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For Gleeks and Little Monsters


Glee will feature the music of Lady Gaga Tuesday, May 25th. Here's a little preview to tide you over til then.






UPDATE: A week after appearing on the Ellen show, 12 year old Greyson Chance has been signed to a record deal.


Greyson Chance on the Ellen Show.

Greyson is a sixth grader at Cheyenne Middle School in Edmond, Oklahoma. Ellen reached out to him after his spectacular performance of "Paparazzi" that was posted on YouTube. This 12 year old is incredibly well-spoken...and talented.


Here's Greyson's original performance, as part of a district-wide talent show.





Too cute! Some soldiers stationed in Afghanistan did their own version of Lady Gaga and Beyonce's "Telephone" video.






The Money Pie: Five slices of financial risk.

FICO is the company that is used in over 10 BILLION financial decisions worldwide every year. They come up with your credit score. Like Coca Cola, they keep the recipe to the money pie a closely guarded secret. But there are five determining overall slices that give a pretty good picture of what you need to do, and what to watch out for.



Guys with an accent. Turn on or turn off?
Total turn on!
Turn off. I can't understand what they're saying.



Well, she'd already been convicted of DUI. Maybe that's why she decided to try driving 'buzzed' instead. Although I'm pretty sure anyone who'd bring a sharp object near sensitive areas in a moving vehicle is more than buzzed. This story gets more bizarre.


I got a chance to sit down with Project Runway's Chrisptopher Straub. I was most curious about what he'll be unveiling at the Home and Patio Show. A dress...made out of stuff you can find at Home Depot!


Afterward, I lent him the detachable cowl from my sweater for some fun posing.

Wanna see what Christopher was able to make out of $25 in materials from Home Depot?

Okay, I'll admit I had an ulterior motive behind talking with HGTV's John Gidding. Well, beyond the fact that he's drop dead GORGEOUS. (AND he had a great handshake. You can always tell a lot about a guy from his handshake.)


I digress. We discussed a few tips for boosting the appeal of your house, inside and out. Then John gave me a GREAT suggestion for the bathroom in the house I just bought that has no exhaust fan. (I heart long, HOT showers. It's peeling the paint off the walls.)


I've never worried about my weight my entire life. I lucked out. For whatever reason, I'm naturally predisposed to habits that help me maintain a healthy weight. I'm not the healthiest person on the earth, but a lot of my habits match weight-related advice I read about. I made a list of some really simple things you can do to really knock out the calories.


The Black Eyed Peas have a new iPhone app called Riddim Ribbon. (My guess is Will.I.Am came up with that name.) It's like a game with a soundtrack. It has a spinning ball on a twisting riboon in a digital sky. While you play, you hear remixed versions of Boom Boom Pow, I Gotta Feeling, and Meet Me Halfway.


Interestingly, the very foods most of us turn to for solace when we're depressed could be making things worse. Here's what I found.


  • Telemarketers can now call your cell phone for solicitation. You'll be charged for the calls like a regular call. Block your number here: www.donotcall.gov



Has your friendly and open attitude at work been misinterpreted as flirting?

Here are the signs male co-workers confuse the most.



Think you can't do it? Think again.


Do It Yourself. Also known as "DIY". A lot of this stuff is way easier than you may have thought. Your guy's too busy to help you. He's out of town. You don't HAVE a guy around to give a honey-do list. I'll pass on the tips I've picked up on everyday stuff you might run across.


Sticky lock you have to fight to get your key into? (This can be any lock requiring a key...house, car, etc.)

Use powdered graphite to lubricate the lock. Try not to inhale it, btw. It tends to poof out a little more quickly than you might expect.

Find it in the hardware section at pretty much any store. It's a little tube about 3 inches long.


Got a question about something that seems like it should be easy to fix? Ask me!

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