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"How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by snowflake2 on 05-12-06 at 00:17 AM
LAST EDITED ON 05-12-06 AT 00:25 AM (EST)

I'm confused...when talking about the reasons she doesn't want to be responsible for her brother, Christie mentioned, "I don't have a job; I don't have any money..."

She doesn't have a job, yet she has an apartment, and was able to afford gastric bypass surgery which Sommer mentioned last season costs around $25,000?? (ETA: not to mention surgery on her arms?) Her mom is destitute and homeless, so we know she's not able to give Christie any $$$.

??????

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"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by SeasonedRefinement on 05-12-06 at 00:29 AM
LAST EDITED ON 05-12-06 AT 00:34 AM (EST)


You know, all things considered, that question reads like a riddle:

Q: How does Christie support herself?

A: She doesn't, the housemates do...or else.


Not to be a nit picker, but you forgot to factor in the re-hab stints. I hear they're pretty pricey, but the cost must have been offset by the money she saved by not buying dope.

I'm guessing she's a model OR on a lot of public assistance.

*******************************************

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by standinmytruth on 05-12-06 at 00:46 AM
she had a less glamorous version of christina's old job
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by Boots12565 on 05-12-06 at 00:59 AM
My guess-Is maybe -Some type of welfare??Im not being nasty-I just think maybe-Some type of Disability payment-SSI -Because of her previous weight issues?JMHO-PEACE AT YA
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by maybaybee on 05-17-06 at 04:40 PM
>
>Q: How does Christie support
>herself?
>
>A: She doesn't, the housemates
>do...or else.
>
>
>Not to be a nit picker,
>but you forgot to factor
>in the re-hab stints.
>I hear they're pretty pricey,
>but the cost must have
>been offset by the money
>she saved by not buying
>dope.
>
>I'm guessing she's a model OR
>on a lot of public
>assistance.
>
>*******************************************

A model????
Did YOU see those pix she took when they tried to get her to see what modeling was like? She looked like Lily Munster.

www.chocolatesleuth.com---mystery reviews

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-12-06 at 12:44 PM
OH, no....she can't be boggled down with a full time 8-5 job...When she is waiting for Hollywood to call. And most definatey she wouldn't want to miss out on an opportunity to be on the cover of MAXIM! Oh, god no...that would bee a tradgedy.

That is why she is now selling a bag of candles with her "famous" signature on EBAY.

Oh, for the love of God!

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by tac_2 on 05-12-06 at 01:39 PM
Isn't Christie divorced? Maybe she was living off some sort of divorce settlement or alimony.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by Juliejo on 05-12-06 at 02:17 PM
I think she had a job prior to coming to the SO house. Which her health insurance probably paid for her rehab's and GBS too. She will probably go back to work somewhere when she leaves. Just MO. But I am wrong a lot too.
PEACE
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by slickeronstate on 05-21-06 at 02:50 PM
Perhaps she makes a killing charging her mommy for parking fees...
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by petmama on 05-12-06 at 02:43 PM
She's still married. Rhonda commented, in the confessional, about her still being married and living with another man. Who she later kicked out because he wouldn't "support" her by giving up his beer.
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by petmama on 05-12-06 at 02:49 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-12-06 AT 02:49 PM (EST)

She did tell Jodi recently that she didn't know how she was going to take care of Cain with no job. She did tell Niambi and Iyanla today that, in the past, she used men. And, even though she's said very little about it, she's still married. Maybe her husband's insurance paid for the gastric bypass. And, the "corrective" surgery on her arms.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by tvfun on 05-12-06 at 06:12 PM
I went on her Ebay site and she will "at least" make $50 on her bag of love candles with a ring around them. Funny how their isn't even a picture of them. I guess people have to take her word for what they might be getting.

Christie, I don't know what you are doing to make money now....but a reality check. HOLLYWOOD ISN'T CALLING!I can gaurantee U that. I want to know how you paid for your "surgery"

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by JustBNMe on 05-13-06 at 07:02 AM
Maybe she sold kisses (I say that after she planted a big noisy one on Jodi at the gradaution). Maybe she sued the doctors who did her botched surgery and is living off that money. I can't see her being able to work with anyone or do anything to support herself. That takes energy and people skills she doesn't seem to have.
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by beautyboyknockout on 05-13-06 at 09:18 AM
She's selling what seems to be dollar store candles with an added cheap charm and her 'famous' autograph for mucho bucks on ebay. She better put up as many as she can sell cuz in a week or 2 no ones gonna remember who she is.
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-13-06 at 09:27 AM
I ebayed her a question regarding her candles, becasue she states they were made with love.....and I asked her how come no picture and if she "hand made" the candles from scratch.....she never answered the handmade question....

I have a set of candles that look just like that.....and I know she bought those candles at the 99c store and copied the look and is trying to make like she designed them herself....she is a FRAUD!!!! Make your own crap, don't steal someone elses design you lasy A$$ B!tch!

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by BHoneycutt on 05-14-06 at 04:03 AM
Will somebody post the eBay auction number so I can bid on them (just kidding!) I just need a good laugh!
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by sharnina on 05-14-06 at 04:18 AM
#4462278689

Bidding has ended. The final bid was $56.


Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-14-06 at 12:42 PM
>#4462278689
>
>Bidding has ended. The final bid
>was $56.
>
>
>Therefore do not worry about
>tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry
>about itself.
>Each day has enough trouble of
>its own. Matthew 6:34
>
That is funny, because as of May 12th she had 6 others listings. This is the message she sent me when I asked for a picture.


christieduran is the seller.
Look at other listings I am selling. There are six candeles and they are all the same. "

I just went to that site, and all her other listings are deleted. I wonder if someone called her out on something, because she had 6 other small bids going. Maybe she had it set to make a top bid at $50 and they didn't get very high....very confused as why they are gone. ?????

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by Incognito on 05-14-06 at 01:19 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-14-06 AT 01:24 PM (EST)

annie828 writes:
>That is funny, because as of
>May 12th she had 6
>others listings. This is the
>message she sent me when
>I asked for a picture.
>
>
>
>christieduran is the seller.
>Look at other listings I am
>selling. There are six candeles
>and they are all the
>same. "
>
>I just went to that site,
>and all her other listings
>are deleted. I wonder if
>someone called her out on
>something, because she had 6
>other small bids going. Maybe
>she had it set to
>make a top bid at
>$50 and they didn't get
>very high....very confused as why
>they are gone. ?????

Seems she ended the auctions early. The buyer "bobblegong" is particularly interesting. Has a positive feedback from "s0mmersmiles" and we all remember who s0mmersmiles is, right?
Incognito

Edited to snark at her spelling. Think anyone paid her $75 smacks to do up a wiz-bang resume that "would stand out and get you the job." LOL

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by JustBNMe on 05-14-06 at 03:40 PM
Hmm when I pulled up the auction listed on this thread and then checked the out other items for sale by this seller area in the listing there was nothing listed as currently selling but there were several prior sales. I don't think the candles are even included in the auction because it is listed under the category of candle ring and the listing says nothing about the candle being included it only talks about the pewter ring which she says "can be used as a necklace, keychain, or pocket blessing to be mindfull of growth and healing". The bag is decorated and signed by Christie. (Makes it sound like a grade school Mother's Day project.) When I checked her seller feedback there was only feedback from 2 sellers and neither one said Sommersmiles. No buyers have posted feedback for her. She also has left no feedback for anyone. I give her credit for trying to be creative to earn some cash but wish she'd channel her lazy efforts at making a quick buck into something that will make her self supporting and have her pay taxes and work like the rest of us. Guess this shows she'll do anything to get out of working. She wants everything the easy way and that's why she is where she is-nowhere. Maybe her prior listings were taken down becuase she saw they were listed her and didn't want welfare to find out she was making money LOL.
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by tvfun on 05-14-06 at 03:48 PM
I saw the bags...they did look like a kids project. They were painted, all crafty....basically the only thing "made with love" was the bags, because the candles looked like they were purchased from a drug store or the 99c store. LOL.

Certainly not worth $51. I think Christie got wind of Christina's "yarn hat" that sold for $127.50, and thought she could make soem big bucks like that.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by SeasonedRefinement on 05-14-06 at 05:00 PM
Christie thinks her signature is worth something? Does she even spell her name correctly? ("mindfull"?)

For me, that may have been the straw that broke the camel's back. These women are price gouging as if they were celebrities. I feel a rant coming on...

You know, their unabashed audacity is beginning to seriously irritate me. I'm angry at these pompous opportunists, and I'm embarrassed for their customers. Yes, it's a free country and people can spend their hard-earned money (or their social security/disability checks) on whatever they want. But I still hate sleazy merchandising that is based on the concept that people are gullible and some of them are willing to finance the imprudent ventures of frauds. Fifty dollars for a candle/candle ring with an ex-dope fiend's signature attached? One hundred plus dollars for a crocheted hat because an ex-hooker made it? Have these marketing geniuses forgotten how to blush???

What was all of that footage we watched of them as they sat in a tearful heap crying to their LC's that mommy, daddy, the therapist, the neigbor, the dog, or the goldfish made them feel like they were worth NOTHING? Well, I guess SO is the miracle cure - because now these women believe that even their cast-offs and scribblings are marketable. What's next? A used Kleenex? Locks of hair? Fingernail clippings? Bath water?

In case any of these DAW's read this board, I hope they see this message: Three words to each of you "Stars" of NBC's Hit Show, "Starting Over" who spend more time checking your E-Bay auctions, websites, and inboxes than the classifieds: GET A JOB!

Let's stop beating around the bush and hoping against hope, living large, filling the cup, daring to dream, fulfilling your destinies, shouting out to the universe, or whatever other cliche you use to keep these ridiculous hopes alive. You are not TV stars - you never will be TV Stars. You were on the television equivalent of a traveling carnival, and your LC's were the barkers shouting for customers to come and take a closer look at what was inside the tent. Go ahead...try to walk into any kind of reputable talent agency with your SO resume and reels. It just doesn't work that way. Stop holding onto any false inspiration you've derived from the 2 or 3 people who have come off of contest shows and gone on to anything else in the entertainment industry. At least those shows and contestants reflected savvy and intelligence. But SO is a "screw-up show" - and you played the part of the screw-up. Get it?

Go ask Rhonda how long it has taken her to get somewhere in television. Her dream was not to be a Life Coach, it was to be an actress. See if Iyanla will tell you anything you can't read on the internet about the false starts and dashed hopes she lived through in carving out a niche for herself. Ask her how difficult it was to stay in the good graces of people like Oprah Winfrey and Barbara Walters - and what happens if you don't. And when you're done with that line of questioning, ask these famous LC's where we can find them on the fall line-up. Hey, why not? If it's within your realm of possibility, it's certainly within theirs.

The world at large is weary of your hats, pocketbooks, scarves, candles, pocket blessings, etc. The only people who really want your signatures, and ironically enough, probably won't get them, are your creditors - and they want them on the bottom of your check.

Unbelievable...

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by lgianna on 05-14-06 at 05:26 PM
Well put!!!

::stands::

::applauds::

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by creepyoldwoman on 05-14-06 at 05:34 PM
I think being a reseller on E-bay is better then Tupperware or creating toilet paper gaudy, giant flowers, or animal training. The best was when Rain had to get a job at that wall paper place, that was realistic. I remeber Rain had to ride the bus in the snow. No cushy SUV rides in the Starting Over mobile for her. She had to walk over snow drifts and catch the bus to a hardworking, poor paying job but I think it really helped her in her life.

Christie probably heard from xxxtina that she could make a lot of dough on her "celebrity" from starting over and to do it now because time is running out. A fool and his money are soon parted. I guess people think christies mindboggling progress will somehow shed light on their own lives or some drivel. These highpriced E-bay things from HG's are the epitome of what marketing is. you are not selling the item, you are really selling the fantasy.

I am beginning to wonder why Christie suddenly spoke about taking care of her brother. I mean, she's a child woman and has never taken care of anyone but herself and her vices. How old is her younger brother? I hope he's near 18 years old, so he can get the heck away from Christie soon. i wonder if it's a play for sympathies. Christie is suddenly thrust into being a "mommy". Yee Gads, how will she do the next reality show?

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by EMTBGRL on 05-14-06 at 05:50 PM
>I think being a reseller on
>E-bay is better then Tupperware
>or creating toilet paper gaudy,
>giant flowers, or animal training.
>
Given those as choices, I agree with you. An e-bay reseller is the best of that list. That said, even better? Being an e-bay re-seller to "supplement" an income from a regular job, that is a job complete with medical benefits and 401K plan. The kind of job that HG's can't wear their pajamas to, or make their own hours. The kind where a supervisor or peers review them, or their progress, without being sympathetic to excuses, whining, and psychobabble to save their a$$es or their jobs. The kind they can get fired from, and have it matter! (I think every job is important)

I don't think any of these HG's should be encouraged to pursue their career fantasy LaLa Land jobs, until after they can PROVE they can hold a REGULAR job. If they could spend one year in a regular 9-5? I might by a craptastic flower myself as a reward (in year 2) if the HG was still interested in making an a$$ of herself! Harumph!

I second the "Get a Job!"


"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by JustBNMe on 05-14-06 at 05:59 PM
>I am beginning to wonder why
>Christie suddenly spoke about taking
>care of her brother. I
>mean, she's a child woman
>and has never taken care
>of anyone but herself and
>her vices. How old is
>her younger brother? I hope
>he's near 18 years old,
>so he can get the
>heck away from Christie soon.
>i wonder if it's a
>play for sympathies. Christie is
>suddenly thrust into being a
>"mommy". Yee Gads, how will
>she do the next reality
>show?

Christie's brother Cain is 12. That's what she said the other day. I'd like to know is where Cain has been during the eternity Christie has been in the SOH and even prior to that. Christie said her mother has been homeless for years and I wonder where Cain has been all this time and why Christie now suddenly feels someone needs to look out for him. Maybe she thinks she can get more government aid by having her brother living with her. Maybe she also thought it would warrant her getting more time to live for free in the SOH as well. Wonder if she was upset that someone paid over $200 on Ebay to talk to Jodi and she didn't get near that much for her phone conversation LOL


"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-14-06 at 05:44 PM
Unbelievable ... is RIGHT!

These people make me sick. They are just trying to stretch out the 15 minutes they THINK they have

Christie was selling candles, and she didn't even spell her merchandise right...LOL

There are no FREE RIDES in this life, and your crazy to think you are the exception!

I say...GET YOUR FAT LAZY A$$ UP AND OUT AND GET A REAL JOB!
!!!!!!!!!!

