..and the winner is!!!!...."A Beautiful Mind"

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!. I am dying of laughter at the number of hits I received for this contest compared to the number of people who answered... Was it that hard? Come on guys!!!!
Anyhow, now to the answer and the results...

After viewing Oprah's Friday episode with Chris Rock, he mentioned something that stunned me... I have always thought of this guy as a genius at his craft.. Despite his potty mouth, he is quick, witty and extremely intelligent with his content.. He makes you think of things outside the box and of course it helps that he makes the funniest faces... This made me want to know how many more famous, brilliant people accomplished the same thing, so I did some research and was surprised... What was it?

                        They all received their GED!!!!!

....although I mentioned that the contest would be voided if less than 50 people participated? I thought that I would give the prize to the ONE AND ONLY person who was brave enough to answer... hahahahaha

and the winner is!!!
 

A Beautiful Mind....

                                                           I love hiccups in life...

....I think of them as pressing the pause button while listening to song you love because of the beat, to research the lyrics, then pressing play, now reading the lyrics along with the song.... It is then that you truly discover whether the song has more substance than just the beat. The next time you listen to that song the emotion you once had may either change or perhaps remain the same...

Sometimes we think most intellects have gone through the traditional path to arrive where we think are their pinnacles of success... but as much as there has been a debate between the mind and the brain, I personally believe that the mind is like the family member who isn't invited to brain's Thanksgiving dinner in Beverly Hills but instead, is sent a bowl of the left overs to him in the slums of California, unbeknownced  to the rest of the family. The family secret is the "mind" was able to purchase the house for the "brain" in Beverly Hills while sacrificing itself and remaining in the slums..
Ever so often we do not press the pause button to give our minds the opportunity to help us achieve the goals that we so desperately want to attain. We do not have confidence in ourselves because our "brain" isn't working at the same speed as everyone else or our "hiccups" seem beyond the unexplained..... AND the reason many people insult our intelligence.....(pause, one eye brow raised)... is because they have a perception of us only through what they view on the outside.. The question is are we on the path towards taking steps to simply shock the hell out of them but most importantly, are we working on our self confidence where we are willing to shock OURSELVES.....


Here are a couple successful celebrities who truly allowed their minds to take power over their brains.....

Do you know what they have in common?

                                                        


                                                        It's GAME TIMEEEEE!!!!!!!

                                                          

                                                                     *Peter Jennings




                                                                 

                                                                     *Bill Cosby



                         

                                                               

     *John Travolta

                                 


                                                                       

* Chris Rock

*Frank Sinatra

*Vidal Sassoon

Once again it's GAME TIME on Brandylis and The Bear...

Question: What do the above geniuses in their own right and mind have in common?

Rules:  Post your answer as a comment (not on my Facebook page)... and as before, I will disable the the comments to be viewed until after the contest. If there are multiple responces with the correct answer, I will put the names in a hat and allow Logi Bear to pick one.. hehehehe.. Yep.. the old fashioned way.. There is a catch... if there are less that 25 reponces, the contest will be voided. So you better get your friends and family on board to comment. If they don't know how to comment, teach them.. Deadline is tomorrow, April 4th, at 10:00.pm. Eastern time..

                        So what are you WINNING?

This beautiful makeup set by LORAC valued at $150 !!

The Newest Fragrance "Into The Wild" from Bath and Body Works

Men, you can also participate for a chance to win for the women in your life.(sister, girlfriend, wife, mother etc)

...and remember..... A Mind is terrible thing to waste.... Explore your talents and abilities before they are taken away..



And the winner is... Name that cutie!!!!

OKKKKK... I know I was horrible an hour ago.......lollllll, but now it's time.

Soooooo, are you guys ready to know the FULL name of this celebrity cutie pie? She is The daughter of actress Jessica Alba and husband Cash Warren... She is going to be a big sister is a few months and her name is.....

                   HONOR MARIE WARREN

I would like to thank those of you who participated in this contest and I am so thrilled to announce the winner. The comments with the answers our participants posted are now under NAME THAT CUTIE. GAME  TIME!!!!  ...and now... THE WINNER IS!!!!!!!!....

Who won the CONTEST?!?!?!?!?!?!

So it is now 8:00 p.m. and you just can't wait to see whether you won the contest for NAME THAT CUTIE!!!!! Why don't you click here for the results... Then go to the next page...

Name That Cutie...Game time!!!!

                                                     Awwww.....

                              

                                                           

                                                           

                                                              

oh how I love motherhood and since next week will be devoted to all things BABY, I wanted to end the week with a simple contest...

Question: 

What is the FULL name of this cutie patootie?

