KHAN!!!!

This weekend has left me tired tired tired. I managed to cram in my high school reunion, my dad's birthday, the Flower Festival, and my first Hollywood Bowl of the season. Last night I saw Chaka Khan and Adele at the Bowl. Etta James was suppose to play and was my reason for buying tickets but she couldn't perform because of illness. It was still a great show but just not the same without Etta. Maybe a longer update when I'm not so horribly tired.

Appeeling

I was at Target tonight picking up my prescriptions and I remembered I needed two things while I was there. First was laundry detergent. I picked one up and was going to put in my basket when I noticed the scent was mango apple. I am not at all picky on the scent of my detergent but I draw the line at fruit smells. That seems gross to me. Then I needed to get a potato/veggi peeler. Now I ask you, is it sad that the most joy I experienced all day was when I found this peeler? I mean good god he makes me happy.

Cute Captivation

Crap! I need to stay off etsy and save money. I just bought this necklace which I don't need. But hee is so CUTE!

WTF

Everything Nice

I just dragged my ass to Starbucks to get a very large pick-me-up. I am feeling much better not just because of the coffee but because I came across the most delightful strangers that made me feel lovely and I would like to send thanks to them through the universe somehow. First I was walking in the parking lot and this girl driving a truck looks at me and gives me a huge smile and gives me the two thumbs up. I have no idea why she did this but she delighted me. Then waiting in line another woman gushed all over telling how much she loved my shoes. Then the guy at the counter told me how pretty my hair color was and how beautiful it looked with my green sweater. Then I had coffee. Hooray to my little lunch break and nice people.

The Sad Potato

Oh I am but a tired sleep monster. What an odd weekend, well at least the last few hours of it. On Saturday I went to The Grove. You know what? I actually really dislike The Grove. I went to Anthro to check out a dress I saw in the catalog, they didn't have it. I went across the way to the Forever 21 and tried on a few things that were fit so badly mixed with horrible lighting. So silly but I left there on the verge of tears. I do not care for that dressing room one bit they are a soul crushing vortex. In the evening I went to see Frank's play "Lost Moon Radio." It was so funny an entertaining. They will have more installments of it and I highly recommend it. I looked up and saw this girl come in and said out loud "I know her. Where do I know her from?" I thought I have worked with her and she sold prints. Doug turns to me and says "That's Mel from Flight of the Conchords." Duh, I'm terrible about recognizing people, I always think I have met them at a party or at work. On Sunday I drove down to San Diego to see my brother's new house he is renting. It a wonderful 2 bedroom that he is getting for a steal. I am majorly jealous. I drove back to LA and prepared this wonderful baked potato that I oiled and seasoned. I put it in the oven and read and waited 2 hours for it to cook. I was so hungry. I went to take it out of the oven and realized I forgot to turn the oven on. Oh so sad! I decided that I was exhausted and I was just going to go to bed hungry. I get into bed and was texting Doug and found out that he was in the ER by himself. I got out of bed and went there to make sure that he had a ride if he needed one and to see if everything was okay. Stayed there till 3AM then they decided to keep him overnight. His leg is infected and they are operating on it again today. Now I am at work and am a walking zombie.

Sea Me

Love this vintage lace! Click on the photo for a larger view.

Cut it Out

This slutty Herve Leger dress is all over the red carpet. $1,742 to look this cheap. Ugh!

Living Spaces

So I got on this weird kick of looking for a new apartment yesterday. I'm not in any hurry but I want to keep an eye out. I would like to move out of my studio into a 1 bedroom. Right now it seems like everything has a for rent sign and it is a good time to look. The only thing is that if I move into a 1 bedroom in is going to cost more and to keep costs down I would have to move into a neighborhood I might not like as much and I really like my current neighborhood. Most important though I started designing the apartment I want in my head. I've decided that if I get a new one I want to paint the walls before I move in. I would like a turquoise living room with gold accents. I want a pink bathroom with vintage avocado color accents, and I want a plum and eggplant colored bedroom. This probably sounds horrible to everyone else which is why I could only get away with this if I lived alone. Then I started envisioning having little cocktail parties. I miss being able to have parties. All something to think about but I don't want to jump into anything I can't afford.

It's the Monkey in Me

I have been looking at the camera finder feature on flickr to figure out what kind of camera I want to get. It is a great feature that shows you the photos that that camera can take. I found this photo and thought it was great.

Wanted

My goodness I want this dress on etsy. But $125 isn't in the cards right now. Ahhhhhhhh, it is so cute!

