massive... MASSIVE... giveaway!

Your best friend Spanky has something fuck'n FABULOUS in store for one of my lucky luvies!
a maaaaaaaaaaaassive holiday/new year *give away* including a bunch of things that i absolutely luvs*

(sorry boys, i don't think that you'll find too much here you'll be interested in... it's a bit girly...)

all of these items have something relevent the blog, or are special little extras that i felt like giving.
i hope that everyone has a blast fighting to the death politely competing for this UH-mazing giveaway (if i do say so myself)

SpankyLuvsIt giveaway by SpankyLuvsIt on Polyvore.com

these are just a few tidbits of all the fun items for this giveaway.

explanation of goodies:

Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block: Read this book & you'll understand how i became me. I swear to you luvies, this book is responsible for 98% of my vocabulary (ok, maybe not 98, i guess i have to give the public school system SOME credit), but it is literally the book that opened my eyes to how words can really depict a beautiful, spontaneous, wonderful fantasy world. I've read it too many time to count (i've never been great at math though, so...)

Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk: This book was my introduction to the written word of Chuck Palahniuk. of course, i knew OF him because i was already way obsessed with the movie of Fight Club before i read this one. I ended up trading books with a Summer Duck & this was the book i gave him. Weetzie showed me literary luv & Monsters showed me belletristic beauty in fucked up tradgedy. It's a blow-your-mind kinda book that you cannot put down until your brains are all over the pages & you have nothing but a goofy, dumbfounded, shocked grin on your face. Oh Chuck, I can't wait to hear what my luvies think of this one...

Factory Girl starring Sienna Miller and Guy Pearce: Edie Sedgwick is, without a doubt, one of my absolute favourite icons EVER and Andy Warhol is just such an artistic genius with a sick mind of almost sociopathic quantities... but i'd hang out with him in a heart beat. fo' sho. This movie is gorg, sad and sure to make you fall in luv with poor little rich girl, edie.

"luvs it*" tee by one-word-tees.com: Oh yes, that's right! One-Word-Tees.com is making a two word tee bc they luv me & all of you SO much. O-W-T will be making "luvs it*" tees so you can all spread the luv all over the damn place! (more info on that available once we get the kinky's worked out)
-giveaway winner will receive a voucher for a free "luvs it*" tee. voucher will be a one time use, coupon code to be entered at one-word-tees.com to receive a SpankyLuvsIt.com special tee. (this way you can pick your size & colour options!)

-the others are either suprises, or self explained. We got some Essie nail polish in there (Material Girl and either Midnight Cami or Sexy Divide), some treats, a duck (bc every girl needs a duck like quack*), the soundtrack to the Beatles Cirque du Soleil "LOVE" show (that i saw in Vegas & gushed over) & maybe a few more mysterious extras!

what!? i have to have SOME secrets!

trust me, you want this shiz... i promise.

now the hard part... this is the mother of all give aways that i've even THOUGHT of doing, so you're going to have to worrrrrk for it. 

what you gotta do:

(*'s = required, **'s = required IF you are able, ~'s = optional for extra credit!)

1. Follow this blog (duh) *
   
2. Comment on this post (duh squared!) *
   
3. Tweet this post with a link & my twitter name - @SpankyLuvsIt **
4. Follow me on Twitter so i can see your post :o) **
   
5. Write a bitty post on your blog with a link to this post ~
6. Shout out on your blog/tumblr/facebook (whatever) with a link to this post *
7. Become a fan of SpankyLuvsIt on Facebook & post me a little "hey!" or something to let me know you're a reader! **
8. Wish at 11:11 that you'll win this give away *
9. Climb on your roof (CAREFULLY) & scream, as loud as you can that you "LUVS EVERYONE" ~

That outta do it.

this is a holiday/new years give away with wonderful things to start the new year, so i'll be pulling a winner right before the new year. winner will receive prize in early January, 2010!

ps: if you have a shop, or anything that you'd like to offer for future give aways, Puh-Lease let me know. i'm hoping to start semi-regular give aways & i'm aiming to really spread some luv for smaller etsy shops, inde sellers, etc. Anyone who donates will obviously get a spot on the wall that links to their www!