                                       Rules:

Please submit your answers in the form of a "comment" and since I have disabled the visibility of comments to be fair to those answering, all will be revealed at the end of the contest. Multiple entries of the same correct answer will enter a pool for the drawing of the prize and the winner will be revealed on Saturday at 9:00pm.

What will you be winning?...Next page..

...And the WINNER IS!!!! "RED RED WINEEEE"

"Miss Red Wine Photogenic 2011"

SANNYU!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Drink it up!!! Drink it up!!!!!

..... Ouu that was so much fun!!!


To Erica, Michelle, Lisa and our REDDEST WINE of all, ETHEL... Thank you sooooooo much for participating and being good sports.. You all are not walking away empty handed. Ohh no dearies... You will each be receiving a consolation prize...

"Miss Red Wine Photogenic Contest" 2011..

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Welcome to the first

"Miss Red Wine Photogenic Contest 2011        

Before I introduce my lovely ladies, I just want to personally thank them for responding to my request from the hundreds of invitations sent out. The contest was announced very last minute and although some were a little hesitant, they still came through and for that I am truly indebted. This truly means a  lot to me on this day.

So without futher ado, meet our contestants. ( In no particular order)

                               
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                                                                     Michelle



My name is Michelle Pinder and I am 35 years old. Proud mama of a soon to be 18 year old son and wife of one of the most caring of individuals. I enjoy reading and really just spending time with my two guys.

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Sannyu

My name is Sannyu and I am 39...40 is knocking on my door! :)  I am married to a wonderful man who keeps me young (lol) and I have 2 beautiful girls.  I am a Human Resource and Training Consultant.  I enjoy reading, spending time with family and friends, going to the beach and of course, a good fete!! 

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Lisa

My name is Lisa Dublin. I'm the Assistant Manager at Shine TV, St. Lucia's newest TV station. I'm 35 going on 36 and am determined to age like fine wine...the older I get....the better I want to look, feel, think, love and live. I'm married with two little boys.

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                                                                           Ethel
                                                        

I am a mother of two. Very spiritual, 5# years young and I am loving and living life to the fullest!!!!

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Erica

I'm your average young lady or so I think!

I Live and work in NYC....I love fashion,music dancing -- and anyone or thing that thinks or lives outside the box! I love my wit! I'm very flirtatious and don't like being contained! Contained in work,live and love. I love being single and being on my own. I think it is more I hate people expecting things of me.
I'm currently working as a freelance accountant which is something I never thought I would do. I work preliminary in the fashion/production industry. I love the out doors. I love Art, and working out!

My pet peeves.... spitting, cracking gum! people who don't clean their dog poop on the ground.

I LOVE SHOES!!!!! I love shopping... Oh God I love shopping... I'm single and unless necessary I don't want to be married! As I don't think its necessary.

xoxo
EJB

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Such beautiful ladies.. Very tough decision. Please vote!!!.. Deadline is Tuesday, 12:00 AM Eastern (1:00 AM in St. Lucia).. Everyone is able to vote for more than one person.. The results will be revealed on Tuesday.. Have Fun!!

                                                 

                                                             

                                                                        

Just like Red Wine...;-)

Breathe Lisa..... BREATHEEEE

Ok so a few months ago I was browsing through Facebook and saw that a friend of mine, who not very often posts pictures, apparently remembered that she owned a camera and used it from time to time (hehehe she will kill me)... She posted photos from event upon event that she attended during the Holiday season and even before.. I spent all my spare time ( whatever that is) just clicking and clicking through, every photo looked better than the one before.. I was just in awe at how BEAUTIFUL St. Lucian women are, but what struck me, was MOST, if not ALL were over 35!! It was simply incredible to see.. No plastic surgery, just good music, great food but far more importantly, in my opinion, a great circle of true friendships, something that I am on my journey to claim and is understanding what it should be rather than what it is.
        So the poll for "What Topic Would Most Interest You" is now closed and it was a very close call between Fashion and Women's Issues but it looks like I will be talking about breasts  a whole lot more on here in the near future ( I can't wait.. hehehehe) The results of the poll together with my friend's photos made my juices flow and I have decided to have.... Drum Roll
                              
                                                        Brandylis and The Bear
                            "Miss Red Wine Photogenic Contest"

As of now, this contest will be held every year for Valentine's Day and it is for women 35 - 55 years..
Sorry youngings!!!! I am turning 35 this year and for many years medicine and society have branded it the  dreaded number.. Your eggs are too old, your modelling career is over, you can't wear certain styles anymore or comb your hair certain ways, you're too old for this job.. It's always what you can't do but what many of us haven't realized is that these are the years of reckoning. Our parents raise us until we turn 18 and from then until 35 we make all the mistakes. From 35 to 40 we begin to shed the burdens of our childhood and young adulthood and by 40 we fit in to our skin and our place in this life with confidence.. So far this has been the course of my life. So after this longgggg introduction...screeeeccchhhh ( Lawddddd I am laughing so hard here because Trevor was away all week from last Sunday to be exact, he returned last night at around 5:00pm and now he is crapping his pants with the kids downstairs. Logan is making him sweat, I haven't stopped hearing Brandon's name and Dylan, well Dylan is still asking for food... WAhhhhy bordie... Ou kweh ee tay ayzay.. Welcome to the jungle baby.. vacation (your lecture/class) is over).... Ah-Hem.. Further in the News.. Where was I? Ohhh yessss ( fixing my top)..