Dotty

Oh my goodness. Aren't these shoes cute? I found them on etsy but the are a 7 or 7.5 alas. You should get them if that is your size
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=26580054

Charmed

Guy at gym last night complemented my hair and asked if I was a real redhead. I said no, I wasn't. He said it suited me with my pale skin and freckles. Um....I don't have a single freckle sir.

Guy pushing trash can of medical waste that hit on me right when I was walking out of my gynecologist office. Dude, really?

The Secret Prize

After my 10 year dry spell of no camping I hit the road this weekend to go to the Angeles National Forest Buckhorn campground. We left on Saturday morning and it was rainy and foggy all the way up the mountain. Lucky for us there was a secret prize waiting for us at the top. That prize was a beautiful day. I now own a tent and should like to go on more camping trips. This was my first time camping at a place that wasn't the beach I think. Maybe when I was very little I did but nothing that I can remember. There was hiking, and smores, and fresh air, and there were no bear sightings.

Work Conversations

Me: So I'm going camping this weekend.
Co-Worker: Oh my God, why?
M: Because it will be fun and it's only for one night.
CW: Well who are you going with and where?
M: Oh, just a group of friends, we're going to the Angeles National Forest.
CW: I won't want to be crued but are you on your period?
M: No, why?
CW: There are bears there, I'm serouse. You better make sure none of your friends are on their periods, it's very dangerous.
M: Um, I'm not asking them that.

Out Loud

Apparently I am a loud eater which is disgusting and annoying. Awesome, I totally needed something new to be self conscious about.

I want to go on a TV show and get a makeover. Though I hate the haircuts they give women on those types of shows. Whatever, I'd do it.

Type M

Yesterday in fit of feeling like I was having the most lazy weekend ever I decided to do a bunch of lunge squats. After that I went back to being incredibly lazy. I totally forgot about this and woke up in my extremely groggy Monday morning state and was concerned on why my butt was so soar. Waking up with a tender back side with no memory on how it happened can be alarming. Lucky for me the influence of watching The Hangover this weekend did not rub off on me and I didn't go that crazy the night before with no memory. p.s. that movie is very funny and I recommend it.

On another random note. I was walking to my car yesterday and two young gentlemen were passing me and one of them says to me "you look like the Madonna type." I have no idea what that even means but I find it funny.

Give Me More

My first thought this morning was, 'I could be happier if I got rid of these 5lbs I gained in the last month.' But then 3 hours later my major thought was 'Wow, I could demolish a whole bag of Doritos right now.' I wonder how many hours I would have to be in the gym to work off a bag of Doritos, I bet it would be worth it.

In other news that I am not proud of myself for is that I have been kicking ass at paying off my credit card. That I should be proud of but the only reason I got so serious about it recently is because I told myself that I was not aloud to buy a new camera until I paid off my card. These are all left over charges from things I bought in college that I'm still paying off. I should have paid it off awhile ago but looks like I need to threaten myself with delights in order to be motivated. I want to buy a nice camera this time. I want something more then just a point and shoot. Which reminds me to add that I won't be updating my fashion log until I have a camera and that might be awhile.

What is Marriage?

There has been so much talk about what marriage is and isn't, and so much hate and cruelty. Let me show you what I think marriage is.

Word

I have this urge all of a sudden to watch Back to the Beach. I remember loving that movie when I was little. I wonder if it hold up.

Love

Armed and Hammered

My arms are hurting me today. You may ask why. Well let me tell you. Yesterday I participated in an all female arm wrestling tournament. This was a gutsy move from someone who has not lifted one weight in the year 2009. I was prepared to go once and fail and then enjoy the show. Well, it was set up that each match was a best 2 out of 3 and you had to lose 2 matches in order for you to be out of the competition. My first match was against the biggest girl there who ended up winning the tournament. I went down like a falling leaf. She crushed me. My second round was against Stacey. I ended up DQing the first go at it and because I was pissed off at the judge and didn't think I earned that DQ my anger lead me to victory. In the third round I had a pretty tough match against a girl. She won the first go at it then wanted to switch to the left hand. We did and I beat her so fast. Who knew I had secret left arm strength. Then it came down to who would get the best 2 out of three. She ended up winning but I think I put up a fair fight. I'm very glad I went out because my arm was hurting and it still hurts today. I was not built for toughness. Everyone I've told this story to at work thinks I'm crazy and has no idea why I would want to take part in such an event. But I mean why wouldn't I want to?!?!