in Dallas as the backup QB, Kitna walked away from the NFL to go home and teach math and be the head football coach at his old high school in a very impoverished area of Tacoma, WA. Kitna specifically asked the principal and other math teachers for the worst students, kids who were failing or constantly getting in trouble. Much to everyone at the school's surprise the students started behaving and excelling in their classes. This was all the result of Kitna instilling confidence and self-respect in his students and players. Kitna has also donated a large sum of money to redo the school's weight room, got former teammates and teams to donate money for equipment and uniforms.
Well done Jon Kitna, here’s to you for helping make the future brighter for your students and players.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--former-nfl-qb-jon-kitna-finds-‘gold-mine’-at-a-school-where-other-teachers-only-saw-problems-194739063.html
After the 2011 season in Dallas as the backup QB, Kitna walked away from the NFL to go home and teach math and be the head football coach at his old high school in a very impoverished area of Tacoma, WA. Kitna specifically asked the principal and other math teachers for the worst students, kids who were failing or constantly getting in trouble. Much to everyone at the school's surprise the students started behaving and excelling in their classes. This was all the result of Kitna instilling confidence and self-respect in his students and players. Kitna has also donated a large sum of money to redo the school's weight room, got former teammates and teams to donate money for equipment and uniforms.
Well done Jon Kitna, here’s to you for helping make the future brighter for your students and players.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--former-nfl-qb-jon-kitna-finds-‘gold-mine’-at-a-school-where-other-teachers-only-saw-problems-194739063.html
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