Mary Kay Discounts & Donations to Fight Breast Cancer

I am asking my friends to consider helping me raise money by hosting a very simple "Web Show"...In addition to discounts for your friends, co-workers, and family, and your free product earned, I'm donating 25% of all proceeds to sponsor my friend, so it's win-win-win.... win! :-)

So here's all you would need to do to help. Just copy & paste the message below to everyone you know (re-word it as needed, and add your name in), and call them to make sure that they got the email and personally ask for their support. It really is a great deal for everyone.

Your Benefits
* 20% in FREE PRODUCT for all Website orders received
* An extra gift with at least one booking and $200 in total sales from your Web Show.Guest Benefits
* The opportunity to shop from home
* Be able to preview products on my website: www.marykay.com/jenpoiry* Receive a special gift for orders over $40
* The knowledge they are supporting the fight against breast cancer

This is a great way to try a new product, an old favorite, or stock up on some holiday gifts early. Just forward the web show guest invite to your girlfriends, co-workers, family, etc., and let them shop away. :-)

Thanks SO MUCH for your help with this. I really appreciate your help in making my fundraising goal.

Jen

www.marykay.com/jenpoiry

*******Copy and Paste Email Template Below********

Hi Ladies!!

My friend Jen is an Independent Beauty Consultant with Mary Kay -- and as part of a promotion she's running this month, I am hosting an online "web show" for her over the next 4 days ONLY.

I love the products myself, and I would really appreciate your help in raising money for Breast Cancer. 25% of all of the proceeds will go towards Breast Cancer research, which I think we all can agree, is a very worthy cause. Our goal is to raise $1,000 by October 3, so every order, no matter how large or how small, is greatly appreciated.

I wanted to pass along a phenomenal discount of any sized order!

*Sunday 9/27 -- 15% off
*Monday 9/28 -- 10% off
*Tuesday 9/29 -- 5% off

You can order at her online store: www.marykay.com/jenpoiry -- shipping is always free and purchasing $40 or more earns you great gift with purchase -- a mini eye shadow quad! Just be sure to put MY FIRST AND LAST NAME in the comment box when you check out so she knows to credit your discount.

Happy Shopping!

MySpace Quiz from March 2007

1. Do you tend to rip the paper off water bottles?Yes. I also tend to fold up straw wrappers and those paper napkin rings in restaurants.

2. If the mob was after you, what would you do?I got people. I ain't afraid.

3. When you shut off your alarm clock, do you tend to fall back asleep?Yes, hence the Cell Phone Back-up Alarm System (TM)

4. If you were given the chance to take care of a monkey for a weekend, would you?No way. Monkeys are evil.

5. What is the current advertisement on the side of the screen?Adorable sparkly free cursors. I wannnnit.

6. What are you looking forward to in the next few months?My marketing class ending and getting to do a summer show or two (before taking a theatre break for 2 years to finish up my masters degree)

7. When will you turn 18?In negative 18 years.

8. If you were being chased by an alligator, what would you do?Lose an Anthony Award.

9. What is your screen name?JenLCB (little cootie bug)

10. What song are you currently listening to?Some soothing infomercial background music for an arthritis joint relief formula.

11. Have you ever passed out from drinking?Not quite.

12. If you caught a significant other cheating on you what would you do?See #2.

13. What time did you wake up this morning?6:40 a.m., 6:50 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 7:10 a.m., and 7:20 a.m.

14. Do you have any cousins?I'm Catholic. That's too much math.

15. Can you imagine yourself living in a cardboard box?Not since I was 5 and we got the new refrigerator.

16. Who was the last person you talked to?Les (yes, you made my list again)

17. What is the WORST subject they teach at school?Trig

18. Where do you plan on living when you grow up?How sad that I gave this one some thought.

19. What was your dream this morning?John Stamos was telling me he never really loved me, and I said, "Is that supposed to come as a shock to me?"

20. How many times have you seen your favorite movie?Lots? Again with the math.

21. Where was the last place you traveled?Gurnee, IL.

22. How was your past weekend?Dee-lightful. I organized receipts and ate brunch outside. It was excellent times.

23. What is your favorite song?"Manhattan"

24. If puppies stayed small forever, would you buy one?Yes I would, no offense to Bear.

25. What is the best ice cream flavor?Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie

26. Ever liked someone that you didn't think you stood a chance with?Only John Stamos.

27. Do you think you are attractive?Sure!

28. Is someone on your mind right now?Of course

29. Can you say the alphabet backwards?Given enough time.

30. Do you worry about how you look?Worry, no.

31. Would you ever change for a boy/girl?No, I like being a girl.

33. Have you ever been on stage?Yes

34. Can you whistle?Anyone can whistle (that's what they say). Easy.

35. Would you do anything for that special someone?Up to and including organizing receipts

36. Do you know who stewie griffin is?If I were to have a baby, he would be Stewie Griffin. Sarcastic, British, and most likely gay.

38. Do you hang out with more guys or girls?Guys

39. Why?Because penises are better. That's why. [I'm just leaving Jonathan's answer here]

41. Do you like the beach?I like my little mini-beach down the road.

42. Do any of your friends annoy you?Not the friends I've kept.

43. What makes you laugh?Anything and everything.

44. Are you ticklish?Sometimes. What a boring question to end on.

How to Break a Thumb (or at least its will)

So after my thumb injury on June 3 during a particularly active softball game, I had surgery on Saturday, June 13 to re-attach the ligament. After 3 weeks in an agonizing half-cast and spica splint that rubbed my skin raw (I still don't have full feeling in my knuckle skin) the cast came off and I was put back into the Thumb-o-Prene brace I'd gotten at the 24-hour clinic on June 3. Releasing the tape from around the base of my thumb allowed the blood to flow and I stopped having the almost constant numbness and tingling and throbbing and very occasional forefinger-and-middle-finger-uncontrollable twitching.

I started my physical therapy with a very nice therapist named Dave, and things were looking good. The wound was healing nicely, the skin was peeling like crazy, and there was minimal swelling and no sign of infection.

After a week of doing my thumb exercizes on my own for a week, I went back for my follow up on Friday, July 17 (yesterday). The doc asked me to show him how far my thumb would bend. I proudly did the best I could, to which he replied, quietly, 'Oh. That's not good.'

Definitely not what you want your orthopedic surgeon to say.

He said "Ok, I'm going to have to manipulate it...."

Have you ever seen one of those movies where someone is torturing someone by breaking their thumb? That's exactly how this felt.

I writhed around and he apologized and tried again. I still couldn't keep still, so he said he'd give me a shot of lanocaine to numb it.

He tried again but it wasn't any better. He stopped, and said, "OK, I'm going to have to do this in the operating room under anesthesia."

I said, "No, it's OK, I can take it. Please try again."

He said gently but firmly, "No. I simply won't put you through this."

I said, "I don't want to go to the operating room."

He said, "OK, I'll try one more, in your wrist."

That wasn't any fun either.

But he numbed my entire hand, and manipulated the hell out of my thumb. I still writhed a bit, but told him it was fine, please continue. I didn't cry or yell or faint or anything.

He got it bent all the way down and made me look at it so I could visualize where I should be able to bend it, in spite of the agonizing pain.

Later I went to my physical therapy appointment and Dave was just as concerned. We did some more aggressive therapy and Dr. Frank came down for some reason and stopped over to say hi. He put his hands on each of our shoulder's and said, "Well if it isn't my favorite therapist and one of my favorite patients!" He told Dave that I'd been "very brave," which made me CRY LIKE A FIVE YEAR OLD. I'd held it together until that moment. The fastest way to make me cry is to treat me paternally.

Anyway, they told me to stop wearing the brace, assured me the ligament is on secure enough, and increased my physical therapy to 3 days a week instead of 1 (at $20 co-pay each). My goal for Monday's appointment is to be able to touch my thumb to my pinky, which I can do as of this morning, with minimal strain and pain.

Other things I can't yet do are touch my thumb to the crook of my pinky, bend my thumb all the way down, or hitchhike.

But I made my own peanut butter and jelly sandwich today, which was AWE-SOMMMMME.

YouTube / Vista / Flash Issue FIXED, SOLVED, and YAY!

So for the past I don't know how long, I've not been able to view most videos on YouTube. An error message stated that I either needed to enable Javascript (it was already enabled), or download the latest version of Flash (v.10). I uninstalled and re-installed Flash about a dozen times, to no avail. Months of Google searching came upon dozens of people with the same problem but no real solution....

FINALLY I tried adobe.com itself (duh), and found the answer. Thank you, theopenworldtechnician.com!! Bawk, bawk!

http://forums.adobe.com/thread/172298;jsessionid=90CDBAB9ACE5D6AC82AE281520977423.node0?start=100&tstart=0

Originally posted by: theopenworld

Hi all, I installed Windows Vista Ultimate last weekend, and like many I found that the flash player did not work on many sites including YouTube etc. Well, the good news is I think I have the fix that many of you have been looking for: I navigated my way to: C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash Then right clicked over both 'Flash9b.ocx' and 'FlashUtil9b.exe', and chose properties. In properties choose the 'security' tab > Click on the 'everyone' account, and the button called 'edit' and then tick the box called 'allow full control' and also choose your own Windows local account name. Once you have done this for both files run the FlashUtil9b.exe and it should install and update and tell you to restart. Do so and you should find that YouTube and other sites that use flash now work. Let me know how you get on. theopenworldtechnician.com

Twilight: Three New Moon Wolf Trailer

Not to disparage Twilight fans or anything, but damn, what's with the bad cartoon wolf?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVW_JGT0QMc

Mary Kay

Because I apparently don't have enough to do between a full time job, Vice Presidency and Chief Communications Officership of the Takeda Sports Club, graduate school, theatre, and trying to get my brother to help me market his company (www.audiav.com), I have decided to become a Mary Kay independent consultant.