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by moonoverxanadu on 05-16-06 at 05:43 PM
SR, I absolutely stand in awe of your priceless perception.
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by beckettrep on 05-18-06 at 10:51 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-18-06 AT 10:55 PM (EST)

LAST EDITED ON 05-18-06 AT 10:52 PM (EST)

>Christie thinks her signature is worth
>something? Does she even
>spell her name correctly? ("mindfull"?)
>
>
>For me, that may have been
>the straw that broke the
>camel's back. These women
>are price gouging as if
>they were celebrities. I
>feel a rant coming on...
>
>
>You know, their unabashed audacity is
>beginning to seriously irritate me.
> I'm angry at these
>pompous opportunists, and I'm embarrassed
>for their customers. Yes,
>it's a free country and
>people can spend their hard-earned
>money (or their social security/disability
>checks) on whatever they want.
> But I still hate
>sleazy merchandising that is based
>on the concept that people
>are gullible and some of
>them are willing to finance
>the imprudent ventures of frauds.
> Fifty dollars for a
>candle/candle ring with an ex-dope
>fiend's signature attached? One
>hundred plus dollars for a
>crocheted hat because an ex-hooker
>made it? Have these
>marketing geniuses forgotten how to
>blush???
>
>What was all of that footage
>we watched of them as
>they sat in a tearful
>heap crying to their LC's
>that mommy, daddy, the therapist,
>the neigbor, the dog, or
>the goldfish made them feel
>like they were worth NOTHING?
> Well, I guess SO
>is the miracle cure -
>because now these women believe
>that even their cast-offs and
>scribblings are marketable. What's
>next? A used Kleenex?
>Locks of hair? Fingernail clippings?
>Bath water?
>
>In case any of these DAW's
>read this board, I hope
>they see this message:
>Three words to each of
>you "Stars" of NBC's Hit
>Show, "Starting Over" who spend
>more time checking your E-Bay
>auctions, websites, and inboxes than
>the classifieds: GET A
>JOB!
>
>Let's stop beating around the bush
>and hoping against hope, living
>large, filling the cup, daring
>to dream, fulfilling your destinies,
>shouting out to the universe,
>or whatever other cliche you
>use to keep these ridiculous
>hopes alive. You are
>not TV stars - you
>never will be TV Stars.
>You were on the television
>equivalent of a traveling carnival,
>and your LC's were the
>barkers shouting for customers to
>come and take a closer
>look at what was inside
>the tent. Go ahead...try
>to walk into any kind
>of reputable talent agency with
>your SO resume and reels.
> It just doesn't work
>that way. Stop holding
>onto any false inspiration you've
>derived from the 2 or
>3 people who have come
>off of contest shows and
>gone on to anything else
>in the entertainment industry.
>At least those shows and
>contestants reflected savvy and intelligence.
> But SO is a
>"screw-up show" - and you
>played the part of the
>screw-up. Get it?
>
>Go ask Rhonda how long it
>has taken her to get
>somewhere in television. Her
>dream was not to be
>a Life Coach, it was
>to be an actress.
>See if Iyanla will tell
>you anything you can't read
>on the internet about the
>false starts and dashed hopes
>she lived through in carving
>out a niche for herself.
> Ask her how difficult
>it was to stay in
>the good graces of people
>like Oprah Winfrey and Barbara
>Walters - and what happens
>if you don't. And
>when you're done with that
>line of questioning, ask these
>famous LC's where we can
>find them on the fall
>line-up. Hey, why not?
> If it's within your
>realm of possibility, it's certainly
>within theirs.
>
>The world at large is weary
>of your hats, pocketbooks, scarves,
>candles, pocket blessings, etc.
>The only people who really
>want your signatures, and ironically
>enough, probably won't get them,
>are your creditors - and
>they want them on the
>bottom of your check.
>
>Unbelievable...


That was such a great 'take' on all this E-bay crap. I'm sure both XXXTina and Pissed-T got the idea from SlummerSmiles huh?? LOL. Next I'd love to see you post a 'take' on all these idiot buyers.....probably the same people who are willing to dish out their hard-earned dough to the bums who pan-handle on street corners (which only encourages their lazy ways and certainly doesn't help motivate them to GET A JOB)

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by cynicalgirl on 05-25-06 at 01:28 AM
Well written! Seconded!

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by Incognito on 05-16-06 at 11:57 AM
JustBNMe writes:
>Hmm when I pulled up the
>auction listed on this thread
>and then checked the out
>other items for sale by
>this seller area in the
>listing there was nothing listed
>as currently selling but there
>were several prior sales. I
>don't think the candles are
>even included in the auction
>because it is listed under
>the category of candle ring
>and the listing says nothing
>about the candle being included
>it only talks about the
>pewter ring which she says
>"can be used as a
>necklace, keychain, or pocket blessing
>to be mindfull of growth
>and healing". The bag is
>decorated and signed by Christie.
>(Makes it sound like a
>grade school Mother's Day project.)
>When I checked her seller
>feedback there was only feedback
>from 2 sellers and neither
>one said Sommersmiles. No buyers
>have posted feedback for her.
>She also has left no
>feedback for anyone. I give
>her credit for trying to
>be creative to earn some
>cash but wish she'd channel
>her lazy efforts at making
>a quick buck into something
>that will make her self
>supporting and have her pay
>taxes and work like the
>rest of us. Guess this
>shows she'll do anything to
>get out of working. She
>wants everything the easy way
>and that's why she is
>where she is-nowhere. Maybe her
>prior listings were taken down
>becuase she saw they were
>listed her and didn't want
>welfare to find out she
>was making money LOL.

To see her closed auctions you have to do an advanced search. Upper right hand corner. Click on items by seller, type in ChristieDuran and be sure to check completed auctions. She's had six already close and has ten more up now. Bobblegong won a couple and has the feedback from S0mmersmiles.
Incognito

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by maryellennaco on 05-14-06 at 06:26 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-14-06 AT 06:37 PM (EST)

I looked up her "candles of blessings" or whatever they're called on e-bay, and some doofus had bid $56.00 for one!! Dang!! I guess there IS a sucker born every minute!

ETA: I agree with everyone upthread,too: GET A FREAKING JOB!!!

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by standinmytruth on 05-14-06 at 07:43 PM
>LAST EDITED ON 05-14-06
>AT 06:37 PM (EST)
>
>I looked up her "candles of
>blessings" or whatever they're called
>on e-bay, and some doofus
>had bid $56.00 for one!!
>Dang!! I guess there IS
>a sucker born every minute!
>
>
>ETA: I agree with everyone upthread,too:
>GET A FREAKING JOB!!!


Lol! I haven't heard the word doofus in long long time

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by fairgame on 05-14-06 at 06:56 PM
What's next- Is Christie going to blow up one of her model
photo's to poster size and audograph and frame it, put it on ebay and see what the winning bid will bring her?

Give me a break! Lazy star struck fools.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-14-06 at 07:43 PM
>What's next- Is Christie going to
>blow up one of her
>model
>photo's to poster size and audograph
>and frame it, put it
>on ebay and see what
>the winning bid will bring
>her?
>
>Give me a break! Lazy star
>struck fools.

LOL, I wouldn't put it past her at all. It actually sounds like something Miss "I'm too pretty" would do.

fairgame, your post reminded me of that large painting of "Kramer" from Sienfeld ... but with Christie instead. HAHA


"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by SeasonedRefinement on 05-14-06 at 08:53 PM
fairgame,

A life size model poster?????????????????

Oh, dear Lord...........you're right.......



Sig courtesy of Sharnina!

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by tac_2 on 05-14-06 at 09:25 PM
>What's next- Is Christie going to
>blow up one of her
>model
>photo's to poster size and audograph
>and frame it, put it
>on ebay and see what
>the winning bid will bring
>her?
>
>Give me a break! Lazy star
>struck fools.


oh no..don't give her any idea's! ;)

Seriously, I'm expecting these hg's to pull out all the stops in the next couple of weeks. Now that they've sold their souls, they have nothing more to lose. Sure, I can see Christie doing this, you betcha.

As for those who buy the goods? That is what I find the most pathetic.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-14-06 at 10:19 PM
SeasonedRefinement wrote:

"A life size model poster?????????????????
Oh, dear Lord...........you're right.......

I never laughed so hard....can you imagine? LOL!

tac_2 wrote

>oh no..don't give her any idea's!
>;)
>
>Seriously, I'm expecting these hg's to
>pull out all the stops
>in the next couple of
>weeks. Now that they've
>sold their souls, they have
>nothing more to lose.
>Sure, I can see Christie
>doing this, you betcha.
>
>As for those who buy the
>goods? That is what
>I find the most pathetic.
>

Those people to me are extremely pathetic....for some stupid reason they think of these HG's like they are a CELEBRITY!

My God....what are they thinking? They are nobody's
now....but next year those so called autographs will be YESTERDAYS news! well in my mind they were yesterdays news
weeks ago!


"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by turquiosedove on 05-14-06 at 10:24 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-14-06 AT 10:32 PM (EST)

I wonder if there was any schilling going on???? Thats where some one bids up the item, not wanting to buy it, just driving up the price. Which is totally illegal. hmmmmmmmmm

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by beautyboyknockout on 05-15-06 at 08:49 PM
She has more candles up on ebay. 10% goes to the raising Cain college fund.
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by SOfan0221 on 05-18-06 at 07:53 AM
If she hadn't thought of it by now, I'm sure once she sees it here she will get copies and get those pics out there. lol

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-15-06 at 09:54 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-15-06 AT 11:18 PM (EST)


Look at her candle....what, a 99c candle with ribbon wrapped around it.....GIVE ME A BREAK. People are actually bidding on these "cheaply made" candles...."made with Love" Bleah!

and don't forget...One of a kind gift tag signed by "'Starting Over" Christie Duran!

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by SeasonedRefinement on 05-15-06 at 10:05 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-15-06 AT 10:05 PM (EST)

annie, are you serious? Is that the genuine article? Somebody paid $50 for that? Nobody has brass THAT shiney...do they?

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-15-06 at 10:58 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-15-06 AT 11:00 PM (EST)

>annie, are you serious? Is
>that the genuine article?
>Somebody paid $50 for that?
> Nobody has brass THAT
>shiney...do they?
>

HAHAHAHA Isn't that just the most ridiculous cheap pathetic looking candle you ever did see?

Here is her candles made with love link.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZchristieduran

happy shopping SeasonedRefinement!


"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by creepyoldwoman on 05-16-06 at 06:42 PM
>LAST EDITED ON 05-15-06
>AT 11:00 PM (EST)
>
>>annie, are you serious? Is
>>that the genuine article?
>>Somebody paid $50 for that?
>> Nobody has brass THAT
>>shiney...do they?
>>
>
>HAHAHAHA Isn't that
>just the most ridiculous cheap
>pathetic looking candle you ever
>did see?
>
>Here is her candles made with
>love link.
>
>http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZchristieduran
>
>happy shopping SeasonedRefinement!

Well, someone right now is bidding for it and her name is freakofthe8os. Maybe Miss Freak of the 80's thinks Christie Duran is actually Christie Duran Duran, lol.


I agree. These candles are tacky to be going so high. E-bay reselling is great to start a business from or if you are a stay at home mommy with really young kids (raises hand) but to sucker people into your crap because of your signature, well, whatever. Ethics is right. But if it's not her, then it's Christina or Sommer etc. I am waiting for Allison's auctions and do you think Sommer will sell that bike she got on E-bay?


"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by 26mitogo on 05-15-06 at 11:34 PM
I just had to chime in on the subject ... not that there is any more words to say regarding the matter other than: I ditto all the above and add my: this is disgusting ... they need to all go away and, as has been said by many ... GET A FREAK'N J-O-B!!! SR, you said it all and you said it best. Your post above (#19) is your best work ever! You said what I wish I could have.

(But the fun part ... I couldn't wait to show off my new sig ... also courtesy of Sharnina! I'm so proud ... now I'm special!!! Hey, when SO disappears into nothingness, along with the nobodies who came on and were convinced they became sombody by being total SO fools, then we should all be able to sell our SO message board sigs on eBay and make a tax-free living ... and, Sharnina, we'll cut you in on a cool %!!!)

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by sharnina on 05-17-06 at 01:20 AM
Ooooo... I'm already counting the .... pennies.


Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by snowflake2 on 05-15-06 at 10:59 PM
OMG!! That candle is ABSOLUTELY from the dollar store, as is the base. It is really pathetic, and it's terrible that Christie is trying to make fools out of her "fans" <<eyeroll>> by peddling this cheap cr@p.

And Beautyboyknockout wrote: <<She has more candles up on ebay. 10% goes to the raising Cain college fund.>>

She must know she is peddling cr@p, because now she is resorting to trying to justify the sale of her embarrassing candles by saying that a very small portion of the money will go to a "worthy cause"---her brother's college fund. Let's be serious...if Christie really wanted to help her brother, she'd get a J-O-B and put a portion of her weekly paycheck in a savings account for him. Let's see, from the sales of these candles, her brother's college fund must be up to a whopping total of what? A little over 50 cents now?? Yeah, that'll really get him far.

BTW, here are some taglines Christie can use for future candle sales:

"Candles made with compassion..."
"Candeles mayd by sumwun hoo cant spel..."
"Candles hand-decorated by Christie, star of the cancelled reality show 'Starting Over'..."

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-15-06 at 11:06 PM
>"Candeles mayd by sumwun hoo cant spel...
>

LOL

Christie must of picked up that charity scam from Allison!

But what's more pathetic, I saw the same bidder who paid $56 for her 1st one...she was bidding on these ones too. !

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by snowflake2 on 05-15-06 at 11:22 PM
annie wrote: <<But what's more pathetic, I saw the same bidder who paid $56 for her 1st one...she was bidding on these ones too. !>>
-----------------------------------------------------
LOL...are we sure it's not Jodi? Maybe she bought Christina's hat for $127.50, too. She is known as the "most supportive" HG, after all.

Seriously, I wouldn't be surprised if it's Christie somehow bidding on these herself. It's just so very hard for me to believe someone would pay $50+ for them.


"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-15-06 at 11:30 PM
I would be extremely embarrased if I were Christie....Those have got to be the most PATHETIC looking candles I've ever seen for a
GROWN WOMAN I mean, really? What the h$ll is she thinking?

Christie, I'm sorry ... but those are just absolutely PATHETIC!
Get a real job for god's sake! You aught to be ashamed of yourself scamming these so called fans of yours.

You ARE the !

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by slickeronstate on 05-21-06 at 03:15 PM
Perhaps someone involved with the dollar store corporation has pity on Christie and has bought the candles - so that Christie can put this accomplishment on a resume (with more than her parking lot number and SO tenure) and get a job at the dollar store - maybe the cosmetics aisle?
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by beautyboyknockout on 05-15-06 at 11:26 PM
Don't forget about the 'autograph' lol. SR and SF, you should put up some candles with your autograph, I know they'd sell!!!
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by snowflake2 on 05-15-06 at 11:44 PM
LOL, I'll have to talk to SR about that. 10% can go to a worthy cause...like paying a cosmetic surgeon to liposuction the fat off of christie's @ss!

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by slickeronstate on 05-18-06 at 09:49 PM
Perhaps "Cain" will be homeschooled from big sissy's automobile!

The woman can't even keep her eyes opened - it causes her to strain every wrinkle in her forehead to comprehend basic english regarding her 5k race instructions - I hope Antonia keeps that cash box locked! Or else, put it to use glueing those bifocals back together girlfriend!

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by tvfun on 05-16-06 at 10:08 AM
UNBELIEVABLE...I thought this was a joke till i went to her site.

cheap candle, ribbon, and glue, are you kidding me. I can do that..oh, but I don't have that ... Oh, so famous signature!

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-16-06 at 11:32 AM
This has been bothering me, and I was just wondering about this.

