Survive another season of Idol and make your Idol-maniacal sweetheart and friends giddy with joy
If you gag when you hear the strains of that familiar da-dah-da-dah-da-dah announcing yet another night of Idol madness, check here for the latest tips and ten things you can do to get through the season without grinding your teeth to nubs and destroying your relationships.
Plus, get the latest Idol buzz so you can act like a fan--if you want to.
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- Ten things to do while the world watches Idol
Tune Idol out with these practical, fun and sometimes off-the-wall ideas, chock full of tips, links, gadgets and how-tos. Build an airplane. Play guitar. Bake the best whole wheat pie crest ever. Plus, tell your own stories, vote in polls, and more. Have fun! - Get the latest Idol buzz
Secretly crave Idol gossip? Or just want to hold your own around the water cooler? Tune in to all things Idol here. Then weigh in with your views on Idol mania. Go on. You can take it. - Feedback on this lens
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Ten things to do while the world watches Idol
Follow the links in each item for how-tos and more ideas. (Yes, you really can build your own airplane, and that is a truly delicious, tender and flaky whole wheat pie crust.)
- Read Gone with the Wind and other word feasts
- End word poverty - Stop the AIDS Epidemic
- Fill the house with the irresistable aroma of home-baked bread
- Build an airplane
- Organize your closets
- Learn to play guitar
- Design a doll house for your grandchildren
- Build a Squidoo lens
- Make a tender, flaky, whole wheat pie crust
- Plan an American Idol finale party and win mega points from your Idol-crazed family, friends, and co-workers
1. Read Gone with the Wind--and other word feasts
Close the door on Idol hype
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. Curl up in the other room and drift away to another time, another place. Steep yourself in English spoken with a drawl, a twang, a lilt, a haughty tone. Listen to the rustle of silks and crinolines. Smell and taste the many flavors of the Mississippi. Laugh and weep and rail and giggle.
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Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
This book inspired the movie and, decades later, there are few individuals who haven't used Clark Gable's line: Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.2 points
#2
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Classics) by Mark Twain
You'd be surprised how much you've forgotten since school, and what you'll learn about human relationship that you couldn't have understood then.1 point
#4
The Portrait of a Lady (Penguin Classics) by Henry James
Woman as flawed hero--another great romance novel of an earlier era.0 points
#5
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Fascile, eloquent, piquant - wonderful to read aloud to your sweetie before you both nod off to sleep.0 points
What are you reading this season?
Share your favorite titles and what you liked about the story
Let the rest of us in on your favorite classics, and books you think should become classics. Add them to the list above and vote for your faves.
giddygabby wrote...
Thanks, Arthur. I've been havin' fun with your works too, especially explorin' the castles on your Britannia lens.
Posted May 20, 2007
Nathanville wrote...
I love information, history, culture, nature, science and science fiction etc. too many interests and not enough time. However, for R and R I also like the Terry Pratchett Disk World books. Currently for relaxation I'm reading Star Warped, a parody of the star wars films, and Giddy Gabby's blogs.
Posted March 21, 2007
Margaret_Schaut wrote...
Moby Dick, Last of the Mohicans, anything by Charles Dickens... so many greats, so little time!
Posted February 26, 2007
2. Stop poverty and the spread of the AIDS epidemic right now
Join U2's Bono, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Tom Hanks and many others. It is possible right now, perhaps in this decade, to stop extreme poverty and the spread of the AIDS epidemic worldwide, especially in Africa, Asia and India, where millions of women and children are exposed and dying every year.
It doesn't take much from you. You could make a difference in the time it takes Ryan Seacrest to say, "The results ... right after this commercial break." Well, maybe that and the time before he comes back with "And now ... the results we have all been waiting for."
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ONE Lens for the ONE Campaign
Get the dope on the ONE Campaign quick and easy right here on Squidoo at Megan Casey's lens1 point
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The ONE Campaign
For the full story, go directly to the ONE Campaign web site and get every last detail1 point
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The ONE Campaign | Partners
You're in good company--check out the dozens of respected organizations working together with your favorite movie stars, rock idols, and everyday peop...1 point
Recognize anyone?