Ok, get to work! i hope to see a lot of activity for this one. (otherwise, i'll totes cry).

luvs it*

tid bits

My bestie, Novelista Barista told me to fill out this little survey after i said that i felt i wasn't writing enough about myself on MY blog. silly me. So, here's just a little bit to get to know the wonder that is Spanky. :o)

I'm also going to start posting a lot more about life & less about the finer things (aka my Material World & Superficial Powers)

Eight things I look forward to:

1. This weekend
2. Getting my car back
3. Going to Ireland (hopefully) next year w/ my bestie jennifer
4. Moving out of my Parents house!
5. Having more followers & a successful blog!
6. Seeing The Ugly Truth with yum-monster Gerard Butler (July 24th)
7. The day that I can afford to spend my money on some new clothes (pre-planning fall wardrobe)
8. Getting Skinny!!!

Eight things I did yesterday:

1. Dealt with the complainers of the Entertainment world (aka, went to work as a CS Rep)
2. Had margs at Viva Zapatta with some girlfriends (mango marg in mason jars... sounds poetic)
3. Caught up on some Tivo
4. Ate some Spinach & Broccoli Marg pizza. (yum)
5. Drank 2 Red Bulls within 2 hours (peppy!)
6. Read some of my current book, Edie: American Girl. (it's pretty good!)
7. Bitched & Moaned about the humidity and the lack of time i have to do anything.
8. Wore a brown dress with a pretty necklace (& parted my hair WAY to the side for a change.)
   

Eight things I wish I could do:

1. Move. I'd like an apartment in NYC, a Brownstone in Boston, a Beach House in Nantucket & a House in Cali... to start.
2. Fill a walk-in closet (like Carrie in Sex and the City).
3. Have a clothing line.
4. Read faster so that i could get through my books faster than 1 a month if i'm lucky.
5. Freeze time for everyone but me. It'd be nice to have the ability to stop time for days to get to sleep, catch up on TV, write, read, & just be w/o deadlines, time & people bugging me!
6. Direct a movie of my favourite book Weetzie Bat.
7. Meet a nice guy (wow.. i'm surprised i didn't think of this until #7... oo, lucky number 7!)
8. Have flawless skin & no split ends.

Eight shows I watch:

1. General Hospital
2. Greek
3. Weeds
4. Entourage
5. Real Housewives
6. 90210
7. Gossip Girl
8. Top Chef

I hope you all enjoyed knowing about my days, my dreams & my day dreams... oh & my day time soaps.. haha

luvs it*

Wordy Wednesday: Bob Dylan

You know his voice, you know his name and most of all, you know his wordies.

This weeks Wordy Wednesday feature is the great...

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is beyond iconic to say the least. He's created a musical style, sent inspirational lyrics into the atmosphere and even made a Hohner Harmonica Holder look kinda sexy.


He's been referenced a million times over even inspiring the fictional character Dewey Cox (played by the hilarious John C. Reily in Walk Hard) to change his musical style & write a sick song called "Royal Jelly". He is rumored to have had a short lived fling with (my fabulous tragic idol) Edie Sedgwick, has been inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and even wrote a song called "Sara". (which may or not be my real name... tee hee).

The lyrical genius started his career in 1961 playing various clubs in Greenwich Village and has come so far that this past April (2009) his 33rd record dropped, hitting the top of the charts in it's first week in the UK. He's a poet, a painter, and a soulful protestor.

A mind like this would obviously come up with the most insightful lines, comments and life advice. Here are some of my favourites:

"All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie."

"Chaos is a friend of mine."

"He not busy being born is busy dying."

"I don't think the human mind can comprehend the past and the future. They are both just illusions that can manipulate you into thinking theres some kind of change."

"I'll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours."

"In ceremonies of the horsemen, even the pawn must hold a grudge."

"Well, I quit my job so I could work alone,
Then I changed my name to sherlock holmes.
Followed some clues from my detective bag
And discovered they wus red stripes on the american flag!
That ol’ betty ross . . ." - Talk'n John Birch Society Blues

& my personal favourite today...

"No one is free, even the birds are chained to the sky."

The self proclaimed "spokesman for a generation" has the raw talent of being both inspirational and depressing at the same time, taught us the best life lesson - "all i can do is be me. whoever that is", and of course informed us when the times, they were a-changin.

Thank you for the dreamy melodies, the insightful stanzas, & the tunes that make us want to close our eyes & twirl barefoot in a field.
luvs it*