Christie posts this in her candle add:

10% of all purchases will go to the RAISING CAIN COLLEGE FUND

Is this actually a real charity? I mean is it legally set up in his name, so that all money does actually go in a bank account, or is it a made up name just done in her so called good faith.

Now, to advertise money going to a charity on something like Ebay..doesn't she need to have legal verification that it is actually a LEGAL charity? I'm just curious, because it sounds like a phony baloney charity to collect money for herself.

This just doesn't seem legal.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by BimBo on 05-16-06 at 12:19 PM
It certainly would'nt be the first time we've known Miss. Christy to partake in illegal activities!!!!
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by Incognito on 05-16-06 at 12:43 PM
annie828 writes:
>This has been bothering me, and
>I was just wondering about
>this.
>
>Christie posts this in her candle
>add:
>
>10% of all purchases will go
>to the RAISING CAIN COLLEGE
>FUND
>
>Is this actually a real charity?
>I mean is it legally
>set up in his name,
>so that all money does
>actually go in a bank
>account, or is it a
>made up name just done
>in her so called good
>faith.
>
>Now, to advertise money going to
>a charity on something like
>Ebay..doesn't she need to have
>legal verification that it is
>actually a LEGAL charity? I'm
>just curious, because it sounds
>like a phony baloney charity
>to collect money for herself.
>
>
>This just doesn't seem legal.

I'm sure it's "legal" for her to word her auctions that way. She just says she's donating a whopping 10% of the proceeds to her brother for his college education. One of the winners is jeroinohio of Reality4Diabetes fame. What should be a crime is her claiming that these or so dollar store bought candles were handmade with love. That is so not true!!! I don't know how she can look at herself in a mirror!
Incognito


"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-16-06 at 01:05 PM
incognito wrote:
"I'm sure it's "legal" for her to word her auctions that way. She just says she's donating a whopping 10% of the proceeds to her brother for his college education. One of the winners is jeroinohio of Reality4Diabetes fame. What should be a crime is her claiming that these or so dollar store bought candles were handmade with love. That is so not true!!! I don't know how she can look at herself in a mirror!"

I ALWAYS thought those were cheap looking candles... and I wouldn't pay a dollar for any of them.

And "fairgame" you are right, Christie probably is planning on using that money for her plastic surgery.

Like incognito said ... I too don't know how she can look at herself in a mirror!"

How about it Christie ... How do you do it? Are you okay with screwing people over?

I would buy Christina's "big flower" before I bought one of you
false "I hand made these with love candles" At least Christina actually hand made hers.

Karma Christie...will come back to bite you in you fat A$$!

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by fairgame on 05-16-06 at 12:46 PM
>This has been bothering me, and
>I was just wondering about
>this.
>
>Christie posts this in her candle
>add:
>
>10% of all purchases will go
>to the RAISING CAIN COLLEGE
>FUND
>
>Is this actually a real charity?
>I mean is it legally
>set up in his name,
>so that all money does
>actually go in a bank
>account, or is it a
>made up name just done
>in her so called good
>faith.
>
>Now, to advertise money going to
>a charity on something like
>Ebay..doesn't she need to have
>legal verification that it is
>actually a LEGAL charity? I'm
>just curious, because it sounds
>like a phony baloney charity
>to collect money for herself.
>
>
>This just doesn't seem legal.

I too was wondering that. How do we know she isn't using that money to pay for her future plastic surgery?

Kinda like when Ally waas asking money for her breast cancer, I always thought she was using that money to pay for her "cheap" make-up.

I don't believe Christie is legit with that charity
It seems very UNETHICAL if you ask me. JMO


"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by tac_2 on 05-16-06 at 01:05 PM
Could Christie even pronounce the word "ethical"?


Honestly, I'm surprised it's only candles she's selling. The girl has NO imagination. As for as her hawking items on eBay and what their rules and regulations state about charity maybe someone else knows the answer to that. I'm more curious, though, what her brother had to agree to in order to be a part of her scam.

Hurry up, Christie, get that lazy butt in high gear, girl! You only have about a week or so to go before you're once again, a NObody.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by SeasonedRefinement on 05-16-06 at 01:10 PM
(taking a deep breath...)

Thanks for the link to the E-Bay site. I noticed that Christie has a pastel version of this candle for sale. She's at the top of her game offering jewel tones and pastels. I mean, what a clear sign of her business acumen!

Before I forget....an apology to beautyboyknockout is in order: When bbko wrote that 10% of the candle cost was being donated to her Christie's brother's college fund, I thought it was a joke. "Raising Cain" - now that's a good play on words in this particular situation - or so I thought. But after looking at the E-bay site, I realized bbko was sharing information, not a joke.

Snowflake, with her usual distain for SO bs intact, put her foot squarely on the neck of the "Raising Cain" idea when she speculated as to the balance in the "built of wax" college fund. And she's right - the kid may have enough to pay for the postage on a college application or two.

Not even Christie is this deluional. Perhaps we should consider a more plausible explanation for mentioning Cain's educational needs next to a repackaged, store bought candle. What philanthropist does Christie think may see this E-Bay auction and say, "Oh, look! This SO lady has a younger brother. And, oh heavens, she's buying candles and re-selling them at an obscene mark-up so that she can put 10% of her profits into a college fund for him. I am so overwhelmed by her altruism, so impressed with her frugality and the innovative nature of this idea, that I will bankroll Cain's college education myself. And for good measure, I think I'll reward Christie with a huge monetary gift." That's the type of screwy thinking that's made SO grads famous around here, lol.

And to anyone who may have a clue as to what Christie means when she says "the pewter ring can be used as a necklace or pocket blessing...", please, share with the group what is shown in that picture that could be used as either. I don't get it.

And 26, as always, you're terrific.

This sig is a gift from the lovely & talented, Sharnina

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-16-06 at 01:26 PM
You made a good point SR...If Christie had such a big compassionate heart, why is she taking 90% of the proceeds....greedy B!TCH.

If she really wanted to support your brother...than why doesn't she go out and get a real job, and let 100% of the "crappy candle" money go to his college fund?

Now wouldn't that be the more "selfless" thing to do...Oh, but I forgot, Christie is the most SELFISH, GREETY woman around!

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by tac_2 on 05-16-06 at 02:01 PM
I agree about the greedy comment as Christie is about the least benevolent person one could (unfortunately) meet.

Who is bidding on her garbage, anyway - Jodi?

How old is Cain again - 14?
Four years from now his sister will most likely be as destitute and wasted as their mother and when he comes around to collect his 'college fund', she'll have spent it long, long ago.

Christie: "What culluge fun?"
(Poor Cain, just hope he takes a lifelong lesson from his deadbeast sister.)

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by beautyboyknockout on 05-16-06 at 01:40 PM
I was wondering why my ears were burning *giggle* *wink*
No apology necessary, I only report what I see. The charms she uses look like scrapbooking plaques to me. All kinds of inspirational things can be had at the craft stores, like these.
Maybe the handmade part is the part where she glues the paper, ribbon and plaque on the candle itself.
She is getting bids, and people will buy anything on ebay! (supply and demand) I saw once where someone was selling their ego (no Joke!)and they had a bid,(99 cents) and no it wasn't Christie, I shouldn't give her any ideas. LOL
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by Seabisquit on 05-16-06 at 05:25 PM
SR..maybe I'm wrong about this, but I thought Christie was referring to the 'pewter ring' as that little aluminum gadget at the bottom of the candle where the wick gets connected. You burn the candle wick all the way down and there is that metal think you can hang around your neck or put in your pocket, and remember Christie and all her wonderful blessings. CHRISTIE YOU ARE ONE GIANT MESS OF A WOMAN.
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by snowflake2 on 05-16-06 at 02:18 PM

SeasonedRefinement wrote: <<And to anyone who may have a clue as to what Christie means when she says "the pewter ring can be used as a necklace or pocket blessing...", please, share with the group what is shown in that picture that could be used as either. >>

Boybeautyknockout wrote: <<Maybe the handmade part is the part where she glues the paper, ribbon and plaque on the candle itself. >>
------------------------------------------------------

SR, it seems she has a little piece of junk affixed to the ribbon that is tied around the candle. (see area indicated by arrow.)

In this one, the little piece of junk appears to read "Happy Day" or something like that...I'm pretty sure on the "day" part, but the first part is a little hard to make out.

BBKO, yeah, I think the cr@ppy decorating is the "handmade" part. Christie's lazy @ss would never make the actual candle by hand. In fact, she is so lazy, she probably even gets someone tie/glue the cheap-@ss ribbon for her.

Did you see what Cheryl (HG from the "couples" portion of SO) wrote as a comment to Christie's blog?

Hi Christie,
What a great idea. When I saw that you were doing it for Cain, I got teary eyed.
Way to go!
Love,
Cheryl

Oh, please! She's doing it for Cain...that's why she's keeping the other 90%. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but Christie made no mention of this college fund when she first put these candles up for sale. She is an attention ho who probably scours these message boards for any mention of her. She probably put in that "Raising Cain college fund" bit because she realized someone was *on* to the fact that she's simply selling dollar store candles, so she's trying to justify the sales as a "charity".

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by SeasonedRefinement on 05-16-06 at 05:45 PM
Haha! Thanks for the visual...very helpful, indeed. And guess what? Those pewter things ARE scrapbooking supplies, and they can be purchased for a song on E-Bay.

Christie is sooooo cheap that she won't even "waste" one candle to display it correctly. How about lighting the stupid thing...or at least staightening the wick? Oh forget it - what's the point?


"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-16-06 at 06:14 PM
I'm sorry, but wouldn't that candle start a fire, once it burned down to the "ribbon/glue. It looks to me that under the ribbon, she has that doily paper glued to the candle, lol, well at least it looks like it on that "ugly orange" one.

And besides if those "cheap" candles were bought at the 99c store... they can't really smell that good.

And she is also hiding something on the white candles, otherwise, why doesn't she have a "close-up" like the ugly orange one?

And what the heck is with all the plants next to the candle ... It's like the is hidden amongst all the plants....WTF is that all about?

What's next for Christie....glitter and glue

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by snowflake2 on 05-16-06 at 10:49 PM
annie, here's the kicker: I went into a store called "99 Cent City" to buy tissue paper around Mother's Day. They have a lot of Chinese-themed items. Guess what? They not only sell bamboo plants JUST like the one pictured above, they were also giving them away FREE to anyone who spent $20 in the store.

My guess is that Christie has chosen to showcase her candles in a "garden-type" setting, because she was too lazy to clear the Jack Daniels bottles/vicodin bottles off the aluminum TV tray that serves as her one piece of "furniture" in her apartment, LOL!

BTW, wonder how much $$$ she made off of appearing in Rhonda's book? That's probably what she is using to pay the rent, and buy the supplies for these candles.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by Seabisquit on 05-17-06 at 00:30 AM
Absolutely priceless Snowflake...LMAO BIG TIME.
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by sharnina on 05-17-06 at 01:23 AM
And... here's the other one.


Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by BlueCollar Blonde on 05-17-06 at 10:31 AM
Obviously her resume writing service she advertised through MySpace was a bust and frankly, I can't see her making a million off of her Ebay merchandise. So yeah, she needs to get herself a JOB.

As far as the "college fund" for Cain here's a thought:

STUDENT LOANS - you know like the rest of us common folk have to use to get ourselves and our children a higher education.

Why does it seem like the only real life lesson some of these women have learned and taken from the SO house is how to exploit it for all it's worth and get all you can get while the gettings good?

From someone who really loved this show, this just P*SSES me off.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by geminirose on 05-17-06 at 10:51 AM
she had a resume writing service??? that obviously had a 0% success rate since she considers "candeles" and "mindfull" to be real words. can you imagine what a resume she formatted looked like?

Edgeacation, Expeereince, Refrenses...

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by tac_2 on 05-17-06 at 11:22 AM
>she had a resume writing service???
>that obviously had a 0%
>success rate since she considers
>"candeles" and "mindfull" to be
>real words. can you imagine
>what a resume she formatted
>looked like?
>
>Edgeacation, Expeereince, Refrenses...


You'd think she could at least spell Starting Over.

From a message she left in "Poetri's" guestbook:

Poetri: What or Who is to blame for bringing you here?
Christie: Satrting Over


"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by 26mitogo on 05-17-06 at 11:52 AM
geminirose >>"can you imagine what a resume she formatted looked like?
Edgeacation, Expeereince, Refrenses..."

Da-um. You tell'n me she done took that resmay servis down? I been look'n fur 1 fur dayz that be do'n me a educated look'n 1. I'z hope'n shed do me 1. Shoot!

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by slickeronstate on 05-18-06 at 11:05 PM
It's a good thing Summer took up writing up the job duties of each task assigned to the "helpers" today. Can you imagine if Christie had been filmed writing these out with her grade 3 style bubble letters with the "i's" dotted with hearts and her abysmal spelling? She was taxing her every ounce of energy just shuffling those useless piles of paper she had.....
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-17-06 at 12:25 PM
Christie's candles aren't "burning so brightly" money wise.
I'm afraid she will not be getting that $56 for another candle.
HAHAHAHAHA Very glad to hear that.

EVERYBODY BETTER HURRY TO GET THEIR CANDLE..1DAY LEFT!

However how does this bidding even make any sense.
6.99
$15.50
$14.50
$6.99
$6.99
$6.99
$6.99
$7.49
$10.50

Being they are all the SAME candle...why-0-why would someone keep bidding on the highest one....when their are 4-5 still at $6.99.

I think Christie is bidding on her "own" candles to up the $$$ amount.

This is the last day everyone...I say you had better jump on the candle wagon before they are all gone.

She did better on her last candle because she didn't advertise the "college fund charity" which I think kept people away.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by 26mitogo on 05-17-06 at 01:41 PM
OK, I took the bait ... I had to go to eBay to see this mess for myself. What I thought was so wonderful (eyes rolling & rolling & rolling) is that she is not just selling the candles but actually selling CANDLE BLESSINGS. Does this mean that Christie now has the power to BLESS us?

Here's the dictionary definition of blessing:
1. To make holy by religious rite; sanctify.
2. To make the sign of the cross over so as to sanctify.
3. To invoke divine favor upon.
4. To honor as holy; glorify: Bless the Lord.
5. To confer well-being or prosperity on.
6. To endow, as with talent.

All this for no more than $6.99-$15.50 (so far) ... but don't forget, she is also adding a charge of $6.00 for shipping!!! How much of that $6 in shipping will also be going into Christie's pocket since I'm sure it's not included in the huge sum she's setting aside for her brother's college fund.

In actuality, Christie should put herself thru college with her wealth from SO, Rhonda's book, and her other reality TV experiences. Then by the time her brother might actually go, she could feasibly have a real live paying job with a real live income. Oh, but that would be soooo beneath a SO model/superstar like Christie.

Somehow I see any small amount of $ Christie happens to make doing anything going directly in her own pocket with the justification that it won't matter that she doesn't set up an actual fund for her brother because IF he goes to college, she'll be a rich star by then and will be able to pay for the best private university in the country. Too bad that by then, Cain will have been homeless and on the streets for so long that he'll be lucky to be sober with a HS diploma. I guess he can someday go live with Cassie and find out how to get his GED in 30 years or less.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by slickeronstate on 05-21-06 at 03:36 PM
You nailed it 26!

