Life Happens

I have been watching Star Trek Enterprise on DVD from Netflix in preparation of seeing the new Star Trek movie this weekend. Last night I saw the steamy episode where the Orion Slave Girls (actually the men are the slaves…turnabout is fair play I guess) use their pheromones to get the men on the ship to hand it over to the Orion Syndicate. The episode concluded with a much anticipated kiss and reunion between Trip and T’Poll.

I heard that there was a “green girl” on the Star Trek movie and searched Google to see if she was an Orion Slave girl. Sure enough. Here is her photo.

I searched on Ebay to see if they had any slave girl costumes and all I could find today were some for Leah, but I am betting they will be a hot adult halloween costume for costume parties this fall 09.

If I ever need an idea for a gift I check out Ebay since they have “everything under the sun” (and more ). I usually find something that I like there too.

For mother’s day I have bought a DVD and a box of chocolates so far. I am looking for one more small gift to get since I have not gotten much for her this year.

It’s hard to believe that they are done with college already and planning for their college graduation ceremony and party! In this job market they will need a little extra encouragement. I know for me that college graduation was more important than my wedding (which came much later) and I really appreciated all the gifts since I had nothing more than a few pieces of furniture and the clothes in my closet at the time.

EBay has some great gift ideas for college graduates.

If you don’t like any of those or don’t know what they have a gift card is always a practical and much appreciated choice:

Cinco De Mayo is a fun day for many Americans.  Here in my town we have a big Cinco De Mayo festival down by the water front.  The 5th Day of May is the Mexican spring celebration day that usually involves eating, drinking and listening to music…what more could you ask for??

One great way to celebrate the event is to get a Mexican flag.  Here are some listings on Ebay to liven up your May 5th celebration:

This week is the 2009 teacher appreciation week. This tradition was started in the 50’s according to a newsletter I got from my daughter’s school. The class is encouraged to bring a flower or other gift this week. Here is Wikipedia’s take.

One popular gift are gift certificates for massage or restaurants. Here are some cheap restaurant gift card listings from eBay:

There are lots of kits out there that you can buy for your kids so they can make you or their mom a Mother’s day craft project gift all themselves.

Ideas include:

Painted apron kit
Painted pot kit
Felt Flower corsage kit
Personalized book kit
Magnet Frame kit
and more
Check out the listing below for more mothers day craft kit ideas: