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August 5th, 2007

Design Star Surprise

Tonight’s episode of Design Star was really full of a lot of surprises like:

1. I was surprised that Todd really stood up & took charge.  He seemed like a laid back surfer guy the first episode, but here he was very commanding & driven.

2. I was also surprised at how toned down & tasteful Sparkle Josh’s room was.  I was expecting it to be very Liberace.  However, he really thought about the homeowners & was the saving grace of a sinking ship.

3.  I was also surprised at how not annoyed by Sparkle Josh I was.  In fact, I like him.  I think that he has the best personality so far.

I wasn’t surprised that Green Josh went home, he just didn’t have the personality or authority that a Design Star needs.  I also wasn’t surprised that Neeraja went home.  She was the classic all talk but no skill person that every reality show seems to have.  Also not surprised that Robb annoyed everyone.  We’ll have to see what happens next week, but I think he should go home.

August 5th, 2007

Don’t be “that house”

I’ve said before that I love every room in my house except for the garage. This was further proved today when I went to start the car, & it wouldn’t start. Luckily, it was just a dead battery, but for a minute, I really got to thinking about what I would do if my car didn’t start again. It has a lot of miles on it, & probably isn’t worth the hassle of selling. I had nightmares of having that car in the front of the house that slowly wasted away & rusted before everyone’s eyes.

I think that if my car wouldn’t have started, I would’ve looked into Car Donations. Car Angel is great because they will tow your car for free. I was really worried about having to pay someone to tow my car away. You can also donate an RV, boat, or plane. Car angel use their donations to help everyone from single mothers, to the homeless. Plus, you get a free vacation for two, which includes 3 days & 2 nights at over 21 awesome locations. They say that when you give, good things come to you. How cool is it that you get your “good thing” in the form of a vacation? Plus, donating your car to charity is a lot better than becoming “that house with the rusted old car in front”.