Why not upgrade her own basic skills and a little bit of college can't hurt. If only a writing course - to ensure she can actually write out her own resume one day and obtain gainful employment.

My thoughts regarding Christie's fears for Cain, are more about his having a roof (not a convertible) over his head at age 12 rather than going to college at age 18.

Cassie could probably take him in as an errand angel! The could do a collaborative dance with Summer's rap ensemble, Cassie's morning song outside the subway and easily bring in more than big sissy Christie's dollar store candles (note they are often lopsided).....

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by Incognito on 05-17-06 at 06:41 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-20-06 AT 05:42 AM (EST)

LAST EDITED ON 05-20-06 AT 05:36 AM (EST)

>Christie's candles aren't "burning so
>brightly" money wise. I'm afraid she
>will not be getting that $56 for another
>candle. HAHAHAHAHA Very glad to
>hear that.
>
>EVERYBODY BETTER HURRY TO GET THEIR
>CANDLE..1DAY LEFT!
>
>However how does this bidding even
>make any sense.
>6.99
>$15.50
>$14.50
>$6.99
>$6.99
>$6.99
>$6.99
>$7.49
>$10.50
>
>Being they are all the SAME
>candle...why-0-why would someone keep
>bidding on the highest one....when their
>are 4-5 still at $6.99.
>
>
>I think Christie is bidding on "own"
>candles to up the $$$ amount.
>
>This is the last day everyone...I
>say you had better jump
>on the candle wagon before
>they are all gone.
>
>She did better on her last
>candle because she didn't advertise
>the "college fund charity" which
>I think kept people away.

I don't know if this "chart" will reproduce itself here. For eBay neophytes, an (*) means the auction has ended. As of this posting:

eBay.com Seller List: christieduran
http://tinyurl.com/hpuo6
4462278689 May-10-06 May-13-06 15:50:58 PDT $56.00 CANDLE BLESSINGS
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Incognito

edited to end the annoying wide post url... Hope it works. ThankX Sharina!
edited again to try again...

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by sharnina on 05-17-06 at 06:55 PM
Change your link above to this one

http://tinyurl.com/hpuo6

so the page isn't so wide and hard to read.

www.tinyurl.com is awesome!


Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by Incognito on 05-17-06 at 07:33 PM
sharnina writes:
>Change your link above to this
>one
>
>http://tinyurl.com/hpuo6
>
>so the page isn't so wide
>and hard to read.
>
>www.tinyurl.com is awesome!

To whom are you speaking? What is tinyurl? I'm on an ancient notebook computer with a dial-up connection. Can't imagine that anything I'd post would be hard to read? If it is, can you change it? Or, pm me to 'splain?
Incognito


"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by maybaybee on 05-17-06 at 04:37 PM
That's a good question. All the stuff she's had done and I never remember hearing of a career, inheritance, rich benefactor...I don't know.
Maybe she's working with Christina...

www.chocolatesleuth.com---mystery reviews
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by Incognito on 05-17-06 at 06:21 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-17-06 AT 06:23 PM (EST)

maybaybee writes:
>That's a good question. All
>the stuff she's had done
>and I never remember hearing
>of a career, inheritance, rich
>benefactor...I don't know...

I seem to remember her mentioning a settlement when she first entered the asylum. I suffer from CRS, so I'm not sure. And, I have the whole season on (mostly) unmarked tapes.
Incognito

edited to correct punctuation


"Christie's Swimuit Calander 4 sale"
Posted by tvfun on 05-17-06 at 06:08 PM
These are just a couple of shots from Christie's new SWIMSUIT CALENDER! she will be selling these special calenders soon!


something tells me this is just wrong..haha

"RE: Christie's Swimuit Calander 4 sale"
Posted by Incognito on 05-17-06 at 06:54 PM
tvfun posted:
>These are just a couple of
>shots from Christie's new SWIMSUIT
>CALENDER! she will be selling
>these special calenders soon!
>
>
>something tells me this is just
>wrong..haha
>
>

Oh, it's wrong. For that, I'm sure. But, the whining warbling wench gave us what we're working with.
Incognito

"RE: Christie's Swimuit Calander 4 sale"
Posted by annie828 on 05-17-06 at 07:15 PM
Oh, so wrong in so many ways, but sooooo-- just to darn funny!

But we must not give "miss, I'm sooo pretty" any idea's.
I'm sure she is already working on a Limited additionas we speak.


"RE: Christie's Swimuit Calander 4 sale"
Posted by fairgame on 05-17-06 at 10:42 PM
HEY.....Now lets be nice! just kidding! Now from what I am looking at...Christie is just frolicking on the Southern California beaches showing off her-- Oh, so beautiful body.

Nothing wrong with that. (((choke--gag)))

Hey, I was very disturbed by Christie sitting on her fat @ss watching Jodi make that call to "MAC" cosmetics, what, was that call to hard for Christie to make....?

Christie can't do anything that is harder than sitting at the computer or sitting on her fat @ss letting Jodi do everything.
I guess because Miss Christie can't put 2 words together.

"RE: Christie's Swimuit Calander 4 sale"
Posted by snowflake2 on 05-17-06 at 10:57 PM
LOL, tvfun!! Christie wishes she was that well-proportioned!!

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by geminirose on 05-18-06 at 02:05 AM
ok... since I fell asleep this afternoon while I was watching SO, I cant go to sleep now. And through the power of Google I found yet another way Ms. Duran (along with Jill and Jodi and plenty of other "reality tv" characters) is attempting to make $$$. Go to www.realityspeaking.com.

She is one of the "reality celebrities" you can book "to add sparkle and panache" to an event.

Here's the full description:
Are you looking for a star to add sparkle and panache to your event? Would you like a trusted household name to lend credibility to your product or cause? Do you want a celebrity who will draw a big crowd? Reality Speaking celebrities and celebrity speakers are drawn from the worlds of reality TV entertainment, sports, and more."

i couldnt find how much they charge, but a penny would be too much.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by SeasonedRefinement on 05-18-06 at 02:51 AM
This is NO joke people...geminirose is serious! This site really exists.

I just looked at it, and wow, what can I say? The cat is out of the bag...Christie (and Jill and Jody) have all signed up to be "rent-a-celebs" for your next big event! Why would you want them at your next big event? Get ready for it...."because the media shows up when celebrities (that would be Christie or Jill) are there"! (that's a paraphrase, but I'm not going back to the site to get it verbatim). Four words in response to this statement - HA HA HA HA!

I have to say that while Jodi is one of the three "stars" listed under the heading of SO, only Jill and Christie are actually listed once you begin to manuever around the site. No pics of Jodi, no info, no video. Maybe she came to her senses. And oh, the way they spin Jill's "career" is unbelievable. You did know she "ruled" the airwaves for a decade and was known as Florida's favorite radio personality, right? Plus she gives fashion seminars for plus sized women now! She's "paying it forward" by "creating television". But Jill's's off-topic, so, back to Christie.

Check out her ridiculous video - that's there to show the customers what they're getting. Lots of crying and gabbing, but the best are the still shots of Christie as she experiences various emotions. Pensive Christie is confused - but determined, solemn Christie is growing and changing, serene Christie is full of self-acceptance, and big hair Christie is a model. You guys will love it.

She won't list her speaking fee...oh well. If candles run $50, I can only guess what she gets for "rent-a-celeb" engagements. Too funny! Life has never been more ridiculous!

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by geminirose on 05-18-06 at 03:27 AM
>Check out her ridiculous video -
>that's there to show the
>customers what they're getting.
>Lots of crying and gabbing,
>but the best are the
>still shots of Christie as
>she experiences various emotions.
>Pensive Christie is confused -
>but determined, solemn Christie is
>growing and changing, serene Christie
>is full of self-acceptance, and
>big hair Christie is a
>model. You guys will
>love it.


I didnt watch the video (christie's voice is too whiny for me so I just couldnt push play), but your description of it sounds hilarious. lol. why anyone would want and pay christie (or jill or jodi for that matter) to show up at an event is beyond me. i was actually surprised more cast members werent listed.

sigh... 1 remember the days when starting over was genuine.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by BHoneycutt on 05-18-06 at 03:39 AM
This is what I could find about what they charge for a speaker on RealitySpeaking.com to come speak at your event. I found this under the FAQ:

Q: How much do speakers charge?
A: Speakers' fees range anywhere from $1000 to over $100,000. However, most of our customers choose speakers in the $1000 to $7,500 range for a 60-90 minute presentation. In addition to the fee, you can expect to pay for full coach or first-class airfare, ground transportation, hotel accommodations, meals, incidentals such as parking and tips, and audio-visual requirements. Longer presentations will generally require a higher fee.

Who in their right mind would pay Christie to speak and what in the world could they possibly want her to speak about? I'm sure there is a funny answer to this question but it is 1:00 a.m. and my brain is fried so I can't think of it!


"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by SeasonedRefinement on 05-18-06 at 03:59 AM
BHoneycutt wrote:
>Q: How much do speakers charge?
>
>A: Speakers' fees range anywhere from
>$1000 to over $100,000. However,
>most of our customers choose
>speakers in the $1000 to
>$7,500 range for a 60-90
>minute presentation. In addition to
>the fee, you can expect
>to pay for full coach
>or first-class airfare, ground transportation,
>hotel accommodations, meals, incidentals such
>as parking and tips, and
>audio-visual requirements. Longer presentations will
>generally require a higher fee.
>

NO WAY! I didn't go to that part of the site. Wow. This almost isn't funny anymore...


"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by JustBNMe on 05-18-06 at 08:50 AM
Maybe Christie appears at sleep clinics to help the people sleep. Although her voice would be too irritating to get to sleep at first but then as she drones on I could see people drifting off rather rapidly. Heaven knows she is as interesting as watching grass grow. I personally wouldn't pay anything at all to hear Christie, Jodi or Jill speak. Christie will try to do anything to make money with little effort. She doesn't realize that if she went to work and got a real job and actually moved off her fat butt she might lose some weight and tone up a bit.
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by SeasonedRefinement on 05-18-06 at 03:53 AM
geminirose,

I know...there was a day when the show had some integrity - or at least it appeared to. Now all it's good for is laughter.

As for the other cast members not being listed or "rentable" (lol), as I clicked on the headings, it became pretty clear that Christie contacted the site, not the other way around. There is an application that the prospective "talent" (snicker...) has to fill out.

These women are on that site because they consider it to be the next logical step in furthering their alleged public careers. They have no agents, managers, or talent agencies to guide them, so they are foolishly grabbing at straws. I cannot emphasize enough how absolutely futile and desperate all of this is. Christie believes she can ride into Hollywood on Rhonda's coattails, yet Rhonda can't ride into Hollywood on her own coattails. Christie is headed for a major letdown, and a possible depression. She's an addict - and now she's addicted to the pipedream of stardom.

But, on a lighter note - you, gr, are to be commended for finding this pearl of a site. Good detective work...and thanks for sharing it.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by Shazbot on 05-18-06 at 08:07 AM
This is all so much worse than I thought it was.

Don't these people know that the celebrity circuit has already been beaten to death with the likes of George Hamilton, Lisa Renna, any boy band singer, or actors from 70s sitcoms.

And at least George Hamilton can still dance... and Nick Lachey can still sing. What circuit is there for completely talentless people?

SO celebs can't even back up the issues they say they represent.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by EMTBGRL on 05-23-06 at 11:27 PM
What circuit is there for completely
>talentless people?

Uh. uhhh... I've got nuthin'
Is there any equivalent to a modern version of "Hollywood Squares" for the C-List and falling actor? They've got to be somewhere around Z-

>SO celebs can't even back up
>the issues they say they
>represent.

How about "Desperately in need of clinical mental diagnosis and can't afford medication" platform? I'd believe that one from them. (What? Health care is a real concern in American society..)


"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by BimBo on 05-18-06 at 08:08 AM
One thing is for sure, Christy IS an addict. And I think they're ALL on drugs if they think they're destined for stardome. MOVIE PRODUCERS WILL NOT BE KNOCKING ON YOUR DOORS ANYTIME SOON LADIES, I PROMISE!!!!!
A minimum of 1,000 dollars???? To rent one of them??? You gotta be kidding me. What the he!! for??? And no wonder there's no picture of Toadie!!! You want people to show up at your event, not run from it!!!!! It's a good thing there's no sound with these posts, cause this one would be SCREEEEEEAMING!!!
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by snowflake2 on 05-18-06 at 08:46 AM
Yeah, the guy who runs the RealitySpeaks website also has a myspace account. This is how he describes his "mission":
---------------------------------------------------

The mission of Reality Speaking is to provide a forum for the world's top speakers and entertainers to promote their visions and programs globally. Our members contribute both personally and professionally to improving life on our planet. Speakers Platform members include best-selling authors, educators, celebrities, entertainers, visionaries, media personalities and top business experts.

Managers, CEOs, small business owners, meeting planners, association executives, university directors, human resource personnel and other key decision makers visit Reality Speaking to research and secure business training, keynote speakers and other learning resources they need for building and maintaining successful organizations.

The diverse exposure, networking opportunities and marketing benefits provided with full membership is truly outstanding. Full members receive a custom information Web site within the popular Reality Speaking Web site.

If you feel you would be a good addition to our world class experts’ roster, then we urge you to apply for full membership. Membership is free; we only secure a commission when we book you for an event or program with one of our clients. We do not maintain any exclusive speaker arrangements so you are free to work with whomever you choose.

If you would like to be considered for representation by Reality Speaking, please contact us immediatly. Your privacy is very important to us and no information will not be shared with a third party.
----------------------------------------------------
LOL! Apparently Christie (and Jill) are counted among the world's top speakers and entertainers? <<eyeroll>>

I especially love the line: "Our members contribute both personally and professionally to improving life on our planet."

Lucky for these unemployed HG's that "membership is free"....

I'll post the link to this guy's myspace in the official links thread in Gen Discussion.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-18-06 at 10:32 AM
The mission of Reality Speaking is to provide a forum for the
world's top speakers and entertainers to promote their visions
and programs globally.

Exactly what "catagory" would CHRISTIE be under?
Well, she is NOT a top speaker, well for that matter
she isn't even a SPEAKER And she certainly is NOT an
entertainer?????????????????????????? And what VISION does that
lazy fat ##### shlump does she have to share?
----------------------------
Our members contribute both personally and professionally to improving life on our planet.

What exactly has Christie done for our planet?
-----------------------------------
members include best-selling authors, educators, celebrities, entertainers, visionaries, media personalities and top business experts.

Again, which one of these is Christie?
We have all seen Christie speak in a professional setting...
>>>Did we all see her speak to the T-Shirt guy?

CHristie, I think you would have a better chance putting together
a "swimsuit Calender" I mean their are actually guys out their that like their women PLUMP!

Good luck finding an agent...HAHAHAHAH !!!!!!!

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by 26mitogo on 05-18-06 at 11:15 AM
~ annie828 ~
My thoughts EXACTLY!

Christie & Jill
?? the world's top speakers and entertainers ??
?? contribute both personally and professionally to improving life on our planet ??
?? best-selling authors, educators, celebrities, entertainers, visionaries, media personalities and top business experts ??
?? a star to add sparkle and panache ??
?? a trusted (emphasis mine) household name to lend credibility ??
?? a celebrity who will draw a big crowd ??
?? for $1000+ ????????

Seriously????

Is it dilusional HGs that, on their own, actually see themselves as stars & celebrities ... or is it insane LC that convince them that they (LCs) have single-handedly transformed these formerly dull, nobody HGs into the stars & celebrities they dream of becoming???
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
And my next ?:
snowflake2 quotes from the RealitySpeaks website:
"If you feel you would be a good addition to our world class experts’ roster, then we urge you to apply for full membership. Membership is free; we only secure a commission when we book you for an event or program with one of our clients."

Maybe I'm too suspicious or learned more than I wanted in college getting a Business Marketing degree ... but I wonder about the wording of the above quote. It says "membership is free. However, they "urge you to apply for full membership. I know many web sites have free membership but to get full membership you have to pay a fee. Hmmmm ... think our beloved dilusional "SO stars" would be dilusional enough to pay a fee to become a full member if this was the case????

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by tac_2 on 05-18-06 at 11:48 AM
The guy who runs that reality speakers website is one of the bidders who was pushing up the bids on Christie's first eBay candle, the same eBay-er who was selling 15 min. of telephone chat for Christie and other reality castmembers. (Shilling? I don't know but I hope eBay is aware the bidding history looks suspicious.)

These charity events such as Reality4Diabetes and Rhonda's 5K are only meetup destinations for these losers to huddle up to brainstorm the next best avenue to scam and profit from fans. They remind me of a pods of whales beaching themselves for no apparent rational reason.

Christie has convinced me she is the ultimate DAW Poster Girl - Good job, Christie, you finally accomplished something.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by maryellennaco on 05-18-06 at 06:32 PM
Ya'll, I haven't laughed this hard in a while!! Between the Christie "swimsuit calendar" (my fav is the one of her in the blue swimsuit with those hands! those hands are HILARIOUS!!) to this reality speaking.com site, I have LMAO!!!
Thank you ALL soooo much for this hysterical bunch of info. Dang, this thread is FUNNY!!!!
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by sowhat on 05-18-06 at 10:44 PM
Christie's modeling video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzK4_0eCh94&eurl=

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by Seabisquit on 05-18-06 at 10:48 PM
Wow...take a look at her chest at the beginning of the video...they look all sloppy, flabby...hanging down darn hear her belly buttom. YUK.
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-19-06 at 05:28 AM
LAST EDITED ON 05-20-06 AT 10:08 AM (EST)

Everyone of you gals who post on here is just plain JEALOUS of Christie because she got to be on a BIG HIT REALITY show on national TV for lazy addicts and you guys didn't!

That's it isn't it...the big GREEN envy has taken over all of you?
I mean, after all Christie can get $56 for a 99c candle with her autograph...and none of you can do that. Christie is going to be a big huge SUPERMODEL! and you guys can't. Christie is going to be a big famous celebrity and none of you guys can be one. Christie gets to hit the SPEAKING CIRCUT and make $1000's of dollars, and I bet none of you guys can do that. And most of all, none of you guys have a BIG TIME MODELING VIDEO of your own on the WORLD WIDE WEB for all to see!

So stop all your wine-ing, because their is NO CHANCE IN H$LL ANY OF YOU GUYS WILL EVER , I MEAN NEVER EVER....EVER GET TO BE AS PRETTY, AND GORGOUS AS HER! So just stop wine-ing already and pray to god...

....THAT YOU GUYS ARE NOTHING AT ALL LIKE CHRISTIE, and THANK GOD every night and every waking moment of your life, that you are not Christie!

That's all I'm sayin'

edited to add: This was all meant to be in FUN
I wasn't intentially bashing any posts... sorry if this was taken out of content. In that case I would have been bashing myself.
Sorry everyone...

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by SeasonedRefinement on 05-19-06 at 09:14 AM
Oh Annie...is it that obvious? Wow, I feel sooooo exposed...

OK! I'll say it! I wanna be Christie.................(not)


"WARNING - annie828 "
Posted by Bebo on 05-19-06 at 11:42 PM
What part of the guidelines against bashing other posters did you think doesn't apply to you?

"RE: WARNING - annie828 "
Posted by 26mitogo on 05-20-06 at 01:12 AM
Bebo ~ I don't want to cause any trouble and please, please forgive me if I am totally misunderstanding annie828's post or your warning ... but I took her post as a tongue-in-cheek comment againt CHRISTIE, not the rest of us who have posted here. Some of her other posts have had a similar tongue-in-cheek humor and, as far as I can remember, she hasn't been a supporter of Christie.

If I am wrong or if this type humor-post is still against the rules I humbly bow out and ask for your forgiveness.

"I will say"
Posted by mysticwolf on 05-20-06 at 01:54 AM
Annie needs to stop posting the same thing in multiple threads. The "you're only jealous because she was able to be on a National TV SHOW for lazy addicts" bit is a duplicate. That's not allowed.

And, including a smiley, winkey, or other icon that would alert peeps to it being a parody would help. My e-mail box, as well as Bebo's, has been well filled today by alerts from those who haven't gotten the tongue-in-cheek part. That, at least from our perspective, isn't cool, even if she means well.


Puppy Lvoe from Tribe blogging's scary

"RE: WARNING - annie828 "
Posted by annie828 on 05-20-06 at 10:01 AM
>What part of the guidelines against
>bashing other posters did you
>think doesn't apply to you?
>

Bebo, I'm very sorry you took my post as bashing....I was joking completely. I'm not a Christie fan by any means. I appologise for any misunderstanding. I will edit my post to say so.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-19-06 at 11:35 AM
LAST EDITED ON 05-19-06 AT 11:37 AM (EST)

Okay, here is how the fat, lazy "fanscammer" has made off of her "fans".....

$251.98.. now, she probably spent at the most $10 on all her candles and supplys together.

so that would be a profit of $241.98 before "ebay took there cut"

WHAT A CHEAP A$$ SKANK, FOR CHEATING HER FANS OUT OF $$$
for those "cheap 99c candles...made with love..(gag!)

why0why are those people who bought that crap feeding into her
lazy cheap a$$ talent of wrapping cheap candles with ribbon?

ed: give or take a few cents...I added in my head, didn't use a calculater

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by Shazbot on 05-19-06 at 11:56 AM
Wow. How did I miss this thread yesterday... this is TOO funny!

Christie's vision: Big-bad-be-bop-pee-do race relations lecture!

And that feeling of being better than Christie... oh yeah baby!
(Thanks for that self help Rhonda).

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by tac_2 on 05-19-06 at 01:48 PM
>
>Okay, here is how the fat,
>lazy "fanscammer" has made off
>of her "fans".....
>


Annie, thanks much for that info. I'm also of the opinion Christie is scamming fans after having a look myself at the bidding history of the first candle. I know for a fact Christie was reported to eBay for possibly shilling although I have no idea what they did about it. But by the looks of what she's netted, I'm guessing her pals backed off pumping up the bids.

Her new pusher, the realityspeaker guy (aka agent?) will have to give Christie new and, hopefully, more ethical ways to promote herself. (Don't hold your breath, Christie - he's even a bigger scammer than YOU. LOL)

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by fairgame on 05-19-06 at 07:20 PM
>$251.98.. now, she probably
>spent at the most $10
>on all her candles and
>supplys together.
>
>so that would be a profit
>of $241.98 before "ebay took
>there cut"

So she made $250 dollars on her lousey candles, and how much is going to her "brother"? Wow, a whole $25! Geez Christie could you be any more Generous? (sarcastic tone) You cheap B----!
You will never get my money!

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by maryellennaco on 05-19-06 at 01:44 PM
Hey ya'll, I went on that realityspeaking.com website, and under Piss-T's name and subject matter she "speaks" on, there are TWO WORDS: COMING SOON....
Doesn't that just say it ALL??? And who ARE those other people on the site?? The only one I recognize is that Lill lady from Survivor, the Boy Scout troop leader. I could sort of understand her speaking to other troop leaders, but all the cash involved doesn't seem worth it.
ALSO, it is just me, or do ALL "celebrities" have agents in the middle of bum*uck KENTUCKY getting them jobs???
"CHRISTIES 4TH OF JULY limited edition candles!"
Posted by annie828 on 05-21-06 at 02:56 PM
OMG Christie is not done selling her crappy candles. I just went to her myspace site, and clicked on her ebay....this is what it says:


"click view other items from this seller" to buy limited edition 4th of July Candle Blessings.
Enjoy!

HAHAHA I went to view other items...and it was blank. I guess she is still gluing her "red/white/blue ribbon on her 99c candles.

I say you better keep an eye out for these, because they are:
LIMITED EDITION candles. Oh, so special. Bleh!!!

I bet she will have Halloween,Thanksgiving and Christmas" candles
comming also. I guess Christie found her "get rich scemes" so she "thinks"

"RE: CHRISTIES 4TH OF JULY limited edition candles!"
Posted by fairgame on 05-21-06 at 03:17 PM
Wow, thanks for the heads up, I will have to put in my order early, so I can be sure to be the first to own a "one of a kind limited edition, hand made with love blessed by Christie herself" candle.

HAHAHAHA Kidding.

How does she "LIVE" with herself knowing she is ripping people off like this. I can only imagine what these candles look like?
And what is with the "limited edition" for? What makes these crappy candles more "limited" than the other candles?

Christie you are by far the biggest DUNCE alive!

"RE: CHRISTIES 4TH OF JULY limited edition candles!"
Posted by staceeturner on 05-22-06 at 01:39 PM
As a EX-drug addict,when I was using I came up with all kinds of creative ways to rip people off and even done things I would never have done while not using, so I just want to add if she is using there is no limit to her "creative-ways" of making money.

short&sassy

"RE: CHRISTIES 4TH OF JULY limited edition candles!"
Posted by momof4inVA on 05-22-06 at 11:39 PM
>As a EX-drug addict,when I was
>using I came up with
>all kinds of creative ways
>to rip people off and
>even done things I would
>never have done while not
>using, so I just want
>to add if she is
>using there is no limit
>to her "creative-ways" of making
>money.
>
>
>
>short&sassy
S&S,
So you think she is just trying to take advantage of us? I personally don't like Christy. I think she is so judgemental. I really hope that tptb are not showing everything. I hope that she is really getting on with her life and not conning people.

"RE: CHRISTIES 4TH OF JULY limited edition candles!"
Posted by momof4inVA on 05-22-06 at 11:30 PM
Fairgame,
I think that she believes she is a "super star." I also think that she really was given a false sense of "I am the greatest" from Rhonda. She is delusional and extreemly egomanical. God bless and I hope for a full recovery pertaining to her mental instability. I personally think that she is an idiot and completely incompedent. At least this show gives us something to talk about.
"RE: CHRISTIES 4TH OF JULY limited edition candles!"
Posted by tvfun on 05-22-06 at 02:41 PM
Annie, how could you forget this lead in title:

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! CANDLE BLESSINGS!

TRUTH IS LIGHT! LET IT SET YOU FREE.......

Back by popular demand my @ss! Your stupid lousy friends bought you cheap candles. What a con artist!

And your right, just what exactly does "Limited edition" mean?
Cheap= CHEAP, it doesn't mean "limited edition"

Christie get your big fat lard @ss a real job, where you don't cheat people out of their hard earned money! Their are 2 words that you can't include in your resume ... HARD EARNED!

"RE: CHRISTIES 4TH OF JULY limited edition candles!"
Posted by beckettrep on 05-22-06 at 11:50 PM
>Annie, how could you forget this
>lead in title:
>
>BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! CANDLE BLESSINGS!
>
>
>TRUTH IS LIGHT! LET IT SET
>YOU FREE.......
>
>Back by popular demand my @ss!
>Your stupid lousy friends bought
>you cheap candles. What a
>con artist!
>
>And your right, just what exactly
>does "Limited edition" mean?
>Cheap= CHEAP, it doesn't mean "limited
>edition"
>
>Christie get your big fat lard
>@ss a real job, where
>you don't cheat people out
>of their hard earned money!
>Their are 2 words that
>you can't include in your
>resume ... HARD EARNED!


I think 'limited edition' means she bought them at Big Lots (specializes in close-outs) so once they're gone they're gone. I hope she didn't think we took the whole 'limited edition' crap as meaning there were only a small amount ever produced LOL

"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by snowflake2 on 05-22-06 at 02:52 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-22-06 AT 07:36 PM (EST)

Give me a break with this chick. Now she's selling charms:
--------------------------------------------------
"One of my desires now that the show is coming to an end is to keep in contact with all of you AMAZING people that have connected with me and my experience through watching my process on Starting Over. I am eternally grateful to each and every one of the inspirational e-mails and comments sent to me over the past several months. They have gotten me through many rough moments since I have been home.
I now would like to continue to dare you to change with me and remember how wonderful you are each and every day. Knowing who you are and what you have is enough!
I have collaborated with Erica Clements of Bon Bon Charms to help remind you to stay in the light, to change, and to live your life with purpose. Each charm is handcrafted by Erica who has exclusively made them for me to offer to you a daily devotion to live your life to it's fullest potential. Through healing, discovery, and awareness I ask you to ware it proud!
As always any purchases made through any of my items sold 10% my proceeds will go to the Raising Cain College Fund. Thank you for your continued support and your inspiration for change! "
--------------------------------------------------

Uhhh, Christie, I think you mean WEAR it proudly, not WARE it proud. You can't even spell this simple 4-letter word and you don't even know the rudiments of grammar (you know, stuff you learn in 2nd grade) but you think you would have been one of the great intellectual minds of our time if only you received a college degree!

And I think you really mean, "Now that this show is coming to an end, I better hurry up and try to make a few bucks of its viewers." And please stop using the word AMAZING to describe everything and everyone!! Learn a new word, already!


"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by tvfun on 05-22-06 at 03:02 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-22-06 AT 03:29 PM (EST)

Maybe that's why her "limited edition" 4th of july candles aren't up yet....she changed her mind.

Where is she displaying these crappy "charms" can you give me the link or tell me where to look.

and just how much money is she conning people for?

thanks.

Never mind, she must of been building that page when I went to her myspace earlier. I guess SO just teaches these little short cuts to make an easy buck, because, anyone can go on that bonbon site and create a "saying" to put on her charms, and ANYBODY can do that...
YOUR NOT SPECIAL CHRISTIE....you didn't design anything...all you did is learn a couple of "new" words through SO and have them put on somebody elses charm.

Give me a break! Does that mean your not going to be selling you limited edition 4th of July candles?

"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by 26mitogo on 05-22-06 at 04:17 PM
OH Snow ~ where DO you find this stuff???

You mentioned the "ware it proud" phrase but what about the following:

>> "As always any purchases made through any of my items sold 10% my proceeds will go to the Raising Cain College Fund." <<

The word of the day would be proofread!! We know Christie can use a computer so I'm thinking she could also hit the "Spelling and Grammar" button. It's really not that hard, Christie!! Using the excuse of "no college education" doesn't apply in this case. It doesn't take a college degree to re-read what you've written in your "sales ad" or to use your computer's spell-check!

Sadly, being homeless with a drug addicted mother & a serious DAW for a sister, Cain will probably never get as far as college. And if he does, the $1.25 he has from Christie won't get him very far! Maybe he could use the full amount to buy Christie a dictionary.