Join the crowd
"ONE Vote" Spot - YouTube Special Edition
- YouTube Special Edition of the Spot - ONE Campaign's 1006 TV Spot asks millions of American voters to help fight global AIDS and extreme poverty. Add your support at http://www.ONE.org The PSA brings together Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Don Cheadle, New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady, singer songwriter Toby Keith, Alfre Woodard, journalist Nick Clooney, faith leaders Pastor Rick Warren and Bishop Charles E. Blake, Democratic and Republican Strategists Mike McCurry and Jack Oliver and Shayne Moore, a stay-at-home Mom and ONE supporter from Wheaton, Illinois.
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Poverty is takin over amarica make your stand! Great Lens! 5 stars!
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Posted June 04, 2007
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Posted May 20, 2007
3. Fill the house with the irresistible aroma of home-baked bread
Nothin' says lovin' ...
As always, you can vote for the recipes you like and add links to ones you think are better. Don't forget to vote!
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Mom's Home Made Bread Recipe | Recipezaar
Recipezaar used to love coming home from school on her days off, to the smell of home baked bread. This is a simple bread recipe she's been making sin...1 point
#2
Ice Cream Bread - MommyMall.com
This two-ingredient bread is terrific any time.1 point
#3
Home-Baked Bread -- Pane Casalingo
Home-Baked Bread, or Pane Casalingo: This is a traditional, Sicilian bread, and doesn't differ much from simple bread recipes one finds in English lan...0 points
#4
Home Baked Bread & Rolls - Made Simple!
Baking bread and rolls at home is not as difficult as you think. With a really good recipe, baking bread at home is a lot easier than you thin...0 points
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Home Baked Kitchen, recipes from the past... brought back to life, Irish Soda Bread
Share and learn tips and receive inspiration.0 points
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bread101_intro
Bread comes in many different types, shapes and sizes. This is a compendium for quick reference.0 points
Did you try one of the recipes above?
Tell us about it! Or add your own here.
Who needs a personal trainer to get rid of that underarm flab? All you gotta do is knead, knead, knead. And yeasty flour, mixed with a little honey, or rosemary, or whatever the flavor of the day, smells so much better than a sweaty gym!
Share your favorite breadmaking recipes and tips here.
myyeastinfectioncure wrote...
Great Idea For This Lens BTW! Way To Take A Little and Do Alot!
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Posted June 04, 2007
4. Build an airplane
Ultralights are the way to fly when you want to own your own
Do you dream of flying in your own hand-built ultralight? Here are a few web sites to nourish your dream while the Idols wail in the other room. Below this list, you'll find some how-to books as well as a couple of good aviation reads. Vote 'em up, vote 'em down. Just be sure to vote and add your own.
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SPITFIRE ll Two Seat
All aluminum tubing, precut, drilled, and bent To specifications, brackets, all AN hardware Nuts, bolts, washers, 5 gal tank, control cables Seat cove...0 points
#2
Loehle Factory Demo P-40 For Sale - you don't have to build this one
Have you wished you could own a piece of WWII aviation history, but have hesitated because of the $1 million+ price tag of a warbird? Have you consid...0 points
#3
Loehle Fokker D VII
The Loehle Spad XIII, Fokker DVII, and SE5a are cleverly designed around a common, highly engineered airframe0 points
#4
Kits and plans for ultralight floats
Fiberglass float kits and float plans for Ultralight Aircraft0 points
#5
Rules & Regulations of Airplane Building
We hear the word experimental used within the sport aviation industry on a regular basis. The most common use of <em>experimental</em> app...0 points
How to build your own plane
and more
You know the drill - Vote! Add!