Welcome to the First Annual Brandylis and the Bear
                                 "Miss Red Wine Photogenic Contest"..

Rules:
1. Must be a Woman..
2. Must be ages 35 to 55!!
3. Must be willing to have your real age posted.
4. Must give a brief description of oneself eg. kids, likes, peeves, hobbies, occupation, status etc. anything
5. Must be from St. Lucia!!!!!!

Please submit your BEST photo, preferably a head shot to brandylis11@gmail.com with the title "Contest Photo" with your brief description and age.. Deadline for submission will be Sunday February 13th  at 8:00pm Eastern ((9:00 pm St Lucia).. There will be a random drawing of 10 names picked by Logi Bear from a hat (hahaha).. You won't know whether you were chosen until Monday January 14 ( Valentine's Day) when voting will begin... The deadline for voting is 11:59 pm (Eastern) 12:59 (St. Lucia time..hehehe) and the Winner will be revealed on Tuesday... Each person is permitted ONE vote so finalist, please spread the word to your friends to vote for you... Now what will the prize be?



..And the Winner is Part 2

What was the name of the maid/maiden in "Beauty and the Beast"

Click NEXT for answer, winner and PRIZE!!!

And the winner is........

Before I announce the winner of this week's contest (or whether there is even a winner), I need an oxygen tank ASAP!!!!!... GOODNESS GRACIOUS!!!!  I just spent $141.29 on clothes valued at
$556.90!!!!!  On top of that, I received $75 in store cash to spend between January 31st and February 21st... So, I really only spent $66.29!!!!!... YEAHHHH!!!    

While you ponder on what store that could possibly be, here are the answers to the first "Brandylis and The Bear"  contest.

             1. Vanilla Blouse
             2. Chocolate Bag
             3. Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate sprinkles
             4. Vanilla cupcakes with large dollop of chocolate icing
             5. Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla AND chocolate icing
             6. Vanilla earrings
             7. Vanilla eye shadow
             8. Chocolate cupcake stand
             9.  Last not least, beautiful Chocolate ELLA!!!!!!!

AND THE WINNER IS...................

Chocolate AND Vanilla!!!!!!..

      Waitttttt.... Did I say 5:00 pm. EST? Oppppppssssss. Boy, I tell ya. That fantasy of 2011 being the year when I focus on myself just went back to Wonderland this afternoon... Children will definitely give you a reality check very quickly when they decide to awake at at 3:30 am, drive their teachers to to loony bin, then come home having Satan's meltdown...What happened to crawl into bed if you are tired? I don't know...Ohhh did I fail to mention the word Autism? Yup...you could add that to the equation...ANYWAY... on to HAPPY, FUN STUFF!!!

       So who will be the winner of Brandylis and The Bear's first ever contest? Just a reminder... My previous post "Chocolate or Vanilla?.. Heck why not both", I posted a photo of a friend and asked everyone to identify how many chocolate and vanilla flavored/colored items in the photo... I found NINE items... Beware that this might be trickier than you think.. HINT...I did not count the total quantity of any one item
....HEHEHEHEHE... The person who mentions every NINE item that I found will win... What do you get when you mix Chocolate and Vanilla?......

Chocolate or Vanilla? ... Heck why not both?

    I am going through PMS! That is the only justifiable reason why I saw a picture of my friend on Facebook and decided to create a post about what emotions it evoked and all the things I began to think of. Today is one of the most momentous days of my life which really has me in a brain freeze mode so I wanted to do something FUN!!!!

First of all, isn't SHE just too darn cute? My St. Lucian "Dominque Dawes" look alike. Don't worry you will know more about her in a later post.. but take a look at this picture, and tell me that it doesn't make you want to lick your "smoochers" just a bit? Question, how many vanilla or chocolate colored/flavored items can you find in the above photo? There are nine.. Post your response below and the winner will receive a prize which will be revealed tomorrow at 5:00 pm EST. and yes I will ship to the Himalayas.. hehehe

 Happy hunting!!!!

Here are a couple Vanilla and Chocolate finds..