Does Christie have any shame at all using her brother's misfortune to sell her cr@p on eBay?

And Snow, I may end up with nightmares after seeing all those SO pix flashing on your post! Not sure I want to remember that much of this season. SCARY!

"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by Twinkles on 05-22-06 at 04:51 PM
You can replace all of Christie's images with this one:

"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by annie828 on 05-22-06 at 08:38 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-22-06 AT 08:40 PM (EST)

OKAY twinkles, That is a great picture of someone Christie WISHES she could look like...HAHAHA

But, we all know she could and never ever will look like that!
So I had to do a little work on your picture to get Christie where she really is, and always will be.

Sorry, I'm not as good as tvfun...this is best "I" can do. HAHAHA!

"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by Twinkles on 05-23-06 at 00:05 AM
thanks for editing in the real Christie there. I don't have any photo editing here. I found that photo and text just as it was can you believe it, complete with the "attention whore" comment!

I wasn't sure which thread to put this in, either. It fits so many.

"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by snowflake2 on 05-23-06 at 00:25 AM
LOL, annie!! Well, Christie does say on her "myspace" that she's into going to the beach.


"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by snowflake2 on 05-22-06 at 05:53 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-22-06 AT 05:58 PM (EST)

The charms cost $16-$25. Oh, and I am so glad to know that Jerry, the "Reality Speaking" guy bought one. (Wonder if he will also bid on those Fourth of July candles, or if he bought one of Jill's "Conflama" T-shirts.)

Here is the comment he left for Christie:

"I got mine! I bought the Dare to Change charm on a balck rope. What a great idea Christie, I am always ready to support you and your endeavours!"

Oh, Jerry, that "Dare to Change" charm was an excellent choice...especially on a balck rope.

Maybe he and Christie could get matching charms made. They can read: "Morons supporting morons", or perhaps "Scam Artist" in a pretty, flowery font.

26mitogo, I am LMAO at Christie's sentence: >> "As always any purchases made through any of my items sold 10% my proceeds will go to the Raising Cain College Fund." <<

ETA: I wonder if Christie's original ideas for the charms looked something like this:


"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by Twinkles on 05-22-06 at 06:52 PM
, I am LMAO at Christie's sentence: >> "As always any purchases made through any of my items sold 10% my proceeds will go to the Raising Cain College Fund."

maybe this was a bad edit, a cut and paste nightmare with no one to catch it... but I swear I can hear her mumbling it out in precisely the order it appears.

She should keep the money for her own "Can't Raise A Finger" Fund

"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by maryellennaco on 05-22-06 at 07:00 PM
Snow, snow, snow you make me laugh so hard I almost wet my pants!! LLUUUVVVV those AMAZING charms!! And you're so COMPASSIONATE, Christie, to think of your brother, while taking 90% of the money.
Finally, old Jerry of Outer Mongolia, Kentucky, MUST be the most AMAZING agent ever!!!!
ROFLMAO!!!! But, I gotta go!
"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by beautyboyknockout on 05-22-06 at 07:30 PM
LOL! LOL!
IMHO its for the co-caine fund.

do you get an 'autograph' from the fluzzy too??

"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by snowflake2 on 05-22-06 at 07:40 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-22-06 AT 07:40 PM (EST)

bbko wrote: <<IMHO its for the co-caine fund.>>
----------------------------------------------
LOL

"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by 26mitogo on 05-22-06 at 08:03 PM
snow ~ you provide such great humor therapy!!! Actually I was hoping you would be selling your version of Christie's charms somewhere. Now those I'd pay money for!!!

SO can go away, it's the people here that I will miss!!

"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by beautyboyknockout on 05-22-06 at 09:09 PM
They are cheap and sloppy looking, who the he!! would wear one?? She should go back to her dollar store candles, oh yah, I forgot Jerry can't hike the bids up.
"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by alaholly on 05-22-06 at 09:29 PM
Maybe Christie and Jerry (her biggest fan) will make a LOVE connection.
"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by SeasonedRefinement on 05-23-06 at 00:26 AM
Snowflake,

I never know what I'll find as I scroll down these posts, but you never disappoint. I wish there was a better way to express how hysterical this stuff is. The internet acronyms just don't do it.

Evil genius..............


"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by MizJazmine on 05-23-06 at 08:12 PM

>Maybe he and Christie could get
>matching charms made. They
>can read: "Morons supporting
>morons",
>
HAHAHAHAHA! OMG!!!
"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by slickeronstate on 05-23-06 at 05:31 AM
....live life to it's fullest potential...

its not it's

"RE: Christie's new way of making money off her "fans""
Posted by tac_2 on 05-23-06 at 03:16 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-23-06 AT 03:28 PM (EST)

Christie is a con, that's all there is to it, but what's funny about her new mojo charms business is I'm rather sure she didn't dream it up herself. Her super-agent, Jerry, probably did.
All I care about is Christie and that pimp of hers don't shill goods on eBay again.


I have no doubt people will buy enough of her junk to keep her fully stocked in whatever she's on. And, IMO, she's been on something the entire time during her SO stint. There have just been w-a-y too many red flags to ignore. Betcha Rhonda knew too, but that sure didn't stop her from using and enabling an addict for her own career. blech


I guess I should feel sorry for the suckers that buy her crap but I don't as I'm assuming they're adults but I do object to her using her little brother as a come-on. Christie is a fraud and is teaching that kid to be just like her - a total deadbeat.

"CHRISTIE'S FINAL FARWELL!!!!"
Posted by annie828 on 05-23-06 at 04:06 PM
Her new myspace speach:


A few things......
This week is a rough one for all of us. I am too very sad to see the season end. I want to thank you all for taking this ride with me it has been an awesome journey! I have been told that the show is NOT being picked up. It breaks my heart to know that I will be the last graduate ever of Starting Over. I do believe that something even more wonderful will come out of everything the house has brought to the world. I am not sure what that looks like yet, but I have faith. Something as life changing and similar to Starting Over will continue and hopefully in a primetime spot. Not enough people know about SO and I feel if another show like it gets put on the air at night millions more people can be touched as we are. I choose to reframe my disappointment with that thought.
As far as what is new in my life....I will be blogging on Thursday. All of your questions asked about what I am doing now... Mostly I am still trying to find my way each and everyday with these new tools I have been blessed with. I look forward to sharing even more in the months to come.
One great thing I did this weekend was attend the Miss America 2006 MADD event presented by Reality Cares and the Ed Hardey Store. Jennifer Berry gave a compelling speech about her dedication and intolerance to drunk driving. I also extended my time to MADD and spoke with them about collaborating in the future, to bring awareness to this horrific problem. As an alcoholic I believe I have life experiences to draw from and to help bring consciousness to this cause. Please check out pictures from the event at www.ronaldcree.com (author of Desert Blood 10pm/9c)

Also don't forget to check out my NEW Inspiration For Change Charms at http://www.bonboncharms.com/christieduran.html
and more Blessing Candles to come. I am also working on a new website with some great ideas! Stay tuned!!

Blessings!
Christie

I think her NEW word is "BLESSINGS"

"RE: CHRISTIE'S FINAL FARWELL!!!!"
Posted by Redbud on 05-23-06 at 05:09 PM
OK, I checked out her site and that jewelry is pure crap. Nothing more than a steel rectangle with a piece of paper and a word or two written on the paper. What a freakin joke!
"RE: CHRISTIE'S FINAL FARWELL!!!!"
Posted by EMTBGRL on 05-23-06 at 11:37 PM
It breaks my heart
>to know that I will
>be the last graduate ever
>of Starting Over.

Uhhh...What about Niambi? Either this tells us her ending, or Christie just skated over Miss Niambi as inconsequential. (Neither would surprise me at this point.)

All of your questions asked about what
>I am doing now... Mostly
>I am still trying to
>find my way each and
>everyday with these new tools
>I have been blessed with.

Code for: "I am unemployed and my brother doesn't live with me, either."

As an alcoholic I believe
>I have life experiences to
>draw from and to help
>bring consciousness to this cause.

As "an alcoholic??" only if you aren't driving, Christie. Hopefully, not drinking and driving. Time will tell. I hope Christie doesn't introduce herself to a mother in MADD that lost a child to a drunk driver, "I know exactly how you feel. We both have so much to contribute." ::gag me!:: (I am a member of MADD. I felt no need to go on a reality show to figure out it's a good group. They are responsible for a lot of the drunk driving law changes.)
>>>
>I think her NEW word is
>"BLESSINGS"

People like Christie are the reason I have a hard time admitting to people that I went to seminary. Admission means I get viewed as being like Christie. Note: I do not walk around blessing people, nor do I use the word "blessing" like a catch-phrase. I wish Christie would just stop it. That's a personal bias, I guess..

"RE: OMG!!! She's even getting $$$ from Jodi???"
Posted by snowflake2 on 05-23-06 at 04:37 PM
Here is an excerpt from Jodi's speech at Christie's graduation:

"I've made many promises to you, but the biggest one is to help with Cain...because I will. Financially...with love & support..."

-------------------------------------------------

OMG!! This woman wants to be a "mentor" and an "inspiration" to other women...you know, dare to change and all...but her big plan for her own life includes sponging off a fellow HG? Is Jodi Christie's sugar daddy now?


About Christie's new blog posted by annie...
Why am I NOT surprised Christie tried to involve herself in anything with "Miss America" in the title?

"RE: Christie's message"
Posted by Shazbot on 05-23-06 at 05:37 PM
A few things......

"I have been told that the show is NOT being picked up. It breaks my heart to know that I will be the last graduate ever of Starting Over."

- There is something fitting about you being the last graduate. Never should this fiasco happen again.

"Something as life changing and similar to Starting Over will continue and hopefully in a primetime spot."

- Maybe only as a comedy.

"Not enough people know about SO and I feel if another show like it gets put on the air at night millions more people can be touched as we are."

- Touched being the operative word.


"RE: Christie's message"
Posted by BlueCollar Blonde on 05-23-06 at 08:39 PM
This whole twisted affair of Jodi financially "being there" for Christie and Caine gives a whole new meaning to one of the SO mantras, "Women Supporting Women".

Which leads me to this question. If Jodi is providing the financing why is Christie pandering for the "Raising Caine" college fund?

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by maryellennaco on 05-24-06 at 06:58 PM
She won't need to now. She's got Mr. Toadie for a fiance!! Remember, Mr. Toadie told her she'd support her AND her little brother FINANCIALLY after the SOH locked the doors. Hmmm.... Who else thinks old SpitupLisa isn't now rethinking her whole "I luv men" thing, after finding out Mr. Toadie & Piss-T are engaged???
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by Seabisquit on 05-25-06 at 02:35 AM
How does Christie support herself? Well, we all know she doesn't have a J O B so she doesn't W O R K. But I noticed she added 10 more blessing candles that she is again selling on e-bay...at TWENTY DOLLARS per candle.

YOU ARE SHAMELESS CHRISTIE. LOSER TO THE BONE.

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by beautyboyknockout on 05-25-06 at 10:01 AM
She also met the reserve bid for toadies fugly necklace on ebay(see toadie dating/jewelry thread). She is a SCAM artist, like I said before, its a blessing to see her true colors, LOSER
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by annie828 on 05-25-06 at 10:16 AM
LAST EDITED ON 05-25-06 AT 10:21 AM (EST)

OKAY...WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULLD PAY $20 FOR THIS?

I tell you...is this deplorable, unconscionable...!
YOU ARE JUST GETTING GREEDY AT THIS POINT BECAUSE YOUU ONLY MADE $6.99 ON YOUR LAST ONES! And your friends bid $15 on the other 2
Give me a break! What makes this more$$$$ than your last batch?
Your certainly NOT MORE FAMOUS!

And this god awful candle....

This candle has "wrapping" paper under the glass...what happens when you light it....does it start a fire?

I tell you Christie...how do you look at yourself everyday, knowing you are ripping people off.....PIOR 1 IMPORTS don't even charge $20 for a candle of that size, and their candles are "burnable" and smell great.

Christie is NOT a celebrity, not a star.....your no American Idol...what are you thinking with your signature crap....YOU ARE WORTH NOTHING!!!!!!!! You sick freak!

"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by Shazbot on 05-25-06 at 02:12 PM
Well I can see that Christie has conquered her 'easy way out' approach.
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by snowflake2 on 05-25-06 at 08:40 PM
Christie keeps shamelessly plugging her junk. Her myspace blogs are taking on the tone of an especially annoying infomercial.

HURRY!
LIMITED EDITION!
BUY IT NOW!

What's interesting is that while Christie certainly seems to have the time and inclination to hawk her cr@p, she offers no details on the "Raising Cain College Fund". If it is such a legitimate charity, why no blogs mentioning how much has been raised so far, how records are being kept, how the money is being held. Christie, is your "charity" officially non-profit? Are you tax exempt? Do you report how much you collected? (For that matter, are you planning on reporting the other 90% to the IRS as personal income?)


"CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by annie828 on 05-26-06 at 00:27 AM
Hey all my beautiful people. Unfortunately I am not going to be able to follow-up with you today like I had planned. My computer monitor took a CRAP last night and even blew sparks! LOL! I think it's the myspace addiction...hahaha!
I am leaving town for the holiday weekend for some much needed R&R. Next week is going to be somewhat hectic as well. Cain and I are moving to a two bedroom aprtment and he will have his own room he is ESTATIC. He has never had his own space before. It warms my heart that I am able to give it to him. Things will be tight, but I am leaving it in gods hands.
I want to thank you for your continued effort to support me threw my endeveors with the candles and charms as well as making donations to the Raising Cain College Fund. The money will go to help with Cain's eduacation and if I raise enough maybe I can use it to help other children that are in the same situation. I want you to remember when you light your candles or wear your inpirational charms proud, you are making a difference in a childs life. Bravo!
I promise I will give a better update sometime within the next week. Stay Fearless and Dare to Change!
I am putting more candles up tonight! Check them out!
http://stores.ebay.com/Christies-Candle-Blessings
Don't forget to take a look at the Yummy Bonbon charms. They sure are sweet!

And check out her newest "crap"

Looks like a 1st grade "craft project" with the paper cut out hearts....is she kidding? $20 for this
Your evil Christie!

"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by Seabisquit on 05-26-06 at 00:55 AM
Annie, LOL, because I missed the subject line and I'm reading along thinking your computer took a crap...etc...then I see cain's name. Piss-T is some piece of work. I swear, why can't she just get off her lazy butt and get a real J O B. So she can't spell, go wash dishes someplace. First grade craft projects just ain't gonna pay the rent woman. And using your little brother to sucker people is SHAMELESS. You actually think you are going to put this kid through college and possibly have funds left over to help other children. Give me a break. I think you think your little sob story is going to touch some fool's heart and they're gonna send you a wad of money. I'd be getting real concerned about KARMA coming right back at you. You are not SAD...you are a BIG FAT JOKE.
"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by annie828 on 05-26-06 at 01:48 AM
HAHAHAHA seabisquit!

KARMA IS GOING TO COME BACK AND KICK CHRISTIE IN HER BIG FAT A$$!
!!!