#1
Microlighting: Affordable Aviation by Chris Finnigan
&amp;quot;Flight has been the dream of man since he first saw birds wheeling in the skies ...&amp;quot; Who hasn't wanted to soar? Now you can.1 point
#2
Now Solo: One Woman's Record-Breaking Flight Around the World by Jennifer Murray
How about flyin' solo around the world in 97 days in a helicopter. That's what Jennifer Murray did. Can't get much more adventurous than that!0 points
#3
A-z of Microlighting by Chris Stow
Fabulous color diagrams and photos. This really is an A to Z book, and so much more for the student microlighter. If you think you want fly, get this book.0 points
#4
Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide by Andre Cliche
The savvy ultralight shopper's handbook. Shows 300+ different types of ultralight aircraft, trikes, and powered parachutes. Gives prices on kits, vintage craft, and gobs more.0 points
#5
Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2004-2005 (Jane's All the World's Aircraft) (Jane's All the World's Aircraft)
According to one version of events, the end of British colonial aspirations in what is now the United States was marked in tuneful manner when ...0 points
Is flying your passion - or your dream?
Tell us about it!
What do you love about flying? What kind of aircraft do you dream of owning--or building? Have you built an aircraft already? Are you planning to? Write about it here. Better still, make a lens on it and point us to it so we can see the pix!
5. Organize your closets
In the weeks the judges-three wag pinky and index fingers, flip hair and scowl, (you know who I'm talkin' about), you can pitch, shuffle, and smile as you gain control of your closets and the junk they breed.
We'll start with some links to great sites on clutter-clearing and a few books by which Giddy swears.
Then we'll finish with a variety of closet-organizing tools available at Amazon.com, a poll, and an invitation to share your wildest-clutter-tales and organizing accomplishments.
#1
How To Organize Your Closet - Mrs. Clean
Practical steps to organize and keep your closet clean and organized. Mrs. Clean claims she can show you how to organize all your closets in one day.1 point
#2
How to Organize Your Child's Closet - eHow
Children's closets can easily become cluttered and disorganized, but there are many ways to make the most of even a very small closet in your child's...0 points
#3
How to Organize Your Linen Closet - eHow
In the ideal linen closet, you can see everything at a glance and find exactly what you need at a moment's notice. Putting your linen closet in order...0 points
#4
How to Organize Closet Accessories - Howstuffworks
Dividing space is important when it comes to organizing your closet. Learn more about the organizing accessories you can use to maximize your space.0 points
Giddy Gabby's three all-time favorite books on clearing clutter and taking control of your life
Try 'em. You'll like 'em.
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Clear Your Clutter With Feng Shui by Karen Kingston
Whether you love the idea of Feng Shui or can't be bothered, the four simple rules of clutter clearing in this book will change your life forever.0 points
#2
Simplify Your Life: 100 Ways to Slow Down and Enjoy the Things That Really Matter by Elaine St. James
This tiny book is about more than closets, but start with the closets and before you know it, you'll have more time and energy for the people and activities you love most in all the world.0 points
Got a clutter magnet in your life?
Closet-organizer central
Tame your clutter monster with these 5 small organizers
Rubbermaid 3F27 Configurations Nesting Storage Bins, 2-Pack, Natural
Sort socks, scarves, belts, tees, sweaters, all the little stuff
Fabulous for baby's tiny things
Amazon Price: $12.74 (as of 12/02/2008) 
New Deluxe Wooden Shoe Rack Expands From 25" to 47"
Never hunt for the other shoe again with this durable, expandable shoe caddy in handsome wood - buy two!
Amazon Price: (as of 12/02/2008)
Canvas Jewelry Pocket Organizer, 18" x 35"
Try this morning-rush timesaver! Keeps your gold chains, beads, bracelets, rings and earrings tangle-free and properly paired - easy to find at a glance
Amazon Price: (as of 12/02/2008)
Shelf Dividers - Set of 2 - Standard Size - White (White) (9.5"H x 2"W x 8"D)
Never knock a pile of sweaters off the shelf again - these dividers separate the stacks while maintaining visibility - easy to pick the sweater you want today - great for towels too
Amazon Price: $8.74 (as of 12/02/2008)