I guess this means I'll have to buy some skirts and get a manicure. I'm not sure I'm what Ms. Ash had in mind to represent her company, but that oil-free makeup remover is the BOMB.

www.marykay.com/jenpoiry

Pirates of Penzance!

Mark your calendar! You know you wanna hear my operatic cadenzas!! ;)

Pirates of Penzance
Date(s)10/13 to 10/15/06 (Fri - Sun)10/19 to 10/21/06 (Thur - Sat)
Time(s)7:30 PM Thurs - Saturday2:00 PM Sunday
LocationBartlett Community Center696 W. Stearns RdBartlett IL 60103 630.540.4800
DescriptionThis Gilbert and Sullivan classic operetta pairs a comedic storyline with upbeat music. Rated "E" for Everyone.
TicketsAdvance tickets prices: $6 youth age 13 and under $8 senior citizens and students $10 adultsPrices increase $2 at the door. Thursday 10/19 performance - all tickets $6.00.All seating is reserved. Ticket sales begins August 28 and can be ordered through me.
Contact Stephanie FitzSimons
630-540-4834
sfitzsimons@bartlettparks.orgwww.bartlettparks.org

JenLCBlog

JenLCBlog
Mark your calendar! You know you wanna hear my operatic cadenzas!! ;)

Pirates of Penzance

Date(s)
10/13 to 10/15/06 (Fri - Sun)
10/19 to 10/21/06 (Thur - Sat)

Time(s)
7:30 PM Thurs - Saturday
2:00 PM Sunday

Location
Bartlett Community Center
696 W. Stearns Rd
Bartlett IL 60103
630.540.4800

This Gilbert and Sullivan classic operetta pairs a comedic storyline with upbeat music. Rated "E" for Everyone.

Tickets
Advance tickets prices: $6 youth age 13 and under $8 senior citizens and students $10 adults
Prices increase $2 at the door. Thursday 10/19 performance - all tickets $6.00.
All seating is reserved.

Contact Stephanie FitzSimons
630-540-4834
sfitzsimons@bartlettparks.orgwww.bartlettparks.org

Yes, 'tis Maaa-aaa-aaa-a-aa-aaa-aaaa-bellllllll

So "Pirates" opened last weekend and in the meantime, I noticed an audition notice for another production -- this time, in Bartlett. Wherever the eff that is. I wasn't able to make the auditions due to my production. But I had worked with the director before and asked if I could send a VHS of scenes from my previous performance as Mabel. I sent it in and they called me back for tonight.

I went in and sang with 2 other girls, who both have AMAZING, beauatiful, strong voices, and he said he was going to cast all 3 of us, just not sure which roles yet.

So on my way home I got a call from the .... assistant director or stage manager ... I don't know her role. But she called me and said they were offering me the role of Mabel!!!!!!!!!!

Whoo hoooooo!!!! I was a little afraid I'd get cast as Kate, which is just too low for me. So is Edith, frankly, although I've always wanted to play Edith. She gets the Pirate King, you know.
So anyway, I was thrilled to death, and glad I stuck it out with the chorus part in the other production, because: A) It's turned out to be a great production. B) I've met some truly, truly awesome, talented people, and I hope to work with them again. C) It's tested my patience and taught me about myself and about human nature. D) It's refreshed my memory for the show. E) It's my favorite show and how can you get too much Gilbert & Sullivan? F) It's the summer of the Pirate!

Also, one of my co-workers knows a member of the Savoyairs, and told me that this person was coming to see "Pirates" in Arlington Hts this weekend, and was going to "look [me] up." Another member had invited me to send in an audition tape (since I missed "Iolanthe" auditions last week as well, due to "Pirates") but I haven't yet. I am sure it would be too late, even if I still wanted to be in that show, but either way, I've already commited to "Pirates" in Bartlett, so I'm not sure it would be appropriate.

After "Pirates," I'm taking a short break before starting grad school in the spring, and then seeing how much time/strength/energy I have left for theatre. I'd like to do a non-musical at some point, to see if I can still act!