"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by Incognito on 05-26-06 at 03:20 AM
But ladies! She's off for a weekend of "much needed" rest and relaxation! :::spew::: WORD!!! Seriously. I've never seen or even imagined the possibility of any one person, all by her lonesome, completely sucking dry the very last ounce of life from a good concept program. I watched today's repeat and felt a case of hives coming on. Gleefully, I scratched the itch and studied color charts. It was so much better than the whiningPiss-T-warble of the last month! I wonder if she's off with 'subtle imagery' and working over another leather couch? :::shudder:::
Incognito
"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by Twinkles on 05-26-06 at 03:53 AM
Digging through the stuff posted above I'm trying to take it seriously I found this nugget:
"I feel if another show like it gets put on the air at night millions more people can be touched as we are. I choose to reframe my disappointment with that thought."

Aha, this is what Christie kept doing for all the time she was in the house. She kept reframing her disappointment and reframing and reframing. And calling it disappointment is putting it lightly. Her pissed-offedness, her anger at life, her victimhood, she just kept moving it around like a shell game but she never let go of it.

And no one demanded that she did. Even at the end with Niambi all she got was confirmation that, yes, Niambi had issues. So Christi was allowed to point fingers of disappointment at her, and Christie was still off the hook but it didn't help Christie by not accepting her part of the conflict as her own.

Continuing to be disappointed at life is only going to make it weigh her down and lead her back to all the things that eased her through it before. What a waste of time and energy.

I'm going to go light a candle.

"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by BimBo on 05-26-06 at 07:45 AM
I can't believe this woman!!! She sold a couple of candles to a couple of suckers and now she thinks the cheap ugly things are in demand??? You gotta be kidding me!! The candles she listed for 6.99 looked better than these new ones that she's asking 20.00 for??? Just when I thought she could'nt be cheaper than dollar store candles(AND WE ALL KNOW THATS WHERE THEY CAME FROM) she's managed to downgrade them even more. FOR PETE'S SAKE, she's not even using ribbon anymore, she has a single piece of yarn wrapped around it. GIMME a BREAK!!!!
I've never "E-BAYed" before, but don't they screen these listings?? Better yet, isn't there some branch of the IRS that investigates "non-profit" businesses?? I'm pretty sure Crusty does'nt have a REAL job. And having her brother under her roof only opens up the door for her to collect welfare. I won't be going away for any needed R&R this weekend. I WORK, I HAVE A JOB!!! And because I pay my OWN bills, I don't always have the extra cash for those things. Gee, now that I think of it, I would'nt even mind a little plastic surgery here and there, but nope....my benefits, that I earn through WORKING, probably would'nt cover it. And I'd do all sorts of things for needy children as well, if I could only exploit innocent people out of their hard-earned money.
Maybe crusty's should have written a book...."101 ways to get by without ever having to work for it"
CHRISTY....YOU ARE PATHETIC!!!! GLAD TO SEE MY TAX DOLLARS ARE WORKING FOR You!!!!!!!
"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by staceeturner on 05-26-06 at 10:32 AM
Bimbo, you said: you said it all I agree with you 110%
could not of said it better myself thanks.
I'll be working this weekend so I can't go anywhere for R&R execpt take a nap when I get home.

short&sassy

"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by annie828 on 05-26-06 at 11:02 AM
Oh, people people people......Oh, just "put a candle on ebay and call it a day" KIDDING

But wouldn't it be funny if we all made up a "real" candle....
you know, a nice candle like from Pior 1 Imports, etc.

and made it up like Christie's...copied it to a T and put it up in EBAY.....hahahaha....it's not like Christie "trade marked" her special "limited" edition candles... !

"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by turquiosedove on 05-26-06 at 12:05 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-26-06 AT 12:06 PM (EST)

I noticed that they are the tiny votive candles I see for 25 cents each, can't people read between the lines?? Candle artist? No, CON artist!

Annie I would love to see your candles on ebay!
eta, peeps I think we need to start a part 2 of this thread

"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by tac_2 on 05-26-06 at 12:38 PM
How funny. I can see Christie sitting there in front of her perfectly fine monitor thinking of ways to cop out on having to
answer her fans. Don't they get it? She's got the energy and wherewithall to post more candles to eBay but none to speak to her fans.

I wonder if eBay restricted her membership by requiring she only sell her merchandise via the store method due to her mention of the Cain Fund. But whatever...
Some of her fans would buy only her signature and even though I can't fathom why my one remaining interest in Christie is that she's pimping out her brother to line her own pockets. And Jodi, too, for that matter and, who knows, maybe she and Christie are sharing a joint 'Cain' bank account.

It's only wishful thinking on my part but I hope this Cain Fund will be investigated and Christie's earnings reported to the IRS.
yeah, I know..fat chance of *that happening.

"I noticed that they are the tiny votive candles..."

(the shipping charge alone would buy what, a dozen of those things? lol)

"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by tac_2 on 05-26-06 at 12:50 PM
The money will go
>to help with Cain's eduacation
>and if I raise enough
>maybe I can use it
>to help other children that
>are in the same situation.

Other children? Apparently it's not enough to use her own flesh and blood so now she's looking for other kids to hook into her and Jodi's scheme.

'eduacation'

LOL -- maybe we can all donate to a fund to send Christie back to school herself.



"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by slickeronstate on 05-26-06 at 09:08 PM
Perhaps she aspires to set up a home-schooling business with Caine as the poster child?

Don't forget - she ran her own resume writing service previously. I wonder if her spellcheck took a "crap" too?

Earlier someone mentioned it - for the love of the almighty - Christie buy a dictionary!

"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by fairgame on 05-26-06 at 06:37 PM
Hey all my beautiful people. Unfortunately I am not going to be able to follow-up with you today like I had planned. My computer monitor took a CRAP last night and even blew sparks! LOL! I think it's the myspace addiction...hahaha!
I am leaving town for the holiday weekend for some much needed R&R.

"Hey all my beautiful people" What is that? Your people, are you a star? (gag)))))))!

What do you need R&R for? That big 5K you did 5 mths ago? still tired Christie? Get your fat @ss to the gym!

And for your "candles" GIVE ME A BREAK, are YOU kidding?
paper cut out hearts in a cheap candle........KARMA girl!

"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by SeasonedRefinement on 05-26-06 at 07:54 PM
LAST EDITED ON 05-26-06 AT 07:59 PM (EST)

Ladies!!! Maybe we're over-estimating this delicate flower we call Christie in thinking that she's an energizer bunny who can just keep going and going and going...

Do you know how much energy it takes to wait at the bus-stop so you can get to The Dollarama for more supplies. She has to find a cart, go to the right aisles to pick up thirty more glass trivets, AND 30 more vanilla, cherry, and pine scented votive candles. Then, it's off to the greeting card section so that she can use her keen artistic eye to select the appropriate "All Occassion Gift Wrap" -- stripes, florals, or geometrics? As if that isn't enough, she has to wait on line (in dark glasses, avoiding the gawking eyes of the autograph hounds), and then finish the transaction by digging through her pocketbook for $70.93!

THEN she gets back on the bus, takes all that stuff home, lugs it into her house, and begins to fill orders. Cutting out paper shapes, tying ribbons, and adding the scrapbook embellishments - (what did she calls those things??? - um....pendants) this is serious stuff! And let's not even talk about her collaboration with that top on-line designer to make those yummy-yummy or tootie frootie jewelry charms! You think it's easy to choose phrases like "Live Life", "Move Ahead" "Push the Limit", "Dance to Life", "I Am Woman", "I Take Cash", "Take What U Want", "100% Lost", "Total Fool", "No Income", "Welfare Rocks!", "Airhead", and "I'm Famous!"? Well, it's not.

As if she isn't burdened enough, do you know how much time it takes to watch her SO episodes over and over (just ask Jill!)? Then she has to spend time each day just loving herself...which, in her case means burning incense around the Christie altar, upon which she proudly displays her modeling photos. She has to keep in touch with the SO sisterhood, and then there's the blogging, blogging, and blogging, mailing packages out, and the really hard part -- trying to figure out what 10% of any dollar amount comes out to...this is taxing work! Plus she still has to find that industrial sized mayonnaise jar, and then tape the "Raising Cain College Fund" sign on the front of it. She's a smart cookie though...she'll probably kill two birds with one stone. She may as well find a small, empty mustard jar and tape the "Other Kids' College Fund" sign on that one while she's setting up Cain's "account".

Whew...I'm tired just running through her day. Poor Christie. She's certainly paying her dues, isn't she?


"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by slickeronstate on 05-26-06 at 09:22 PM
SR imagine how many kids are going to have the opportunity to be college educated thanks to Christy's benevolence. It may simply appear to be a cottage industry today, but I think candles for college is going to revolutionize post-secondary education funding worldwide!
"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by annie828 on 05-26-06 at 09:31 PM
LOL Poor Christie
"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by snowflake2 on 05-26-06 at 10:48 PM
Christie writes in her blog: <<I want to thank you for your continued effort to support me threw my endeveors with the candles and charms as well as making donations to the Raising Cain College Fund.>>
--------------------------------
Now, I know it's probably just a matter of Christie being unable to write correctly, but the way this sentence is worded makes me wonder if she is also accepting flat-out donations to her bogus "charity". You know, "if you don't have $20 to buy my candles or $25 to buy my charms, you can still send $5 or $10 directly to me as a donation to my worthy "Raising Cain" cause."

Anyway, I wonder if Christy purposely chose to name her bogus charity "Raising Cain" in the hopes that someone would confuse it with "The Raising Cain Project Outreach Campaign".

Christie continues: <<The money will go to help with Cain's eduacation and if I raise enough maybe I can use it to help other children that are in the same situation. I want you to remember when you light your candles or wear your inpirational charms proud, you are making a difference in a childs life. Bravo!>>
--------------------------------
Wow. What a highly detailed account of how Christie is managing the donations. And how nice to know that "compassionate Christie" is so buoyed by the whopping grand total of $7 or so in Cain's fund that she is looking to spread all that wealth around to "other children in the same situation".

BimBo wrote: <<And having her brother under her roof only opens up the door for her to collect welfare.>>
--------------------------------
I think you summed up Christie's decision to raise her brother in a nutshell. Hmmm, I wonder why Christie's sister is not raising the brother? Is she also supposedly a strung-out druggie like Christie's mom? Or doesn't she need the welfare $$$ as badly as Christie?

(BTW, I almost forgot Christie even had a sister until I saw her at the 5K. The sister was much better looking than Christie.)

And here's my obligatory eyeroll at Christie's spelling:

aprtment?

ESTATIC??

threw ???

endeveors????

inpirational?????

to name a few. Oh well, at least she's not calling them "candeles" anymore.

Also, her computer monitor cr@pped out, so she can't post a blog about all of her exciting updates, yet she can post a blog to tell us why she can't post a blog??



"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by SeasonedRefinement on 05-26-06 at 11:30 PM
"I want you to remember when you light your candles or wear your inpirational charms proud, you are making a difference in a childs life. Bravo!

Huh? I wouldn't wear my "inpirational charms proud", or any other way for that matter.

Snowflake wrote: "Also, her computer monitor cr@pped out, so she can't post a blog about all of her exciting updates, yet she can post a blog to tell us why she can't post a blog??

Good point - I'll venture a guess. I'll bet Christie's computer is sitting idly at home while she is in a treatment facility following her post-SO crash and burn binge. Anyway, she only gets to go to the media room and use the facility's computer once a week, and even then, she only gets fifteen minutes at the keyboard before the orderly takes her back to her group session. She wants people to think she's living fearlessly, not detoxing again. So, she made up the sparks and smoke story to explain the lapses between her posts. What's gonna happen when the stockholders of the Candle Blessing Company and the Yummy Yummy Pendant Company get wind of this? It's only a matter of time before "radio and television personality" Jill Tracey gets wind of this scandal and uses her significant influence to destroy Christie.

Just a thought.

"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by Incognito on 05-27-06 at 00:53 AM
Even from her R&R, with a crapped out monitor that blew sparks, she can delete comments with astounding regularity. That girl has talent!
Incognito
"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by standinmytruth on 05-27-06 at 04:08 PM
>Hey all my beautiful people. Unfortunately
>I am not going to
>be able to follow-up with
>you today like I had
>planned. My computer monitor took
>a CRAP last night and
>even blew sparks! LOL! I
>think it's the myspace addiction...hahaha!
>
> I am leaving town
>for the holiday weekend for
>some much needed R&R. Next
>week is going to be
>somewhat hectic as well. Cain
>and I are moving to
>a two bedroom aprtment and
>he will have his own
>room he is ESTATIC. He
>has never had his own
>space before. It warms my
>heart that I am able
>to give it to him.
>Things will be tight, but
>I am leaving it in
>gods hands.
> I want to thank you
>for your continued effort to
>support me threw my endeveors
>with the candles and charms
>as well as making donations
>to the Raising Cain College
>Fund. The money will go
>to help with Cain's eduacation
>and if I raise enough
>maybe I can use it
>to help other children that
>are in the same situation.
>I want you to remember
>when you light your candles
>or wear your inpirational charms
>proud, you are making
>a difference in a childs
>life. Bravo!
> I promise I will
>give a better update sometime
>within the next week. Stay
>Fearless and Dare to Change!
>
> I am putting more candles
>up tonight! Check them out!
>
> http://stores.ebay.com/Christies-Candle-Blessings
> Don't forget to take a
>look at the Yummy Bonbon
>charms. They sure are sweet!
>
>
>And check out her newest "crap"
>
>
>
>
>Looks like a 1st grade "craft
>project" with the paper cut
>out hearts....is she kidding? $20
>for this
>Your evil Christie!

Maybe she made this at the kiddie craft table with Christina.

"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by jubeaners on 05-27-06 at 06:23 PM
>Hey all my beautiful people. Unfortunately
>I am not going to
>be able to follow-up with
>you today like I had
>planned. My computer monitor took
>a CRAP last night and
>even blew sparks! LOL! I
>think it's the myspace addiction...hahaha!

Another addiction??????????????

"RE: CHRISTIE'S NEW MESSAGE TONIGHT......"
Posted by Redbud on 05-30-06 at 06:39 PM
How truly sad that 1) Christie can't spell worth a flip 2) that she is trying to hawk such pitiful candles. I know young little girl scouts who do better than that!! Plus, if the money is going to Cain's fund, what is her charity ID number? Where is her proof of legitimacy? Also, how does a recently reformed drug/pill addict WITHOUT A JOB and no references, go and get a 2 bedroom apartment???
"FROM THE HEART..."
Posted by annie828 on 05-26-06 at 10:33 PM

"RE: FROM THE HEART..."
Posted by snowflake2 on 05-26-06 at 10:58 PM
LMAO, annie!!

(Only Christie thinks she is already "fameous"!!)

"RE: FROM THE HEART..."
Posted by maryellennaco on 05-26-06 at 11:12 PM
Is it just me, or does that big purple slop thing look like a COW'S udder?? And really, did she actually write that stuff and not use spell-check?? The girl is BONKERS!!!
And how can she look at herself in the mirror (obviously, ALL THE TIME) and not see what a DAW she is???
Man! let us HOPE that poor brother (being "ESTATIC") will figure out at some point, he's going to end up just like big sis if he doesn't watch out. GGA!! I'm just about to blow chunks! Can't somebody DO something to STOP this???
"RE: FROM THE HEART..."
Posted by maryellennaco on 05-27-06 at 00:19 AM
LAST EDITED ON 05-27-06 AT 00:21 AM (EST)

I went on ebay to see the new, fabu candle turds and asked her why these were $20, when the other ones were $6.99.... She's got herself an ebay "store" for $15.95/month so I guess no more auctioning involved.
Speaking of auctions, since she shilled that fugly necklace of Jodi's from $36 to $50 in one fell swoop, the thing has disappeared from ebay. Hmmmmmm........

