Diva Mogul

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Archive for July, 2009

You’ve tried one of my favorite classic mojito recipes, but have you ever tried a Blueberry Mojito? With blueberries so cheap all over town, I decided to test drive this bad boy. Simply enjoy because you’ve worked hard all week and it’s hot as heck in most parts of the country.
Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz light [...]

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Professional athletes are business people too, you know.
This month…
The you-know-what from the soccer world hit the fan book stands. Read an excerpt from The Beckham Experiment in How Beckham Blew It.
While Beckham sits pretty in his Beverly Hills mansion with Posh and a $250 million 5-year contract, fellow Galaxy teammates are barely pulling in 12k/year. [...]

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I’ve been MIA for the past couple of days on a recon mission at Comic Con 2009.
A press pass gave me opportunity to go where not every Comic Con badge holder gets to go. Unfortunately, I still had to wait on most of the same long lines.
First, I saw Sigourney Weaver (Avatar), Elizabeth [...]

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What is up with these big companies and their fixation with oral sex?
First Burger King ran this tasteless print ad and now Sprite has made a television commercial on the same topic. Censors in Germany deemed the ad not suitable for children and banned it from running.
There’s nothing like the publicity you get when you’re [...]

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The pomegranate pear martini is the perfect chill drink to wind down after a busy week. It’s the perfect combination of sweet and tangy to satisfy even the most discriminating c**ktail taste buds.
I must warn that this drink is so good you’ll want more, so drink with caution.
Ingredients:
2 oz. pear vodka
Splash of pomegranate juice
Squeeze of [...]

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Yesterday I was missing in action and I have a very, very good excuse.
Glen Ivy Hot Springs Spa graciously opened their doors (and exclusive cabanas) to the Southern California ladies on Twitter for their first ever #spatweetup. 
All of us are busy career women and some have families, but everyone yesterday recognized the need for [...]

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This photo describes my summer, or at least the ideal summer. Just another day “at the office” wouldn’t be so bad if it looked like this.
The fabulous Southern California weather has me itching to be outside either sitting by the pool or splashing in the unusually warm Pacific Ocean surf.
If only I could get rid [...]

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Translation- Newbies: Learn to speak geek and how to identify something not suitable for work.
This enlightening YouTube video will leave any NOOB (newbie) ROFL (rolling on the floor laughing) or at the very least LOL (laughing out loud) as they learn the 1337 SPEAK (elite speak). w00t (so good)!
One of the most important geek speak [...]

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Summer is in full swing and relaxing in the backyard, on your balcony, or by the pool with a lemon drop martini is exactly what you need at the end of a busy work week.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz. vodka
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
3/4 oz. fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz. lemoncello
1 tsp. to 1/2 oz. simple syrup (if you [...]

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Each section of my stackable mesh desktop organizer has a purpose and function.
Bottom: FILE
This is where I put everything that needs to be filed like paid bills, client folders, etc.
Middle: PAY
Any bill that comes through the door immediately gets opened and put in this file. Once a week I grab the stack of bills, make [...]

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