ETA: spelling (something Christie can't do!)

"RE: FROM THE HEART..."
Posted by SeasonedRefinement on 05-27-06 at 00:31 AM
Maryellen,

It DOES looks like a cows udder! The text? I believe that comes from the innovative mind of Annie - but I think she's tapped into Christie's ego with pinpoint accuracy. I give her credit for her skill in spelling so badly to make her point. A few of my favorites: incredabablyely, becasue, talant, prowd, supor modle, and dollers.

"RE: FROM THE HEART..."
Posted by annie828 on 05-27-06 at 01:25 AM
Gosh you guys make me laugh so hard, I can't stand it!
I thought that pink blob was recognizable from her myspace. LOL

And as bad as Christie is with her spelling...LOL again...I can't believe even she would spell that badly. HAHAHA!

"RE: FROM THE HEART..."
Posted by beautyboyknockout on 05-27-06 at 10:05 AM
This skank has pulled in over $400 since selling these genuine made in China candles. I figure they cost less than $1.80 to mail (she ships the slowest possible way), so she is making $4 just on shipping. a store is free for the 1st month-which i bet closes a day before the $15.95 store rent is due. She sure knows how to gouge her "fans"

These DAW's cancelled their own show!!! Good Riddance

"RE: FROM THE HEART..."
Posted by tac_2 on 05-30-06 at 02:45 PM
>This skank has pulled in over $400 since selling these genuine made in China candles. I figure they cost less than $1.80 to mail (she ships the slowest possible way), so she is making $4 just on shipping. a store is free for the 1st month-which i bet closes a day before the $15.95 store rent is due. She sure knows how to gouge her "fans"
>

'Gouging' the very fans who continue to support her. That's what blows my mind. Maybe she's already run through all the financial support of her family and real life friends huh? So now her only resource is strangers.


>These DAW's cancelled their own show!!! Good Riddance

Too bad some them tainted it forever, too.



"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by JustBNMe on 05-27-06 at 10:59 AM
I can't believe Christie now has an eBay "store" to peddle her dime store items. If she spent as much energy and time trying to find a real job to make an honest living like the rest of us she might actually be able to help her brother. But I am sure she and Toadie are shacked up together in a little love nest just trying to comeup with new ideas to get something for nothing and delude themselves intot hinking they are famous and people want stuff they have touched. Her stuff looks like crap and the charms look like things you get out of a gumball machine
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by Incognito on 05-27-06 at 05:25 PM
Christie is a hog-bottomed ##### babe. Anyone with a cheap leather couch (or fake) can make a bundle...NOW!!!
Incognito
"CHRISTIE HAS A NEW SITE!"
Posted by annie828 on 05-30-06 at 09:40 AM
LAST EDITED ON 05-30-06 AT 09:50 AM (EST)

Okay, I guess Christie thinks she is so special with her talent and all she has another site to market her "talent" "charms" etc....
christieduran.com


Christie Duran has an extensive backround in family services. She has worked as a family specialist and an employment specialist to provide support and advocacy services to people in need.

Christie has learned to overcome her own battle with addictive behaviors, and with her new found perspective on life, she has continued to give back to others through mentorship, volunteering, and public service.

Christie can be seen on the hit daytime reality show, Starting Over, where she is undergoing a healing process that will lead her from emotional pain to heartfelt peace. She dares you to join her and make your own change


Thanks for stopping by my site!

Many of the features are still under development, but I'd like to invite you to bookmark this page and check back often for updates.

As always, feel free to stop by my MySpace page

to leave me a note or read my latest blog entry.
--Christie


APPEARANCES

A list of public and Internet appearances.
Christie's schedule.
Photographs from recent events.

You can send Christie email by clicking here.
For information about appearances and events, contact Christie's manager at 555-555-5555.


I truely believe she thinks she is going to get a speaking job to go with alll her acting and modeling jobs! I don't think this girl went anywhere this weekend, because she's logged onto her myspace on saterday, sunday and Monday.....she just wanted R&R from all her fans!

I think she built her website this weekend. HAHAHA

I knew she would no longer need her fans She got all she could out of her fans, now she is done with them all, because she is too big of a celebrity now. Christie is the biggest egotistical fool of all times.

OH OH....I knew their was something I missed.... On this site it has it's own space for "CAINS COLLEGE FUND"!!!! That is so deplorable because that isn't a REAL charity Is it?
where is her PROOF? SHE'S SICK!!!!!

"RE: CHRISTIE HAS A NEW SITE!"
Posted by c_ya_so on 05-30-06 at 01:35 PM
thanks for the site info. i guess she needs more places to sell her junk! i went to the site and this is what she has:


i guess she plans on getting a speaker or a hostess
job wtf!!!!!!


for that big modeling resume hahaha!


and this one creeps me out! because we all know where that money will go.

"RE: CHRISTIE HAS A NEW SITE!"
Posted by tac_2 on 05-30-06 at 02:35 PM
>
>
>and this one creeps me out!
>because we all know where
>that money will go.


It does more than just creep me out, it totally disgusts me how Christie continues to shamelessly target her fans for money. Is what she's doing with this 'fund' even legal?

No doubt in my mind Christie Duran is a fraud and I just hope she gets nailed for tapping into strangers for donations without giving any details of this scam she's pulling. California laws are pretty strict regarding fundraising and it seems to me she would have to fully disclose in writing how she's using the money she's collecting in the name of "Cain".

What a lying weasel and the same goes for Jodi who appears to be 'still donating' even though eBay has forbid them both from using this bogus fund to line their pockets.

And her new website? More lies. And promises of more to come, this cheesy con seems to be really on a roll.
Who knows, maybe Rhonda will catch word and do the right thing - put the kabosh on Christie's obvious pandering for profit in the name of her little brother and now 'other children'. Or, better yet, the Attorney General of the State of California investigates to assure her donors she's in complete compliance with the law.


"RE: CHRISTIE HAS A NEW SITE!"
Posted by 26mitogo on 05-30-06 at 04:48 PM
Well, well, well ... looks like Christie has truly ARRIVED. She is putting herself out there as the **STAR** that she would like others to believe she is. This isn't even funny anymore. It past funny a long time ago and has now even gone beyond sad & pathetic. Christie surpassed all other SO HGs as the Queen DAW some time ago, reached a level even beyond Allison & Jill, and is in a class by herself.

The saddest part of it all is, the higher the pedestal Christie constructs for herself, the harder the fall. Did Christie "heal" enough, grow & change enough, leave SO with enough "tools" to survive a fall from this level? Christie is NOT a star, she's NOT a model, she's NOT a motivational speaker, she's NOT an actress. What is she? What does she have to offer the masses? On her web page she says she is a "Speaker" & a "Hostess" (not exactly sure what her version of "hostess" is) but she has a voice that makes dogs howl and she gets overwhelmed at the sight of a "to do" list so I don't see her able to handle planning & carrying out an "event". And now she is forming a "Book Club"? Does she envisions herself as the "White Oprah"? Christie, it's a very long fall off a pedestal THAT high.

But at least poor, over-worked Christie can be contacted through her (not yet existent) manager so she won't have to weed thru her many lucrative offers herself! We can have our people contact her people. What a relief -- maybe she'll spend less time away from all her adoring fans for much needed R & R.

What next? I'm sure a book is in the works! Then she can add "author" to her list of high level accomplishments.

By the way, can someone please translate for me what Christie means by her "extensive backround in family services"? And "worked as a family specialist and an employment specialist to provide support and advocacy services to people in need."

I don't remember what Christie said her past jobs have been but I didn't get the impression she did anything along these lines. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but could this all mean:

- "extensive backround in family services": she & her family have spent many years on welfare
She has worked as
- "a family specialist": she had the difficult conversation with her mother on SO
- "an employment specialist": she advertised to do resumes
And ...
-"she has continued to give back to others through mentorship, volunteering, and public service.": she whined & cried until others finished her 5k run "to do" list ... and could this includes taking in her brother, at Rhonda's request, and helping him spend his welfare checks?

One thing for sure ... Christie didn't do this web page herself. The sentences are coherent, there are words she has probably never used & may not know the meaning of, and it looks as if someone knew where "spell check" was on the computer. *sniff* *sniff* do I smell Jodi?


"RE: CHRISTIE HAS A NEW SITE!"
Posted by maryellennaco on 05-30-06 at 05:59 PM
*BACKROUND*?????? The old spellcheck isn't working yet!!She is totally pathetic!! Someone needs to just stick a pin in her big old head and let some of that hot air out!!
"RE: CHRISTIE HAS A NEW SITE!"
Posted by snowflake2 on 05-30-06 at 06:16 PM
Annie, thanks for posting Christie's new website. I am having the same feelings of disgust at Christie's site as I had at Allison's, when A. was simultaneously collecting pity donations on her website while entertaining delusions of stardom.

Maybe this is website is another "freebie" done by the same guy who did Christie's embarassing "modeling video".

26mitogo, I am equally suspicious of Christie's stated employment background. A family specialist usually has at least a BA or BS in social work or a related field, and we know Christie has no college degree. It is also a career in which both written and oral communication are very important. Christie has difficulty spelling three letter words, and she often sounded like a moron on SO. Also, Christie was a "family specialist" who could not figure out how to save her brother from being HOMELESS?

My guess is Christie's experience lies on the RECEIVING end of family/social services. I hope Christie didn't pay for her website with a welfare check meant to provide for her brother.

"RE: CHRISTIE HAS A NEW SITE!"
Posted by Redbud on 05-30-06 at 06:40 PM
How truly sad that 1) Christie can't spell worth a flip 2) that she is trying to hawk such pitiful candles. I know young little girl scouts who do better than that!! Plus, if the money is going to Cain's fund, what is her charity ID number? Where is her proof of legitimacy? Also, how does a recently reformed drug/pill addict WITHOUT A JOB and no references, go and get a 2 bedroom apartment???
"RE: CHRISTIE HAS A NEW SITE!"
Posted by annie828 on 05-30-06 at 07:15 PM
Snowflake wrote: A family specialist usually has at least a BA or BS in social work or a related field, and we know Christie has no college degree.

Oh, she HAS a BS all right, and it isn't a degree!

And Christie will soon learn the hard way from having her very own site Christie, ask Allison why she had to take hers down....let me tell ya Christeeeeeeeeeeeee....it didn't go over very well with Ally collecting money for herself, and Christie, trust me, you have way surpassed over Ally for the Media whore that you are!

It didn't work for her, and before long you will have a "load" of hate mail coming your way. Your delusional if you think you will only get LOVE coming your way...you better have a way to back up the legitimacy of your CHARITY.

"RE: CHRISTIE HAS A NEW SITE!"
Posted by SeasonedRefinement on 05-30-06 at 07:26 PM
Not too lame, putting up a new site with a primary message that says that most of the info on the new site is coming soon. (Translation: "I'll show you dream-busters how important I'm going to be........soon, really soon!!! )

And her manager? Where is his/her office anyway? I can't find a 555 area code, so it's either in another galaxy, in a parallel universe, or in that sparkly, ethereal Happyland in Christie's mind. (I know, I know...it's just her way of saying that the # is coming soon! )

Hey, do you guys have any ideas on what book titles we might be seeing in the Book Club? I'm thinking that Christie is a "classic's" type of reader, so I'm expecting Hop on Pop, Go Dog Go, The Biggest Word Book Ever, Alice in Wonderland - A Pop-Up Book, The Wheels on the Bus, and Harold and the Purple Crayon. Of course, the audio books will be a little more challenging as they don't require reading comprehension skills.

Did you notice that Christie considers the new site to be her grown-up and serious place? She even copyrighted it. Stars have to do that - seems everybody wants a piece of their action...

"RE: CHRISTIE HAS A NEW SITE!"
Posted by Redbud on 05-30-06 at 06:44 PM

>
> Christie Duran has an extensive
>backround in family services (HAVING BEEN INVOLVED DURING CHILDROOM AS AN ADDICT AND NEGLECTED CHILD). She
>has worked as a family
>specialist (A WHAT??? INTERESTING TERM FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS A SERIOUSLY F*&^'D UP FAMILY) and an employment specialist (WITHOUT A JOB)
>to provide support and advocacy
>services to people in need.
>
what a friggin JOKE! No....how awfully sad. She is in deep denial. Too much believing of all that crap Rhonda fed her. Next thing she'll be doing is selling her skills as an "Event Planner" after her colossal failure at the 5K.
"RE: CHRISTIE HAS A NEW SITE!"
Posted by snowflake2 on 05-30-06 at 06:56 PM
Oh, and BTW, I guess this part:

<<"she has continued to give back to others through mentorship, volunteering, and public service.">>

is probably referring to her appearance at the Reality4Diabetes thing, as well as the Miss America M.A.D.D event.

In my opinion, those appearances were more about desperately trying to extend her 15 minutes of fame than they were about "giving back".


"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by beckettrep on 05-30-06 at 08:51 PM
Realityspeaking.com?? What a joke THAT site is - these people are nothing more than reality tv participants - what makes them suddenly so all-knowing that they would think someone wants to pay to here them speak - frankly, I heard enough of most of them for free (ok, I pay the cable bill so not exactly FREE)....In any case why in the world would anyone pay money to book these people to speak - speak about what I ask???????
"RE: How does Christie support herself?"
Posted by BimBo on 05-31-06 at 08:25 AM
How long do ya'll think she can keep this up?? Every move this girl makes is yet another confirmation as to just how PATHETIC she really is. But her fire is getting fueled somehow. I've never been to any of the other SO sites, but the general consensus here is apparent.(Myself included). I know the world is a big place and all, but I can't believe there are actually people out there that are stupid enough to pay money for ANY of this crap. I.E.- dollar store candles, scrapbooking charms,speaking engagments, blah, blah, blah!!! And the phone calls?? What is THAT??? Who the f#%$ would spend that kind of money to talk to any of them on the phone much less Jodi. She came into my living room every day....I muted the t.v. for pete's sake. Who are these people?? I want to slap some sense into them!!!! HELLO.....Christy IS NOT a celebrity, she's a welfare recipient who is ALREADY being supported by the tax payers!! If they want to give to a charity, they can send their money to me, I'll use it to pay bills. I would hope that eventually the state would step in and investigate christy's source(s) of income. A "non-profit" charity is great excuse for her to not have to claim any income. This would include $ made off the sales of her junk...and jodi's too. So she'll remain unemployed with no source of income with a minor under her roof. The math here is'nt difficult at all if you ask me!!! It's easy to see why christy's a$$ is so big....so much time on her hands and all the free food she can stuff into her big mouth!! (oh, and can't forget the prescription pills too!) And I don't think the government has a free booze program but I'm sure she's found some way of acquiring THAT for free too.
CHRISTY....for pete's sake, gather up what little bit of dignity you might have and JUST GET A JOB!!!!